The Luedecke Arena is a 6,400-seat multi-purpose
arena
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on the grounds of the
Travis County Exposition Center in
Austin, Texas
Austin ( ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital city of the U.S. state of Texas. It is the county seat and most populous city of Travis County, Texas, Travis County, with portions extending into Hays County, Texas, Hays and W ...
.
Built in 1983, the arena is home to the Star of Texas Fair & Rodeo, the
Republic of Texas Biker Rally and the Austin Power
indoor soccer
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team. The arena was formerly home to the
Austin Ice Bats
The Austin Ice Bats were a professional minor league ice hockey team based in Austin, Texas, from 1996 to 2008. They were originally members of the Western Professional Hockey League (WPHL) and later the Central Hockey League (CHL). The team was ...
ice hockey
Ice hockey (or simply hockey in North America) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an Ice rink, ice skating rink with Ice hockey rink, lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. Tw ...
team from 1996 to 2006. It was also home to four
indoor football teams: the
Texas Terminators of the
IPFL in 1999, the Austin Knights/Rockers in 2002 and 2003, the
Austin Turfcats
The Austin Turfcats were a professional indoor football team based in Austin, Texas. The Turfcats were a member of the Indoor Football League (IFL) during the 2010 season, after being a charter member of the Southern Indoor Football League (SI ...
in 2009 and 2010, and the
Austin Wild
The Austin Wild were a professional indoor football team based in Austin, Texas, that played as a travel-only team in the American Arena League. They initially played in Supreme Indoor Football as a travelling team known as the Cap City Bulls i ...
in 2018 and 2019. In 2025, it will supposedly be home to the Austin Wranglers of the
National Gridiron League.
Depending on configuration, the arena floor can be configured to seat up to an additional 3,000 for a variety of events.
References
External links
Travis County: Luedecke Arena
Indoor arenas in Texas
Ice hockey venues in the United States
Sports venues in Austin, Texas
American football venues in Texas
1983 establishments in Texas
Sports venues completed in 1983
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