SAP Center

"The Shark Tank" redirects here. For the reality TV show, see Shark Tank.

For the Mannheim, Germany arena, see SAP Arena.

For the Munich, Germany arena, see SAP Garden.

SAP Center at San Jose

The Shark Tank
SAP Center in 2014
SAP Center at San Jose Location in San Jose SAP Center at San Jose Location in California SAP Center at San Jose Location in the United States
Former names	San Jose Arena (1993–2001) Compaq Center (2001–2002) HP Pavilion (2002–2013)
Address	525 West Santa Clara Street
Location	San Jose, California, U.S.
Coordinates	37°19′58″N 121°54′4″W
Owner	City of San Jose
Operator	San Jose Sports & Entertainment Enterprises
Capacity	Concerts: 19,190 Basketball: 18,543 Wrestling: 18,300 Ice hockey: 17,562 (2001–2023) 17,435 (2023–present) Tennis: 11,386
Field size	450,000 sq ft (42,000 m2)
Public transit	San Jose Diridon San Fernando
Construction
Groundbreaking	June 28, 1990
Opened	September 7, 1993
Cost	$162.5 million ($400 million in 2025 dollars)
Architects	Sink Combs Dethlefs Prodis Associates
Project manager	HuntCor
Structural engineers	Martin/Martin, Inc.
Services engineers	M-E Engineers, Inc.
General contractor	Perini Building Company
Tenants
San Jose Sharks (NHL) (1993–present) San Jose Grizzlies (CISL) (1994–1995) SAP Open (tennis) (1994–2013) San Jose Rhinos (RHI) (1994–1997, 1999) San Jose SaberCats (AFL) (1995–2008, 2011–2015) Golden State Warriors (NBA) (1996–1997) San Jose Lasers (ABL) (1996–1998) San Jose Stealth (NLL) (2004–2009) San Jose Barracuda (AHL) (2015–2022) Bay Area Panthers (IFL) (2022–2025) PWHL San Jose (PWHL) (2026–)
Website
sapcenter.com

SAP Center at San Jose (originally known as San Jose Arena) is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in San Jose, California. Its primary tenant is the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League, for which the arena has earned the nickname The Shark Tank.