State Farm Center
The State Farm Center is a large dome-shaped 15,544-seat indoor arena located in Champaign, Illinois, owned and operated by the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. The arena hosts games for the Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball, women's basketball, and wrestling teams. It also doubles as a performance and event center, and is one of the largest venues between Chicago and St. Louis. It opened in 1963 and was known until 2013 as Assembly Hall until State Farm Insurance acquired naming rights as part of a major renovation project.
Not to be confused with State Farm Research and Development Center, State Farm Arena, or State Farm Stadium.Former names
Assembly Hall (1963–2013)
1800 South 1st Street
Champaign, Illinois, U.S.
University of Illinois
15,544 (permanent), 16,500 (concert)[1] (2016–present)
17,085 (2014–2015)
16,618 (2003–2014)
16,450 (1995–2003)
16,321 (1992–1995)
16,153 (1980–1992)
16,128 (1963–1980)
Multi-surface
May 25, 1959[2]
March 2, 1963
$8.35 million
($83.1 million in 2023 dollars[3])
Felmley-Dickerson Co.
Size[edit]
The third largest Illinois arena after the United Center in Chicago and the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, State Farm Center has 15,544 permanent seats but, when portable chairs are placed on the floor for an in-the-round performance, there is a potential for an additional 1,000 depending on the stage configuration.