History
Plans for a San Jose arena began in the mid-1980s, when a group of local citizens formed Fund Arena Now (FAN). The group contacted city officials and pursued potential sponsors and partners NHL and NBA. In the late 1980s, mayor Tom McEnerymet with FAN and a measure to allocate local taxes for arena construction came up for a public vote on June 7, 1988, and passed by a narrow margin. Construction began in 1991 and was delayed after the San Jose Sharks requested an upgrade to NHL standards including the addition of luxury suites, a press box and increased seating capacity. The arena was completed in 1993 under the name San Jose Arena. In 2001, naming rights were sold to Compaq, and it was renamed Compaq Center at San Jose. After HP purchased Compaq in 2002, the arena was renamed HP Pavilion, the same name as one of its computer models. It was announced in late April 2007 that the HP Pavilion at San Jose would be receiving several building improvements, including a new center-hung LED video display system from Daktronicssimilar to that of the TD Banknorth Garden, home of the Boston Bruins of the NHL.In June 2013, German software company SAP (co-founded by Sharks managing partner Hasso Plattner, who is also SAP's chairman of the board) purchased the naming rights to the facility in a five-year deal worth $3.35 million per year. The arena was renamed "SAP Center at San Jose" following the approval of the San Jose City Council.
Team: San Jose Sharks
Location: San Jose, California
Opening: 2010
Capacity: 17,562
Tickets
525 W Santa Clara St
San Jose, CA 95113
The SAP Center at San Jose Ticket Office is located in the Southeast corner of the SAP Center
Box Office Hours:
The SAP Center Ticket Office is open Monday through Friday from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM. If there is an event at the SAP Center during a weekend, the Ticket Office will open at 2:00 PM.
Those interested in purchasing tickets call:
Season/Mini-Plan/Group Tickets 408-999-5757
Individual Game Tickets 800-745-3000
SAP Center
How to get there?
Use the map to the right to map possible directions to the center.
Caltrain
SAP Center at San Jose is conveniently located across the street from San Jose Diridon Station. Caltrain provides train service from Diridon Station going north to the Peninsula and San Francisco and south to Gilroy. Please note that the last northbound train departs Diridon Station at 10:30 PM on Monday-Saturday and at 9:00 PM on Sundays. The last train on Monday through Saturday may be held up to 15 minutes for Sharks game attendees. Click here for the Sharks schedule from Caltrain. Due to logistics and economics, Caltrain has elected not to hold trains after concerts.
ACE & VTA
In addition to Caltrain, ACE (Altamont Commuter Express) and VTA (Valley Transit Authority) buses also services Diridon Station. The VTA Vasona Light Rail also serves the SAP Center at San Jose area with a light rail station near Diridon Station and on San Fernando Street at Delmas Avenue. The Vasona Light Rail service connects Campbell to SAP Center at San Jose and beyond to downtown, north to Mountain View and south to Santa Teresa. Click here for full VTA light rail schedules.
Capitol Corridor
The Capitol Corridor train provides services to San Jose Diridon Station from Auburn, Rocklin, Roseville, Sacramento, Davis, Suisun/Fairfield, Martinez, Richmond, Berkeley, Emeryville, Oakland, Hayward, and Fremont/Centerville
Schedule
Seating Map
To get a real life view of your seat at SAP Center click the link below.
Resturants Nearby
There are many places to eat near the center! Click on the map below and explore your options.
Hotels
There are many places to stay near the center! Click on the map below and explore your options.