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Great Places to Catch a Game in Albany

Are you a sports fan? Albany has some of the best stadiums and indoor arenas where you can watch local and national sports teams. Whether it's football, basketball, ice hockey or baseball, if you're in the Albany area, check out these six local hotspots where you can root for your favorite team!

Cheer on Your Local Minor League Team at the Joseph L. Bruno Stadium

tri city valley cats game with crowd

Located on the Hudson Valley Community College campus in Troy, the Joseph L. Bruno Stadium is the home field of the Tri-City ValleyCats, a minor league baseball team. The ValleyCats play 38 home games at the 4,500 seat stadium from June through September. And as an added bonus: all of the seats in the stadium are extra wide with seat backs for maximum comfort.

Check Out the Region's MVPs at MVP Arena

The MVP Arena (formerly known as the Times Union Center) in downtown Albany is a great place for sports fanatics to watch a variety of games and tournaments. This massive indoor arena with a seating capacity of 17,500 is used for local college and high school sporting events, and it is currently home to the Albany FireWolves lacrosse team and Siena College men's basketball team.

Watch UAlbany Shoot Some Hoops at SEFCU Arena

basketball game at SEFCU Arena

Looking to watch some college basketball? The SEFCU Arena located on SUNY Albany's campus is home to UAlbany's men's and women's basketball teams, the Great Danes. The official athletic site for the University at Albany, this 5,000 seat arena hosts other college sports throughout the year, too.

Get Your Hockey Fix at the RPI Houston Field House

Hockey fans will appreciate the RPI Houston Field House located on the campus of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy. The nation's third-oldest college hockey rink, the field house seats 4,800 spectators and is home to RPI men's and women's hockey teams and several local skating clubs.

Root for the Great Danes at Bob Ford Field

football game on a turf field with crowd

Named in honor of Bob Ford, who coached UAlbany football from its inception until 2013, the Bob Ford Field is a $19 million 8,500-seat multi-sport complex on SUNY Albany's campus and home to the Great Danes' NCAA Division I football and soccer teams. This professional-level stadium boasts a FieldTurf surface, Musco stadium lighting, and a $1.1 million Daktronics scoreboard with a 39' by 22' high-definition video display.

Enjoy Baseball, Soccer, and More at Historic Bleecker Stadium

Spanning ten acres of sports fields, you'd never believe this stadium was once a reservoir for the Albany public water system. One of the oldest stadiums in New York, Bleecker Stadium was built in 1934 as part of a Federal public works project and recently added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2018. Today, it hosts area high schools, colleges, and youth and adult leagues including the Capital District Pop Warner Super Bowls.

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