Ten venues make list created in collaboration with Sports Innovation Lab
NEW YORK – Front Office Sports (FOS), the leading multi-platform media and news organization covering the business of sports, today released its list of the 10 best venues in sports. This list was created in collaboration with Sports Innovation Lab to rank venues home to either professional, collegiate, or minor league sports.
Venues across the industry submitted applications and responded to questions about their technologies, mobile app features, food options/dietary inclusivity, transportation offerings, mixed-use functionality, and overall venue design, and the responses were scored accordingly. The venues with the best fan experience were selected following this competitive process.
“In a landscape where innovation and fan experience reign supreme, these venues’ commitment to their guests through investing in cutting-edge venue technology and fan experience has propelled them into our top ten list,” said Adam White, CEO and Founder of Front Office Sports. “Each venue recognized showcases a dedication to enhancing the spectator experience and elevating the standard for sports venues.”
“Front Office Sports’ Best Venue Winners award removes subjectivity from ranking the best places to catch a game,” said Josh Walker, CEO and Co-Founder of Sports Innovation Lab. “This definitive list is derived from our proprietary methodology that scores and ranks venues based on factors identified by some of the leading experts in the industry. As teams look to evolve their in-game experience to drive attendance, they can look to the venues on this list for ways to cater to the future fan.”
This year’s list of winners features:
- Wells Fargo Center – Philadelphia PA
- Home to Sixers (NBA), Flyers (NHL), Villanova (NCAA MBB), Wings (NLL)
- State Farm Arena – Atlanta GA
- Home to Hawks (NBA)
- TD Garden – Boston MA
- Home to Celtics (NBA), Bruins (NHL)
- Churchill Downs Racetrack – Louisville KY
- Home to Kentucky Derby
- Citi Field – New York NY
- Home to Mets (MLB)
- Globe Life Field – Arlington TX
- Home to Rangers (MLB)
- Moody Center – Austin TX
- Home to University of Texas (NCAA MBB & WBB)
- Prudential Center – Newark NJ
- Home to Devils (NHL), Seton Hall (NCAA MBB)
- Frost Bank Center – San Antonio TX
- Home to Spurs (NBA)
- Hard Rock Stadium – Miami FL
- Home to Dolphins (NFL), University of Miami (NCAA Football) Formula 1 Crypto.com Miami Grand Prix, and Miami Open presented by Itau
More information on Front Office Sports’s inaugural list of Best Venues can be found on its website HERE.
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About Front Office Sports
Front Office Sports is the leading multi-platform media and news organization covering the business of sports, boasting an audience that every month delivers more than 175 million social impressions, 35 million newsletter opens, 10 million video views, and two million page views. In addition, with over 15 distribution partners, FOS content appears on screens in more than 50,000 buildings and venues across North America. Front Office Sports was named one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies in 2021, AdWeek’s Hottest in Sports in 2022, and listed on Inc. 5000 in 2023, recognizing the fastest-growing private companies in America.
About Sports Innovation Lab
Sports Innovation Lab’s Sports Data Cloud enables brands and sports properties to build more effective sponsorships, improve targeted advertising, and enhance fan experiences. Built on observational, transactional, and deterministic fan data, the Sports Data Cloud is evolving how organizations use data to understand their customers and acquire more of them—starting with sports and entertainment. Learn how global brands including the NFL, Nike, NHL, Google, Ally Financial, WNBA, and NASCAR use Sports Innovation Lab’s data, audiences, and strategic advisory to drive revenue by visiting sportsilab.com or following on LinkedIn, Instagram, and X.