The
Izod Center (originally
Brendan Byrne Arena and subsequently
Continental Airlines Arena and nicknamed
Meadowlands Arena) is an indoor sports and entertainment venue located in the
Meadowlands Sports Complex in
East Rutherford,
New Jersey. The arena is located on
New Jersey Route 120 and is across the highway from
MetLife Stadium and the
Meadowlands Racetrack. A covered footbridge connects one of MetLife Stadium's parking lots with the Izod Center's lot. The arena has a maximum capacity of 20,049. The Izod Center was originally known as the Brendan Byrne Arena and later was renamed Continental Airlines Arena after
the airline (now merged with
United), which had a hub at nearby
Newark Liberty International Airport, purchased naming rights. In 2007,
Phillips-Van Heusen, a clothing manufacturer, bought the naming rights after Continental Airlines elected not to retain them; PVH rebranded the venue with its
Izod clothing label and the arena adopted its current name of Izod Center.