SPORTS IN GLENDALE
Glendale is the site of two major sports venues: State Farm Stadium and Desert Diamond Arena. Both venues are part of the
Glendale Sports and Entertainment District development plan, meant to spur growth in the sparsely inhabited
Yucca district. Both venues are owned by the City of Glendale. With two other great sporting venues just
outside our city limits, Camelback Ranch and Phoenix Raceway, the West Valley has
been established as a top sporting destination.
FIESTA BOWL
State Farm Stadium is also used for college football and other events. The stadium hosts the highly anticipated annual Fiesta Bowl game. The BCS National Championship college football game also circulates to Glendale. They host events such as concerts, monster jams, car shows and the The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) semi finals in 2019!
CAMELBACK RANCH - SPRING TRAINING
A state-of-the-art baseball facility like no other, Camelback Ranch - Glendale (Ariz.) is the Spring Training home of the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago White Sox. Located on 141 acres at 111th Avenue and Camelback Road, this Sonoran Desert-inspired, two-team facility offers baseball fans more than top-quality playing fields and facilities; the site also features picturesque walking trails, landscaped grounds and an orange grove. Guests will also enjoy water features and a fully stocked lake between the Dodgers and White Sox facilities.
A baseball oasis, Sonoran desert-inspired Camelback Ranch-Glendale, the Spring Training home of the back-to-back National League West division champion Los Angeles Dodgers, and the American League’s exciting Chicago White Sox, offers baseball fan’s the Cactus League’s premier experience. The one-of-a-kind venue features unique grounds that include picturesque walking trails, immaculate landscaping and orange, grapefruit and lemon groves. The teams’ training grounds are separated by a flowing water feature that cuts across the five-acre lake. See for yourself why the Phoenix New Times declared Camelback Ranch-Glendale the “Best Place To See A Spring Training Game”.
The first-rate baseball facility includes more than 118,000 square feet of Major and Minor League clubhouse space, 13 full baseball fields and three half-fields. It is also the largest in the Cactus League with a capacity of 13,000, which includes 3,000 lawn seats, 12 luxury suites and a party deck. Fans enjoy the ballpark's modern amenities and design as well as dramatic mountain views that create one of the most inviting Spring Training atmospheres in all of baseball.
PHOENIX RACEWAY
Phoenix Raceway is the home to NASCAR in Arizona. They host two annual NASCAR race weekends per year. Phoenix Raceway has also hosted the IndyCar Series, CART, SAC and the Rolex Sports Car Series as well as other various events.
ARIZONA CARDINALS
State Farm Stadium is the home field of the Arizona Cardinals of the NFL. The team formerly played at Sun Devil Stadium on the campus of Arizona State University in nearby Tempe, and in 2006 moved to State Farm Stadium, formerly known as University of Phoenix Stadium.
Designed by architect Peter Eisenman, the stadium was featured on The History Channel TV series, Modern Marvels because of its roll-out natural grass field. The stadium hosted Super Bowl XLII in 2008. Almost 1 year later on January 18, 2009, it hosted the NFC Championship Game as the Arizona Cardinals defeated the Philadelphia Eagles 32-25 for the franchise's first ever Super Bowl berth. The 26th annual WrestleMania event was held at the stadium when it was still called the University of Phoenix Stadium on March 28, 2010.
The State Farm Stadium has hosted 2015 Super Bowl XLIX and 2023 Super Bowl LVII.
ARIZONA RATTLERS
The Arizona Rattlers are a professional indoor American football team based in the Phoenix metropolitan area. They are currently members of the Indoor Football League (IFL). The Rattlers were founded in 1992 as an expansion team in the Arena Football League and were the third oldest active franchise in the AFL until their departure in 2016. They play their home games at Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale. They previously played at Footprint Center in downtown Phoenix. The Rattlers are led by head coach Kevin Guy. Since the team's establishment in 1992, the Rattlers have won ten division titles and have played in ten Arena Bowl Championship games, winning the 2017 United Bowl in their first season in the IFL.
AZ Rattlers championship wins: 1994, 1997, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017 & 2024.
ARIZONA RATTLER'S CAPTURE 7TH NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE!
Congratulations to Glendale's very own Arizona Rattlers for winning the 2024 Indoor Football League Championship held at the Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale.
For the seventh time in franchise history, the 'Snakes stand alone as champions. Since their inception in 1992, the Rattlers have been one of the most successful professional sports franchises in "The Valley of the Sun." With their first title since the 2017 IFL season, the Rattlers reaffirm their status as the best of the best.
Click here to read a detailed recap from the game!
ARIZONA RIDGE RIDERS
Every rider dreams of reaching the top by pushing their limits to the extreme. We’ve assembled some of the bravest and most courageous cowboys in all of western sports.
They live to ride.
Home of the Arizona Ridge Riders
9400 W. Maryland Avenue
Glendale, AZ 85305
NCAA FINAL FOUR
The 2017 NCAA Final Four basketball tournament took place on April 1-3, 2017 at State Farm Stadium, formerly known as University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, AZ. The 2017 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament involved 68 teams playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the men's National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college basketball national champion for the 2016–17 season. The 79th edition of the tournament began on March 14, 2017, and concluded with the championship game on April 3 at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. The championship game was the first to be contested in the Western United States since the 1995 tournament when Seattle was the host of the Final Four. [Wikipedia]
The 2024 NCAA Final Four basketball tournament took place on April 6-8, 2024 at the State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. The men's basketball tournament involved 68 teams playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's basketball national champion for the 2023–24 season. The 85th annual edition of the tournament began on March 19, 2024 and concluded with the UConn Huskies successfully defending their title to become the first repeat champion since Florida in 2007, defeating the Purdue Boilermakers 75–60 in the championship game on April 8, at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. [Wikipedia]
