Credit Union of Texas Event Center

Credit Union of Texas Event Center (CUTXEC)
The Allen Event Center on February 23, 2013, as it hosted a Professional Arena Soccer League match between the Dallas Sidekicks and the Texas Strikers.
Credit Union of Texas Event Center is located in Texas
Credit Union of Texas Event Center
Credit Union of Texas Event Center
Location within Texas
Credit Union of Texas Event Center is located in the United States
Credit Union of Texas Event Center
Credit Union of Texas Event Center
Location within the United States
Location200 East Stacy Road
Allen, Texas 75002
Coordinates33°07′38″N 96°39′27″W / 33.127344°N 96.657629°W / 33.127344; -96.657629
OwnerCity of Allen
OperatorCity of Allen
CapacityIce hockey: 6,275
Indoor soccer: 6,006
Up to 8,600 seats for concerts and special events
Construction
GroundbreakingJuly 24, 2008
OpenedNovember 7, 2009
Cost$52.6 million
($78.9 million in 2025 dollars)
ArchitectSink Combs Dethlefs
Project manager
International Coliseums Company
Structural engineers
Martin/Martin, Inc.
Services engineers
M-E Engineers, Inc.
General contractor
Hunt Construction Group
Tenants
Allen Americans (ECHL) (2009–present)
Dallas Sidekicks (PASL/MASL) (2012–2025)
Texas Revolution (IFL/CIF) (2013–2017)
Allen Eagles (AT&T MHSHL) (2009–present)
Website
cutxeventcenter.com

The Credit Union of Texas Event Center (formerly Allen Event Center) is an American 6,275 fixed-seat multi-purpose indoor arena located in Allen, Texas, a northern suburb of Dallas. The arena opened in 2009 under the name Allen Event Center. Construction cost was $52.6 million ($63.5 million in 2020 dollars). The City of Allen sold the naming rights to the arena to the Credit Union of Texas in 2021 for a seven-year term at $325,000 per year.

History

On June 27, 2007, the Allen City Council approved a new indoor arena to be built in the city. The arena would cost $50 million with the intent of hosting an ice hockey team in the future. The arena broke ground on July 24, 2008.

The arena opened along with the entire "Village at Allen" power center on November 6, 2009. Reba McEntire played a concert that night to open the arena. Other events, including monster truck racing, appeared over the course of 2010.

Tenants and events

Sports

The Allen Americans vs the Kansas City Mavericks at the Credit Union of Texas Event Center during the 2023 Kelly Cup Playoffs

The center hosts the home games of the ECHL's Allen Americans. The Miss Texas pageant relocated to the center for 2012 and 2013. It was formerly the home of Champions Indoor Football's Texas Revolution (also previously called the Allen Wranglers) until the team moved to Frisco, Texas, in 2017, and The Dallas Sidekicks indoor soccer team until 2025 when the team went dormant.

In 2019, the event center hosted the NCWA National Wrestling Championship.

From 2027 through at least 2029, it will host the men's and women's basketball tournaments for the NCAA Division I United Athletic Conference.

Esports

The arena has also become a prominent esports venue. On April 27 and 29, 2019, the Dallas Fuel hosted the Overwatch League's first Homestand Weekend at the Allen Event Center. These matches were the first in league history to be played away from the Blizzard Arena in Burbank, California.

In the Call of Duty League (CDL), the arena is the de facto home of esports club OpTic Texas, which hosted the 2024 Call of Duty League Championship, where OpTic won the season championship, and Major 2 of the 2025 Call of Duty League season.

In League of Legends, the venue hosted the championship for the first and only season of the League of Legends Championship of The Americas (LTA). The following year, it will host the swiss stage, quarterfinals and semifinals of the 2026 League of Legends World Championship.

References

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  2. ↑ Tipping, Joy (November 8, 2009). "McEntire and Venue Were in Perfect Tune". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved September 23, 2011.
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  6. ↑ City Council Agenda Communication. "CITY COUNCIL AGENDA COMMUNICATION". City of Allen, Texas. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
  7. ↑ Brakefield, Troy; Saldivar, Maria (June 27, 2007). "$50M Center Slated for City". Allen American. Retrieved August 17, 2010.
  8. ↑ Housewright, Ed (June 28, 2007). "Council Approves Plans for Arena; Proposed Center Will House Hockey team, Host Concerts". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved August 17, 2010.
  9. ↑ Trivedi, Neel (July 24, 2008). "Allen Event Center Breaking Ground Today". Allen American. Retrieved August 17, 2010.
  10. ↑ Tipping, Joy (November 7, 2009). "Allen Event Center, Reba McEntire Both Prove Themselves to be First-Rate Entertainment". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved August 17, 2010.
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  12. ↑ "2019 NCWA National Wrestling Championship". ncwanationals.org. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
  13. ↑ "Allen, Texas Named as United Athletic Conference Basketball Tournaments Host" (Press release). United Athletic Conference. August 20, 2026. Retrieved August 23, 2026.
  14. ↑ "Bud Light Homestand Weekend - Dallas". AllenEventCenter.com. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  15. ↑ Pryor, Matthew (July 21, 2024). "OpTic Texas win COD Champs 2024, Shotzzy claims MVP award". esports.gg. Retrieved February 11, 2026.
  16. ↑ Xu, Davide (June 4, 2025). "The LTA Championship is coming to Texas". Esports Insider. Retrieved June 4, 2025.
  17. ↑ Fudge, James (January 8, 2026). "Important Dates for the 2026 League of Legends Esports Season". The Esports Advocate. Retrieved January 9, 2026.
  18. ↑ "MSI and Worlds Updates". LoL Esports. Retrieved March 22, 2026.