Stadiums and arenas




Venue City Capacity Type Tenants Opened
SHI Stadium Piscataway 52,454 Stadium Rutgers Scarlet Knights 1994
Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton 6,854 Arena Princeton Tigers 1969
Rutgers Athletic Center Piscataway 8,000 Arena Rutgers Scarlet Knights 1977
MetLife Stadium East Rutherford 82,500 Stadium New York Giants, New York Jets 2010
Princeton Stadium Princeton 27,800 Stadium Princeton Tigers 1998
Prudential Center Newark 18,711 Arena New Jersey Devils, Seton Hall Pirates 2007
Red Bull Arena Harrison 25,189 Stadium New York Red Bulls 2010

Other notable sports venues

  • Old Bridge Township Raceway Park
  • Trenton Speedway
  • Atlantic City Race Course
  • Freehold Raceway
  • Garden State Park Racetrack
  • Monmouth Park Racetrack
  • Meadowlands Sports Complex
    • Meadowlands Arena
    • Meadowlands Racetrack
    • Meadowlands Grand Prix

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