OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – City officials say the Omaha Civic Auditorium’s days are numbered.

Mayor Jim Suttle’s office told the Omaha World-Herald (http://bit.ly/RxZm9F) on Friday that the auditorium would shut down in 2014.

A specific closing date has not been set. But officials with the Metropolitan Entertainment and Convention Authority say they plan to close it by the summer of 2014.

News of the closure follows years of studies regarding the building’s future. The auditorium’s arena can seat 9,300 for sporting events and 10,960 for concerts. It was once the home of the Omaha Lancers hockey team and other teams, but has lost key tenants to the new Ralston Arena.

The 58-year-old auditorium hasn’t been updated since the 1990s. A 2007 report recommended $7 million in improvements for the facility that were never done.