CEFCU Arena
CEFCU Arena is a arena in Normal, United States that opened in 1989. Its recorded capacity is 10,200.
Key facts
CEFCU Arena is a arena in Normal, United States that opened in 1989. Its recorded capacity is 10,200. It is owned by Illinois State University and Illinois State University. It is operated by Illinois State University. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. Current tenants are Illinois State Redbirds, Utah Utes women's basketball, Utah Utes women's volleyball, Illinois State Redbirds women's basketball, Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball, 2008–09 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team, 2011–12 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team, 2012–13 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team, 2013–14 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team, 2014–15 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team, 2015–16 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team, 2015–16 Illinois State Redbirds women's basketball team, 2016–17 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team, 2016–17 Illinois State Redbirds women's basketball team, 2017–18 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team, Illinois State Redbirds women's volleyball.
- Location
- Normal, United States
- Type
- Arena
- Capacity
- 10,200
- Opened
- 1989
- Status
- Active
- Current owner
- Illinois State University, Illinois State University
- Naming rights
- No current sponsor name
- Name changes
- 0
- Playing surface
- Hardwood
CEFCU Arena is at latitude 40.510606, longitude -88.999011, in Normal, United States. The marker is drawn from the recorded coordinates. The building outline appears here once OpenStreetMap footprint geometry is available for this venue.
Data table for this chart
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Latitude | 40.510606 |
| Longitude | -88.999011 |
| City | Normal |
| Region | Normal |
| Country | United States |
| OpenStreetMap object | Not recorded |
| Footprint geometry | Not yet exported by the pipeline |
Technology
| Feature | Recorded as | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surface | Hardwood | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
See the venue technology guides for how these work.
Naming rights
CEFCU Arena has carried 1 recorded name. Redbird Arena (no sponsor) ran Present.
Data table for this chart
| Name | Sponsor | Period | Deal value | Term | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redbird Arena | None | Present | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Ownership and operation
| Role | Organization | Period | Status | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Illinois State University | 1989 to present | Current | Wikidata statement | Source |
| Owner | Illinois State University | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Operator | Illinois State University | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Tenants
Recorded changes
27 changes to this venue have been recorded by the monthly pipeline runs.
| Date | Table | Field | From | To | Month |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 October 2026 | venue_features | (created) | not set | 2359 | 2026-10 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_names | source_date | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09-28 | 2026-09 |
| 24 September 2026 | venue_roles | (deleted) | 34794 | not set | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 34796 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 34795 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 34794 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_names | source_date | 2026-09-20 | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_revid | not set | 1372071334 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_title | CEFCU_Arena | CEFCU Arena | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | Redbird Arena | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 22311 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 22310 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 22309 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 15306 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 15305 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 15304 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 15303 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 15302 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 15301 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 15300 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 15299 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 15298 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 15297 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 15296 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 15295 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 15294 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 15293 | 2026-09 |
Sources and licenses
Every ownership, naming and sponsorship row on this page carries the URL it was derived from. The site as a whole is built from these sources:
- Wikidata: CC0 1.0. Data from Wikidata, released under CC0 1.0 Universal.
- OpenStreetMap: ODbL 1.0. © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL 1.0). See https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright.
- Wikipedia: CC BY-SA 4.0. Text from Wikipedia, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License.
Row-level sources used for this venue: