Copper Box Arena

Copper Box Arena is a arena in London Borough of Hackney, United Kingdom that opened in 2011. Its recorded capacity is 7,481.

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Copper Box Arena
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Key facts

Copper Box Arena is a arena in London Borough of Hackney, United Kingdom that opened in 2011. Its recorded capacity is 7,481. It is owned by London Legacy Development Corporation. It is operated by Greenwich Leisure Limited. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. It has been known by 2 names in total, including Handball Arena. Current tenants are 2012 Summer Olympics, London Lions Basketball Club, 2013 London Grand Prix Gold, 2013 London Grand Prix Gold – men's singles, 2013 London Grand Prix Gold – women's singles, 2013 London Grand Prix Gold – men's doubles, 2013 London Grand Prix Gold – women's doubles, 2013 London Grand Prix Gold – mixed doubles, 2018 ITTF Team World Cup, London Lions Women, London GD Handball Club, London Royal Ravens.

Location
London Borough of Hackney, United Kingdom
Type
Arena
Capacity
7,481
Opened
2011
Status
Active
Current owner
London Legacy Development Corporation
Naming rights
No current sponsor name
Name changes
1
Location of Copper Box Arena
Copper Box Arena

Copper Box Arena is at latitude 51.5444, longitude -0.0201, in London Borough of Hackney, United Kingdom. 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
Recorded location of Copper Box Arena
FieldValue
Latitude51.5444
Longitude-0.0201
CityLondon Borough of Hackney
RegionLondon Borough of Hackney
CountryUnited Kingdom
OpenStreetMap objectNot recorded
Footprint geometryNot yet exported by the pipeline

Naming rights

Naming history of Copper Box Arena

Copper Box Arena has carried 2 recorded names. Handball Arena (no sponsor) ran Unknown. Handball Arena (2011–12) (no sponsor) ran Present.

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Every recorded name of Copper Box Arena, with sponsor, dates and source
NameSponsorPeriodDeal valueTermConfidenceSource
Handball ArenaNoneUnknownNot publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource
Handball Arena (2011–12)NonePresentNot publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource

Ownership and operation

Owners and operators of Copper Box Arena, past and present
RoleOrganizationPeriodStatusConfidenceSource
OwnerLondon Legacy Development CorporationPresentCurrentWikipedia infoboxSource
OperatorGreenwich Leisure LimitedPresentCurrentWikipedia infoboxSource

Tenants

Tenants of Copper Box Arena and the competitions they play in
TenantCompetitionsPeriodStatusSource
2012 Summer OlympicsNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
London Lions Basketball ClubNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
2013 London Grand Prix GoldNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
2013 London Grand Prix Gold – men's singlesNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
2013 London Grand Prix Gold – women's singlesNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
2013 London Grand Prix Gold – men's doublesNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
2013 London Grand Prix Gold – women's doublesNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
2013 London Grand Prix Gold – mixed doublesNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
2018 ITTF Team World CupNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
London Lions WomenNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
London GD Handball ClubNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
London Royal RavensNot mappedPresentCurrentSource

Recorded changes

26 changes to this venue have been recorded by the monthly pipeline runs.

Change log for Copper Box Arena
DateTableFieldFromToMonth
5 November 2026venue_names(created)not setHandball Arena (2011–12)2026-11
5 November 2026venue_names(created)not setHandball Arena2026-11
5 November 2026venue_roles(created)not set613582026-11
5 November 2026venue_roles(created)not set613572026-11
5 November 2026venue_roles(created)not set613562026-11
5 November 2026venue_rolesconfidencewikidatawikipedia_infobox2026-11
5 November 2026venue_rolessource_urlhttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q748774https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copper_Box_Arena2026-11
5 November 2026venue_rolessource_id132026-11
5 November 2026venue_rolesconfidencewikidatawikipedia_infobox2026-11
5 November 2026venue_rolessource_urlhttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q748774https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copper_Box_Arena2026-11
5 November 2026venue_rolessource_id132026-11
5 November 2026venuesopened_yearnot set20112026-11
5 November 2026venuescapacity700074812026-11
5 November 2026venueswikipedia_revidnot set13825985442026-11
5 November 2026venueswikipedia_titleCopper_Box_ArenaCopper Box Arena2026-11
22 October 2026venue_roles(created)not set571182026-10
22 October 2026venue_roles(created)not set571172026-10
22 October 2026venue_roles(created)not set571162026-10
22 October 2026venue_roles(created)not set571152026-10
22 October 2026venue_roles(created)not set571142026-10
22 October 2026venue_roles(created)not set571132026-10
22 October 2026venue_roles(created)not set571122026-10
22 October 2026venue_roles(created)not set571112026-10
22 October 2026venue_roles(created)not set571102026-10
22 October 2026venue_roles(created)not set571092026-10
22 October 2026venue_roles(created)not set571082026-10

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:

Row-level sources used for this venue:

Wikipedia article: Copper Box Arena (revision 1382598544). Wikidata item: Q748774.