Coventry Building Society Arena
Coventry Building Society Arena is a stadium in Coventry, United Kingdom that opened in 2005. Its recorded capacity is 40,000.
Key facts
Coventry Building Society Arena is a stadium in Coventry, United Kingdom that opened in 2005. Its recorded capacity is 40,000. It is owned by Frasers Group. It is operated by ACL and Coventry City F.C.. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. It has been known by 2 names in total, including Ricoh Arena. Current tenants are Wasps, Wasps Netball, Coventry City F.C., Wasps RFC, Coventry City F.C., The British International Open 2019.
- Location
- Coventry, United Kingdom
- Type
- Stadium
- Capacity
- 40,000
- Opened
- 2005
- Status
- Active
- Current owner
- Frasers Group
- Naming rights
- No current sponsor name
- Name changes
- 2
- Playing surface
- Hybrid grass, Natural grass
Coventry Building Society Arena is at latitude 52.448056, longitude -1.495556, in Coventry, 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
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Latitude | 52.448056 |
| Longitude | -1.495556 |
| City | Coventry |
| Region | Coventry |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| OpenStreetMap object | Not recorded |
| Footprint geometry | Not yet exported by the pipeline |
Technology
| Feature | Recorded as | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surface | Hybrid grass | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Surface | Natural grass | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
See the venue technology guides for how these work.
Naming rights
Coventry Building Society Arena has carried 3 recorded names. City of Coventry Stadium (2012 Summer Olympics) (no sponsor) ran Present. Coventry Stadium (2022 Commonwealth Games) (no sponsor) ran Present. Ricoh Arena (no sponsor) ran 2005 to 2021. The average tenure of a name here is 16 years.
Data table for this chart
| Name | Sponsor | Period | Deal value | Term | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Coventry Stadium (2012 Summer Olympics) | None | Present | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Coventry Stadium (2022 Commonwealth Games) | None | Present | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Ricoh Arena | None | 2005 to 2021 | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Ownership and operation
| Role | Organization | Period | Status | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Frasers Group | 2005 to present | Current | Wikidata statement | Source |
| Operator | Coventry City F.C. | 2005 to present | Current | Wikidata statement | Source |
| Operator | ACL | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Tenants
| Tenant | Competitions | Period | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wasps | Premier League, Premiership Rugby | Present | Current | Source |
| Wasps Netball | Premier League, Premiership Rugby | Present | Current | Source |
| Coventry City F.C. | Premier League | Present | Current | Source |
| Wasps RFC | Premiership Rugby | 2005 to present | Current | Source |
| Coventry City F.C. | Premier League | 2005 to present | Current | Source |
| The British International Open 2019 | Premier League, Premiership Rugby | 2005 to present | Current | Source |
Recorded changes
34 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 | 962 | 2026-10 |
| 2 October 2026 | venue_features | (created) | not set | 961 | 2026-10 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_names | source_date | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09-28 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_names | source_date | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09-28 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_names | source_date | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09-28 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_competitions | (created) | not set | 952 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_competitions | (created) | not set | 552 | 2026-09 |
| 24 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 35357 | 2026-09 |
| 24 September 2026 | org_aliases | (deleted) | Coventry City Ladies | not set | 2026-09 |
| 24 September 2026 | org_aliases | (deleted) | Coventry City Football Club | not set | 2026-09 |
| 24 September 2026 | venue_roles | (deleted) | 33076 | not set | 2026-09 |
| 24 September 2026 | venue_roles | (deleted) | 33075 | not set | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 33076 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 33075 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | org_aliases | (created) | not set | 1626 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | org_aliases | (created) | not set | 1625 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | org_aliases | (created) | not set | 1624 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_names | source_date | 2026-09-20 | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_names | source_date | 2026-09-20 | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_names | source_date | 2026-09-20 | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | capacity | 32609 | 40000 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_revid | not set | 1372083394 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_title | Coventry_Building_Society_Arena | Coventry Building Society Arena | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | Ricoh Arena | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | Coventry Stadium (2022 Commonwealth Games) | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | City of Coventry Stadium (2012 Summer Olympics) | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 18317 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 18316 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 18315 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 5221 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 5220 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 5219 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 5218 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 5217 | 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: