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Fifth Third Arena

Fifth Third Arena is a arena in Ohio, United States that opened in 1989. Its recorded capacity is 12,012.

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Fifth Third Arena
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Key facts

Fifth Third Arena is a arena in Ohio, United States that opened in 1989. Its recorded capacity is 12,012. It is owned by University of Cincinnati and University of Cincinnati. It is operated by University of Cincinnati. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. It has been known by 2 names in total, including Myrl H. Shoemaker Center. Current tenants are Cincinnati Bearcats, Volleyball, Utah Utes women's basketball, Cincinnati Bearcats women's basketball, Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball, 1991–92 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team, 1999–2000 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team, 2009–10 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team, 2009–10 Cincinnati Bearcats women's basketball team, 2010–11 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team, 2012–13 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team, 2011–12 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team, 2013–14 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team, 2014–15 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team, 2014–15 Cincinnati Bearcats women's basketball team, 2015–16 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team, 2015–16 Cincinnati Bearcats women's basketball team, 2016–17 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team, 2016–17 Cincinnati Bearcats women's basketball team, 2018–19 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team, 2018–19 Cincinnati Bearcats women's basketball team, 2008–09 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team, Cincinnati Bearcats women's volleyball.

Location
Ohio, United States
Type
Arena
Capacity
12,012
Opened
1989
Status
Active
Current owner
University of Cincinnati, University of Cincinnati
Naming rights
No current sponsor name
Name changes
0
Location of Fifth Third Arena
Fifth Third Arena

Fifth Third Arena is at latitude 39.1311, longitude -84.5142, in Ohio, United States. The marker is drawn from the recorded coordinates. The building outline appears here once OpenStreetMap footprint geometry is available for this venue.

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Recorded location of Fifth Third Arena
FieldValue
Latitude39.1311
Longitude-84.5142
CityOhio
RegionOhio
CountryUnited States
OpenStreetMap objectNot recorded
Footprint geometryNot yet exported by the pipeline

Naming rights

Naming history of Fifth Third Arena
198920082026Myrl H. Shoemaker Center (1989 to 2005)

Fifth Third Arena has carried 1 recorded name. Myrl H. Shoemaker Center (no sponsor) ran 1989 to 2005. The average tenure of a name here is 16 years.

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Every recorded name of Fifth Third Arena, with sponsor, dates and source
NameSponsorPeriodDeal valueTermConfidenceSource
Myrl H. Shoemaker CenterNone1989 to 2005Not publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource

Ownership and operation

Owners and operators of Fifth Third Arena, past and present
RoleOrganizationPeriodStatusConfidenceSource
OwnerUniversity of Cincinnati1989 to presentCurrentWikidata statementSource
OwnerUniversity of CincinnatiPresentCurrentWikipedia infoboxSource
OperatorUniversity of CincinnatiPresentCurrentWikipedia infoboxSource

Tenants

Tenants of Fifth Third Arena and the competitions they play in
TenantCompetitionsPeriodStatusSource
Cincinnati BearcatsNCAA Division I FBSPresentCurrentSource
VolleyballNCAA Division I FBSPresentCurrentSource
Utah Utes women's basketballNCAA Division I FBSPresentCurrentSource
Cincinnati Bearcats women's basketballNCAA Division I FBS1989 to presentCurrentSource
Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketballNCAA Division I FBS1989 to presentCurrentSource
1991–92 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball teamNCAA Division I FBS1989 to presentCurrentSource
1999–2000 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball teamNCAA Division I FBS1989 to presentCurrentSource
2009–10 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball teamNCAA Division I FBS1989 to presentCurrentSource
2009–10 Cincinnati Bearcats women's basketball teamNCAA Division I FBS1989 to presentCurrentSource
2010–11 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball teamNCAA Division I FBS1989 to presentCurrentSource
2012–13 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball teamNCAA Division I FBS1989 to presentCurrentSource
2011–12 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball teamNCAA Division I FBS1989 to presentCurrentSource
2013–14 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball teamNCAA Division I FBS1989 to presentCurrentSource
2014–15 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball teamNCAA Division I FBS1989 to presentCurrentSource
2014–15 Cincinnati Bearcats women's basketball teamNCAA Division I FBS1989 to presentCurrentSource
2015–16 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball teamNCAA Division I FBS1989 to presentCurrentSource
2015–16 Cincinnati Bearcats women's basketball teamNCAA Division I FBS1989 to presentCurrentSource
2016–17 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball teamNCAA Division I FBS1989 to presentCurrentSource
2016–17 Cincinnati Bearcats women's basketball teamNCAA Division I FBS1989 to presentCurrentSource
2018–19 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball teamNCAA Division I FBS1989 to presentCurrentSource
2018–19 Cincinnati Bearcats women's basketball teamNCAA Division I FBS1989 to presentCurrentSource
2008–09 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball teamNCAA Division I FBS1989 to presentCurrentSource
Cincinnati Bearcats women's volleyballNCAA Division I FBS1989 to presentCurrentSource

Recorded changes

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

Change log for Fifth Third Arena
DateTableFieldFromToMonth
28 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-232026-09-282026-09
28 September 2026venue_competitions(created)not set4962026-09
24 September 2026venue_roles(deleted)34697not set2026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set346982026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set346972026-09
23 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-202026-09-232026-09
23 September 2026venuescapacity13176120122026-09
23 September 2026venueswikipedia_revidnot set13721760932026-09
23 September 2026venueswikipedia_titleFifth_Third_ArenaFifth Third Arena2026-09
20 September 2026venue_names(created)not setMyrl H. Shoemaker Center2026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set219962026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set219952026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set219942026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set219932026-09
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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: Fifth Third Arena (revision 1372176093). Wikidata item: Q5447559.

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