Kohl Center
Kohl Center is a arena in Madison, United States that opened in 1998. Its recorded capacity is 17,287.
Key facts
Kohl Center is a arena in Madison, United States that opened in 1998. Its recorded capacity is 17,287. It is owned by University of Wisconsin–Madison and University of Wisconsin–Madison. It is operated by University of Wisconsin–Madison and Wisconsin Badgers. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. Current tenants are Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball, Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball, WIAA boys basketball tournament, WIAA wrestling tournament, NCAA men's basketball Midwest regional, Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball, Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball, Wisconsin Badgers, 2007–08 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team, 2008–09 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team, 2009–10 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team, 2010–11 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team, 2011–12 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team, 2012–13 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team, 1998–99 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team, 1999–2000 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team, 2000–01 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team, 2001–02 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team, 2002–03 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team, 2003–04 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team, 2004–05 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team, 2005–06 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team, 2013–14 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team, 2013–14 Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball team, 2006–07 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team, 2014–15 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team, 2014–15 Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball team, 2015–16 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team, 2015–16 Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball team, 2016–17 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team, 2016–17 Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball team, 2017–18 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team, 2017–18 Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball team, 2018–19 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team, 2018–19 Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball team.
- Location
- Madison, United States
- Type
- Arena
- Capacity
- 17,287
- Opened
- 1998
- Status
- Active
- Naming rights
- No current sponsor name
- Name changes
- 0
- Playing surface
- Ice
Kohl Center is at latitude 43.06942, longitude -89.396972, in Madison, 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 | 43.06942 |
| Longitude | -89.396972 |
| City | Madison |
| Region | Madison |
| Country | United States |
| OpenStreetMap object | Not recorded |
| Footprint geometry | Not yet exported by the pipeline |
Technology
| Feature | Recorded as | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surface | Ice | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
See the venue technology guides for how these work.
Naming rights
No naming history is recorded for this venue.
Ownership and operation
| Role | Organization | Period | Status | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | University of Wisconsin–Madison | 1998 to present | Current | Wikidata statement | Source |
| Owner | University of Wisconsin–Madison | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Operator | Wisconsin Badgers | 1998 to present | Current | Wikidata statement | Source |
| Operator | University of Wisconsin–Madison | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Tenants
Recorded changes
52 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 | 2314 | 2026-10 |
| 24 September 2026 | org_aliases | (deleted) | NCAA nen's ice hockey Midwest regional | not set | 2026-09 |
| 24 September 2026 | org_aliases | (deleted) | Wisconsin Badgers women's ice hockey | not set | 2026-09 |
| 24 September 2026 | org_aliases | (deleted) | Wisconsin Badgers men's ice hockey | not set | 2026-09 |
| 24 September 2026 | venue_roles | (deleted) | 34613 | not set | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 34613 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | org_aliases | (created) | not set | 2834 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | org_aliases | (created) | not set | 2833 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | org_aliases | (created) | not set | 2832 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | org_aliases | (created) | not set | 2831 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | capacity | 17230 | 17287 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_revid | not set | 1374001971 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_title | Kohl_Center | Kohl Center | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 21755 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 21754 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 21753 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 21752 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 21751 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 21750 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 21749 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 13383 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 13382 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 13381 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 13380 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 13379 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 13378 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 13377 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 13376 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 13375 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 13374 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 13373 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 13372 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 13371 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 13370 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 13369 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 13368 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 13367 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 13366 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 13365 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 13364 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 13363 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 13362 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 13361 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 13360 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 13359 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 13358 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 13357 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 13356 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 13355 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 13354 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 13353 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 13352 | 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: