Nationwide Arena
Nationwide Arena is a multi purpose in Columbus, United States that opened in 2000. Its recorded capacity is 19,500.
Key facts
Nationwide Arena is a multi purpose in Columbus, United States that opened in 2000. Its recorded capacity is 19,500. It is owned by Franklin County Convention Facilities Authority and Franklin County. It is operated by Columbus Blue Jackets. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. Current tenants are Columbus Blue Jackets, Columbus Landsharks, Columbus Destroyers, Ohio Jr. Blue Jackets, Columbus Fury, Q1215892, Columbus Blue Jackets, Columbus Fury.
- Location
- Columbus, United States
- Type
- Multi purpose
- Capacity
- 19,500
- Opened
- 2000
- Status
- Active
- Naming rights
- No current sponsor name
- Name changes
- 0
Nationwide Arena is at latitude 39.969283, longitude -83.006111, in Columbus, 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 | 39.969283 |
| Longitude | -83.006111 |
| City | Columbus |
| Region | Columbus |
| Country | United States |
| OpenStreetMap object | Not recorded |
| Footprint geometry | Not yet exported by the pipeline |
Naming rights
No naming history is recorded for this venue.
Ownership and operation
| Role | Organization | Period | Status | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Franklin County | 2000 to present | Current | Wikidata statement | Source |
| Owner | Franklin County Convention Facilities Authority | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Operator | Columbus Blue Jackets | 2000 to present | Current | Wikidata statement | Source |
Tenants
| Tenant | Competitions | Period | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus Blue Jackets | National Hockey League | Present | Current | Source |
| Columbus Landsharks | National Hockey League | Present | Current | Source |
| Columbus Destroyers | National Hockey League | Present | Current | Source |
| Ohio Jr. Blue Jackets | National Hockey League | Present | Current | Source |
| Columbus Fury | National Hockey League | Present | Current | Source |
| Q1215892 | National Hockey League | 2000 to present | Current | Source |
| Columbus Blue Jackets | National Hockey League | 2000 to present | Current | Source |
| Columbus Fury | National Hockey League | 2000 to present | Current | Source |
Recorded changes
15 changes to this venue have been recorded by the monthly pipeline runs.
| Date | Table | Field | From | To | Month |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 42030 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 42029 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 42028 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 42027 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 42026 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 42025 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 35933 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 35932 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 35931 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 35930 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 35929 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venues | capacity | 18144 | 19500 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_revid | not set | 1376025469 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_title | Nationwide_Arena | Nationwide Arena | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_competitions | (created) | not set | 246 | 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: