Paycom Center
Paycom Center is a multi purpose in Oklahoma City, United States that opened in 2002. Its recorded capacity is 18,203.
Key facts
Paycom Center is a multi purpose in Oklahoma City, United States that opened in 2002. Its recorded capacity is 18,203. It is owned by Oklahoma City. It is operated by ASM Global and SMG. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. It has been known by 4 names in total, including Ford Center, Oklahoma City Arena, Chesapeake Energy Arena. Current tenants are Oklahoma City Blazers, Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz, New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets, Oklahoma City Thunder, Oklahoma Freedom, Oklahoma Wildcatters, Oklahoma City Thunder, New Orleans Pelicans, National Basketball Association.
- Location
- Oklahoma City, United States
- Type
- Multi purpose
- Capacity
- 18,203
- Opened
- 2002
- Status
- Active
- Current owner
- Oklahoma City
- Naming rights
- No current sponsor name
- Name changes
- 2
Paycom Center is at latitude 35.463333, longitude -97.515, in Oklahoma City, 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 | 35.463333 |
| Longitude | -97.515 |
| City | Oklahoma City |
| Region | Oklahoma City |
| Country | United States |
| OpenStreetMap object | Not recorded |
| Footprint geometry | Not yet exported by the pipeline |
Naming rights
Paycom Center has carried 3 recorded names. Ford Center (no sponsor) ran 2002 to 2010. Oklahoma City Arena (no sponsor) ran 2010 to 2011. Chesapeake Energy Arena (no sponsor) ran 2011 to 2021. The average tenure of a name here is 6.3 years.
Data table for this chart
| Name | Sponsor | Period | Deal value | Term | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Center | None | 2002 to 2010 | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Oklahoma City Arena | None | 2010 to 2011 | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Chesapeake Energy Arena | None | 2011 to 2021 | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Ownership and operation
| Role | Organization | Period | Status | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Oklahoma City | 2002 to present | Current | Wikidata statement | Source |
| Operator | SMG | 2002 to present | Current | Wikidata statement | Source |
| Operator | ASM Global | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Tenants
| Tenant | Competitions | Period | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City Blazers | National Basketball Association | Present | Current | Source |
| Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz | National Basketball Association | Present | Current | Source |
| New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets | National Basketball Association | Present | Current | Source |
| Oklahoma City Thunder | National Basketball Association | Present | Current | Source |
| Oklahoma Freedom | National Basketball Association | Present | Current | Source |
| Oklahoma Wildcatters | National Basketball Association | Present | Current | Source |
| Oklahoma City Thunder | National Basketball Association | 2002 to present | Current | Source |
| New Orleans Pelicans | National Basketball Association | 2002 to present | Current | Source |
| National Basketball Association | National Basketball Association | 2002 to present | Current | Source |
Recorded changes
18 changes to this venue have been recorded by the monthly pipeline runs.
| Date | Table | Field | From | To | Month |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | Chesapeake Energy Arena | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | Oklahoma City Arena | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | Ford Center | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 43224 | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 43223 | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 43222 | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 43221 | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 43220 | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 43219 | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 43218 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 39441 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 39440 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 39439 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 39438 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 39437 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_revid | not set | 1372206126 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_title | Paycom_Center | Paycom Center | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_competitions | (created) | not set | 190 | 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: