Rupp Arena
Rupp Arena is a indoor arena in Lexington, United States that opened in 1976. Its recorded capacity is 20,500.
Key facts
Rupp Arena is a indoor arena in Lexington, United States that opened in 1976. Its recorded capacity is 20,500. It is owned by Lexington–Fayette Urban County Government and Lexington–Fayette Urban County Government. It is operated by Lexington Center Corporation. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. Current tenants are Kentucky Wildcats, Kentucky Thoroughblades, Lexington Men O' War, Lexington/Kentucky Horsemen, Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball, Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball, Kentucky Wildcats, 1977–78 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team, 1979-80 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team, 1983–84 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team, 1991–92 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team, 1993–94 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team, 1994–95 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team, 1995–96 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team, 1996–97 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team, 1997–98 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team, 2002–03 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team, 2003–04 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team, 2004–05 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team, 2005–06 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team, 2006–07 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team, 2007–08 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team, 2008–09 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team, 2009–10 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team, 2010–11 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team, 2011–12 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team, 2012–13 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team, 1974–75 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team, 2013–14 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team, 2014–15 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team, 2015–16 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team, 2016–17 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team, 2017–18 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team, 2018–19 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team.
- Location
- Lexington, United States
- Type
- Indoor arena
- Capacity
- 20,500
- Opened
- 1976
- Status
- Active
- Naming rights
- No current sponsor name
- Name changes
- 0
Rupp Arena is at latitude 38.049444, longitude -84.502778, in Lexington, 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 | 38.049444 |
| Longitude | -84.502778 |
| City | Lexington |
| Region | Lexington |
| 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 | Lexington–Fayette Urban County Government | 1976 to present | Current | Wikidata statement | Source |
| Owner | Lexington–Fayette Urban County Government | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Operator | Lexington Center Corporation | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Tenants
Recorded changes
40 changes to this venue have been recorded by the monthly pipeline runs.
| Date | Table | Field | From | To | Month |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 September 2026 | venues | capacity | 23500 | 20500 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_revid | not set | 1372226858 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_title | Rupp_Arena | Rupp Arena | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 22270 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 22269 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 22268 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 22267 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 22266 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 22265 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 15210 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 15209 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 15208 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 15207 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 15206 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 15205 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 15204 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 15203 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 15202 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 15201 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 15200 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 15199 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 15198 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 15197 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 15196 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 15195 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 15194 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 15193 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 15192 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 15191 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 15190 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 15189 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 15188 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 15187 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 15186 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 15185 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 15184 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 15183 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 15182 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 15181 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 15180 | 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: