The O2 Belfast

The O2 Belfast is a multi purpose in Belfast, United Kingdom. Its recorded capacity is 8,700.

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The O2 Belfast
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Key facts

The O2 Belfast is a multi purpose in Belfast, United Kingdom. Its recorded capacity is 8,700. It is owned by The Odyssey Trust Company Ltd. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. It has been known by 4 names in total, including Odyssey Arena, Odyssey Centre, SSE Arena. Current tenants are Belfast Giants, 2001 World Amateur Boxing Championships.

Location
Belfast, United Kingdom
Type
Multi purpose
Capacity
8,700
Opened
Not recorded
Status
Active
Current owner
The Odyssey Trust Company Ltd
Naming rights
No current sponsor name
Name changes
3
Location of The O2 Belfast
The O2 Belfast

The O2 Belfast is at latitude 54.604167, longitude -5.915, in Belfast, United Kingdom. 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
Recorded location of The O2 Belfast
FieldValue
Latitude54.604167
Longitude-5.915
CityBelfast
RegionBelfast
CountryUnited Kingdom
OpenStreetMap objectNot recorded
Footprint geometryNot yet exported by the pipeline

Naming rights

Naming history of The O2 Belfast
200020132026Odyssey Arena (2000 to 2015)Odyssey Centre (2000 to 2013)SSE Arena (2015 to 2026)

The O2 Belfast has carried 4 recorded names. Landmark Millennium Project (planning/construction) (no sponsor) ran Present. Odyssey Arena (no sponsor) ran 2000 to 2015. Odyssey Centre (no sponsor) ran 2000 to 2013. SSE Arena (no sponsor) ran 2015 to 2026. The average tenure of a name here is 13 years.

Data table for this chart
Every recorded name of The O2 Belfast, with sponsor, dates and source
NameSponsorPeriodDeal valueTermConfidenceSource
Landmark Millennium Project (planning/construction)NonePresentNot publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource
Odyssey ArenaNone2000 to 2015Not publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource
Odyssey CentreNone2000 to 2013Not publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource
SSE ArenaNone2015 to 2026Not publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource

Ownership and operation

Owners and operators of The O2 Belfast, past and present
RoleOrganizationPeriodStatusConfidenceSource
OwnerThe Odyssey Trust Company LtdPresentCurrentWikipedia infoboxSource

Tenants

Tenants of The O2 Belfast and the competitions they play in
TenantCompetitionsPeriodStatusSource
Belfast GiantsNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
2001 World Amateur Boxing ChampionshipsNot mappedPresentCurrentSource

Recorded changes

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

Change log for The O2 Belfast
DateTableFieldFromToMonth
22 October 2026venue_names(created)not setSSE Arena2026-10
22 October 2026venue_names(created)not setOdyssey Centre2026-10
22 October 2026venue_names(created)not setOdyssey Arena2026-10
22 October 2026venue_names(created)not setLandmark Millennium Project (planning/construction)2026-10
22 October 2026venue_roles(created)not set596322026-10
22 October 2026venueswikipedia_revidnot set13737229042026-10
22 October 2026venueswikipedia_titleThe_O2_BelfastThe O2 Belfast2026-10
22 October 2026venue_roles(created)not set465822026-10
22 October 2026venue_roles(created)not set465812026-10

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: The O2 Belfast (revision 1373722904). Wikidata item: Q1567378.