Wing Stadium Kobe
Wing Stadium Kobe is a multi purpose in Kobe, Japan that opened in 2001. Its recorded capacity is 30,132.
Key facts
Wing Stadium Kobe is a multi purpose in Kobe, Japan that opened in 2001. Its recorded capacity is 30,132. It is owned by Kobe City and Kobe. It is operated by Kobe Wing Stadium and Kobe Wing Stadium. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. It has been known by 3 names in total, including Kobe Wing Stadium, Home's Stadium Kobe. Current tenants are Vissel Kobe, INAC Kobe Leonessa, Kobelco Kobe Steelers, Kobelco Kobe Steelers, INAC Kobe Leonessa, Vissel Kobe, 2019 Rugby World Cup.
- Location
- Kobe, Japan
- Type
- Multi purpose
- Capacity
- 30,132
- Opened
- 2001
- Status
- Active
- Naming rights
- No current sponsor name
- Name changes
- 2
- Playing surface
- Natural grass
- Roof
- Retractable roof
Wing Stadium Kobe is at latitude 34.656667, longitude 135.168889, in Kobe, Japan. 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 | 34.656667 |
| Longitude | 135.168889 |
| City | Kobe |
| Region | Kobe |
| Country | Japan |
| OpenStreetMap object | Not recorded |
| Footprint geometry | Not yet exported by the pipeline |
Technology
| Feature | Recorded as | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roof | Retractable roof | Wikipedia category | Source |
| Surface | Natural grass | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
See the venue technology guides for how these work.
Naming rights
Wing Stadium Kobe has carried 3 recorded names. Kobe Wing Stadium (no sponsor) ran 2001 to 2007. Home's Stadium Kobe (no sponsor) ran 2007 to 2013. Noevir Stadium Kobe (no sponsor) ran 2013 to present. The average tenure of a name here is 6 years.
Data table for this chart
| Name | Sponsor | Period | Deal value | Term | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kobe Wing Stadium | None | 2001 to 2007 | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Home's Stadium Kobe | None | 2007 to 2013 | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia, with citation | Source |
| Noevir Stadium Kobe | None | 2013 to present | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia, with citation | Source |
Ownership and operation
| Role | Organization | Period | Status | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Kobe | 1999 to present | Current | Wikidata statement | Source |
| Owner | Kobe City | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Operator | Kobe Wing Stadium | 1999 to present | Current | Wikidata statement | Source |
| Operator | Kobe Wing Stadium | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Tenants
| Tenant | Competitions | Period | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vissel Kobe | J1 League | Present | Current | Source |
| INAC Kobe Leonessa | J1 League | Present | Current | Source |
| Kobelco Kobe Steelers | J1 League | Present | Current | Source |
| Kobelco Kobe Steelers | J1 League | 1999 to present | Current | Source |
| INAC Kobe Leonessa | J1 League | 1999 to present | Current | Source |
| Vissel Kobe | J1 League | 1999 to present | Current | Source |
| 2019 Rugby World Cup | J1 League | 1999 to present | Current | Source |
Recorded changes
21 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 | 3233 | 2026-10 |
| 2 October 2026 | venue_features | (created) | not set | 3232 | 2026-10 |
| 29 September 2026 | sponsorships | (created) | not set | 120 | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | Noevir Stadium Kobe | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | Home's Stadium Kobe | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | Kobe Wing Stadium | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 42697 | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 42696 | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 42695 | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 42694 | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 42693 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 38193 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 38192 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 38191 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 38190 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 38189 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 38188 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venues | opened_year | 1999 | 2001 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_revid | not set | 1372220657 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_title | Noevir_Stadium_Kobe | Noevir Stadium Kobe | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_competitions | (created) | not set | 771 | 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:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noevir_Stadium_Kobe
- https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q494766
- http://www.city.kobe.lg.jp/information/press/2010/01/2010011511001.html
- http://www.city.kobe.lg.jp/life/town/park/naming/wingstadiumkekka201212.html
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Retractable-roof_stadiums_in_Japan