Xfinity Mobile Arena

Xfinity Mobile Arena is a arena in Philadelphia, United States that opened in 1996. Its recorded capacity is 20,478.

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Xfinity Mobile Arena
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Key facts

Xfinity Mobile Arena is a arena in Philadelphia, United States that opened in 1996. Its recorded capacity is 20,478. It is owned by Comcast Spectacor and Comcast Spectacor. It is operated by OVG360 and Comcast Spectacor. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. It has been known by 2 names in total, including CoreStates Financial Corporation CoreStates Center (1996–1998) First Union Center (1998–2003) Wachovia Center (2003–2010) Wells Fargo Center. Current tenants are Philadelphia Flyers, Philadelphia 76ers, Villanova Wildcats men's basketball, Philadelphia Phantoms, Philadelphia Soul, Philadelphia Soul, Villanova Wildcats men's basketball, Villanova Wildcats, Philadelphia Flyers, Philadelphia 76ers, Philadelphia Phantoms, 1996–97 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team.

Location
Philadelphia, United States
Type
Arena
Capacity
20,478
Opened
1996
Status
Active
Current owner
Comcast Spectacor, Comcast Spectacor
Naming rights
No current sponsor name
Name changes
0
Location of Xfinity Mobile Arena
Xfinity Mobile Arena

Xfinity Mobile Arena is at latitude 39.90115, longitude -75.17197, in Philadelphia, 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
Recorded location of Xfinity Mobile Arena
FieldValue
Latitude39.90115
Longitude-75.17197
CityPhiladelphia
RegionPhiladelphia
CountryUnited States
OpenStreetMap objectNot recorded
Footprint geometryNot yet exported by the pipeline

Naming rights

Naming history of Xfinity Mobile Arena
201020182026CoreStates Financial Corporation CoreStates Center (1996–1998) First Union Center (1998–2003) Wachovia Center (2003–2010) Wells Fargo Center (2010 to 2025)

Xfinity Mobile Arena has carried 1 recorded name. CoreStates Financial Corporation CoreStates Center (1996–1998) First Union Center (1998–2003) Wachovia Center (2003–2010) Wells Fargo Center (no sponsor) ran 2010 to 2025. The average tenure of a name here is 15 years.

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Every recorded name of Xfinity Mobile Arena, with sponsor, dates and source
NameSponsorPeriodDeal valueTermConfidenceSource
CoreStates Financial Corporation CoreStates Center (1996–1998) First Union Center (1998–2003) Wachovia Center (2003–2010) Wells Fargo CenterNone2010 to 2025Not publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource

Ownership and operation

Owners and operators of Xfinity Mobile Arena, past and present
RoleOrganizationPeriodStatusConfidenceSource
OwnerComcast Spectacor1996 to presentCurrentWikidata statementSource
OwnerComcast SpectacorPresentCurrentWikipedia infoboxSource
OperatorComcast Spectacor1996 to presentCurrentWikidata statementSource
OperatorOVG360PresentCurrentWikipedia infoboxSource

Tenants

Tenants of Xfinity Mobile Arena and the competitions they play in
TenantCompetitionsPeriodStatusSource
Philadelphia FlyersNational Hockey LeaguePresentCurrentSource
Philadelphia 76ersNational Basketball AssociationPresentCurrentSource
Villanova Wildcats men's basketballNational Basketball Association, National Hockey LeaguePresentCurrentSource
Philadelphia PhantomsNational Basketball Association, National Hockey LeaguePresentCurrentSource
Philadelphia SoulNational Basketball Association, National Hockey LeaguePresentCurrentSource
Philadelphia SoulNational Basketball Association, National Hockey League1996 to presentCurrentSource
Villanova Wildcats men's basketballNational Basketball Association, National Hockey League1996 to presentCurrentSource
Villanova WildcatsNational Basketball Association, National Hockey League1996 to presentCurrentSource
Philadelphia FlyersNational Hockey League1996 to presentCurrentSource
Philadelphia 76ersNational Basketball Association1996 to presentCurrentSource
Philadelphia PhantomsNational Basketball Association, National Hockey League1996 to presentCurrentSource
1996–97 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball teamNational Basketball Association, National Hockey League1996 to presentCurrentSource

Recorded changes

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

Change log for Xfinity Mobile Arena
DateTableFieldFromToMonth
28 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-232026-09-282026-09
28 September 2026venue_competitions(created)not set2512026-09
28 September 2026venue_competitions(created)not set1762026-09
24 September 2026venue_roles(deleted)34781not set2026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set347812026-09
23 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-202026-09-232026-09
23 September 2026venuescapacity20328204782026-09
23 September 2026venueswikipedia_revidnot set13759025622026-09
23 September 2026venueswikipedia_titleXfinity_Mobile_ArenaXfinity Mobile Arena2026-09
20 September 2026venue_names(created)not setCoreStates Financial Corporation CoreStates Center (1996–1998) First Union Center (1998–2003) Wachovia Center (2003–2010) Wells Fargo Center2026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set222642026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set222632026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set222622026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set222612026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set222602026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set222592026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set222582026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set151792026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set151782026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set151772026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set151762026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set151752026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set151742026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set151732026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set151722026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set151712026-09

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:

Row-level sources used for this venue:

Wikipedia article: Xfinity Mobile Arena (revision 1375902562). Wikidata item: Q818735.