Butts Park Arena
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| Location | Coventry, England |
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| Owner | Coventry R.F.C. |
| Capacity | 5,250 (3,000 seats) (4,000 seats up until 2005–06 season) |
| Surface | Artificial |
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| Opened | 2004 |
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| Coventry R.F.C. Coventry Phoenix (2024–) Coventry Bears R.L.F.C (2004–2021) Coventry United F.C. Coventry United L.F.C. (2015–2023) Coventry Jets (2005–2010) | |
Butts Park Arena is a multi-use sports stadium in Spon End, Coventry, England that opened in 2004. Its main use is as a rugby stadium (both union and league). It is the home ground for Coventry R.F.C., a rugby union team (since its opening) and was the home of Midlands Hurricanes, a rugby league team (who played there as Coventry Bears from its opening until the 2021-22 season ended). It was also formerly the home ground of the Coventry Jets, an American football team. From the 2017–18 season, the stadium is also the home of Coventry United, a non-league football club and their Ladies team who play in the second tier FA Women's Championship.
The stadium has also hosted the local varsity day matches between Coventry University and the University of Warwick.
The stadium
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The stadium was built in 2004 and currently has one stand, known for sponsorship reasons as the XL Motors stand, which has a capacity of 3,000 and includes a number of conference and banqueting facilities. The West Stand which was a temporary structure holding 1,000 was removed at the end of the 2005–06 season on grounds of health and safety. There is also standing space for up to 1,000 supporters around the pitch. It is on the site of the Butts cycling track
In June 2019 the pitch was replaced with an artificial playing surface.[1]
On 17 September 2023 the 35th annual Britbowl, the championship game of the BAFA National League tournament, happened at the park between the Manchester Titans and the London Warriors. The Manchester Titans won the game 44–27.[2][3]
Records
[edit | edit source]The highest recorded attendance for a league match at Butts Park Arena is 5,047, achieved during an RFU Championship game between Coventry R.F.C. and Nottingham R.F.C. on 26 December 2023.[4] The overall record attendance at the venue is 5,250, set during a Premiership Rugby Cup match between Coventry R.F.C. and Leicester Tigers on 15 February 2025.[5]
Previously the club had achieved a National League 1 league record attendance of 3,758 between Coventry R.F.C. and Hull Ionians, on 28 April 2018.
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External links
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- Coventry United W.F.C.
- Sports venues in Coventry
- Rugby league stadiums in England
- Rugby union stadiums in England
- Sports venues completed in 2004
- 2004 establishments in England
- Football venues in the West Midlands (county)
- American football venues in England
- Rugby union in the West Midlands (county)
- Rugby league in the West Midlands (county)
- Rugby league stubs
- Rugby union stubs
- English sports venue stubs