Butts Park Arena

Butts Park Arena is a multi-use sports stadium in Spon End, Coventry, England. Its main use is as a rugby stadium (both Union and League). It is the home ground for Coventry R.F.C. (since its opening) and Coventry Bears (who moved there for the start of the 2004–05 season). It was 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.

Butts Park Arena
LocationCoventry, England
Coordinates52°24′22″N 1°31′33″W
OwnerCoventry R.F.C.
Capacity4,000 (3,000 seats) (4,000 seats up until 2005-06 season)
SurfaceGrass
Opened2004
Tenants
Coventry R.F.C.
Coventry Bears
Coventry United
Coventry United L.F.C.
Coventry Jets (2005–2010)

The stadium has also hosted the local varsity day matches between Coventry University and the University of Warwick.

The stadium

View of the main stand from the road.

The stadium was built in 2004 and currently has one stand, the East 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

Records

The record attendance for a match at the Butts Park Arena was 3,758 between Coventry R.F.C. and Hull Ionians, on 28 April 2018. This also became the record attendance for any match in National League 1.

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