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{{Short description|Stadium in Spon End, Coventry, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2024}}
{{Use British English|date=April 2014}}
{{Infobox stadium
| stadium_name = Butts Park Arena
| nickname = 
| image = The Butts Park Arena - geograph.org.uk - 4446905.jpg
| image_size = 300px
| caption = The Main Stand
| location = [[Coventry]], England
| coordinates = {{coord|52|24|22|N|1|31|33|W|type:landmark_region:GB|display=inline,title}}
| broke_ground = 
| opened = 2004
| renovated = 
| expanded = 
| closed = 
| demolished = 
| owner = [[Coventry R.F.C.]]
| operator = 
| surface = Artificial
| construction_cost = 
| architect = 
| former_names = 
| tenants = [[Coventry R.F.C.]]<br />[[Coventry Phoenix (American football team)|Coventry Phoenix]] (2024–)<br>[[Midlands Hurricanes|Coventry Bears R.L.F.C]] (2004–2021) <br /> [[Coventry United F.C.]] <br /> [[Coventry United L.F.C.]] (2015–2023) <br />[[Coventry Jets]] (2005–2010)
| seating_capacity = 5,250 (3,000 seats) (4,000 seats up until 2005–06 season)
| dimensions = 
}}
'''Butts Park Arena''' is a multi-use sports stadium in [[Spon End]], [[Coventry]], England. Its main use is as a [[Rugby football|rugby]] stadium (both [[rugby union|union]] and [[rugby league|league]]). It is the home ground for [[Coventry R.F.C.]] (since its opening) and was the home of [[Midlands Hurricanes]] (who moved there for the start of the 2004–05 season as Coventry Bears). 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 F.C.|Coventry United]], a non league football club and their [[Coventry United L.F.C.|Ladies team]] who play in the second tier [[FA Women's Championship]].

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

==The stadium==
[[File:Butts Park Arena 27s06.jpg|left|260px|thumb|View of the main stand from the road.]]
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.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/sport/rugby/butts-park-coventry-rugby-pitch-16380799|title=Coventry Rugby's new artificial pitch will rival Cardiff Blues' Cardiff Arms Park surface|last=Bridge|first=Bobby|date=18 June 2019|work=Coventry Live|access-date=5 February 2022}}</ref>

On 17 September 2023 the 35th annual [[Britbowl]], the championship game of the [[BAFA National Leagues|BAFA National League]] tournament, happened at the park between the [[Manchester Titans]] and the [[London Warriors]]. The Manchester Titans won the game 44–27.<ref>{{cite web |last=Media |first=BAFA |title=BAFA Finals dates and venues announced – British American Football |url=https://www.britishamericanfootball.org/2023/06/bafa-finals-dates-and-venues-announced/ |access-date=3 October 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=17 September 2023 |title=LIVESTREAM Britbowl XXXV: London Warriors vs Manchester Titans, Sept. 17, 18:00 CET (6 pm, 12 noon EDT) |url=https://www.americanfootballinternational.com/livestream-britbowl-xxxv-london-warriors-vs-manchester-titans-sept-17-1900-cet-7-pm-1-pm-edt/ |access-date=3 October 2023 |website=American Football International }}</ref>

==Records==
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.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.coventryrugby.co.uk/match-report-coventry-rugby-37-21-nottingham/ |title=Match Report: Coventry Rugby 37–21 Nottingham |publisher=Coventry Rugby |date=26 December 2023 }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-02-15 |title=Match Report: Coventry Rugby vs Leicester Tigers |url=https://www.coventryrugby.co.uk/match-report-coventry-rugby-vs-leicester-tigers/ |access-date=2025-02-15 |website=Coventry Rugby |language=en-US}}</ref> 

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.

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20170427003643/http://www.coventrybears.com/ground/ Ground]

{{Midlands Hurricanes}}
{{Men's Football in the West Midlands}}
{{RFU Championship Venues}}

[[Category:Coventry United W.F.C.]]
[[Category:Sports venues in Coventry]]
[[Category:Rugby league stadiums in England]]
[[Category:Rugby union stadiums in England]]
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[[Category:2004 establishments in England]]
[[Category:Football venues in England]]
[[Category:American football venues in England]]
[[Category:Rugby union in the West Midlands (county)]]
[[Category:Rugby league in the West Midlands (county)]]


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