Riverfront Coliseum

US Bank Arena

Exterior view in 2005
Former names	Riverfront Coliseum (1975–1997) The Crown (1997–1999) Firstar Center (1999–2002)
Location	100 Broadway Street Cincinnati, Ohio 45202-3514
Coordinates	39°5′52″N 84°30′16″W / 39.09778°N 84.50444°W / 39.09778; -84.50444Coordinates: 39°5′52″N 84°30′16″W / 39.09778°N 84.50444°W / 39.09778; -84.50444
Owner	Nederlander Entertainment and Anschutz Entertainment Group
Operator	Anschutz Entertainment Group
Capacity	Concert: 17,556 Basketball: 17,000 Ice hockey or arena football: 14,453
Construction
Broke ground	November 12, 1973
Opened	September 9, 1975
Construction cost	$20 million ($89 million in 2017 dollars)
Architect	Pattee Architects, Inc.
Structural engineer	Clark Engineering Corporation
General contractor	Universal Contracting Corp.
Tenants
Cincinnati Stingers (WHA) (1975–1979) Cincinnati Bearcats (NCAA) (1976–1987) Cincinnati Kids (MISL) (1978–1979) Cincinnati Tigers (CHL) (1981–1982) Cincinnati Rockers (AFL) (1992–1993) Cincinnati Silverbacks (NPSL) (1997–1998) Cincinnati Cyclones (ECHL) (1997–2004, 2006–present) Cincinnati Stuff (IBL) (1999–2001) Cincinnati Swarm (af2) (2003) Cincinnati Marshals (NIFL) (2005–2006) Cincinnati Jungle Kats (af2) (2007)

U.S. Bank Arena is an indoor arena located in downtown Cincinnati, along the banks of the Ohio River, next to the Great American Ball Park. It was completed in September 1975 and named Riverfront Coliseum because of its placement next to Riverfront Stadium. The arena seats 17,556 people and is the largest indoor arena in the Greater Cincinnati region with 346,100 square feet (32,150 m²) of space. The arena underwent a $14 million renovation project in 1997. The current main tenant is the Cincinnati Cyclones, of the ECHL.

The arena was the home of the Cincinnati Stingers, of the World Hockey Association, from 1975 to 1979. Since then, the arena has hosted two minor league hockey teams and various concerts, political rallies, tennis tournaments, figure skating, professional wrestling, a Billy Graham Crusade and other events. U.S. Bank Arena served as a host for the Midwest Regional of the 2014 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament with Miami University as the host school. The facility's longest-serving tenant was the Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball program of the University of Cincinnati, who used the arena from its completion until 1987, when the team moved to Cincinnati Gardens and eventually to the on-campus Fifth Third Arena. Until the opening of Fifth Third Arena at the University of Cincinnati and BB&T Arena at Northern Kentucky University, commencement ceremonies for these schools were held at the facility.