Columbus Civic Center
Encyclopedia
Columbus Civic Center is a 10,000-seat multi-purpose arena
in Columbus, Georgia
, built in 1996.
and football stadium, and a skateboard park). The venue replaced the Municipal Auditorium
, which was constructed in 1955.
ice hockey
team, Auburn University
ice hockey
team, and the Columbus Lions
indoor football team.
The arena was formerly home to the Columbus Riverdragons basketball
team from 2001–2005, the Columbus Wardogs
indoor football team from 2001–2004, the Chattahoochee Valley Vipers
indoor football team in 2006, and the Columbus Comets indoor soccer
team in 1997.
The arena is also the primary concert venue in the Greater Columbus
area.
Arena
An arena is an enclosed area, often circular or oval-shaped, designed to showcase theater, musical performances, or sporting events. It is composed of a large open space surrounded on most or all sides by tiered seating for spectators. The key feature of an arena is that the event space is the...
in Columbus, Georgia
Columbus, Georgia
Columbus is a city in and the county seat of Muscogee County, Georgia, United States, with which it is consolidated. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 189,885. It is the principal city of the Columbus, Georgia metropolitan area, which, in 2009, had an estimated population of 292,795...
, built in 1996.
History
The arena was built in 1996, along with a Softball Complex, to fully complete South Commons (an area consisting of a baseballGolden Park
Golden Park is a 5,000-seat baseball-only stadium in Columbus, Georgia, United States, that opened in 1926. Located on the Chattahoochee River in Downtown Columbus, it currently is not home to any professional baseball team...
and football stadium, and a skateboard park). The venue replaced the Municipal Auditorium
Municipal Auditorium (Columbus, Georgia)
The Municipal Auditorium was a 3,916-seat multi-purpose arena in Columbus, Georgia, USA. It was opened in 1955 and closed in 1996, when the Columbus Civic Center opened. It hosted local sporting events and concerts....
, which was constructed in 1955.
Events
It is home to the Columbus CottonmouthsColumbus Cottonmouths
The Columbus Cottonmouths are a professional ice hockey team based in Columbus, Georgia. The team is nicknamed the Snakes, and play their home games at the Columbus Civic Center.-Central Hockey League : 1996-2001:...
ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
team, Auburn University
Auburn University
Auburn University is a public university located in Auburn, Alabama, United States. With more than 25,000 students and 1,200 faculty members, it is one of the largest universities in the state. Auburn was chartered on February 7, 1856, as the East Alabama Male College, a private liberal arts...
ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
team, and the Columbus Lions
Columbus Lions
The Columbus Lions are an indoor football team of the Professional Indoor Football League. Based in Columbus, Georgia, the Lions play their home games at the Columbus Civic Center...
indoor football team.
The arena was formerly home to the Columbus Riverdragons basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
team from 2001–2005, the Columbus Wardogs
Mississippi Headhunters
The Mississippi Headhunters are a professional indoor football member of the af2. They're currently an inactive member. The franchise began as the Columbus Wardogs and played their home games in the Columbus Civic Center in Columbus, Georgia from 2001-2004...
indoor football team from 2001–2004, the Chattahoochee Valley Vipers
Chattahoochee Valley Vipers
There are two teams that go by the Chattahoochee Valley Vipers. The current team is an expansion semi-professional football team based in Phenix City, Alabama and are a member of the United South Football League. The "new" Vipers were created in January 2010...
indoor football team in 2006, and the Columbus Comets indoor soccer
Indoor soccer
Indoor soccer or arena soccer, or six-a-side football in the United Kingdom, is a game derived from association football adapted for play in an indoor arena such as a turf-covered hockey arena or skating rink. The most important difference in play is that the indoor field is surrounded by a wall...
team in 1997.
The arena is also the primary concert venue in the Greater Columbus
Greater Columbus, Georgia
Greater Columbus, Georgia is a nickname for the Columbus–Auburn–Opelika, GA-AL Combined Statistical Area, an area that is made up of four counties in Georgia and three in Alabama. The statistical area includes two metropolitan areas and one micropolitan area...
area.