Nathan Dunn

Kansas City Sports Venues

GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium

The loudest stadium in the world, Arrowhead Stadium currently holds a capacity of 76,416 and has been the home of the Chiefs since opening in 1972. The venue also hosted the Kansas City Wizards from 1996 to 2007 and will be a host stadium for the 2026 World Cup following renovations.

Kemper Arena

Kemper Arena was the premier indoor venue in Kansas City for decades, operating as a pro sports venue from 1970 until 2016. The venue hosted NHL’s Scouts, NBA’s Kings, indoor soccer’s Comets and Attack. Danny Manning and the Kansas Jayhawks won the 1988 Final Four at Kemper Arena. The venue also hosted the Big Eight/XII basketball tournaments from 1977 to 2002, and one more time in 2005. The Attack also clinched the NPSL championship in 1997 at Kemper.

Municipal Auditorium

It has been nearly six decades since Municipal Auditorium last hosted a NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament game, but it still ranks second for most games hosted. Built in 1935, Municipal was a lively 10,500-seat arena in downtown Kansas City that hosted nine Final Fours and 83 games between 1940 and 1964. To this day, no other venue has hosted more Final Fours or Regionals than Municipal. The arena also hosted NBA’s Kings for three seasons, indoor soccer’s Attack for a year and UMKC basketball from 1986 until 2019. The NAIA National Basketball Tournament has even greater history at Municipal, hosting the tournament from 1937 until 1974 and hosting every year since 2002.

T-Mobile Center

Kansas City’s premier indoor venue since opening in 2007, T-Mobile Center sits in a prime location on the east side of the Power & Light District in the city’s downtown. The National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame sits inside the arena. Arena football’s Command played at the arena in 2008 and 2011-12. While no pro sports teams call T-Mobile Center home, the arena would likely be the home for potential NBA and NHL franchises. The arena has been the regular host of the Big XII basketball tournament since 2010 and has hosted NCAA Basketball Tournament games in 2009, 2013, 2017 and 2019.

Cable Dahmer Arena

The newest indoor venue in the Kansas City area, Cable Dahmer Arena is a smaller venue with a capacity of 5,800. Since opening in 2009, the primary tenants have been hockey’s Mavericks and indoor soccer’s Comets. The arena also hosted arena football’s Phantoms in 2017-18. Located in Independence, the arena regularly hosts high school basketball and wrestling.

Kauffman Stadium

The K is easily identified by the iconic jumbotron, which stands at 104 feet high and 84 feet wide standing above fountains in the outfield. Home to the Royals since opening in 1973, the venue has hosted the MLB All-Star Game twice and 13 World Series games, including the deciding game 7 in 1985 and 2014. Kauffman Stadium
is one of the smallest venues in MLB, holding a capacity of 37,903.

Children’s Mercy Park

Opening in 2011, Children’s Mercy Park became a definitive staple in Sporting KC’s rebrand with a capacity of 18,467. The stadium holds the MLS record for most consecutive sellouts, 125, from 2012 to 2019. In 2013, the stadium hosted the MLS All-Star Game, a U.S. Men’s National Team game and the MLS Cup Final, the only stadium to do that in the same year. The stadium hosted other international soccer games as well as the 2015 NCAA College Cup and Division II Football Championship from 2014 to 2017.

Kansas Speedway

Kansas City’s racetrack is located on the Kansas side at Kansas Speedway. The 48,000-seat speedway opened in 2001 and was the first of three sports venues built in the Village West area of Kansas City, Kansas. The tri-oval paved track is 1.52 miles long. The Kansas Speedway hosted the IndyCar Series until 2011 and still hosts two NASCAR weekends a year.

Municipal Stadium

Located at historic 18th & Vine, Municipal Stadium first opened in 1923 as Muehlebach Field with a capacity of 17,476. It hosted the Monarchs as well as the baseball and football Blues. The stadium hosted three games in the first Negro World Series in 1924 and baseball’s first-ever night game in 1930. When MLB’s Athletics moved to Kansas City in 1955, the stadium was rebuilt and expanded to over 30,000 seats with an upper deck and was renamed Municipal Stadium. The stadium later hosted the Chiefs, soccer’s Spurs and Royals before closing in 1972.

Legends Field

Since opening in 2003, Legends Field has been home to the T-Bones before the team’s rebranding to the Monarchs. The Monarchs won the 2021 American Association championship at Legends Field. The stadium holds over 7,500 fans. From 2008 to 2010, the Wizards played at the stadium. In 2021, Kanas City’s NWSL team played at the stadium.

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