About Indiana Farmers Coliseum
Indiana Farmers Coliseum is a former name of Corteva Coliseum, used 2014–2024. Corteva Coliseum is recorded as an NBA arena in Indianapolis, Indiana. It opened in 1939. Its recorded capacity is 6,800 in its basketball layout. Its only tenant was Indiana Pacers (NBA, 1968–1973). On our ranked lists it ranks 5th for most name changes among 121 venues with 3 or more names. It has also been known as Indiana State Fairgrounds Coliseum (1939–1990), Pepsi Coliseum (1991–2011) and Fairgrounds Coliseum (2012–2013).
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Venue Information
Year Opened
Location
Elevation
224 m above sea level
Location derived from the venue's coordinates using data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence (ODbL).
Elevation of the venue's coordinates from USGS and NASA SRTM elevation data, via Open Topo Data.
Capacity by layout
Seating capacity depends on how the building is laid out for each event. Figures are the best sourced claim per layout.
Teams
| Team | League | Years |
|---|---|---|
|
Indiana Pacers While based here: 6 seasons · 297-195 regular season · 6 postseason trips
ABA · 1968–1973
|
ABA | 1968–1973 |
Records are each team's full-season results while it was based here, home and away games alike, from final scores. They are not records of games played at this venue.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the capacity of Indiana Farmers Coliseum?
The basketball capacity of Indiana Farmers Coliseum is 6,800.
When was Indiana Farmers Coliseum built?
Indiana Farmers Coliseum opened in 1939.
Where did the Indiana Pacers play after Indiana Farmers Coliseum?
After leaving Indiana Farmers Coliseum in 1973, the Indiana Pacers moved to Market Square Arena in 1974. They played there until 1999.
Sources
Where the facts on this page were read from. How VenueStats compiles them.
- Open Topo Data (Public domain): Elevation.
- OpenStreetMap Nominatim (ODbL): Location.
- VenueStats compilation: Opening and closing years, name history and teams (compiled by VenueStats from Sports Reference and Wikipedia).
- Wikidata (CC0): Coordinates (Wikidata places the building within 0 m of this point).
- Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA): Photograph.
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA): Capacity, Capacity, hockey layout.
Historical Names
Corteva Coliseum
2025 - Present
Indiana Farmers Coliseum
2014 - 2024
CurrentFairgrounds Coliseum
2012 - 2013
Pepsi Coliseum
1991 - 2011
Indiana State Fairgrounds Coliseum
1939 - 1990
Location
Nearby Venues
| Venue | Years | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl | 1928– | 2.0 mi |
| Hinkle Fieldhouse | 1928– | 2.0 mi |
| Seventh Street Park | 3.0 mi | |
| Market Square Arena | 1974–2001 | 4.2 mi |
| Gainbridge Fieldhouse | 1999– | 4.5 mi |
| South Street Park | 4.6 mi |
Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.
References
Teams on Wikipedia
Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.