UIC Pavilion

Opened in 1982

About UIC Pavilion

UIC Pavilion is a former name of Credit Union 1 Arena, used 1982–2018. Credit Union 1 Arena is recorded as a WNBA arena in Chicago, Illinois. It opened in 1982. Its recorded capacity is 9,500. Its only tenant was Chicago Sky (WNBA, 2006–2009).

Appears in

27th longest single tenancy (3 years) of the 37 longest on record in WNBA arenas

Venue Information

Capacity

9,500

Source: Wikidata

Year Opened

1982

Address

525 South Racine Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60607

Elevation

591 ft

180 m above sea level

Operator

University of Illinois Chicago

Address 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.

Architect and operator credits from Wikidata.

Teams

Home seasons at UIC Pavilion by team, 1982–2009. Bars use each team's colors at the time; the table below lists every season.

Team	League	Years
Chicago Sky While based here: 4 seasons · 47-89 regular season · no postseason trips WNBA · 2006–2009 Territory map on ImperialismMap UIC Pavilion 2006–2009 Allstate Arena 2010–2017 Wintrust Arena 2018–present	WNBA	2006–2009

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 UIC Pavilion?

The capacity of UIC Pavilion is 9,500.

When was UIC Pavilion built?

UIC Pavilion opened in 1982.

Who operates UIC Pavilion?

UIC Pavilion is operated by University of Illinois Chicago.

Where did the Chicago Sky play after UIC Pavilion?

After leaving UIC Pavilion in 2009, the Chicago Sky moved to Allstate Arena in 2010. They played there until 2017.

Sources

Where the facts on this page were read from. How VenueStats compiles them.

Open Topo Data (Public domain): Elevation.
OpenStreetMap Nominatim (ODbL): Address.
VenueStats compilation: Opening and closing years, name history and teams (compiled by VenueStats from Sports Reference and Wikipedia).
Wikidata (CC0): Capacity, Coordinates (Wikidata places the building within 3 m of this point), Architect and operator.
Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA): Photograph.

Historical Names

Credit Union 1 Arena

2019 - Present

UIC Pavilion

1982 - 2018

Current

Location

Coordinates: 41.8747, -87.6561

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Nearby Venues

Venue	Years	Distance
West Side Park I	1885–1891	0.2 mi
West Side Park II	1893–1915	0.2 mi
Chicago Stadium	1929–1995	1.0 mi
United Center	1994–	1.0 mi
Chicago Coliseum	1899–1971	1.8 mi
Lake Front Park	1871–1884	1.8 mi

Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.

References

Teams on Wikipedia

Chicago Sky

Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.