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Aviva Stadium
Also known as Lansdowne Road, Dublin Arena
football and rugby stadium in Dublin
Key facts
- Former names
- • Lansdowne Road , • Dublin Arena
- Location
- 62 Lansdowne Road , Dublin 4 , D04 K5F9, Ireland
- Owner
- • Irish Rugby Football Union , • Football Association of Ireland
- Operator
- New Stadium Ltd
- Capacity
- • 51,711 ( rugby union , association football ) , • 49,000 ( American football ) , • 65,000 (concerts)
- Surface
- English Ryegrass
- Field size
- 106 m × 68 m (348 ft × 223 ft)
- Public transit
- Lansdowne Road
- Groundbreaking
- March 2007
- Built
- 2007–2010
- Opened
- 14 May 2010 ; 16 years ago ( 2010-05-14 )
- Construction cost
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Aviva Stadium, also known as the Dublin Arena (during UEFA competitions), is a sports stadium located in Dublin, Ireland. It has a capacity of 51,711 (all seated). It is built on the site of the former Lansdowne Road Stadium, which was demolished in 2007, and replaced it as home to its chief tenants: the Ireland national rugby union team and the Republic of Ireland football team. The decision to redevelop the stadium came after plans for both Stadium Ireland and Eircom Park fell through. Aviva Group Ireland signed a 10-year deal for the naming rights in 2009, and subsequently extended the arrangement in 2018 and 2025. The deal signed in 2025 runs until 2030.
The stadium, located beside Lansdowne Road railway station, officially opened on 14 May 2010. The stadium was Ireland's first UEFA Category 4 Stadium, and hosted the 2011 and the 2024 UEFA Europa League finals. It also hosted the 2011 Nations Cup, as well as the regular home fixtures of the national rugby team, national football team and some home fixtures for Leinster Rugby and Lansdowne Football Club from 2010 onwards.
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