Ashton Gate Stadium

Ashton Gate Stadium is a stadium in City of Bristol, United Kingdom that opened in 1887. Its recorded capacity is 26,462.

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Ashton Gate Stadium
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Key facts

Ashton Gate Stadium is a stadium in City of Bristol, United Kingdom that opened in 1887. Its recorded capacity is 26,462. It is owned by Bristol Sport. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. Current tenants are Bristol Bears, Bedminster F.C., Bristol City F.C., Bristol City W.F.C., Bristol Bears, Bristol City F.C., 1999 Rugby World Cup, Bristol City W.F.C., Bedminster F.C..

Location
City of Bristol, United Kingdom
Type
Stadium
Capacity
26,462
Opened
1887
Status
Active
Current owner
Bristol Sport
Naming rights
No current sponsor name
Name changes
0
Playing surface
Hybrid grass
Location of Ashton Gate Stadium
Ashton Gate Stadium

Ashton Gate Stadium is at latitude 51.44, longitude -2.620278, in City of Bristol, United Kingdom. The marker is drawn from the recorded coordinates. The building outline appears here once OpenStreetMap footprint geometry is available for this venue.

Data table for this chart
Recorded location of Ashton Gate Stadium
FieldValue
Latitude51.44
Longitude-2.620278
CityCity of Bristol
RegionCity of Bristol
CountryUnited Kingdom
OpenStreetMap objectNot recorded
Footprint geometryNot yet exported by the pipeline

Technology

Playing surface, roof and equipment recorded for Ashton Gate Stadium
FeatureRecorded asConfidenceSource
SurfaceHybrid grassWikipedia infoboxSource

See the venue technology guides for how these work.

Naming rights

No naming history is recorded for this venue.

Ownership and operation

Owners and operators of Ashton Gate Stadium, past and present
RoleOrganizationPeriodStatusConfidenceSource
OwnerBristol Sport1887 to presentCurrentWikidata statementSource

Tenants

Tenants of Ashton Gate Stadium and the competitions they play in
TenantCompetitionsPeriodStatusSource
Bristol BearsPremiership RugbyPresentCurrentSource
Bedminster F.C.Premiership Rugby, EFL ChampionshipPresentCurrentSource
Bristol City F.C.EFL ChampionshipPresentCurrentSource
Bristol City W.F.C.Premiership Rugby, EFL ChampionshipPresentCurrentSource
Bristol BearsPremiership Rugby1887 to presentCurrentSource
Bristol City F.C.EFL Championship1887 to presentCurrentSource
1999 Rugby World CupPremiership Rugby, EFL Championship1887 to presentCurrentSource
Bristol City W.F.C.Premiership Rugby, EFL Championship1887 to presentCurrentSource
Bedminster F.C.Premiership Rugby, EFL Championship1887 to presentCurrentSource

Recorded changes

16 changes to this venue have been recorded by the monthly pipeline runs.

Change log for Ashton Gate Stadium
DateTableFieldFromToMonth
22 October 2026venue_competitions(created)not set10102026-10
2 October 2026venue_features(created)not set9332026-10
23 September 2026venuescapacity27000264622026-09
23 September 2026venueswikipedia_revidnot set13721975342026-09
23 September 2026venueswikipedia_titleAshton_Gate_(stadium)Ashton Gate (stadium)2026-09
20 September 2026venue_competitions(created)not set192026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set182662026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set182652026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set182642026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set182632026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set51042026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set51032026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set51022026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set51012026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set51002026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set50992026-09

Sources and licenses

Every ownership, naming and sponsorship row on this page carries the URL it was derived from. The site as a whole is built from these sources:

Row-level sources used for this venue:

Wikipedia article: Ashton Gate (stadium) (revision 1372197534). Wikidata item: Q726370.