Aviva Stadium

Aviva Stadium is a stadium in Dublin, Ireland that opened in 2007. Its recorded capacity is 51,711.

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Aviva Stadium
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Key facts

Aviva Stadium is a stadium in Dublin, Ireland that opened in 2007. Its recorded capacity is 51,711. It is owned by Irish Rugby Football Union Football Association of Ireland and Irish Rugby Football Union. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. Current tenants are Ireland men’s national rugby union team, Leinster Rugby, Lansdowne Football Club, Irish Rugby Football Union, Football Association of Ireland, Republic of Ireland men's national association football team, Ireland men’s national rugby union team, 2017 Pro12 Grand Final, 2018 Pro14 Grand Final, 2020 Pro14 Grand Final.

Location
Dublin, Ireland
Type
Stadium
Capacity
51,711
Opened
2007
Status
Active
Current owner
Irish Rugby Football Union Football Association of Ireland, Irish Rugby Football Union
Naming rights
No current sponsor name
Name changes
0
Playing surface
Natural grass
Location of Aviva Stadium
Aviva Stadium

Aviva Stadium is at latitude 53.334956, longitude -6.228253, in Dublin, Ireland. 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 Aviva Stadium
FieldValue
Latitude53.334956
Longitude-6.228253
CityDublin
RegionDublin
CountryIreland
OpenStreetMap objectNot recorded
Footprint geometryNot yet exported by the pipeline

Technology

Playing surface, roof and equipment recorded for Aviva Stadium
FeatureRecorded asConfidenceSource
SurfaceNatural grassWikipedia infoboxSource

See the venue technology guides for how these work.

Naming rights

Naming history of Aviva Stadium

Aviva Stadium has carried 1 recorded name. Lansdowne Road Dublin Arena (no sponsor) ran Present.

Data table for this chart
Every recorded name of Aviva Stadium, with sponsor, dates and source
NameSponsorPeriodDeal valueTermConfidenceSource
Lansdowne Road Dublin ArenaNonePresentNot publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource

Ownership and operation

Owners and operators of Aviva Stadium, past and present
RoleOrganizationPeriodStatusConfidenceSource
OwnerIrish Rugby Football Union2007 to presentCurrentWikidata statementSource
OwnerIrish Rugby Football Union Football Association of IrelandPresentCurrentWikipedia infoboxSource

Tenants

Tenants of Aviva Stadium and the competitions they play in
TenantCompetitionsPeriodStatusSource
Ireland men’s national rugby union teamNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
Leinster RugbyNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
Lansdowne Football ClubNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
Irish Rugby Football UnionNot mapped2007 to presentCurrentSource
Football Association of IrelandNot mapped2007 to presentCurrentSource
Republic of Ireland men's national association football teamNot mapped2007 to presentCurrentSource
Ireland men’s national rugby union teamNot mapped2007 to presentCurrentSource
2017 Pro12 Grand FinalNot mapped2007 to presentCurrentSource
2018 Pro14 Grand FinalNot mapped2007 to presentCurrentSource
2020 Pro14 Grand FinalNot mapped2007 to presentCurrentSource

Recorded changes

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

Change log for Aviva Stadium
DateTableFieldFromToMonth
2 October 2026venue_features(created)not set12122026-10
28 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-232026-09-282026-09
24 September 2026org_aliases(deleted)Republic of Ireland national football teamnot set2026-09
24 September 2026org_aliases(deleted)New Stadium Ltdnot set2026-09
24 September 2026venue_roles(deleted)33385not set2026-09
24 September 2026venue_roles(deleted)33384not set2026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set333852026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set333842026-09
23 September 2026org_aliases(created)not set18512026-09
23 September 2026org_aliases(created)not set18502026-09
23 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-202026-09-232026-09
23 September 2026venuescapacity51700517112026-09
23 September 2026venueswikipedia_revidnot set13755711242026-09
23 September 2026venueswikipedia_titleAviva_StadiumAviva Stadium2026-09
20 September 2026venue_names(created)not setLansdowne Road Dublin Arena2026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set188602026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set188592026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set188582026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set188572026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set66762026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set66752026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set66742026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set66732026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set66722026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set66712026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set66702026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set66692026-09

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: Aviva Stadium (revision 1375571124). Wikidata item: Q244402.