Murrayfield Stadium
Murrayfield Stadium is a stadium in City of Edinburgh, United Kingdom that opened in 1924. Its recorded capacity is 67,144.
Key facts
Murrayfield Stadium is a stadium in City of Edinburgh, United Kingdom that opened in 1924. Its recorded capacity is 67,144. It is owned by Scottish Rugby Union and Scottish Rugby Union. It is operated by Scottish Rugby Union. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. Current tenants are Edinburgh Rugby, Edinburgh Sevens, Scottish Claymores, Scottish Rugby Union, 2007 Rugby World Cup, Edinburgh Rugby, Scottish Claymores, 1999 Rugby World Cup, 1991 Rugby World Cup, 2016 Pro12 Grand Final, Edinburgh Wanderers.
- Location
- City of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- Type
- Stadium
- Capacity
- 67,144
- Opened
- 1924
- Status
- Active
- Current owner
- Scottish Rugby Union, Scottish Rugby Union
- Naming rights
- No current sponsor name
- Name changes
- 0
- Playing surface
- Hybrid grass
Murrayfield Stadium is at latitude 55.942231, longitude -3.240921, in City of Edinburgh, 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
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Latitude | 55.942231 |
| Longitude | -3.240921 |
| City | City of Edinburgh |
| Region | City of Edinburgh |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| OpenStreetMap object | Not recorded |
| Footprint geometry | Not yet exported by the pipeline |
Technology
| Feature | Recorded as | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surface | Hybrid grass | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
See the venue technology guides for how these work.
Naming rights
No naming history is recorded for this venue.
Ownership and operation
| Role | Organization | Period | Status | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Scottish Rugby Union | 1924 to present | Current | Wikidata statement | Source |
| Owner | Scottish Rugby Union | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Operator | Scottish Rugby Union | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Tenants
| Tenant | Competitions | Period | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh Rugby | Not mapped | Present | Current | Source |
| Edinburgh Sevens | Not mapped | Present | Current | Source |
| Scottish Claymores | Not mapped | Present | Current | Source |
| Scottish Rugby Union | Not mapped | 1924 to present | Current | Source |
| 2007 Rugby World Cup | Not mapped | 1924 to present | Current | Source |
| Edinburgh Rugby | Not mapped | 1924 to present | Current | Source |
| Scottish Claymores | Not mapped | 1924 to present | Current | Source |
| 1999 Rugby World Cup | Not mapped | 1924 to present | Current | Source |
| 1991 Rugby World Cup | Not mapped | 1924 to present | Current | Source |
| 2016 Pro12 Grand Final | Not mapped | 1924 to present | Current | Source |
| Edinburgh Wanderers | Not mapped | 1924 to present | Current | Source |
Recorded changes
21 changes to this venue have been recorded by the monthly pipeline runs.
| Date | Table | Field | From | To | Month |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 October 2026 | venue_features | (created) | not set | 992 | 2026-10 |
| 24 September 2026 | org_aliases | (deleted) | Scotland national rugby union team | not set | 2026-09 |
| 24 September 2026 | venue_roles | (deleted) | 33101 | not set | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 33101 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | org_aliases | (created) | not set | 810 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_revid | not set | 1375182327 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_title | Murrayfield_Stadium | Murrayfield Stadium | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 18362 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 18361 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 18360 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 18359 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 18358 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 5551 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 5550 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 5549 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 5548 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 5547 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 5546 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 5545 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 5544 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 5543 | 2026-09 |
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:
- Wikidata: CC0 1.0. Data from Wikidata, released under CC0 1.0 Universal.
- OpenStreetMap: ODbL 1.0. © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL 1.0). See https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright.
- Wikipedia: CC BY-SA 4.0. Text from Wikipedia, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License.
Row-level sources used for this venue: