RDS Arena
RDS Arena is a stadium in Dublin, Ireland that opened in 1868. Its recorded capacity is 20,600.
Key facts
RDS Arena is a stadium in Dublin, Ireland that opened in 1868. Its recorded capacity is 20,600. It is owned by Royal Dublin Society and Royal Dublin Society. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. Current tenants are Shamrock Rovers F.C., Leinster Rugby, Leinster Rugby, 2010 Celtic League Grand Final, 2012 Pro12 Grand Final, 2013 Pro12 Grand Final, 2014 Pro12 Grand Final, 2021 Pro14 Grand Final.
- Location
- Dublin, Ireland
- Type
- Stadium
- Capacity
- 20,600
- Opened
- 1868
- Status
- Active
- Current owner
- Royal Dublin Society, Royal Dublin Society
- Naming rights
- No current sponsor name
- Name changes
- 0
- Playing surface
- Natural grass
RDS Arena is at latitude 53.325611, longitude -6.229389, 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
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Latitude | 53.325611 |
| Longitude | -6.229389 |
| City | Dublin |
| Region | Dublin |
| Country | Ireland |
| OpenStreetMap object | Not recorded |
| Footprint geometry | Not yet exported by the pipeline |
Technology
| Feature | Recorded as | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surface | Natural 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 | Royal Dublin Society | 1868 to present | Current | Wikidata statement | Source |
| Owner | Royal Dublin Society | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Tenants
| Tenant | Competitions | Period | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shamrock Rovers F.C. | Not mapped | Present | Current | Source |
| Leinster Rugby | Not mapped | Present | Current | Source |
| Leinster Rugby | Not mapped | 1868 to present | Current | Source |
| 2010 Celtic League Grand Final | Not mapped | 1868 to present | Current | Source |
| 2012 Pro12 Grand Final | Not mapped | 1868 to present | Current | Source |
| 2013 Pro12 Grand Final | Not mapped | 1868 to present | Current | Source |
| 2014 Pro12 Grand Final | Not mapped | 1868 to present | Current | Source |
| 2021 Pro14 Grand Final | Not mapped | 1868 to present | Current | Source |
Recorded changes
14 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 | 1215 | 2026-10 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | capacity | 18500 | 20600 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_revid | not set | 1372223009 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_title | RDS_Arena | RDS Arena | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 18871 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 18870 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 18869 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 6694 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 6693 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 6692 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 6691 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 6690 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 6689 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 6688 | 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: