Salford City Stadium
Salford City Stadium is a multi purpose in Salford, United Kingdom that opened in 2012. Its recorded capacity is 11,404.
Key facts
Salford City Stadium is a multi purpose in Salford, United Kingdom that opened in 2012. Its recorded capacity is 11,404. It is owned by Peel Group and Salford City Council. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. It has been known by 3 names in total, including AJ Bell Stadium, Salford Community Stadium. Current tenants are Rugby league, Salford RLFC, Welsh Rugby Union, Sale Sharks, Football:, Salford Red Devils, Sale Sharks.
- Location
- Salford, United Kingdom
- Type
- Multi purpose
- Capacity
- 11,404
- Opened
- 2012
- Status
- Active
- Current owner
- Peel Group, Salford City Council
- Naming rights
- No current sponsor name
- Name changes
- 2
- Playing surface
- Artificial turf, Natural grass
Salford City Stadium is at latitude 53.469444, longitude -2.375, in Salford, 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 | 53.469444 |
| Longitude | -2.375 |
| City | Salford |
| Region | Salford |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| OpenStreetMap object | Not recorded |
| Footprint geometry | Not yet exported by the pipeline |
Technology
| Feature | Recorded as | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surface | Artificial turf | Wikidata statement | Source |
| Surface | Natural grass | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
See the venue technology guides for how these work.
Naming rights
Salford City Stadium has carried 3 recorded names. Salford City Stadium (2012-13) (no sponsor) ran Present. AJ Bell Stadium (no sponsor) ran 2013 to 2023. Salford Community Stadium (no sponsor) ran 2023 to 2025. The average tenure of a name here is 6 years.
Data table for this chart
| Name | Sponsor | Period | Deal value | Term | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salford City Stadium (2012-13) | None | Present | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| AJ Bell Stadium | None | 2013 to 2023 | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Salford Community Stadium | None | 2023 to 2025 | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Ownership and operation
| Role | Organization | Period | Status | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Peel Group | 2010 to present | Current | Wikidata statement | Source |
| Owner | Salford City Council | 2010 to present | Current | Wikidata statement | Source |
Tenants
| Tenant | Competitions | Period | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rugby league | Premiership Rugby | Present | Current | Source |
| Salford RLFC | Premiership Rugby | Present | Current | Source |
| Welsh Rugby Union | Premiership Rugby | Present | Current | Source |
| Sale Sharks | Premiership Rugby | Present | Current | Source |
| Football: | Premiership Rugby | Present | Current | Source |
| Salford Red Devils | Premiership Rugby | 2010 to present | Current | Source |
| Sale Sharks | Premiership Rugby | 2010 to present | Current | Source |
Recorded changes
20 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 | 3192 | 2026-10 |
| 2 October 2026 | venue_features | (created) | not set | 3191 | 2026-10 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | Salford Community Stadium | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | AJ Bell Stadium | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | Salford City Stadium (2012-13) | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 42555 | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 42554 | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 42553 | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 42552 | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 42551 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | sponsorships | (created) | not set | 106 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 37973 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 37972 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 37971 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 37970 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venues | opened_year | 2010 | 2012 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venues | capacity | 11500 | 11404 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_revid | not set | 1372077864 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_title | CorpAcq_Stadium | CorpAcq Stadium | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_competitions | (created) | not set | 951 | 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: