Aviva Stadium

Aviva Stadium
Aviva Stadium
Full name	Aviva Stadium
Location	Dublin, Ireland
Broke ground	March 2007
Built	2007-2010
Opened	May 14th, 2010
Tenants	Ireland
Capacity	51,700
Field dimensions	106 m × 68 m (348 ft × 223 ft)
Surface	Perennial Ryegrass

The Aviva Stadium is a sports stadium located in Dublin, Ireland, with a capacity for 51,700 spectators (all seated). It is built on the site of the former Lansdowne Road stadium, which was demolished in 2007, and replacing it as home to its chief tenants: the Irish rugby union team and the Republic of Ireland football team. The decision to redevelop the stadium came after plans for both Stadium Ireland and Eircom Park fell through. Aviva Group Ireland signed a 10-year deal for the naming rights in 2009.

The stadium, located adjacent to Lansdowne Road railway station, officially opened on 14 May 2010. The stadium is Ireland's first, and only, UEFA Elite Stadium and in 2011, it hosted the Europa League Final. It also hosted the inaugural Nations Cup, as well as the regular home fixtures of the national rugby team, national football team and some home fixtures for Leinster Rugby from August 2010 onwards.

External links

• Official website
• Lansdowne Road Stadium Development Company
• Aviva Stadium Buro Happold (engineers)
• Aviva arrives BBC Sport, 14 May 2010 (photo gallery)
• Dublin Arena open for business UEFA.com, 14 May 2010