Aviva Stadium
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| Location | 62 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 4, Dublin, Ireland |
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| Coordinates | 53°20′6.5″N 6°13′42.0″W / 53.335139°N 6.228333°WCoordinates: 53°20′6.5″N 6°13′42.0″W / 53.335139°N 6.228333°W |
| Public transit | Lansdowne Road railway station |
| Owner |
Irish Rugby Football Union Football Association of Ireland |
| Operator | New Stadium Ltd |
| Capacity | 51,700 (Association football, rugby union) 49,000 (American football) 65,000 (concerts) |
| Field size | 106 m × 68 m (348 ft × 223 ft) |
| Surface | Perennial Ryegrass |
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| Broke ground | March 2007 |
| Built | 2007–2010 |
| Opened | May 14, 2010 |
| Construction cost | €410 million (inclusive of EUR € 191 million of government funding) (2010) |
| Architect |
Populous (formerly HOK Sport) Scott Tallon Walker |
| Structural engineer | Buro Happold |
| Services engineer |
ME Engineers Town Planning Consultants = Tom Phillips + Associates |
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Ireland national rugby union team (IRFU) (2010–present) Republic of Ireland national football team (FAI) (2010–present) Leinster Rugby (2010–present) |
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| Website | |
| www.avivastadium.ie | |
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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.
Unlike its predecessor, which was solely owned by the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU), the current stadium is controlled by the IRFU and the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) through a 50:50 joint venture known as the Lansdowne Road Stadium Development Company (LRSDC). The joint venture has a 60-year lease on the stadium; on expiry the stadium will return to the exclusive ownership of the IRFU.
The stadium is a bowl shape with four tiers on three sides of the ground; the lower and upper tiers being for general access, the second and third levels feed the second tier for premium tickets and the fourth tier for corporate boxes. The northern end of the stadium, due to its proximity to local housing, incorporates only the lower tier of the bowl. The North Stand is to be the away stand for football internationals. There is one basement level and seven storeys of floors including ground level. The premium level holds 10,000 spectators, while the box level holds 1,300. The remaining 38,700 seats are shared between the top and bottom tiers. The capacity of the stadium was criticised even before its opening for being too small, particularly in light of the large supporter attendance figures for Irish rugby internationals and soccer internationals at Croke Park since 2007. The stadium's roof is designed to undulate in a wave-like manner so as to avoid blocking light to local residences.
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