Aviva Stadium

Aviva Stadium (previously known as Lansdowne Road) is a sports stadium in Dublin, Ireland, having a seating capacity of 51,700. It replaces the original Lansdowne Road Stadium, which was destroyed in 2007, as the home of its main tenants, the Irish rugby union team and the Republic of Ireland football team. The decision to reconstruct the stadium occurred after Stadium Ireland and Eircom Park failed to materialize. In 2009, Aviva Group Ireland agreed to a 10-year naming rights agreement.

The stadium, which is located next to the Lansdowne Road train station, formally opened on May 14, 2010. The stadium is Ireland's first and only UEFA Category 4 stadium, having hosted the Europa League final in 2011. From August 2010 onwards, it also hosted the first Nations Cup, as well as regular home contests for the national rugby team, national football team, and certain home fixtures for Leinster Rugby.

Unlike its predecessor, which was wholly owned by the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU), the new stadium is jointly owned by the IRFU and the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) through the Lansdowne Road Stadium Development Company, a 50:50 joint venture (LRSDC). The joint venture has a 60-year lease on the stadium; when it expires, the facility will revert to the IRFU's exclusive ownership.

Location: Lansdowne Rd, Dublin 4, Ireland