Aviva Stadium
football and rugby stadium in Dublin
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Summary
Aviva Stadium is an association football venue[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of association football venue entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,748 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Dublin[3]
- Country: Ireland[4]
- Instance of: rugby union venue[5]
- Architect: Scott Tallon Walker[6], Populous[7]
- Owned by: Irish Rugby Football Union[8]
- Named after: Aviva Group Ireland[9]
- Commons category: Aviva Stadium[10]
- Occupant: Irish Rugby Football Union[11], Football Association of Ireland[12]
- Inception: May 18, 2007[13]
- Structural engineer: Cimolai[14], Buro Happold Engineering[15]
- Sport: association football[16], rugby union[17]
- Surface played on: lawn[18]
- Official website: http://www.avivastadium.ie/[19]
- Maximum capacity: 51,700[20]
- Structure replaces: Lansdowne Road[21]
- Date of official opening: May 14, 2010[22]
- Native label: Aviva Stadium[23]
- Different from: Aveva Stadium[24]
- Capital cost: 410,000,000 euro[25]
- Street address: 62 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 4[26]
- Historic county: County Dublin[27]
- UEFA stadium category: UEFA stadium category 4[28]
Why It Matters
Aviva Stadium has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]