Aviva Stadium also known as Lansdowne Road or Dublin Arena is a sports stadium located in Dublin, Ireland, with a capacity for 51,711 spectators. It is built on the site of the former Lansdowne Road Stadium, which was demolished in 2007, and replaced 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, and subsequently extended the arrangement until 2025.
Aviva Stadium
The stadium during a match between Ireland and the United States
Lansdowne Road was replaced by the Aviva Stadium, shown here during construction
Ireland vs. Poland Euro 2016 Qualifier
Lansdowne Road Stadium was a stadium in Dublin owned by the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) that was primarily used for rugby union and association football matches. The stadium was demolished in 2007 to make way for the Aviva Stadium on the same site, which opened in 2010.
Rugby union match between Leinster and Munster at the Lansdowne Road Stadium in April 2006
A DART train passes under the Lansdowne Road Rugby Football Stadium and over the level crossing as it enters the station of the same name.
Lansdowne Road was replaced by the Aviva Stadium, shown here during construction
The inside of the Aviva Stadium, after construction
