Aviva Stadium

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Aviva Stadium
The Aviva Stadium (August 2010)
The Aviva Stadium (August 2010)
Data
place Lansdowne Road Dublin 4, Ireland
IrelandIreland
Coordinates 53 ° 20 '6.8 "  N , 6 ° 13' 41.9"  W Coordinates: 53 ° 20 '6.8 "  N , 6 ° 13' 41.9"  W.
classification 4th
owner Irish Rugby Football Union
Football Association of Ireland
opening May 14, 2010
First game 4th August 2010
Selection of the League of Ireland  - Manchester United 1-7
surface Natural grass
costs € 410 million
architect Populous and Scott Tallon Walker
capacity 51,700 seats
playing area 105 × 70 m
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Events

The Aviva Stadium ( Irish Staidiam Aviva ) is a rugby and football stadium in the Irish capital Dublin . It is owned by the Irish Rugby Football Union and the Football Association of Ireland . The Irish national rugby union team and the Irish national football team use it as their home ground. On May 14th 2010 the new arena was officially inaugurated by Taoiseach Brian Cowen .

Key data

The stadium has a horseshoe shape. All 51,700 seats are covered. While the west, east and south stands have four floors, the north tier is just a single stand. This is because the sports facility is in the city and residential buildings are in the north right next to the stadium. 10,000 premium seats are available on the second floor of the stadium; Moreover lie on the third floor VIP - boxes with 1,300 seats. There are more than 50 rooms in the stadium for events such as exhibitions, conferences, press conferences, banquets or Christmas parties. The press stand has 200 seats for journalists (expandable to 400 if required). The facade of the arena is glazed and the roof is covered with a transparent plastic skin. Aviva Stadium was the first UEFA Category 4 stadium in Ireland . A new floodlight system was installed in 2019 for the 2021 European Football Championship . The LED system meets all requirements for events organized by the UEFA , FIFA and World Rugby associations .

history

The Aviva Stadium replaced Lansdowne Road , opened in 1872 in 2010 , which was demolished in 2007 to make way for the Aviva Stadium. The rights to the name went to the insurance company Aviva Group Ireland for ten years , which paid € 44 million . The Irish State contributed € 191 million of the total cost of € 410 million; the rugby and the football association shared the rest of the sum.

use

Sporting events

In addition to the home games of the rugby and national football team, the Leinster Rugby team welcomes their opponents at the Aviva Stadium. The final of the FAI Cup has been held here every year since 2010 . The 2010 UEFA Europa League final should also take place in Dublin. Since the renovation would not have been completed by then, the final was moved to the Hamburg Arena , and Dublin received the 2011 final for this . On August 11, 2010, the first international football match between the Irish national team and Argentina kicked off in the new stadium. It ended 1-0 for the Argentines. Aviva Stadium hosted the 2011 Nations Cup with the teams of Ireland, Northern Ireland , Wales and Scotland . The football tournament was to build on the British Home Championship , which was played from 1883 to 1984. But it stayed with the one event.

On May 18, 2013 the final of the European rugby cup competition Heineken Cup 2012/13 took place here. The home team could have won the third title in a row, but were eliminated in the preliminary round. The multiple French rugby champions RC Toulon won the competition in an all-French final in front of more than 50,000 spectators.

The Aviva Stadium has been selected as one of twelve stadiums for the 2021 European Football Championship . As part of the tournament, a total of three group matches and a round of 16 will be played:

Mon., June 14, 2021, 5:00 p.m. (6:00 p.m. CEST) - Group E.
PolandPoland Poland - unknownunknown Play-off winner B -: - (- :-)
Fri., June 18, 2021, 2 p.m. (3 p.m. CEST) - Group E
SwedenSweden Sweden - unknownunknown Play-off winner B -: - (- :-)
Wed., June 23, 2021, 5:00 p.m. (6:00 p.m. CEST) - Group E.
SwedenSweden Sweden - PolandPoland Poland -: - (- :-)
Tue., June 29, 2021, 5:00 p.m. (6:00 p.m. CEST) - round of 16
First group D - Second group F -: - (- :-)

Concerts

Concerts are also held in the arena. B. the singer Michael Bublé on September 24th 2010 as the first artist in the Dublin stadium. Even Madonna and Lady Gaga stopped off at the Aviva Stadium on her tours.

gallery

  • The construction site of the stadium in February 2009

  • International match Ireland - Argentina at Aviva Stadium on August 11, 2010

  • View into the stadium (2012)

Web links

Commons : Aviva Stadium  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Airtricity XI 1–7 Manchester United ( Memento from May 22, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) (English)
  2. ↑ Taoiseach officially opens Aviva Stadium ( Memento of December 8, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) (English)
  3. ↑ Meetings and Events. In: avivastadium.ie. Retrieved September 2, 2019 .
  4. ↑ New lighting system for Dublin stadium. In: stadionwelt-business.de. August 29, 2019, accessed September 2, 2019 .
  5. ^ Lansdowne to be renamed Aviva Stadium. In: irishtimes.com . February 12, 2009, accessed September 2, 2019 .
  6. ↑ 2010 UEFA Cup final probably in Dublin. In: focus.de . SID , July 28, 2006, accessed September 2, 2019 .
  7. ↑ Irish debut on Lansdowne Road. In: de.uefa.com. UEFA , January 30, 2009, accessed September 2, 2019 .
  8. ^ Rep of Ireland 0-1 Argentina. In: news.bbc.co.uk. BBC , August 11, 2010, accessed September 2, 2019 .
  9. ↑ ASM Clermont Auvergne 15 - 16 Toulon ( Memento from 23 August 2013 in the Internet Archive ) (English)
  10. ^ Bublé to play first gigs at Aviva. In: irishtimes.com. The Irish Times , September 22, 2010, accessed September 2, 2019 .
  11. ↑ Monica Heck: Madonna live at the Aviva Stadium. In: hotpress.com. July 26, 2012, accessed September 2, 2019 .
  12. ↑ Setlist Lady Gaga Aviva Stadium. In: setlist.fm. Retrieved September 2, 2019 .
  13. ↑ Concert list of the Aviva Stadium. In: setlist.fm. Retrieved September 2, 2019 .