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Key facts<\/h3>\n

Club: none | Opening: 2010 | Capacity: 50,000 seats<\/p>\n

History and description<\/h3>\n

Aviva Stadium is the national stadium of Ireland and the playing venue of the Irish national team. It also hosts most of the nation’s major rugby matches.<\/p>\n

Aviva Stadium was built on the place of the old Lansdowne Road Stadium, which was one of the oldest stadiums in the world when it got demolished in 2007. Construction of Aviva Stadium started right after and finished in early 2010. The stadium had a price tag of \u20ac410 million and was designed by Populous<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Aviva Stadium officially opened on 14 May 2010. First football was played on 4 August 2010 when a League of Ireland side hosted Manchester United for a friendly (1-7).<\/p>\n

In 2011 the stadium was the playing venue of the Europa League final<\/a> between FC Porto and SC Braga (1-0).<\/p>\n

Aviva Stadium was part of the initial selection of playing venues for the Euro 2020<\/a> Championships, but was removed because it could not offer assurances that spectators would be admitted due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n

The stadium\u2019s most notable feature are its curvilinear shaped stands enclosing the complete stadium, a shape chosen to make sure that the surrounding houses get enough sunlight. The stadium holds a total of 10,000 premium seats as well as 1,300 seats in corporate boxes.<\/p>\n

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