Football Stadiums in Ireland

Top 5 biggest football stadiums in Ireland by capacity

Stadium name	Capacity	Location	Team	Opened	Playing surface	Notable events
Croke Park	82,300	Dublin	Ireland national football team (occasional)	1884	Grass	UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying matches
Aviva Stadium	51,700	Dublin	Ireland national football team	2010	Grass	UEFA Euro 2020 group stage matches (postponed to 2021)
Páirc Uí Chaoimh	45,000	Cork	Cork City F.C. (occasional)	1976	Grass	Cork City F.C. matches (rare occasions)
Semple Stadium	45,000	Thurles, County Tipperary	-	1910	Grass	Occasional football matches
Fitzgerald Stadium	43,180	Killarney, County Kerry	-	1936	Grass	Occasional football matches

While Croke Park and Aviva Stadium are the primary venues for international football in Ireland, the other stadiums listed are primarily used for Gaelic games but occasionally host football matches.
Aviva Stadium is the home stadium of the Ireland national football team and was built on the site of the old Lansdowne Road stadium.
Croke Park, although primarily a Gaelic games stadium, has hosted international football matches, especially during the renovation of Lansdowne Road/construction of Aviva Stadium.
Many League of Ireland clubs play in smaller stadiums not listed here, with capacities typically ranging from 3,000 to 8,000.
The limited number of large football-specific stadiums in Ireland reflects the strong competition for sporting attention from Gaelic games (Gaelic football and hurling).