List of association football venues in the Republic of Ireland

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The following is a list of association football venues in the Republic of Ireland, ranked in descending order of capacity.

Note that the Brandywell Stadium is not included; though Derry City F.C. play in the League of Ireland, they are located in Northern Ireland. See List of association football stadiums in Northern Ireland.

Stadiums[edit]

Rank Stadium Total Capacity Seating Capacity Location Tenants Image
1 Aviva Stadium 51,700[1] 51,700 Ballsbridge Republic of Ireland national football team
2 Thomond Park 26,500[2] 15,100 Limerick
3 Tallaght Stadium 10,000 10,000 Tallaght Shamrock Rovers F.C.
4 Turner's Cross 7,385[3] 7,385 Cork Cork City F.C.
5 Richmond Park 5,340[4] 2,800 Inchicore St Patrick's Athletic F.C.
6 Waterford RSC 5,160 3,100 Waterford Waterford United F.C.
7 Bishopsgate 5,097[5] 4,960 Longford Longford Town F.C.
8 Eamonn Deacy Park 5,000[6] 3,300 Galway Galway United F.C.
9 Finn Park 4,600 400 Ballybofey Finn Harps F.C.
10 Dalymount Park 4,500 4,000 Phibsborough, Dublin Bohemian F.C.
11 Oriel Park 4,500[7] 3,000 Dundalk Dundalk F.C.
12 Markets Field 4,500 1,710 Limerick Treaty United F.C.
13 The Showgrounds 3,873[8] 3,873 Sligo Sligo Rovers F.C.
14 Tolka Park 4,200 4,200 Drumcondra, Dublin Shelbourne F.C.
15 Carlisle Grounds 3,200[9] 3,200 Bray Bray Wanderers F.C.
16 Buckley Park 3,000 1,850 Kilkenny Kilkenny United W.F.C.
17 UCD Bowl 3,000[10] 1,500 Belfield, Dublin UCD
18 Mardyke Arena 3,000 1,000 Mardyke, Cork UCC
19 Station Road 2,500 850 Newbridge, County Kildare Newbridge Town/Kildare County
20 Jackman Park 2,450 261 Limerick
21 Athlone Town Stadium 2,100 2,100 Athlone Athlone Town
22 United Park 2,000 1,500 Drogheda Drogheda United
23 Gortakeegan 2,000 620 Monaghan Monaghan United
24 Ferrycarrig Park 2,000 609 Crossabeg Wexford Youths
25 Drom Soccer Park 2,000 N/A Salthill Salthill Devon
26 Celtic Park 1,500 550 Castlebar Castlebar Celtic
27 Leah Victoria Park 1,500 N/A Tullamore Tullamore Town
28 Mounthawk Park 1,400 500 Tralee, County Kerry Kerry F.C.
29 Jackson Park 1,000 N/A Kilternan Wayside Celtic/UCD Waves
30 Hawkins Lane 1,000 75 Tullow F.C. Carlow/Parkville United
31 Cahermoneen 1,000 N/A Tralee, County Kerry Tralee Dynamos
32 Irishtown Stadium 1,000 N/A Irishtown, Dublin St. Patrick's C.Y.F.C./Liffey Wanderers
33 Fahy's Field 1,000 N/A Galway Mervue United

Proposed stadiums and redevelopments[edit]

Stadium Capacity Location Club Status
Richmond Arena 12,000 Inchicore, County Dublin St Patrick's Athletic Not progressed
Dalymount Park 7,880[11] Phibsborough, County Dublin Bohemians F.C. Proposed
Donegal Community Stadium 6,130[12] Stranorlar, County Donegal Finn Harps Under construction
The Showgrounds, Sligo 6,000 Sligo, County Sligo Sligo Rovers Proposed
Market's Field 5,000 Limerick, County Limerick Limerick On hold
New Drogheda United Stadium 5,000 Drogheda, County Louth Drogheda United Not progressed

Redevelopments of current stadiums are in italics.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Aviva Stadium (Lansdowne Road, Dublin Arena)". Stadium DB. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  2. ^ "THOMOND PARK". Munster Rugby. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  3. ^ "TURNER'S CROSS STADIUM". Cork City FC. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  4. ^ "St Patrick's Athletic". Football ground guide. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Bishopsgate Football Stadium". Longford. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  6. ^ "History of Eamonn Deacy Park". Galway United FC. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  7. ^ "New Dundalk owners have no immediate plans for Oriel Park revamp". the42. 5 February 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  8. ^ "SLIGO ROVERS FOOTBALL CLUB DEVELOPMENT MASTERPLAN" (PDF). Sligo Rovers. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  9. ^ "Bray Wanderers: 'There's no plan to move from our stadium, but it has to be fixed'". the42. 26 February 2017. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  10. ^ "UCD hosts World Rugby Women's Sevens qualifier series". UCD. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  11. ^ "Dalymount Park set for expanded capacity with redevelopment to be completed in 2026". the42. 3 November 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  12. ^ "Donegal Community Stadium Update May 2022". finnharps.ie. 18 May 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2022.

See also[edit]

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