Croke Park
Dublin, Ireland
82,300
recorded capacity
recorded as total
1 block = 1,000 places
Croke Park in Dublin is the largest of the 20 stadiums listed for Gaelic games on this site, of the 26 listed stadiums in Ireland, of the 24 listed stadiums that opened in the 1880s and of the 5 listed stadiums in Dublin. It is also the 3rd-oldest (opened 1884) of the 26 listed stadiums in Ireland.
Its capacity equals 12.3% of the combined capacity of the listed stadiums in Ireland. The nearest listed stadium is Aviva Stadium, 3.2 km away.
- Listed for
- American football, football and Gaelic games
- Tenants
- Gaelic Athletic Association
- Position
- 53.36° N, 6.25° W
Where it stands in Ireland
- Croke Park82,300
- Aviva Stadium30,589 fewer51,711
- Semple Stadium36,610 fewer45,690
- Páirc Uí Chaoimh37,000 fewer45,300
- 22 more listed stadiums
From the record
- Construction began
- 1880
- Field size
- 145 m × 88 m
- Recorded construction cost
- €266 million
- Record attendance
- 90,556 (1961)
- Latest renovation or expansion
- 2004, more recent than 5 of the other 16 listed stadiums in Ireland with such a year
- Compared with the median in Ireland
- 4.4 times the median capacity of 18,724 across its 26 listed stadiums
- Opened in the 1880s in Ireland
- 2 of the 26 listed stadiums, this one included
- Nearest larger listed stadium
- Wembley Stadium, 451 km
- Listed stadiums within 10 km
- 2
Chronology
- 1884 Opened
- 2004 Renovated
Nearest listed stadiums
- Aviva Stadium · south-east51,711 places, opened 20103.2 km
- RDS Arena · south18,500 places, opened 18684.2 km
- Malahide Cricket Ground · north-east11,500 places, opened 186111.5 km
- Tallaght Stadium · south-west10,547 places, opened 200911.8 km
- Páirc Tailteann · north-west11,000 places, opened 193543.5 km
Source: Wikipedia, Croke Park.