National Stadium, Cardiff
The West Stand of the National Stadium | |
Interactive map of National Stadium | |
| Location | Cardiff, Wales |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 51°28′43″N 3°10′57″W / 51.47861°N 3.18250°W |
| Owner | Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) |
| Capacity | 65,000 (1984) 53,000 (1997) |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 7 April 1984 |
| Closed | 27 April 1997 |
| Demolished | 1997 |
| Construction cost | £9 million |
| Architect | Osborne V. Webb & Partners |
| Main contractors | G. A. Williamson and Andrew Scott & Co |
| Tenants | |
| Wales national rugby union team (1969–97) Wales national football team (1989–97) Major sporting events hosted 1991 Rugby World Cup 1996 Heineken Cup Final 1997 Heineken Cup Final | |
The National Stadium was a rugby union and football stadium located on the Cardiff Arms Park site in Cardiff, Wales. Following plans to replace the rugby ground built in 1881, construction of the National Stadium began in 1969. The stadium served as the home of the Wales national rugby union team from 1964 and the Wales national football team from 1989. It was demolished in 1997 to make way for the construction of the Millennium Stadium.