<P> The stadium also hosts the home games of the Republic of Ireland national football team, as did Lansdowne Road . The team had played most home games at Croke Park during the construction of the Aviva Stadium . The first soccer match in the Aviva Stadium was Manchester United against a League of Ireland XI side, managed by Damien Richardson, on 4 August 2010 . Manchester United won the game 7--1, with Park Ji - Sung scoring the first ever goal in the Aviva Stadium . The first international game for Ireland in the Aviva Stadium was a 1--0 friendly loss against Argentina on 11 August 2010 . The first competitive goal was scored by Kevin Kilbane in a Euro 2012 qualifying game on 7 September 2010 against Andorra . </P> <P> The Aviva annually hosts the FAI Cup Final, which was shared between the RDS Arena and the Tallaght Stadium while the Aviva Stadium was being built . The first Cup Final at the new stadium was the 2010 FAI Cup Final, held on Sunday 14 November 2010 . Sligo Rovers beat Shamrock Rovers 2--0 on penalties after the game finished 0--0 after extra time . A total of 36,101 attended the game making it the biggest attendance at an FAI Cup Final since 1968 . </P> <P> The 2011 Nations Cup took place in the Aviva Stadium . The tournament featured national football teams from Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland . In the opening round of fixtures the Republic of Ireland beat Wales 3--0 while Scotland beat Northern Ireland 3--0 . The remaining four fixtures took place in May, with the Republic of Ireland winning the tournament after beating Scotland 1--0 on 29 May, with Keane scoring the only goal . </P> <P> The 2011 UEFA Europa League Final between Portuguese sides Porto and Braga took place in the Aviva Stadium . Due to UEFA rules against corporate sponsorship outside the federation, the stadium was referred to as the "Dublin Arena" for this final, that ended with a 1--0 victory for Porto . </P>

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