Riverside Stadium

Riverside Stadium
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Full nameRiverside Stadium
Former namesCellnet Riverside Stadium
BT Cellnet Riverside Stadium
Captain James Cook Stadium[2]
LocationMiddlesbrough, England TS3 6RS
Coordinates54°34′42″N 1°13′1″W / 54.57833°N 1.21694°W / 54.57833; -1.21694
Public transitNational Rail Middlesbrough
OwnerMiddlesbrough
OperatorMiddlesbrough
Capacity34,742[3]
Record attendanceMiddlesbrough: 34,836 (vs Norwich City, 28 December 2004)
Overall: 35,000 (England v Slovakia, 11 June 2003)
Field size115 x 75 yards (105 x 69 m)
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Built1994–1995
Opened26 August 1995
Renovated1998
Construction cost£16 million[1]
Structural engineerArup
General contractorTaylor Woodrow
Tenants
Middlesbrough (1995–present)
Middlesbrough Women (2023–present)

The Riverside Stadium is a football stadium in Middlesbrough, England, which has been the home of Middlesbrough since opening in 1995. Its current capacity is 34,742,[4][5] all seated, although provisional planning permission is in place to expand to 42,000 if required.[1]

Middlesbrough Women were affiliated into Middlesbrough in May 2023 and will now play selected matches at the Riverside Stadium.[6]

  1. ^ a b "Boro FC Club Information". gazettelive.co.uk. Retrieved 25 February 2007.
  2. ^ "Riverside To Be Renamed Captain James Cook Stadium For Norwich Game". Middlesbrough F.C. 21 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Riverside Stadium". mfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 November 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Middlesbrough". efl.com. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  5. ^ Brown, Mike (8 July 2017). "Riverside Stadium's new capacity confirmed after Boro's relegation to Championship". Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  6. ^ "Club Welcomes Middlesbrough FC Women". Middlesbrough Football Club. 26 May 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2023.

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