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{{short description|Football stadium in Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England}}
{{Use British English|date=October 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2016}}

{{about|the football ground in Middlesbrough}}

{{Infobox stadium
| stadium_name = Riverside Stadium
| nickname = Riverside
| image = File:Middlesbrough riverside stadium.jpg
| image_size = 270px
| image_caption = '''[[UEFA Elite stadium|UEFA]]''' {{rating|4|4}}
| fullname = Riverside Stadium
| location = [[Middlesbrough]], England
| coordinates = {{coord|54|34|42|N|1|13|1|W|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| built = 1994–1995
| opened = 26 August 1995
| renovated = 1998
| publictransit = {{rint|gb|Rail}} {{rws|Middlesbrough}}
| owner = [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]]
| operator = Middlesbrough
| surface = Grass
| logo_image = Riverside Stadium logo.jpg
| logo_size = 150px
| construction_cost = £16&nbsp;million<ref name="StadiumInfoGazette">{{cite web | url=http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/borofc/clubinfo/ | title=Boro FC Club Information | work=gazettelive.co.uk |  access-date=25 February 2007 }}</ref>
| structural engineer = [[Arup Group|Arup]] 
| general_contractor = [[Taylor Woodrow]]
| former_names = Cellnet Riverside Stadium (1995–1999)<br />BT Cellnet Riverside Stadium (1999–2002)<br />Captain James Cook Stadium (2019)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.mfc.co.uk/news/riverside-to-be-renamed-captain-james-cook-stadium-for-norwich-game | title=Riverside To Be Renamed Captain James Cook Stadium For Norwich Game | work=Middlesbrough F.C. | date=21 March 2019 }}</ref>
| tenants = [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]] (1995–present)<br />[[Middlesbrough F.C. Women|Middlesbrough Women]] (2023–present)
| seating_capacity = 34,742<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.mfc.co.uk/club-community/club/riverside-stadium|title=Riverside Stadium|publisher=mfc.co.uk|accessdate=26 August 2019|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20191126204153/https://www.mfc.co.uk/club-community/club/riverside-stadium|archivedate=26 November 2019}}</ref>
| record_attendance = Middlesbrough: 34,836 (vs [[Norwich City F.C.|Norwich City]], 28 December 2004)<br>Overall: 35,000 ([[England national football team|England]] v [[Slovakia national football team|Slovakia]], 11 June 2003)
| dimensions = 115 x 75 yards (105 x 69 m)|
}}

The '''Riverside Stadium''' is a football stadium in [[Middlesbrough]], England, which has been the home of [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]] since its opening in 1995. It has an all-seated capacity of 34,742,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.efl.com/clubs-and-competitions/sky-bet-championship/clubs/middlesbrough/|title=Middlesbrough|work=efl.com|access-date=26 August 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/riverside-stadiums-new-capacity-confirmed-13298568|title=Riverside Stadium's new capacity confirmed after Boro's relegation to Championship|last=Brown|first=Mike|date=8 July 2017|access-date=14 July 2017}}</ref> although provisional planning permission is in place to expand to 42,000 if required.<ref name="StadiumInfoGazette"/>

[[Middlesbrough F.C. Women|Middlesbrough Women]] became affiliated with the Middlesbrough men's team in May 2023 and now play selected matches at the Riverside Stadium.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mfc.co.uk/news/2023/may/26/club-welcomes-middlesbrough-fc-women/ |title=Club Welcomes Middlesbrough FC Women |date=26 May 2023 |publisher=Middlesbrough Football Club |access-date=26 May 2023}}</ref>

==History==
The stadium was built to replace [[Ayresome Park]] following the publication of the [[Taylor Report]], which required all top division football stadiums to be all-seater. After the report was delivered in January 1990, Middlesbrough needed an [[all-seater stadium]] by August 1994 but were unable to expand Ayresome Park outwards owing to its location in a residential area, and expanding the stadium upwards would have limited the club to a capacity of around 20,000 seats – the club wanted a considerably larger capacity. The decision was taken in 1993 by club officials to build a new stadium; [[Teesside Development Corporation]] offered them the [[Middlehaven]] site by the [[River Tees]] for development.

The new 30,000 seater stadium was constructed by [[Taylor Woodrow|Taylor Woodrow Construction]]<ref name="StadiumInfo">{{cite web | url=http://www.mfc.co.uk/page/club/stadium-story/0,,1~2321257,00.html | title=The Riverside Stadium Info | work=MFC.co.uk | publisher=Middlesbrough F.C. | access-date=9 April 2011 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140226012458/http://www.mfc.co.uk/page/club/stadium-story/0,,1~2321257,00.html | archive-date=26 February 2014 | df=dmy-all }}</ref> for £16&nbsp;million, taking approximately nine months to complete after work began in the autumn of 1994. The name of the stadium was chosen by the club's fans, following a vote during the final game at Ayresome Park. The other choices available were ''Middlehaven Stadium'', ''Erimus Stadium'' and ''Teesside Stadium''.  When it opened, the name was amended to Cellnet Riverside Stadium (and then BT Cellnet Riverside Stadium) as part of a £3&nbsp;million sponsorship deal with [[Cellnet]], but this deal ended after the 2001–02 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/all-about/middlesbrough-fc|title=Middlesbrough FC news, Boro transfer rumours, fixtures and more from the Riverside - GazetteLive|website=www.gazettelive.co.uk|accessdate=16 April 2021}}</ref>

The first game was played against [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] in front of a 28,286 crowd (the highest home attendance in fourteen years) on 26 August 1995.<ref>[http://www.mfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/GreatMatchesDetail/0,,1~536230,00.html Boro 2 Chelsea 0, 26 August 1995 | Middlesbrough | History | Great Games |Great Games<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080908081630/http://www.mfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/GreatMatchesDetail/0,,1~536230,00.html |date=8 September 2008 }}</ref> Middlesbrough won the game 2–0, with [[Craig Hignett]] taking the honour of scoring the first ever goal at the stadium, [[Jan Åge Fjørtoft]] scoring the second. Their first season at their new stadium was also their first back in the [[Premier League]] following promotion after two seasons away.

In their second season at the Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough were runners-up in both of the domestic cups, but a points deduction in the league meant that they were relegated from the Premier League.

In 1998 – when Middlesbrough were promoted back to the Premier League at the first attempt – the capacity was increased by 5,000 by filling in the north and south-west corners at a cost of £5&nbsp;million. This expansion gave the stadium a 35,100 capacity, with average attendances during the late 1990s and into the 2000s frequently well over 30,000 compared to around 10,000 during most of the club’s final few seasons at Ayresome Park.

Modernisation of the stadium since then has led to the seating being reorganised on several occasions with the stadium having a capacity of 34,000 at the start of the 2017-18 season.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/riverside-stadiums-new-capacity-confirmed-13298568 |title=Riverside Stadium's new capacity confirmed after Boro's relegation to Championship |publisher=Gazette Live Website |date=8 July 2017 |access-date=14 July 2017}}</ref> The club have planning permission to extend the stadium by another 7,000 if demand made it necessary, which would bring its capacity up to approximately 42,000.

[[File:Borobrick War Heroes.JPG|thumb|right|200px|War heroes in the Borobrick Road]]
In 2005, the old Ayresome Park gates, which had been famously locked when the club went into liquidation in 1986, were erected outside the Riverside Stadium as a reminder of the past. Another addition has been statues of former players [[George Hardwick]], [[Wilf Mannion]] and [[George Camsell]]. The area in front of the Ayresome Park gates is the location of the "Borobrick Road", where fans could pay to have a message inscribed on a brick (often in memory of a deceased family member) to be added to the road. For [[Armistice Day]] 2008, a set of bricks commemorating eight Middlesbrough players who died in the two world wars was unveiled.<ref name=Heroes>[http://www.mfc.co.uk/articles/20081111/boro-remember-fallen-heroes_86418_1450618 www.mfc.co.uk] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100825200833/http://www.mfc.co.uk/articles/20081111/boro-remember-fallen-heroes_86418_1450618 |date=25 August 2010 }} Boro remember fallen heroes</ref>

In July 2008, planning permission was granted by Middlesbrough Council to construct a [[wind turbine]] at the site of the stadium, standing 125 metres high and capable of generating three megawatts of electricity. The turbine is used to power the stadium, with the excess being sold to the [[National Grid plc|National Grid]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/2008/07/08/boro-wind-turbine-given-go-ahead-84229-21301885/ |title=Boro wind turbine given go ahead |publisher=Evening Gazette |date=8 July 2008 |access-date=8 July 2008}}</ref>

On 24 April 2012, it was announced that the stadium would host the only public warm up match for the [[Great Britain men's Olympic football team|Great Britain Olympic football team]] before the [[2012 Summer Olympics|London 2012 Olympic Games]] against [[Brazil national under-23 football team|Brazil]]. Football stars including [[Ryan Giggs]], [[Craig Bellamy]], [[Thiago Silva (footballer)|Thiago Silva]], [[Neymar]], [[Lucas Moura]] and [[Hulk (footballer)|Hulk]] all featured in the match in which Brazil outclassed Great Britain, winning 2–0.

On 15 March 2013, it was announced that [[Conference National]] side [[Gateshead F.C.|Gateshead]] would stage a "home" game at the Riverside Stadium, after continual drainage problems at [[Gateshead International Stadium]] forced them to play their last twelve league games of the season at five different venues.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.gateshead-fc.com/4428/ebbsfleet-game-at-boro |title=Ebbsfleet Game at Boro |publisher=Gateshead FC |date=15 March 2013 |access-date=15 March 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130319131814/http://www.gateshead-fc.com/4428/ebbsfleet-game-at-boro |archive-date=19 March 2013 |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.gateshead-fc.com/4396/hyde-game-at-croft-park |title=Hyde Game at Croft Park |publisher=Gateshead FC |date=28 February 2013 |access-date=15 March 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130302232920/http://www.gateshead-fc.com/4396/hyde-game-at-croft-park |archive-date=2 March 2013 |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.gateshead-fc.com/4374/media-watch-gateshead-look-at-alternatives |title=Media Watch – Gateshead look at alternatives |publisher=Gateshead FC |date=13 February 2013 |access-date=15 March 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130623050244/http://www.gateshead-fc.com/4374/media-watch-gateshead-look-at-alternatives |archive-date=23 June 2013 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

Following the club's promotion to the Premier League at the end of the 2015–16 season, the ground underwent a £5&nbsp;million package of renovations designed to bring it up to the standards required of Premier League stadiums. Renovations included the installation of a large press box at the back of the East Stand, the construction of two permanent television studios at the back of the south-east corner, with associated access and TV compound on the stadium's exterior, an internal reorganisation of the West Stand reception, tunnel and changing room area, new floodlights and refurbished concourse areas including the addition of new kiosks and card and contactless payment methods.

<gallery>
File:MFC Riverside Exterior.JPG|Exterior view
File:MFC Riverside Interior.JPG|Interior view
File:George Hardwick Statue MFC.jpg|Statue of [[George Hardwick]] (1920–2004)
File:Wilf Mannion Statue MFC.jpg|Statue of [[Wilf Mannion]] (1918–2000)
File:Middlesbrough's Promotion 2015-16 (7 May 2016).png|2015-16 Promotion Celebrations
</gallery>

==Stadium details==
The stadium is fully enclosed with every seat offering an uninterrupted view of the pitch. The four main stands are commonly known as the North, East, West and South stands. The corners are referred to as the North-East, North-West, South-East and South-West corners. Concourses run around the entirety of the ground with kiosks serving food and drink.

The North Stand backs on to the River Tees.

The West Stand runs along the length of the pitch and is the stadium's largest stand. The stand contains a number of executive boxes along its length as well as restaurants etc. The stand houses the changing rooms, and the players' tunnel emerges from the middle of the stand. White seating in the top tier spells out the club's nickname "BORO".

The East Stand greets the players as they walk out the tunnel. The main television gantry was relocated to the top of the stand from the West Stand in 2016. White seating in the top tier of the stand spells out "MFC". The roof houses five flagpoles with various flags flying, usually representing the league and cup competitions the club are participating in, as well as a flag of the team crest. A new press box was installed at the back of this stand in preparation for the club's promotion back to the Premier League. The East Stand houses a family zone (North-East end) and also visiting supporters (South-East Corner). Prior the 2016–17 season, two permanent television studios were installed at the back of the South-East Corner, on either side of the existing giant TV screen. One effect of this was a slight reduction in overall capacity.

The South Stand previously housed visiting supporters (now relocated to the South-East corner), but since the 2013–14 season has housed home supporters. The stand houses the vocal Boro "ultras" group "Red Faction", who are known to organise [[tifo]]s.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vickers |first=Anthony |date=2018-10-13 |title=Red Faction's 10-year journey from naughty step to pride of place |url=https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/red-factions-10-year-journey-15264215 |access-date=2023-12-27 |website=Teesside Live |language=en}}</ref>

==Records and statistics==
*Record Attendance (all teams): 35,000 [[England national football team|England]] v [[Slovakia national football team|Slovakia]], 11 June 2003, ([[2004 UEFA European Football Championship|Euro 2004]] qualifier)
*Record Attendance (Middlesbrough): 34,836 v [[Norwich City F.C.|Norwich City]], 28 December 2004 ([[2004-05 FA Premier League|FA Premier League]])

{{col-begin}}
{{col-4}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center width=60%"
|+League attendances (pre 1998 extension)
|-
! style="width:12%;"| Season
! style="width:20%;"| League
! style="width:10%;"| Position
! style="width:12%;"| High
! style="width:12%;"| Low
! style="width:12%;"| Average
! style="width:12%;"| Capacity{{efn|All seats per safety certificate (including seats unavailable for sale due to segregation).}}
! style="width:10%;"| % Full
|-
|align=center|[[1995–96 Middlesbrough F.C. season|1995-96]]
|align=center|[[Premier League]]
|align=center|12
|align=center|30,011
|align=center|27,882
|align=center|'''29,283'''
|align=center|'''30,000'''
|align=center|98%
|-
|align=center|[[1996–97 Middlesbrough F.C. season|1996-97]]
|align=center|Premier League
|align=center|19
|align=center|30,215
|align=center|29,485
|align=center|'''29,848'''
|align=center|'''30,000'''
|align=center|99%
|-
|align=center|[[1997–98 Middlesbrough F.C. season|1997-98]]
|align=center|[[Football League First Division|First Division]]
|align=center|2
|align=center|30,228
|align=center|29,414
|align=center|'''29,994'''
|align=center|'''30,000'''
|align=center|100%
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center width=60%"
|+League attendances (post 1998 extension)
|-
! style="width:12%;"| Season
! style="width:20%;"| League
! style="width:10%;"| Position
! style="width:12%;"| High
! style="width:12%;"| Low
! style="width:12%;"| Average
! style="width:12%;"| Capacity{{efn|All seats per safety certificate (including seats unavailable for sale due to segregation).}}
! style="width:10%;"| % Full
|-
|align=center|[[1998–99 Middlesbrough F.C. season|1998-99]]
|align=center|Premier League
|align=center|9
|align=center|34,687
|align=center|33,387
|align=center|'''34,386'''
|align=center|'''35,100'''
|align=center|98%
|-
|align=center|[[1999–2000 Middlesbrough F.C. season|1999–00]]
|align=center|Premier League
|align=center|12
|align=center|34,800
|align=center|31,400
|align=center|'''33,393'''
|align=center|'''35,100'''
|align=center|95%
|-
|align=center|[[2000–01 Middlesbrough F.C. season|2000–01]]
|align=center|Premier League
|align=center|14
|align=center|34,696
|align=center|27,965
|align=center|'''30,747'''
|align=center|'''35,100'''
|align=center|88%
|-
|align=center|[[2001–02 Middlesbrough F.C. season|2001–02]]
|align=center|Premier League
|align=center|12
|align=center|34,358
|align=center|24,189
|align=center|'''28,459'''
|align=center|'''35,100'''
|align=center|81%
|-
|align=center|[[2002–03 Middlesbrough F.C. season|2002–03]]
|align=center|Premier League
|align=center|11
|align=center|34,814
|align=center|27,443
|align=center|'''31,025'''
|align=center|'''35,100'''
|align=center|88%
|-
|align=center|[[2003–04 Middlesbrough F.C. season|2003–04]]
|align=center|Premier League
|align=center|11
|align=center|34,738
|align=center|26,721
|align=center|'''30,977'''
|align=center|'''35,100'''
|align=center|88%
|-
|align=center|[[2004–05 Middlesbrough F.C. season|2004–05]]
|align=center|Premier League
|align=center|7
|align=center|34,836
|align=center|29,603
|align=center|'''32,012'''
|align=center|'''35,100'''
|align=center|91%
|-
|align=center|[[2005–06 Middlesbrough F.C. season|2005–06]]
|align=center|Premier League
|align=center|14
|align=center|31,908
|align=center|25,971
|align=center|'''28,463'''
|align=center|'''35,100'''
|align=center|81%
|-
|align=center|[[2006–07 Middlesbrough F.C. season|2006–07]]
|align=center|Premier League
|align=center|12
|align=center|33,308
|align=center|23,638
|align=center|'''27,730'''
|align=center|'''35,100'''
|align=center|79%
|-
|align=center|[[2007–08 Middlesbrough F.C. season|2007–08]]
|align=center|Premier League
|align=center|13
|align=center|33,952
|align=center|22,963
|align=center|'''26,708'''
|align=center|'''35,100'''
|align=center|76%
|-
|align=center|[[2008–09 Middlesbrough F.C. season|2008–09]]
|align=center|Premier League
|align=center|19
|align=center|33,767
|align=center|24,020
|align=center|'''28,429'''
|align=center|'''34,988'''<ref name="auto">{{cite news|url=https://www.mfc.co.uk/club-community/club/riverside-stadium |title=mfc.co.uk » Club » Riverside Stadium |publisher=mfc.co.uk |access-date=2 April 2020}}</ref>
|align=center|81%
|-
|align=center|[[2009–10 Middlesbrough F.C. season|2009–10]]
|align=center|[[EFL Championship|Championship]]
|align=center|11
|align=center|27,342
|align=center|14,038
|align=center|'''19,948'''
|align=center|'''34,988'''
|align=center|57%
|-
|align=center|[[2010–11 Middlesbrough F.C. season|2010–11]]
|align=center|Championship
|align=center|12
|align=center|23,550
|align=center|13,712
|align=center|'''16,269'''
|align=center|'''34,988'''
|align=center|46%
|-
|align=center|[[2011–12 Middlesbrough F.C. season|2011–12]]
|align=center|Championship
|align=center|7
|align=center|27,794
|align=center|14,366
|align=center|'''17,558'''
|align=center|'''34,988'''
|align=center|50%
|-
|align=center|[[2012–13 Middlesbrough F.C. season|2012–13]]
|align=center|Championship
|align=center|16
|align=center|28,229
|align=center|13,683
|align=center|'''16,794'''
|align=center|'''34,988'''
|align=center|48%
|-
|align=center|[[2013–14 Middlesbrough F.C. season|2013–14]]
|align=center|Championship
|align=center|12
|align=center|23,679
|align=center|12,793
|align=center|'''15,748'''
|align=center|'''34,742'''<ref name="auto"/>
|align=center|45%
|-
|align=center|[[2014–15 Middlesbrough F.C. season|2014–15]]
|align=center|Championship
|align=center|4
|align=center|33,381
|align=center|14,970
|align=center|'''19,562'''
|align=center|'''34,742'''
|align=center|56%
|-
|align=center|[[2015–16 Middlesbrough F.C. season|2015–16]]
|align=center|Championship
|align=center|2
|align=center|33,806
|align=center|19,966
|align=center|'''24,627'''
|align=center|'''34,742'''
|align=center|71%
|-
|align=center|[[2016–17 Middlesbrough F.C. season|2016–17]]
|align=center|Premier League
|align=center|19
|align=center|32,704
|align=center|27,316
|align=center|'''30,449'''
|align=center|'''33,746'''<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.premierleague.com/clubs/13/Middlesbrough/stadium|title=Premier League 2016/2017 » Clubs » Stadiums |publisher=premier league |access-date=2 April 2020}}</ref>
|align=center|90%
|-
|align=center|[[2017–18 Middlesbrough F.C. season|2017–18]]
|align=center|Championship
|align=center|5
|align=center|29,433
|align=center|22,848
|align=center|'''25,544'''<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/attendance/eng-championship-2017-2018/1/ |title=Championship 2017/2018 » Attendance » Home matches |publisher=worldfootball.net |access-date=24 October 2025}}</ref>
|align=center|'''34,000'''<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/boros-riverside-stadium-capacity-approved-14885954 |title=Gazette Live » Boro's Riverside Stadium capacity approved ahead of 2018/19 season |publisher=Gazettelive.co.uk |access-date=2 April 2020}}</ref>
|align=center|75%
|-
|align=center|[[2018–19 Middlesbrough F.C. season|2018–19]]
|align=center|Championship
|align=center|7
|align=center|30,881
|align=center|21,016
|align=center|'''23,217'''<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/attendance/eng-championship-2018-2019/1/ |title=Championship 2018/2019 » Attendance » Home matches |publisher=worldfootball.net |access-date=20 July 2019}}</ref>
|align=center|'''34,000'''<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/riverside-stadium-capacity-confirmed-meeting-16532501 |title=Gazette Live » Riverside Stadium capacity to be confirmed at meeting ahead of Boro's 2019/20 season |publisher=Gazettelive.co.uk |access-date=2 April 2020}}</ref>
|align=center|68%
|-
|align=center|[[2019–20 Middlesbrough F.C. season|2019–20]]
|align=center|Championship
|align=center|17
|align=center|25,313
|align=center|17,961
|align=center|'''19,933'''{{efn|Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the home games versus Swansea City, Queens Park Rangers, Bristol City and Cardiff City were played behind closed doors. Average calculated for the 19 matches for which attendance was permitted.}}<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/attendance/eng-championship-2019-2020/1/ |title=Championship 2019/2020 » Attendance » Home matches |publisher=worldfootball.net |access-date=16 September 2020}}</ref>
|align=center|'''34,000'''<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/riverside-stadium-capacity-confirmed-meeting-16532501 |title=Gazette Live » Riverside Stadium capacity to be confirmed at meeting ahead of Boro's 2019/20 season |publisher=Gazettelive.co.uk |access-date=16 September 2020}}</ref>
|align=center|59%
|-
|align=center|[[2020–21 Middlesbrough F.C. season|2020–21]]
|align=center|Championship
|align=center|10
|align=center|1,000
|align=center|1,000
|align=center|'''1,000'''{{efn|Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the entire season was played behind closed doors with the exception of the home game against Bournemouth on 19 September 2020, where a crowd of 1,000 was allowed as part of a pilot scheme targeting the return of supporters.}}<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/attendance/eng-championship-2020-2021/1/ |title=Championship 2020/2021 » Attendance » Home matches |publisher=worldfootball.net |access-date=7 July 2021}}</ref>
|align=center|'''34,000'''<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/riverside-stadium-capacity-confirmed-meeting-16532501 |title=Gazette Live » Riverside Stadium capacity to be confirmed at meeting ahead of Boro's 2019/20 season |publisher=Gazettelive.co.uk |access-date=16 September 2020}}</ref>
|align=center|3%
|-
|align=center|[[2021–22 Middlesbrough F.C. season|2021–22]]
|align=center|Championship
|align=center|7
|align=center|29,832
|align=center|17,931
|align=center|'''21,825'''<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/attendance/eng-championship-2021-2022/1/ |title=Championship 2021/2022 » Attendance » Home matches |publisher=worldfootball.net |access-date=21 June 2022}}</ref>
|align=center|'''34,000'''
|align=center|64%
|-
|align=center|[[2022–23 Middlesbrough F.C. season|2022–23]]
|align=center|Championship
|align=center|4
|align=center|32,187
|align=center|22,124
|align=center|'''26,012'''<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/attendance/eng-championship-2022-2023/1/ |title=Championship 2022/2023 » Attendance » Home matches |publisher=worldfootball.net |access-date=8 July 2023}}</ref>
|align=center|'''34,000'''
|align=center|77%
|-
|align=center|[[2023–24 Middlesbrough F.C. season|2023–24]]
|align=center|Championship
|align=center|8
|align=center|31,716
|align=center|23,545
|align=center|'''26,905'''<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/attendance/eng-championship-2023-2024/1/ |title=Championship 2023/2024 » Attendance » Home matches |publisher=worldfootball.net |access-date=14 May 2024}}</ref>
|align=center|'''34,000'''
|align=center|79%
|-
|align=center|[[2024–25 Middlesbrough F.C. season|2024–25]]
|align=center|Championship
|align=center|10
|align=center|32,147
|align=center|22,177
|align=center|'''25,416'''<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/attendance/eng-championship-2024-2025/1/ |title=Championship 2024/2025 » Attendance » Home matches |publisher=worldfootball.net |access-date=24 October 2025}}</ref>
|align=center|'''34,000'''
|align=center|75%
|}
|-
|The above does not include attendances for cup competitions or play off matches.
Notes:
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==Other uses==

===International matches===

====Association football====
Like its predecessor Ayresome Park, the Riverside Stadium has played host to international football. During the construction of the new [[Wembley Stadium]], the [[England national football team|England]] team toured the country, playing at varying grounds. The Riverside was chosen to host the [[2004 UEFA European Football Championship|Euro 2004]] qualifying match against [[Slovakia national football team|Slovakia]] on 11 June 2003.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/internationals/england/2709253.stm |title=Riverside to host Slovakia clash |work=[[BBC Sport]] |date=30 January 2003 |access-date=18 May 2008}}</ref> England won the match 2–1 with a brace from [[Michael Owen]] after [[Vladimír Janočko]] had put Slovakia ahead. The match is also notable for pitting Middlesbrough's England defender [[Gareth Southgate]] against their own Slovakian striker at the time, [[Szilárd Németh (footballer)|Szilárd Németh]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/internationals/2981828.stm |title=Clockwatch: Euro 2004 qualifiers |work=[[BBC Sport]] |date=11 June 2008 |access-date=18 May 2008}}</ref> In April 2021, it was announced that the Riverside Stadium would host two [[England national football team|England]] friendly matches, against Austria and Romania, in preparation for the [[UEFA Euro 2020|Euro 2020]] Championship.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56659374|title=Middlesbrough to host England friendlies|work=BBC Sport|accessdate=16 April 2021}}</ref>

In February 2022, the Riverside Stadium hosted two games of the [[Arnold Clark Cup]], an invitational women's association football tournament featuring [[England women's national football team|England]], [[Canada women's national soccer team|Canada]], [[Germany women's national football team|Germany]] and [[Spain women's national football team|Spain]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/60402717|title=Arnold Clark Cup: England want to make tournament 'our own' says captain Leah Williamson|work=BBC Sport|accessdate=16 February 2022}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
! Date !!  !! Result !! !! Competition !! Attendance 
|-
| 31 August 2000 || {{fbu|21|ENG}}|| [https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/905409.stm 6–1] || {{fbu|21|GEO}} || Under-21 Friendly ||
|-
| 4 September 2001 || {{fbu|21|ENG}} || [http://www.thefa.com/England/U21s/NewsAndFeatures/Postings/2001/09/3011.htm 5–0] || {{fbu|21|ALB}} || [[2002 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship]] qualification ||
|-
| 11 June 2003 || {{fb|ENG}} || [http://www.thefa.com/England/SeniorTeam/NewsAndFeatures/Postings/2003/05/50042.htm 2–1] || {{fb|SVK}} || [[2004 UEFA European Football Championship]] qualification || 35,000<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/internationals/england/2971608.stm|title=Owen inspires England|work=BBC Sport|access-date=16 February 2022}}</ref> 
|-
| 7 August 2004 || {{fbu|21|ENG}} || [http://www.thefa.com/England/U21s/NewsAndFeatures/Postings/2004/08/EngU21vUkraine_MR.htm 3–1] || {{fbu|21|UKR}} || Under-21 Friendly ||
|-
| 29 March 2005 || {{fbu|21|ENG}} || [http://www.thefa.com/England/U21s/NewsAndFeatures/Postings/2005/03/EngU21_vAzerbaijan_29Mar.htm 2–0] || {{fbu|21|AZE}} || [[2006 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification]] ||
|-
| 29 February 2012 || {{fbu|21|ENG}} || [http://www.thefa.com/England/mens-under-21s/News/match-centre/2012/England-v-Belgium/290212.aspx?p=mr&mid=173519 4–0] || {{fbu|21|BEL}} || [[2013 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification]] ||
|-
| 20 July 2012 || {{Fbw|GBR}} || 0–0 || {{fbw|SWE}} || 2012 London Olympic Women's Friendly || 24,721<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.englandfootballonline.com/TeamGB/Matches/2012Brazil.html|title=TeamGB Football Online|work=BBC Sport TheFA.com/TeamGB London2012.com|accessdate=16 February 2022}}</ref>
|-
| 20 July 2012 || {{Fbo|GBR}} || 0–2 || {{fbu|23|BRA}}|| 2012 London Olympic Men's Friendly || 24,721<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/brazil-world-cup-stars-riverside-7265147|title=The Brazil World Cup stars who played at the Riverside Stadium|work=Teesside Live|accessdate=16 February 2022}}</ref>
|-
| 30 March 2015 || {{fbu|21|ENG}} || 3–2 || {{fbu|21|GER}} || Under-21 Friendly || 30,178<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/32057631|title=England U21 3-2 Germany U21|work=BBC Sport|accessdate=16 February 2022}}</ref> 
|-
| 6 October 2017 || {{fbu|21|ENG}} || 3–1 || {{fbu|21|SCO}} || [[2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification]] || 20,126<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41476805|title=England U21 3-1 Scotland U21|work=BBC Sport|accessdate=16 February 2022}}</ref> 
|-
| 5 October 2019 || {{fbw|ENG}} || 1–2 || {{fbw|BRA}} || International Friendly (women) || 29,238<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/oct/05/england-women-brazil-friendly-international-match-report|title=Debinha double puts pressure on Phil Neville as Brazil hold off England
|work=The Guardian|accessdate=15 August 2024}}</ref> 
|-
| 2 June 2021 || {{fb|ENG}} || 1–0 || {{fb|AUT}} || International Friendly (men) ||
|-
| 6 June 2021 || {{fb|ENG}} || 1–0 || {{fb|ROM}} || International Friendly (men) ||
|-
|| 17 February 2022 || {{fbw|GER}} || 1–1 || {{fbw|SPA}} || [[2022 Arnold Clark Cup]] || 249<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/football/60075560|title=Arnold Clark Cup: Germany 1-1 Spain - Schuller grabs late equaliser|work=BBC Sport|accessdate=15 August 2024}}</ref>
|-
|| 17 February 2022 || {{fbw|ENG}} || 1–1 || {{fbw|CAN}} || [[2022 Arnold Clark Cup]] || 8,769<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/60402710|title=England Women 1-1 Canada Women|work=BBC Sport|accessdate=8 July 2022}}</ref>
|}

====Rugby League====
The Riverside Stadium was one of the venues for the [[2021 Men's Rugby League World Cup]], hosting the penultimate Group D match between [[Tonga national rugby league team|Tonga]] and the [[Cook Islands national rugby league team|Cook Islands]]. Tonga won 92–10 and thus qualified for the quarter-finals as group winners, whilst the Cook Islands were eliminated from the competition.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/63448198|title=Tonga 92-10 Cook Islands: Tonga close Rugby League World Cup group in style|work=BBC Sport|accessdate=31 October 2022}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
! Date !!  !! Result !! !! Competition !! Attendance 
|-
| 30 October 2022 || {{rl|TON}} || 92–10 || {{rl|Cook Islands}} || [[2021 Men's Rugby League World Cup]] || 8,342
|}

===Concerts===
On 1 June 2019, [[Take That]] performed at the Riverside Stadium in front of 32,000 fans, as part of their [[Greatest Hits Live (Take That)|30th Anniversary Tour]]. They were supported by [[Rick Astley]], the first time a concert had been held at the stadium.<ref name="The full story as Take That perform spectacular concert at Riverside Stadium"/>

On 1 June 2022, [[The Killers]], supported by the [[Manic Street Preachers]], played at the stadium in front of 33,000 fans as part of the UK leg of their [[Imploding the Mirage Tour]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/20182377.pictures-thousands-flock-riverside-stadium-middlesbrough-see-killers/|title=PICTURES: Thousands flock to Riverside Stadium in Middlesbrough to see The Killers|work=The Northern Echo|date=June 2022 |access-date=22 June 2022}}</ref>

On 5 June 2023, the [[Arctic Monkeys]], supported by [[The Hives]] and [[The Mysterines]], played at the stadium in front of 32,000 fans.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mfc.co.uk/news/2023/june/20/Riverside-Gig-Hands-The-Town-A--1m-Boost/|title=Riverside Gig Hands the Town a £1m Boost |date=20 June 2023|work=Middlesbrough FC Website |access-date=8 July 2023}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left;"
! style="width:100px;"| Date
! style="width:350px;"| Artist(s)
! style="width:80px;"| Attendance
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 1 June 2019
| [[Take That]], [[Rick Astley]],<ref name="The full story as Take That perform spectacular concert at Riverside Stadium">{{cite web|url=https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/whats-on/music-nightlife-news/live-take-that-middlesbrough-riverside-16355570|title=The full story as Take That perform spectacular concert at Riverside Stadium|date=2 June 2019|publisher=Teesside Live Website|access-date=20 November 2019}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"| 32,000
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 1 June 2022
| [[The Killers]], [[Manic Street Preachers]],<ref name="Middlesbrough Riverside Stadium concert attendances">{{cite news|url=https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/fans-scrambling-arctic-monkeys-tickets-25147635|title=Fans scrambling for Arctic Monkeys tickets quoted as much as £626 on resale site for Boro gig|work=Teesside Live|access-date=3 October 2022}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"| 33,000
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 5 June 2023
| [[Arctic Monkeys]], [[The Hives]], [[The Mysterines]],<ref name="Middlesbrough Riverside Stadium concert attendances"></ref>
| style="text-align:center;"| 32,000
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 24 May 2024
| [[Take That]], [[Olly Murs]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mfc.co.uk/news/2023/september/22/take-that-to-return-to-the-riverside-in-2024/|title=Take That To Return To The Riverside In 2024|work=Middlesbrough Football Club|date=22 September 2023 |access-date=11 October 2023}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"| 32,000
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 8 June 2024
| [[James Arthur]], [[McFly]], [[Lauran Hibberd]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mfc.co.uk/riverside-events/james-arthur-homecoming-show/|title=James Arthur Homecoming Show|work=Middlesbrough Football Club|access-date=31 January 2024}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"| 
|}

==Milestone matches==
{{footballbox collapsible
|date       = 26 August 1995
|time       = 15:00 [[British Summer Time|BST]]
|team1      = {{flagicon|England}} [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]]
|score      = 2–0
|report     = 
|team2      = [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] {{flagicon|England}}
|goals1     = [[Craig Hignett|Hignett]] {{goal|39}} <br /> [[Jan Åge Fjørtoft|Fjørtoft]] {{goal|77}}
|goals2     = 
|stadium    = [[1995–96 FA Premier League]] <br> First Match
|attendance = 28,286
|referee    = [[Stephen Lodge (referee)|Stephen Lodge]]
}}

{{footballbox collapsible
|date       = 7 February 1996
|time       = 15:00 [[Greenwich Mean Time|GMT]]
|team1      = {{flagicon|England}} [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]]
|score      = 0–0
|report     = 
|team2      = [[Wimbledon F.C.|Wimbledon]] {{flagicon|England}}
|goals1     = 
|goals2     = 
|stadium    = [[1995–96 FA Cup|1995–96 FA Cup R4]] <br> First FA Cup Match
|attendance = 28,915
|referee    = [[Roger Dilkes]]
}}

{{footballbox collapsible
|date       = 11 June 2003
|time       = 20:00 [[British Summer Time|BST]]
|team1      = {{flagicon|England}} [[England national football team|England]]
|score      = 2–1
|report     = 
|team2      = [[Slovakia national football team|Slovakia]] {{flagicon|Slovakia}}
|goals1     = 
|goals2     = 
|stadium    = [[UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying]] <br> Stadium Record Attendance (all teams)
|attendance = 35,000
|referee    = 
}}

{{footballbox collapsible
|date       = 28 December 2004
|time       = 15:00 [[Greenwich Mean Time|GMT]]
|team1      = {{flagicon|England}} [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]]
|score      = 2–0
|report     = 
|team2      = [[Norwich City F.C.|Norwich City]] {{flagicon|England}}
|goals1     = 
|goals2     = 
|stadium    = [[2004–05 FA Premier League]] <br> Stadium Record Attendance (Middlesbrough)
|attendance = 34,836
|referee    = [[Howard Webb]]
}}

{{footballbox collapsible
|date       = 17 September 2023
|time       = 14:00 [[British Summer Time|BST]]
|team1      = {{flagicon|England}} [[Middlesbrough F.C. Women|Middlesbrough]]
|score      = 0–0
|report     = 
|team2      = [[Stockport County L.F.C.|Stockport County]] {{flagicon|England}}
|goals1     = 
|goals2     = 
|stadium    = [[2023–24 FA Women's National League#Division One North|2023–24 FA Women's National League Division One North]] <br> First Middlesbrough F.C. Women's Match
|attendance = 2,177
|referee    = 
}}

{{footballbox collapsible
|date       = 13 April 2025
|time       = 14:00 [[British Summer Time|BST]]
|team1      = {{flagicon|England}} [[Middlesbrough F.C. Women|Middlesbrough]]
|score      = 7–0
|report     = 
|team2      = [[Doncaster Rovers Belles L.F.C.|Doncaster Rovers Belles]] {{flagicon|England}}
|goals1     = 
|goals2     = 
|stadium    = [[2024–25 FA Women's National League#Division One North|2024–25 FA Women's National League Division One North]] <br> Stadium Record Attendance (Middlesbrough F.C. Women)
|attendance = 4,083
|referee    = 
}}

==See also==
* [[Development of stadiums in English football]]
* [[Lists of stadiums]]

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Riverside Stadium}}
* {{Structurae|id=20039528 |title=Riverside Stadium}}

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