Gateshead International Stadium
Gateshead International Stadium is a stadium in Felling, United Kingdom that opened in 1955. Its recorded capacity is 11,800.
Key facts
Gateshead International Stadium is a stadium in Felling, United Kingdom that opened in 1955. Its recorded capacity is 11,800. It is owned by Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council and Gateshead. It is operated by Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. Current tenants are Gateshead F.C., Gateshead United, Gateshead Harriers, Gateshead Senators, Newcastle United W.F.C., Newcastle United W.F.C., Newcastle Thunder, Gateshead F.C., 2000 European Cup, 1989 European Cup, 1999 World Masters Athletics Championships, 2021 Birmingham Grand Prix.
- Location
- Felling, United Kingdom
- Type
- Stadium
- Capacity
- 11,800
- Opened
- 1955
- Status
- Active
- Current owner
- Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council, Gateshead
- Naming rights
- No current sponsor name
- Name changes
- 0
- Playing surface
- Artificial turf, Natural grass
Gateshead International Stadium is at latitude 54.961111, longitude -1.579722, in Felling, United Kingdom. The marker is drawn from the recorded coordinates. The building outline appears here once OpenStreetMap footprint geometry is available for this venue.
Data table for this chart
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Latitude | 54.961111 |
| Longitude | -1.579722 |
| City | Felling |
| Region | Felling |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| OpenStreetMap object | Not recorded |
| Footprint geometry | Not yet exported by the pipeline |
Technology
| Feature | Recorded as | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surface | Artificial turf | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Surface | Natural grass | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
See the venue technology guides for how these work.
Naming rights
Gateshead International Stadium has carried 1 recorded name. Gateshead Youth Stadium (no sponsor) ran Present.
Data table for this chart
| Name | Sponsor | Period | Deal value | Term | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gateshead Youth Stadium | None | Present | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia, with citation | Source |
Ownership and operation
| Role | Organization | Period | Status | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Gateshead | 1955 to present | Current | Wikidata statement | Source |
| Owner | Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Operator | Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Tenants
| Tenant | Competitions | Period | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gateshead F.C. | Not mapped | Present | Current | Source |
| Gateshead United | Not mapped | Present | Current | Source |
| Gateshead Harriers | Not mapped | Present | Current | Source |
| Gateshead Senators | Not mapped | Present | Current | Source |
| Newcastle United W.F.C. | Not mapped | Present | Current | Source |
| Newcastle United W.F.C. | Not mapped | 1955 to present | Current | Source |
| Newcastle Thunder | Not mapped | 1955 to present | Current | Source |
| Gateshead F.C. | Not mapped | 1955 to present | Current | Source |
| 2000 European Cup | Not mapped | 1955 to present | Current | Source |
| 1989 European Cup | Not mapped | 1955 to present | Current | Source |
| 1999 World Masters Athletics Championships | Not mapped | 1955 to present | Current | Source |
| 2021 Birmingham Grand Prix | Not mapped | 1955 to present | Current | Source |
Recorded changes
24 changes to this venue have been recorded by the monthly pipeline runs.
| Date | Table | Field | From | To | Month |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 October 2026 | venue_features | (created) | not set | 1047 | 2026-10 |
| 2 October 2026 | venue_features | (created) | not set | 1046 | 2026-10 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_names | source_date | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09-28 | 2026-09 |
| 24 September 2026 | org_aliases | (deleted) | Gateshead Thunder | not set | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | org_aliases | (created) | not set | 1687 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_names | source_date | 2026-09-20 | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_revid | not set | 1372181926 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_title | Gateshead_International_Stadium | Gateshead International Stadium | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | Gateshead Youth Stadium | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 18475 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 18474 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 18473 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 18472 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 18471 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 18470 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 18469 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 5938 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 5937 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 5936 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 5935 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 5934 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 5933 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 5932 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 5931 | 2026-09 |
Sources and licenses
Every ownership, naming and sponsorship row on this page carries the URL it was derived from. The site as a whole is built from these sources:
- Wikidata: CC0 1.0. Data from Wikidata, released under CC0 1.0 Universal.
- OpenStreetMap: ODbL 1.0. © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL 1.0). See https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright.
- Wikipedia: CC BY-SA 4.0. Text from Wikipedia, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License.
Row-level sources used for this venue: