Riverside Stadium
Riverside Stadium is a multi purpose in Middlesbrough, United Kingdom that opened in 1995. Its recorded capacity is 33,746.
Key facts
Riverside Stadium is a multi purpose in Middlesbrough, United Kingdom that opened in 1995. Its recorded capacity is 33,746. It is owned by Middlesbrough F.C. and Middlesbrough F.C.. It is operated by Middlesbrough F.C. and Middlesbrough F.C.. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. It has been known by 3 names in total, including Cellnet Riverside Stadium, BT Cellnet Riverside Stadium. Current tenants are Middlesbrough F.C., Middlesbrough F.C..
- Location
- Middlesbrough, United Kingdom
- Type
- Multi purpose
- Capacity
- 33,746
- Opened
- 1995
- Status
- Active
- Current owner
- Middlesbrough F.C., Middlesbrough F.C.
- Naming rights
- No current sponsor name
- Name changes
- 2
- Playing surface
- Natural grass
Riverside Stadium is at latitude 54.578333, longitude -1.216944, in Middlesbrough, 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 | 54.578333 |
| Longitude | -1.216944 |
| City | Middlesbrough |
| Region | Middlesbrough |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| OpenStreetMap object | Not recorded |
| Footprint geometry | Not yet exported by the pipeline |
Technology
| Feature | Recorded as | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surface | Natural grass | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
See the venue technology guides for how these work.
Naming rights
Riverside Stadium has carried 3 recorded names. Cellnet Riverside Stadium (no sponsor) ran 1995 to 1999. BT Cellnet Riverside Stadium (no sponsor) ran 1999 to 2002. Captain James Cook Stadium (no sponsor) ran 2019 to present. The average tenure of a name here is 3.5 years.
Data table for this chart
| Name | Sponsor | Period | Deal value | Term | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cellnet Riverside Stadium | None | 1995 to 1999 | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| BT Cellnet Riverside Stadium | None | 1999 to 2002 | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Captain James Cook Stadium | None | 2019 to present | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Ownership and operation
| Role | Organization | Period | Status | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Middlesbrough F.C. | 1995 to present | Current | Wikidata statement | Source |
| Owner | Middlesbrough F.C. | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Operator | Middlesbrough F.C. | 1995 to present | Current | Wikidata statement | Source |
| Operator | Middlesbrough F.C. | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Tenants
| Tenant | Competitions | Period | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middlesbrough F.C. | EFL Championship | Present | Current | Source |
| Middlesbrough F.C. | EFL Championship | 1995 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 October 2026 | venue_competitions | (created) | not set | 1011 | 2026-10 |
| 2 October 2026 | venue_features | (created) | not set | 985 | 2026-10 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_names | source_date | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09-28 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_names | source_date | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09-28 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_names | source_date | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09-28 | 2026-09 |
| 24 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 35358 | 2026-09 |
| 24 September 2026 | org_aliases | (deleted) | Middlesbrough Women | not set | 2026-09 |
| 24 September 2026 | venue_roles | (deleted) | 33099 | not set | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 33099 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 33098 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 33097 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | org_aliases | (created) | not set | 1639 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_names | source_date | 2026-09-20 | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_names | source_date | 2026-09-20 | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_names | source_date | 2026-09-20 | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | capacity | 34742 | 33746 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_revid | not set | 1372225286 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_title | Riverside_Stadium | Riverside Stadium | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | Captain James Cook Stadium | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | BT Cellnet Riverside Stadium | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | Cellnet Riverside Stadium | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 5527 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 5526 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 5525 | 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: