England
Riverside Stadium
The Riverside Stadium is a football stadium in Middlesbrough, which has been the home of Middlesbrough FC since it opened in 1995. Its current all-seated capacity is 35 000.
The stadium was built to replace Ayresome Park after the Taylor Report, which required all top division football stadiums to be all-seater. Middlesbrough FC were unable to expand the current stadium outwards owing to its location in a residential area, and expanding the stadium upwards would have limited the club to a capacity of 20 000 seats. The decision was taken by club officials to build a new stadium. 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.
