Riverside Stadium Events & Tickets 2025-26 - Middlesbrough

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Riverside Stadium hosts Rugby 🏉 & Football Soccer ⚽ events. It is also the home venue of Middlesbrough FC.

Riverside Stadium Travel & Parking

🏟️ Address: Riverside Stadium, The Leeway, Middlesbrough, TS3 6RS, United Kingdom Directions in Google Maps

Riverside Stadium is located in the northeast of Middlesbrough town center, on the banks of the River Tees.

Middlesbrough Railway Station, which is on Albert Road, offers several train lines to the grounds. You can take a bus or taxi from the station to the Riverside Stadium, as well.

Below you can find general information on travel and parking for Riverside Stadium. Individual events may have additional/restricted services available, and so we recommend clicking through to the event and viewing the Travel & Parking tab for event-specific information.

🅿️ Parking

On Site Parking - There are 6 stadium car parks, each located within walking distance to the stadium.
Disabled Parking - There are approximately 190 seasonal accessible parking spaces in total, the availability subject to change on a match by match basis.

The stadium offers seasonal passes for first team league games, friendlies, cup games, and Under 23 fixtures.

🚖️ Taxi

Riverside Stadium is a 1.3 km (5 min) taxi drive from Middlesbrough city center.

🚍 Coach & Bus

Bus lines 13, 13A, 39, and 9 have routes that pass near Riverside Stadium. The closest bus stops to the ground are:

Cineworld Cinemas, Middlesbrough - 837 m (12 min) walk
West Terrace, North Ormesby - 996 m (14 min) walk

🚆 Train

You can take both Northern and Transpennine Express lines to reach the stadium. The closest train station is Middlesbrough Railway Station, located 1.3 km to the grounds. The journey takes around 16 min.

If you are coming from London, the journey takes about 3 hours with a change in Darlington.

🚴 Cycling

If you feel like cycling, it is a 1.3 km (7 min) ride to the Riverside Stadium, from Middlesbrough town centre. You can use the Cargo Fleet Road or Windward Way, which are both mostly flat.

Riverside Stadium Hotels & Accommodation

Middlesbrough is an affordable town to visit with plenty of mid-range and budget hotels to stay in, as well as a number of quaint B&Bs, most of which are located within the town centre itself.

📍 Where To Stay

Those who want to experience the town’s nightlife will be strategically positioned in the town centre, as it’s where the best restaurants, bars, and clubs are located. It’s also where you’ll find the main train station, which provides links across Northern England.

The town is coupled with Stockton-on-Tees, a charming market town home to Durham University Queen’s Campus. Stockton is slightly more expensive than Middlesbrough, as it is considered a more refined town, but thanks to its student population, it has an excellent arts scene and nightlife.

Alternatively, stay in coastal towns Redcar or Saltburn-by-the-Sea to make the most of the Northern Coast. Connected to Middlesbrough by train, it’s easy to reach the town as and when you like.

There’s also a number of beautiful traditional farms, estates, and cottages to stay in in the countryside surrounding Middlesbrough, offering a quiet, peaceful, and nature-rich experience.

Most towns and cities surrounding Middlesbrough, including Stockton, Redcar, Saltburn, Darlington, Sunderland, and Newcastle, are easily reached by train. To truly make the most of your stay in Middlesbrough, a car is recommended.

About Riverside Stadium

The Riverside Stadium is a football stadium located in Middlesbrough, England. It is the home of Middlesbrough FC and has the capacity to host 34,742 spectators. Riverside Stadium is notable for being visible from kilometers away at night when it is illuminated.

📜 History

The first ever match played at the grounds was between Chelsea and Middlesbrough on 26 August 1995. The stadium replaced Ayresome Park as the club's home; the Taylor Report in 1990 required the venue be an all-seater, but expansion options were limited at the previous site and would have left Boro with a reduced capacity.

A piece of Ayresome Park lives on at the Riverside, however; in 2005, the club erectedad famously the gates that had previously stood outside their former home at their new ground. The club had famously been locked out of Ayresome Park by bailiffs in 1986 when it went into liquidation.

🎟️ Tickets & Seating Charts

There are 4 main stands in the stadium, all of them offering an uninterrupted view of the pitch.

Known as the New Holgate End, The North Stand hosts the vocal home supporters while The West Stand, the largest stand of the stadium, houses executive boxes, changing rooms, the players' tunnel as well as restaurants. Here, the seats have "BORO", the club's nickname, on them.

The East Stand, however, spells out "MFC" and houses the Family Zone. The South Stand belongs to the home fans and typically houses Boro's "Red Faction" fan group.

🍔 Food & Drink

Concourses run around the entirety of the ground with kiosks serving food and drink.

There is wheelchair access in each kiosk. With the exception of the visitors' section, there is a waitress service in all raised level accessible enclosures so that you can avoid the crowds, especially around the half-time interval.

🚽 Toilets

Accessible toilets are located in each stand and can be used with RADAR locks and keys, which can be obtained from stewards.

You can view the accessible toilet map here in more detail.

🧑‍🦽 Disabled Facilities

Accessibility & Parking - Home wheelchair fans can use the 3 specific wheelchair enclosures in the West Stand Lower (22), South West Lower Corner (30), and the South Stand (29). If you cannot find any space in these areas, there is also availability on the front row of the stadium on both the East and West Stands. Visiting wheelchair supporters can use the raised deck within the visitors' section. Upon unavailability, you can use the additional spaces located pitchside.
You can check out the disabled supporters map here. There is amenity easy access seating in both the West Stand Lower and the East Stand Lower. You can check out the map for more detailed information.
Assistance Dogs - Supporters with assistance dogs can use the places on the front row seating. You can call 01642 757 691 or email to supporters@mfc.co.uk to make the necessary arrangements.
Other - The club currently has an audio descriptive commentary service available. Fans can contact supporters@mfc.co.uk or call 01642 757 661.