What is Riverside Stadium?
{{Infobox Stadium | stadium_name = '''Riverside Stadium''' | nickname = | image = MFC Riverside Entrance.JPG| | caption = Entrance to the Riverside Stadium with the gates of the former Ayresome Park, and statues of George Hardwick and Wilf Mannion | fullname = | location = Middlesbrough, England | coordinates = {{coord|54|34|42|N|1|13|1|W|type:landmark|display=inline,title}} | broke_ground = | built = 1994-95 | opened = 26 August 1995 | renovated = | expanded = | closed = | demolished = | owner = Middlesbrough Borough Council | operator = Middlesbrough F.C. | surface = grass | construction_cost = 16 millions pounds | architect = | structural engineer = | services engineer = | general_contractor = | project_manager = | main_contractors = | former_names = | tenants =[[ Middlesbrough F.C.]] | acreage = | seating_capacity = 34,742<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.mfc.co.uk/page/club/stadium-story/0,,1~2321257,00.html | title=Middlesbrough FC }}</ref> | dimensions = 115 x 75 yards (105 x 69 m) | scoreboard = }} [[File:MFC Riverside Interior.JPG|thumb|Riverside stadium interior view]]The '''Riverside Stadium''' is a football stadium in [[Middlesbrough]],[[ England]]. The stadium is the homeground of [[Middlesbrough F.C.]] since its opening. Its present capacity is 34,742 all seated. There is provisional permission to expand the stadium to 42,000 if it is needed. ==History== The stadium was built in 1994/95. It replaced Ayresome Park. After the Taylor Report from 1990 all top league clubs must have all seater stadiums. Because the space was limited to enlarge Ayresome Park the club decided to built a new stadium. This stadium was built in only 32 weeks on the Middlehaven site by the River Tees. The building had 30 000 seats but was enlarged to its present ca