By Middlesbrough FC

We are expecting a crowd of in excess of 16,000 at the Riverside for our first midweek game of the season.

With tickets from £5 and an earlier kick-off time of 7.15pm, fans have shown their support for the initiative by backing it in numbers.

Remember that if the scores are level after 90 minutes, the game will go straight to penalties.

Tickets

Ticket Office Opening Hours:

  • Main: 10am - kick-off
  • North (collections): 5.15pm - kick-off
  • East/South/Visitors: 5.45pm - kick-off

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Fans are urged to arrive early to the game to avoid queues and congestion at the turnstiles. 

Tickets can be downloaded on to your mobile devices to save on collection.

  • Fans must ensure their ticket is for the correct age category
  • All fans under the age of 14 MUST be accompanied by an adult, both inside and outside of the stadium

Club Shop Opening Hours

  • MFC Official Club Shop: 10am-kick-off 

Posterzine

There will be a posterzine available around the stadium and in the store, priced at £2.

FanZone

Our FanZone is open from 5.30pm, with Scott Makin from BBC Tees to compere. 

There will be a variety of drinks and snacks available from the FanZone Bar. 

Neil Maddison will give his thoughts on the game at 5.40pm.

We have our Home and Away Quiz, celebration shoutouts and giveaways.

The FanZone is open after the final whistle.

GRFZ

The Generation Red Family Zone opens at 6.15pm, featuring:

  • Creative Corner – It’s Carabao Cup quiz time! See if you are able to answer all of our quiz questions with a special prize for the winner.
  • Everyone Active – Bee Active will be here with his friends and they will be giving away some vouchers for various Everyone Active activities for our supporters to enjoy.
  • Table football – See if you can beat our Happy To Help staff on our table football!
  • Cornerstone Interactive Zone – In association with Cornerstone, our gaming zone in the East stand concourse is open from 6.15pm and closes 30 minutes before the final whistle.
  • External gaming zone – All of the latest consoles for supporters of all ages to enjoy. The External Gaming Zone is open from 5.30pm and closes at 6.45pm.
  • Guessing games – Your favourite guessing games are back this season; Guess the Attendance and Guess the first goal time.  We have some amazing prizes to be won!
  • Honesty Flags – Remember to wave our brand new Honesty Flags throughout the game and hand them back at the end of the game for supporters to use at the next home game.
  • GRFZ Flag Waving – If you would like to be involved in our pitchside flag waving, please email supporters@mfc.co.uk to register your interest.
  • Roary will also be in the GRFZ so come up and say hello and take a picture with him.
 

Love Football. Protect The Game

We support strong measures to help address unacceptable issues across the professional and grassroots game.

Fans are reminded that missile throwing and discriminatory chanting could lead to suspension and criminal proceedings being issued.

One individual was recently handed a three-year football banning order and costs of almost £1000 following discriminatory chanting at the Chelsea game last season.

Fans should be aware that our stewards are now equipped with body cameras.

Reporting Discrimination

MFC is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion, and creating a welcoming environment for all supporters at the Riverside, away matches and in the wider community.  

We condemn all forms of hate crime and discrimination in the strongest possible terms, and urge supporters who witness any such incidents to please report them to the club.

On Matchday

  • Text the MFC Equality, Diversity and Inclusion text line on 07340 718965, giving full details of the incident and which stand, row and seat it took place if possible. The text will be sent to the matchday safety team who will investigate via steward intervention as well as direct or remote observation
  • Speak to a club steward or other member of staff
  • Use the free Kick It Out App

Other Ways To Report Discrimination To MFC

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