Don Valley Stadium running/warm-up track. Up to 15,000 spectators could also be accommodated on the open terracing giving a seated capacity 25,000 for sports events. For musical performances the stadium could accommodate 15,000 seated guests, but had a maximum capacity of 50,000 if the field was used to accommodate standing fans. The stadium was operated by Sheffield International Venues and owned by the Sheffield City Trust. The Don Valley Stadium, which cost £29 million, was the first entirely new outdoor national sporting venue built in Great Britain since Wembley in the early 1920s when it was completed in September 1990. It was built
Don Valley Stadium they were without a ground in Rotherham. Rugby league and American football were staged there, and the Channel 4 celebrity sports show "The Games" also used the stadium. Due to financial problems, the stadium was closed in September 2013. The site has since been redeveloped to include a research centre, sports centre and educational facilities for local universities. At the time of its closure, Don Valley Stadium was the second largest athletics stadium in the UK – with a seated capacity of 25,000 – behind the London Olympic Stadium. The whole of the running track and its infield was illuminated