Etihad Stadium
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Why go
- The cable-stayed roof, supported by twelve exterior masts; the tallest reaches 70 metres.
- The football pitch sits six metres below ground level in an arena designed for an intimate view.
- A venue for international football, a boxing world title fight, a Rugby World Cup match and summer concerts.
The hall
- Capacity
- 61,470 seats for the 2025/26 season
- West Stand
- Named the Colin Bell Stand in 2004
- Visiting supporters
- Normally seated in the South Stand, near their coach park
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The North Stand redevelopment added a hotel, a covered fan park and more seats.
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20 million
About 20 million artificial grass fibres sit 20 centimetres deep in the natural turf.
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6,000 people
A kitchen beneath the West Stand can prepare meals for up to 6,000 people on match days.
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A service tunnel lets emergency vehicles and visiting-team coaches reach the stadium interior.
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Translucent polycarbonate around the roof edge lets sunlight reach the pitch.
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The stadium has conference rooms and space licensed for marriage ceremonies.
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2003
The stadium won the Structural Special Award in 2003 and the RIBA Inclusive Design Award in 2004.
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History
After Sydney won the Olympic bid, Manchester successfully bid to host the 2002 Commonwealth Games. The Eastlands site was chosen to support urban renewal and secure funding to clean up the former industrial area.
- 17 December 1999Prime Minister Tony Blair laid the stadium’s foundation stone.
- 2002Queen Elizabeth II opened the City of Manchester Stadium on 25 July. Its first public event was the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony; the stadium hosted athletics and every rugby sevens match. Sixteen track and field records were set there.
- 2002–2003After the Games, the running track and other athletics facilities were removed for the football conversion. Track sections were reused at other venues, and the ground was lowered to make room for another seating tier.
- 10 August 2003Manchester City’s first match at the stadium was a friendly against FC Barcelona. City won 2–1, and Nicolas Anelka scored the stadium’s first goal.
- 2008The stadium hosted the UEFA Cup final.
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- July 2011The stadium was renamed Etihad Stadium under a sponsorship agreement.
- Summer 2022Manchester City resumed plans to expand the North Stand.
- October 2023The city approved the North Stand construction.
- April 2024Construction of the North Stand expansion began with supporting steelwork.
- 2025/26The North Stand was announced as the Pep Guardiola Stand for the season’s final match.
How to get there
- On footThe stadium is 1.6 kilometres east of Manchester city centre, on the former Bradford Colliery site.
Accessibility
- RIBA Inclusive Design Award The stadium received the award in 2004. Current details for step-free routes, lifts, accessible toilets and parking are unconfirmed.
Sources: Etihad Stadium - Wikipedia · Etihad Stadium (Manchester) - Wikipedia · City of Manchester Stadium - Wikipedia · Etihad Stadium: how it describes itself (its ow… · checked 5 Oct 2026
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- mancity.com/etihad-stadium
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- +441614441894
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