City of Manchester Stadium
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| Location |
Etihad Campus Manchester M11 3FF |
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| Coordinates | 53°28′59″N 2°12′1″W / 53.48306°N 2.20028°WCoordinates: 53°28′59″N 2°12′1″W / 53.48306°N 2.20028°W |
| Public transit |
Etihad Campus tram stop Velopark tram stop |
| Owner | Manchester City Council |
| Operator | Manchester City F.C. |
| Executive suites | 70 |
| Capacity | 41,000 – 2002 Commonwealth Games 55,097 – Domestic football 53,000 – UEFA-governed football 60,000 – Music concerts |
| Record attendance | 54,693 (Manchester City vs Leicester City, 6 February 2016) |
| Field size | 115 by 74 yards (105 by 68 m) |
| Surface | Desso GrassMaster |
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| Broke ground | 12 December 1999 |
| Opened | 25 July 2002 (as athletics stadium) 10 August 2003 (as football stadium) |
| Renovated | 2002–2003 (converted to current use) |
| Expanded | 2014–2015 (47,400 to 55,097 seats) |
| Construction cost | £112 million (athletics stadium) £22 million (football conversion) £20 million (football fit-out) |
| Architect |
ArupSport (stadium design) KSS Design Group (interior fitout) Populous (stadium expansion) |
| Structural engineer | Arup Associates |
| General contractor | Laing Construction Ltd. (initial construction), Laing O'Rourke (stadium conversion & later expansion) |
| Main contractors | Watson Steel Ltd. (initial steelwork construction) |
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| Manchester City F.C. (2003–present) | |
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https://www.mancity.com/ticket-information/visiting-the-campus/visiting-the-etihad-stadium VISITS https://www.mancity.com/fans-and-community/club OTHER Major sporting events hosted 2002 Commonwealth Games 2005 UEFA Women's Championship 2008 UEFA Cup Final Ricky Hatton vs. Juan Lazcano (2008 IBO world title) 2015 Rugby Union World Cup Rugby League Magic Weekend 2012, 2013, 2014 Also see: Major concert events hosted |
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The City of Manchester Stadium in Manchester, England, also known as the Etihad Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is the home ground of Manchester City Football Club and, with a domestic football capacity of 55,097, is the fourth-largest stadium in the Premier League and eighth-largest in the United Kingdom.
Built to host the 2002 Commonwealth Games, the stadium has since staged the 2008 UEFA Cup Final,England football internationals,rugby league matches, a boxing world title fight, the England rugby union team's last match of the 2015 Rugby World Cup and music concerts.
The stadium, originally proposed as an athletics arena in Manchester's bid for the 2000 Summer Olympics, was converted after the 2002 Commonwealth Games from a 38,000 capacity arena to a 48,000 seat football stadium at a cost to the city council of £22 million and to Manchester City of £20 million. It was agreed in 1997 that Manchester City F.C. would lease the stadium from Manchester City Council and move from their aging Maine Road ground - a move which took place in the summer of 2003.
The stadium was built by Laing Construction at a cost of £112 million and was designed and engineered by ArupSport, whose design incorporated a cable-stayed roof structure, suspended by twelve exterior masts and attached cables. The stadium design has received much praise and many accolades, including an award from the Royal Institute of British Architects in 2004 for its innovative inclusive building design, and a special award in 2003 from the Institution of Structural Engineers for its unique structural design.
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