City of Manchester Stadium

The City of Manchester Stadium in Manchester, England, is the home of Premier League club Manchester City F.C., with a domestic football capacity of 53,400, making it the 6th-largest... Wikipedia

  • Full name:  City of Manchester Stadium
  • Location:  Etihad Campus, Manchester, M11 3FF
  • Public transit:  Etihad Campus, Velopark
  • Owner:  Manchester City Council
  • Operator:  Manchester City F.C.
  • Executive suites:  70
  • Capacity:  53,400 – Domestic football, 53,000 – UEFA-governed football, 60,000 – Music concerts, 41,000 (2002 Commonwealth Games)
  • Record attendance:  53,482(Manchester City vs Arsenal, 26 April 2023)
  • Field size:  105 x 68 m
  • Surface:  Desso GrassMaster
  • 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:  Arup (stadium design), KSS Design Group (interior fitout), Populous (stadium expansion)
  • Structural engineer:  Arup
  • General contractor:  Laing Construction Ltd. (initial construction), Laing O'Rourke (stadium conversion & later expansion)
  • Main contractors:  Watson Steel Ltd. (initial steelwork construction)
  • Data source:  DuckDuckGo