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Etihad Stadium

Man City · Manchester · England

Manchester City's home since 2003

A 2002 Games stadium turned football ground: twelve masts hold the roof over a pitch sunk six metres.

Capacity

52,900

One seat = 1,000 fans

Opened

2002

24 years of football

1880192019602000

Record attendance

60,765

Manchester City vs Coventry City, 05 September 2026

Record2026

Tallest mast

70 m

Manchester City's home since 2003A 2002 Games stadium turned football ground: twelve masts hold the roof over a pitch sunk six metres.

Capacity

52,900

One seat = 1,000 fans

Opened

2002

24 years of football

1880192019602000

Record attendance

60,765

Manchester City vs Coventry City, 05 September 2026

Record2026

Tallest mast

70 m

Photo: Arne Müseler, cropped by Blackcat, CC BY-SA 3.0 de

Photo: Arne Müseler, cropped by Blackcat, CC BY-SA 3.0 de

What makes it special

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On matchday

Arup designed the stadium to be “an intimate, even intimidating, gladiatorial arena embodying the atmosphere of a football club”. The pitch is six metres below ground level, as in Roman amphitheatres, so the stands rise steeply around it.

Getting there

  • TramEtihad Campus3 min
  • TramVelopark6 min
  • TramHolt Town10 min

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Inside Etihad

The Sergio Aguero statue outside the stadium, 2022
The Sergio Aguero statue outside the stadium, 2022Photo: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons ↗
Inside the ground, 2015
Inside the ground, 2015Photo: Higor Douglas, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons ↗
Aerial view of the stadium and its masts, July 2023
Aerial view of the stadium and its masts, July 2023Photo: Arne Müseler (cropped by Blackcat), CC BY-SA 3.0 de · Commons ↗

The ground

Hybrid grass
Rebuilt
2002–2003 (conversion)
League
Premier League

Nearby grounds

  • Peninsula Stadium6.1 km
  • Old Trafford6.4 km
  • Boundary Park9.3 km
  • Edgeley Park9.5 km
  • Crown Oil Arena15 km
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