![]() Plans to build a new stadium in Manchester were formulated before 1989 as part of the city's bid to host the 1996 Summer Olympics. See also: Bids for the 1996 Summer Olympics, Bids for the 2000 Summer Olympics, and 2002 Commonwealth Games ![]() A £300 million redevelopment programme of the existing North Stand entailing the construction of a new hotel with 400 rooms, covered fan park for 6,000 people and increased net capacity to 61,474 is expected to commence in 2023 and be completed by the end of 2026. The expansion was designed to be in keeping with the existing roof design. In August 2015, a 7,000 seat third tier on the South Stand was completed, in time for the start of the 2015–16 football season. 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. The stadium was built by Laing Construction at a cost of £112 million and was designed and engineered by Arup, whose design incorporated a cable-stayed roof structure and supported entirely by twelve exterior masts and cables. agreed to lease the stadium from Manchester City Council and moved there from Maine Road in the summer of 2003. 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. īuilt 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 final group match of the 2015 Rugby World Cup and summer music concerts during the football off-season. The City of Manchester Stadium in Manchester, England (currently known as the Etihad Stadium for sponsorship reasons), is the home of Premier League club Manchester City, with a domestic football capacity of 55,000, making it the 6th-largest football stadium in England and ninth-largest in the United Kingdom. (initial construction), Laing O'Rourke (stadium conversion & later expansion) ![]() City of Manchester Stadium in February 2016ĥ4,693 (Manchester City vs Leicester City, 6 February 2016)ġ05 by 68 metres (114.8 yd × 74.4 yd)
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