Stadium Guide: Manchester City Stadium
(Capacity: 47,800)
This is the second largest stadium in the Premier League and ninth largest in the United Kingdom.
In 2002, the stadium came to life when Manchester hosted the Commonwealth games. The games were set a light when British athletes, Johnathan Edwards and Paula Radcliffe set a games record by taking gold in triple jump and 5000m respectively.
The stadium hosted the rugby sevens final were New Zealand defeated Fiji to claim the gold medal. The players who turned up for New Zealand that day were Mils Muliana, Bruce Reihana and Captain Eric Rush, while the famous Waisale Sereyi turned out for the Fijians.
Besides the Commonwealth games, the stadium has also hosted the 2008 UEFA Cup Final-with the English Football playing some international games as well. It has also hosted international rugby league and the super league’s Magic Weekend event. The Capacity of the stadium can increase to 60,000 for concerts- with pioneering smart card technology, 1200 people can enter the ground every minute.
Manchester Piccadilly station serves mainline trains from Manchester Airport – with the stadium 2.5 km away of Manchester city centre. Piccadilly station has a metro link tram stop, where regular trams a long East Manchester line to Ashton-under-Lyne that serves to the stadium and Eithad campus- with London, Birmingham and Edinburgh a 30 minute walk away.
The ground will host one 2015 Rugby World Cup match.
Sat Oct 10 England v Uruguay (Pool A)
Location: Eithad campus, Manchester
Field Size: 105 by 68 metres (115 by 74yards)
Surface: Desso GrassMaster
Open: 25 July 2002
