Etihad Stadium
Etihad Stadium is a multi purpose in Manchester, United Kingdom that opened in 2002. Its recorded capacity is 61,038.
Key facts
Etihad Stadium is a multi purpose in Manchester, United Kingdom that opened in 2002. Its recorded capacity is 61,038. It is owned by Manchester City Council and Manchester City Council. It is operated by Manchester City F.C. and Manchester City F.C.. The current name Etihad Stadium comes from a naming-rights deal with Etihad that began in 2011. It has been known by 2 names in total, including City of Manchester Stadium. Current tenants are Manchester City F.C., Manchester City F.C., 2015 Rugby World Cup, 2022–23 Manchester City F.C. season.
- Location
- Manchester, United Kingdom
- Type
- Multi purpose
- Capacity
- 61,038
- Opened
- 2002
- Status
- Active
- Current owner
- Manchester City Council, Manchester City Council
- Naming rights
- Etihad
- Name changes
- 1
- Playing surface
- Hybrid grass
Etihad Stadium is at latitude 53.483056, longitude -2.200278, in Manchester, United Kingdom. The marker is drawn from the recorded coordinates. The building outline appears here once OpenStreetMap footprint geometry is available for this venue.
Data table for this chart
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Latitude | 53.483056 |
| Longitude | -2.200278 |
| City | Manchester |
| Region | Manchester |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| OpenStreetMap object | Not recorded |
| Footprint geometry | Not yet exported by the pipeline |
Technology
| Feature | Recorded as | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surface | Hybrid grass | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
See the venue technology guides for how these work.
Naming rights
Etihad Stadium has carried 2 recorded names. City of Manchester Stadium (no sponsor) ran Unknown. Etihad Stadium (sponsor: Etihad) ran 2011 to present.
Data table for this chart
| Name | Sponsor | Period | Deal value | Term | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Manchester Stadium | None | Unknown | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia, with citation | Source |
| Etihad Stadium | Etihad | 2011 to present | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia, with citation | Source |
Ownership and operation
| Role | Organization | Period | Status | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Manchester City Council | 1999 to present | Current | Wikidata statement | Source |
| Owner | Manchester City Council | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Operator | Manchester City F.C. | 1999 to present | Current | Wikidata statement | Source |
| Operator | Manchester City F.C. | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Tenants
| Tenant | Competitions | Period | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester City F.C. | Premier League | Present | Current | Source |
| Manchester City F.C. | Premier League | 1999 to present | Current | Source |
| 2015 Rugby World Cup | Premier League, Premier League | 1999 to present | Current | Source |
| 2022–23 Manchester City F.C. season | Premier League | 1999 to present | Current | Source |
Recorded changes
19 changes to this venue have been recorded by the monthly pipeline runs.
| Date | Table | Field | From | To | Month |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 October 2026 | venue_features | (created) | not set | 3237 | 2026-10 |
| 29 September 2026 | sponsorships | (created) | not set | 121 | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | Etihad Stadium | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | City of Manchester Stadium | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 42711 | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 42710 | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 42709 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | sponsorships | (created) | not set | 107 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 38230 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 38229 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 38228 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 38227 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 38226 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venues | opened_year | 1999 | 2002 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venues | capacity | 52900 | 61038 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_revid | not set | 1377015587 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_title | Etihad_Stadium | Etihad Stadium | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_competitions | (created) | not set | 561 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_competitions | (created) | not set | 559 | 2026-09 |
Sources and licenses
Every ownership, naming and sponsorship row on this page carries the URL it was derived from. The site as a whole is built from these sources:
- Wikidata: CC0 1.0. Data from Wikidata, released under CC0 1.0 Universal.
- OpenStreetMap: ODbL 1.0. © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL 1.0). See https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright.
- Wikipedia: CC BY-SA 4.0. Text from Wikipedia, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License.
Row-level sources used for this venue: