Football Ground Map
Football Ground Map
| Current League | England » Premier League |
|---|---|
| Current Ground | Etihad Stadium |
| Previous Grounds | Maine Road, Hyde Road |
| Manchester City Fans | 3,158 |
| Average Number of Grounds Visited | 49.93 |
| Formed | 1880 |
| Website | www.mcfc.co.uk |
| Nickname | The Blues |
| Previous Name | St Mark's |
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| Twitter Hashtags | #mcfc |
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The City of Manchester Stadium (now the Etihad Stadium) was originally built for the 2002 Commonwealth Games. The stadium was converted to a football ground after the Games, with City moving in in 2003.
The last few years at Maine Road contained a number of ups and down, with the club spending the 1998/99 season in the third division, before back-to-back promotions saw them return to the Premier League. This (along with a takeover and substantial transfer budget), saw the club improve its average position from 24th to 8th. If we were to take the next 10 years into consideration, their average league position would be even more dramatically improved.
A bigger stadium also meant an increase in attendances, from 29,430 at Maine Road to 44,531 in the first 10 years at the Etihad - an improvement of 51%. Whilst Man City's attendances have improved with more success, it's worth noting that they did average over 28,000 both in their Championship relegation season and their solitary season in League One. Success does bring glory supporters and tourists, but Man City have always had a loyal core fanbase.
Old stadium: Maine Road (1923 - 2003, 80 years)
New stadium: Etihad Stadium (Opened 2003, £154m)
Old stadium average attendance: 29,430
New stadium average attendance: 44,531
Difference: +15,101 (+51%)
Old stadium average league position: 24
New stadium average league position: 8
Difference: -16
| Maine Road | |
| 1993/1994 | 26,709 |
| 1994/1995 | 22,725 |
| 1995/1996 | 27,869 |
| 1996/1997 | 27,869 |
| 1997/1998 | 28,196 |
| 1998/1999 | 28,273 |
| 1999/2000 | 32,088 |
| 2000/2001 | 34,058 |
| 2001/2002 | 33,059 |
| 2002/2003 | 34,565 |
| Etihad Stadium | |
| 2003/2004 | 46,834 |
| 2004/2005 | 45,192 |
| 2005/2006 | 42,856 |
| 2006/2007 | 39,997 |
| 2007/2008 | 42,126 |
| 2008/2009 | 42,900 |
| 2009/2010 | 45,513 |
| 2010/2011 | 45,905 |
| 2011/2012 | 47,015 |
| 2012/2013 | 46,974 |
| Maine Road | |
| 1993/1994 | 16 |
| 1994/1995 | 17 |
| 1995/1996 | 18 |
| 1996/1997 | 18 |
| 1997/1998 | 42 |
| 1998/1999 | 47 |
| 1999/2000 | 22 |
| 2000/2001 | 18 |
| 2001/2002 | 21 |
| 2002/2003 | 9 |
| Etihad Stadium | |
| 2003/2004 | 16 |
| 2004/2005 | 8 |
| 2005/2006 | 15 |
| 2006/2007 | 14 |
| 2007/2008 | 9 |
| 2008/2009 | 10 |
| 2009/2010 | 5 |
| 2010/2011 | 3 |
| 2011/2012 | 1 |
| 2012/2013 | 2 |
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How often do Manchester City play at 3pm on a Saturday afternoon?
| Saturday 15:00 28/116 - 24% | |
| Sunday 16:30 20/116 - 17% | |
| Saturday 12:30 14/116 - 12% | |
| Saturday 17:30 13/116 - 11% | |
| Sunday 14:00 7/116 - 6% | |
| Wednesday 19:30 5/116 - 4% | |
| Wednesday 20:00 4/116 - 3% | |
| Sunday 16:00 4/116 - 3% | |
| Tuesday 20:00 3/116 - 3% | |
| Wednesday 20:15 3/116 - 3% | |
| Thursday 20:00 3/116 - 3% | |
| Friday 20:00 2/116 - 2% | |
| Tuesday 19:30 2/116 - 2% | |
| Sunday 15:30 2/116 - 2% | |
| Monday 20:00 1/116 - 1% | |
| Thursday 12:30 1/116 - 1% | |
| Sunday 14:30 1/116 - 1% | |
| Wednesday 19:45 1/116 - 1% | |
| Sunday 15:45 1/116 - 1% | |
| Saturday 20:00 1/116 - 1% |
Fixture data gathered from multiple sources. Based on all matches played since the start of the 2022/2023 season.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | mancsman | Manchester City | 1,979 |
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Sunday 18th December 2022
Manchester City are looking at the possibility of expanding the Etihad Stadium.
The Premier League champions want to add at least another 6,500 seats, which would take the capacity to over 60,000.
This is most likely to be done by expanding the North Stand.
Man City are also looking to improve facilities outside the stadium, with a new covered fan zone, new shop and museum and a new hotel all under consideration.
Friday 19th March 2021
Manchester City are to reduce the capacity of the Etihad Stadium to make room for more advertising space around the pitch.
The Premier League leaders plan to remove the first 3 rows of the North, East and South stands to install double height digital advertising boards. This will reduce the capacity of the stadium by 1,100.
Season ticket holders in the affected areas have already been notified and will be allowed to move to any other area of the stadium without a price increase for next season.
The Etihad's total capacity will drop to around 54,000. City's average attendance before the pandemic was above this figure - a sad indication that the club is valuing advertising revenue over its own fans.
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