England · England Premier League
Manchester City
Manchester City FC
Kit impression
Founded
1880
Years standing
146
Home ground
Etihad Stadium
Capacity
61,038 seats
Make The Case
Here is the argument for Manchester City: England, England Premier League, and a ground called Etihad Stadium. A second team should give you something your first one cannot, and this is a different country's whole weather system.
Cathedral football
Etihad Stadium holds around 61,038. Even a routine league game arrives with a noise floor most clubs only reach in a semi-final.
You get a nickname
Known as The Citizens (Cityzens) The Blues The Sky Blues. That is your new shorthand, your search term and your excuse for buying a scarf.
Easy weekend
Manchester Airport (MAN) is about 16km from the ground, and Park railway station is 1km closer still. A home fixture is a genuinely doable two-night trip.
The calendar you inherit
England Premier League is cold-weather football: mud in February, breath visible under the lights, and a fixture list that rewards anyone who sticks it out. England does not do easy neutrals.
Matchday Trip
Ground: Etihad Stadium. Go in a day early, find the pre-match pub, buy the programme.
Nearest airport
Manchester Airport (MAN)
16 km / 10 miles from the ground
Nearest station
Park railway station
1.2 km / 1 miles out
Pulling fixtures and table…
Around the ground
Things To Do Near Etihad Stadium
Everything within a short walk of the turnstiles: landmarks, museums and the places worth arriving early for.
Landmarks within a 4 km radius
Matchday Shortlist
- Pre-match pubs
- Somewhere to eat
- Coffee before kick-off
- Museums & galleries
- Beds for the night
- Club shop & ticket office
Opens a map centred on the ground. Two hours before kick-off is the sweet spot.
Route Planner
Getting to Etihad Stadium
Tell us where you set off from and we will lay out the walk, drive, train and flight options into the ground, with live route links.
