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==Stadium== {{main|City of Manchester Stadium}} {{see also|Hyde Road (stadium)|Maine Road}} [[File:Etihad Stadium.jpg|thumb|right|350px|The [[City of Manchester Stadium]] β the home of Manchester City since 2003]] The '''City of Manchester Stadium''' in east Manchester, known as the '''Etihad Stadium''' since 2011 for sponsorship reasons, is on a 200-year [[lease]] from [[Manchester City Council]] to Manchester City. It has been the club's home since the end of the [[2002β03 Manchester City F.C. season|2002β03 season]], when City moved from '''[[Maine Road]]'''.<ref>{{cite news|last=Bailey |first=Chris |url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/manchester_city/s/227/227642_why_blues_must_cash_in_on_name_game.html |title=Why Blues must cash in on name game |date=8 November 2006 |access-date=22 April 2008 |work=Manchester Evening News |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091014114038/http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/manchester_city/s/227/227642_why_blues_must_cash_in_on_name_game.html |archive-date=14 October 2009 }}</ref> Before moving to the stadium, the club spent in excess of Β£30 million to convert it to football use: the pitch was lowered, adding another tier of seating around it, and a new North Stand was constructed.<ref>{{Cite book |last=James |first=Gary |title=Manchester β A Football History |publisher=James Ward |location=Halifax |year=2008 |isbn=978-0-9558127-0-5 |page=391}}</ref> The inaugural match at the new stadium was a 2β1 win over [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] in a [[friendly match]].<ref>{{cite news | title=Man City vanquish Barca | work=BBC News | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/3139231.stm | access-date=28 December 2005 | date=10 August 2003 | archive-date=6 November 2006 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061106223536/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/3139231.stm | url-status=live }}</ref> A 7,000-seat third tier on the South Stand was completed in time for the start of the [[2015β16 Manchester City F.C. season|2015β16 football season]], increasing the stadium's capacity to 55,097. A North Stand third tier is in development, potentially increasing capacity to around 61,000.<ref>{{cite news |title=Manchester City seek stadium expansion to hold 61,000 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-24489940 |publisher=BBC News |location=Manchester |date=11 October 2013 |access-date=29 December 2013 |archive-date=4 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190204074930/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-24489940 |url-status=live }}</ref> After playing home matches at five stadiums between 1880 and 1887, the club settled at '''[[Hyde Road (stadium)|Hyde Road Football Stadium]]''', its home for 36 years.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Inglis |first=Simon |title=The Football Grounds of Great Britain (2nd ed.) |publisher=Collins Willow |location=London |year=1987 |isbn=0-00-218249-1 |page=62}}</ref> A fire destroyed the Main Stand in 1920, and the club moved to the 84,000 capacity Maine Road three years later. Maine Road, nicknamed the "Wembley of the North" by its designers, hosted the largest-ever crowd at an English club ground when 84,569 attended an [[1933β34 FA Cup|FA Cup]] tie against Stoke City on 3 March 1934.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mancity.com/fans-and-community/club/club-history|title=Club History|publisher=Manchester City F.C.|access-date=19 April 2017|archive-date=7 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160907013909/http://www.mancity.com/fans-and-community/club/club-history|url-status=live}}</ref> Though Maine Road was redeveloped several times over its 80-year lifespan, by 1995 its capacity was restricted to 32,000, prompting the search for a new ground which culminated in the move to the City of Manchester Stadium in 2003; it was renamed the Etihad Stadium in 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mancity.com/citytv/behind-the-scenes/2011/07/08/city-and-etihad-an-historic-day-for-the-club/1447543781380|title=City and Etihad: a historic day for the club|format=web video|publisher=Manchester City Football Club|date=8 July 2011|access-date=16 November 2011|archive-date=7 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170207031553/https://www.mancity.com/citytv/behind-the-scenes/2011/07/08/city-and-etihad-an-historic-day-for-the-club/1447543781380|url-status=live}}</ref> In September 2024, Manchester City revealed plans to expand the North Stand of the Etihad Stadium, increasing the total capacity to 61,000. The expanded section is scheduled to open for the start of the [[2025β26 Manchester City F.C. season|2025β26 season]]. The project also includes the construction of a hotel, office premises for club staff and a new fan zone.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Agini |first=Samuel |date=2024-11-10 |title=Premier League clubs target stadium upgrades to boost revenues |url=https://www.ft.com/content/984244b4-3da8-4435-85d8-40babe0084e3 |access-date=2024-11-12 |work=Financial Times}}</ref>
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