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375: 441: 316:. The stadium with twelve 70 metre high masts and a capacity of just over 55,000 has become a landmark on the Manchester skyline. The stadium is leased to the football club. The stadium lease was renegotiated in October 2010 and Manchester City will pay Manchester City Council £3 million a year rather than paying half the revenue over 35,000 ticket sales which amounted to approximately £2 million. The club plans to increase the stadium's capacity to 60,000 by adding a third tier to the north and south stands. 73: 251: 562: 35: 501:. Costing approximately £3.5m, the facilities include six courts and a glass-walled show court which cost £110,000. The show court is moveable: it floats on air like a hovercraft and can be positioned in the athletics hall for major tournaments. All the courts can be converted into singles or doubles courts at the touch of a button. 391:, the British cycling team—based at the velodrome—dominated the cycling events. The track has garnered a reputation for speed and by 30 March 2008, more than 15 world records had been set there, including 573:
In March 2010, Manchester City signed an agreement with Manchester City Council and the New East Manchester Agency to explore alternative leisure proposals to replace the
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in east Manchester. A visitor centre provides information on the site's history from a heavily industrialised area to its ongoing regeneration. The
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was built for Manchester Olympic bids in the 1990s and used for the 2002 Commonwealth Games. The velodrome had a lasting legacy and in the
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and Manchester City Council, in partnership with New East Manchester worked together to deliver the 110,000-square-foot (10,000 m)
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Construction on a 23,500-capacity multi-purpose indoor arena began in 2021, in a joint venture between
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Future developments will include Manchester City's £50m training complex and a leisure complex.
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The Etihad Campus is located south east of the main stadium and is the main training base for
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which opened in 2011. It was designed by Ellis Williams Architects, and built by contractors
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and is one of the largest football stadiums in England. Sportcity is also home to the
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completed its move to Sportcity having previously based at Red Hall in North
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as well as community spaces such as a leisure centre and Sixth Form college.
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is a multipurpose sports and leisure facility. Originally built to host the
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is another part of the Sportcity complex which was constructed for the
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held in the adjacent City of Manchester Stadium. It has hosted the
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close to Joe Mercer Way became operational on 11 February 2013.
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was used for the 2002 Commonwealth Games and is the home of
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is a multipurpose stadium at SportCity primarily used for
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Sportcity was the proposed location for the U.K.'s first
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giving the club permission to expand its facilities.
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Index

Sportscity

Beswick
Clayton
Greater Manchester
Coordinates
53°28′48″N 02°11′21″W / 53.48000°N 2.18917°W / 53.48000; -2.18917
Manchester Council
Manchester City F.C.
Manchester
2002 Commonwealth Games
Manchester city centre
Bradford Colliery
City of Manchester Stadium
Manchester City F.C.
National Squash Centre
Rugby Football League
Manchester Regional Arena
British Cycling
Manchester Velodrome
National Indoor BMX Arena

athletics
2002 Commonwealth Games
Beswick
Bradford
Etihad Campus tram stop
Manchester Metrolink
SuperCasino
House of Lords

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