etihad stadium

the Etihad stadium

- the Etihad was initially opened in 2002 as an athletics stadium
- Manchester city started playing there in 2003 as a successor to
  Maine road
- it is currently owned by the Manchester city council
- the stadium was designed by arup architects and kss designes
- it has a seated capacity of 47,805
- the record seated attendance is 47,435 in 2012 when Manchester
  city played queens park rangers
- the stadium has also hosted athletics and music concerts
- it saw its first premier league trophy in 2012 when Manchester
  city won the title in the last seconds of the season