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The City of Manchester Stadium in Manchester, England, also known as Etihad Stadium or The Etihad for sponsorship reasons, is the home ground of Manchester City Football Club. After completion of the first two phases of expansion in July 2015, the stadium has an estimated domestic football capacity of 55,097 for the 2015–16 Premier League season, making it the third-largest stadium in the Premier League and the eighth-largest in the United Kingdom.〔 The stadium was initially built to host the 2002 Commonwealth Games,〔 and in addition to the track and field and rugby sevens events it hosted for that tournament, the stadium has since staged the 2008 UEFA Cup Final,〔 England football internationals,〔 rugby league matches,〔 a boxing world title fight,〔 and numerous music concerts. An Oasis concert in 2005 set the stadium's record attendance of 60,000 for any type of event.〔 The stadium hosted the England rugby union team's last group match of the 2015 Rugby World Cup.〔(http://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2015/oct/10/england-uruguay-rugby-world-cup-2015-live )〕 The stadium is in an area of Manchester now known as SportCity; this location, but with a much larger stadium design, had been proposed as the main athletics arena in Manchester's failed bid for the 2000 Summer Olympics. For the later 2002 Commonwealth Games bid, the capacity of the arena was reduced to only 38,000, with the intent that after the games completed the structure would be converted into a 48,000 seat football stadium.〔 To this end, it had already been agreed in 1998 that Manchester City F.C. would lease the stadium from Manchester City Council as a replacement for its Maine Road ground.〔 The conversion from a track and field arena to a football stadium cost the city council £22 million and Manchester City £20 million. The club moved into its new home during the summer of 2003.〔 The stadium was originally built by Laing Construction at a cost of £112 million and was designed and engineered by ArupSport,〔 whose design incorporated a highly complex yet elegant cable-stayed roof structure which is suspended by twelve exterior masts and attached cables.〔 This aesthetic stadium design has received much praise and many accolades, including an award from the Royal Institute of British Architects in 2004 for its innovative inclusive building design, and a special award in 2003 from the Institution of Structural Engineers for its unique structural design.〔 In March 2014, work commenced on expansion of the South Stand to add an additional third tier of seating. Expansion was completed in time for the beginning 2015–16 football season and added an additional 7,000 seats. The expansion was designed in keeping with the existing distinctive roof design. A further phase to mirror the North Stand and add an additional third tier of seating has planning approval and is expected to commence by 2017. If built, the stadium will have a capacity of approximately 62,000. ==History== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「City of Manchester Stadium」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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