[IRSL] Manchester, England ; Etihad Stadium

The City of Manchester Stadium ( City of Manchester Stadium in English ), known since 2011 as Etihad Stadium for sponsorship reasons, one also known as COMS or Eastlands , is a stadium located in the city of Manchester , which is the official stadium Manchester City. Finally, the stadium was built for the 2002 Commonwealth Gameswith an economic cost of its construction of 110 million pounds sterling . After the completion of the games, the stadium was converted into a football field and became the usual headquarters of the Manchester City Football Club , which plays in the FA Premier League . Manchester City left its former Maine Road course in 2003 , signing a lease for which it could play its home games at the Manchester City Stadium for 250 years. The stadium has an oval shape, with two stepped tiers surrounding the entire playing field and a third tier on the two sides of the stadium with a capacity of 55,097 spectators.