Academy Stadium
MiniCOMS, Minihad | |
Manchester City F.C. EDS and Academy Manchester City W.F.C. |
The Academy Stadium is a
Elite Development Squad and other senior academy teams, as well as to Manchester City Women, who also play select matches at the City of Manchester Stadium
.
Although not the biggest building of the facility, the Academy Stadium still features numerous facilities more common to larger stadia, including a press room, board room, offices and retail space.Alan Turing Way.[7]
In 2016, it was used as one of the two venues for
World Rugby Under 20 Championship in rugby union.[8] In 2022, it hosted some group stage matches during the UEFA Women's Euro
.
UEFA Women's Euro 2022
The stadium was one of the ten venues used at the UEFA Women's Euro 2022, hosting Group D games alongside the New York Stadium.[9] The choice of the Academy Stadium as a host venue was criticised by Iceland's Sara Björk Gunnarsdóttir who called it a "training ground" in comparison to the other larger stadiums that were selected and viewed it as "disrespectful towards women's football".[10]
| Date | Home | Away | Result | Attendance | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 July 2022 |  Belgium |
 Iceland |
1–1 | 3,859 | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 Group D |
| 14 July 2022 |  Italy |
Iceland |
1–1 | 4,029 | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 Group D |
| 18 July 2022 | Italy |
Belgium |
0–1 | 3,919 | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 Group D |
References
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- ^ Bajkowski, Simon (14 September 2023). "Man City agree landmark sponsorship deal to rename academy stadium". Manchester Evening News.
- ^ "Manchester City unveil 80-acre Etihad Academy plan". BBC. 19 September 2011. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
- ^ Coyle, Simon (8 December 2014). "Watch: Take a look around the new City Football Academy". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^ "University teams to play at MCFC Academy Stadium". mcfc.co.uk. 12 December 2014. Archived from the original on 14 April 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
- ^ "City of the future! Watch fly-through video of Blues' amazing new £200m HQ". The Mirror. 14 September 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
- ^ "SuisseGas unveiled as naming partner for new bridge". mcfc.co.uk. 14 November 2014. Archived from the original on 13 December 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
- ^ "England to host World Rugby U20 Championship 2016" (Press release). World Rugby. 16 June 2015. Archived from the original on 17 June 2015. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- ^ UEFA.com (2 August 2022). "Event guide: Manchester". UEFA. Retrieved 2 August 2022.[dead link]
- ^ "'Embarrassing': Euro 2022 criticised for games at Manchester City's academy". The Guardian. 19 April 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2025.