Manchester Regional Arena

Manchester Regional Arena

Location	Sportcity, Manchester, England
Coordinates	53°29′2″N 2°12′14″W / 53.48389°N 2.20389°W / 53.48389; -2.20389Coordinates: 53°29′2″N 2°12′14″W / 53.48389°N 2.20389°W / 53.48389; -2.20389
Owner	Manchester City Council
Operator	Manchester Sport and Leisure Trust
Capacity	6,500
Surface	Natural grass
Construction
Opened	April 2002
Construction cost	£3.5 million
Architect	Faulkner Browns with TTH Architects
Main contractors	John Laing
Tenants
Athletics AAA Championships Paralympic World Cup (2005– ) Belle Vue Racers Manchester Kestrels Sale Harriers Association Football Manchester City Reserves (2003–2010) Manchester City Women(2003–2014) Northwich Manchester Villa (2015–2016) Manchester Central F.C. (2016-) Rugby League Manchester Rangers (2015– )

Manchester Regional Arena is a multipurpose stadium in Manchester, England, primarily used for athletics, football and rugby league.

History

It was originally developed as the warm-up track for the 2002 Commonwealth Games held at the adjacent City of Manchester Stadium. It has hosted the AAA Championships and Paralympic World Cup, and was the reserve home ground of the Manchester City reserve team prior to moving to Ewen Fields in June 2010. It also served as the home of the Manchester City Ladies' side until their move to the adjacent Academy Stadium in the Etihad Campus in 2014.

With both Manchester City teams moving out of the ground by the beginning of 2015, their tenure was replaced by amateur rugby league side Manchester Rangers.^[1] Formed in 2016, Manchester Central F.C. play their home matches at the stadium.

References

• "Manchester Regional Arena". Leisure, Libraries and Culture: Sports, Clubs and Leisure Centres. Manchester City Council. Retrieved 28 July 2009. 
• "Manchester Regional Arena". Venues. Manchester Sport and Leisure Trust. Retrieved 28 July 2009. 
• "Manchester Regional Arena". Venues. Sportcity. Retrieved 28 July 2009.