Manchester City have received permission to expand the Etihad Stadium, pictured on April 11, 2012, to a capacity of more than 60,000. Laurence Griffiths / Getty Images
Manchester City have received permission to expand the Etihad Stadium, pictured on April 11, 2012, to a capacity of more than 60,000. Laurence Griffiths / Getty Images
Manchester City have received permission to expand the Etihad Stadium, pictured on April 11, 2012, to a capacity of more than 60,000. Laurence Griffiths / Getty Images
Manchester City have received permission to expand the Etihad Stadium, pictured on April 11, 2012, to a capacity of more than 60,000. Laurence Griffiths / Getty Images

Football

Manchester City set to expand Etihad Stadium’s capacity beyond 60,000

Stadium expected to hold 54,000 fans by 2015/16 season

Agency

March 31, 2014

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Manchester City have announced that the first phase of work to expand the Etihad Stadium is set to begin imminently.

City were granted planning permission in February to increase the size of their stadium from its current 47,670 capacity to 62,170. The development, which will feature extensions to the north and south stands, has been split into two parts. City have confirmed the appointment of international engineering company Laing O’Rourke as construction partners, and ground engineering work on the South Stand site will begin immediately.

The expanded South Stand will take capacity to 54,000 by the 2015/16 season, something that will be marked by the introduction of a new £299 (Dh1,831) season ticket.

The expansion is City's second major construction project in quick succession after the building of their new £200 million academy and training complex, which is set to open this summer.

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