| Location | Sportcity,Manchester,England |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 53°29′2″N2°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–present) 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 (2016–present) Rugby League Manchester Rangers (2015–2019) | |
Manchester Regional Arena is a multipurpose stadium inManchester,England, primarily used forathletics,football andrugby league.
It was originally developed as thewarm-up track for the2002 Commonwealth Games held at the adjacentCity of Manchester Stadium. It has hosted theAAA Championships andParalympic World Cup, and was the reserve home ground of theManchester City reserve team prior to moving toEwen Fields in June 2010. It also served as the home of theManchester City Ladies' side until their move to the adjacentAcademy Stadium in theEtihad 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]
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