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TheCity of Manchester Stadium is afootballstadium inManchester, England. It is also often called "COMS" or "Eastlands". The stadium was designed byArup and built byJohn Laing. The stadium was built for the2002 Commonwealth Games at a cost of£110 million. After the Games, it was turned into afootball stadium. It became the home ofManchester City F.C. who moved there fromMaine Road in 2003 after signing a 250-yearlease. The stadium is the centerpiece ofSportcity in the east of Manchester.

As of 1 July 2009, it is thefourth-largest stadium in theFA Premier League and the twelfth-largest in the United Kingdom, with 47,726 seats. The highestattendance for a football game at the stadium was on 5 December 2009 when 47,348 fans watched Manchester City playChelsea. Manchester City F.C. signed an agreement withManchester City Council in March 2010 to allowredevelopment of land around the stadium. This may include adding more seats to make 60,000 in the stadium. Outside the football season, the stadium hostsconcerts. It is one of the UK's largest music venues. It has a maximum capacity of 60,000 for performances.