MANCHESTER CITY HAVE ENTERED INTO A THREE YEAR PARTNERSHIP WITH HYDE ALL HOME GAMES WILL NOW BE PLAYED AT HYDE FC.FOR SPECTATOR INFORMATION PLEASE GO TO TOTESPORT SPECTATOR INFORMATION LINK FOR ALL UPTO DATE INFORMATION

Ground & Spectator Information-Athletics Arena

Manchester City play all their home Barclay & Totesport games at the Manchester Regional Athletics Arena which is situated alongside the City of Manchester Stadium. The venue has a capacity of 6178.

Kick Off. Usual kick off time is either 2pm or 7pm, although this is always subject to change, please check the fixture list. During the winter months a lot of Totesport games have afternoon kick off times.

Admission/tickets for reserve league games. There are no turnstiles at The Athletics Arena and the attendance is calculated by clicking people in through the stewards who are checking tickets and handing out team sheets.          

Seasoncard, Citycard members, Junior Blues and Live4City members are admitted free of charge for reserve league games at Gate 3. Normal admission is £3 for adults and £1 concessions, payable on entry at Gate 3 or in some cases by purchasing a ticket from the ticket office.

Please note that for afternoon games entrance to the ground is via a different gate.Spectators should go to Entrance V.

Parking. Free parking is available for spectators via Gate 11 off Ashton New Road.

Teamsheets. These will be available at Gate 3.

City store. The City Store opening hours are extended for evening games until 7pm

City social cafe. The City Social Cafe is open (above the City Store) until kick off with refreshments, snacks, meals and drinks available.

Refreshments. Refreshments are available from a catering unit behind the East Stand of the Arena.  In past games this however has not been there (probably because attendances have been low and that has reflected in how much was being sold). Spectators are advised to go to the cafe area inside the squash arena where there are vending machines, as well as a counter service being available. The club however are looking at improving catering facilities inside the ground following a number of complaints from supporters.

Toilets. There are a number of toilets positioned behind the East Stand of the Arena

Getting there

by car from the south

• Follow signs for city centre on the M56, which becomes the A5103 (Princess Road)
• Continue to the city centre, turning right onto the elevated A57(M).
• Follow this to the end, through two sets of lights and turn right onto Every Street.
• At the end of Every Street turn right onto A662 (Ashton New Road)
• The Stadium will be found on the left.

by car from the east

• Follow the M67 and join the M60 at junction 24
• Follow the M60 north to junction 23
• Exit left on to A662 (Ashton New Road)
• The Stadium will be reached on the right after the junction with the A6010 (Alan Turing Way).

by car from the west

• Join the M60 at junction 12 (M62) or junction 15 (M61)
• Follow M60 round the north of Manchester to junction 23
• Exit right on to A662 (Ashton New Road)
• The Stadium will be reached on the right after the junction with the A6010 (Alan Turing Way).

by car from the north

• Follow the M60 round to junction 23
• Exit right on to A662 (Ashton New Road)
• The Stadium will be reached on the right after the junction with the A6010 (Alan Turing Way)

By Bus

216 from Piccadilly Gardens