Football stadium in Manchester, England
The Academy Stadium is a football stadium in Manchester, England, forming part of the Etihad Campus. In September 2023, the ground was renamed Joie Stadium for sponsorship reasons.[2] Announced on 19 September 2011 as part of an 80-acre training facility to cater for around 400 youth players at a time,[3] the campus was opened on 8 December 2014.[4] The stadium, known simply as Academy Stadium, was inaugurated by students of the Manchester Metropolitan University, who played the first official games on the pitch on 14 December 2014.[5] Academy Stadium is home to the men's Elite Development Squad and other senior academy teams, as well as to Manchester City Women, who also play select matches at the City of Manchester Stadium.
Although not the biggest building of the facility, the Academy Stadium still features numerous facilities more common to larger stadia, including a press room, board room, offices and retail space.[6] Situated only 400 metres from the City of Manchester Stadium, the Academy Stadium is linked to the mother ground via a 190-metre bridge across the intersection of Ashton New Road and Alan Turing Way.[7]
In 2016, it was used as one of the two venues for that year's World Rugby Under 20 Championship in rugby union.[8] In 2022, it hosted some group stage matches during the UEFA Women's Euro.
UEFA Women's Euro 2022
The stadium was one of the ten venues used at the UEFA Women's Euro 2022, hosting Group D games alongside the New York Stadium.[9]
References
- ^ "UEFA Match Database". uefa.com. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
- ^ Bajkowski, Simon (14 de septiembre de 2023). "Man City acuerda un acuerdo de patrocinio histórico para cambiar el nombre del estadio de la academia". Noticias de la noche de Manchester .
- ^ "El Manchester City presenta el plan de la Academia Etihad de 80 acres". BBC . 19 de septiembre de 2011 . Consultado el 12 de diciembre de 2014 .
- ^ Coyle, Simon (8 de diciembre de 2014). "Ver: Eche un vistazo a la nueva City Football Academy". Noticias de la noche de Manchester . Consultado el 2 de julio de 2020 .
- ^ "Equipos universitarios jugarán en el MCFC Academy Stadium". mcfc.co.uk. 12 de diciembre de 2014. Archivado desde el original el 14 de abril de 2015 . Consultado el 12 de diciembre de 2014 .
- ^ "¡Ciudad del futuro! Vea un vídeo de la increíble nueva sede de Blues de £ 200 millones". El espejo . 14 de septiembre de 2012 . Consultado el 12 de diciembre de 2014 .
- ^ "SuisseGas se presenta como socio designado para el nuevo puente". mcfc.co.uk. 14 de noviembre de 2014. Archivado desde el original el 13 de diciembre de 2014 . Consultado el 12 de diciembre de 2014 .
- ^ "Inglaterra será la sede del Campeonato Mundial de Rugby U20 2016" (Presione soltar). Mundial de Rugby. 16 de junio de 2015. Archivado desde el original el 17 de junio de 2015 . Consultado el 2 de noviembre de 2015 .
- ^ UEFA.com (2 de agosto de 2022). "Guía de eventos: Manchester | Eurocopa femenina de la UEFA 2022". UEFA.com . Consultado el 2 de agosto de 2022 .
