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title: "Etihad Stadium, Manchester — GetMap"
description: "Its first big event was not a football match. Football was not its first sport: the stadium opened for the 2002 Commonwealth Games before becoming…"
source: https://getmap.travel/quests/ChIJ4wqVzA2xe0gRaod65syNmlQ
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# Etihad Stadium

Its first big event was not a football match

Sport · 🇬🇧 Manchester · one place, one stop

![Etihad Stadium, Manchester](https://gpuvmfylzaflwxeawisb.supabase.co/storage/v1/render/image/public/assets/Quests/Sport/ChIJ4wqVzA2xe0gRaod65syNmlQ.png?width=640&quality=70&resize=contain) +35 pts
One place to visit
[Manchester](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=53.4831634%2C-2.2003736&query_place_id=ChIJ4wqVzA2xe0gRaod65syNmlQ)
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Football was not its first sport: the stadium opened for the 2002 Commonwealth Games before becoming Manchester City's home. Its bowl holds tiered blue seats beneath a sweeping roof, with four floodlight masts rising above East Manchester.

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