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Below you will find important service information ahead of our home match against Dynamo Kyiv on Tuesday 15 March, kick off 7.45pm.

We ask all supporters to arrive no later than 60 minutes before (Click for a free £25 bet) Kick-off and are advised not to bring any bags unless essential. 

All bags will be searched, in accordance with our regular matchday security procedures, which may cause a delay in entering the stadium. We thank you in advance for your patience and co-operation. 

Pre-match access to the City Store, Ticket Office and Stadium tours

To access the campus during the day, supporters should park in the Blue Car Park off Alan Turing Way.  A charge of £10 will be applied upon entry but will be refunded upon exit*.  The shuttle service will be available for supporters that require assistance to reach the top of Joe Mercer Way. 

*Vehicles remaining on-site after 5:30pm will not receive a refund.

Disabled supporters who use a wheelchair can access the parking adjacent to the City Store via the main Entrance at Rowsley Street (Gate 11) until 3pm. You will be required to show your Blue Badge at the gate. 

For access after 3pm, disabled supporters will be required to show their matchday car park pass if they have one, and if not they will be required to park in the Blue Car Park.

Travelling to the Stadium

Demolition work of Daisy Mill on Stockport Road near to the junction with Plymouth Grove West to commenced on Monday 22 February 2016, for five weeks.

This will impact the flow of traffic in this area involving one lane of traffic in either direction past the works and during the weekend, there will be temporary traffic lights which will be manually operated during peak times.

We advise that you always allow enough time to make adjustments to your journey should any incidents occur on route that may impact you being at the stadium in time for kick off.

Ensure you check travel conditions before setting out. Highways England provides live traffic information via its website, local and national radio travel bulletins and electronic road signs.

Information is also available from Twitter via @highwaysNWEST.

As you near the stadium, the Mancunian Way (A57) is currently open as a contra-flow with a single lane in both directions. Supporters are advised to make alternative arrangements when travelling to the Etihad Stadium.  

Follow @OfficialTfGM for the most up to date information.

Metrolink

With the partial closure of the Mancunian Way, Metrolink’s free Park and Rides offer a great way to avoid traffic and leave your car behind. For travel advice and help planning your journey to the match, click here.   

​There are service changes on the Metrolink throughout the 2015/16 season. Please click here for the most up to date information and you can also follow, @MCRMetrolink.

Safe Walking

There is a safe, well lit and signposted walking route available from Manchester Piccadilly Train Station. Signage will direct you along the route. Further information on the Etihad Campus Metrolink and buses that alight immediately outside the Etihad Stadium along with car park details, is available here.

By Bike

Why not try cycling to the stadium or to the bus/train/Metrolink Station, leaving your bike at one of the cycling parking options available and continuing your journey on public transport to the Etihad Stadium. You can access maps containing all cycle routes in each of the ten districts of Greater Manchester.

Official match ticket

It is important that you have purchased, and are in possession of, the correct ticket and that it is activated to allow you access into the stadium. The Club accepts no liability for tickets (Click to find tickets) purchased through unofficial channels. 

Children under 14 must be accompanied by an adult (over 18) for all matches played at the Etihad Stadium. We advise you carry photo ID to prevent any issues entering the stadium.  Guidance for bringing children Under 5 to a match and safeguarding vulnerable people can be read here.

Supporters are required to upgrade concessionary tickets (Click to find tickets) for this match. A supporter in another age band can use a concessionary ticket but must ensure they have paid the applicable upgrade fee in advance of entering the stadium.

Seat relocations

It is important that any supporter that has been relocated sits in their new seat. Failure to do so may cause issues on the night and result in you missing the start of the match. 

Supporters with Seasoncards or Cityzens cards will have their card activated for the new seat or will have been advised to use a paper ticket, which has been posted. 

Ticket collections

All home supporters who are collecting pre-purchased paper tickets (Click to find tickets) may do so from the Stadium Ticket Office located in City Square, behind the stage. We are open from 9am until 8pm on Wednesday.  

We advise all supporters to arrive at least 60 minutes prior to (Click for a free £25 bet) Kick-off as it is expected that we will be extremely busy on matchday. 

Supporters who have been sent a Print@Home Ticket are reminded to print their ticket(s) on white A4 plain paper prior to leaving for the match.

Ticket sales

Tickets are available for home supporters to purchase in advance. 

Select a Print@Home Ticket to avoid collecting on the night. Simply print on white A4 plain paper prior to leaving for the match. 

Singing section

We have increased the singing section in the South Stand across block 111, part of block 114 and blocks 115-119. Supporters that sit outside of this section are not part of the singing section.

All supporters are reminded that persistent standing is not allowed. Failure to adhere to this may result in an ejection or a stadium ban.

Stadium roof

The corner sections of the South Stand roof are yet to be made completely weather-proof and may impact all levels underneath.  Please bear this in mind when leaving for the match.

Code of conduct: Respect the Badge

If you ever witness crime, vandalism, violence, drugs, the use of smoke bombs and pyrotechnics or abusive behaviour from home or visiting supporters, inside or outside the Etihad Stadium, make contact with a Manchester City steward as soon as you can and report your concerns.  

If you wish to report an incident to Manchester City after the match, you can do so here.

Manchester City Football Club is proud to support the Kick It Out campaign. The KIO reporting app provides supporters with the ability to attach video, photo and audio evidence to complaints to help support investigations into discriminatory abuse and behaviour across football. Download the app today.

In 2008, the Justin Campaign was formed to tackle homophobia, biphobia and transphobia in football, and two years later the initiative FvH began. Find out how you can take action here.

The entire Etihad Campus, including roadways, car parks and concourses, is smoke free. Use of electronic cigarettes is also prohibited. We operate a strict, no re-admission policy and there will be no opportunity to leave and re-enter the stadium.

The Ticket Office and Supporter Services are open Monday to Saturday, 9am to 5.30pm (closed Sunday and Bank Holidays). Both facilities will open on the day of all scheduled First Team home fixtures.  

We will be open from 9am until 8pm for this match. Please call +44 (0)161 444 1894 (option 1, option 3).  

You can also use our online FAQ mcfc.co.uk/help or our official service Twitter account, @MCFCHELP.

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With less than seven days to go to the start of Manchester City Women’s new season, we look back on some of the best games at the Academy Stadium…

City 3-1 Doncaster Belles, 22 March 2015

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The first competitive game to be played at the Academy Stadium following the Club’s move there in December 2014, City progressed in the FA Women’s Cup with a 3-1 win against Doncaster.

After a busy summer of recruitment it was all eyes on the first competitive team sheet of the new year, and boss Nick Cushing opted to name four of his new signings in the starting XI.

Jennifer Beattie, Demi Stokes, Nikita Parris and Sarah Wiltshire were all included, while Toni Duggan was fit enough to be named on the bench. Jill Scott wore the captain’s armband in the absence of the injured Steph Houghton.

A debut brace for Parris and a stoppage time strike from Duggan on her return from injury were enough to see off the Belles, and secure a coveted place in the next round of the competition.

City 1-0 Birmingham City, 12 July 2015

England’s performance at the FIFA Women’s World Cup in Canada inspired many and that was clear to show in the numbers that were in attendance for the first game back at the Academy Stadium.

Birmingham were the opponents for the WSL clash and a record-breaking 2,102 vocal supporters turned out to welcome eight of the Lionesses squad, five of them City players.

Karen Bardsley, Houghton, Lucy Bronze, Scott and Duggan all started for the hosts, while Jade Moore captained the visitors and Karen Carney and Jo Potter emerged from the sidelines after the break.

And it was Duggan who secured the three points for City in the second half to move them up to fifth in the FAWSL 1 table.

City 5-0 Durham, 29 July 2015

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City welcomed Durham on a warm night in Manchester for the second Continental Cup game and secured their highest victory in the competition to date in a 5-0 rout.

On a comfortable night at the Academy Stadium, Cushing’s side produced a thoroughly dominant and professional display, peppering the visitors’ goal with efforts as the away side struggled to venture out of their own half.

Braces from Krystle Johnston and Parris plus a goal from Izzy Christiansen secured the victory as the Blues continued their 100% record since the season restarted after the World Cup.

City 6-1 Bristol Academy, 27 September 2015

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Cushing’s side notched their highest number of goals in a game on a sunny afternoon at the Academy Stadium back in September.

A brace from Christansen plus goals from Scott, Bronze, Parris and Georgia Stanway ensured the Blues leapfrogged Chelsea to the summit – before the Londoners regained top spot with victory at Liverpool later in the evening.

The win ensured that the title race would go down to the final game of the season at home to Notts County, as well as keeping up City’s post-World Cup unbeaten record.

City 2-1 Notts County, 4 October 2015

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City set a new record attendance for one of their games at the Academy Stadium as a crowd of 3,180 were in attendance for the final game of the 2015 season.

The Blues and Chelsea were competing for the title and City came up just short, but Cushing’s side signed off the season in style with their ninth win in ten league matches to secure a place in the UEFA Women’s Champions League for the 2016 campaign.

Parris opened the scoring in front of a vocal crowd before Rachel Williams levelled the scores for the away side. Christiansen then added City’s second to restore the lead and it the scoreline remained the same until the final whistle was blown.

However, Chelsea’s win at home to Sunderland meant that City would end the season in second place, but there were plenty of positives heading into the next campaign.

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City welcome Dynamo Kyiv to the Etihad on Tuesday for the second leg of the Round of 16 tie…

Manuel Pellegrini’s men have a 3-1 advantage from the first leg in Ukraine and will be looking to secure a place in the Champions League quarter final for the first time come 10pm Tuesday.

Here’s a quick look at how Kyiv fared over the weekend…

Karpaty 1 Dynamo Kyiv 2, 11 March 2016

How did they line up?

Head Coach Serhiy Rebrov made three changes from the defeat against City with Vitorino Antunes, Miguel Veloso and Oleh Husyev coming in for Danilo Silva, Serhiy Rybalka and Derlis Gonzalez.

Rebrov lined his side up in a 4-5-1 formation at the NSK Olimpiyskyi for the first leg and it was a similar situation when they took on Karpaty on Friday night.

Oleksandr Shovkovskiy started in net behind a back four of Domagoj Vida, Yevhen Khacheridi, Aleksandar Dragovic and Antunes.

Veloso anchored the midfield with Denys Garmash and Vitaliy Buyalskyi playing slightly ahead of him in central midfield. Andriy Yarmolenko was deployed on the right while Husyev was out on the left.

Rebrov kept Lukasz Teodorczyk as the lone striker, the same position he played in the first leg.

How did the game pan out?

Kyiv headed into the game as joint leaders along with Shakhtah Donetsk and it was expected to be an easy victory over seventh place Karpaty, but it was far from it.

The home side took a shock lead in the 28th minute when Ambrosiy Chachua fired in from close range from a move that started on the edge of their own area.

The ball was worked out to Gegam Kadimyan and he picked out the run of Chachua, who slotted into the back of the net despite the best efforts of Shovkovskiy.

Karpaty held the lead until the 55th minute when Teodorczyk levelled from six yards out. Garmash showed good footwork to pick out the Polish striker and Kyiv’s number 91 notched the equaliser with a first time shot.

Boosted by the goal, Kyiv went on the hunt for a winner and found it just nine minutes later. Yarmolenko received the ball on the right hand side of the area, opened his body and fired a low shot into the bottom corner past the Roman Mysak to secure the three points.

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Post-match reaction

Yarmolenko told the Kyiv website that it was the second half performance that inspired them to victory.

Pavlo Orikhovskiy, who made his debut for Kyiv as a second half substitute, described the win as: “We needed a victory. We tried to carry out the instructions of the coach, but at first it was hard.”

Ua.football.com and football.sport.ua have match reports on their websites for any Ukrainian speakers out there (or Google translate!).

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Join us as we take a look back to games and events from this date in City history…

1897

The first game to take place on 13 March throughout City history was 119 years ago when the Blues took on Leicester Fosse, the original name for Leicester City.

Billy Holmes and Billy Meredith were on target along with Billie Gillespie and Fred Williams to secure a 4-0 win for City.

1948

Up next is a trip down memory lane back to 1948 when City welcome Burnley to Maine Road for a Division One clash.

George Smith and Roy Clarke (pictured) notched a brace each as the Blues secured a 4-1 victory over the Clarets to move up to 11th in the league.

1982

34 years ago, John Bond took his City side to the City Ground to take on Brian Clough’s Nottingham Forest in Division One.

Tommy Caton put the Blues ahead on the stroke of half time and it looked like City would take all three points until a 90th minute Peter Ward penalty snatched the victory away.

2011

The latest game to be played on 13 March, City sealed a place in the FA Cup semi-final with a 1-0 win over Reading at the Etihad.

Roberto Mancini’s side had piled the pressure on throughout the game and it paid off in the 75th minute when Micah Richards nodded in the winner from David Silva’s corner.

The rest, as they say, is history as City went on to beat Manchester United 1-0 at Wembley before overcoming Stoke in the final to lift the FA Cup for the first time since 1969.

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There are a lot more pleasant tasks than going through the reaction from yesterday’s Premier League draw with Norwich.

But it has to be done.

You can read the official view here.

We start with the Manchester Evening News and their match report from the 0-0 draw at Carrow Road.

Rob Pollard writes: “City started the match superbly, dominating possession and moving the ball effectively.

“Sergio Aguero looked sharp and had a low shot saved superbly from John Ruddy, and David Silva, always the creator, was being kicked up and down as Norwich tried to contain him.

“Norwich were camped in their own half – an exercise in damage limitation.

He continued: “The Blues have a tendency, though, to take their foot off the accelerator and allow the opposition a foothold in the game – and that’s exactly what happened here.

“Aguero was causing problems, with his pace too much for the Norwich backline to handle, and City were seeing plenty of the ball in Norwich’s defensive third – but too often their final ball was letting them down.

“Ruddy wasn’t called into action anywhere near enough, despite his defence being sat worryingly deep for much of the game.”

Heading over to the Daily Mail now and, again, the Argentine striker is praised with Joe Bernstein summing up a frustrating afternoon in Norfolk.

He scribed: “Aguero had a stinging free-kick tipped over by Ruddy, who then palmed away another fierce effort from an acute angle.

“When Aguero charged towards the penalty area, Klose tripped him at exactly the right moment, just a couple of yards outside the box. Silva hit the free-kick into the wall.

“Every time Navas tried to cross, Olsson blocked. Every time Aguero attempted to interact with Wilfried Bony or Kelechi Iheanacho, Klose intercepted.”

The Telegraph has a similar though trail with Sergio’s performance analysed in nearly all of the news outlets this morning.

Gerry Cox stated: “Aguero tried his best though. He had a free-kick from 25 yards tipped over the bar brilliantly by John Ruddy in the opening stages, and then shot wide of the far post.

“Ruddy made another good save after half an hour when he dived full length to turn away a low shot from Aguero that was heading for the far corner of goal.”

And finally, to Goal and their match report from the 0-0 draw at Carrow Road for their take on John Ruddy’s key save to deny Aguero.

Stefan Coerts describes it as: “Aguero continued to be City’s main attacking threat in the first half, firing a free-kick from 20 yards out straight at Ruddy after 15 minutes, before shooting just wide shortly after.

“Ruddy then showed his class on the half-hour mark when Aguero unleashed a low shot from just inside the box, making a sublime one-handed save to deny the former Atletico Madrid man.”

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Manuel Pellegrini has admitted City’s goalless draw with Norwich is a setback but he insists his squad will continue to believe they can win the Premier League title.

The draw at Carrow Road means the Blues lie fourth in the Premier League, nine points behind leaders Leicester with only nine games to go. However, the Chilean has refused to rule out City’s title chances.

He said: “Of course we dropped two important points. My mind is always focused now to the next game and while it is mathematically possible we must try to do it.

“The only way forward is to think of the Champions League game on Tuesday and after that we play against Manchester United at home.

“We will try to get the three points and at the end of the season see which side has the most points but when you have so few games to play and you are losing points it is always difficult.”

City had over two thirds of the possession in the tie but struggled find a way past the stubborn Canaries defence. The Blues managed eight shots with the most notable moment coming as Sergio Aguero’s low drive forced an excellent John Ruddy save in the first half.

Pellegrini continued: “We dominated the game from the first minute to the end but we were not clear in the last third where we needed to create more space against a team that defended very well.

“Normally, we have a lot of possession and create a lot of chances in the last third but today we couldn’t do it. We played with great concentration and intensity but you need a little more if you want to score goals.

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Manuel Pellegrini has admitted City’s goalless draw with Norwich is a setback but he insists his squad will continue to believe they can win the Premier League title.

The draw at Carrow Road means the Blues lie fourth in the Premier League, nine points behind leaders Leicester with only nine games to go. However, the Chilean has refused to rule out City’s title chances.

He said: “Of course we dropped two important points. My mind is always focused now to the next game and while it is mathematically possible we must try to do it.

“The only way forward is to think of the Champions League game on Tuesday and after that we play against Manchester United at home.

“We will try to get the three points and at the end of the season see which side has the most points but when you have so few games to play and you are losing points it is always difficult.”

City had over two thirds of the possession in the tie but struggled find a way past the stubborn Canaries defence. The Blues managed eight shots with the most notable moment coming as Sergio Aguero’s low drive forced an excellent John Ruddy save in the first half.

Pellegrini continued: “We dominated the game from the first minute to the end but we were not clear in the last third where we needed to create more space against a team that defended very well.

“Normally, we have a lot of possession and create a lot of chances in the last third but today we couldn’t do it. We played with great concentration and intensity but you need a little more if you want to score goals.

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Manuel Pellegrini has admitted City’s goalless draw with Norwich is a setback but he insists his squad will continue to believe they can win the Premier League title.

The draw at Carrow Road means the Blues lie fourth in the Premier League, nine points behind leaders Leicester with only nine games to go. However, the Chilean has refused to rule out City’s title chances.

He said: “Of course we dropped two important points. My mind is always focused now to the next game and while it is mathematically possible we must try to do it.

“The only way forward is to think of the Champions League game on Tuesday and after that we play against Manchester United at home.

“We will try to get the three points and at the end of the season see which side has the most points but when you have so few games to play and you are losing points it is always difficult.”

City had over two thirds of the possession in the tie but struggled find a way past the stubborn Canaries defence. The Blues managed eight shots with the most notable moment coming as Sergio Aguero’s low drive forced an excellent John Ruddy save in the first half.

Pellegrini continued: “We dominated the game from the first minute to the end but we were not clear in the last third where we needed to create more space against a team that defended very well.

“Normally, we have a lot of possession and create a lot of chances in the last third but today we couldn’t do it. We played with great concentration and intensity but you need a little more if you want to score goals.

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Joe Hart believes the title is still not beyond City, though the Blues’ quest became that much harder after the 0-0 draw with Norwich.

Hart was a virtual bystander throughout the 90 minutes as the hosts concentrated on keeping City out at the other end and the England keeper believes the Blues lacked invention and a creative spark.

“It was a disappointing performance,” said Hart. ”Myself and John Ruddy could have had the afternoon off.

“You have to give credit to Norwich for how they defended – they defended in numbers and made a few changes which worked for them, but I’m not really bothered about Norwich, it’s about what we do and we weren’t really good enough to win the game if I’m honest.”

City could trail leaders Leicester by 15 points by the time the Manchester derby kicks off next weekend should the Foxes win their two matches in the interim.

But Hart believes history has shown that the title race isn’t over until it is mathematically impossible and says the Blues won’t give up in their quest to win the Premier League this season.

“We’ll keep going because that’s the spirit we have here and have had since I first arrived, but sometimes it’s not good enough.

“We needed more invention, more brilliance and we relied a bit too much on that today and it wasn’t available.

“It chops and changes at the top and we have to stay consistent and true to our belief that we can still win the league, but we now turn our attention to the Champions League and then the Manchester derby after that.”

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