The City of Manchester stadium, also known as the Etihad stadium beause of sponsorship.br/ br/ The stadium is owned by Manchester city council and is leased to Manchester City football club, and sponsored by quot;Etihadquot;.br/ The stadium lies in Eastlands in Manchester, now known as sport city, because of the various other sporting venues and arena's that are also situated here, including the national cycling velodrome.br/ You can clearly see the undulating roof from this vantage point, almost like a rollercoaster, and the masts that tower skywards, with the cables that support it.