13th May 2026
May 13 – Manchester City Women have opened a new £10 million training facility at the City Football Academy, unveiled just days before City lift the Women’s Super League trophy.
\]Spanning 17,000 square feet, the facility includes a high-performance gym, rehabilitation and hydrotherapy areas, medical and physio suites, specialist recovery spaces and a circular dressing room designed to strengthen team interaction and player development.
The club said the facility is one of the most advanced dedicated environments in women’s football.
For years, women’s teams across Europe have operated in the shadow of men’s departments – often sharing facilities, adapting existing spaces or working with significantly fewer resources.
City say the new building was shaped with direct input from players and staff, with social areas, family imagery and references to the team’s history integrated into the design. Names of players with more than 100 appearances are displayed throughout the facility alongside the club’s major honours.
Importantly for City, the women’s team remains fully embedded within the wider City Football Academy ecosystem rather than operating separately from the club’s broader football structure – something the organisation has prioritised since relaunching the professional side in 2014.
The wider campus already includes the 7,000-capacity Joie Stadium, the Women’s Super League’s first purpose-built stadium, as well as access to the club’s extensive performance, medical and operational departments.
Club chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak (pictured right) travelled to Manchester for the official opening and described the project as “the next logical step” in City’s long-term commitment to the women’s side.
“This facility therefore rightly reflects the scale of our ambition for Manchester City Women and our long-term belief in the future of the women’s game,” he said.
Managing director Charlotte O’Neill (pictured left) added that the aim was to create an environment capable of both supporting elite performance and attracting world-class talent in the years ahead.
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