The 2008 UEFA Cup final was a football match that took place on 14 May 2008 at the City of Manchester Stadium in Manchester, England. It was the 37th annual final of the UEFA Cup, UEFA's second tier club football tournament.
Match programme cover
Police split Zenit and Rangers fans
City of Manchester Stadium
The City of Manchester Stadium is the home of Premier League club Manchester City, with a domestic football capacity of 53,400, making it the 6th-largest football stadium in England and 11th-largest in the United Kingdom.
City of Manchester Stadium
Model of 80,000-seat stadium used in 2000 Olympic Bid. The proposed stadium was a larger design, with more access ramps and masts.
2002 The 2002 Commonwealth Games was set out in a horseshoe configuration with two tiers of seats
2003–2015 During conversion, the athletics track was excavated and the stadium pitch level lowered to create a lower tier