Team building / Manchester
Team Building in Manchester
Secta is launching in Manchester: company football leagues for business and property firms, with friendlies, tournaments and padel to follow.
The short answer
What team building does Secta run in Manchester?
Secta is launching company football in Manchester with two new leagues taking founding members: the Manchester Business League for companies from any industry and the Manchester Property League. Friendlies, one-day tournaments and padel coaching, tournaments and leagues are open for interest, so tell us what your team wants first.
Financial and professional services alone support almost 60,000 jobs in the city of Manchester, from the law firms and banks of Spinningfields to the BBC and ITV at MediaCity. It is our second city, and the first leagues are being put together now.
The companies that come in first become the founding members: they help pick the night, the venue and the format, and their names go on the page as the teams that started it.
Six ways to play
Football and padel in Manchester
Football
Founding members wanted
Weekly leagues
A season of refereed fixtures against other companies, with a finals night.
Business and Property leagues
Register interest
One-day tournaments
Enter a team for the day, or run your own for the office.
Padel
Register interest
Coaching for your company
A coached session for your team. Complete beginners welcome.
Register interest
One-day tournaments
Pairs from companies across the city, one day, one trophy.
Register interest
Weekly leagues
Doubles fixtures against other companies, every week.
Local guide
Where to play football and padel in Manchester
There is no 5-a-side centre inside Spinningfields or NOMA, but several are 10 to 20 minutes away: Powerleague in Ardwick, Trinity and Sugden near Oxford Road, and Ordsall for MediaCity. Greater Manchester is one of the busiest padel areas in the UK, with big indoor centres in West Gorton, Cheetham Hill and TraffordCity.
5-a-side football
Powerleague Manchester Central · Ardwick
Floodlit pitches a short walk from Ardwick station, 10 to 15 minutes from Piccadilly.
Goals Manchester · Harpurhey
Six 5-a-side and two 7-a-side floodlit pitches, walkable from the Queens Road tram stop.
Trinity Sports Centre · Hulme
Floodlit 3G on a school site, open to the public from 5pm, 15 to 20 minutes' walk from Oxford Road.
Sugden Sports Centre · Chorlton-on-Medlock
A 3G 6-a-side cage under the Mancunian Way, 10 to 15 minutes from Oxford Road.
Ordsall Leisure Centre · Salford
The nearest to MediaCity, with a 3G pitch and a futsal arena opened in 2024.
Padel
Carbon Padel Club · West Gorton
Indoor courts at one of the city's biggest padel centres.
Pure Padel · Cheetham Hill
Six indoor panoramic courts in a converted warehouse.
The Padel Club TraffordCity · Stretford
Eleven courts, nine of them covered.
Powerleague Manchester · Ardwick
Indoor courts alongside the football pitches.
The Pollen Club · City centre
Covered courts on Blackfriars Street, the most central option.
What Secta can run for your company in Manchester
- Friendlies against other companies
- Football pitch bookings
- Corporate football leagues
- One-day football tournaments
- Padel coaching
- Padel tournaments and leagues
Independent venues, listed as a guide. Secta is not affiliated with them. Checked October 2026.
Where people work
- Spinningfields
- The city centre and King Street
- MediaCity, Salford
- NOMA and the Northern Quarter
- Piccadilly
Getting around
- Manchester Piccadilly and Manchester Victoria
- Deansgate and Oxford Road
- Metrolink trams across the city centre and to MediaCity
Likely first leagues
- Law and professional services
- Finance
- Media and creative
- Tech
- Property
Questions
Team Building in Manchester: FAQs
Which Manchester leagues are open?
The Manchester Business League, for companies from any industry, and the Manchester Property League are both taking founding members now.
Where can Manchester companies play 5-a-side after work?
Powerleague Manchester Central in Ardwick is the nearest big centre to Piccadilly. Trinity Sports Centre in Hulme and Sugden Sports Centre are both within 20 minutes of Oxford Road, Goals Manchester is by the Queens Road tram stop, and Ordsall Leisure Centre is closest to MediaCity. Secta can book the pitch for your team.
Where can we play padel in Manchester as a team?
Carbon Padel Club in West Gorton, Pure Padel in Cheetham Hill and The Padel Club at TraffordCity all have six or more courts, so a whole team can play at once. The Pollen Club on Blackfriars Street is the most central.
Where will Manchester games be played?
At a central venue agreed with the founding teams before the first season.
What happens when we register interest for Manchester?
We note your company, the offer and roughly how many players. When Manchester has enough interest for a venue, you hear first and help choose the night and the format. Registering commits you to nothing.
Can you run a one-off event for us sooner?
Possibly. Tell us what you have in mind, your numbers and your date, and we will tell you honestly whether we can run it.