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{{short description|Association football club in England}} {{about|the men's football club|the women's football club|Manchester City W.F.C.}} {{Redirect2|Manchester City|Man City|the city itself|Manchester|the television show episode|Man City (Ted Lasso)}} {{featured article}} {{pp-move}} {{protection padlock|small=yes}} {{use British English|date=July 2020}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}} {{Infobox football club | clubname = Manchester City | image = Manchester City FC badge.svg | upright = 0.85 | alt = A rounded badge depicting a shield containing a ship, the [[Red rose of Lancashire|Lancashire Rose]], and the three rivers of Manchester. | fullname = Manchester City Football Club | nickname = The Citizens (Cityzens)<ref>{{cite web|title=Cityzens at Home|url=https://www.mancity.com/cityzensathome|website=ManCity.com|publisher=Manchester City FC|access-date=31 May 2021|archive-date=2 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210502064622/https://www.mancity.com/cityzensathome|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Cityzens|url=https://cityzens.mancity.com/home|website=ManCity.com|publisher=Manchester City FC|access-date=16 May 2023|archive-date=16 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230516094037/https://cityzens.mancity.com/home|url-status=live}}</ref><br />The Blues<br />The Sky Blues | short name = Man City<br />City | founded = {{start date and age|df=yes|1880}} as St. Mark's (West Gorton) | ground = [[City of Manchester Stadium]] | capacity = 53,400<ref>{{cite web|title=Visiting the Etihad Stadium|url=https://www.mancity.com/etihad-stadium/visiting-the-etihad-stadium|access-date=23 September 2021|website=mancity.com|publisher=Manchester City FC|archive-date=2 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210902150716/https://www.mancity.com/etihad-stadium/visiting-the-etihad-stadium|url-status=live}}</ref> | owner = [[City Football Group|City Football Group Limited]] | chairman = [[Khaldoon Al Mubarak]] | manager = [[Pep Guardiola]] | league = {{English football updater|ManchesC}} | season = {{English football updater|ManchesC2}} | position = {{English football updater|ManchesC3}} | current = 2024โ25 Manchester City F.C. season | website = {{Official URL}} | pattern_la1 = _mancity2425h | pattern_b1 = _mancity2425h | pattern_ra1 = _mancity2425h | pattern_sh1 = _mancity2425h | pattern_so1 = _mancity2425hl | leftarm1 = 98C6EB | body1 = 98C6EB | rightarm1 = 98C6EB | shorts1 = FFFFFF | socks1 = 1C214F | pattern_la2 = _mancity2425a | pattern_b2 = _mancity2425a | pattern_ra2 = _mancity2425a | pattern_sh2 = _mancity2425a | pattern_so2 = _mancity2425al | leftarm2 = FFFFFF | body2 = FFFFFF | rightarm2 = FFFFFF | shorts2 = FFFFFF | socks2 = FFFFFF | pattern_la3 = _mancity2425t | pattern_b3 = _mancity2425t | pattern_ra3 = _mancity2425t | pattern_sh3 = _mancity2425t | pattern_so3 = | leftarm3 = 8C1F2D | body3 = 8C1F2D | rightarm3 = 8C1F2D | shorts3 = 8C1F2D | socks3 = 8C1F2D | coordinates = {{Coord|53.4832|-2.2003}} }} {{Manchester City F.C. Departments}} <!-- See [[Talk:Manchester City F.C.]] before changing verbs to singular. --> <!-- This section is meant to be just a summary of Manchester City F.C. Please do not add too much detail. --> '''Manchester City Football Club''' is a professional [[association football|football]] club based in [[Manchester]], England, that competes in the [[Premier League]], the [[English football league system|top flight]] of [[Football in England|English football]]. Founded in 1880 as '''St. Mark's (West Gorton)''', they became '''Ardwick Association Football Club''' in 1887 and '''Manchester City''' in 1894. The club's home ground is the [[City of Manchester Stadium|Etihad Stadium]] in east Manchester, to which they moved in 2003, having played at [[Maine Road]] since 1923. Manchester City adopted their [[sky blue]] home shirts in 1894, the first season with the current name.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://historicalkits.co.uk/Manchester_City/Manchester_City.htm|title=Manchester City โ Historical Football Kits|publisher=Historicalkits|access-date=11 July 2020|archive-date=11 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200711155959/http://historicalkits.co.uk/Manchester_City/Manchester_City.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> Over the course of its history, the club has won ten [[List of English football champions|league titles]], seven [[FA Cup]]s, eight [[EFL Cup|League Cups]], seven [[FA Community Shield]]s, one [[UEFA Champions League]], one [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|European Cup Winners' Cup]], one [[UEFA Super Cup]] and one [[FIFA Club World Cup]]. The club joined the [[English Football League|Football League]] in [[1892โ93 Football League|1892]], and won their first major honour, the [[1903โ04 FA Cup|FA Cup]], in [[1904 FA Cup final|1904]]. Manchester City had its first major period of success in the late 1960s and early 1970s, winning the [[1967โ68 Football League First Division|league]] title, [[1968โ69 FA Cup|FA Cup]], [[1969โ70 Football League Cup|League Cup]], and [[1969โ70 European Cup Winners' Cup|European Cup Winners Cup]] under the management of [[Joe Mercer]] and [[Malcolm Allison]]. After losing the [[1981 FA Cup final]], Manchester City went through a period of decline, culminating in [[Promotion and relegation|relegation]] to the third tier of English football for the only time in their history in [[1997โ98 Football League First Division|1998]]. They since regained promotion to the top tier in [[2001โ02 Football League#First Division|2001โ02]] and have remained a fixture in the Premier League since [[2002โ03 FA Premier League|2002โ03]]. Manchester City received considerable financial investment both in playing staff and facilities following its takeover by [[Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan|Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan]] through the [[Abu Dhabi United Group]] in August 2008.<ref>{{cite web |title=Manchester City's ยฃ200m training complex officially opens |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/30376774 |work=BBC Sport |date=8 December 2014 |access-date=29 July 2020 |archive-date=15 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200615131537/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/30376774 |url-status=live }}</ref> This started a new era of unprecedented success, with the club winning the FA Cup in [[2011 FA Cup final|2011]] and the Premier League in [[2011โ12 Premier League|2012]], both their first since the 1960s, followed by another league title in [[2013โ14 Premier League|2014]]. Under the management of [[Pep Guardiola]], Manchester City won the Premier League in [[2017โ18 Premier League|2018]], becoming the only team in the competition history to [[Premier League records and statistics#Points|attain 100 points]] in a single season. In [[2018โ19 Manchester City F.C. season|2018โ19]], they [[List of association football teams to have won four or more trophies in one season#Four titles in one season|won four trophies]], completing an unprecedented sweep of all domestic titles in England and becoming the first English men's team to win the [[Treble (association football)#Domestic trebles|domestic treble]].<ref name="bbc.com">{{cite news |last1=Bullin |first1=Matt |title=Man City win treble โ how impressive is that achievement? |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/48321358 |access-date=18 May 2019 |agency=BBC Sport |date=18 May 2019 |archive-date=18 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190518180734/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/48321358 |url-status=live }}</ref> This was followed by four consecutive Premier League titles in [[2020โ21 Premier League|2020โ21]], [[2021โ22 Premier League|2021โ22]], [[2022โ23 Premier League|2022โ23]] and [[2023โ24 Premier League|2023โ24]], as well as the club's first [[2021 UEFA Champions League final|Champions League final]] in [[2020โ21 Manchester City F.C. season|2021]], which they lost to [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]. The [[2022โ23 Manchester City F.C. season|2022โ23 season]] saw Manchester City win their maiden [[2023 UEFA Champions League final|European Cup]] and complete the [[Treble (association football)#Continental trebles|continental treble]] in the process, becoming the second English club to do so.<ref name="NYTimes">{{cite news |last1=Smith |first1=Rory |last2=Panja |first2=Tariq |last3=Das |first3=Andrew |date=10 June 2023 |title=Manchester City Wins First Champions League Title |url=https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/06/10/sports/man-city-inter-milan-champions-league |work=[[The New York Times]] |accessdate=10 June 2023 |archive-date=11 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230611001937/https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/06/10/sports/man-city-inter-milan-champions-league |url-status=live }}</ref> The club was ranked first in the [[UEFA coefficient#Men's club coefficient|UEFA coefficient standings]] in 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=UEFA.com |title=Club coefficients {{!}} UEFA Coefficients |url=https://www.uefa.com/nationalassociations/uefarankings/club/ |access-date=2022-10-14 |website=[[UEFA]] |date=July 2018 |language=en |archive-date=9 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211109131431/https://www.uefa.com/nationalassociations/uefarankings/club/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Manchester City topped the [[Deloitte Football Money League]] at the end of the 2021โ22 season, making it the football club with the highest revenue in the world, approximated at [[Euro|โฌ]]731 million.<ref>{{cite web|title=Deloitte Football Money League 2023 (rankings for the 2021โ22 season)|url=https://www2.deloitte.com/uk/en/pages/sports-business-group/articles/deloitte-football-money-league.html|website=www2.deloitte.com|access-date=29 June 2022|archive-date=15 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141015183400/http://www.deloitte.com/view/en_GB/uk/industries/sportsbusinessgroup/sports/football/deloitte-football-money-league/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2022, ''[[Forbes]]'' estimated the club was the [[Forbes list of the most valuable football clubs|sixth-most valuable]] in the world, worth [[United States dollar|$]]4.250 billion.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/mikeozanian/2022/05/26/the-worlds-most-valuable-soccer-teams-2022-real-madrid-worth-51-billion-back-on-top/?sh=3dd045c4286b|title=The World's Most Valuable Soccer Teams 2022: Real Madrid, Worth $5.1 Billion, Is Back On Top|work=Forbes|access-date=8 April 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Ozanian|first1=Mike|title=The World's Most Valuable Soccer Teams: Barcelona Edges Real Madrid To Land At No. 1 For First Time|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/mikeozanian/2021/04/12/the-worlds-most-valuable-soccer-teams-barcelona-on-top-at-48-billion|work=Forbes|date=12 April 2021|access-date=19 April 2021|archive-date=20 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420034647/https://www.forbes.com/sites/mikeozanian/2021/04/12/the-worlds-most-valuable-soccer-teams-barcelona-on-top-at-48-billion/|url-status=live}}</ref> Manchester City are owned by [[City Football Group|City Football Group Limited]], a [[holding company]] valued at ยฃ3.73 ($4.8) billion in November 2019 and majority-owned by the [[Abu Dhabi United Group]].<ref>{{cite web |title=City Football Group Limited โ Company number 08355862 |url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/08355862 |work=Companies House |accessdate=10 April 2022 |archive-date=10 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220410204918/https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/08355862 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-50570117 |title=Manchester City investment from US breaks global sports valuation |work=[[BBC News]] |date=27 November 2019 |access-date=27 November 2019 |archive-date=27 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191127132416/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-50570117 |url-status=live }}</ref> ==History== {{main|History of Manchester City F.C.}} ===Early years and first trophies=== [[File:St Marks 1884.jpg|thumb|right|270px|St. Marks (Gorton) in 1884 โ the reason for the [[cross pattรฉe]] on the shirts is now unknown.<ref name="mcfcoffhist">{{cite web |title=Club History โ The Club โ Manchester City FC |url=https://www.mancity.com/fans-and-community/club/club-history |publisher=mancity.com |access-date=9 September 2010 |archive-date=7 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160907013909/http://www.mancity.com/fans-and-community/club/club-history |url-status=live }}</ref>|alt=Fifteen men posing across three rows. Eleven of the men are wearing a football kit with a Maltese Cross on the breast. The other four are wearing suits and top hats.]] City gained their first honours by winning the [[Football League Second Division|Second Division]] in [[1898โ99 Football League#Second Division|1899]]; with it came promotion to the highest level in English football, the [[Football League First Division|First Division]]. They went on to claim their first major honour on [[1904 FA Cup final|23 April 1904]], beating [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]] 1โ0 at [[Crystal Palace National Sports Centre|Crystal Palace]] to win the [[FA Cup]]; the Blues narrowly missed out on a [[Double (association football)#England|League and Cup double]] that season after finishing runners-up in the [[1903โ04 Football League#First Division|league campaign]], but they still became the first club in Manchester to win a major honour.<ref>James, ''Manchester City โ The Complete Record'', p32</ref> In the seasons following the FA Cup triumph, the club was dogged by allegations of financial irregularities, culminating in the suspension of seventeen players in 1906, including captain [[Billy Meredith]], who subsequently moved across town to [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]].<ref>James, ''Manchester:The Greatest City'', pp 59โ65.</ref> A fire at [[Hyde Road (stadium)|Hyde Road]] destroyed the main stand in 1920, and in 1923 the club moved to their new purpose-built stadium at [[Maine Road]] in [[Moss Side]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Maine Road through the ages |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/3011895.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |date=11 May 2003 |access-date=10 September 2011 |first=Chris |last=Bevan |archive-date=7 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170907005325/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/3011895.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> [[File:ManCity1904.jpg|thumb|right|270px|The Manchester City team which won the FA Cup in [[1903โ04 FA Cup|1903โ04]].|alt=A group of thirteen men, eleven in association football attire typical of the early twentieth century, and two in suits. A trophy sits in front of them.]] In the 1930s, Manchester City reached two consecutive FA Cup finals, losing to [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] in [[1933 FA Cup final|1933]], before claiming the Cup by beating [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]] in [[1934 FA Cup final|1934]].<ref>Ward, ''The Manchester City Story'', pp. 31โ33</ref> During the 1934 run, the club broke the record for the [[List of record home attendances of English football clubs|highest home attendance]] of any club in English football history, as 84,569 fans packed Maine Road for a sixth-round FA Cup tie against [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]] โ a record which stood until 2016.<ref>{{cite web |title=FA Cup special: Thrills, spills and a cast of thousands at Maine Road |last=James |first=Gary |url=http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/sport/football/manchester_city/s/1418817_fa-cup-special-thrills-spills-and-a-cast-of-thousands-at-maine-road?order=liked#comments |publisher=menmedia.co.uk |date=22 April 2011 |access-date=23 April 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121112175959/http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/sport/football/manchester_city/s/1418817_fa-cup-special-thrills-spills-and-a-cast-of-thousands-at-maine-road?order=liked |archive-date=12 November 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=McNulty |first=Phil |date=2 November 2016 |title=Spurs' Wembley curse strikes again |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/37839379 |access-date=13 June 2020 |website=BBC Sport |archive-date=26 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026082942/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/37839379 |url-status=live }}</ref> The club won the First Division title for the first time in 1937, but were relegated the following season, despite scoring more goals than any other team in the division.<ref>{{cite web |title=England 1937/38 |work=league table from RSSSF |url=https://www.rsssf.org/engpaul/FLA/1937-38.html |access-date=29 December 2005 |archive-date=28 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161228002704/http://www.rsssf.com/engpaul/FLA/1937-38.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Twenty years later, a City team inspired by a tactical system known as the [[Revie Plan]] reached consecutive FA Cup finals again, in [[1955 FA Cup final|1955]] and [[1956 FA Cup final|1956]]; just as in the 1930s, they lost the first one, to [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]], and won the second. The 1956 final, in which the Blues defeated [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]] 3โ1, saw City goalkeeper [[Bert Trautmann]] continuing to play on after unknowingly breaking his neck.<ref>Rowlands, ''Trautmann โ The Biography'', pp. 178โ184</ref> ===First golden era and subsequent decline=== After being relegated to the Second Division in [[1962โ63 Football League First Division|1963]], the future looked bleak with a record low home attendance of 8,015 against [[Swindon Town F.C.|Swindon Town]] in January 1965.<ref>Ward, ''The Manchester City Story'', p. 57</ref> In the summer of 1965, the management team of [[Joe Mercer]] and [[Malcolm Allison]] was appointed. In the first season under Mercer, Manchester City won the [[1965โ66 Football League#Second Division|Second Division title]] and made important signings in [[Mike Summerbee]] and [[Colin Bell (footballer, born 1946)|Colin Bell]].<ref>Penney, ''Manchester City โ The Mercer-Allison Years'', pp. 27โ36</ref> Two seasons later, in [[1967โ68 Manchester City F.C. season|1967โ68]], City claimed the [[1967โ68 Football League First Division|league championship]] for the second time, beating their close neighbours Manchester United to the title on the final day of the season with a 4โ3 victory at Newcastle United.<ref>Penney, ''Manchester City โ The Mercer-Allison Years'', pp. 37โ56</ref> Further trophies followed: City won the FA Cup in [[1969 FA Cup final|1969]] and a year later triumphed in the [[1969โ70 European Cup Winners' Cup|European Cup Winners' Cup]], defeating [[Gรณrnik Zabrze]] 2โ1 in the [[1970 European Cup Winners' Cup final|1970 final]]. This was the club's only European honour until their triumph in the [[2022โ23 UEFA Champions League]].<ref>Gardner, ''The Manchester City Football Book No. 2'', pp. 13โ22</ref> The Blues also won the [[1969โ70 Football League Cup|League Cup]] that year, becoming the second English team to win a European trophy and a domestic trophy in the same season. The club continued to challenge for honours throughout the 1970s, finishing one point behind the league champions on two occasions and reaching the [[1974 Football League Cup final|final]] of the [[1973โ74 Football League Cup|1974 League Cup]].<ref>James, ''Manchester City โ The Complete Record'', pp. 410โ420</ref> One of the matches from this period that is most fondly remembered by supporters of Manchester City is the final match of the [[1973โ74 Football League First Division|1973โ74 season]] against [[Manchester derby|arch-rivals]] Manchester United, who needed to win to have any hope of avoiding relegation. Former United player [[Denis Law]] scored with a backheel to give City a 1โ0 win at Old Trafford and confirm the relegation of their rivals.<ref>Other results meant United would have been relegated even if they had won or drawn, but neither team knew this at the time.</ref><ref>Ward, ''The Manchester City Story'', p. 70</ref> The final trophy of the club's most successful period of the 20th century was won in 1976, when Newcastle United were beaten 2โ1 in the [[1976 Football League Cup final|League Cup final]]. [[File:ManchesterCityFC League Performance.svg|thumb|left|380px|Chart of yearly table positions of City in the Football League]] A long period of decline followed the success of the 1960s and 1970s. Malcolm Allison rejoined the club to become manager for the second time in 1979, but squandered large sums of money on several unsuccessful signings, such as [[Steve Daley]].<ref>Tossell, ''Big Mal'', Chapter 18</ref> A succession of managers then followed โ seven in the 1980s alone. Under [[John Bond (footballer)|John Bond]], City reached the [[1981 FA Cup final]] but lost in a replay to [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]]. The club were twice relegated from the top flight in the 1980s (in [[1982โ83 Football League#First Division|1983]] and [[1986โ87 Football League#First Division|1987]]), but returned to the top flight again in [[1988โ89 Football League#Second Division|1989]] under [[Mel Machin]]. [[Howard Kendall]] guided the club to top flight safety in [[1989โ90 Football League First Division|1990]] and the club finished fifth in [[1990โ91 Football League First Division|1991]] and [[1991โ92 Football League First Division|1992]] under the management of active player [[Peter Reid]].<ref>James, ''Manchester City โ The Complete Record'', p. 68</ref> However, this was only a temporary respite, and following Reid's departure Manchester City's fortunes continued to fade. City were co-founders of the [[Premier League]] upon its creation in [[1992โ93 FA Premier League|1992]], but after finishing ninth in its first season, [[Peter Swales]], club chairman since 1973, was replaced by club legend [[Francis Lee (footballer)|Francis Lee]] in February 1994 in a movement supported by fans. Despite this, they endured three years of struggle under [[Brian Horton]] and [[Alan Ball Jr.]] before being relegated in dramatic fashion in [[1995โ96 FA Premier League|1996]]. After two seasons in the First Division{{efn|name=Prem|Until [[1992โ93 FA Premier League|1992]], the top division of English football was the [[Football League First Division]]; since then, it has been the [[Premier League|FA Premier League]]. At the same time, the [[Football League Second Division|Second Division]] was renamed the First Division, and the [[Football League Third Division|Third Division]] was renamed the Second Division.}} and four different permanent managers, Lee resigned from his role as chairman midway through the [[1997โ98 Football League First Division|1998]] season, although remained as a shareholder, as City fell to the lowest point in their history, becoming the second ever European trophy winners to be relegated to their country's third-tier league after [[1. FC Magdeburg]] of Germany. ===Recovery and two takeovers=== After relegation, the club underwent off-the-field upheaval, with new chairman [[David Bernstein (executive)|David Bernstein]] introducing greater fiscal discipline.<ref>{{cite book |last=Buckley |first=Andy |author2=Burgess, Richard |title=Blue Moon Rising: The Fall and Rise of Manchester City |publisher=Milo |location=Bury |year=2000 |isbn=0-9530847-4-4}} p. 177</ref> Under manager [[Joe Royle]], City were promoted at the first attempt, achieved in dramatic fashion in the [[1999 Football League Second Division play-off final|Second Division play-off final]] against [[Gillingham F.C.|Gillingham]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/jun/02/manchester-united-treble-city-third-tier-may-1999-late-goals|title=When Manchester City escaped the third tier โ as United won the treble|date=1 June 2023|author=Richard Foster|work=The Guardian|access-date=2 June 2023|archive-date=2 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230602111829/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/jun/02/manchester-united-treble-city-third-tier-may-1999-late-goals|url-status=live}}</ref> A [[1999โ2000 Football League#First Division|second successive promotion]] saw City return to the top division, but this proved to have been a step too far for the recovering club, and in [[2000โ01 FA Premier League|2001]] City were relegated once more. [[Kevin Keegan]] replaced Royle as manager in the close season, and achieved an immediate return to the top division as the club won the [[2001โ02 Football League#First Division|2001โ02 First Division championship]], breaking club records for the number of points gained and goals scored in a single season in the process.<ref>Manchester City โ The Complete Record, p. 265</ref> The [[2002โ03 Manchester City F.C. season|2002โ03 season]] was the last at Maine Road and included a 3โ1 derby victory over rivals Manchester United, ending a 13-year run without a [[Manchester derby|derby]] win.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/2002/1109/manchester.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071219015810/http://www.rte.ie/sport/2002/1109/manchester.htm |archive-date=19 December 2007 |title=Goater double gives City derby win |access-date=28 May 2007 |work=RTร}}</ref> Additionally, City qualified for European competition for the first time in 25 years via [[UEFA Respect Fair Play ranking#Qualification system|UEFA fair play ranking]]. In the close [[2003โ04 Manchester City F.C. season|2003โ04 season]], the club moved to the new [[City of Manchester Stadium]]. The first four seasons at the stadium all resulted in mid-table finishes. Former England manager [[Sven-Gรถran Eriksson]] became the club's first foreign manager when appointed in [[2007โ08 Manchester City F.C. season|2007]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/6241052.stm |title=Eriksson named Man City manager |date=6 July 2007 |access-date=20 July 2007 |publisher=BBC Sport |archive-date=9 July 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070709191704/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/6241052.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> After a bright start, performances faded in the second half of the season, and Eriksson was sacked on 2 June 2008;<ref>{{cite news |title=Eriksson's reign at Man City ends |publisher=BBC Sport |date=2 June 2008 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/7430827.stm |access-date=2 June 2008 |archive-date=12 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112223023/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/7430827.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> he was replaced by [[Mark Hughes]] two days later.<ref>{{cite news |title=Manchester City appoint Mark Hughes |url=https://www.mancity.com/news/club-news/2008/06/04/city-appoint-mark-hughes/1447547750604 |publisher=Manchester City F.C. |date=4 June 2008 |access-date=21 October 2009 |archive-date=20 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170420143306/https://www.mancity.com/news/club-news/2008/06/04/city-appoint-mark-hughes/1447547750604 |url-status=live }}</ref> By 2008, Manchester City were in a financially precarious position. [[Thaksin Shinawatra]] had taken control of the club the year before, but his political travails saw his assets frozen.<ref>{{cite news |title=Thaksin Shinawatra's crisis ends Manchester City's European dream |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/manchester-city/2548558/Thaksin-Shinawatras-crisis-ends-Manchester-Citys-European-dream-Football.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/manchester-city/2548558/Thaksin-Shinawatras-crisis-ends-Manchester-Citys-European-dream-Football.html |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |work=Daily Telegraph |date=12 August 2008 |access-date=4 September 2010 |location=London |first=Ian |last=Winrow}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Then, in August 2008, City were purchased by the [[Abu Dhabi United Group]]. The takeover was immediately followed by a flurry of bids for high-profile players; the club broke the British transfer record by signing [[Brazil national football team|Brazilian international]] [[Robinho]] from [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]] for ยฃ32.5 million (โฌ42.5 million).<ref name="Robinho">{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/7593026.stm |title=Man City beat Chelsea to Robinho |publisher=BBC |date=1 September 2008 |access-date=19 September 2009 |archive-date=2 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180702234242/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/7593026.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> There was not a huge improvement in performance compared to the previous season despite the influx of money however, with the team [[2008โ09 Premier League|finishing tenth]], although they did well to reach the quarter-finals of the [[2008โ09 UEFA Cup|UEFA Cup]]. During the summer of 2009, the club took transfer spending to an unprecedented level, with an outlay of over ยฃ100 million on players [[Gareth Barry]], [[Roque Santa Cruz]], [[Kolo Tourรฉ]], [[Emmanuel Adebayor]], [[Carlos Tevez]], and [[Joleon Lescott]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/8216645.stm |title=Lescott completes Man City move |date=25 August 2009 |access-date=12 September 2009 |publisher=BBC Sport |archive-date=12 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112223026/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/8216645.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> In December 2009, Mark Hughes โ who had been hired shortly before the change in ownership but was originally retained by the new board โ was replaced as manager by [[Roberto Mancini]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/8422676.stm |title=Mark Hughes sacked as Man City appoint Mancini manager |access-date=19 December 2009 |date=19 December 2009 |publisher=BBC Sport |archive-date=13 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160113023506/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/8422676.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> City finished the [[2009โ10 Manchester City F.C. season|season]] in fifth position in the [[2009โ10 Premier League|Premier League]], narrowly missing out on a place in the [[2010โ11 UEFA Champions League|Champions League]] but qualifying for the [[2010โ11 UEFA Europa League|UEFA Europa League]].<ref>{{cite web |title=2009/10 Season Review |url=https://www.premierleague.com/news/693654 |publisher=Premier League |date=25 May 2018 |access-date=7 October 2019 |archive-date=8 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191008025134/https://www.premierleague.com/news/693654 |url-status=live }}</ref> ===Second golden era and arrival of Pep Guardiola=== Continued investment in players followed in successive seasons, and results began to match the upturn in player quality. After heavy speculation, Roberto Mancini confirmed that a move of [[Edin Dลพeko]] from [[VfL Wolfsburg|Wolfsburg]] for a fee of ยฃ27 million (โฌ32 million) had been agreed on 3 January 2011. This was City's second highest transfer figure, after Robinho's move from Real Madrid for ยฃ32.5 million in 2008. The transfer fee was the sixth highest in Premier League history at the time.<ref>{{cite web |date=15 January 2011 |title=Sjaji, sjaji dijamantu! |url=http://www.sarajevo-x.com/sport/nogomet/clanak/110115091 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111103200844/http://www.sarajevo-x.com/sport/nogomet/clanak/110115091 |archive-date=3 November 2011 |access-date=16 January 2011 |publisher=Sarajevo-x.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=9 January 2011 |title=Dลพeko nadmaลกio Gomeza |url=http://sportsport.ba/ino_fudbalp-49720.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110112023757/http://www.sportsport.ba/ino_fudbalp-49720.htm |archive-date=12 January 2011 |access-date=10 January 2011 |publisher=SportSport.ba}}</ref> City reached the [[2011 FA Cup final|FA Cup final]] in 2011, their first major final in over 30 years, after defeating derby rivals Manchester United in the semi-finals,<ref>{{cite news |title=Man City 1 โ 0 Man Utd |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/9457489.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |date=16 April 2011 |access-date=11 May 2011 |archive-date=12 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112223026/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/9457489.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> the first time they had knocked their rival out of a cup competition since 1975. The Blues defeated [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]] 1โ0 in the final, securing their fifth FA Cup and the club's first major trophy since winning the 1976 League Cup. On the last day of the [[2010โ11 Manchester City F.C. season|2010โ11 season]], City beat out [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] for the third place, thereby securing qualification directly into the Champions League group stage.<ref>{{cite news |title=City slickers clinch third place |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/bolton-vs-man-city/215422 |publisher=Sky Sports |date=22 May 2011 |access-date=7 October 2019 |archive-date=8 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191008025134/https://www.skysports.com/football/bolton-vs-man-city/215422 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[File:Manchester City pitch invasion.JPG|thumb|right|330px|Manchester City [[Manchester City F.C. supporters|supporters]] [[Pitch invasion|invade the pitch]] following their [[2011โ12 Premier League]] title victory.]] Strong performances continued to follow in the [[2011โ12 Manchester City F.C. season|2011โ12 season]], including a 5โ1 victory over Tottenham at [[White Hart Lane]] and a record-equalling [[Manchester United F.C. 1โ6 Manchester City F.C.|6โ1 win]] over Manchester United at [[Old Trafford]], but a poor run of form in the second half of the season left City in second place, eight points behind United with only six games left to play. At this point, United suffered their own loss of form, dropping eight points in the space of four games, while City began a run of successive wins which saw both teams level on points with two games to go. Despite the Blues only needing a home win against [[Queens Park Rangers F.C.|Queens Park Rangers]], a team in the relegation zone, they fell 1โ2 behind by the end of normal time. However, two goals in injury time โ [[Manchester City F.C. 3โ2 Queens Park Rangers F.C.#"That Aguero goal"|the second by Sergio Agรผero in the fourth added minute]] โ settled the title in City's favour, making them the first team to win the Premier League on goal difference alone.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.premierleague.com/premier-league-explained#:~:text=The%20narrowest%20winning%20margin%20of,dramatic%20of%20Premier%20League%20finishes. |title=Premier League explained |work=[[Premier League]] |date=2022 |accessdate=27 September 2023 }}</ref> The [[2012โ13 Manchester City F.C. season|following season]], City were unable to replicate the previous year's success. After finishing second in the [[2012โ13 Premier League|league]], eleven points behind Manchester United, and losing the [[2013 FA Cup final|FA Cup final]] 0โ1 to relegated [[Wigan Athletic A.F.C.|Wigan Athletic]],<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/22409634 |title=FA Cup final: Manchester City 0-1 Wigan Athletic |work=BBC Sport |date=11 May 2013 |access-date=20 November 2019 |archive-date=24 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181024064951/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/22409634 |url-status=live }}</ref> Mancini was sacked.<ref>{{cite news |title=Roberto Mancini: Manchester City sack manager |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/22507128 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=14 May 2013 |access-date=19 April 2017 |archive-date=2 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210502100938/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/22507128 |url-status=live }}</ref> He was replaced by Chilean manager [[Manuel Pellegrini]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Manuel Pellegrini: Manchester City appoint Chilean as manager |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22909811 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=12 June 2013 |access-date=7 October 2013 |archive-date=16 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016200050/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22909811 |url-status=live }}</ref> In Pellegrini's [[2013โ14 Manchester City F.C. season|first year]] in charge, City won the [[2013โ14 Football League Cup|League Cup]] and regained the [[2013โ14 Premier League|Premier League title]] on the last matchday of the season.<ref>{{cite news |last=O'Rourke |first=Pete |title=Capital One Cup final: Manchester City win Capital One Cup after beating Sunderland 3โ1 |url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/live/match/307826/report |access-date=11 May 2014 |newspaper=[[Sky Sports News]] |date=2 March 2014 |archive-date=29 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140829160309/http://www1.skysports.com/football/live/match/307826/report |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Manchester City crowned Premier League champions with 2โ0 victory over West Ham |url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/live/match/287660/report |access-date=11 May 2014 |work=[[Sky Sports]] |date=11 May 2014 |archive-date=28 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150428033957/http://www1.skysports.com/football/live/match/287660/report |url-status=live }}</ref> The team's league form then slowly declined over the next couple of years, as the Blues finished second in [[2014โ15 Premier League|2014โ15]] and then dropped to fourth in [[2015โ16 Premier League|2015โ16]], although the [[2015โ16 Manchester City F.C. season|2015โ16 season]] would see City win [[2015โ16 Football League Cup|another League Cup title]] and reach the [[2015โ16 UEFA Champions League|Champions League]] semi-finals for the first time.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Steinberg |first1=Jacob |title=Manuel Pellegrini stands tall despite looming shadow of Pep Guardiola |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/nov/23/manuel-pellegrini-pep-guardiola-manchester-city-west-ham |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=21 May 2019 |date=23 November 2018 |archive-date=28 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190128131915/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/nov/23/manuel-pellegrini-pep-guardiola-manchester-city-west-ham |url-status=live }}</ref> [[File:Centre d'entraรฎnement Manchester City 20-02-15.jpg|thumb|left|380px|Manchester City moved into their new complex at the [[Etihad Campus]] adjacent to the City of Manchester Stadium in 2014.]] [[Pep Guardiola]], former head coach of [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] and [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]], was confirmed to become Manchester City's new manager on 1 February 2016,<ref>{{cite web|title=Manchester City to give Pep Guardiola ยฃ150m to spend on players|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/feb/01/pep-guardiola-manchester-city-new-manager-summer|website=[[The Guardian]]|author=Jackson, Jamie|date=1 February 2016|access-date=15 October 2022|archive-date=15 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221015110824/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/feb/01/pep-guardiola-manchester-city-new-manager-summer|url-status=live}}</ref> with the announcement having been made several months before Manuel Pellegrini left his position. Guardiola's [[2016โ17 Manchester City F.C. season|first season]] in Manchester would end trophyless, with the Blues placing third in the [[2016โ17 Premier League|league]] standings,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11096/10887829/manchester-city-201617-premier-league-season-review |title=Manchester City 2016/17 Premier League season review |work=[[Sky Sports]] |date=21 May 2017 |accessdate=26 September 2023}}</ref> but the [[2017โ18 Manchester City F.C. season|following season]] proved far more successful, as City won the [[2017โ18 Premier League|Premier League]] title with the highest points total in history and broke numerous other [[List of Manchester City F.C. records and statistics|club]] and [[Football records and statistics in England|English league records]] along the way.<ref>{{cite web |title=Which records have Man City broken in 2017/18? |url=https://www.premierleague.com/news/666355 |website=premierleague.com |access-date=21 May 2019 |archive-date=22 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200522174636/https://www.premierleague.com/news/666355 |url-status=live }}</ref> This would prove to be the start of a period of unprecedented success for Manchester City under Guardiola. Between the 2017โ18 and [[2023โ24 Premier League]] seasons, City won six out of possible seven league titles, only finishing second behind [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] in the [[2019โ20 Premier League|2019โ20 season]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Man City win third successive Premier League title |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/65613744 |date=20 May 2023 |access-date=20 May 2023}}</ref> Guardiola also guided the Blues to silverware in domestic cup competitions, highlighted by four consecutive League Cup triumphs in 2018โ[[2021 EFL Cup final|2021]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Man City beat Spurs to lift Carabao Cup|language=en-GB|work=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56790307|access-date=2021-04-25}}</ref> During the [[2018โ19 Manchester City F.C. season|2018โ19 season]], City completed an unprecedented [[Treble (association football)#Domestic trebles|domestic treble]] of English men's titles.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bullin |first1=Matt |title=Man City win treble โ how impressive is that achievement? |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48321358 |access-date=21 May 2019 |date=18 May 2019 |archive-date=18 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190518181210/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48321358 |url-status=live }}</ref> Apart from winning all three of the major English football tournaments, they also won the [[2018 FA Community Shield|Community Shield]], the first time any team has ever held all four of England's primary football trophies at the same time.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://onefootball.com/en/news/man-city-201819-season-review-good-things-come-in-threes-25703375|title = Man City 2018/19 season review: Good things come in threes| date=14 May 2019 }}</ref> On the continental stage, the club achieved breakthrough in [[2020โ21 Manchester City F.C. season|2020โ21]], reaching their first-ever [[2021 UEFA Champions League final|Champions League final]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Man City reach first Champions League final|language=en-GB|work=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56973031|access-date=2021-08-12|archive-date=5 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210505085806/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56973031|url-status=live}}</ref> In an all-English affair, City lost 0โ1 to [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] at the [[Estรกdio do Dragรฃo]] in [[Porto]].<ref>{{cite web|last=UEFA.com|date=2021-05-29|title=Man. City 0-1 Chelsea: Havertz gives Blues second Champions League triumph|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/0269-12650cedca55-37515f69768e-1000--man-city-0-1-chelsea-havertz-gives-blues-second-champions/|access-date=2021-08-12|website=[[UEFA]]|language=en|archive-date=30 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210530152324/https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2029498--man-city-vs-chelsea/postmatch/report/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[File:City team 08102022.jpg|thumb|right|320px|The Manchester City team, with [[mascot]]s, about to face [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]] in the [[2022โ23 Premier League]]. From left to right on back row: Moonchester, [[Manuel Akanji]], [[Nathan Akรฉ]], [[Ederson (footballer, born 1993)|Ederson]], [[Rodri (footballer, born 1996)|Rodri]], [[Rรบben Dias]], [[Phil Foden]], [[Kevin De Bruyne]], [[Joรฃo Cancelo]], [[Riyad Mahrez]], [[Bernardo Silva]], [[Erling Haaland]], and Moonbeam.]] The [[2022โ23 Manchester City F.C. season|2022โ23 season]] turned out to be the greatest in the club's history, as Manchester City won their third consecutive Premier League title, the [[2023 FA Cup final|FA Cup final]] against rivals Manchester United, and their maiden [[2022โ23 UEFA Champions League|Champions League title]] at the [[Atatรผrk Olympic Stadium]] in [[Istanbul]] against [[Inter Milan]], thereby assembling a rare feat โ the [[Treble (association football)#Continental trebles|continental treble]]. The road to the Champions League victory included wins over European giants Bayern Munich, who were defeated 4โ1 on aggregate,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/19/sports/soccer/manchester-city-bayern-champions-league.html|title=At Manchester City, an Elusive Prize Comes Back Into Focus|website=[[The New York Times]]|author=Rory Smith|date=19 April 2023|access-date=19 April 2023}}</ref> and Real Madrid, who suffered a 1โ5 aggregate loss at the hands of City.<ref>{{cite news |author=Rory Smith |date=17 May 2023 |title=With Stakes at Their Highest, Manchester City Rises Higher Still |website=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/17/sports/soccer/manchester-city-real-madrid-uefa-champions-league-semifinal-second-leg.html |access-date=20 May 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/65845807 |title=Man City win Champions League: Rodri goal secures victory against Inter and completes treble |work=[[BBC Sport]] |date=10 June 2023 |access-date=10 June 2023 |archive-date=11 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230611095758/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/65845807 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="UEFA">{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/0282-1839b24603ef-36e94e63621d-1000/ |title=Man City win Champions League: Rodri goal secures victory against Inter and completes treble |work=[[UEFA]] |date=10 June 2023 |access-date=10 June 2023}}</ref> The following [[2023โ24 Manchester City F.C. season|season]] saw considerably less success for the Blues, as they won the [[2023 UEFA Super Cup|UEFA Super Cup]] and [[2023 FIFA Club World Cup|FIFA Club World Cup]] for the first time and became the first English men's club to win four consecutive league titles.<ref>{{cite news |title=Manchester City win record fourth English title in a row as Foden scores twice in 3-1 win over West Ham |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/czkvkp3ej9xt |date=19 May 2024 |access-date=19 May 2024 |work=BBC Sport}}</ref> City also advanced to the [[2024 FA Cup final|FA Cup final]] for the second straight year but lost in a rematch to rivals Manchester United. Manchester City's era of sustained competitive excellence coincided with charges of breaching [[UEFA Financial Fair Play Regulations|Financial Fair Play]] (FFP) regulations. In 2020, the [[Court of Arbitration for Sport]] (CAS) ruled that sanctions placed on the club by [[UEFA]] were not justified, overturning City's two-year European ban.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/ozasp-uk-soccer-england-mci-cas-idAFKCN24E0XD-OZASP |title=Man City's ban from European football overturned - CAS |work=[[Reuters]] |date=13 July 2020 |accessdate=26 September 2023}}</ref> In 2023, the Premier League announced its own investigation of the allegations levied against Manchester City, charging the club with 115 breaches of its FFP rules up to the 2017โ18 season.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11679/12804623/man-city-premier-league-charges-explained-what-are-they-what-could-punishment-be-whats-the-timescale |title=Man City Premier League charges explained: What are they? What could punishment be? What's the timescale? |work=[[Sky Sports]] |date=10 June 2023 |accessdate=26 September 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.premierleague.com/news/3045970 |title=Premier League statement| work=[[Premier League]] |date=6 Feb 2023 |accessdate=16 Dec 2024}}</ref> ===League history=== {| class="wikitable" |- style="vertical-align: top; font-size: 95%;" | * 1892โ1899 [[Football League Second Division|Division 2]] (L2) * 1899โ1902 [[Football League First Division|Division 1]] (L1) * 1902โ1903 [[Football League Second Division|Division 2]] (L2) * 1903โ1909 [[Football League First Division|Division 1]] (L1) * 1909โ1910 [[Football League Second Division|Division 2]] (L2) | * 1910โ1926 [[Football League First Division|Division 1]] (L1) * 1926โ1928 [[Football League Second Division|Division 2]] (L2) * 1928โ1938 [[Football League First Division|Division 1]] (L1) * 1938โ1947 [[Football League Second Division|Division 2]] (L2) * 1947โ1950 [[Football League First Division|Division 1]] (L1) | * 1950โ1951 [[Football League Second Division|Division 2]] (L2) * 1951โ1963 [[Football League First Division|Division 1]] (L1) * 1963โ1966 [[Football League Second Division|Division 2]] (L2) * 1966โ1983 [[Football League First Division|Division 1]] (L1) * 1983โ1985 [[Football League Second Division|Division 2]] (L2) | * 1985โ1987 [[Football League First Division|Division 1]] (L1) * 1987โ1989 [[Football League Second Division|Division 2]] (L2) * 1989โ1992 [[Football League First Division|Division 1]] (L1) * 1992โ1996 [[Premier League]] (L1) * 1996โ1998 [[Football League First Division|Division 1]] (L2) | * 1998โ1999 [[Football League Second Division|Division 2]] (L3) * 1999โ2000 [[Football League First Division|Division 1]] (L2) * 2000โ2001 [[Premier League]] (L1) * 2001โ2002 [[Football League First Division|Division 1]] (L2) * 2002โ [[Premier League]] (L1) |} {{smalldiv|1=L1 = Level 1 of the football league system; L2 = Level 2 of the football league system; L3 = Level 3 of the football league system.}} ==Club badge and colours== [[File:A6-EYE Etihad A332 FRA Manchester City Livery (39956611433).jpg|thumb|right|300px|Manchester City's [[City of Manchester Stadium|stadium]] and shirt have been sponsored by [[Etihad Airways]] since 2009.]] {{commons|Manchester City F.C. kits}} Manchester City's home colours are sky blue and white. Traditional away [[kit (football)|kit]] colours have been either maroon or (from the 1960s) red and black; however, in recent years several colours have been used. The origins of the club's home colours are unclear, but there is evidence that the club has worn blue since 1892 or earlier. A booklet entitled ''Famous Football Clubs โ Manchester City'' published in the 1940s indicates that West Gorton (St. Marks) originally played in scarlet and black, and reports dating from 1884 describe the team wearing black jerseys bearing a white cross, showing the club's origins as a church side.<ref name="Greatest City">{{Cite book |last=James |first=Gary| title=Manchester: The Greatest City| isbn=1-899538-09-7| publisher=Polar Publishing| year=2002}}</ref>{{rp|14โ15}} The infrequent yet recurrent use of red and black away colours comes from former assistant manager [[Malcolm Allison]]'s belief that adopting the colours of [[A.C. Milan|AC Milan]] would inspire City to glory.<ref>{{cite news| title=Nicking the shirts off their backs| work=The Guardian| url=http://football.guardian.co.uk/theknowledge/story/0,13854,1643916,00.html| access-date=18 December 2006| location=London| first=Georgina| last=Turner| date=23 November 2005| archive-date=20 March 2008| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080320093647/http://football.guardian.co.uk/theknowledge/story/0,13854,1643916,00.html| url-status=live}}</ref> Allison's theory seemingly took effect, with City winning the [[1969 FA Cup final]], [[1970 Football League Cup final|1970 League Cup final]], and [[1970 European Cup Winners' Cup final|1970 Cup Winners' Cup final]] in red and black stripes as opposed to the club's home kit of sky blue. City had previously worn three other [[Crest (sports)|badges]] on their shirts, prior to their current badge being implemented in 2016. The first, introduced in 1970, was based on designs which had been used on official club documentation since the mid-1960s. It consisted of a circular badge which used the same shield as the present badge (including a ship, based on the [[Symbols of Manchester#Coat of arms|City of Manchester coat of arms]]), inside a circle bearing the name of the club. In 1972, this was replaced by a variation which replaced the lower half of the shield with the red rose of Lancashire. In 1976, a [[heraldic badge]] was granted by the [[College of Arms]] to the [[English Football League]] for use by City. The badge consisted of the familiar ship above a red rose but on a circular device instead of a shield (blazoned as "''A roundel per fess azure and argent in chief a three masted ship sails set pennons flying or in base a rose gules barbed and seeded proper''").<ref>{{cite journal |last=Phillips |first=David Llewelyn |date=Spring 2015 |title=Badges and 'Crests': The Twentieth-Century Relationship Between Football and Heraldry |url=https://www.theheraldrysociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/CoA-229-Phillips-paper.pdf |journal=The Coat of Arms |volume=XI Part I |issue=229 |page=40,41,45,46 |doi= |access-date=31 January 2022 |archive-date=24 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211224161126/https://www.theheraldrysociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/CoA-229-Phillips-paper.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> On occasions when Manchester City played in a major cup final, the club wore shirts bearing the City of Manchester coat of arms, as a symbol of pride in representing the city at a major event. This practice originated from a time when the players' shirts did not normally bear a badge of any kind.<ref name="Clayton">{{cite book |first=David |last=Clayton |title=Everything Under the Blue Moon |publisher=Mainstream Publishing |year=2002}}</ref>{{rp|21}} The club has since abandoned the practice; for the [[2011 FA Cup final]], its first in the 21st century, City used the usual badge with a special legend, but the Manchester coat of arms was included as a small monochrome logo in the numbers on the back of players' shirts.<ref>{{cite web | title=Manchester City History | url=http://mcivta.com/history/ | access-date=19 April 2017 | archive-date=19 May 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170519185012/http://mcivta.com/history/ | url-status=live }}</ref> A new club badge was adopted in 1997, as a result of the previous badge being ineligible for registration as a trademark. This badge was based on the [[coat of arms|arms]] of the city of [[Manchester]], and consisted of a shield in front of a [[golden eagle]]. The eagle is an old heraldic symbol of the city of Manchester; a golden eagle was added to the city's badge in 1958 (but had since been removed), representing the growing aviation industry. The shield featured a ship on its upper half representing the [[Manchester Ship Canal]], and three diagonal stripes in the lower half symbolised the city's three rivers โ the [[River Irwell|Irwell]], the [[River Irk|Irk]] and the [[River Medlock|Medlock]]. The bottom of the badge bore the motto "''Superbia in Proelio''", which translates as "Pride in Battle" in [[Latin language|Latin]]. Above the eagle and shield were the three stars, added for decorative purposes. On 15 October 2015, following years of criticism from the fans over the design of the 1997 badge,<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite news|title=City's new badge is here!|url=https://www.mancity.com/news/club-news/club-news/2016/june/mcfc-new-badge-is-here|website=ManCity.com|date=2 July 2016|access-date=23 April 2020|archive-date=23 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200523155546/https://www.mancity.com/news/club-news/club-news/2016/june/mcfc-new-badge-is-here|url-status=live}}</ref> the club announced they intended to carry out a fan consultation on whether to discontinue the current badge and institute a new design.<ref name="autogenerated1"/> After the consultation, the club announced in late November 2015 the badge would be replaced in due course by a new version which would be designed in the style of the older, circular variants.<ref>{{cite web |title=Manchester City to design new badge following consultation with fans |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/nov/24/manchester-city-badge-design-fans-consultation |work=The Guardian |date=24 November 2015 |access-date=19 April 2017 |archive-date=7 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170707042914/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/nov/24/manchester-city-badge-design-fans-consultation |url-status=live }}</ref> A design purporting to be the new badge was unintentionally leaked two days early prior to the official unveiling on 26 December 2015 by the [[Intellectual Property Office (United Kingdom)|IPO]] when the design was trademarked on 22 December.<ref name="BBC News">{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-35174237 | title=Manchester City's new club badge design leaked online | publisher=BBC News | date=24 December 2015 | access-date=24 December 2015 | archive-date=3 February 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180203180329/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-35174237 | url-status=live }}</ref> The new badge was officially unveiled at Manchester City's home match against [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]] on 26 December.<ref>{{cite news |date=26 December 2015 |access-date=26 December 2015 |work=The Guardian |title=Manchester City unveil new club crest before home game against Sunderland |first=Niall |last=McVeigh |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/dec/26/manchester-city-unveil-new-club-crest |archive-date=27 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151227011250/http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/dec/26/manchester-city-unveil-new-club-crest |url-status=live }}</ref> ===Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |- ! Period ! Kit supplier ! Shirt sponsor (chest) ! Shirt sponsor (sleeve) |- | 1974โ1982 | rowspan="4" | [[Umbro]] | ''No sponsor'' | rowspan="12"| ''No sponsor'' |- | 1982โ1984 | [[Saab Automobile|Saab]] |- | 1984โ1987 | [[Philips]] |- | 1987โ1997 | rowspan="2" | [[Brother Industries|Brother]] |- | 1997โ1999 | [[Kappa (company)|Kappa]] |- | 1999โ2002 | rowspan="2" | [[Le Coq Sportif]] | [[Eidos Interactive|Eidos]] |- | 2002โ2003 | rowspan="2" | First Advice |- | 2003โ2004 | rowspan="2" | [[Reebok]] |- | 2004โ2007 | rowspan="2" | [[Thomas Cook Group|Thomas Cook]] |- | 2007โ2009 | [[Le Coq Sportif]] |- | 2009โ2013 | [[Umbro]] | rowspan="5" | [[Etihad Airways]] |- | 2013โ2017 | rowspan="2" | [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]] |- | 2017โ2019 | rowspan="2" | [[Nexen Tire]] |- | 2019โ2023 | rowspan="2" | [[Puma (brand)|Puma]] |- | 2023โpresent | rowspan="2" | [[OKX]] |} ===Kit deals=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left;" |- ! Kit supplier ! Period ! Announcement date ! Intended contract duration ! Value ! Notes |- | {{center| [[Le Coq Sportif]]}} | {{center| 2007โ2009}} | {{center| 13 May 2007<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.footballshirtculture.com/07/08-Kits/manchester-city-new-le-coq-sportif-home-a-away-kits-0708.html |title=Man city new Le Coq Sportif home & away kits 07/08 |work=footballshirtculture.com |date=13 May 2007 |access-date=29 December 2021 |archive-date=29 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211229132853/https://www.footballshirtculture.com/07/08-Kits/manchester-city-new-le-coq-sportif-home-a-away-kits-0708.html |url-status=live }}</ref>}} | 2007โ2011 (4 years) | Around [[Pound sterling|ยฃ]]2.5m per year<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/city-clinch-record-kit-contract-991994 |title=City clinch record kit contract |work=[[Manchester Evening News]] |date=17 April 2010 |access-date=29 December 2021 |archive-date=29 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211229132856/https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/city-clinch-record-kit-contract-991994 |url-status=live }}</ref> | Replaced by Umbro contract |- | {{center| [[Umbro]]}} | {{center| 2009โ2013}} | {{center| 4 June 2009}} | 2009โ2019 (10 years) | Around [[Pound sterling|ยฃ]]2.5m per year<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thebusinessdesk.com/northwest/news/12717-man-city-sign-umbro-deal |title=Man City sign Umbro deal |work=The Business Desk |date=4 June 2009 |access-date=1 October 2019 |archive-date=1 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191001163404/https://www.thebusinessdesk.com/northwest/news/12717-man-city-sign-umbro-deal |url-status=live }}</ref> | Umbro contract transferred to parent company Nike in 2013 |- | {{center| [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]]}} | {{center| 2013โ2019}} | {{center| 4 May 2012}} | 2013โ2019 (6 years) | Around [[Pound sterling|ยฃ]]20m per year<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2019/02/28/manchester-city-sign-new-10-year-kit-deal-puma-worth-650-million/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2019/02/28/manchester-city-sign-new-10-year-kit-deal-puma-worth-650-million/ |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Manchester City sign new 10-year kit deal with Puma worth ยฃ650 million|first=James|last=Ducker|newspaper=The Telegraph |date=28 February 2019|via=www.telegraph.co.uk}}{{cbignore}}</ref> | |- | {{center| [[Puma (brand)|Puma]]}} | {{center| 2019โ2029}} | {{center| 28 February 2019}} | 2019โ2029 (10 years) | Around [[Pound sterling|ยฃ]]65m per year<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/business-47402439|title=Manchester City replaces Nike with Puma in kit deal|work=BBC News|date=28 February 2019|access-date=1 March 2019|archive-date=28 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190228145023/https://www.bbc.com/news/business-47402439|url-status=live}}</ref> | |} ==Players== {{main|List of Manchester City F.C. players}} ===First-team squad=== {{updated|4 February 2025}}<ref name="Players">{{cite web |url=https://www.mancity.com/players/mens |title=Squads: Men's team |publisher=Manchester City F.C. |access-date=21 January 2025}}</ref> {{Fs start}} {{Fs player|no=3|nat=POR|pos=DF|name=[[Rรบben Dias]]}} {{Fs player|no=5|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=[[John Stones]]}} {{Fs player|no=6|nat=NED|pos=DF|name=[[Nathan Akรฉ]]}} {{Fs player|no=7|nat=EGY|pos=FW|name=[[Omar Marmoush]]}} {{Fs player|no=8|nat=CRO|pos=MF|name=[[Mateo Kovaฤiฤ]]}} {{Fs player|no=9|nat=NOR|pos=FW|name=[[Erling Haaland]]}} {{Fs player|no=10|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=[[Jack Grealish]]}} {{Fs player|no=11|nat=BEL|pos=MF|name=[[Jรฉrรฉmy Doku]]}} {{Fs player|no=14|nat=ESP|pos=MF|name=[[Nico Gonzรกlez (footballer, born 2002)|Nico Gonzรกlez]]}} {{Fs player|no=16|nat=ESP|pos=MF|name=[[Rodri (footballer, born 1996)|Rodri]]}} {{Fs player|no=17|nat=BEL|pos=MF|name=[[Kevin De Bruyne]]|other=[[Captain (association football)|captain]]}} {{Fs player|no=18|nat=GER|pos=GK|name=[[Stefan Ortega]]}} {{Fs player|no=19|nat=GER|pos=MF|name=[[ฤฐlkay Gรผndoฤan]]}} {{Fs player|no=20|nat=POR|pos=MF|name=[[Bernardo Silva]]}} {{Fs mid}} {{Fs player|no=22|nat=BRA|pos=DF|name=[[Vitor Reis]]}} {{Fs player|no=24|nat=CRO|pos=DF|name=[[Joลกko Gvardiol]]}} {{Fs player|no=25|nat=SUI|pos=DF|name=[[Manuel Akanji]]}} {{Fs player|no=26|nat=BRA|pos=MF|name=[[Savinho]]}} {{Fs player|no=27|nat=POR|pos=MF|name=[[Matheus Nunes]]}} {{Fs player|no=30|nat=ARG|pos=MF|name=[[Claudio Echeverri]]}} {{Fs player|no=31|nat=BRA|pos=GK|name=[[Ederson (footballer, born 1993)|Ederson]]}} {{Fs player|no=33|nat=ENG|pos=GK|name=[[Scott Carson]]}} {{Fs player|no=45|nat=UZB|pos=DF|name=[[Abdukodir Khusanov]]}} {{Fs player|no=47|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=[[Phil Foden]]}} {{Fs player|no=52|nat=NOR|pos=MF|name=[[Oscar Bobb]]}} {{Fs player|no=75|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=[[Nico O'Reilly]]}} {{Fs player|no=82|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=[[Rico Lewis]]}} {{Fs player|no=87|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=[[James McAtee]]}} {{Fs end}} ===EDS and Academy=== {{main|Manchester City F.C. EDS and Academy}} The following players have previously made appearances or have appeared on the substitutes bench for the first team. {{Fs start}} {{Fs player|no=61|pos=DF|nat=ENG|name=[[Kaden Braithwaite]]}} {{fs player|no=66|pos=DF|nat=ENG|name=[[Jahmai Simpson-Pusey]]|other=}} {{fs player|no=67|pos=FW|nat=ENG|name=[[Divin Mubama]]|other=}} {{Fs player|no=68|pos=DF|nat=ENG|name=[[Max Alleyne]]}} {{Fs mid}} {{fs player|no=69|pos=GK|nat=WAL|name=[[Max Hudson]]|other=}} {{Fs player|no=80|pos=GK|nat=ENG|name=[[Spike Brits]]}} {{fs player|no=85|pos=FW|nat=GER|name=[[Farid Alfa-Ruprecht]]|other=}} {{Fs end}} ===Out on loan=== {{Fs start}} {{Fs player|no=2|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=[[Kyle Walker]]|other=on loan at [[AC Milan]] until 30 June 2025}} {{Fs player|no=4|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=[[Kalvin Phillips]]|other=on loan at [[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]] until 30 June 2025}} {{Fs player|no=32|nat=ARG|pos=MF|name=[[Mรกximo Perrone]]|other=on loan at [[Como 1907|Como]] until 30 June 2025}} {{Fs player|no=37|nat=BRA|pos=FW|name=[[Kayky]]|other=on loan at [[Esporte Clube Bahia|Bahia]] until 30 June 2025}} {{Fs player|no=39|nat=BRA|pos=DF|name=[[Yan Couto]]|other=on loan at [[Borussia Dortmund]] until 30 June 2025}} {{Fs player|no=56|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=[[Jacob Wright]]|other=on loan at [[Norwich City F.C.|Norwich City]] until 30 June 2025}} {{Fs player|no=76|pos=MF|nat=ESP|name=[[Mahamadou Susoho]]|other=on loan at [[Peterborough United F.C.|Peterborough United]] until 30 June 2025}}<ref>{{cite web | url=https://open.spotify.com/episode/6oHNqgKOF8RnCVerH4GMhZ?si=p2uCAtxSRJOxcH-6vfWugw | title=Spotify | website=[[Spotify]] }}</ref> {{Fs mid}} {{Fs player|no=78|pos=DF|nat=BKF|name=[[Issa Kaborรฉ]]|other=on loan at [[SV Werder Bremen|Werder Bremen]] until 30 June 2025}} {{Fs player|no=79|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=[[Luke Mbete]]|other=on loan at [[Northampton Town F.C.|Northampton Town]] until 30 June 2025}} {{Fs player|no=88|pos=GK|nat=ENG|name=True Grant|other=on loan at [[Buxton F.C.|Buxton]] until 30 June 2025}} {{Fs player|no=94|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=[[Finley Burns]]|other=on loan at [[Hull City A.F.C.|Hull City]] until 30 June 2025}} {{Fs player|no=97|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=[[Josh Wilson-Esbrand]]|other=on loan at [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]] until 30 June 2025}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=SLE|pos=DF|name=[[Juma Bah]]|other=on loan at [[RC Lens|Lens]] until 30 June 2025}} {{Fs end}} ===Retired numbers=== {{see also|List of retired numbers in association football}} Since 2003, Manchester City have not issued the squad number 23. It was [[Retired numbers in association football|retired]] in memory of [[Marc-Vivien Foรฉ]], who was on loan to the club from [[Olympique Lyonnais|Lyon]] at the time of his death on the field of play while playing for [[Cameroon national football team|Cameroon]] in the [[2003 FIFA Confederations Cup]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/3026212.stm |title=Man City retire number 23 shirt |publisher=BBC Sport |date=27 June 2003 |access-date=22 July 2018 |archive-date=12 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112223034/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/3026212.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> {{football squad start}} {{football squad player|no=23|pos=MF|nat=CMR|name=[[Marc-Vivien Foรฉ]]|other=2002โ03 โ posthumous honour}} {{football squad end}} ===Club captains=== This is a list of City's official [[Captain (association football)|club captains]], who are currently appointed via a vote of players and staff. Other players ([[Captain (association football)#Vice-captain|vice-captains]]) have led the team on the pitch when the club captain is not playing or not available. Some players have been made captain on a one-off basis to celebrate or commemorate an event, e.g. [[Oleksandr Zinchenko (footballer)|Oleksandr Zinchenko]] captained the team in their [[2021โ22 FA Cup#Fifth round proper|2021โ22 FA Cup fifth round tie]] at [[Peterborough United F.C.|Peterborough United]] in support of his country during the [[Russian invasion of Ukraine|2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Killen |first1=Stephen |last2=Flintham |first2=Jack |title=Pep Guardiola explains why Oleksandr Zinchenko captained Man City in FA Cup vs Peterborough |url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/pep-guardiola-oleksandr-zinchenko-captain-23257496 |access-date=30 September 2023 |work=Manchester Evening News |date=1 March 2022}}</ref> {| |width="1"| |valign="top"| {|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; !Years !Pos !Captain |- |align=center|1904โ1906 |align=center|[[Forward (association football)|FW]] |{{flagicon|WAL|1807}} [[Billy Meredith]] |- |align=center|1906โ1914 |align=center|FW |{{flagicon|WAL|1807}} [[Lot Jones]] |- |align=center|1914โ1919 |colspan="2"|''No competitive football due to the [[World War I|First World War]]'' |- |align=center|1919โ1923 |align=center|[[Defender (association football)|DF]] |{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Eli Fletcher]] |- |align=center|1923โ1925 |align=center|DF |{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Max Woosnam]] |- |align=center|1926โ1928 |align=center|[[Midfielder|MF]] |{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Charlie Pringle]] |- |align=center|1928โ1932 |align=center|MF |{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Jimmy McMullan]] |- |align=center|1932โ1935 |align=center|DF |{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Sam Cowan]] |- |align=center|1935โ1936 |align=center|MF |{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Matt Busby]] |- |align=center|1937โ1939 |align=center|MF |{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Les McDowall]] |} |width="1"| |valign="top"| {|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; !Years !Pos !Captain |- |align=center|1939โ1946 |colspan="2"|''No competitive football due to the [[World War II|Second World War]]'' |- |align=center|1946โ1947 |align=center|[[Goalkeeper (association football)|GK]] |{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Frank Swift]] |- |align=center|1947โ1950 |align=center|DF |{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Eric Westwood]] |- |align=center|1950โ1957 |align=center|DF |{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Roy Paul]] |- |align=center|1957โ1961 |MF |{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ken Barnes (English footballer)|Ken Barnes]] |- |align=center|1961โ1964 |align=center|DF |{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Bill Leivers]] |- |align=center|1965โ1967 |align=center|FW |{{flagicon|NIR}} [[Johnny Crossan]] |- |align=center|1967โ1974 |align=center|DF |{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Tony Book]] |- |align=center|1974โ1975 |align=center|MF |{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Colin Bell (footballer, born 1946)|Colin Bell]] |- |align=center|1975โ1976 |align=center|DF |{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Mike Doyle (footballer)|Mike Doyle]] |} |} {| |width="1"| |valign="top"| {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; !Years !Pos !Captain |- |align=center|1976โ1979 |align=center|DF |{{flagicon|ENG}} [[David Watson (footballer, born 1946)|David Watson]] |- |align=center|1979โ1986 |align=center|DF/MF |{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Paul Power]] |- |align=center|1986โ1988 |align=center|DF |{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Kenny Clements]] |- |align=center|1988โ1992 |align=center|DF |{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Steve Redmond]] |- |align=center|1992โ1993 |align=center|DF |{{flagicon|IRE}} [[Terry Phelan]] |- |align=center|1993โ1996 |align=center|DF |{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Keith Curle]] |- |align=center|1996โ1998 |align=center|DF |{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Kit Symons]] |- |align=center|1998 |align=center|MF |{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Jamie Pollock]] |- |align=center|1998โ2000 |align=center|DF |{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Andy Morrison]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Interview: Andy Morrison, Scot who overcame alcoholism to lead Manchester City out of wilderness |url=https://www.scotsman.com/sport/rugby-union/interview-andy-morrison-scot-who-overcame-alcoholism-to-lead-manchester-city-out-of-wilderness-214343 |access-date=30 September 2023 |work=The Scotsman |date=15 November 2018}}</ref> |- |align=center|2000โ2001 |align=center|DF/MF |{{flagicon|NOR}} [[Alfie Haaland]] |} |width="1"| |valign="top"| {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; !Years !Pos !Captain |- |align=center|2001โ2002 |align=center|DF |{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Stuart Pearce]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Tallentire |first1=Mark |title=Pearce handed City armband |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2001/aug/10/newsstory.sport1 |access-date=30 September 2023 |work=The Guardian |date=10 August 2001}}</ref> |- |align=center|2002โ2003 |align=center|MF |{{flagicon|ALG}} [[Ali Benarbia]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Benarbia named captain at Man City |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/africans_abroad/2149761.stm |access-date=30 September 2023 |work=BBC Sport |date=24 July 2002}}</ref> |- |align=center|2003โ2006 |align=center|DF |{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Sylvain Distin]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Magpies fail with ยฃ5m Distin bid |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/4156149.stm |access-date=30 September 2023 |work=BBC Sport |date=7 January 2005}}</ref> |- |align=center|2006โ2009 |align=center|DF |{{flagicon|IRE}} [[Richard Dunne]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Dunne named new Man City captain |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/5199846.stm |access-date=30 September 2023 |work=BBC Sport |date=20 July 2006}}</ref> |- |align=center|2009โ2010 |align=center|DF |{{flagicon|CIV}} [[Kolo Tourรฉ]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Taylor |first1=Daniel |title=Kolo Tourรฉ diplomatic but determined ahead of Manchester derby |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/sep/19/kolo-toure-manchester-city-interview |access-date=30 September 2023 |work=The Guardian |date=19 September 2009}}</ref> |- |align=center|2010โ2011 |align=center|FW |{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Carlos Tevez]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Smith |first1=Rory |title=Carlos Tevez transfer request: is the Argentine striker more trouble than he is worth? |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/manchester-city/8196886/Carlos-Tevez-transfer-request-is-the-Argentine-striker-more-trouble-than-he-is-worth.html?WT.mc_id=605456&source=MiddleColumnPuff |access-date=30 September 2023 |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=11 December 2010}}</ref> |- |align=center|2011โ2019 |align=center|DF |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Vincent Kompany]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Taylor |first1=Daniel |title=Carlos Tevez stripped of Manchester City captaincy by Roberto Mancini |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2011/sep/09/carlos-tevez-manchester-city |access-date=30 September 2023 |work=The Guardian |date=9 September 2011}}</ref> |- |align=center|2019โ2020 |align=center|MF |{{flagicon|ESP}} [[David Silva]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Fordham |first1=Josh |title=Manchester City appoint David Silva as club captain for his final season at the Etihad |url=https://talksport.com/football/584786/manchester-city-david-silva-captain/ |access-date=30 September 2023 |work=Talksport |date=9 August 2019}}</ref> |- |align=center|2020โ2022 |align=center|MF |{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Fernandinho (footballer, born May 1985)|Fernandinho]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Brennan |first1=Stuart |title=Pep Guardiola reveals Fernandinho is new Man City captain |url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/fernandinho-bruyne-aguero-kompany-skipper-18965592 |access-date=30 September 2023 |work=Manchester Evening News |date=20 September 2020}}</ref> |- |align=center|2022โ2023 |align=center|MF |{{flagicon|GER}} [[ฤฐlkay Gรผndoฤan]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ballus |first1=Pol |title=Manchester City players vote Ilkay Gundogan as new captain |url=https://theathletic.com/3506039/2022/08/14/manchester-city-ilkay-gundogan-captain/ |access-date=30 September 2023 |work=The Athletic |date=14 August 2022}}</ref> |} |width="1"| |valign="top"| {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; !Years !Pos !Captain |- |align=center|2023โ2025 |align=center|DF |{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Kyle Walker]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Leigh |first1=Neil |title=Walker 'honoured and privileged' to wear the City captain's armband |url=https://www.mancity.com/news/mens/kyle-walker-red-star-belgrade-champions-league-preview-63830635 |publisher=Manchester City F.C. |date=18 September 2023 |access-date=18 September 2023}}</ref> |- |align=center|2025โpresent |align=center|MF |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Kevin De Bruyne]] |} |} ===Player of the Year=== {{see also|List of Manchester City F.C. players#Player of the Year awards}} Each season since the end of the [[1966โ67 Manchester City F.C. season|1966โ67 season]], the members of the [[Manchester City F.C. supporters|Manchester City Official Supporters Club]] have voted by ballot to choose the player on the team they feel is the most worthy of recognition for his performances during that season. The following table lists the recipients of this award since 2000. {| |- |width="1"| |valign="top"| {| class="wikitable" !Year!! style="width:170px;"|Winner |- |2000โ01||{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Danny Tiatto]] |- |2001โ02||{{flagicon|Algeria}} [[Ali Benarbia]] |- |2002โ03||{{flagicon|France}} [[Sylvain Distin]] |- |2003โ04||{{flagicon|England}} [[Shaun Wright-Phillips]] |- |2004โ05||{{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Richard Dunne]] |- |2005โ06||{{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Richard Dunne]] |- |2006โ07||{{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Richard Dunne]] |- |2007โ08||{{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Richard Dunne]] |- |2008โ09||{{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Stephen Ireland]] |- |2009โ10||{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Carlos Tevez]] |} |width="1"| |valign="top"| {| class="wikitable" ! Year!! style="width:170px;"|Winner |- |2010โ11||{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Vincent Kompany]] |- |2011โ12||{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Sergio Agรผero]] |- |2012โ13||{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Pablo Zabaleta]] |- |2013โ14||{{flagicon|Cรดte d'Ivoire}} [[Yaya Tourรฉ]] |- |2014โ15||{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Sergio Agรผero]] |- |2015โ16||{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Kevin De Bruyne]] |- |2016โ17||{{flagicon|Spain}} [[David Silva]] |- |2017โ18||{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Kevin De Bruyne]] |- |2018โ19||{{flagicon|Portugal}} [[Bernardo Silva]] |- |2019โ20||{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Kevin De Bruyne]] |} |width="1"| |valign="top"| {| class="wikitable" ! Year!! style="width:170px;"|Winner |- |2020โ21||{{flagicon|Portugal}} [[Rรบben Dias]] |- |2021โ22||{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Kevin De Bruyne]] |- |2022โ23||{{flagicon|Norway}} [[Erling Haaland]] |- |2023โ24||{{flagicon|England}} [[Phil Foden]] |} |} {{clear}} Sources:<ref>{{cite web|last=Percival|first=Adam|title=50 years of MCFC Player of the Year: Part 1|url=https://www.mancity.com/news/first-team/first-team-news/2017/june/50-years-of-mcfc-player-of-the-year-part-1|access-date=21 April 2021|website=www.mancity.com|archive-date=18 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210618080916/https://www.mancity.com/news/first-team/first-team-news/2017/june/50-years-of-mcfc-player-of-the-year-part-1|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Clayton|first=David|title=50 years of MCFC Player of the Year: Part 2|url=https://www.mancity.com/news/first-team/first-team-news/2017/june/50-years-of-mcfc-player-of-the-year-part-2|access-date=21 April 2021|website=www.mancity.com|archive-date=18 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210618094445/https://www.mancity.com/news/first-team/first-team-news/2017/june/50-years-of-mcfc-player-of-the-year-part-2|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Clayton|first=David|title=50 years of MCFC Player of the Year: Part 3|url=https://www.mancity.com/news/first-team/first-team-news/2017/june/50-years-of-mcfc-player-of-the-year-part-3|access-date=21 April 2021|website=www.mancity.com|archive-date=18 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210618092015/https://www.mancity.com/news/first-team/first-team-news/2017/june/50-years-of-mcfc-player-of-the-year-part-3|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Clayton|first=David|title=50 years of MCFC Player of the Year: Part 4|url=https://www.mancity.com/news/first-team/first-team-news/2017/june/50-years-of-mcfc-player-of-the-year-part-4|access-date=21 April 2021|website=www.mancity.com|archive-date=22 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222220516/https://www.mancity.com/news/first-team/first-team-news/2017/june/50-years-of-mcfc-player-of-the-year-part-4|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Pollard|first=Rob|title=50 years of MCFC player of the year: Part 5|url=https://www.mancity.com/news/first-team/first-team-news/2017/june/50-years-of-mcfc-player-of-the-year-part-5|access-date=21 April 2021|website=www.mancity.com|archive-date=2 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201202214242/https://www.mancity.com/news/first-team/first-team-news/2017/june/50-years-of-mcfc-player-of-the-year-part-5|url-status=live}}</ref> ==Halls of Fame== {{see also|List of Manchester City F.C. players}} ===Manchester City Hall of Fame=== The following former Manchester City players and managers have been inducted into the ''Manchester City F.C. Hall of Fame'', and are listed according to the year of their induction:<ref>{{Cite book |last=James |first= Gary| title= The Official Manchester City Hall of Fame |publisher=Hamlyn |year= 2005 |isbn=0-600-61282-1}}</ref> {| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="text-align:center" |- ! colspan="6" style="width:194px;"| Inductees at the MCFC Hall of Fame |- ! rowspan="2" style="width:70px;"| Year of induction ! style="width:200px;"| Player ! style="width:140px;"| [[Association football positions|Position]] ! style="width:90px;"| Role at MCFC ! style="width:210px;"| Years in role at MCFC ! style="width:210px;"| Notes |- ! colspan="5" | Manchester City players who were the inaugural inductees in January 2004 |- ! rowspan="15" | 2004<ref>{{cite news |title=Starting line-up inducted into City Hall of Fame |url=http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/sport/football/manchester_city/s/79/79136_starting_lineup_inducted_into_city_hall_of_fame.html |work=Manchester Evening News |date=23 January 2004 |access-date=30 March 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121112175001/http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/sport/football/manchester_city/s/79/79136_starting_lineup_inducted_into_city_hall_of_fame.html |archive-date=12 November 2012}}</ref> | style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Billy Meredith]] || [[Forward (association football)|FW]] ([[outside right]]) | player || 1894โ1906, 1921โ1924 || also see ''NFM Hall of Fame'' |- | style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Tommy Johnson (footballer, born 1900)|Tommy Johnson]] | [[Forward (association football)|FW]] ([[centre forward]]) <br /> & ([[inside left]]) | player || 1919โ1930 || |- | style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Eric Brook]] || [[Forward (association football)|FW]] ([[outside left]]) | player || 1928โ1939 || |- | style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Frank Swift]] || [[Goalkeeper (association football)|GK]] | player || 1933โ1949 || also see ''NFM Hall of Fame'' |- | style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|NIR}} [[Peter Doherty (footballer)|Peter Doherty]] || [[Forward (association football)|FW]] ([[inside left]]) | player || 1936โ1945 || also see ''NFM Hall of Fame'' |- | style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Roy Clarke (footballer)|Roy Clarke]] | [[Forward (association football)|FW]] ([[outside left]]) | player || 1947โ1958 || '''Lifetime achievement award''' |- | style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Bert Trautmann]], [[Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire|OBE]] || [[Goalkeeper (association football)|GK]] | player || 1949โ1964 || also see ''NFM Hall of Fame'' |- | style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Roy Paul]] || [[Defensive midfielder|MF]] ([[Defender (association football)#Centre back|half back]]) | player || 1950โ1957 || |- | style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Mike Summerbee]] | [[Forward (association football)|FW]] / [[attacking midfielder|MF]] ([[outside right]]) | player || 1965โ1975 || also see ''NFM Hall of Fame'' |- | style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Tony Book]] || [[Defender (association football)|DF]] ([[right back]]) | player <br /> manager || 1966โ1974 <br /> 1973, 1974โ1979, 1980, 1989, 1993 || |- | style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Colin Bell (footballer, born 1946)|Colin Bell]], [[Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire|MBE]] || [[Attacking midfielder|MF]] | player || 1966โ1979 || also see ''NFM Hall of Fame'' |- | style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Francis Lee (footballer)|Francis Lee]] || [[Forward (association football)|FW]] | player <br /> chairman || 1967โ1974 <br /> 1994โ1998 || also see ''NFM Hall of Fame'' |- | style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Joe Corrigan]] || [[Goalkeeper (association football)|GK]] | player || 1967โ1983 || |- | style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Paul Lake]] | [[Forward (association football)|FW]] / [[midfielder|MF]] / [[Defender (association football)|DF]] | player || 1987โ1996 || |- | style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|IRE}} [[Niall Quinn]], <small>(Honorary)</small> [[Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire|MBE]] || [[Forward (association football)|FW]] | player || 1990โ1996 || also see ''NFM Hall of Fame'' |- | style="width:90px;"| ! colspan="5" | Manchester City players and teams inducted since 2004 |- ! rowspan="5" | 2005<ref>{{cite news |title=King Ken collects plaudits |url=http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/sport/football/manchester_city/s/145/145636_king_ken_collects_plaudits.html |url-status=dead |work=Manchester Evening News |date=9 February 2005 |access-date=30 March 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110524145959/http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/sport/football/manchester_city/s/145/145636_king_ken_collects_plaudits.html |archive-date=24 May 2011}}</ref> | style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Sam Cowan]] || [[Defender (association football)|DF]] ([[centre half]]) | player <br /> manager || 1924โ1935 <br /> 1946โ1947 || |- | style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ken Barnes (English footballer)|Ken Barnes]] || [[Attacking midfielder|MF]] ([[wing half]]) | player || 1950โ1961 || '''Lifetime achievement award''' |- | style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Alan Oakes]] || [[midfielder|MF]] | player || 1958โ1976 || |- | style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|ENG}} ''[[Joe Mercer]], [[Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire|OBE]]'' || ''[[Defensive midfielder|MF]] ([[left half]])'' | ''manager'' || ''1965โ1971'' || '''''Outstanding achievement award''''' <br /> also see ''NFM Hall of Fame'' |- | style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|ENG}} ''[[Malcolm Allison]]'' || ''[[Defender (association football)|DF]] ([[centre half]])'' | ''assistant mgr. <br /> manager'' || ''1965โ1971 <br /> 1971โ1973, 1979โ1980'' | '''''Outstanding achievement award''''' <br /> also see ''NFM Hall of Fame'' |- ! rowspan="5" | 2006<ref>{{cite news |title=City legends honoured |url=http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/sport/football/s/205/205320_city_legends_honoured.html |url-status=dead |work=Manchester Evening News |date=22 February 2006 |access-date=30 March 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121112175038/http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/sport/football/s/205/205320_city_legends_honoured.html |archive-date=12 November 2012}}</ref> | style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ernie Toseland]] || [[Forward (association football)|FW]] ([[outside right]]) | player || 1928โ1938 || |- | style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|England}} [[Johnny Hart (English footballer)|Johnny Hart]] | [[Forward (association football)|FW]] ([[inside forward]]) | player <br /> manager || 1947โ1960 <br /> 1973 || '''Lifetime achievement award''' |- | style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|ENG}} Manchester City 1955โ56 FA Cup-winning team | colspan="3" | ''not applicable'' || ''en masse'' induction |- | style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Mike Doyle (footballer)|Mike Doyle]] | [[Defender (association football)|DF]] / [[Defensive midfielder|MF]] | player || 1965โ1978 || |- | style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|BER}} ''[[Shaun Goater]]'' || ''[[Forward (association football)|FW]]'' | ''player'' || ''1998โ2003'' || '''''Cult hero award''''' |- ! rowspan="3" | 2008<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.mancity.com/news/academy/2008/03/06/academy-honoured-at-hall-of-fame/1447547902747| title=Academy honoured at Hall of Fame| work=mancity.com| publisher=(Manchester City Football Club)| date=6 March 2008| access-date=19 April 2017| archive-date=20 April 2017| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170420143657/https://www.mancity.com/news/academy/2008/03/06/academy-honoured-at-hall-of-fame/1447547902747| url-status=dead}}</ref> | style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Fred Tilson]] || [[Forward (association football)|FW]] ([[centre forward]]) | player || 1928โ1939 || |- | style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Neil Young (footballer, born 1944)|Neil Young]] | [[Forward (association football)|FW]] ([[outside left]]) <br /> & ([[inside left]]) | player || 1961โ1972 || |- | style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Alex Williams (footballer, born 1961)|Alex Williams]], [[Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire|MBE]] | [[Goalkeeper (association football)|GK]] | player || 1980โ1986 || '''Lifetime achievement award''' |- ! 2009<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.mancity.com/citytv/behind-the-scenes/2009/09/16/hall-of-fame-1/1447543842720| title=City Greats go into Hall of Fame| work=mancity.com| publisher=(Manchester City Football Club)| date=16 September 2009| access-date=19 April 2017| archive-date=20 April 2017| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170420143537/https://www.mancity.com/citytv/behind-the-scenes/2009/09/16/hall-of-fame-1/1447543842720| url-status=live}}</ref> | style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Uwe Rรถsler]] || [[Forward (association football)|FW]] | player || 1994โ1998 || |} ===National Football Museum Hall of Fame=== The following former Manchester City players and managers have been inducted into the ''[[English Football Hall of Fame]]'' (''National Football Museum Hall of Fame''), and are listed according to the year of their induction within the various categories: {| class="wikitable collapsible uncollapsed" style="text-align:center" |- ! colspan="5" style="width:194px;"| Inductees at the NFM Hall of Fame |- ! rowspan="2" style="width:70px;"| Year of induction ! style="width:222px;"| Player ! style="width:140px;"| Position ! style="width:100px;"| Role at MCFC ! style="width:200px;"| Years in role at MCFC |- ! colspan="4" | Players with Manchester City backgrounds inducted to date |- ! rowspan="3" | 2002 | style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|NIR}} [[Peter Doherty (footballer)|Peter Doherty]] || inside left || player || {{nowrap|1936โ1945}} |- | style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Denis Law]], CBE || forward & midfielder || player || 1960โ1961<br />1973โ1974 |- | style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Kevin Keegan]], OBE || forward || manager || 2001โ2005 |- ! rowspan="2" | 2003 | style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Peter Schmeichel]], MBE || goalkeeper || player || 2002โ2003 |- | style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Alan Ball Jr.|Alan Ball]], MBE || attacking midfielder || manager || 1995โ1996 |- ! rowspan="2" | 2005 | style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Bert Trautmann]], OBE || goalkeeper || player || 1949โ1964 |- | style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Colin Bell (footballer, born 1946)|Colin Bell]], MBE || attacking midfielder || player || 1966โ1979 |- ! rowspan="3" | 2007 | style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Billy Meredith]] || right winger || player || 1894โ1906<br />1921โ1924 |- | style="text-align:left;"|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Peter Beardsley]] |midfielder |player |1998 |- | style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Mark Hughes]] || forward || manager || 2008โ2009 |- ! 2009 | style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Frank Swift]] || goalkeeper || player || 1933โ1949 |- ! 2010 | style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Francis Lee (footballer)|Francis Lee]], CBE || forward || player || 1967โ1974 |- ! 2013 | style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Mike Summerbee]] || forward || player || 1965โ1975 |- ! rowspan="2" | 2014 | style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Trevor Francis]] || centre forward || player || 1981โ1982 |- | style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Patrick Vieira]] || holding midfielder || player <br /> EDS manager | 2010โ2011 <br /> 2011โ2015 |- ! rowspan="2" | 2015 | style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Stuart Pearce]], MBE || left back | player <br /> coach <br /> manager || 2001โ2002 <br /> 2002โ2005 <br /> 2005โ2007 |- | style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Sun Jihai]] || defender || player || 2002โ2008 |- !2016 | style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[David Seaman]] MBE |goalkeeper |player |2003โ2004 |- !2017 | style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Frank Lampard]] OBE |attacking midfielder |player |2014โ2015 |- !2020 | style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Justin Fashanu]] |centre forward |player |1989 |- !2023 | style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Vincent Kompany]] |defender |player |2008โ2019 |- | style="width:90px;"| ! colspan="4" | Managers with Manchester City backgrounds inducted to date |- ! 2002 | style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Matt Busby|Sir Matt Busby]], CBE, [[Order of St. Gregory the Great|KCSG]] | inside right <br /> & right half || player || 1928โ1936 |- ! 2004 | style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Don Revie]], OBE || centre forward || player || 1951โ1956 |- ! 2005 | style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Howard Kendall]] || attacking midfielder || manager || 1989โ1990 |- ! rowspan="2" | 2009 | style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Joe Mercer]], OBE || left half || manager || 1965โ1971 |- | style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Malcolm Allison]] || centre half || assistant mgr. <br /> manager | 1965โ1971 <br /> 1971โ1973<br />1979โ1980 |- | style="width:90px;"| ! colspan="4" | Manchester City "Football Foundation Community Champions" inducted to date |- ! 2007 | style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|IRE}} [[Niall Quinn]], <small>(Honorary)</small> MBE || forward || player || 1990โ1996 |- | style="width:90px;"| ! colspan="4" | Manchester City teams inducted to date |- ! 2009 | style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|ENG}} Manchester City league- and European cup-winning team of 1967โ1970 || colspan="3" | ''not applicable'' |} {{Fb rs footer | u=21 July 2021 | s=[http://www.nationalfootballmuseum.com/hall-of-fame/profiles/ ''list of NFM Hall of Fame inductees''] | date=April 2015}} ===Premier League Hall of Fame=== The following former Manchester City players have been inducted into the [[Premier League Hall of Fame]]. Inaugurated in 2020, but delayed for a year due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in England|COVID-19 pandemic]], the Hall of Fame is intended to recognise and honour players that have achieved great success and made a significant contribution to the league since its [[Broadcasting and the foundation of the Premier League|founding in 1992]]. {| class="wikitable collapsible uncollapsed" style="text-align:center" |- ! colspan="5" style="width:194px;" | Inductees at the Premier League Hall of Fame |- ! rowspan="2" style="width:70px;" | Year of induction ! style="width:222px;" | Player ! style="width:140px;" | Position ! style="width:100px;" | Role at MCFC ! style="width:200px;" | Years in role at MCFC |- ! colspan="4" | Players with Manchester City backgrounds inducted to date |- ! 2021 | style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Frank Lampard]], [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]] || attacking midfielder || player || 2014โ2015 |- ! rowspan="4" | 2022 | style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Patrick Vieira]] || midfielder || player<br />EDS manager || 2010โ2011<br />2011โ2015 |- | style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Peter Schmeichel]] || goalkeeper || player || 2002โ2003 |- | style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Vincent Kompany]] || defender || player || 2008โ2019 |- | style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Sergio Agรผero]] || striker || player || 2011โ2021 |- ! 2024 | style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Andy Cole]] || striker || player || 2005โ2006 |} {{Fb rs footer | u=22 April 2024 | s=[https://www.premierleague.com/hall-of-fame/inductees ''list of PL Hall of Fame inductees''] | date=April 2015}} ===Scottish Football Museum Hall of Fame=== The following former Manchester City players and managers have been inducted into the ''[[Scottish Football Hall of Fame]]'' (a.k.a. the ''Scottish Football Museum Hall of Fame''), and are listed according to the year of their induction within the various categories: {| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="text-align:center" |- ! colspan="2" style="width:194px;"| Inductees at the SFM Hall of Fame |- ! rowspan="2" style="width:70px;"| Year of induction ! style="width:200px;"| Player ! style="width:140px;"| [[Association football positions|Position]] ! style="width:100px;"| Role at MCFC ! style="width:200px;"| Years in role at MCFC |- ! colspan="4" | Players with Manchester City backgrounds inducted to date |- ! rowspan="2" | 2004 | style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Denis Law]] || forward | player || 1960โ1961, 1973โ1974 |- | style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Billy McNeill]], [[Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire|MBE]] || defender | manager || 1983โ1986 |- ! 2010 | style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Bobby Johnstone]] || forward (inside right) | player || 1955โ1959 |- | style="width:90px;"| ! colspan="4" | Managers with Manchester City backgrounds inducted to date |- ! 2004 | style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Matt Busby]], [[Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire|CBE]], [[Order of St. Gregory the Great|KCSG]] | forward (inside right) / <br /> midfielder (right half) | player || 1928โ1936 |} {{Fb rs footer | u=30 March 2011 | s=[https://web.archive.org/web/20060823022235/http://www.scottishfootballmuseum.org.uk/scottish_football.cfm?curpageid=688 ''list of SFM Hall of Fame inductees''] | date=March 2011}} ===Welsh Sports Hall of Fame=== The following former Manchester City players have been inducted into the ''[[Welsh Sports Hall of Fame]]'', and are listed according to the year of their induction: {| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="text-align:center" |- ! colspan="2" style="width:194px;"| Inductees at the Welsh Sports Hall of Fame |- ! rowspan="2" style="width:70px;"| Year of induction ! style="width:200px;"| Player ! style="width:140px;"| [[Association football positions|Position]] ! style="width:100px;"| Role at MCFC ! style="width:200px;"| Years in role at MCFC |- ! colspan="4" | Players with Manchester City backgrounds inducted to date |- ! 1990 | style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Billy Meredith]] || defender | player || 1894โ1906 |- ! 1999 | style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Horace Blew]] || defender | player || 1906 |} ==Non-playing staff== [[File:Khaldoon Al Mubarak.jpg|thumbnail|right|upright|200px|Chairman [[Khaldoon Al Mubarak]]]] ===Executive=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Position ! Name |- |Chairman ||{{flagicon|UAE}} [[Khaldoon Al Mubarak]] |- |Chief Executive Officer ||{{flagicon|Spain}} [[Ferran Soriano]] |- |Director of Football ||{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Txiki Begiristain]] <br />{{flagicon|POR}} [[Hugo Viana]] |- |Club ambassadors ||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Mike Summerbee]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.mancity.com/mancitylegends/summerbee-mike#:~:text=In%201980%2C%20he%20returned%20to,being%20an%20avid%20City%20fan | title=Summerbee Mike | access-date=27 May 2022 | archive-date=27 May 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220527113215/https://www.mancity.com/mancitylegends/summerbee-mike#:~:text=In%201980%2C%20he%20returned%20to,being%20an%20avid%20City%20fan | url-status=live }}</ref><br />{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Paul Dickov]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://fcbusiness.co.uk/interviews-features/the-changing-role-of-the-media-paul-dickov/ | title=The Changing Role of the Media: Paul Dickov โ fcbusiness | date=6 July 2021 | access-date=27 May 2022 | archive-date=10 November 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211110152510/https://fcbusiness.co.uk/interviews-features/the-changing-role-of-the-media-paul-dickov/ | url-status=live }}</ref><br />{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Micah Richards]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/1416277/Micah-Richards-earning-Roy-Keane-respect-Man-City-Man-Utd-news-rivalry|title=Micah Richards explains earning Roy Keane's respect despite Man City and Man Utd rivalry {{pipe}} Football {{pipe}} Sport {{pipe}} Express.co.uk|date=29 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220527113215/https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/1416277/Micah-Richards-earning-Roy-Keane-respect-Man-City-Man-Utd-news-rivalry|archive-date=27 May 2022}}</ref><br />{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Pablo Zabaleta]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.mancity.com/news/club/pablo-zabaleta-premier-league-trophy-buenos-aires-cityzens-giving-visit-63779773 | title=Zabaleta and Premier League Trophy visit young leaders in Buenos Aires | access-date=27 May 2022 | archive-date=27 May 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220527113217/https://www.mancity.com/news/club/pablo-zabaleta-premier-league-trophy-buenos-aires-cityzens-giving-visit-63779773 | url-status=live }}</ref><br />{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Joleon Lescott]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/joleon-lescott-man-city-job-14926146 | title=Joleon Lescott is loving his new role at Man City | date=19 July 2018 | access-date=27 May 2022 | archive-date=27 May 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220527113215/https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/joleon-lescott-man-city-job-14926146 | url-status=live }}</ref><br />{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Shaun Wright-Phillips]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/news-shaun-wright-phillips-names-toughest-opponent-delivers-verdict-premier-league-title-race | title=Shaun Wright-Phillips names his toughest opponent and delivers verdict on Premier League title race | date=21 April 2022 | access-date=27 May 2022 | archive-date=27 May 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220527113215/https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/news-shaun-wright-phillips-names-toughest-opponent-delivers-verdict-premier-league-title-race | url-status=live }}</ref> |} ===Coaching=== [[File:Josep Guardiola 0525.jpg|thumbnail|right|250px|[[Pep Guardiola]] has been the manager of the club since 2016.]] {| class="wikitable" |- ! Position ! Name |- |Manager ||{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Pep Guardiola]] |- |Assistant managers ||{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Carlos Vicens]]<ref>{{cite web|last=Bajkowski|first=Simon|date=1 July 2021|title=Pep Guardiola to add to Man City backroom staff from club academy|url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/man-city-news-guardiola-vicens-20943818|access-date=1 July 2021|website=Manchester Evening News|language=en|archive-date=1 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210701095223/https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/man-city-news-guardiola-vicens-20943818|url-status=live}}</ref><br />{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Juan Manuel Lillo|Juanma Lillo]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mancity.com/news/mens/juanma-lillo-manchester-city-pep-guardiola-63826732|title=JUANMA LILLO RETURNS TO CITY AS PART OF PEP GUARDIOLA'S COACHING STAFF|author=Rob Pollard|publisher=Manchester City FC|date=4 August 2023|access-date=4 August 2023}}</ref> |- |Fitness coach ||{{flagicon|ESP}} Lorenzo Buenaventura |- |Head of goalkeeping ||{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Xabier Mancisidor]] |- |Goalkeeper coach ||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Richard Wright (footballer)|Richard Wright]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Zach Steffen: I'm proud to be part of City's goalkeeping union |url=https://www.mancity.com/citytv/mens/zack-steffen-city-tv-interview-63736455 |website=mancity.com |access-date=12 March 2021 |archive-date=30 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210430155642/https://www.mancity.com/citytv/mens/zack-steffen-city-tv-interview-63736455 |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |Performance analysis coach ||{{flagicon|ESP}} Carles Planchart |- |Head of player support ||{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Manel Estiarte]] |- |Head of academy ||{{flagicon|GER}} Thomas Krucken |- |[[Manchester City F.C. EDS and Academy#Elite Development Squad|Under-23 EDS]] manager ||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ben Wilkinson]]<ref name="ReissArrives">{{cite web |title=Reiss arrives as Under-18s lead coach |url=https://www.mancity.com/news/eds-academy/oliver-reiss-joins-manchester-city-eds-academy-63856628 |publisher=Manchester City |access-date=15 July 2024}}</ref> |- |[[Manchester City F.C. EDS and Academy#Elite Development Squad|Under-23 EDS]] assistant manager ||{{flagicon|ENG}} Craig Mudd |- |[[Manchester City F.C. EDS and Academy#Elite Development Squad|Under-23]] GK coach ||{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Imanol Etxeberria|Imanol Egaรฑa]] |- |[[Manchester City F.C. EDS and Academy#Academy|Under-18 Academy]] manager ||{{flagicon|GER}} Oliver Reiss<ref name="ReissArrives"/> |- |[[Manchester City F.C. EDS and Academy#Academy|Under-18 Academy]] assistant manager ||{{flagicon|ENG}} Jamie Carr |- |[[Manchester City F.C. EDS and Academy#Academy|Under-18 Academy]] assistant manager ||{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Richard Dunne]]<ref name="ReissArrives"/> |- |[[Manchester City F.C. EDS and Academy#Academy|Under-18 Academy]] GK coach ||{{flagicon|ENG}} Max Johnson |- |Chief scout ||{{flagicon|ITA}} Carlo Cancellieri |} Source:<ref>{{cite web|title=Players|url=https://www.mancity.com/players/mens|publisher=mancity.com|access-date=20 July 2022|archive-date=26 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230426070431/https://www.mancity.com/players/mens|url-status=live}}</ref> ===Notable managers=== {{main|List of Manchester City F.C. managers}} :''Manchester City managers to have won major honours. Table correct as of 10 May 2025''{{efn|The following managers have all won at least one major trophy with Manchester City (totals include competitive matches only). Cup matches won or lost on penalties are classified as draws.<ref>{{cite web| title=Managers| work=mcfcstats.com| url=http://www.mcfcstats.com| access-date=29 March 2006| archive-date=29 September 2017| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170929072805/http://www.mcfcstats.com/| url-status=live}}</ref>}} {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" ! style="width: 18%;" | Name ! From ! To ! Matches ! Wins ! Draws ! Loss ! Win % ! colspan="2" | Honours |- |align=left | {{center|{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Tom Maley]]}} |1902 |1906 {{WDL|150|89|22|39}} | style="border-style:solid none solid solid;"|<small>[[1904 FA Cup final|1903โ04 FA Cup]]</small> | style="border-style:solid solid solid none;"| |- |align=left | {{center|{{flagicon|England}} [[Wilf Wild]]}} |1932 |1946 {{WDL|352|158|71|123}} | style="border-style:solid none solid solid;"|<small>[[1934 FA Cup final|1933โ34 FA Cup]]</small> | style="border-style:solid solid solid none;"|<small>[[1936โ37 Football League First Division|1936โ37 First Division]]</small> |- |align=left | {{center|{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Les McDowall]]}} |1950 |1963 {{WDL|592|220|127|245}} | style="border-style:solid none solid solid;"|<small>[[1956 FA Cup final|1955โ56 FA Cup]]</small> | style="border-style:solid solid solid none;"| |- |align=left | {{center|{{flagicon|England}} [[Joe Mercer]]}} |1965 |1971 {{WDL|340|149|94|97}} | style="border-style:solid none solid solid;"|<small>[[1967โ68 Football League First Division|1967โ68 First Division]]<br />[[1968 FA Charity Shield]]<br />[[1969 FA Cup final|1968โ69 FA Cup]]</small> | style="border-style:solid solid solid none;"|<small>[[1970 European Cup Winners' Cup final|1969โ70 European Cup Winners' Cup]]<br />[[1970 Football League Cup final|1969โ70 League Cup]]</small> |- |align=left | {{center|{{flagicon|England}} [[Tony Book]]}} |1973 |1980 {{WDL|269|114|75|80}} | style="border-style:solid none solid solid;"|<small>[[1976 Football League Cup final|1975โ76 League Cup]]</small> | style="border-style:solid solid solid none;"| |- |align="left" | {{center|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Roberto Mancini]]}} |2009 |2013 {{WDL|191|113|38|40}} | style="border-style:solid none solid solid;"|<small>[[2011 FA Cup final|2010โ11 FA Cup]]<br />[[2011โ12 Premier League]]</small> | style="border-style:solid solid solid none;"|<small>[[2012 FA Community Shield]]</small> |- |align=left | {{center|{{flagicon|Chile}} [[Manuel Pellegrini]]{{efn|Pellegrini's drawn games include one cup match won on penalties.}}}} |2013 |2016 {{WDL|167|100|28|39}} | style="border-style:solid none solid solid;"|<small>[[2014 Football League Cup final|2013โ14 League Cup]]<br />[[2013โ14 Premier League]]</small> | style="border-style:solid solid solid none;"|<small>[[2016 Football League Cup final|2015โ16 League Cup]]</small> |- |align=left | {{center|{{flagicon|Spain}} [[Pep Guardiola]]{{efn|Guardiola's drawn games include six cup matches won and three lost on penalties.}}}} |2016 |''incumbent'' {{WDL|526|371|77|78}} | style="border-style:solid none solid solid;"|<small>[[2018 EFL Cup final|2017โ18 League Cup]]<br />[[2017โ18 Premier League]]<br />[[2018 FA Community Shield]]<br />[[2019 EFL Cup final|2018โ19 League Cup]]<br />[[2018โ19 Premier League]]<br />[[2019 FA Cup final|2018โ19 FA Cup]]<br />[[2019 FA Community Shield]]<br />[[2020 EFL Cup final|2019โ20 League Cup]]<br />[[2021 EFL Cup final|2020โ21 League Cup]]</small> | style="border-style:solid solid solid none;"|<small>[[2020โ21 Premier League]]<br />[[2021โ22 Premier League]]<br />[[2022โ23 Premier League]]<br />[[2023 FA Cup final|2022โ23 FA Cup]]<br />[[2023 UEFA Champions League final|2022โ23 UEFA Champions League]]<br />[[2023 UEFA Super Cup]]<br />[[2023 FIFA Club World Cup final|2023 FIFA Club World Cup]]<br />[[2023โ24 Premier League]]<br />[[2024 FA Community Shield]]</small> |} ==Supporters== {{main|Manchester City F.C. supporters}} Since moving to the City of Manchester Stadium, the club's average attendances have been in the top six in England,<ref>{{cite web| title=Top 30 English Football Clubs by League Attendances| work=footballeconomy.com attendance table 2002โ2005| url=http://www.footballeconomy.com/stats/stats_att_04.htm| access-date=30 December 2005| archive-date=12 January 2016| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112223046/http://www.footballeconomy.com/stats/stats_att_04.htm| url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Premier League โ Average Attendances โ Home Matches |url=https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/premier-league/attendances |website=Football Web Pages |access-date=28 December 2023}}</ref> usually in excess of 40,000. Even in the late 1990s, when City were relegated twice in three seasons and playing in the third tier of English football (then the [[Football League Second Division|Second Division]], now the [[EFL League One]]), home attendances were in the region of 30,000, compared to an average of fewer than 8,000 for the division.<ref>{{cite web| title=Average Attendances โ English Football Divisions โ 1994/95โ2004/05| work=footballeconomy.com division attendance table 1995โ2005| url=http://www.footballeconomy.com/stats/stats_att_01.htm| access-date=30 December 2005| archive-date=3 March 2016| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303190038/http://www.footballeconomy.com/stats/stats_att_01.htm| url-status=live}}</ref> Research carried out by Manchester City in 2005 estimated a fanbase of 886,000 in the United Kingdom and a total in excess of 2 million worldwide, although since the purchase of the club by Sheikh Mansour, and City's recent achievements, that figure has since ballooned to many times that size.<ref>{{cite web | title=Customer Success โ Manchester City Football Club| work=Hewlett-Packard case study| url=http://h20219.www2.hp.com/services/cache/78471-0-0-225-121.html| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051125201443/http://h20219.www2.hp.com/services/cache/78471-0-0-225-121.html| archive-date=25 November 2005| access-date=4 April 2007 }} (archive.org mirror)</ref> Manchester City's officially recognised supporters club is the Manchester City F.C. Supporters Club (1949), formed by a merger of two existing organisations in 2010: the Official Supporters Club (OSC) and the Centenary Supporters Association (CSA).<ref>{{cite web| title=About MCFC Supporters Club| work=MCFC Supporters Club| url=http://mcfcsupportersclub.co.uk/about/| access-date=19 April 2017| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161030214303/http://mcfcsupportersclub.co.uk/about/| archive-date=30 October 2016| url-status=dead| df=dmy-all}}</ref> City fans' song of choice is a rendition of "[[Blue Moon (1934 song)|Blue Moon]]", which despite its melancholic theme is belted out with gusto as though it were a heroic anthem. City supporters tend to believe that unpredictability is an inherent trait of their team, and label unexpected results "typical City".<ref>{{cite web | title=FA Cup preview| work=ESPN Star article| url=http://www.espnstar.com/facup/facup_gamedetails_1660559.html| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071219190036/http://www.espnstar.com/facup/facup_gamedetails_1660559.html| archive-date=19 December 2007| url-status=usurped| access-date=24 September 2009 }} (archive.org mirror)</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Typical City!|work=Unofficial supporters homepage|url=http://www.uit.no/mancity/club/typical.html| access-date=25 March 2006 |archive-url = https://archive.today/20060111201056/http://www.uit.no/mancity/club/typical.html <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = 11 January 2006}}</ref> Events that fans regard as "typical City" include the club being the only reigning English champions ever to be relegated (in [[1937โ38 Football League#First Division|1938]]), the only team to score and concede over 100 goals in the same season ([[1957โ58 Football League#First Division|1957โ58]]),<ref>{{Cite book |last=Wallace |first=David |title=Century City โ Manchester City Football Club 1957/58 |publisher=King of the Kippax |year=2007 |location=Leigh |isbn=978-0-9557056-0-1 |page=ix}}</ref> or the more recent example where Manchester City were the only team to beat [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] in the latter's record-breaking [[2004โ05 FA Premier League|2004โ05 Premier League season]], yet in the same season City were knocked out of the [[2004โ05 FA Cup|FA Cup]] by [[Oldham Athletic A.F.C.|Oldham Athletic]], a team two divisions lower. In the late 1980s, City fans started a craze of bringing [[inflatable]] objects to matches, primarily oversized bananas. One disputed explanation for the phenomenon is that in a match against [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]], chants from fans calling for the introduction of [[Imre Varadi]] as a substitute mutated into "Imre Banana". Terraces packed with inflatable-waving supporters became a frequent sight in the [[1988โ89 Football League#First Division|1988โ89 season]], as the craze spread to other clubs (inflatable fish were seen at [[Grimsby Town F.C.|Grimsby Town]]), with the craze reaching its peak at City's match at [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]] on 26 December 1988, a game declared by fanzines as a fancy dress party.<ref>{{cite web | title=The Inflatables Craze| work=Manchester City Football Club Supporters' Homepage | url=http://www.uit.no/mancity/bananas.html| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19990423121549/http://www.uit.no/mancity/bananas.html| url-status=dead| archive-date=23 April 1999| access-date=30 December 2005 }}</ref> In 2010, Manchester City supporters adopted an exuberant dance, dubbed [[The Poznaล]], from fans of Polish club [[Lech Poznaล]] that they played in the [[2010โ11 UEFA Europa League|Europa League]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Poles apart: how fans of Poznan inspired City's unlikely dance craze |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/poles-apart-how-fans-of-poznan-inspired-citys-unlikely-dance-craze-2270018.html |newspaper=The Independent |location=London |date=20 April 2011 |access-date=7 November 2011 |first=Jack |last=Pitt-Brooke |archive-date=26 October 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111026062155/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/poles-apart-how-fans-of-poznan-inspired-citys-unlikely-dance-craze-2270018.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2022, Manchester City proposed the release of the [[Connected Scarf]], that would contain a sensor tracking physiological and emotional data of the wearer, for supporters in 2023.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/man-city-fans-sport-high-tech-scarves-next-season-2022-07-27/|title=Man City fans to sport high-tech scarves next season|date=27 July 2022|access-date=21 May 2023|agency=reuters.com|archive-date=1 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230501163807/https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/man-city-fans-sport-high-tech-scarves-next-season-2022-07-27/|url-status=live}}</ref> ==Rivalries== {{main|Manchester derby|Liverpool F.C.โManchester City F.C. rivalry}} [[File:Manchester United v Manchester City, 6 November 2021 (15).jpg|thumb|right|290px|The Manchester derby in the [[2021โ22 Premier League|Premier League]], 6 November 2021]] Manchester City's biggest rivalry is with neighbours [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]], against whom they contest the [[Manchester derby]]. Before the [[World War II|Second World War]], when travel to away games was rare, many Mancunian football fans regularly watched both teams even if considering themselves "supporters" of only one. This practice continued into the early 1960s but as travel became easier, and the cost of entry to matches rose, watching both teams became unusual and the rivalry intensified. A common stereotype is that City fans come from Manchester proper, while United fans come from elsewhere. A 2002 report by a researcher at [[Manchester Metropolitan University]] found that while it was true that a higher proportion of City season ticket holders came from Manchester [[postcode]] areas (40% compared to United's 29%), there were more United season ticket holders, the lower percentage being due to United's higher overall number of season ticket holders (27,667 compared to City's 16,481). The report noted that since the compiling of data in 2001, the number of both City and United season ticket holders had risen; expansion of United's ground and City's move to the City of Manchester Stadium have caused season ticket sales to increase further.<ref>{{cite web|title=Do You Come From Manchester? |work=Manchester Metropolitan University study |url=http://www.e-space.mmu.ac.uk/e-space/bitstream/2173/12506/1/seasonticketreport%20-%20brown1.pdf |access-date=9 January 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080227194327/http://www.e-space.mmu.ac.uk/e-space/bitstream/2173/12506/1/seasonticketreport%20-%20brown1.pdf |archive-date=27 February 2008 }}</ref> Over the last few years, Manchester City has also developed a [[Liverpool F.C.โManchester City F.C. rivalry|notable rivalry]] with [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.footballfancast.com/premier-league/eleven-moments-that-made-liverpool-manchester-city-the-biggest-rivalry-in-english-football|title=Eleven moments that made Liverpool-Manchester City the biggest rivalry in English football|date=6 October 2018|author=Malyan, Christy|publisher=Football Fancast|website=footballfancast.com|access-date=7 October 2019|archive-date=7 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191007144104/https://www.footballfancast.com/premier-league/eleven-moments-that-made-liverpool-manchester-city-the-biggest-rivalry-in-english-football|url-status=live}}</ref> currently considered one of the biggest in association football.<ref>{{cite web|title=Liverpool v Man City is now the league's biggest rivalry and the bitterness is growing {{!}} Goal.com|url=https://www.goal.com/en/news/liverpool-v-man-city-is-now-the-leagues-biggest-rivalry-and/sq7ao88pw6yy1fofai2t2eo0m|access-date=3 December 2020|website=www.goal.com|archive-date=17 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191217103150/https://www.goal.com/en/news/liverpool-v-man-city-is-now-the-leagues-biggest-rivalry-and/sq7ao88pw6yy1fofai2t2eo0m|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title='Like going into the Colosseum' - How Liverpool v Man City became the Premier League's biggest rivalry {{!}} Goal.com|url=https://www.goal.com/en/news/like-going-into-the-colosseum-how-liverpool-v-man-city/fth8z4klovzf108nbtwo9hemz|access-date=3 December 2020|website=www.goal.com|archive-date=7 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201107134210/https://www.goal.com/en/news/like-going-into-the-colosseum-how-liverpool-v-man-city/fth8z4klovzf108nbtwo9hemz|url-status=live}}</ref> Though the two clubs had been involved in a title race in the [[1976โ77 Football League First Division|1976โ77 season]], Liverpool and City's modern rivalry began in the 2010s, with the Blues beating Liverpool to the [[2013โ14 Premier League|2013โ14 title]] by just two points on the final day of the season.<ref>{{Cite web|title=2013/14 Season Review: Man City deny Liverpool|url=http://www.premierleague.com/news/59027|access-date=24 October 2020|website=www.premierleague.com|archive-date=24 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124124507/https://www.premierleague.com/news/59027|url-status=live}}</ref> In the [[2016 Football League Cup final|final]] of the [[2015โ16 Football League Cup|2015โ16 League Cup]], City defeated Liverpool on [[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|penalties]] after a 1โ1 draw. The two clubs met in European competition for the first time in the [[2017โ18 UEFA Champions League|2017โ18 Champions League]] quarter-finals, where Liverpool won [[2017โ18 UEFA Champions League knockout phase#Liverpool v Manchester City|5โ1 on aggregate]], ultimately reaching the [[2018 UEFA Champions League final|final]] and then [[2018โ19 UEFA Champions League|winning the competition]] a year later.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.11v11.com/teams/liverpool/tab/opposingTeams/opposition/Manchester%20City/|title=Liverpool vs Manchester City fixture record|access-date=11 April 2022|archive-date=9 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220409233410/https://www.11v11.com/teams/liverpool/tab/opposingTeams/opposition/Manchester%20City/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://inews.co.uk/sport/football/champions-league/manchester-city-vs-liverpool-pep-guardiola-leroy-sane-goal-disallowed-was-offside-143193|title=Was Leroy Sane offside against Liverpool? The disallowed goal explained|date=11 April 2018|access-date=11 April 2022|archive-date=9 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220409233151/https://inews.co.uk/sport/football/champions-league/manchester-city-vs-liverpool-pep-guardiola-leroy-sane-goal-disallowed-was-offside-143193|url-status=live}}</ref> In the [[2018โ19 Premier League|2018โ19 season]], City again won the title on the final day, with the Blues' 98 points and Liverpool's 97 being the third- and fourth-highest Premier League points totals ever.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Man City come from behind at Brighton to clinch title|work=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48165997|date=12 May 2019|access-date=24 October 2020|archive-date=5 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200305123923/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48165997|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[2019โ20 Premier League|following season]], Liverpool clinched the title, recording 99 points (the second-highest Premier League total ever after Manchester City's 100 in [[2017โ18 Premier League|2017โ18]]) to finish 18 points above runners-up City. The Blues then regained the title in [[2020โ21 Premier League|2020โ21]] and outgunned Liverpool in another closely-fought title race in [[2021โ22 Premier League|2021โ22]], to finish with 93 points to Liverpool's 92. The success of the two teams in the 2010s and 2020s has led to the development of a rivalry between [[Jรผrgen Klopp]] and [[Pep Guardiola]], the managers of Liverpool and Manchester City, with the two previously having been the respective managers of ''[[Der Klassiker]]'' rivals [[Borussia Dortmund]] and [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]] in the [[Bundesliga]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/dec/30/pep-guardiola-learned-from-jurgen-klopp-praise-attacking|title=Pep Guardiola says he learned from Jรผrgen Klopp and praises attacking style|last=Wilson|first=Paul|date=30 December 2016|work=The Guardian|access-date=16 October 2019|issn=0261-3077|archive-date=3 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211003063526/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/dec/30/pep-guardiola-learned-from-jurgen-klopp-praise-attacking|url-status=live}}</ref> At the end of the 2018โ19 season, Guardiola described his relationship with Klopp as a "beautiful rivalry" and called Klopp's Liverpool team "the strongest opponents I have faced in my career as a manager".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/english-premier-league/23/blog/post/3906921/will-guardiola-vs-klopp-be-the-next-great-premier-league-rivalry|title=Will Guardiola vs. Klopp be the next great Premier League rivalry?|date=2 August 2019|website=ESPN.com|access-date=16 October 2019|archive-date=5 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190805010021/https://www.espn.com/soccer/english-premier-league/23/blog/post/3906921/will-guardiola-vs-klopp-be-the-next-great-premier-league-rivalry|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.givemesport.com/1506873-pep-guardiola-says-liverpool-are-the-strongest-opponents-hes-ever-faced-as-a-manager|title=Pep Guardiola says Liverpool are the strongest opponents he's ever faced|date=20 September 2019|website=GiveMeSport|access-date=16 October 2019|archive-date=26 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190926205723/https://www.givemesport.com/1506873-pep-guardiola-says-liverpool-are-the-strongest-opponents-hes-ever-faced-as-a-manager|url-status=live}}</ref> In September 2019, Klopp hailed Guardiola for being his 'greatest rival ever', after both were nominated for the [[The Best FIFA Football Coach|FIFA Men's Coach of the Year]] award in 2019, which Klopp ultimately won.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/liverpool-boss-jurgen-klopp-hails-16987447|title=Klopp hails 'exceptional' Guardiola as his greatest ever rival|last=Gorst|first=Paul|date=26 September 2019|website=Liverpool Echo|access-date=16 October 2019|archive-date=2 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191002061705/https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/liverpool-boss-jurgen-klopp-hails-16987447|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://talksport.com/football/605724/jurgen-klopp-liverpool-manchester-city-pep-guardiola/|title=Ex-Man City star questions why Klopp was named Coach of the Year over Guardiola|date=24 September 2019|website=talkSPORT|access-date=16 October 2019|archive-date=26 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190926205721/https://talksport.com/football/605724/jurgen-klopp-liverpool-manchester-city-pep-guardiola/|url-status=live}}</ref> In a 2019 survey, City fans answered that Liverpool, and not Manchester United, are the club's biggest rivals.<ref>{{cite web|date=27 August 2019|title=The top five rivals of English football's top 92 clubs have been revealed|url=https://www.givemesport.com/1500300-the-top-five-rivals-of-english-footballs-top-92-clubs-revealed|access-date=4 December 2020|website=GiveMeSport|language=en-GB|archive-date=29 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190929205049/https://www.givemesport.com/1500300-the-top-five-rivals-of-english-footballs-top-92-clubs-revealed|url-status=live}}</ref> Manchester City also have long established local rivalries with [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]], [[Oldham Athletic A.F.C.|Oldham Athletic]], and [[Stockport County F.C.|Stockport County]], and more recent competitive Premier League rivalries with [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]], [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] and [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Rivalry Uncovered!|url=http://www.footballfanscensus.com/issueresults/Club_Rivalries_Uncovered_Results.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131020074918/http://www.footballfanscensus.com/issueresults/Club_Rivalries_Uncovered_Results.pdf|archive-date=20 October 2013|access-date=3 December 2020|website=The Football Fans Census}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Dubas-Fisher|first1=David|last2=Bray|first2=Joe|date=11 August 2019|title=Man City fans choose main rival between Liverpool and Man Utd|url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/man-city-united-liverpool-rivals-16727351|access-date=3 December 2020|website=Manchester Evening News|language=en|archive-date=1 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201001003603/https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/man-city-united-liverpool-rivals-16727351|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Magee |first1=Will |title=The Monied Modern Rivalry Between Arsenal and Manchester City |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/the-monied-modern-rivalry-between-arsenal-and-manchester-city/ |website=Vice |date=16 December 2016 |access-date=16 December 2016}}</ref> ==Ownership and finances== {{main|Manchester City F.C. ownership and finances}} The holding company of Manchester City, Manchester City Limited, is a [[private limited company]], with approximately 54 million shares in issue. The club has been in private hands since 2007, when the major shareholders agreed to sell their holdings to UK Sports Investments Limited (UKSIL), a company controlled by former Thailand prime minister [[Thaksin Shinawatra]]. UKSIL then made a formal offer to buy the shares held by several thousands of small shareholders. Prior to the Thaksin takeover, the club was listed on the specialist independent equity market PLUS (formerly OFEX),<ref name="PLUS">{{cite web | title=Manchester City plc| work=PLUS Markets Group | url=http://www.plusmarketsgroup.com/details.shtml?ISIN=GB0005599336| access-date=30 April 2007 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070205055003/http://www.plusmarketsgroup.com/details.shtml?ISIN=GB0005599336 <!--Added by H3llBot--> | archive-date=5 February 2007 }}</ref> where it had been listed since 1995. On 6 July 2007, having acquired 75% of the shares, Thaksin de-listed the club and re-registered it as a private company.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6277502.stm |title=Thaksin completes Man City buyout |publisher=BBC News |access-date=6 July 2007 |date=6 July 2007 |archive-date=12 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112223415/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6277502.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> By August, UKSIL had acquired over 90% of the shares and exercised its rights under the Companies Act to "squeeze out" the remaining shareholders, and acquire the entire shareholding. Thaksin Shinawatra became chairman of the club and two of Thaksin's children, Pintongta and [[Panthongtae Shinawatra|Oak Chinnawat]] became directors. Former chairman John Wardle stayed on the board for a year, but resigned in July 2008 following [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]] executive [[Garry Cook (CEO)|Garry Cook]]'s appointment as executive chairman in May.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2008/jul/10/manchestercity.premierleague | title=Wardle quits City | work=The Guardian | location=UK | access-date=28 August 2008 | first=Daniel | last=Taylor | date=10 April 2009 | archive-date=7 November 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111107015253/http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2008/jul/10/manchestercity.premierleague | url-status=live }}</ref> The club made a pre-tax loss of ยฃ11m in the fiscal year ending 31 May 2007, the final year for which the club published accounts as a public company.<ref>{{cite news | title=Manchester City's losses trebled under Thaksin Shinawatra| work=The Telegraph | url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/manchester-city/5137361/Manchester-Citys-losses-trebled-under-Thaksin-Shinawatra.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/manchester-city/5137361/Manchester-Citys-losses-trebled-under-Thaksin-Shinawatra.html |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live| access-date =19 April 2017 | date=10 April 2009 }}{{cbignore}}</ref> Thaksin's purchase prompted a period of transfer spending at the club,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/sportsNews/idUKL0287604320070802 |title=Eriksson continues Man City spending |work=Reuters |access-date=13 January 2008 |date=2 August 2007 |archive-date=4 March 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090304231003/http://uk.reuters.com/article/sportsNews/idUKL0287604320070802 |url-status=dead }}</ref> in total around ยฃ30 million,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/clubfootball/news/newsid=563047.html |title=Bojinov joins Man City |publisher=FIFA |access-date=13 January 2008 |archive-date=21 August 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070821233859/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/clubfootball/news/newsid=563047.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> whereas over the several previous seasons Manchester City's net spending had been among the lowest in the Premier League. A year later, this investment was dwarfed by an influx of money derived from the club's takeover. On 1 September 2008, [[Abu Dhabi]]-based [[Abu Dhabi United Group|Abu Dhabi United Group Investment and Development Limited]] completed the takeover of Manchester City. The deal, worth a reported ยฃ200 million, was announced on the morning of 1 September. It sparked various transfer "deadline-day" rumours and bids such as the club's attempt to [[gazump]] [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]'s protracted bid to sign [[Dimitar Berbatov]] from [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] for a fee in excess of ยฃ30 million.<ref>{{cite news |url = https://www.theguardian.com/football/2008/sep/01/manchestercity.premierleague1 |title = Manchester City's new owners put national pride before profit |work = The Guardian |location = UK |date = 1 September 2008 |access-date = 1 April 2011 |first = James |last = Montague |archive-date = 27 June 2013 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130627172308/http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2008/sep/01/manchestercity.premierleague1 |url-status = live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title = City Takeover Confirmed | url = http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11661_4078332,00.html | publisher = Sky Sports | access-date = 9 January 2008 | archive-date = 3 March 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160303190121/http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11661_4078332,00.html | url-status = live }}</ref> Minutes before the transfer window closed, the club signed [[Robinho]] from [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]] for a [[Progression of British football transfer record|British record transfer fee]] of ยฃ32.5 million.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/7593026.stm | title = Man City beat Chelsea to Robinho | work = bbc.co.uk | publisher = (Manchester City Football Club) | date = 1 September 2008 | access-date = 19 April 2017 | archive-date = 23 January 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090123042207/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/7593026.stm | url-status = live }}</ref> The wealth of the new owners meant that, in the summer of 2009, City were able to finance the purchase of experienced international players prior to the [[2009โ10 Manchester City F.C. season|new season]], spending more than any other club in the Premier League.<ref>{{cite web | title = English Transfer Window Ends With Man City As Biggest Spenders | url = http://www.goal.com/en-us/news/85/england/2009/09/01/1475428/english-transfer-window-ends-with-man-city-as-biggest | publisher = goal.com | access-date = 2 September 2009 | archive-date = 3 October 2018 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181003121254/http://www.goal.com/en-us/news/85/england/2009/09/01/1475428/english-transfer-window-ends-with-man-city-as-biggest | url-status = live }}</ref> ===City Football Group=== {{main|City Football Group}} Created in the 2013โ14 season to manage the global footballing interests of the [[Abu Dhabi United Group]], [[City Football Group]] (CFG) is an umbrella corporation owning stakes in a network of global clubs for the purposes of resource sharing, academy networking and marketing. ====CFG ownership==== {{C.F.G. Owned Clubs}} In addition to Manchester City, City Football Group owns stakes in a number of clubs: * {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Melbourne City FC|Melbourne City]] (2014โpresent)<ref>{{cite news|title=The resources and power of Sheikh Mansoor makes this deal a seismic moment for the A-League|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/football/the-resources-and-power-of-sheikh-mansoor-makes-this-deal-a-seismic-moment-for-the-aleague/story-fni2wcjl-1226808309758|publisher=Herald Sun|date=23 January 2014|access-date=23 January 2014|archive-date=12 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200312190329/http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/football/the-resources-and-power-of-sheikh-mansoor-makes-this-deal-a-seismic-moment-for-the-aleague/story-fni2wcjl-1226808309758|url-status=live}}</ref> :On 23 January 2014, it was announced that Manchester City had partnered with the Australian rugby league franchise [[Melbourne Storm]], purchasing a majority stake in [[A-League]] team [[Melbourne City FC|Melbourne City]]. On 5 August 2015, CFG bought out the Storm and acquired full ownership of the team.<ref name="afr">{{cite web|url=http://www.afr.com/business/sport/manchester-city-buy-out-wealthy-melbourne-city-investors-20150730-gio4k8|title=Manchester City buy out wealthy Melbourne City investors|date=2 August 2015|access-date=5 August 2015|author=John Stensholt|publisher=Australian Financial Review|archive-date=8 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150808014422/http://www.afr.com/business/sport/manchester-city-buy-out-wealthy-melbourne-city-investors-20150730-gio4k8|url-status=live}}</ref> * {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Yokohama F. Marinos]] (2014โpresent)<ref>{{cite web|title=Manchester City Pre-Season Tour 2016|url=https://www.mancity.com/-/media/Files/Media%20Guide/Tour%20Media%20Guide%20-%202016.pdf?la=en#page=10.|publisher=mancity.com|access-date=19 April 2017|archive-date=20 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170420143808/https://www.mancity.com/-/media/Files/Media%20Guide/Tour%20Media%20Guide%20-%202016.pdf?la=en#page=10.|url-status=live}}</ref> :On 20 May 2014, it was announced that Manchester City had partnered with the Japanese Automotive company [[Nissan]] to become a minority shareholder in [[Yokohama]] based [[J-League]] side, [[Yokohama F. Marinos]]. * {{flagicon|USA}} [[New York City FC]] (2015โpresent)<ref>{{cite news|title=New Soccer Team Introduces a Director of Operations|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/23/sports/soccer/new-york-city-fc-picks-claudio-reyna-as-director-of-operations.html|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=22 May 2013|access-date=22 May 2013|archive-date=9 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171109032735/http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/23/sports/soccer/new-york-city-fc-picks-claudio-reyna-as-director-of-operations.html|url-status=live}}</ref> :On 21 May 2013, it was announced that Manchester City had partnered with the American baseball franchise the [[New York Yankees]] to introduce the 20th [[Major League Soccer]] expansion team, [[New York City FC]] as its majority shareholder. The club began play in the [[2015 Major League Soccer season]]. * {{flagicon|URU}} [[Montevideo City Torque]] (2017โpresent)<ref name="Torque">{{cite web|title=CFG Extends South American Footprint|url=https://www.mancity.com/news/club-news/2017/04/05/city-football-group-extends-south-american-footprint-club-atletico-torque-atletico-venezuela/1491408720563|website=Manchester City Official Website|access-date=5 April 2017|date=5 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170521060753/https://www.mancity.com/news/club-news/2017/04/05/city-football-group-extends-south-american-footprint-club-atletico-torque-atletico-venezuela/1491408720563|archive-date=21 May 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> :On 5 April 2017, CFG confirmed the purchase of Uruguayan second division team [[Montevideo City Torque]]. * {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Girona FC|Girona]] (2017โpresent)<ref name="Girona">{{cite news|title=Manchester City's parent company seals deal for major stake in Girona|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/aug/23/manchester-city-buy-girona-spanish-club|work=The Guardian|access-date=24 August 2017|date=23 August 2017|archive-date=24 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170824025330/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/aug/23/manchester-city-buy-girona-spanish-club|url-status=live}}</ref> :On 23 August 2017, it was announced that CFG had acquired 44.3% of [[Segunda Divisiรณn]] (second tier) side [[Girona FC|Girona]]. Another 44.3% was held by the Girona Football Group, led by Pere Guardiola, brother of Manchester City manager [[Pep Guardiola]]. * {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Shenzhen Peng City F.C.|Shenzhen Peng City]] (2019โpresent)<ref>{{cite web|title=ๆผๅๆฏๅ ฌๅธๆถ่ดญๅๅทไน็่ทๅฎๆนๅฎฃๅธ|url=http://sports.sina.com.cn/china/b/2019-02-20/doc-ihqfskcp6938432.shtml|website=Sina.com|access-date=20 February 2019|date=20 February 2019|archive-date=20 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190220181657/http://sports.sina.com.cn/china/b/2019-02-20/doc-ihqfskcp6938432.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> :On 20 February 2019, it was announced that CFG as well as UBTECH and China Sports Capital had acquired [[Sichuan Jiuniu F.C.|Sichuan Jiuniu]]. * {{flagicon|IND}} [[Mumbai City FC|Mumbai City]] (2019โpresent)<ref name="Mumbai City">{{cite news|title=CFG acquires majority stake in Indian Super League's Mumbai City FC|url=https://www.cityfootballgroup.com/information-resource/news-and-press-packs/cfg-acquires-majority-stake-in-indian-super-league-s-mumbai-city-fc/|website=City Football Group|publisher=City Football Group|access-date=28 November 2019|archive-date=28 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191128111630/https://www.cityfootballgroup.com/information-resource/news-and-press-packs/cfg-acquires-majority-stake-in-indian-super-league-s-mumbai-city-fc/|url-status=live}}</ref> :CFG was announced as majority stakeholder of [[Mumbai City FC|Mumbai City]] on Thursday 28 November 2019 after acquiring 65% of the club. Mumbai City is the professional football club based in [[Mumbai]], competing in the [[Indian Super League]]. * {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Lommel S.K.|Lommel]] (2020โpresent)<ref name="belgium">{{cite web|title=Kogel is door de kerk: Lommel gaat in zee met Manchester City|trans-title=Done deal: Lommel partners with Manchester City|url=https://sporza.be/artikels/kogel-is-door-de-kerk-lommel-gaat-in-zee-met-manchester-city~1589191313737/|website=sporza.be|date=11 May 2020|access-date=11 May 2020|archive-date=1 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220601081014/https://sporza.be/nl/2020/05/11/kogel-is-door-de-kerk-lommel-gaat-in-zee-met-manchester-city/|url-status=live}}</ref> :CFG was announced as a majority stakeholder of [[Lommel S.K.|Lommel]] on Monday 11 May 2020, acquiring the majority (unspecified) of the club's shares. Lommel is a professional football club based in [[Lommel]], competing in the [[Belgian First Division B]] (second tier). * {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Troyes AC|Troyes]] (2020โpresent)<ref>{{cite web|title=Troyes AC: Manchester City owners City Football Group acquire Ligue 2 club|url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11800/12062548/troyes-ac-manchester-city-owners-city-football-group-acquire-ligue-2-club|access-date=3 September 2020|website=Sky Sports|archive-date=4 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200904043948/https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11800/12062548/troyes-ac-manchester-city-owners-city-football-group-acquire-ligue-2-club|url-status=live}}</ref> :On 3 September 2020, CFG announced that they had purchased the shares of Daniel Masoni, the former owner of [[Ligue 2]] (second tier) club [[Troyes AC|Troyes]], making them the majority shareholder of the French club. * {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Palermo FC|Palermo]] (2022โpresent)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Il City Football Group rileva la maggioranza del Palermo FC |url=https://www.palermofc.com/it/news/il-city-football-group-rileva-la-maggioranza-del-palermo-fc_38024/ |access-date=2022-07-04 |website=Palermo F.C. |language=it |archive-date=4 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220704102825/https://www.palermofc.com/it/news/il-city-football-group-rileva-la-maggioranza-del-palermo-fc_38024/ |url-status=live }}</ref> :On 4 July 2022, Italian [[Serie B]] (second tier) club Palermo announced that CFG had acquired an 80% majority stake in their ownership. * {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Esporte Clube Bahia|Bahia]] (2023โpresent)<ref>{{Cite web |last=nelson.barros |date=2022-12-03 |title=Nota Oficial - Notรญcias Esporte Clube Bahia |url=https://www.esporteclubebahia.com.br/nota-oficial-59/ |access-date=2023-05-06 |website=Esporte Clube Bahia |language=en |archive-date=27 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230127220746/https://www.esporteclubebahia.com.br/nota-oficial-59/ |url-status=live }}</ref> :On 3 December 2022, CFG acquired 90% of [[Campeonato Brasileiro Sรฉrie A]] club [[Esporte Clube Bahia|Bahia]]. The deal was finalised on 4 May 2023. ====Partner clubs==== * {{flagicon|BOL}} [[Club Bolรญvar]] (2021โpresent)<ref>{{cite web |title=Club Bolivar joins City Football Group as first Partner Club |url=https://www.cityfootballgroup.com/information-resource/news-and-press-packs/club-bolivar-joins-city-football-group-as-first-partner-club/ |website=cityfootballgroup.com |date=11 January 2021 |access-date=12 January 2021 |archive-date=12 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210112101130/https://www.cityfootballgroup.com/information-resource/news-and-press-packs/club-bolivar-joins-city-football-group-as-first-partner-club/ |url-status=live }}</ref> :On 12 January 2021, CFG announced Bolivian club [[Club Bolรญvar]] as its first partner club. * {{Flagicon|FRA}} [[Vannes OC|Vannes]] (2021โpresent)<ref>{{cite web|date=18 February 2021|title=Vannes Olympique Club enters in a partnership with City Football Group|url=https://vannesoc.com/2021/02/18/vannes-olympique-club-enters-in-a-partnership-with-city-football-group/|access-date=18 February 2021|website=Vannes Olympique Club|language=fr-FR|archive-date=18 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210218161100/https://vannesoc.com/2021/02/18/vannes-olympique-club-enters-in-a-partnership-with-city-football-group/|url-status=live}}</ref> :On 18 February 2021, CFG announced that French [[Championnat National 2]] (tier 4) club [[Vannes OC|Vannes]] would be its second partner club. ==Stadium== {{main|City of Manchester Stadium}} {{see also|Hyde Road (stadium)|Maine Road}} [[File:Etihad Stadium.jpg|thumb|right|350px|The [[City of Manchester Stadium]] โ the home of Manchester City since 2003]] The '''City of Manchester Stadium''' in east Manchester, known as the '''Etihad Stadium''' since 2011 for sponsorship reasons, is on a 200-year [[lease]] from [[Manchester City Council]] to Manchester City. It has been the club's home since the end of the [[2002โ03 Manchester City F.C. season|2002โ03 season]], when City moved from '''[[Maine Road]]'''.<ref>{{cite news|last=Bailey |first=Chris |url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/manchester_city/s/227/227642_why_blues_must_cash_in_on_name_game.html |title=Why Blues must cash in on name game |date=8 November 2006 |access-date=22 April 2008 |work=Manchester Evening News |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091014114038/http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/manchester_city/s/227/227642_why_blues_must_cash_in_on_name_game.html |archive-date=14 October 2009 }}</ref> Before moving to the stadium, the club spent in excess of ยฃ30 million to convert it to football use: the pitch was lowered, adding another tier of seating around it, and a new North Stand was constructed.<ref>{{Cite book |last=James |first=Gary |title=Manchester โ A Football History |publisher=James Ward |location=Halifax |year=2008 |isbn=978-0-9558127-0-5 |page=391}}</ref> The inaugural match at the new stadium was a 2โ1 win over [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] in a [[friendly match]].<ref>{{cite news | title=Man City vanquish Barca | work=BBC News | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/3139231.stm | access-date=28 December 2005 | date=10 August 2003 | archive-date=6 November 2006 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061106223536/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/3139231.stm | url-status=live }}</ref> A 7,000-seat third tier on the South Stand was completed in time for the start of the [[2015โ16 Manchester City F.C. season|2015โ16 football season]], increasing the stadium's capacity to 55,097. A North Stand third tier is in development, potentially increasing capacity to around 61,000.<ref>{{cite news |title=Manchester City seek stadium expansion to hold 61,000 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-24489940 |publisher=BBC News |location=Manchester |date=11 October 2013 |access-date=29 December 2013 |archive-date=4 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190204074930/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-24489940 |url-status=live }}</ref> After playing home matches at five stadiums between 1880 and 1887, the club settled at '''[[Hyde Road (stadium)|Hyde Road Football Stadium]]''', its home for 36 years.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Inglis |first=Simon |title=The Football Grounds of Great Britain (2nd ed.) |publisher=Collins Willow |location=London |year=1987 |isbn=0-00-218249-1 |page=62}}</ref> A fire destroyed the Main Stand in 1920, and the club moved to the 84,000 capacity Maine Road three years later. Maine Road, nicknamed the "Wembley of the North" by its designers, hosted the largest-ever crowd at an English club ground when 84,569 attended an [[1933โ34 FA Cup|FA Cup]] tie against Stoke City on 3 March 1934.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mancity.com/fans-and-community/club/club-history|title=Club History|publisher=Manchester City F.C.|access-date=19 April 2017|archive-date=7 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160907013909/http://www.mancity.com/fans-and-community/club/club-history|url-status=live}}</ref> Though Maine Road was redeveloped several times over its 80-year lifespan, by 1995 its capacity was restricted to 32,000, prompting the search for a new ground which culminated in the move to the City of Manchester Stadium in 2003; it was renamed the Etihad Stadium in 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mancity.com/citytv/behind-the-scenes/2011/07/08/city-and-etihad-an-historic-day-for-the-club/1447543781380|title=City and Etihad: a historic day for the club|format=web video|publisher=Manchester City Football Club|date=8 July 2011|access-date=16 November 2011|archive-date=7 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170207031553/https://www.mancity.com/citytv/behind-the-scenes/2011/07/08/city-and-etihad-an-historic-day-for-the-club/1447543781380|url-status=live}}</ref> In September 2024, Manchester City revealed plans to expand the North Stand of the Etihad Stadium, increasing the total capacity to 61,000. The expanded section is scheduled to open for the start of the [[2025โ26 Manchester City F.C. season|2025โ26 season]]. The project also includes the construction of a hotel, office premises for club staff and a new fan zone.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Agini |first=Samuel |date=2024-11-10 |title=Premier League clubs target stadium upgrades to boost revenues |url=https://www.ft.com/content/984244b4-3da8-4435-85d8-40babe0084e3 |access-date=2024-11-12 |work=Financial Times}}</ref> ==Honours== {{main|List of Manchester City F.C. records and statistics#Club honours}} Based on trophy count, Manchester City are one of [[List of football clubs in England by competitive honours won|the most successful teams in England]] โ their thirty-six major domestic, European and worldwide honours rank them fourth on the list of most decorated sides in England, ahead of [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] with 34. The club's first major trophy was the [[1904 FA Cup final|1904 FA Cup]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fa-cupfinals.co.uk/1904.html |title=1904 Manchester City |work=Match report at fa-cupfinals.co.uk |publisher=FA-CupFinals.co.uk |access-date=23 September 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090720114940/https://www.fa-cupfinals.co.uk/1904.html |archive-date=20 July 2009 }}</ref> though they had previously won three regional [[Manchester Cup]]s before that point.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/10-things-you-need-know-about-manchester-clubs-humble-beginnings |title=10 things you need to know about the Manchester clubs' humble beginnings |work=[[FourFourTwo]] |date=31 October 2014 |access-date=14 October 2019 |archive-date=14 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191014201901/https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/10-things-you-need-know-about-manchester-clubs-humble-beginnings |url-status=live }}</ref> Their first top division league title came in the [[1936โ37 Manchester City F.C. season|1936โ37 season]],<ref name="mcfcoffhist"/> with the first [[FA Community Shield|Charity Shield]] won in the following August.<ref name="mcfcoffhist"/> City's first [[EFL Cup|League Cup]] and [[UEFA club competitions|European trophy]] both came at the end of the [[1969โ70 Manchester City F.C. season|1969โ70 season]], the two trophies also constituting the team's first double of any kind.<ref name="mcfcoffhist"/> In the [[2018โ19 Manchester City F.C. season|2018โ19 season]], City became the first team to claim all of the major English trophies available in a single season, winning not just the [[2018โ19 Premier League|Premier League]], [[2019 FA Cup final|FA Cup]], and [[2019 EFL Cup final|League Cup]], but also the [[2019 FA Community Shield|Community Shield]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48321358 |title=Man City win treble - how impressive is that achievement? |work=[[BBC Sport]] |date=18 May 2019 |access-date=14 October 2019 |archive-date=18 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190518181210/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48321358 |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[1970 European Cup Winners' Cup final|1970 Cup Winners' Cup]] victory remained City's only European trophy until their triumph in the [[2022โ23 UEFA Champions League]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mancity.com/citytv/mens/man-city-gornik-zabrze-1970-european-cup-winners-cup-final-highlights-63723745 |title=EUROPEAN CUP WINNERS CUP FINAL HIGHLIGHTS: CITY 2-1 GORNIK ZABRZE |date=29 April 2020 |website=mancity.com |publisher=Manchester City FC |access-date=27 March 2021 |archive-date=30 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210430155643/https://www.mancity.com/citytv/mens/man-city-gornik-zabrze-1970-european-cup-winners-cup-final-highlights-63723745 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="UEFA"/> They have reached the semi-finals of the [[UEFA Champions League|Champions League]] four times overall, losing in [[2015โ16 UEFA Champions League#Semi-finals|2016]], then winning en route to their first-ever [[2021 UEFA Champions League final|final]] in [[2020โ21 UEFA Champions League#Semi-finals|2021]], losing in [[2021โ22 UEFA Champions League#Semi-finals|2022]], and winning en route to their maiden [[2023 UEFA Champions League final|European Cup title]] in [[2022โ23 UEFA Champions League#Semi-finals|2023]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2016/may/04/real-madrid-v-manchester-city-champions-league-semi-final-live |title=Real Madrid 1โ0 Manchester City (agg 1โ0): Champions League semi-final โ as it happened |first=Scott |last=Murray |date=4 May 2016 |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |location=London |access-date=9 January 2022 |archive-date=4 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220104091438/https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2016/may/04/real-madrid-v-manchester-city-champions-league-semi-final-live |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Guardian-Summary">{{cite news |last=Hytner |first=David |date=10 June 2023 |title=Rodri breaks Internazionale resistance to seal Manchester City's treble glory |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/jun/10/rodri-breaks-internazionale-resistance-to-seal-manchester-citys-treble-glory |work=The Guardian |accessdate=10 June 2023 |archive-date=10 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230610213408/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/jun/10/rodri-breaks-internazionale-resistance-to-seal-manchester-citys-treble-glory |url-status=live }}</ref> Manchester City jointly held the record for [[List of teams promoted from the English Football League Championship and predecessors|most second division titles]] with [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]], both clubs having won the league on seven occasions, before Leicester clinched their eighth title in [[2023โ24 EFL Championship|2023โ24]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rsssf.com/tablese/eng2champ.html |title=England - List of Second Division Champions |work=[[RSSSF]] |access-date=14 October 2019 |archive-date=8 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191008054112/http://www.rsssf.com/tablese/eng2champ.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Man City's first victory was in [[1898โ99 Football League#Second Division|1898โ99]], and the most recent in [[2001โ02 Football League#First Division|2001โ02]].<ref name="mcfcoffhist"/> {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+Manchester City's honours !style="width:1%"| Type !style="width:5%"| Competition !style="width:1%"| Titles !style="width:21%"| Seasons |- |rowspan="5"| '''Domestic''' !scope=row| [[Football League First Division|First Division]]/[[Premier League]]<ref name="premier_league" group="nb">Upon its formation in 1992, the [[Premier League]] became the top tier of [[Football in England|English football]]; the [[English Football League|Football League]] [[Football League First Division|First]] and [[Football League Second Division|Second Divisions]] then became the second and third tiers, respectively. From 2004, the First Division became the [[EFL Championship|Championship]] and the Second Division became [[EFL League One|League One]].</ref> | 10 |align="left"| [[1936โ37 Football League First Division|1936โ37]], [[1967โ68 Football League First Division|1967โ68]], [[2011โ12 Premier League|2011โ12]], [[2013โ14 Premier League|2013โ14]], [[2017โ18 Premier League|2017โ18]], [[2018โ19 Premier League|2018โ19]], [[2020โ21 Premier League|2020โ21]], [[2021โ22 Premier League|2021โ22]], [[2022โ23 Premier League|2022โ23]], [[2023โ24 Premier League|2023โ24]] |- !scope=row| [[Football League Second Division|Second Division]]<ref name="premier_league" group="nb" /> | 7 |align="left"| [[1898โ99 Football League#Second Division|1898โ99]], [[1902โ03 Football League#Second Division|1902โ03]], [[1909โ10 Football League#Second Division|1909โ10]], [[1927โ28 Football League#Second Division|1927โ28]], [[1946โ47 Football League#Second Division|1946โ47]], [[1965โ66 Football League#Second Division|1965โ66]], [[2001โ02 Football League#First Division|2001โ02]] |- !scope=row| [[FA Cup]] | 7 |align="left"| [[1904 FA Cup final|1903โ04]], [[1934 FA Cup final|1933โ34]], [[1956 FA Cup final|1955โ56]], [[1969 FA Cup final|1968โ69]], [[2011 FA Cup final|2010โ11]], [[2019 FA Cup final|2018โ19]], [[2023 FA Cup final|2022โ23]] |- !scope=row| [[EFL Cup|Football League Cup/EFL Cup]] | 8 |align="left"| [[1970 Football League Cup final|1969โ70]], [[1976 Football League Cup final|1975โ76]], [[2014 Football League Cup final|2013โ14]], [[2016 Football League Cup final|2015โ16]], [[2018 EFL Cup final|2017โ18]], [[2019 EFL Cup final|2018โ19]], [[2020 EFL Cup final|2019โ20]], [[2021 EFL Cup final|2020โ21]] |- !scope=row| [[FA Community Shield|FA Charity Shield/FA Community Shield]] | 7 |align="left"| [[1937 FA Charity Shield|1937]], [[1968 FA Charity Shield|1968]], [[1972 FA Charity Shield|1972]], [[2012 FA Community Shield|2012]], [[2018 FA Community Shield|2018]], [[2019 FA Community Shield|2019]], [[2024 FA Community Shield|2024]] |- |rowspan="3"| '''Continental''' !scope=row| [[UEFA Champions League|European Cup/UEFA Champions League]] | 1 |align="left"| [[2023 UEFA Champions League final|2022โ23]] |- !scope=row| [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|European Cup Winners' Cup]] | 1 |align="left"| [[1970 European Cup Winners' Cup final|1969โ70]] |- !scope=row| [[UEFA Super Cup]] | 1 |align="left"| [[2023 UEFA Super Cup|2023]] |- |rowspan="1"| '''Worldwide''' !scope=row| [[FIFA Club World Cup]] | 1 |align="left"| [[2023 FIFA Club World Cup final|2023]] |- |} ===Doubles and Trebles=== * '''[[Double (association football)|Doubles]]''' ** '''[[Double (association football)#European double|League and UEFA Champions League]] (1):''' [[2022โ23 Manchester City F.C. season|2022โ23]] ** '''[[Double (association football)#England|League and FA Cup]] (2):''' [[2018โ19 Manchester City F.C. season|2018โ19]], [[2022โ23 Manchester City F.C. season|2022โ23]] ** '''[[Double (association football)#League and League Cup Double|League and League Cup]] (4):''' [[2013โ14 Manchester City F.C. season|2013โ14]], [[2017โ18 Manchester City F.C. season|2017โ18]], [[2018โ19 Manchester City F.C. season|2018โ19]], [[2020โ21 Manchester City F.C. season|2020โ21]] ** '''[[Double (association football)#European cup double|League Cup and European Cup Winners' Cup]] (1):''' [[1969โ70 Manchester City F.C. season|1969โ70]] * '''[[Treble (association football)#Continental trebles|Continental treble]]''' ** '''League, FA Cup, and UEFA Champions League (1):''' [[2022โ23 Manchester City F.C. season|2022โ23]] * '''[[Treble (association football)#Domestic trebles|Domestic treble]]''' ** '''League, FA Cup, and League Cup (1):''' [[2018โ19 Manchester City F.C. season|2018โ19]]{{efn|City also won the FA Community Shield that season, leading to some term the achievement as the [[List of association football teams to have won four or more trophies in one season#Four titles in a season|quadruple]], although this is incorrect, since the true quadruple includes the three major domestic competitions plus a major European title.}} ==Club records== {{main|List of Manchester City F.C. records and statistics}} * '''Record league victory''' โ 11โ3 vs [[Lincoln City F.C.|Lincoln City]] (23 March 1895, most goals scored); 10โ0 vs [[Darwen F.C. (1870)|Darwen]] (18 February 1899, widest margin of victory)<ref name="James">{{Cite book |last=James |first=Gary |title=Manchester City โ The Complete Record |publisher=Breedon |location=Derby |year=2006 |isbn=1-85983-512-0}}</ref>{{rp|509}} * '''Record FA Cup victory''' โ 12โ0 vs Liverpool Stanley (4 October 1890){{r|James|p=511}} * '''Record European victory''' โ 7โ0 vs [[FC Schalke 04|Schalke 04]], [[UEFA Champions League]] round of 16 second leg (12 March 2019); 7โ0 vs [[RB Leipzig]] UEFA Champions League round of 16 second leg (14 March 2023)<ref>{{cite web|title=Manchester City 7โ0 Schalke: Champions League at a glance|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/024f-0e9a64e6516f-72e111577629-1000--manchester-city-7-0-schalke-champions-league-at-a-glance/|publisher=UEFA|date=12 March 2019|access-date=7 October 2019|archive-date=14 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191114064458/https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/newsid%3D2590153.html|url-status=live}}</ref> * '''Record league defeat''' โ 0โ8 vs [[Burton Wanderers F.C.|Burton Wanderers]] (26 December 1894); 0โ8 vs [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]] (23 December 1933); 1โ9 vs [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] (3 September 1906); 2โ10 vs [[Birmingham City F.C.|Small Heath]] (17 March 1893){{r|James|p=509}} * '''Record FA Cup defeat''' โ 0โ6 vs [[Preston North End F.C.|Preston North End]] (30 January 1897); 2โ8 vs [[Bradford Park Avenue F.C.|Bradford Park Avenue]] (30 January 1946){{r|James|p=511}} * '''Record European defeat''' โ 0โ4 vs [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]], UEFA Champions League group stage (19 October 2016)<ref>{{cite web|title=Manchester City FC|url=https://www.uefa.com/nationalassociations/teams/52919--man-city/|publisher=UEFA|access-date=7 October 2019|archive-date=14 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191114041114/https://www.uefa.com/teamsandplayers/teams/club%3D52919/profile/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref> * '''Highest home attendance''' โ 84,569 vs [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]], FA Cup sixth round (3 March 1934){{efn|Remains the [[List of record home attendances of English football clubs|record home attendance in English football]].}}{{r|James|p=524}} * '''Most league appearances''' โ 561 + 3 sub, [[Alan Oakes]], 1958โ76{{r|James|p=155}} * '''Most European / worldwide appearances''' โ 64 + 15 sub, [[Bernardo Silva]], 2017โpresent * '''Most appearances overall''' โ 676 + 4 sub, Alan Oakes, 1958โ76{{r|James|p=155}} * '''Most goals scored overall''' โ 260, [[Sergio Agรผero]], 2011โ21<ref>{{cite web|title=Sergio Agรผero|url=https://www.mancity.com/teams/first%20team/strikers/sergio%20aguero|publisher=Manchester City F.C.|access-date=17 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180216005703/https://www.mancity.com/teams/first%20team/strikers/sergio%20aguero|archive-date=16 February 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> * '''Most goals scored in a season''' โ 52, [[Erling Haaland]], [[2022โ23 Manchester City F.C. season|2022โ23]]{{r|Clayton|p=112}}<ref>{{Cite news|date=14 March 2023|title=Record-breaking Haaland hits five in City rout|url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/manchester-city-engman_city/story/4900908/haaland-breaks-manchester-citys-single-season-scoring-record|access-date=7 May 2023|website=ESPN.com|archive-date=14 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230314215330/https://www.espn.com/soccer/manchester-city-engman_city/story/4900908/haaland-breaks-manchester-citys-single-season-scoring-record|url-status=live}}</ref> * '''Record transfer fee paid''' โ ยฃ100 million to [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]] for [[Jack Grealish]], August 2021<ref>{{cite news|last1=Hytner|first1=David|title='Dream come true': Jack Grealish seals record ยฃ100m Manchester City move|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2021/aug/05/jack-grealish-seals-record-100m-manchester-city-move-from-aston-villa|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|date=5 August 2021|access-date=5 August 2021|archive-date=5 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210805190628/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2021/aug/05/jack-grealish-seals-record-100m-manchester-city-move-from-aston-villa|url-status=live}}</ref> * '''Record transfer fee received''' โ ยฃ82 million from [[Atlรฉtico Madrid]] for [[Juliรกn รlvarez]], August 2024<ref>{{Cite web |date=6 August 2024 |title=Julian Alvarez transfer: Atletico Madrid agree ยฃ82m fee to sign Man City and Argentina forward |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11679/13191744/julian-alvarez-transfer-atletico-madrid-agree-gbp81m-fee-to-sign-man-city-and-argentina-forward#:~:text=Man%20City%20and%20Atletico%20Madrid,over%20the%20last%2024%20hours. |access-date=9 August 2024 |website=Sky Sports}}</ref> ==See also== {{portal|Association football|English football|Greater Manchester}} * [[List of Manchester City F.C. seasons]] * [[Manchester City F.C. in international football]] * [[List of world champion football clubs]] ==Notes== {{notelist}} {{reflist|group=nb}} ==Bibliography== {{refbegin|40em}} * {{Cite book |last=Buckley |first=Andy |author2=Burgess, Richard |title=Blue Moon Rising: The Fall and Rise of Manchester City |publisher=Milo |location=Bury |year=2000 |isbn=0-9530847-4-4}} * {{Cite book| last=Gardner |first=Peter |title=The Manchester City Football Book No. 2 |publisher=Stanley Paul |location=London |year=1970 |isbn=0-09-103280-6}} * {{Cite book |last=Inglis |first=Simon |title=The Football Grounds of Great Britain (2nd ed.) |publisher=Collins Willow |location=London |year=1987 |isbn=0-00-218249-1}} * {{Cite book | author=James, Gary | title=Manchester: The Greatest City | isbn=1-899538-09-7 | publisher=Polar Publishing | year=2002 }} * {{Cite book |last=James|first= Gary| title= The Official Manchester City Hall of Fame |publisher=Hamlyn |year= 2005 |isbn=0-600-61282-1}} * {{Cite book |last=James |first=Gary |title=Manchester City โ The Complete Record |publisher=Breedon |location=Derby |year=2006 |isbn=1-85983-512-0}} * {{Cite book |last=James |first=Gary |title=Manchester โ A Football History |publisher=James Ward |location=Halifax |year=2008 |isbn=978-0-9558127-0-5}} * {{Cite book |last=Penney|first=Ian |title=Manchester City: The Mercer-Allison Years |publisher=Breedon |year=2008 |location=Derby |isbn=978-1-85983-608-8}} * {{Cite book |last=Rowlands |first=Alan |title=Trautmann: The Biography |publisher=Breedon |location=Derby |year=2005 |isbn=1-85983-491-4}} * {{Cite book |last=Tossell|first=David |title=Big Mal: The High Life and Hard Times of Malcolm Allison, Football Legend |publisher=Mainstream |year=2008 |location=Edinburgh |isbn=978-1-84596-478-8}} * {{Cite book |last=Wallace|first=David |title=Century City โ Manchester City Football Club 1957/58 |publisher=King of the Kippax |year=2007 |location=Leigh |isbn=978-0-9557056-0-1}} * {{Cite book |last=Ward |first=Andrew |title=The Manchester City Story |publisher=Breedon|location=Derby |year=1984 |isbn=0-907969-05-4}} {{refend}} ==References== {{reflist|30em}} ==External links== {{commons category|Manchester City FC}} {{wikinews category|Manchester City F.C.}} * {{Official website}} * {{BBC Football Info|BBClinkname=manchester-city}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20150915073432/http://scoreshelf.com/wmbb/en/Manchester_City Manchester City F.C.] at ScoreShelf (archived on 15 September 2015) * [https://www.uefa.com/nationalassociations/teams/52919--man-city/ Manchester City F.C.] at UEFA {{Spoken Wikipedia|Manchester City FC.ogg|date=2007-05-21}} {{Manchester City F.C.}} {{City Football Group}} {{Navboxes|titlestyle=background:#6CADDE;color:#001B40;{{box-shadow border|a|#001B40|2px}}|list1= {{Manchester City F.C. squad}} {{Manchester City F.C. 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