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History
Early years and first trophies
File:St Marks 1884.jpg|thumb|right|270px|St. Marks (Gorton) in 1884 – the reason for the www.mancity.com/fans-and-community/club/club-history, mancity.com, 9 September 2010, 7 September 2016,www.mancity.com/fans-and-community/club/club-history," title="web.archive.org/web/20160907013909www.mancity.com/fans-and-community/club/club-history,">web.archive.org/web/20160907013909www.mancity.com/fans-and-community/club/club-history, live, ">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 Second Division in 1899; with it came promotion to the highest level in English football, the First Division. They went on to claim their first major honour on 23 April 1904, beating Bolton Wanderers 1–0 at Crystal Palace to win the FA Cup; the Blues narrowly missed out on a League and Cup double that season after finishing runners-up in the league campaign, but they still became the first club in Manchester to win a major honour.James, Manchester City – The Complete Record, p32 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.James, Manchester:The Greatest City, pp 59–65. A fire at 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.NEWS, Maine Road through the ages,news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/3011895.stm, BBC Sport, 11 May 2003, 10 September 2011, Chris, Bevan, 7 September 2017,news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/3011895.stm," title="web.archive.org/web/20170907005325news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/3011895.stm,">web.archive.org/web/20170907005325news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/3011895.stm, live, File:ManCity1904.jpg|thumb|right|270px|The Manchester City team which won the FA Cup in 1903–041903–04In the 1930s, Manchester City reached two consecutive FA Cup finals, losing to Everton in 1933, before claiming the Cup by beating Portsmouth in 1934.Ward, The Manchester City Story, pp. 31–33 During the 1934 run, the club broke the record for the 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 – a record which stood until 2016.WEB, FA Cup special: Thrills, spills and a cast of thousands at Maine Road, James, Gary,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, menmedia.co.uk, 22 April 2011, 23 April 2011, dead,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," title="web.archive.org/web/20121112175959menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/sport/football/manchester_city/s/1418817_fa-cup-special-thrills-spills-and-a-cast-of-thousands-at-maine-road?order=liked,">web.archive.org/web/20121112175959menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/sport/football/manchester_city/s/1418817_fa-cup-special-thrills-spills-and-a-cast-of-thousands-at-maine-road?order=liked, 12 November 2012, WEB, McNulty, Phil, 2 November 2016, Spurs’ Wembley curse strikes again,www.bbc.com/sport/football/37839379, 13 June 2020, BBC Sport, 26 October 2020,web.archive.org/web/20201026082942/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/37839379, live, 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.WEB, England 1937/38, league table from RSSSF,www.rsssf.org/engpaul/FLA/1937-38.html, 29 December 2005, 28 December 2016,www.rsssf.com/engpaul/FLA/1937-38.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20161228002704www.rsssf.com/engpaul/FLA/1937-38.html,">web.archive.org/web/20161228002704www.rsssf.com/engpaul/FLA/1937-38.html, live, Twenty years later, a City team inspired by a tactical system known as the Revie Plan reached consecutive FA Cup finals again, in 1955 and 1956; just as in the 1930s, they lost the first one, to Newcastle United, and won the second. The 1956 final, in which the Blues defeated Birmingham City 3–1, saw City goalkeeper Bert Trautmann continuing to play on after unknowingly breaking his neck.Rowlands, Trautmann – The Biography, pp. 178–184First golden era and subsequent decline
After being relegated to the Second Division in 1963, the future looked bleak with a record low home attendance of 8,015 against Swindon Town in January 1965.Ward, The Manchester City Story, p. 57 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 Second Division title and made important signings in Mike Summerbee and Colin Bell.Penney, Manchester City – The Mercer-Allison Years, pp. 27–36 Two seasons later, in 1967–68, City claimed the league championship for the second time, beating their close neighbours Manchester United to the title on the final day of the season with a 4–3 victory at Newcastle United.Penney, Manchester City – The Mercer-Allison Years, pp. 37–56 Further trophies followed: City won the FA Cup in 1969 and a year later triumphed in the European Cup Winners’ Cup, defeating Górnik Zabrze 2–1 in the 1970 final. This was the club’s only European honour until their triumph in the 2022–23 UEFA Champions League.Gardner, The Manchester City Football Book No. 2, pp. 13–22 The Blues also won the 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 final of the 1974 League Cup.James, Manchester City – The Complete Record, pp. 410–420 One of the matches from this period that is most fondly remembered by supporters of Manchester City is the final match of the 1973–74 season against 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 1–0 win at Old Trafford and confirm the relegation of their rivals.Other results meant United would have been relegated even if they had won or drawn, but neither team knew this at the time.Ward, The Manchester City Story, p. 70 The final trophy of the club’s most successful period of the 20th century was won in 1976, when Newcastle United were beaten 2–1 in the 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.Tossell, Big Mal, Chapter 18 A succession of managers then followed – seven in the 1980s alone. Under John Bond, City reached the 1981 FA Cup final but lost in a replay to Tottenham Hotspur. The club were twice relegated from the top flight in the 1980s (in 1983 and 1987), but returned to the top flight again in 1989 and finished fifth in 1991 and 1992 under the management of Peter Reid.James, Manchester City – The Complete Record, p. 68 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 1992, but after finishing ninth in its first season they endured three years of struggle before being relegated in 1996. After two seasons in the First Division,{{efn|name=Prem}} 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 introducing greater fiscal discipline.BOOK, Buckley, Andy, Burgess, Richard, Blue Moon Rising: The Fall and Rise of Manchester City, Milo, Bury, 2000, 0-9530847-4-4, p. 177 Under manager Joe Royle, City were promoted at the first attempt, achieved in dramatic fashion in the Second Division play-off final against Gillingham.WEB,www.theguardian.com/football/2023/jun/02/manchester-united-treble-city-third-tier-may-1999-late-goals, When Manchester City escaped the third tier – as United won the treble, 1 June 2023, Richard Foster, The Guardian, 2 June 2023, 2 June 2023,web.archive.org/web/20230602111829/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/jun/02/manchester-united-treble-city-third-tier-may-1999-late-goals, live, A 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 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 2001–02 First Division championship, breaking club records for the number of points gained and goals scored in a single season in the process.Manchester City – The Complete Record, p. 265 The 2002–03 season was the last at Maine Road and included a 3–1 derby victory over rivals Manchester United, ending a 13-year run without a derby win.WEB,www.rte.ie/sport/2002/1109/manchester.htm,www.rte.ie/sport/2002/1109/manchester.htm," title="web.archive.org/web/20071219015810www.rte.ie/sport/2002/1109/manchester.htm,">web.archive.org/web/20071219015810www.rte.ie/sport/2002/1109/manchester.htm, 19 December 2007, Goater double gives City derby win, 28 May 2007, RTÉ, Additionally, City qualified for European competition for the first time in 25 years via UEFA fair play ranking. In the close 2003–04 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-Göran Eriksson became the club’s first foreign manager when appointed in 2007.NEWS,news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/6241052.stm, Eriksson named Man City manager, 6 July 2007, 20 July 2007, BBC Sport, 9 July 2007,news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/6241052.stm," title="web.archive.org/web/20070709191704news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/6241052.stm,">web.archive.org/web/20070709191704news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/6241052.stm, live, After a bright start, performances faded in the second half of the season, and Eriksson was sacked on 2 June 2008;NEWS, Eriksson’s reign at Man City ends, BBC Sport, 2 June 2008,news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/7430827.stm, 2 June 2008, 12 January 2016,news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/7430827.stm," title="web.archive.org/web/20160112223023news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/7430827.stm,">web.archive.org/web/20160112223023news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/7430827.stm, live, he was replaced by Mark Hughes two days later.NEWS, Manchester City appoint Mark Hughes,www.mancity.com/news/club-news/2008/06/04/city-appoint-mark-hughes/1447547750604, Manchester City F.C., 4 June 2008, 21 October 2009, 20 April 2017,web.archive.org/web/20170420143306/https://www.mancity.com/news/club-news/2008/06/04/city-appoint-mark-hughes/1447547750604, live, 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.NEWS, Thaksin Shinawatra’s crisis ends Manchester City’s European dream,www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/manchester-city/2548558/Thaksin-Shinawatras-crisis-ends-Manchester-Citys-European-dream-Football.html,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, 10 January 2022, subscription, live, Daily Telegraph, 12 August 2008, 4 September 2010, London, Ian, Winrow, {{cbignore}} 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 Brazilian international Robinho from Real Madrid for £32.5 million.NEWS,news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/7593026.stm, Man City beat Chelsea to Robinho, BBC, 1 September 2008, 19 September 2009, 2 July 2018,news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/7593026.stm," title="web.archive.org/web/20180702234242news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/7593026.stm,">web.archive.org/web/20180702234242news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/7593026.stm, live, There was not a huge improvement in performance compared to the previous season despite the influx of money however, with the team finishing tenth, although they did well to reach the quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup. During the summer of 2009, the club took transfer spending to an unprecedented level, with an outlay of over £100 million on players Gareth Barry, Roque Santa Cruz, Kolo Touré, Emmanuel Adebayor, Carlos Tevez, and Joleon Lescott.NEWS,news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/8216645.stm, Lescott completes Man City move, 25 August 2009, 12 September 2009, BBC Sport, 12 January 2016,news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/8216645.stm," title="web.archive.org/web/20160112223026news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/8216645.stm,">web.archive.org/web/20160112223026news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/8216645.stm, live, In December 2009, Mark Hughes – who had been hired shortly before the change in ownership but was originally retained by the new board – was replaced as manager by Roberto Mancini.NEWS,news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/8422676.stm, Mark Hughes sacked as Man City appoint Mancini manager, 19 December 2009, 19 December 2009, BBC Sport, 13 January 2016,news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/8422676.stm," title="web.archive.org/web/20160113023506news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/8422676.stm,">web.archive.org/web/20160113023506news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/8422676.stm, live, City finished the season in fifth position in the Premier League, narrowly missing out on a place in the Champions League but qualifying for the UEFA Europa League.WEB, 2009/10 Season Review,www.premierleague.com/news/693654, Premier League, 25 May 2018, 7 October 2019, 8 October 2019,web.archive.org/web/20191008025134/https://www.premierleague.com/news/693654, live,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. City reached the FA Cup final in 2011, their first major final in over 30 years, after defeating derby rivals Manchester United in the semi-finals,NEWS, Man City 1 – 0 Man Utd,news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/9457489.stm, BBC Sport, 16 April 2011, 11 May 2011, 12 January 2016,news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/9457489.stm," title="web.archive.org/web/20160112223026news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/9457489.stm,">web.archive.org/web/20160112223026news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/9457489.stm, live, the first time they had knocked their rival out of a cup competition since 1975. The Blues defeated Stoke City 1–0 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 2010–11 season, City beat out Arsenal for the third place, thereby securing qualification directly into the Champions League group stage.NEWS, City slickers clinch third place,www.skysports.com/football/bolton-vs-man-city/215422, Sky Sports, 22 May 2011, 7 October 2019, 8 October 2019,web.archive.org/web/20191008025134/https://www.skysports.com/football/bolton-vs-man-city/215422, live, File:Manchester City pitch invasion.JPG|thumb|right|330px|Manchester City supporters invade the pitch following their 2011–12 Premier League2011–12 Premier LeagueStrong performances continued to follow in the 2011–12 season, including a 5–1 victory over Tottenham at White Hart Lane and a record-equalling 6–1 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, a team in the relegation zone, they fell 1–2 behind by the end of normal time. However, two goals in injury time – the second by Sergio Agüero in the fourth added minute – settled the title in City’s favour, making them the first team to win the Premier League on goal difference alone.WEB,www.premierleague.com/premier-league-explained#:~:text=The%20narrowest%20winning%20margin%20of,dramatic%20of%20Premier%20League%20finishes., Premier League explained, Premier League, 2022, 27 September 2023, The following season, City were unable to replicate the previous year’s success. After finishing second in the league, eleven points behind Manchester United, and losing the FA Cup final 0–1 to relegated Wigan Athletic,NEWS,www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/22409634, FA Cup final: Manchester City 0-1 Wigan Athletic, BBC Sport, 11 May 2013, 20 November 2019, 24 October 2018,web.archive.org/web/20181024064951/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/22409634, live, Mancini was sacked.NEWS, Roberto Mancini: Manchester City sack manager,www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/22507128, BBC Sport, 14 May 2013, 19 April 2017, 2 May 2021,web.archive.org/web/20210502100938/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/22507128, live, He was replaced by Chilean manager Manuel Pellegrini.NEWS, Manuel Pellegrini: Manchester City appoint Chilean as manager,www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22909811, BBC Sport, 12 June 2013, 7 October 2013, 16 October 2013,www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22909811," title="web.archive.org/web/20131016200050www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22909811,">web.archive.org/web/20131016200050www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22909811, live, In Pellegrini’s first year in charge, City won the League Cup and regained the Premier League title on the last matchday of the season.NEWS, O’Rourke, Pete, Capital One Cup final: Manchester City win Capital One Cup after beating Sunderland 3–1,www1.skysports.com/football/live/match/307826/report, 11 May 2014, Sky Sports News, 2 March 2014, 29 August 2014,www1.skysports.com/football/live/match/307826/report," title="web.archive.org/web/20140829160309www1.skysports.com/football/live/match/307826/report,">web.archive.org/web/20140829160309www1.skysports.com/football/live/match/307826/report, live, NEWS, Manchester City crowned Premier League champions with 2–0 victory over West Ham,www1.skysports.com/football/live/match/287660/report, 11 May 2014, Sky Sports, 11 May 2014, 28 April 2015,www1.skysports.com/football/live/match/287660/report," title="web.archive.org/web/20150428033957www1.skysports.com/football/live/match/287660/report,">web.archive.org/web/20150428033957www1.skysports.com/football/live/match/287660/report, live, The team’s league form then slowly declined over the next couple of years, as the Blues finished second in 2014–15 and then dropped to fourth in 2015–16, although the 2015–16 season would see City win another League Cup title and reach the Champions League semi-finals for the first time.NEWS, Steinberg, Jacob, Manuel Pellegrini stands tall despite looming shadow of Pep Guardiola,www.theguardian.com/football/2018/nov/23/manuel-pellegrini-pep-guardiola-manchester-city-west-ham, The Guardian, 21 May 2019, 23 November 2018, 28 January 2019,web.archive.org/web/20190128131915/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/nov/23/manuel-pellegrini-pep-guardiola-manchester-city-west-ham, live, File:Centre d’entraînement Manchester City 20-02-15.jpg|thumb|left|380px|Manchester City moved into their new complex at the Etihad CampusEtihad CampusPep Guardiola, former head coach of Barcelona and Bayern Munich, was confirmed to become Manchester City’s new manager on 1 February 2016,WEB, Manchester City to give Pep Guardiola £150m to spend on players,www.theguardian.com/football/2016/feb/01/pep-guardiola-manchester-city-new-manager-summer, The Guardian, Jamie Jackson, 1 February 2016, 15 October 2022, 15 October 2022,web.archive.org/web/20221015110824/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/feb/01/pep-guardiola-manchester-city-new-manager-summer, live, with the announcement having been made several months before Manuel Pellegrini left his position. Guardiola’s first season in Manchester would end trophyless, with the Blues placing third in the league standings,WEB,www.skysports.com/football/news/11096/10887829/manchester-city-201617-premier-league-season-review, Manchester City 2016/17 Premier League season review, Sky Sports, 21 May 2017, 26 September 2023, but the following season proved far more successful, as City won the Premier League title with the highest points total in history and broke numerous other club and English league records along the way.WEB, Which records have Man City broken in 2017/18?,www.premierleague.com/news/666355, premierleague.com, 21 May 2019, 22 May 2020,web.archive.org/web/20200522174636/https://www.premierleague.com/news/666355, live, This would prove to be the start of a period of unprecedented success for Manchester City under Guardiola. Between the 2017–18 and 2022–23 Premier League seasons, City won five out of possible six league titles, only finishing second behind Liverpool in the 2019–20 season.NEWS, Man City win third successive Premier League title, BBC Sport,www.bbc.com/sport/football/65613744, 20 May 2023, 20 May 2023, Guardiola also guided the Blues to silverware in domestic cup competitions, highlighted by four consecutive League Cup triumphs in 2018–2021.NEWS, Man City beat Spurs to lift Carabao Cup, en-GB, BBC Sport,www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56790307, 2021-04-25, During the 2018–19 season, City completed an unprecedented domestic treble of English men’s titles.NEWS, Bullin, Matt, Man City win treble – how impressive is that achievement?,www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48321358, 21 May 2019, 18 May 2019, 18 May 2019,web.archive.org/web/20190518181210/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48321358, live, Apart from winning all three of the major English football tournaments, they also won the Community Shield, the first time any team has ever held all four of England’s primary football trophies at the same time.WEB,onefootball.com/en/news/man-city-201819-season-review-good-things-come-in-threes-25703375, Man City 2018/19 season review: Good things come in threes, 14 May 2019, On the continental stage, the club achieved breakthrough in 2020–21, reaching their first-ever Champions League final.NEWS, Man City reach first Champions League final, en-GB, BBC Sport,www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56973031, 2021-08-12, 5 May 2021,web.archive.org/web/20210505085806/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56973031, live, In an all-English affair, City lost 0–1 to Chelsea at the Estádio do Dragão in Porto.WEB, UEFA.com, 2021-05-29, Man. City 0-1 Chelsea: Havertz gives Blues second Champions League triumph,www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2029498--man-city-vs-chelsea/postmatch/report/, 2021-08-12, UEFA.com, en, 30 May 2021,web.archive.org/web/20210530152324/https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2029498--man-city-vs-chelsea/postmatch/report/, live, File:City team 08102022.jpg|thumb|right|320px|The Manchester City team, with mascots, about to face Southampton in the 2022–23 Premier League. From left to right on back row: Moonchester, Manuel Akanji, Nathan Aké, Ederson, Rodri, Rúben Dias, Phil Foden, Kevin De Bruyne, João Cancelo, Riyad Mahrez, Bernardo Silva, Erling HaalandErling HaalandThe 2022–23 season turned out to be the greatest in the club’s history, as Manchester City won their third consecutive Premier League title, the FA Cup final against rivals Manchester United, and their maiden Champions League title at the Atatürk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul against Inter Milan, thereby assembling a rare feat – the continental treble. The road to the Champions League victory included wins over European giants Bayern Munich, who were defeated 4–1 on aggregate,NEWS,www.nytimes.com/2023/04/19/sports/soccer/manchester-city-bayern-champions-league.html, At Manchester City, an Elusive Prize Comes Back Into Focus, The New York Times, Rory Smith, 19 April 2023, 19 April 2023, and Real Madrid, who suffered a 1–5 aggregate loss at the hands of City.NEWS, Rory Smith, 17 May 2023, With Stakes at Their Highest, Manchester City Rises Higher Still, The New York Times,www.nytimes.com/2023/05/17/sports/soccer/manchester-city-real-madrid-uefa-champions-league-semifinal-second-leg.html, 20 May 2023, WEB,www.bbc.com/sport/football/65845807, Man City win Champions League: Rodri goal secures victory against Inter and completes treble, BBC Sport, 10 June 2023, 10 June 2023, 11 June 2023,web.archive.org/web/20230611095758/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/65845807, live, WEB,www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/0282-1839b24603ef-36e94e63621d-1000/, Man City win Champions League: Rodri goal secures victory against Inter and completes treble, UEFA, 10 June 2023, 10 June 2023, Manchester City’s era of sustained competitive excellence coincided with charges of breaching 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.WEB,www.reuters.com/article/ozasp-uk-soccer-england-mci-cas-idAFKCN24E0XD-OZASP, Man City’s ban from European football overturned - CAS, Reuters, 13 July 2020, 26 September 2023, 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 2017–18 season.WEB,www.skysports.com/football/news/11679/12804623/man-city-premier-league-charges-explained-what-are-they-what-could-punishment-be-whats-the-timescale, Man City Premier League charges explained: What are they? What could punishment be? What’s the timescale?, Sky Sports, 10 June 2023, 26 September 2023,League history{| class“wikitable”
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Club badge and colours
File:A6-EYE Etihad A332 FRA Manchester City Livery (39956611433).jpg|thumb|right|300px|Manchester City’s stadium and shirt have been sponsored by Etihad AirwaysEtihad Airways{{commons|Manchester City F.C. kits}}Manchester City’s home colours are sky blue and white. Traditional away 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 – 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.James, Manchester: The Greatest City pp. 14–15 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 AC Milan would inspire City to glory.NEWS, Nicking the shirts off their backs, The Guardian,football.guardian.co.uk/theknowledge/story/0,13854,1643916,00.html, 18 December 2006, London, Georgina, Turner, 23 November 2005, 20 March 2008,football.guardian.co.uk/theknowledge/story/0,13854,1643916,00.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20080320093647football.guardian.co.uk/theknowledge/story/0,13854,1643916,00.html,">web.archive.org/web/20080320093647football.guardian.co.uk/theknowledge/story/0,13854,1643916,00.html, live, Allison’s theory seemingly took effect, with City winning the 1969 FA Cup final, 1970 League Cup final, and 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 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 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“).JOURNAL, Phillips, David Llewelyn, Spring 2015, Badges and ‘Crests’: The Twentieth-Century Relationship Between Football and Heraldry,www.theheraldrysociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/CoA-229-Phillips-paper.pdf, The Coat of Arms, XI Part I, 229, 40,41,45,46, 31 January 2022, 24 December 2021,web.archive.org/web/20211224161126/https://www.theheraldrysociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/CoA-229-Phillips-paper.pdf, live, 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.David Clayton, Everything Under the Blue Moon (Mainstream Publishing, 2002), 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.WEB, Manchester City History,mcivta.com/history/, 19 April 2017, 19 May 2017,mcivta.com/history/," title="web.archive.org/web/20170519185012mcivta.com/history/,">web.archive.org/web/20170519185012mcivta.com/history/, live, 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 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 – the Irwell, the Irk and the Medlock. The bottom of the badge bore the motto ”Superbia in Proelio”, which translates as “Pride in Battle” in 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,NEWS, City’s new badge is here!,www.mancity.com/news/club-news/club-news/2016/june/mcfc-new-badge-is-here, ManCity.com, 2 July 2016, 23 April 2020, 23 May 2020,web.archive.org/web/20200523155546/https://www.mancity.com/news/club-news/club-news/2016/june/mcfc-new-badge-is-here, live, the club announced they intended to carry out a fan consultation on whether to discontinue the current badge and institute a new design. 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.WEB, Manchester City to design new badge following consultation with fans,www.theguardian.com/football/2015/nov/24/manchester-city-badge-design-fans-consultation, The Guardian, 24 November 2015, 19 April 2017, 7 July 2017,web.archive.org/web/20170707042914/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/nov/24/manchester-city-badge-design-fans-consultation, live, 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 IPO when the design was trademarked on 22 December.WEB,www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-35174237, Manchester City’s new club badge design leaked online, BBC News, 24 December 2015, 24 December 2015, 3 February 2018,www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-35174237," title="web.archive.org/web/20180203180329www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-35174237,">web.archive.org/web/20180203180329www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-35174237, live, The new badge was officially unveiled at Manchester City’s home match against Sunderland on 26 December.NEWS, 26 December 2015, 26 December 2015, The Guardian, Manchester City unveil new club crest before home game against Sunderland, Niall, McVeigh,www.theguardian.com/football/2015/dec/26/manchester-city-unveil-new-club-crest, 27 December 2015,www.theguardian.com/football/2015/dec/26/manchester-city-unveil-new-club-crest," title="web.archive.org/web/20151227011250www.theguardian.com/football/2015/dec/26/manchester-city-unveil-new-club-crest,">web.archive.org/web/20151227011250www.theguardian.com/football/2015/dec/26/manchester-city-unveil-new-club-crest, live,Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors{| class“wikitable” style@text-align: center”
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Players
First-team squad
{{updated|26 January 2024}}WEB,www.mancity.com/players/mens, Squads: Men’s team, Manchester City F.C., 29 June 2023, {{Fs start}}{{Fs player|no=2|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Kyle Walker|other=captain}}{{Fs player|no=3|nat=POR|pos=DF|name=Rúben Dias|other=vice-captain}}{{Fs player|no=5|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=John Stones}}{{Fs player|no=6|nat=NED|pos=DF|name=Nathan Aké}}{{Fs player|no=8|nat=CRO|pos=MF|name=Mateo KovaÄić}}{{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=Jérémy Doku}}{{Fs player|no=16|nat=ESP|pos=MF|name=Rodri|other=vice-captain}}{{Fs player|no=17|nat=BEL|pos=MF|name=Kevin De Bruyne|other=vice-captain}}{{Fs player|no=18|pos=GK|nat=GER|name=Stefan Ortega}}{{Fs mid}}{{Fs player|no=19|pos=FW|nat=ARG|name=Julián Ãlvarez}}{{Fs player|no=20|nat=POR|pos=MF|name=Bernardo Silva|other=vice-captain}}{{Fs player|no=21|nat=ESP|pos=DF|name=Sergio Gómez}}{{Fs player|no=24|nat=CRO|pos=DF|name=JoÅ¡ko Gvardiol}}{{Fs player|no=25|nat=SUI|pos=DF|name=Manuel Akanji}}{{Fs player|no=27|nat=POR|pos=MF|name=Matheus Nunes}}{{Fs player|no=31|nat=BRA|pos=GK|name=Ederson}}{{Fs player|no=33|nat=ENG|pos=GK|name=Scott Carson}}{{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=82|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Rico Lewis}}{{Fs end}}Out on loan
{{Fs start}}{{Fs player|no=4|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Kalvin Phillips|other=at West Ham United until 30 June 2024}}{{Fs player|no=7|nat=POR|pos=DF|name=João Cancelo|other=at Barcelona until 30 June 2024}}{{Fs player|no=32|nat=ARG|pos=MF|name=Máximo Perrone|other=at Las Palmas until 30 June 2024}}{{Fs mid}}{{Fs player|no=87|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=James McAtee|other=at Sheffield United until 30 June 2024}}{{Fs player|no=97|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Josh Wilson-Esbrand|other=at Cardiff City until 30 June 2024}}{{Fs player|no=|nat=ARG|pos=MF|name=Claudio Echeverri|other=at River Plate until 31 December 2024}}{{Fs end}}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=37|nat=BRA|pos=FW|name=Kayky}}{{Fs player|no=56|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Jacob Wright}}{{Fs player|no=68|pos=DF|nat=ENG|name=Max Alleyne}}{{Fs player|no=75|pos=MF|nat=ENG|name=Nico O’Reilly}}{{Fs mid}}{{Fs player|no=76|pos=MF|nat=ESP|name=Mahamadou Susoho}}{{Fs player|no=88|pos=GK|nat=ENG|name=True Grant|other=}}{{Fs player|no=92|pos=MF|nat=ENG|name=Micah Hamilton}}{{Fs end}}Out on loan
{{Fs start}}{{Fs player|no=12|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Taylor Harwood-Bellis|other=at Southampton until 30 June 2024}}{{Fs player|no=39|nat=BRA|pos=DF|name=Yan Couto|other=at Girona until 30 June 2024}}{{Fs player|no=48|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Liam Delap|other=at Hull City until 30 June 2024}}{{Fs player|no=69|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Tommy Doyle|other=at Wolverhampton Wanderers until 30 June 2024}}{{Fs mid}}{{Fs player|no=79|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Luke Mbete|other=at Den Bosch until 30 June 2024}}{{Fs player|no=93|nat=AUS|pos=MF|name=Alex Robertson|other=at Portsmouth until 30 June 2024}}{{Fs player|no=94|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Finley Burns|other=at Stevenage until 30 June 2024}}{{Fs player|no=96|pos=FW|nat=ENG|name=Ben Knight|other=at Stockport County until 30 June 2024}}{{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 in memory of Marc-Vivien Foé, who was on loan to the club from Lyon at the time of his death on the field of play while playing for Cameroon in the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup.NEWS,news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/3026212.stm, Man City retire number 23 shirt, BBC Sport, 27 June 2003, 22 July 2018, 12 January 2016,news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/3026212.stm," title="web.archive.org/web/20160112223034news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/3026212.stm,">web.archive.org/web/20160112223034news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/3026212.stm, live, {{football squad start}}{{football squad player|no=23|pos=MF|nat=CMR|name=Marc-Vivien Foé|other=2002–03) – posthumous honour}}{{football squad end}}Club captains
This is a list of City’s official club captains, who are currently appointed via a vote of players and staff. Other players (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 captained the team in their 2021–22 FA Cup fifth round tie at Peterborough United in support of his country during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.NEWS, Killen, Stephen, Flintham, Jack, Pep Guardiola explains why Oleksandr Zinchenko captained Man City in FA Cup vs Peterborough,www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/pep-guardiola-oleksandr-zinchenko-captain-23257496, 30 September 2023, Manchester Evening News, 1 March 2022, {|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 1966–67 season, the members of the 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.{|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:{| class=“wikitable collapsible collapsed” style="text-align:center”National Football Museum Hall of Fame
The following former Manchester City players and managers have been inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame (a.k.a. the 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”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, 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 founding in 1992.{| class=“wikitable collapsible uncollapsed” style="text-align:center”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”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”Non-playing staff
File:Khaldoon Al Mubarak.jpg|thumbnail|right|upright|200px|Chairman Khaldoon Al MubarakKhaldoon Al MubarakExecutive{| class“wikitable”
Coaching
File:Josep Guardiola 0525.jpg|thumbnail|right|250px|Pep GuardiolaPep Guardiola{| class=“wikitable”Notable managers
Manchester City managers to have won major honours. Table correct as of 19 May 2024{{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.WEB, Managers, mcfcstats.com,www.mcfcstats.com, 29 March 2006, 29 September 2017,www.mcfcstats.com/," title="web.archive.org/web/20170929072805www.mcfcstats.com/,">web.archive.org/web/20170929072805www.mcfcstats.com/, live, }}
{| class=“wikitable” style="text-align:center“! style="width: 18%;” | Name! From! To! Games! Wins! Draws! Loss! Win %! colspan=“2” | HonoursSupporters
Since moving to the City of Manchester Stadium, the club’s average attendances have been in the top six in England,WEB, Top 30 English Football Clubs by League Attendances, footballeconomy.com attendance table 2002–2005,www.footballeconomy.com/stats/stats_att_04.htm, 30 December 2005, 12 January 2016,www.footballeconomy.com/stats/stats_att_04.htm," title="web.archive.org/web/20160112223046www.footballeconomy.com/stats/stats_att_04.htm,">web.archive.org/web/20160112223046www.footballeconomy.com/stats/stats_att_04.htm, live, WEB, Premier League – Average Attendances – Home Matches,www.footballwebpages.co.uk/premier-league/attendances, Football Web Pages, 28 December 2023, 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 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.WEB, Average Attendances – English Football Divisions – 1994/95–2004/05, footballeconomy.com division attendance table 1995–2005,www.footballeconomy.com/stats/stats_att_01.htm, 30 December 2005, 3 March 2016,www.footballeconomy.com/stats/stats_att_01.htm," title="web.archive.org/web/20160303190038www.footballeconomy.com/stats/stats_att_01.htm,">web.archive.org/web/20160303190038www.footballeconomy.com/stats/stats_att_01.htm, live, 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.WEB, Customer Success – Manchester City Football Club, Hewlett-Packard case study,h20219.www2.hp.com/services/cache/78471-0-0-225-121.html,h20219.www2.hp.com/services/cache/78471-0-0-225-121.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20051125201443h20219.www2.hp.com/services/cache/78471-0-0-225-121.html,">web.archive.org/web/20051125201443h20219.www2.hp.com/services/cache/78471-0-0-225-121.html, 25 November 2005, 4 April 2007, (archive.org mirror)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).WEB, About MCFC Supporters Club, MCFC Supporters Club,mcfcsupportersclub.co.uk/about/, 19 April 2017,mcfcsupportersclub.co.uk/about/," title="web.archive.org/web/20161030214303mcfcsupportersclub.co.uk/about/,">web.archive.org/web/20161030214303mcfcsupportersclub.co.uk/about/, 30 October 2016, dead, dmy-all, City fans’ song of choice is a rendition of “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”.WEB, FA Cup preview, ESPN Star article,www.espnstar.com/facup/facup_gamedetails_1660559.html,www.espnstar.com/facup/facup_gamedetails_1660559.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20071219190036www.espnstar.com/facup/facup_gamedetails_1660559.html,">web.archive.org/web/20071219190036www.espnstar.com/facup/facup_gamedetails_1660559.html, 19 December 2007, 24 September 2009, (archive.org mirror)WEB, Typical City!, Unofficial supporters homepage,www.uit.no/mancity/club/typical.html, 25 March 2006,www.uit.no/mancity/club/typical.html," title="archive.today/20060111201056www.uit.no/mancity/club/typical.html,">archive.today/20060111201056www.uit.no/mancity/club/typical.html, 11 January 2006, Events that fans regard as “typical City” include the club being the only reigning English champions ever to be relegated (in 1938), the only team to score and concede over 100 goals in the same season (1957–58),BOOK, Wallace, Dave, Century City – Manchester City Football Club 1957/58, King of the Kippax, 2007, Leigh, 978-0-9557056-0-1, page ix or the more recent example where Manchester City were the only team to beat Chelsea in the latter’s record-breaking 2004–05 Premier League season, yet in the same season City were knocked out of the FA Cup by 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, 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 1988–89 season, as the craze spread to other clubs (inflatable fish were seen at Grimsby Town), with the craze reaching its peak at City’s match at Stoke City on 26 December 1988, a game declared by fanzines as a fancy dress party.WEB, The Inflatables Craze, Manchester City Football Club Supporters’ Homepage,www.uit.no/mancity/bananas.html,www.uit.no/mancity/bananas.html," title="web.archive.org/web/19990423121549www.uit.no/mancity/bananas.html,">web.archive.org/web/19990423121549www.uit.no/mancity/bananas.html, dead, 23 April 1999, 30 December 2005, In 2010, Manchester City supporters adopted an exuberant dance, dubbed The PoznaÅ„, from fans of Polish club Lech PoznaÅ„ that they played in the Europa League.NEWS, Poles apart: how fans of Poznan inspired City’s unlikely dance craze,www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/poles-apart-how-fans-of-poznan-inspired-citys-unlikely-dance-craze-2270018.html, The Independent, London, 20 April 2011, 7 November 2011, Jack, Pitt-Brooke, 26 October 2011,www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/poles-apart-how-fans-of-poznan-inspired-citys-unlikely-dance-craze-2270018.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20111026062155www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/poles-apart-how-fans-of-poznan-inspired-citys-unlikely-dance-craze-2270018.html,">web.archive.org/web/20111026062155www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/poles-apart-how-fans-of-poznan-inspired-citys-unlikely-dance-craze-2270018.html, live, 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.NEWS,www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/man-city-fans-sport-high-tech-scarves-next-season-2022-07-27/, Man City fans to sport high-tech scarves next season, 27 July 2022, 21 May 2023, reuters.com, 1 May 2023,web.archive.org/web/20230501163807/https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/man-city-fans-sport-high-tech-scarves-next-season-2022-07-27/, live,Rivalries
File:Manchester United v Manchester City, 6 November 2021 (15).jpg|thumb|right|290px|The Manchester derby in the Premier League, 6 November 2021]]Manchester City’s biggest rivalry is with neighbours Manchester United, against whom they contest the Manchester derby. Before the 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.WEB, Do You Come From Manchester?, Manchester Metropolitan University study,www.e-space.mmu.ac.uk/e-space/bitstream/2173/12506/1/seasonticketreport%20-%20brown1.pdf, 9 January 2008, dead,www.e-space.mmu.ac.uk/e-space/bitstream/2173/12506/1/seasonticketreport%20-%20brown1.pdf," title="web.archive.org/web/20080227194327www.e-space.mmu.ac.uk/e-space/bitstream/2173/12506/1/seasonticketreport%20-%20brown1.pdf,">web.archive.org/web/20080227194327www.e-space.mmu.ac.uk/e-space/bitstream/2173/12506/1/seasonticketreport%20-%20brown1.pdf, 27 February 2008, Over the last few years, Manchester City has also developed a notable rivalry with Liverpool,WEB,www.footballfancast.com/premier-league/eleven-moments-that-made-liverpool-manchester-city-the-biggest-rivalry-in-english-football, Eleven moments that made Liverpool-Manchester City the biggest rivalry in English football, 6 October 2018, Malyan, Christy, Football Fancast, footballfancast.com, 7 October 2019, 7 October 2019,web.archive.org/web/20191007144104/https://www.footballfancast.com/premier-league/eleven-moments-that-made-liverpool-manchester-city-the-biggest-rivalry-in-english-football, live, currently considered one of the biggest in association football.WEB, 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/20191217103150www.goal.com/en/news/liverpool-v-man-city-is-now-the-leagues-biggest-rivalry-and/sq7ao88pw6yy1fofai2t2eo0m|url-status=live}}WEB, ‘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/20201107134210www.goal.com/en/news/like-going-into-the-colosseum-how-liverpool-v-man-city/fth8z4klovzf108nbtwo9hemz|url-status=live}} Though the two clubs had been involved in a title race in the 1976–77 season, Liverpool and City’s modern rivalry began in the 2010s, with the Blues beating Liverpool to the 2013–14 title by just two points on the final day of the season.WEB, 2013/14 Season Review: Man City deny Liverpool,www.premierleague.com/news/59027, 24 October 2020, www.premierleague.com, 24 November 2020,web.archive.org/web/20201124124507/https://www.premierleague.com/news/59027, live, In the final of the 2015–16 League Cup, City defeated Liverpool on penalties after a 1–1 draw. The two clubs met in European competition for the first time in the 2017–18 Champions League quarter-finals, where Liverpool won 5–1 on aggregate, ultimately reaching the final and then winning the competition a year later.WEB,www.11v11.com/teams/liverpool/tab/opposingTeams/opposition/Manchester%20City/, Liverpool vs Manchester City fixture record, 11 April 2022, 9 April 2022,web.archive.org/web/20220409233410/https://www.11v11.com/teams/liverpool/tab/opposingTeams/opposition/Manchester%20City/, live, WEB,inews.co.uk/sport/football/champions-league/manchester-city-vs-liverpool-pep-guardiola-leroy-sane-goal-disallowed-was-offside-143193, Was Leroy Sane offside against Liverpool? The disallowed goal explained, 11 April 2018, 11 April 2022, 9 April 2022,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, live, In the 2018–19 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.NEWS, Man City come from behind at Brighton to clinch title, BBC Sport,www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48165997, 12 May 2019, 24 October 2020, 5 March 2020,web.archive.org/web/20200305123923/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48165997, live, The following season, Liverpool clinched the title, recording 99 points (the second-highest Premier League total ever after Manchester City’s 100 in 2017–18) to finish 18 points above runners-up City. The Blues then regained the title in 2020–21 and outgunned Liverpool in another closely-fought title race in 2021–22, 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 Jürgen 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 Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga.NEWS,www.theguardian.com/football/2016/dec/30/pep-guardiola-learned-from-jurgen-klopp-praise-attacking, Pep Guardiola says he learned from Jürgen Klopp and praises attacking style, Wilson, Paul, 30 December 2016, The Guardian, 16 October 2019, 0261-3077, 3 October 2021,web.archive.org/web/20211003063526/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/dec/30/pep-guardiola-learned-from-jurgen-klopp-praise-attacking, live, At the end of the 2018–19 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”.WEB,www.espn.com/soccer/english-premier-league/23/blog/post/3906921/will-guardiola-vs-klopp-be-the-next-great-premier-league-rivalry, Will Guardiola vs. Klopp be the next great Premier League rivalry?, 2 August 2019, ESPN.com, 16 October 2019, 5 August 2019,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, live, WEB,www.givemesport.com/1506873-pep-guardiola-says-liverpool-are-the-strongest-opponents-hes-ever-faced-as-a-manager, Pep Guardiola says Liverpool are the strongest opponents he’s ever faced, 20 September 2019, GiveMeSport, 16 October 2019, 26 September 2019,web.archive.org/web/20190926205723/https://www.givemesport.com/1506873-pep-guardiola-says-liverpool-are-the-strongest-opponents-hes-ever-faced-as-a-manager, live, In September 2019, Klopp hailed Guardiola for being his ‘greatest rival ever’, after both were nominated for the FIFA Men’s Coach of the Year award in 2019, which Klopp ultimately won.WEB,www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/liverpool-boss-jurgen-klopp-hails-16987447, Klopp hails ‘exceptional’ Guardiola as his greatest ever rival, Gorst, Paul, 26 September 2019, Liverpool Echo, 16 October 2019, 2 October 2019,web.archive.org/web/20191002061705/https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/liverpool-boss-jurgen-klopp-hails-16987447, live, WEB,talksport.com/football/605724/jurgen-klopp-liverpool-manchester-city-pep-guardiola/, Ex-Man City star questions why Klopp was named Coach of the Year over Guardiola, 24 September 2019, talkSPORT, 16 October 2019, 26 September 2019,web.archive.org/web/20190926205721/https://talksport.com/football/605724/jurgen-klopp-liverpool-manchester-city-pep-guardiola/, live, In a 2019 survey, City fans answered that Liverpool, and not Manchester United, are the club’s biggest rivals.WEB, 27 August 2019, The top five rivals of English football’s top 92 clubs have been revealed,www.givemesport.com/1500300-the-top-five-rivals-of-english-footballs-top-92-clubs-revealed, 4 December 2020, GiveMeSport, en-GB, 29 September 2019,web.archive.org/web/20190929205049/https://www.givemesport.com/1500300-the-top-five-rivals-of-english-footballs-top-92-clubs-revealed, live, Manchester City also have long established local rivalries with Bolton Wanderers, Oldham Athletic, and Stockport County, and more recent competitive Premier League rivalries with Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea.WEB, Rivalry Uncovered!,www.footballfanscensus.com/issueresults/Club_Rivalries_Uncovered_Results.pdf, dead,www.footballfanscensus.com/issueresults/Club_Rivalries_Uncovered_Results.pdf," title="web.archive.org/web/20131020074918www.footballfanscensus.com/issueresults/Club_Rivalries_Uncovered_Results.pdf,">web.archive.org/web/20131020074918www.footballfanscensus.com/issueresults/Club_Rivalries_Uncovered_Results.pdf, 20 October 2013, 3 December 2020, The Football Fans Census, WEB, Dubas-Fisher, David, Bray, Joe, 11 August 2019, Man City fans choose main rival between Liverpool and Man Utd,www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/man-city-united-liverpool-rivals-16727351, 3 December 2020, Manchester Evening News, en, 1 October 2020,web.archive.org/web/20201001003603/https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/man-city-united-liverpool-rivals-16727351, live,Ownership and finances
The holding company of Manchester City F.C., 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),WEB, Manchester City plc, PLUS Markets Group,www.plusmarketsgroup.com/details.shtml?ISIN=GB0005599336, 30 April 2007,www.plusmarketsgroup.com/details.shtml?ISIN=GB0005599336," title="web.archive.org/web/20070205055003www.plusmarketsgroup.com/details.shtml?ISIN=GB0005599336,">web.archive.org/web/20070205055003www.plusmarketsgroup.com/details.shtml?ISIN=GB0005599336, 5 February 2007, 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.NEWS,news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6277502.stm, Thaksin completes Man City buyout, BBC News, 6 July 2007, 6 July 2007, 12 January 2016,news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6277502.stm," title="web.archive.org/web/20160112223415news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6277502.stm,">web.archive.org/web/20160112223415news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6277502.stm, live, 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 Oak Chinnawat became directors. Former chairman John Wardle stayed on the board for a year, but resigned in July 2008 following Nike executive Garry Cook’s appointment as executive chairman in May.NEWS,www.theguardian.com/football/2008/jul/10/manchestercity.premierleague, Wardle quits City, The Guardian, UK, 28 August 2008, Daniel, Taylor, 10 April 2009, 7 November 2011,www.guardian.co.uk/football/2008/jul/10/manchestercity.premierleague," title="web.archive.org/web/20111107015253www.guardian.co.uk/football/2008/jul/10/manchestercity.premierleague,">web.archive.org/web/20111107015253www.guardian.co.uk/football/2008/jul/10/manchestercity.premierleague, live, The club made a pre-tax loss of £11m in the fiscal year ending 31 May 2007, the final year for which the club published accounts as a public company.NEWS, Manchester City’s losses trebled under Thaksin Shinawatra, The Telegraph,www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/manchester-city/5137361/Manchester-Citys-losses-trebled-under-Thaksin-Shinawatra.html,ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/manchester-city/5137361/Manchester-Citys-losses-trebled-under-Thaksin-Shinawatra.html, 10 January 2022, subscription, live, 19 April 2017, 10 April 2009, {{cbignore}}Thaksin’s purchase prompted a period of transfer spending at the club,NEWS,uk.reuters.com/article/sportsNews/idUKL0287604320070802, Eriksson continues Man City spending, Reuters, 13 January 2008, 2 August 2007, 4 March 2009,uk.reuters.com/article/sportsNews/idUKL0287604320070802," title="web.archive.org/web/20090304231003uk.reuters.com/article/sportsNews/idUKL0287604320070802,">web.archive.org/web/20090304231003uk.reuters.com/article/sportsNews/idUKL0287604320070802, live, in total around £30 million,WEB,www.fifa.com/worldfootball/clubfootball/news/newsid=563047.html, Bojinov joins Man City, FIFA, 13 January 2008, 21 August 2007,www.fifa.com/worldfootball/clubfootball/news/newsid=563047.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20070821233859www.fifa.com/worldfootball/clubfootball/news/newsid=563047.html,">web.archive.org/web/20070821233859www.fifa.com/worldfootball/clubfootball/news/newsid=563047.html, dead, 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 Investment and Development Limited completed the takeover of Manchester City. The deal, worth a reported £200 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’s protracted bid to sign Dimitar Berbatov from Tottenham Hotspur for a fee in excess of £30 million.NEWS,www.theguardian.com/football/2008/sep/01/manchestercity.premierleague1
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, NEWS, City Takeover Confirmed,www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11661_4078332,00.html, Sky Sports, 9 January 2008, 3 March 2016,www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11661_4078332,00.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20160303190121www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11661_4078332,00.html,">web.archive.org/web/20160303190121www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11661_4078332,00.html, live, Minutes before the transfer window closed, the club signed Robinho from Real Madrid for a British record transfer fee of £32.5 million.NEWS,news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/7593026.stm, Man City beat Chelsea to Robinho, bbc.co.uk, (Manchester City Football Club), 1 September 2008, 19 April 2017, 23 January 2009,news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/7593026.stm," title="web.archive.org/web/20090123042207news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/7593026.stm,">web.archive.org/web/20090123042207news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/7593026.stm, live, 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 new season, spending more than any other club in the Premier League.WEB, English Transfer Window Ends With Man City As Biggest Spenders,www.goal.com/en-us/news/85/england/2009/09/01/1475428/english-transfer-window-ends-with-man-city-as-biggest, goal.com, 2 September 2009, 3 October 2018,www.goal.com/en-us/news/85/england/2009/09/01/1475428/english-transfer-window-ends-with-man-city-as-biggest," title="web.archive.org/web/20181003121254www.goal.com/en-us/news/85/england/2009/09/01/1475428/english-transfer-window-ends-with-man-city-as-biggest,">web.archive.org/web/20181003121254www.goal.com/en-us/news/85/england/2009/09/01/1475428/english-transfer-window-ends-with-man-city-as-biggest, live, , Manchester City’s new owners put national pride before profit
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City Football Group
Created in the 2013–14 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}}Through City Football Group, Manchester City owns stakes in a number of clubs:- {{flagicon|AUS}} Melbourne City FC (2014–present)NEWS, The resources and power of Sheikh Mansoor makes this deal a seismic moment for the A-League,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, Herald Sun, 23 January 2014, 23 January 2014, 12 March 2020,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," title="web.archive.org/web/20200312190329www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/football/the-resources-and-power-of-sheikh-mansoor-makes-this-deal-a-seismic-moment-for-the-aleague/story-fni2wcjl-1226808309758,">web.archive.org/web/20200312190329www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/football/the-resources-and-power-of-sheikh-mansoor-makes-this-deal-a-seismic-moment-for-the-aleague/story-fni2wcjl-1226808309758, live,
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. On 5 August 2015, CFG bought out the Storm and acquired full ownership of the team.WEB,www.afr.com/business/sport/manchester-city-buy-out-wealthy-melbourne-city-investors-20150730-gio4k8, Manchester City buy out wealthy Melbourne City investors, 2 August 2015, 5 August 2015, John Stensholt, Australian Financial Review, 8 August 2015,www.afr.com/business/sport/manchester-city-buy-out-wealthy-melbourne-city-investors-20150730-gio4k8," title="web.archive.org/web/20150808014422www.afr.com/business/sport/manchester-city-buy-out-wealthy-melbourne-city-investors-20150730-gio4k8,">web.archive.org/web/20150808014422www.afr.com/business/sport/manchester-city-buy-out-wealthy-melbourne-city-investors-20150730-gio4k8, live,
- {{flagicon|JPN}} Yokohama F. Marinos (2014–present)WEB, Manchester City Pre-Season Tour 2016,www.mancity.com/-/media/Files/Media%20Guide/Tour%20Media%20Guide%20-%202016.pdf?la=enpage=10., mancity.com, 19 April 2017, 20 April 2017,web.archive.org/web/20170420143808/https://www.mancity.com/-/media/Files/Media%20Guide/Tour%20Media%20Guide%20-%202016.pdf?la=enpage=10., live,
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 (2015–present)NEWS, New Soccer Team Introduces a Director of Operations,www.nytimes.com/2013/05/23/sports/soccer/new-york-city-fc-picks-claudio-reyna-as-director-of-operations.html, The New York Times, 22 May 2013, 22 May 2013, 9 November 2017,www.nytimes.com/2013/05/23/sports/soccer/new-york-city-fc-picks-claudio-reyna-as-director-of-operations.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20171109032735www.nytimes.com/2013/05/23/sports/soccer/new-york-city-fc-picks-claudio-reyna-as-director-of-operations.html,">web.archive.org/web/20171109032735www.nytimes.com/2013/05/23/sports/soccer/new-york-city-fc-picks-claudio-reyna-as-director-of-operations.html, live,
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 (2017–present)WEB, CFG Extends South American Footprint,www.mancity.com/news/club-news/2017/04/05/city-football-group-extends-south-american-footprint-club-atletico-torque-atletico-venezuela/1491408720563, Manchester City Official Website, 5 April 2017, 5 April 2017,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, 21 May 2017, dead,
On 5 April 2017, CFG confirmed the purchase of Uruguayan second division team Montevideo City Torque.
- {{flagicon|ESP}} Girona FC (2017–present)NEWS, Manchester City’s parent company seals deal for major stake in Girona,www.theguardian.com/football/2017/aug/23/manchester-city-buy-girona-spanish-club, The Guardian, 24 August 2017, 23 August 2017, 24 August 2017,web.archive.org/web/20170824025330/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/aug/23/manchester-city-buy-girona-spanish-club, live,
On 23 August 2017, it was announced that CFG had acquired 44.3% of Segunda División (second tier) side Girona FC. 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 (2019–present)WEB, 曼城æ¯å…¬å¸æ”¶è´å››å·ä¹ç‰›èŽ·å®˜æ–¹å®£å¸ƒ,sports.sina.com.cn/china/b/2019-02-20/doc-ihqfskcp6938432.shtml, Sina.com, 20 February 2019, 20 February 2019, 20 February 2019,sports.sina.com.cn/china/b/2019-02-20/doc-ihqfskcp6938432.shtml," title="web.archive.org/web/20190220181657sports.sina.com.cn/china/b/2019-02-20/doc-ihqfskcp6938432.shtml,">web.archive.org/web/20190220181657sports.sina.com.cn/china/b/2019-02-20/doc-ihqfskcp6938432.shtml, live,
On 20 February 2019, it was announced that CFG as well as UBTECH and China Sports Capital had acquired Sichuan Jiuniu F.C.
- {{flagicon|IND}} Mumbai City FC (2019–present)NEWS, CFG acquires majority stake in Indian Super League’s Mumbai City FC,www.cityfootballgroup.com/information-resource/news-and-press-packs/cfg-acquires-majority-stake-in-indian-super-league-s-mumbai-city-fc/, City Football Group, City Football Group, 28 November 2019, 28 November 2019,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/, live,
CFG was announced as majority stakeholder of Mumbai City FC 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. (2020–present)WEB, Kogel is door de kerk: Lommel gaat in zee met Manchester City, Done deal: Lommel partners with Manchester City,sporza.be/artikels/kogel-is-door-de-kerk-lommel-gaat-in-zee-met-manchester-city~1589191313737/, sporza.be, 11 May 2020, 11 May 2020, 1 June 2022,web.archive.org/web/20220601081014/https://sporza.be/nl/2020/05/11/kogel-is-door-de-kerk-lommel-gaat-in-zee-met-manchester-city/, live,
CFG was announced as a majority stakeholder of Lommel S.K. on Monday 11 May 2020, acquiring the majority (unspecified) of the club’s shares. Lommel S.K. is a professional football club based in Lommel, competing in the Belgian First Division B (second tier).
- {{flagicon|FRA}} Troyes AC (2020–present)WEB, Troyes AC: Manchester City owners City Football Group acquire Ligue 2 club,www.skysports.com/football/news/11800/12062548/troyes-ac-manchester-city-owners-city-football-group-acquire-ligue-2-club, 3 September 2020, Sky Sports, 4 September 2020,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, live,
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, making them the majority shareholder of the French club.
- {{flagicon|ITA}} Palermo FC (2022–present)WEB, Il City Football Group rileva la maggioranza del Palermo FC,www.palermofc.com/it/news/il-city-football-group-rileva-la-maggioranza-del-palermo-fc_38024/, 2022-07-04, Palermo F.C., it, 4 July 2022,web.archive.org/web/20220704102825/https://www.palermofc.com/it/news/il-city-football-group-rileva-la-maggioranza-del-palermo-fc_38024/, live,
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}} Bahia (2023–present)WEB, nelson.barros, 2022-12-03, Nota Oficial - NotÃcias Esporte Clube Bahia,www.esporteclubebahia.com.br/nota-oficial-59/, 2023-05-06, Esporte Clube Bahia, en, 27 January 2023,web.archive.org/web/20230127220746/https://www.esporteclubebahia.com.br/nota-oficial-59/, live,
On 3 December 2022, CFG acquired 90% of Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Bahia. The deal was finalised on 4 May 2023.
Partner clubs
- {{flagicon|BOL}} Club BolÃvar (2021–present)WEB, Club Bolivar joins City Football Group as first Partner Club,www.cityfootballgroup.com/information-resource/news-and-press-packs/club-bolivar-joins-city-football-group-as-first-partner-club/, cityfootballgroup,com, 12 January 2021, 12 January 2021,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/, live,
On 12 January 2021, CFG announced Bolivian club Club BolÃvar as its first partner club.
- {{Flagicon|FRA}} Vannes OC (2021–present)WEB, 18 February 2021, Vannes Olympique Club enters in a partnership with City Football Group,vannesoc.com/2021/02/18/vannes-olympique-club-enters-in-a-partnership-with-city-football-group/, 18 February 2021, Vannes Olympique Club, fr-FR, 18 February 2021,web.archive.org/web/20210218161100/https://vannesoc.com/2021/02/18/vannes-olympique-club-enters-in-a-partnership-with-city-football-group/, live,
On 18 February 2021, CFG announced that French Championnat National 2 (tier 4) club Vannes OC would be its second partner club.
Stadium
{{see also|Hyde Road (stadium)|Maine Road}}File:Etihad Stadium.jpg|thumb|right|350px|The City of Manchester StadiumCity of Manchester StadiumThe 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 2002–03 season, when City moved from Maine Road.NEWS, Bailey, Chris,www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/manchester_city/s/227/227642_why_blues_must_cash_in_on_name_game.html, Why Blues must cash in on name game, 8 November 2006, 22 April 2008, Manchester Evening News, dead,www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/manchester_city/s/227/227642_why_blues_must_cash_in_on_name_game.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20091014114038www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/manchester_city/s/227/227642_why_blues_must_cash_in_on_name_game.html,">web.archive.org/web/20091014114038www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/manchester_city/s/227/227642_why_blues_must_cash_in_on_name_game.html, 14 October 2009, Before moving to the stadium, the club spent in excess of £30 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.James, Manchester: A Football History, p391. The inaugural match at the new stadium was a 2–1 win over Barcelona in a friendly match.NEWS, Man City vanquish Barca, BBC News,news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/3139231.stm, 28 December 2005, 10 August 2003, 6 November 2006,news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/3139231.stm," title="web.archive.org/web/20061106223536news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/3139231.stm,">web.archive.org/web/20061106223536news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/3139231.stm, live, A 7,000-seat third tier on the South Stand was completed in time for the start of the 2015–16 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.NEWS, Manchester City seek stadium expansion to hold 61,000,www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-24489940, BBC News, Manchester, 11 October 2013, 29 December 2013, 4 February 2019,web.archive.org/web/20190204074930/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-24489940, live, After playing home matches at five stadiums between 1880 and 1887, the club settled at Hyde Road Football Stadium, its home for 36 years.Inglis, The Football Grounds of Great Britain, p62 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 FA Cup tie against Stoke City on 3 March 1934.WEB,www.mancity.com/fans-and-community/club/club-history, Club History, Manchester City F.C., 19 April 2017, 7 September 2016,www.mancity.com/fans-and-community/club/club-history," title="web.archive.org/web/20160907013909www.mancity.com/fans-and-community/club/club-history,">web.archive.org/web/20160907013909www.mancity.com/fans-and-community/club/club-history, live, 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.WEB,www.mancity.com/citytv/behind-the-scenes/2011/07/08/city-and-etihad-an-historic-day-for-the-club/1447543781380, City and Etihad: a historic day for the club, web video, Manchester City Football Club, 8 July 2011, 16 November 2011, 7 February 2017,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, live,Honours
Based on trophy count, Manchester City are one of the most successful teams in England – their thirty-five major domestic, European and worldwide honours rank them fourth on the list of most decorated sides in England, ahead of Chelsea with 34.The club’s first major trophy was the 1904 FA Cup,WEB,www.fa-cupfinals.co.uk/1904.html, 1904 Manchester City, Match report at fa-cupfinals.co.uk, FA-CupFinals.co.uk, 23 September 2009, dead,web.archive.org/web/20090720114940/https://www.fa-cupfinals.co.uk/1904.html, 20 July 2009, though they had previously won three regional Manchester Cups before that point.WEB,www.fourfourtwo.com/features/10-things-you-need-know-about-manchester-clubs-humble-beginnings, 10 things you need to know about the Manchester clubs’ humble beginnings, FourFourTwo, 31 October 2014, 14 October 2019, 14 October 2019,web.archive.org/web/20191014201901/https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/10-things-you-need-know-about-manchester-clubs-humble-beginnings, live, Their first top division league title came in the 1936–37 season, with the first Charity Shield won in the following August. City’s first League Cup and European trophy both came at the end of the 1969–70 season, the two trophies also constituting the team’s first double of any kind. In the 2018–19 season, City became the first team to claim all of the major English trophies available in a single season, winning not just the Premier League, FA Cup, and League Cup, but also the Community Shield.WEB,www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48321358, Man City win treble - how impressive is that achievement?, BBC Sport, 18 May 2019, 14 October 2019, 18 May 2019,web.archive.org/web/20190518181210/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48321358, live, The 1970 Cup Winners’ Cup victory remained City’s only European trophy until their triumph in the 2022–23 UEFA Champions League.WEB,www.mancity.com/citytv/mens/man-city-gornik-zabrze-1970-european-cup-winners-cup-final-highlights-63723745, EUROPEAN CUP WINNERS CUP FINAL HIGHLIGHTS: CITY 2-1 GORNIK ZABRZE, 29 April 2020, mancity.com, Manchester City FC, 27 March 2021, 30 April 2021,web.archive.org/web/20210430155643/https://www.mancity.com/citytv/mens/man-city-gornik-zabrze-1970-european-cup-winners-cup-final-highlights-63723745, live, They have reached the semi-finals of the Champions League four times overall, losing in 2016, then winning en route to their first-ever final in 2021, losing in 2022, and winning en route to their maiden European Cup title in 2023.NEWS,www.theguardian.com/football/live/2016/may/04/real-madrid-v-manchester-city-champions-league-semi-final-live, Real Madrid 1–0 Manchester City (agg 1–0): Champions League semi-final – as it happened, Scott, Murray, 4 May 2016, The Guardian, London, 9 January 2022, 4 January 2022,web.archive.org/web/20220104091438/https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2016/may/04/real-madrid-v-manchester-city-champions-league-semi-final-live, live, NEWS, Hytner, David, 10 June 2023, Rodri breaks Internazionale resistance to seal Manchester City’s treble glory,www.theguardian.com/football/2023/jun/10/rodri-breaks-internazionale-resistance-to-seal-manchester-citys-treble-glory, The Guardian, 10 June 2023, 10 June 2023,web.archive.org/web/20230610213408/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/jun/10/rodri-breaks-internazionale-resistance-to-seal-manchester-citys-treble-glory, live, They are only the second English club to complete a Continental Treble, in the 2022–23 season; and in 2023–24 became the first English club to win four consecutive league titles.Manchester City used to hold the record for most second division titles, having won the league on seven occasions. Man City’s first victory was in 1898–99, and the most recent in 2001–02. The record was broken by Leicester City after they clinch their eighth title in 2023–24.WEB,www.rsssf.com/tablese/eng2champ.html, England - List of Second Division Champions, RSSSF, 14 October 2019, 8 October 2019,www.rsssf.com/tablese/eng2champ.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20191008054112www.rsssf.com/tablese/eng2champ.html,">web.archive.org/web/20191008054112www.rsssf.com/tablese/eng2champ.html, live,Domestic
Leagues
- First Division / Premier League (Level 1){{efn|name=Prem|Until 1992, the top division of English football was the Football League First Division; since then, it has been the FA Premier League. At the same time, the Second Division was renamed the First Division, and the Third Division was renamed the Second Division.}}
- Second Division / First Division / Championship (Level 2){{efn|name=Prem}}
- Third Division / Second Division / League One (Level 3){{efn|name=Prem}}
- Promoted third place (1): 1998–99
Cups
European
- UEFA Champions League
- European Cup Winners’ Cup
- Winners (1): 1969–70
- UEFA Super Cup
- Winners (1): 2023
Worldwide
- FIFA Club World Cup
- Winners (1): 2023
Doubles and Trebles
- Doubles
- Continental treble
- League, FA Cup, and UEFA Champions League (1): 2022–23
- Domestic treble
Three-peats
Club records
- Record league victory – 11–3 vs Lincoln City (23 March 1895, most goals scored); 10–0 vs Darwen (18 February 1899, widest margin of victory)James, Manchester City – The Complete Record, p. 509
- Record FA Cup victory – 12–0 vs Liverpool Stanley (4 October 1890)James, Manchester City – The Complete Record, p. 511
- Record European victory – 7–0 vs Schalke 04, UEFA Champions League round of 16 second leg (12 March 2019); 7–0 vs RB Leipzig UEFA Champions League round of 16 second leg (14 March 2023)WEB, Manchester City 7–0 Schalke: Champions League at a glance,www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/newsid=2590153.html, UEFA, 12 March 2019, 7 October 2019, 14 November 2019,web.archive.org/web/20191114064458/https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/newsid%3D2590153.html, live,
- Record league defeat – 0–8 vs Burton Wanderers (26 December 1894); 0–8 vs Wolverhampton Wanderers (23 December 1933); 1–9 vs Everton (3 September 1906); 2–10 vs Small Heath (17 March 1893)
- Record FA Cup defeat – 0–6 vs Preston North End (30 January 1897); 2–8 vs Bradford Park Avenue (30 January 1946)
- Record European defeat – 0–4 vs Barcelona, UEFA Champions League group stage (19 October 2016)WEB, Manchester City FC,www.uefa.com/teamsandplayers/teams/club=52919/profile/index.html, UEFA, 7 October 2019, 14 November 2019,web.archive.org/web/20191114041114/https://www.uefa.com/teamsandplayers/teams/club%3D52919/profile/index.html, live,
- Highest home attendance – 84,569 vs Stoke City, FA Cup sixth round (3 March 1934){{efn|Remains the record home attendance in English football.}}James, Manchester City – The Complete Record, p524
- Most league appearances – 561 + 3 sub, Alan Oakes, 1958–76James, Manchester City – The Complete Record, p. 155
- Most European appearances – 59 + 16 sub, Fernandinho, 2013–22
- Most appearances overall – 676 + 4 sub, Alan Oakes, 1958–76
- Most goals scored overall – 260, Sergio Agüero, 2011–21WEB, Sergio Agüero,www.mancity.com/teams/first%20team/strikers/sergio%20aguero, Manchester City F.C., 17 February 2018,web.archive.org/web/20180216005703/https://www.mancity.com/teams/first%20team/strikers/sergio%20aguero, 16 February 2018, dead,
- Most goals scored in a season – 52, Erling Haaland, 2022–23Clayton, Everything Under the Blue Moon, p. 112.NEWS, 14 March 2023, Record-breaking Haaland hits five in City rout,www.espn.com/soccer/manchester-city-engman_city/story/4900908/haaland-breaks-manchester-citys-single-season-scoring-record, 7 May 2023, ESPN.com, 14 March 2023,web.archive.org/web/20230314215330/https://www.espn.com/soccer/manchester-city-engman_city/story/4900908/haaland-breaks-manchester-citys-single-season-scoring-record, live,
- Record transfer fee paid – £100 million to Aston Villa for Jack Grealish, August 2021NEWS, Hytner, David, ‘Dream come true’: Jack Grealish seals record £100m Manchester City move,www.theguardian.com/football/2021/aug/05/jack-grealish-seals-record-100m-manchester-city-move-from-aston-villa, The Guardian, 5 August 2021, 5 August 2021, 5 August 2021,web.archive.org/web/20210805190628/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2021/aug/05/jack-grealish-seals-record-100m-manchester-city-move-from-aston-villa, live,
- Record transfer fee received – £54.8 million from Bayern Munich for Leroy Sané, July 2020NEWS, Leroy Sane completes Bayern Munich move from Manchester City, BBC Sport,www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53275990, 3 July 2020, 4 July 2020,web.archive.org/web/20200704041026/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53275990, live,
See also
- List of Manchester City F.C. managers
- List of Manchester City F.C. players
- List of Manchester City F.C. records and statistics
- List of Manchester City F.C. seasons
- Manchester City F.C. in international football
- Manchester City W.F.C.
- City Football Group
Notes
{{notelist}}{{reflist|group=nb}}Bibliography
- BOOK, Buckley, Andy, Burgess, Richard, Blue Moon Rising: The Fall and Rise of Manchester City, Milo, Bury, 2000, 0-9530847-4-4,
- BOOK, Gardner, Peter, The Manchester City Football Book No. 2, Stanley Paul, London, 1970, 0-09-103280-6,
- BOOK, Inglis, Simon, The Football Grounds of Great Britain (2nd ed.), Collins Willow, London, 1987, 0-00-218249-1,
- BOOK,
author=James, Gary, Manchester: The Greatest City, 1-899538-09-7, Polar Publishing, 2002,
- BOOK, James, Gary, The Official Manchester City Hall of Fame, Hamlyn, 2005, 0-600-61282-1,
- BOOK, James, Gary, Manchester City – The Complete Record, Breedon, Derby, 2006, 1-85983-512-0,
- BOOK, James, Gary, Manchester – A Football History, James Ward, Halifax, 2008, 978-0-9558127-0-5,
- BOOK, Penney, Ian, Manchester City: The Mercer-Allison Years, Breedon, 2008, Derby, 978-1-85983-608-8,
- BOOK, Rowlands, Alan, Trautmann: The Biography, Breedon, Derby, 2005, 1-85983-491-4,
- BOOK, Tossell, David, Big Mal: The High Life and Hard Times of Malcolm Allison, Football Legend, Mainstream, 2008, Edinburgh, 978-1-84596-478-8,
- BOOK, Wallace, David, Century City – Manchester City Football Club 1957/58, King of the Kippax, 2007, Leigh, 978-0-9557056-0-1,
- BOOK, Ward, Andrew, The Manchester City Story, Breedon, Derby, 1984, 0-907969-05-4,
References
{{reflist|30em}}External links
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