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Manchester City
Manchester City FC
Full name Manchester City Football Club
Nickname(s) City, The Citizens, The Sky Blues
Founded 1880, as St. Mark's (West Gorton)
16 April 1894, as Manchester City
Ground City of Manchester Stadium
(Capacity: 55,098)
Owner Flag of United Arab Emirates Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Chairman Flag of United Arab Emirates Khaldoon Al Mubarak
Manager Flag of Spain Pep Guardiola
Current League Premier League 
2022-23 Premier League, 1st (champions)
Website Club home page
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Football current event Current season

Manchester City Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Manchester. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's (West Gorton), they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894. The club has played at the City of Manchester Stadium since 2003, having played at Maine Road from 1923. The club's first major successful period was in the late 1960s and early 1970s when they won the League Championship, FA Cup, League Cup and European Cup Winners' Cup under the management team of Joe Mercer and Malcolm Allison.

After losing the 1981 FA Cup Final, the club went through a period of decline, culminating in relegation to the third tier of English football for the only time in their history in 1998. Having regained Premier League status, the club was purchased in 2008 by Abu Dhabi United Group and became one of the wealthiest in the world. This also marked an era of unprecedented success. In 2011, Manchester City qualified for the UEFA Champions League and won the FA Cup. In 2012, the club won the Premier League, their first league title for 44 years. They won the title again in 2014. Since then, especially under Pep Guardiola's managerial era, Manchester City have become one of the most dominant forces, both in England and Europe. In 2018, they won the league and becoming the only team in the competition history to attain 100 points in a single season. On the next season, they became the first English team to win domestic treble, after winning the Premier League, FA Cup and EFL Cup. They continued on making more achievements, winning three consecutive Premier League titles between 2021 and 2023, reaching the UEFA Champions League final for the first time in 2021 (eventually losing to Chelsea), and finally, in the 2022–23 season, they completed the continental treble, by winning the Champions League for its first time in history, as well as the Premier League and FA Cup.

Manchester City wear the colours of sky blue and white. Their biggest rivals are neighbouring Manchester United, against whom they contest Manchester derby. They also developed rivalries with Liverpool recently.

Players[]

First-team squad[]

As of 17 November 2023
No. Position Player
2 Flag of England DF Kyle Walker (Senior leader)
3 Flag of Portugal DF Rúben Dias (Senior leader)
4 Flag of England MF Kalvin Phillips
5 Flag of England DF John Stones
6 Flag of Netherlands DF Nathan Aké
8 Flag of Croatia MF Mateo Kovačić
9 Flag of Norway FW Erling Haaland
10 Flag of England MF Jack Grealish
11 Flag of Belgium MF Jérémy Doku
16 Flag of Spain MF Rodri (Senior leader)
17 Flag of Belgium MF Kevin De Bruyne (Senior leader)
18 Flag of Germany GK Stefan Ortega
No. Position Player
19 Flag of Argentina FW Julián Álvarez
20 Flag of Portugal MF Bernardo Silva (Senior leader)
21 Flag of Spain DF Sergio Gómez
24 Flag of Croatia DF Joško Gvardiol
25 Flag of Switzerland DF Manuel Akanji
27 Flag of Portugal MF Matheus Nunes
31 Flag of Brazil GK Ederson
33 Flag of England GK Scott Carson
47 Flag of England MF Phil Foden
52 Flag of Norway MF Oscar Bobb
82 Flag of England DF Rico Lewis

Out on loan[]

No. Position Player
7 Flag of Portugal DF João Cancelo (at Barcelona until 30 June 2024)
32 Flag of Argentina MF Máximo Perrone (at Las Palmas until 30 June 2024)
No. Position Player
87 Flag of England MF James McAtee (at Sheffield United until 30 June 2024)
97 Flag of England DF Josh Wilson-Esbrand (at Reims until 30 June 2024)

EDS and Academy[]

Main article: 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.

No. Position Player
75 Flag of England MF Nico O'Reilly
92 Flag of England MF Micah Hamilton
No. Position Player
96 Flag of England FW Ben Knight

Out on loan[]

No. Position Player
12 Flag of England DF Taylor Harwood-Bellis (at Southampton until 30 June 2024)
37 Flag of Brazil FW Kayky (at Bahia until 31 December 2023)
39 Flag of Brazil DF Yan Couto (at Girona until 30 June 2024)
48 Flag of England FW Liam Delap (at Hull City until 30 June 2024)
No. Position Player
69 Flag of England MF Tommy Doyle (at Wolverhampton Wanderers until 30 June 2024)
79 Flag of England DF Luke Mbete (at Den Bosch until 30 June 2024)
93 Flag of Australia MF Alex Robertson (at Portsmouth until 30 June 2024)
94 Flag of England DF Finley Burns (at Stevenage until 30 June 2024)

Retired numbers[]

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.

No. Position Player
23 Flag of Cameroon MF Marc-Vivien Foé (2002–03) – posthumous honour)

Club alumni[]

Former players[]

Main article: Manchester City F.C. players

Managers[]

Main article: Manchester City F.C. managers

Honours[]

Domestic[]

Leagues[]

Cups[]

European[]

Doubles and Trebles[]

External links[]

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Manchester City F.C. squad - 2023–24

Walker •  Dias •  Phillips •  Stones •  Aké •  Kovačić •  Haaland •  10 Grealish •  11 Doku •  13 Steffen •  16 Rodri •  17 De Bruyne (c) •  18 Ortega •  19 Álvarez •  20 Silva •  21 Gómez •  24 Gvardiol •  25 Akanji •  27 Nunes •  31 Ederson •  33 Carson •  47 Foden •  52 Bobb •  75 O'Reilly •  82 Lewis •  96 Knight • 

Manager:  Flag of Spain Pep Guardiola
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Manchester City Football Club - Managers

Furniss (1889–93) • Parlby (1893–95) • Ormerod (1895–1902) • Maley (1902–06) • Newbould (1906–12) • Committee (1912) • Mangnall (1912–24) • Ashworth (1924–25) • Alexander/Committee (1925–26) • Hodge (1926–32) • Wild (1932–46) • Cowan (1946–47) • Wild (1947) • Thomson (1947–50) • McDowall (1950–63) • Poyser (1963–65) • Mercer (1965–71) • Committee (1965) • Allison (1971–73) • Hart (1973) • Book (1973) • Saunders (1973–74) • Book (1974–79) • Allison (1979–80) • Book (1980) • Bond (1980–83) • Benson (1983) • McNeill (1983–86) • Frizzell (1986–87) • Machin (1987–89) • Book (1989) • Kendall (1989–90) • Reid (1990–93) • Book (1993) • Horton (1993–95) • Hartford (1996) • Ball (1995–96) • Coppell (1996) • Neal (1996) • Clark (1996–98) • Royle (1998–2001) • Keegan (2001–05) • Pearce (2005–07) • Eriksson (2007–08) • Hughes (2008–09) • Mancini (2009–13) • Kidd (2013) • Pellegrini (2013–16) • Guardiola (2016–)

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Manchester City F.C. squad seasons

1969-70 · 1970-71 · 1971-72 · 1972-73 · 1973-74 · 1974-75 · 1975-76 · 1976-77 · 1977-78 · 1978-79 · 1979-80 · 1980-81 · 1981-82 · 1982-83 · 1983-84 · 1984-85 · 1985-86 · 1986-87 · 1987-88 · 1988-89 · 1989-90 · 1990-91 · 1991-92 · 1992-93 · 1993-94 · 1994-95 · 1995-96 · 1996-97 · 1997-98 · 1998-99 · 1999-00 · 2000-01 · 2001-02 · 2002-03 · 2003-04 · 2004-05 · 2005-06 · 2006-07 · 2007-08 · 2008-09 · 2009-10 · 2010-11 · 2011-12 · 2012-13 · 2013-14 · 2014-15 · 2015-16 · 2016-17 · 2017-18 · 2018-19 · 2019-20 ·

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Manchester City F.C. seasons

2015-16 · 2016-17 · 2017-18 · 2018-19 · 2019-20 · 2020-21 · 2021-22 · 2022-23 · 2023-24 ·

Manchester City F.C. matches - 2023–24
2023–24 Premier League

Burnley (a) · Newcastle United (h) · Arsenal (a) · Manchester United (a) · Chelsea (a) · Liverpool (h) · Tottenham Hotspur (h) · Everton (a) · Manchester United (h) · Liverpool (a) · Arsenal (h) · West Ham United (h)

2023–24 FA Cup
Huddersfield Town (h) · Tottenham Hotspur (a) · Luton Town (a) · Newcastle United (h)
2023–24 EFL Cup
Newcastle United (a)
2023–24 Champions League
Red Star Belgrade (h) · RB Leipzig (a) · Young Boys (a) · Young Boys (h) · RB Leipzig (h) · Red Star Belgrade (a) · Copenhagen (a) · Copenhagen (h) · Real Madrid (a) · Real Madrid (h) ·
2023 UEFA Super Cup
Sevilla (n)
2023 FIFA Club World Cup
Urawa Red Diamonds (n) · Fluminense (n)
2023 FA Community Shield
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Manchester City F.C. match images - 2023–24
2023–24 Premier League

Arsenal (a) · Arsenal (h) ·

2023–24 FA Cup
2023–24 League Cup
2023–24 Champions League
2023 FA Community Shield
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Premier League winners

92-93: Manchester United · 93-94: Manchester United · 94-95: Blackburn Rovers · 95-96: Manchester United · 96-97: Manchester United · 97-98: Arsenal · 98-99: Manchester United · 99-00: Manchester United · 00-01: Manchester United · 01-02: Arsenal · 02-03: Manchester United · 03-04: Arsenal · 04-05: Chelsea · 05-06: Chelsea · 06-07: Manchester United · 07-08: Manchester United · 08-09: Manchester United · 09-10: Chelsea · 10-11: Manchester United · 11-12: Manchester City · 12-13: Manchester United · 13-14: Manchester City · 14-15: Chelsea · 15-16: Leicester City · 16-17: Chelsea · 17-18: Manchester City · 18-19: Manchester City · 19-20: Liverpool · 20-21: Manchester City · 21-22: Manchester City · 22-23: Manchester City ·

FA Cup winners

1872: Wanderers • 1873: Wanderers • 1874: Oxford University • 1875: Royal Engineers • 1876: Wanderers • 1877: Wanderers • 1878: Wanderers • 1879: Old Etonians • 1880: Clapham Rovers • 1881: Old Carthusians • 1882: Old Etonians • 1883: Blackburn Olympic • 1884: Blackburn Rovers • 1885: Blackburn Rovers • 1886: Blackburn Rovers • 1887: Aston Villa • 1888: West Bromwich Albion • 1889: Preston North End • 1890: Blackburn Rovers • 1891: Blackburn Rovers • 1892: West Bromwich Albion • 1893: Wolverhampton Wanderers • 1894: Notts County • 1895: Aston Villa • 1896: The Wednesday • 1897: Aston Villa • 1898: Nottingham Forest • 1899: Sheffield United • 1900: Bury • 1901: Tottenham Hotspur • 1902: Sheffield United • 1903: Bury • 1904: Manchester City • 1905: Aston Villa • 1906: Everton • 1907: The Wednesday • 1908: Wolverhampton Wanderers • 1909: Manchester United • 1910: Newcastle United • 1911: Bradford City • 1912: Barnsley • 1913: Aston Villa • 1914: Burnley • 1915: Sheffield United • 1920: Aston Villa • 1921: Tottenham Hotspur • 1922: Huddersfield Town • 1923: Bolton Wanderers • 1924: Newcastle United • 1925: Sheffield United • 1926: Bolton Wanderers • 1927: Cardiff City • 1928: Blackburn Rovers • 1929: Bolton Wanderers • 1930: Arsenal • 1931: West Bromwich Albion • 1932: Newcastle United • 1933: Everton • 1934: Manchester City • 1935: Sheffield Wednesday • 1936: Arsenal • 1937: Sunderland • 1938: Preston North End • 1939: Portsmouth • 1946: Derby County • 1947: Charlton Athletic • 1948: Manchester United • 1949: Wolverhampton Wanderers • 1950: Arsenal • 1951: Newcastle United • 1952: Newcastle United • 1953: Blackpool • 1954: West Bromwich Albion • 1955: Newcastle United • 1956: Manchester City • 1957: Aston Villa • 1958: Bolton Wanderers • 1959: Nottingham Forest • 1960: Wolverhampton Wanderers • 1961: Tottenham Hotspur • 1962: Tottenham Hotspur • 1963: Manchester United • 1964: West Ham United • 1965: Liverpool • 1966: Everton • 1967: Tottenham Hotspur • 1968: West Bromwich Albion • 1969: Manchester City • 1970: Chelsea • 1971: Arsenal • 1972: Leeds United • 1973: Sunderland • 1974: Liverpool • 1975: West Ham United • 1976: Southampton • 1977: Manchester United • 1978: Ipswich Town • 1979: Arsenal • 1980: West Ham United • 1981: Tottenham Hotspur • 1982: Tottenham Hotspur • 1983: Manchester United • 1984: Everton • 1985: Manchester United • 1986: Liverpool • 1987: Coventry City • 1988: Wimbledon • 1989: Liverpool • 1990: Tottenham Hotspur • 1991: Liverpool • 1992: Arsenal • 1993: Arsenal • 1994: Manchester United • 1995: Everton • 1996: Manchester United • 1997: Chelsea • 1998: Arsenal • 1999: Manchester United • 2000: Chelsea • 2001: Liverpool • 2002: Arsenal • 2003: Arsenal • 2004: Manchester United • 2005: Arsenal • 2006: Liverpool • 2007: Chelsea • 2008: Portsmouth • 2009: Chelsea • 2010: Chelsea • 2011: Manchester City • 2012: Chelsea • 2013: Wigan Athletic • 2014: Arsenal • 2015: Arsenal • 2016: Manchester United • 2017: Arsenal • 2018: Chelsea • 2019: Manchester City • 2020: Arsenal • 2021: Leicester City • 2022: Liverpool • 2023: Manchester City •

EFL Cup winners

1961: Aston Villa • 1962: Norwich City • 1963: Birmingham City • 1964: Leicester City • 1965: Chelsea • 1966: West Bromwich Albion • 1967: Queens Park Rangers • 1968: Leeds United • 1969: Swindon Town • 1970: Manchester City • 1971: Manchester City • 1972: Stoke City • 1973: Tottenham Hotspur • 1974: Wolverhampton Wanderers • 1975: Aston Villa • 1976: Manchester City • 1977: Aston Villa • 1978: Nottingham Forest • 1979: Nottingham Forest • 1980: Wolverhampton Wanderers • 1981: Liverpool • 1982: Liverpool • 1983: Liverpool • 1984: Liverpool • 1985: Norwich City • 1986: Oxford United • 1987: Arsenal • 1988: Luton Town • 1989: Nottingham Forest • 1990: Nottingham Forest • 1991: Sheffield Wednesday • 1992: Manchester United • 1993: Arsenal • 1994: Aston Villa • 1995: Liverpool • 1996: Aston Villa • 1997: Leicester City • 1998: Chelsea • 1999: Tottenham Hotspur • 2000: Leicester City • 2001: Liverpool • 2002: Blackburn Rovers • 2003: Liverpool • 2004: Middlesbrough • 2005: Chelsea • 2006: Manchester United • 2007: Chelsea • 2008: Tottenham Hotspur • 2009: Manchester United • 2010: Manchester United • 2011: Birmingham City • 2012: Liverpool • 2013: Swansea City • 2014: Manchester City • 2015: Chelsea • 2016: Manchester City • 2017: Manchester United • 2018: Manchester City • 2019: Manchester City • 2020: Manchester City • 2021: Manchester City • 2022: Liverpool • 2023: Manchester United •

FA Community Shield winners

1908: Manchester United • 1909: Newcastle United • 1910: Brighton & Hove Albion • 1911: Manchester United • 1912: Blackburn Rovers • 1913: English Professionals XI • 1920: West Bromwich Albion • 1921: Tottenham Hotspur • 1922: Huddersfield Town • 1923: English Professionals XI • 1924: English Professionals XI • 1925: English Amateurs XI • 1926: English Amateurs XI • 1927: Cardiff City • 1928: Everton • 1929: English Professionals XI • 1930: Arsenal • 1931: Arsenal • 1932: Everton • 1933: Arsenal • 1934: Arsenal • 1935: Sheffield Wednesday • 1936: Sunderland • 1937: Manchester City • 1938: Arsenal • 1948: Arsenal • 1949: Shared • 1950: English World Cup XI • 1951: Tottenham Hotspur • 1952: Manchester United • 1953: Arsenal • 1954: Shared • 1955: Chelsea • 1956: Manchester United • 1957: Manchester United • 1958: Bolton Wanderers • 1959: Wolverhampton Wanderers • 1960: Shared • 1961: Tottenham Hotspur • 1962: Tottenham Hotspur • 1963: Everton • 1964: Shared • 1965: Shared • 1966: Liverpool • 1967: Shared • 1968: Manchester City • 1969: Leeds United • 1970: Everton • 1971: Leicester City • 1972: Manchester City • 1973: Burnley • 1974: Liverpool • 1975: Derby County • 1976: Liverpool • 1977: Shared • 1978: Nottingham Forest • 1979: Liverpool • 1980: Liverpool • 1981: Shared • 1982: Liverpool • 1983: Manchester United • 1984: Everton • 1985: Everton • 1986: Shared • 1987: Everton • 1988: Liverpool • 1989: Liverpool • 1990: Shared • 1991: Shared • 1992: Leeds United • 1993: Manchester United • 1994: Manchester United • 1995: Everton • 1996: Manchester United • 1997: Manchester United • 1998: Arsenal • 1999: Arsenal • 2000: Chelsea • 2001: Liverpool • 2002: Arsenal • 2003: Manchester ;United • 2004: Arsenal • 2005: Chelsea • 2006: Liverpool • 2007: Manchester United • 2008: Manchester United • 2009: Chelsea • 2010: Manchester United • 2011: Manchester United • 2012: Manchester City • 2013: Manchester United • 2014: Arsenal • 2015: Arsenal • 2016: Manchester United • 2017: Arsenal • 2018: Manchester City • 2019: Manchester City • 2020: Arsenal • 2021: Leicester City • 2022: Liverpool • 2023: Arsenal •

UEFA Champions League winners

1956: Real Madrid • 1957: Real Madrid • 1958: Real Madrid • 1959: Real Madrid • 1960: Real Madrid • 1961: Benfica • 1962: Benfica • 1963: Milan • 1964: Internazionale • 1965: Internazionale • 1966: Real Madrid • 1967: Celtic • 1968: Manchester United • 1969: Milan • 1970: Feyenoord • 1971: Ajax • 1972: Ajax • 1973: Ajax • 1974: Bayern Munich • 1975: Bayern Munich • 1976: Bayern Munich • 1977: Liverpool • 1978: Liverpool • 1979: Nottingham Forest • 1980: Nottingham Forest • 1981: Liverpool • 1982: Aston Villa • 1983: Hamburg • 1984: Liverpool • 1985: Juventus • 1986: Steaua Bucuresti • 1987: Porto • 1988: PSV Eindhoven • 1989: Milan • 1990: Milan • 1991: Red Star Belgrade • 1992: Barcelona • 1993: Marseille • 1994: Milan • 1995: Ajax • 1996: Juventus • 1997: Borussia Dortmund • 1998: Real Madrid • 1999: Manchester United • 2000: Real Madrid • 2001: Bayern Munich • 2002: Real Madrid • 2003: Milan • 2004: Porto • 2005: Liverpool • 2006: Barcelona • 2007: Milan • 2008: Manchester United • 2009: Barcelona • 2010: Internazionale 2011: Barcelona • 2012: Chelsea • 2013: Bayern Munich • 2014: Real Madrid • 2015: Barcelona • 2016: Real Madrid • 2017: Real Madrid • 2018: Real Madrid • 2019: Liverpool • 2020: Bayern Munich • 2021: Chelsea • 2022: Real Madrid • 2023: Manchester City •

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup winners

1961: Fiorentina • 1962: Atlético Madrid • 1963: Tottenham Hotspur • 1964: Sporting CP • 1965: West Ham United • 1966: Borussia Dortmund • 1967: Bayern Munich • 1968: Milan • 1969: Slovan Bratislava • 1970: Manchester City • 1971: Chelsea • 1972: Rangers • 1973: Milan • 1974: Magdeburg • 1975: Dynamo Kyiv • 1976: Anderlecht • 1977: Hamburg • 1978: Anderlecht • 1979: Barcelona • 1980: Valencia • 1981: Dinamo Tbilisi • 1982: Barcelona • 1983: Aberdeen • 1984: Juventus • 1985: Everton • 1986: Dynamo Kyiv • 1987: Ajax • 1988: Mechelen • 1989: Barcelona • 1990: Sampdoria • 1991: Manchester United • 1992: Werder Bremen • 1993: Parma • 1994: Arsenal • 1995: Real Zaragoza • 1996: Paris Saint-Germain • 1997: Barcelona • 1998: Chelsea • 1999: Lazio

UEFA Super Cup winners

1972: Ajax • 1973: Ajax • 1975: Dynamo Kiev • 1976: Anderlecht • 1977: Liverpool • 1978: Anderlecht • 1979: Nottingham Forest • 1980: Valencia • 1982: Aston Villa • 1983: Aberdeen • 1984: Juventus • 1986: Steaua Bucharest • 1987: Porto • 1988: Mechelen • 1989: Milan • 1990: Milan • 1991: Manchester United • 1992: Barcelona • 1993: Parma • 1994: Milan • 1995: Ajax • 1996: Juventus • 1997: Barcelona • 1998: Chelsea • 1999: Lazio • 2000: Galatasaray • 2001: Liverpool • 2002: Real Madrid • 2003: Milan • 2004: Valencia • 2005: Liverpool • 2006: Sevilla • 2007: Milan • 2008: Zenit St. Petersburg • 2009: Barcelona • 2010: Atlético Madrid • 2011: Barcelona • 2012: Atlético Madrid • 2013: Bayern Munich • 2014: Real Madrid • 2015: Barcelona • 2016: Real Madrid • 2017: Real Madrid • 2018: Atlético Madrid • 2019: Liverpool • 2020: Bayern Munich • 2021: Chelsea • 2022: Real Madrid • 2023: Manchester City • 2024: TBD •

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