Manchester City F.C.
Full name | Manchester City Football Club | |||
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Nickname(s) | City, Cityzens,[1] The Citizens, The Sky Blues | |||
Short name | MCFC | |||
Founded | 1880 16 April 1894 as Manchester City[2] | as St. Mark's (West Gorton)|||
Ground | City of Manchester Stadium | |||
Capacity | 55,017[3] | |||
Owner | City Football Group | |||
Chairman | Khaldoon Al Mubarak | |||
Manager | Pep Guardiola | |||
League | Premier League | |||
2019–20 | Premier League, 2nd of 20 | |||
Website | Club website | |||
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Manchester City Football Club is an English football club. The club is coached by Pep Guardiola and currently play in the English Premier League.
The club plays in the Premier League and is owned by a royal family from Abu Dhabi. As of 1 September 2008 they are the richest club in the Premier League.[4] They won the 2011–12 Premier League championship, their first in the top flight since the 1967–68 season. After finishing second in 2012–13, they won the Premier League championship again in 2013–14. Their current stadium is the Etihad Stadium (noncommercial name: City of Manchester Stadium). The stadium is part-owned by Manchester City Council, and could only be built on the understanding that Manchester City would take a tenancy after the 2006 Commonwealth Games, which the club agreed to do. The owner of Manchester City Sheik Mansour bought 200 million pounds.
Name[change | change source]
- 1880-1887 St Mark's (West Gorton)
- 1887–1894 Ardwick F.C.
- 1894–present Manchester City F.C.
Players[change | change source]

Current squad[change | change source]
- As of 5 October 2020[5]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan[change | change source]
The following players have previously made a league or cup appearance for Manchester City and are currently on loan at other teams: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Other players with first-team appearances[change | change source]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Retired numbers[change | change source]
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League position[change | change source]
Season | League | Position |
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2000/01 | Premier League | 18th |
2001/02 | First Division | Champions |
2002/03 | Premier League | 9th |
2003/04 | Premier League | 16th |
2004/05 | Premier League | 8th |
2005/06 | Premier League | 15th |
2006/07 | Premier League | 14th |
2007/08 | Premier League | 9th |
2008/09 | Premier League | 10th |
2009/10 | Premier League | 5th |
2010/11 | Premier League | 3rd |
2011/12 | Premier League | Champions |
2012/13 | Premier League | 2nd |
2013/14 | Premier League | Champions |
2014/15 | Premier League | 2nd |
2015/16 | Premier League | 4th |
2017/18 | Premier League | Champions |
2018/19 | Premier League | Champions |
Former position[change | change source]
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References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Cityzens at Home". Manchester City FC.
- ↑ On 16 April 1894, the name was changed to Manchester City.
- ↑ "Premier League Handbook 2020/21" (PDF). Premier League. p. 26. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 September 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
- ↑ "Man City set sights on trophies".
- ↑ "Squads: Men's team". Manchester City F.C. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ↑ Brennen, Stuart. "Pep Guardiola reveals Fernandinho is new Man City captain". MEN. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- ↑ "Burton v Man City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ↑ David Clayton (30 September 2020). "Palmer handed debut as City make four changes". Manchester City F.C. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- ↑ David Clayton (25 September 2018). "Oxford United v Manchester City Match Report". Manchester City F.C. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
- ↑ "50 YEARS OF MCFC PLAYER OF THE YEAR: PART 1". Retrieved 12 July 2017.
- ↑ "50 YEARS OF MCFC PLAYER OF THE YEAR: PART 2". Retrieved 12 July 2017.
- ↑ "50 YEARS OF MCFC PLAYER OF THE YEAR: PART 3". Retrieved 12 July 2017.
- ↑ "50 YEARS OF MCFC PLAYER OF THE YEAR: PART 4". Retrieved 12 July 2017.
- ↑ "50 YEARS OF MCFC PLAYER OF THE YEAR: PART 5". Retrieved 12 July 2017.