2012–13 Manchester City F.C. season

The 2012–13 season was Manchester City Football Club's 111th season of competitive football, 84th season in the top flight of English football and 16th season in the Premier League.[1] City began the season as defending champions, after a dramatic win on the final day secured the title in 2011–12. The club also played in the UEFA Champions League for the third time and second since the competition was rebranded in 1992. Drawn in a group with Borussia Dortmund, Real Madrid and Ajax, City finished bottom, failing to advance either to the knockout stages or the Europa League. The Blues were winless throughout the group stages, recording three draws and three defeats. In the Premier League, they finished runners-up to local rivals Manchester United, having been eliminated from the League Cup in the third round.

Manchester City
2012–13 season
OwnerAbu Dhabi United Group
ChairmanKhaldoon Al Mubarak
ManagerRoberto Mancini
(until 13 May 2013)
Brian Kidd
(caretaker manager, from 13 May 2013)
StadiumEtihad Stadium
Premier League2nd
FA CupRunners-up
League CupThird round
FA Community ShieldWinners
UEFA Champions LeagueGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
Edin Džeko (14)

All:
Sergio Agüero
Carlos Tevez
(17 each)
Highest home attendance47,386 vs. Everton
(1 Dec 2012, Premier League)
Lowest home attendance28,015 vs. Aston Villa
(25 Sep 2012, League Cup)
Average home league attendance45,781
(in all competitions)

On 14 April 2013, Manchester City defeated holders Chelsea in the FA Cup semi-finals and reached the final where they would face relegated Wigan Athletic. It was City's tenth final appearance and second in three years (after their triumph over Stoke City in 2011). The final was played on 11 May, and the Blues suffered a shock 1–0 defeat at the hands of the Latics due to a late goal from Ben Watson. Pablo Zabaleta was sent off after receiving a second yellow card, making him only the third player to be dismissed in a final.

On 13 May, just two days after the match, Roberto Mancini was sacked from his role as manager after a three-and-a-half-year tenure, with Manchester City stating that he had "failed to achieve any of the club's targets, with the exception of qualification for next season's Champions League".[2] His assistant, Brian Kidd, took charge until the end of the season.

Kits edit

Supplier: Umbro / Sponsor: Etihad Airways

Home
Away
Third
Goalkeeper 1
Goalkeeper 2
Goalkeeper 2 alt.
Goalkeeper 3
Goalkeeper 3 alt.

Kit information edit

Umbro made their last kits for Manchester City this season.

  • Home: The home kit featured black trimmings, inspired by Manchester City's first ever home kit when it became known as West Gorton in 1884.
  • Away: The away kit was officially called "zinfandel", an attractive shade of maroon with golden trimmings.
  • Third: The third kit was black with shadow stripes and sky blue accents.
  • Keeper: The three goalkeeper kits were green, purple and yellow.

Non-competitive edit

Pre-season edit

Friendlies edit

v Manchester City
13 July 2012 Al-Hilal 1–0 Manchester City Innsbruck, Austria
19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)Al Abed 69'ReportStadium: Tivoli-Neu
Referee: Michael Daxauer (Austria)
v Manchester City
17 July 2012 Dynamo Dresden 0–0 Manchester City Innsbruck, Austria
19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)ReportStadium: Tivoli-Neu
Attendance: 4,650
Referee: Gregor Danler (Austria)

China Cup edit

Post-season edit

Friendlies edit

Competitions edit

Overall edit

CompetitionStarted roundFinal
position / round
First matchLast match
FA Community ShieldFinalWinners12 August 2012
Premier LeagueRunners-up19 August 201219 May 2013
League CupThird roundThird round25 September 2012
FA CupThird roundRunners-up5 January 201311 May 2013
UEFA Champions LeagueGroup stageGroup stage18 September 20124 December 2012

Updated to match played 19 May 2013
Source: Competitions

FA Community Shield edit

12 August 2012 Chelsea 2–3 Manchester City Birmingham
13:30 BSTTorres 40'
Bertrand 80'
Ivanović  42'
ReportY. Touré 52'
Tevez 59'
Nasri 64'
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 36,394
Referee: Kevin Friend (Leicestershire)

Premier League edit

League table edit

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Manchester United (C)3828558643+4389Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2Manchester City3823966634+3278
3Chelsea3822977539+3675
4Arsenal38211077237+3573Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
5Tottenham Hotspur3821986646+2072Qualification for the Europa League play-off round
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Play-offs (only if needed to decide champion, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).[4]
(C) Champions

Results summary edit

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
3823966634 +327814324115 +269642519 +6

Last updated: 19 May 2013.
Source: Premier League

Results by round edit

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAH
ResultWDWDDWWWWDWWDWDLWWLWWWWDDLWWLWLWLWDWWL
Position55447433332122222222222222222222222222
Updated to match(es) played on 19 May 2013. Source: Premier League results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

19 August 2012 1 Manchester City 3–2 Southampton Manchester
16:00 BSTTevez 39'
Džeko 71'
Nasri 80',  80'
ReportLambert 60'
Fox  60'
Davis 67'
Schneiderlin  87'
Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 46,109
Referee: Howard Webb
26 August 2012 2 Liverpool 2–2 Manchester City Liverpool
16:00 BSTŠkrtel 34'
Suárez 66',  90+4'
ReportY. Touré 63'
Tevez 80'
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,492
Referee: Andre Marriner
1 September 2012 3 Manchester City 3–1 Queens Park Rangers Manchester
17:30 BSTY. Touré 16'
Kolarov  45'
Džeko 61'
Rodwell  73'
Tevez 90+2'
ReportZamora 59',  85'Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 45,579
Referee: Chris Foy
15 September 2012 4 Stoke City 1–1 Manchester City Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 BSTCrouch 15'ReportGarcía 35',  55'Stadium: Britannia Stadium
Attendance: 27,101
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
23 September 2012 5 Manchester City 1–1 Arsenal Manchester
16:00 BSTLescott 40'ReportKoscielny 82'Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 47,318
Referee: Mike Dean
29 September 2012 6 Fulham 1–2 Manchester City London
15:00 BSTPetrić 10' (pen.)ReportAgüero 43'
Džeko 87'
Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 25,698
Referee: Mark Halsey
6 October 2012 7 Manchester City 3–0 Sunderland Manchester
12:45 BSTKolarov 5'
Agüero 60'
Milner 89'
ReportStadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 47,036
Referee: Lee Probert
27 October 2012 9 Manchester City 1–0 Swansea City Manchester
17:30 BSTTevez 61'ReportStadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 46,801
Referee: Martin Atkinson
3 November 2012 10 West Ham United 0–0 Manchester City London
17:30 GMTReportStadium: Upton Park
Attendance: 35,005
Referee: Howard Webb
11 November 2012 11 Manchester City 2–1 Tottenham Hotspur Manchester
13:30 GMTZabaleta  29'
Agüero 65'
Džeko 88'
ReportCaulker 21'
Walker  27'
Adebayor  76'
Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 47,208
Referee: Michael Oliver
17 November 2012 12 Manchester City 5–0 Aston Villa Manchester
15:00 GMTSilva 43'
Agüero 54' (pen.), 67'
Tevez 65' (pen.), 74'
ReportStadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 47,072
Referee: Jon Moss
25 November 2012 13 Chelsea 0–0 Manchester City London
16:00 GMTStadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,792
Referee: Chris Foy
28 November 2012 14 Wigan Athletic 0–2 Manchester City Wigan
20:00 GMTGómez  45+2'ReportBarry  64'
Balotelli 69'
Milner 72'
Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 19,623
Referee: Mark Halsey
1 December 2012 15 Manchester City 1–1 Everton Manchester
15:00 GMTTevez 43' (pen.)ReportFellaini 33'Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 47,386
Referee: Lee Probert
9 December 2012 16 Manchester City 2–3 Manchester United Manchester
13:30 GMTY. Touré 60'
Zabaleta 85'
Rooney 15', 28'
Van Persie 90+3'
Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 47,166
Referee: Martin Atkinson
22 December 2012 18 Manchester City 1–0 Reading Manchester
15:00 GMTBarry 90+3'ReportStadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 47,007
Referee: Mike Dean
26 December 2012 19 Sunderland 1–0 Manchester City Sunderland
15:00 GMTJohnson 53'ReportStadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 42,190
Referee: Kevin Friend
29 December 2012 20 Norwich City 3–4 Manchester City Norwich
15:00 GMTPilkington 15'
Martin 63', 75'
ReportDžeko 2', 4'
Agüero 50'
Bunn 67' (o.g)
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 26,827
Referee: Mike Jones
1 January 2013 21 Manchester City 3–0 Stoke City Manchester
15:00 GMTZabaleta 43'
Džeko 56',  57'
Lescott  59'
Agüero 74' (pen.)
ReportHuth  47'
Nzonzi  73'
Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 47,192
Referee: Michael Oliver
13 January 2013 22 Arsenal 0–2 Manchester City London
16:00 GMTReportMilner 21'
Džeko 32'
Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,107
Referee: Mike Dean
19 January 2013 23 Manchester City 2–0 Fulham Manchester
15:00 GMTSilva 2', 69'
García  65'
ReportKaragounis  24'
Richardson  56'
Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 47,286
Referee: Jon Moss
29 January 2013 24 Queens Park Rangers 0–0 Manchester City London
19:45 GMTMbia  40'
Granero  58'
ReportBarry  63'
Zabaleta  84'
Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 17,894
Referee: Phil Dowd
3 February 2013 25 Manchester City 2–2 Liverpool Manchester
16:00 GMTDžeko 23'
Agüero 78'
ReportSturridge 29'
Gerrard 73'
Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 47,301
Referee: Anthony Taylor
9 February 2013 26 Southampton 3–1 Manchester City Southampton
17:30 GMTPuncheon 7'
Davis 22'
Barry 48' (o.g.)
ReportDžeko 39'Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 31,738
Referee: Martin Atkinson
24 February 2013 27 Manchester City 2–0 Chelsea Manchester
13:30 GMTY. Touré 63'
Tevez 85'
ReportStadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 47,256
Referee: Andre Marriner
4 March 2013 28 Aston Villa 0–1 Manchester City Birmingham
20:00 GMTTevez 45+1'Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 33,217
Referee: Mike Dean
16 March 2013 29 Everton 2–0 Manchester City Liverpool
12:45 GMTOsman 32'
Jelavić 90'
ReportStadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 36,519
Referee: Lee Probert
17 April 2013 32 Manchester City 1–0 Wigan Athletic Manchester
19:45 BSTTevez 83'ReportStadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 47,106
Referee: Anthony Taylor
21 April 2013 33 Tottenham Hotspur 3–1 Manchester City London
13:30 BSTDempsey 75'
Defoe 80'
Bale 82'
ReportNasri 5'Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 36,121
Referee: Lee Mason
27 April 2013 34 Manchester City 2–1 West Ham United Manchester
12:45 BSTAgüero 28'
Y. Touré 83'
ReportCarroll 90+4'Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 47,189
Referee: Howard Webb
4 May 2013 35 Swansea City 0–0 Manchester City Swansea
15:00 BSTReportStadium: Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 20,242
Referee: Mike Jones
14 May 2013 37 Reading 0–2 Manchester City Reading
20:00 BSTReportAgüero 40'
Džeko 88'
Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 22,859
Referee: Martin Atkinson
19 May 2013 38 Manchester City 2–3 Norwich City Manchester
16:00 BSTRodwell 29', 59'ReportPilkington 26'
Holt 54'
Howson 65'
Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 47,054
Referee: Mark Halsey

FA Cup edit

5 January 2013 Third round Manchester City 3–0 Watford Manchester
15:00 GMTTevez 22'
Barry 44'
Lopes 90+1'
ReportStadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 46,821
Referee: Phil Dowd
17 February 2013 Fifth round Manchester City 4–0 Leeds United Manchester
14:00 GMTY. Touré 5'
Agüero 15' (pen.), 74'
Tevez 52'
ReportStadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 46,849
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
9 March 2013 Sixth round Manchester City 5–0 Barnsley Manchester
17:30 GMTTevez 11', 31', 50'
Kolarov 27'
Silva 65'
ReportStadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 46,728
Referee: Anthony Taylor
14 April 2013 Semi-finals Chelsea 1–2 Manchester City London
16:00 BSTRamires  46'
Ba 66'
Torres  85'
ReportBarry  26'
Nasri 35'
Y. Touré  45'
Agüero 47'
Kompany  78'
Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 85,621
Referee: Chris Foy
11 May 2013 Final Manchester City 0–1 Wigan Athletic London
17:15 BSTZabaleta  60'   84'
Nastasić  75'
Barry  87'
ReportWatson 90+1'
Robles  90+3'
Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 86,254
Referee: Andre Marriner

Football League Cup edit

25 September 2012 Third round Manchester City 2–4 (a.e.t.) Aston Villa Manchester
19:45 BSTBalotelli 27'
Kolarov 64'
Barry 59' (o.g.)
Agbonlahor 70', 113'
N'Zogbia 96'
Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 28,015
Referee: Phil Dowd

UEFA Champions League edit

In their opening Champions League group game, Manchester City twice took the lead against Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabéu, but ultimately lost the match.

Group stage edit

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Borussia Dortmund6420115+614Advance to knockout phase
2 Real Madrid6321159+611
3 Ajax6114816−84Transfer to Europa League
4 Manchester City6033711−43
Source: Soccerway
v Ajax
6 November 2012 4 Manchester City 2–2 Ajax Manchester, England
19:45 GMTY. Touré 22'
Agüero 74'
ReportDe Jong 10', 17'Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 40,222
Referee: Peter Rasmussen (Denmark)

Squad information edit

Player statistics – overall edit

N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Since
App
Goals
Ends
Transfer fee
Notes
1GK Joe Hart26EU200621702016£1.5M
2RB Micah Richards25EU2005234102015Youth system
3RB Maicon31Non-EU20121302014£3.5M
4CB Vincent Kompany (captain)27EU200820672018£6M
5RB Pablo Zabaleta28Non-EU200819572015£6M
6CB Joleon Lescott30EU200913692014£22M
7AM James Milner27EU201011482015£24M
8AM Samir Nasri26EU201183112015£25M
10FW Edin Džeko27Non-EU2011 (Winter)109402015£27M
11AM Scott Sinclair24EU20121502016£6.2M
13LB Aleksandar Kolarov27Non-EU201094112015£16M
14CM Javi García26EU20123322017£16M
16FW Sergio Agüero25Non-EU201188472017£35M
17CM Jack Rodwell22EU20121522017£12M
18CM Gareth Barry32EU200917482014£12M
21AM David Silva27EU2010143192017£24M
22LB Gaël Clichy27EU20117402017£7M
28CB Kolo Touré32Non-EU200910232013£16M
29GK Richard Wright35EU2012002013Free
30GK Costel Pantilimon26EU20111102016£1M
32FW Carlos Tevez29Non-EU2009147732014£25.5M
33CB Matija Nastasić20Non-EU20123002017£10M
42CM Yaya Touré30Non-EU2010134312017£24M
60FW John Guidetti21EU2008102015Youth system
62CM Abdul Razak20Non-EU2010100Youth system
  • Last updated: 19 May 2013
  • Source: [1], Players transfer, Manchester City Matchday Program MCFC vs Arsenal
  • Ordered by squad number.

Appearances include all competitive league and cup appearances, including as substitute.

Playing statistics edit

As of 19 May 2013

Appearances (Apps) numbers are for appearances in competitive games only, including sub appearances.
Red card numbers denote: numbers in parentheses represent red cards overturned for wrongful dismissal.

No.Pos.Squad
status
Player namePremier LeagueChampions LeagueFA CupLeague CupCommunity
Shield
Totals
All competitions
Apps. Apps. Apps. Apps. Apps. Apps.
1GKHGP Joe Hart38-1-6---1-----------45-1-
2DFACG Micah Richards (vc)7-2-1---------------8-2-
3DFFOR Maicon4(5)---3-1-0(1)-----------7(6)-1-
4DFFOR Vincent Kompany (c)2613(1)6-2-4-1-----1-1-3717(1)
5DFFOR Pablo Zabaleta29(1)27-3(2)-1-6111----1---39(3)391
6DFHGP Joleon Lescott17(9)13-2-1-3(1)---1-------23(10)14-
7MFHGP James Milner19(7)4111(1)---4(2)-1-1---1---26(10)421
8MFFOR Samir Nasri22(6)231611-31------11--32(6)541
10FWFOR Edin Džeko16(16)144-4(2)11-3(2)-1-0(1)---0(1)---23(22)156-
11MFHGP Scott Sinclair2(9)---1---0(2)---0(1)-------3(12)---
13DFFOR Aleksandar Kolarov11(9)15-1(4)11-311-111-1---17(13)48-
14MFFOR Javi García17(7)25-4(1)-3-3(1)-1---------24(9)29-
16FWFOR Sergio Agüero22(8)122-4(1)2--3(1)3------1---30(10)172-
17MFHGP Jack Rodwell6(5)22-0(1)---0(3)-----------6(9)22-
18MFHGP Gareth Barry27(4)16-4---512-1-------37(4)28-
21MFFOR David Silva29(3)42-3---51------0(1)---37(4)52-
22DFHGP Gaël Clichy26(2)-3-4---3(1)-------0(1)---33(4)-3-
28DFFOR Kolo Touré10(5)-2-----2---1-1-----13(5)-3-
30GKFOR Costel Pantilimon--------5---1---1-1-7-1-
32FWFOR Carlos Tevez28(6)143-3(2)---65--1-1-11--39(8)174-
33DFYTH Matija Nastasić21-1-5---3-1-1-------30-2-
36MFYTH Denis Suárez-----------1-------1---
42MFFOR Yaya Touré (vc)3256-513-412-----11--421011-
44DFACG Karim Rekik1-------------------1---
61MFACG Jeremy Helan------------0(1)-------0(1)---
62MFACG Abdul Razak0(3)-------0(1)---1-1-----1(4)-1-
64MFACG Marcos Lopes--------0(1)1----------0(1)1--
SoldMFFOR Nigel de Jong1---------------1---2---
SoldDFYTH Stefan Savić----------------1-1-1-1-
SoldFWYTH Mario Balotelli7(7)12-0(4)11-0(1)---11------8(12)33-
Own goals-1-------------------1--
Totals66632(1)715-1511124-33-93973(1)

Source: (for players and positions) Season 2012–13 First Team Squad00(for squad numbers) Squad Profiles00(for actual stats.)

Goalscorers edit

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.

Last updated on 19 May 2013
Rank Pos No. PlayerPremier LeagueChampions LeagueFA CupLeague CupCommunity ShieldTotal
1FW16 Sergio Agüero12230017
FW32 Carlos Tevez11050117
3FW10 Edin Džeko14100015
4MF42 Yaya Touré7110110
5MF21 David Silva401005
MF8 Samir Nasri211015
7MF7 James Milner400004
DF13 Aleksandar Kolarov111104
9DF5 Pablo Zabaleta201003
FWSold Mario Balotelli110103
11MF14 Javi García200002
MF17 Jack Rodwell200002
MF18 Gareth Barry101002
14DF4 Vincent Kompany100001
DF6 Joleon Lescott100001
MF64 Marcos Lopes001001
#Own Goal100001
Total667152393

Awards edit

PFA Team of the Year edit

The combined best 11 from all teams in the Premier League chosen by the PFA.

PlayerPosition
Pablo ZabaletaDefence

[5]

Premier League Golden Glove award edit

Awarded to the goalkeeper who kept the most clean sheets over the 2012–13 Premier League season.

PlayerClean sheets
Joe Hart18

Etihad Player of the Year edit

Based on votes polled by official supporters' clubs and fans online.

PlayerAward
Pablo ZabaletaPlayer of the Year[6]

Etihad Player of the Month awards edit

Awarded to the player that receives the most votes in a poll conducted each month on the official website of Manchester City.

MonthPlayer
September[7] Edin Džeko
October[8] Joe Hart
November[9] Matija Nastasić
December[10] Pablo Zabaleta
January[11] Pablo Zabaleta
February[12] James Milner
March[13] Carlos Tevez
April[14] Samir Nasri

Transfers and loans edit

Transfers in edit

Transfers out edit

Loans out edit

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