Manchester City F.C.
Manchester City Football Club is an English football club. The club is coached by Pep Guardiola and the team is currently playing in the English Premier League.
| Full name | Manchester City Football Club | |||
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| Nickname(s) | City, Cityzens,[1] The Citizens, The Sky Blues | |||
| Short name | City | |||
| Founded | 1880 as St. Mark's (West Gorton) 1887 as Ardwick Association F.C. 16 April 1894 as Manchester City[2] | |||
| Ground | Etihad Stadium | |||
| Capacity | 55,017[3] | |||
| Owner | City Football Group | |||
| Chairman | Khaldoon Al Mubarak | |||
| Manager | Pep Guardiola | |||
| League | Premier League | |||
| 2021–22 | Premier League, 1st of 20 (champions) | |||
| Website | Club website | |||
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
- 1880-1887 St Mark's (West Gorton)
- 1887–1894 Ardwick F.C.
- 1894–present Manchester City F.C.
Players change
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Current squad change
- As of 10 September 2022[5]
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Out on loan change
The following players have previously made a league or cup appearance for Manchester City and are currently on loan at other teams:
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Other players with first-team appearances change
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Retired numbers change
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Player of the Year change
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References change
- ↑ "Cityzens at Home". ManCity.com. Manchester City FC. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ↑ 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 12 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- ↑ "Man City set sights on trophies". 2 September 2008.
- ↑ "Men's team". Manchester City F.C. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
- ↑ David Clayton (30 September 2020). "Palmer handed debut as City make four changes". Manchester City F.C. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- ↑ Percival, Adam. "50 years of MCFC Player of the Year: Part 1". www.mancity.com. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ↑ Clayton, David. "50 years of MCFC Player of the Year: Part 2". www.mancity.com. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ↑ Clayton, David. "50 years of MCFC Player of the Year: Part 3". www.mancity.com. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ↑ Clayton, David. "50 years of MCFC Player of the Year: Part 4". www.mancity.com. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ↑ Pollard, Rob. "50 years of MCFC player of the year: Part 5". www.mancity.com. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
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