2012–13 Manchester City F.C. season

11th season in existence of Manchester City F.C.

Manchester City 2012–13 football season
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)
Home colours

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.

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

Supplier: Umbro / Sponsor: Etihad Airways

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

Kit information

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

Pre-season

Friendlies

Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia v England Manchester City
13 July 2012 Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia 1–0 England Manchester City Innsbruck, Austria
19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Al Abed 69' Report Stadium: Tivoli-Neu
Referee: Michael Daxauer (Austria)
Dynamo Dresden Germany v England Manchester City
17 July 2012 Dynamo Dresden Germany 0–0 England Manchester City Innsbruck, Austria
19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Report Stadium: Tivoli-Neu
Attendance: 4,650
Referee: Gregor Danler (Austria)
Beşiktaş Turkey v England Manchester City
20 July 2012 Beşiktaş Turkey 0–2 England Manchester City Innsbruck, Austria
18:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Report Agüero 45'
Kompany 56'		 Stadium: Tivoli-Neu
Malaysia XI Malaysia v England Manchester City
30 July 2012 Malaysia XI Malaysia 1–3 England Manchester City Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Azamuddin 87' Report Agüero 25'
Tevez 47'
Johnson 51'		 Stadium: Bukit Jalil Stadium
Attendance: 53,000
VfL Wolfsburg Germany v England Manchester City
4 August 2012 VfL Wolfsburg Germany 0–2 England Manchester City Wolfsburg, Germany
Report Agüero 41'
Y. Touré 57'		 Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
Attendance: 22,000

China Cup

Arsenal England v England Manchester City
27 July 2012 Arsenal England 0–2 England Manchester City Beijing, China
20:00 CST (UTC+08:00) Report Zabaleta 42'
Y. Touré 44'		 Stadium: Bird's Nest Stadium
Attendance: 52,000
Referee: Howard Webb (South Yorkshire)

Post-season

Friendlies

Manchester City England v England Chelsea
23 May 2013 Manchester City England 4–3 England Chelsea St Louis, Missouri, United States
19:30 CT (UTC−06:00) García 63'
Džeko 64', 84'
Richards 90+1'		 Report Ba 14'
Azpilicueta 45' (pen.)
Oscar 53'		 Stadium: Busch Stadium
Attendance: 48,263
Referee: George Gansner[3]
Manchester City England v England Chelsea
25 May 2013 Manchester City England 5–3 England Chelsea New York City, New York, United States
17:30 EST (UTC−05:00) Barry 3'
Nasri 29', 74'
Milner 55'
Džeko 84'		 Ramires 46', 69'
Mata 82'		 Stadium: Yankee Stadium
Attendance: 39,462

Competitions

Overall

Competition Started round Final
position / round 		First match Last match
FA Community Shield Final Winner 12 August 2012
Premier League — 2nd 19 August 2012 19 May 2013
League Cup 3rd round 3rd round 25 September 2012 25 September 2012
FA Cup 3rd round Runner-up 5 January 2013 11 May 2013
Champions League Group stage Group stage 18 September 2012 4 December 2012

Updated to match played 19 May 2013
Source: Competitions

FA Community Shield

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

Premier League

League table

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Manchester United (C) 38 28 5 5 86 43 +43 89 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Manchester City 38 23 9 6 66 34 +32 78
3 Chelsea 38 22 9 7 75 39 +36 75
4 Arsenal 38 21 10 7 72 37 +35 73 Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
5 Tottenham Hotspur 38 21 9 8 66 46 +20 72 Qualification 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

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 23 9 6 66 34  +32 78 14 3 2 41 15  +26 9 6 4 25 19  +6

Last updated: 19 May 2013.
Source: Premier League

Points breakdown

Points at home: 45
Points away from home: 33

Points against 2011–12 Top Four: 10
Points against promoted teams: 13

6 points: Aston Villa, Fulham, Newcastle United, Reading, West Bromwich Albion, Wigan Athletic
4 points: Arsenal, Queens Park Rangers, Stoke City, Swansea City, West Ham United, Chelsea
3 points: Norwich City, Southampton, Sunderland, Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester United
2 points: 0Liverpool
1 point: 0Everton

Biggest & smallest

Biggest home win: 5–0 vs. Aston Villa, 17 November 2012
Biggest home defeat: 2–3 vs. Norwich City (19 May 2013) and vs. Manchester United (9 December 2012)
Biggest away win: 4 by a 2-goal margin
Biggest away defeat: 3 by a 2-goal margin

Biggest home attendance: 47,386 vs. Everton, 1 December 2012
Smallest home attendance: 45,579 vs. Queens Park Rangers, 1 September 2012
Biggest away attendance: 75,498 vs. Manchester United, 8 April 2013
Smallest away attendance: 19,623 vs. Wigan Athletic, 28 November 2012

Results by round

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

Matches

Manchester City v Southampton
19 August 2012 1 Manchester City 3–2 Southampton Manchester
16:00 BST Tevez 39'
Džeko 71'
Nasri 80', Yellow card 80'		 Report Lambert 60'
Fox Yellow card 60'
Davis 67'
Schneiderlin Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 46,109
Referee: Howard Webb
Liverpool v Manchester City
26 August 2012 2 Liverpool 2–2 Manchester City Liverpool
16:00 BST Škrtel 34'
Suárez 66', Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Y. Touré 63'
Tevez 80'		 Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,492
Referee: Andre Marriner
Manchester City v Queens Park Rangers
1 September 2012 3 Manchester City 3–1 Queens Park Rangers Manchester
17:30 BST Y. Touré 16'
Kolarov Yellow card 45'
Džeko 61'
Rodwell Yellow card 73'
Tevez 90+2'		 Report Zamora 59', Yellow card 85' Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 45,579
Referee: Chris Foy
Stoke City v Manchester City
15 September 2012 4 Stoke City 1–1 Manchester City Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 BST Crouch 15' Report García 35', Yellow card 55' Stadium: Britannia Stadium
Attendance: 27,101
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
Manchester City v Arsenal
23 September 2012 5 Manchester City 1–1 Arsenal Manchester
16:00 BST Lescott 40' Report Koscielny 82' Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 47,318
Referee: Mike Dean
Fulham v Manchester City
29 September 2012 6 Fulham 1–2 Manchester City London
15:00 BST Petrić 10' (pen.) Report Agüero 43'
Džeko 87'		 Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 25,698
Referee: Mark Halsey
Manchester City v Sunderland
6 October 2012 7 Manchester City 3–0 Sunderland Manchester
12:45 BST Kolarov 5'
Agüero 60'
Milner 89'		 Report Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 47,036
Referee: Lee Probert
West Bromwich Albion v Manchester City
20 October 2012 8 West Bromwich Albion 1–2 Manchester City West Bromwich
15:00 BST Long 67' Report Džeko 80', 90+2' Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 24,891
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
Manchester City v Swansea City
27 October 2012 9 Manchester City 1–0 Swansea City Manchester
17:30 BST Tevez 61' Report Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 46,801
Referee: Martin Atkinson
West Ham United v Manchester City
3 November 2012 10 West Ham United 0–0 Manchester City London
17:30 GMT Report Stadium: Upton Park
Attendance: 35,005
Referee: Howard Webb
Manchester City v Tottenham Hotspur
11 November 2012 11 Manchester City 2–1 Tottenham Hotspur Manchester
13:30 GMT Zabaleta Yellow card 29'
Agüero 65'
Džeko 88'		 Report Caulker 21'
Walker Yellow card 27'
Adebayor Yellow card 76'		 Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 47,208
Referee: Michael Oliver
Manchester City v Aston Villa
17 November 2012 12 Manchester City 5–0 Aston Villa Manchester
15:00 GMT Silva 43'
Agüero 54' (pen.), 67'
Tevez 65' (pen.), 74'		 Report Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 47,072
Referee: Jon Moss
Chelsea v Manchester City
25 November 2012 13 Chelsea 0–0 Manchester City London
16:00 GMT Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,792
Referee: Chris Foy
Wigan Athletic v Manchester City
28 November 2012 14 Wigan Athletic 0–2 Manchester City Wigan
20:00 GMT Gómez Yellow card 45+2' Report Barry Yellow card 64'
Balotelli 69'
Milner 72'		 Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 19,623
Referee: Mark Halsey
Manchester City v Everton
1 December 2012 15 Manchester City 1–1 Everton Manchester
15:00 GMT Tevez 43' (pen.) Report Fellaini 33' Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 47,386
Referee: Lee Probert
Manchester City v Manchester United
9 December 2012 16 Manchester City 2–3 Manchester United Manchester
13:30 GMT Y. Touré 60'
Zabaleta 85'		 Rooney 15', 28'
Van Persie 90+3'		 Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 47,166
Referee: Martin Atkinson
Newcastle United v Manchester City
15 December 2012 17 Newcastle United 1–3 Manchester City Newcastle upon Tyne
12:45 GMT Ba 51' Report Agüero 10'
García 39'
Y. Touré 78'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 49,579
Referee: Andre Marriner
Manchester City v Reading
22 December 2012 18 Manchester City 1–0 Reading Manchester
15:00 GMT Barry 90+3' Report Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 47,007
Referee: Mike Dean
Sunderland v Manchester City
26 December 2012 19 Sunderland 1–0 Manchester City Sunderland
15:00 GMT Johnson 53' Report Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 42,190
Referee: Kevin Friend
Norwich City v Manchester City
29 December 2012 20 Norwich City 3–4 Manchester City Norwich
15:00 GMT Pilkington 15'
Martin 63', 75'		 Report Džeko 2', 4'
Agüero 50'
Bunn 67' (o.g)		 Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 26,827
Referee: Mike Jones
Manchester City v Stoke City
1 January 2013 21 Manchester City 3–0 Stoke City Manchester
15:00 GMT Zabaleta 43'
Džeko 56', Yellow card 57'
Lescott Yellow card 59'
Agüero 74' (pen.)		 Report Huth Yellow card 47'
Nzonzi Yellow card 73'		 Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 47,192
Referee: Michael Oliver
Arsenal v Manchester City
13 January 2013 22 Arsenal 0–2 Manchester City London
16:00 GMT Report Milner 21'
Džeko 32'		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,107
Referee: Mike Dean
Manchester City v Fulham
19 January 2013 23 Manchester City 2–0 Fulham Manchester
15:00 GMT Silva 2', 69'
García Yellow card 65'		 Report Karagounis Yellow card 24'
Richardson Yellow card 56'		 Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 47,286
Referee: Jon Moss
Queens Park Rangers v Manchester City
29 January 2013 24 Queens Park Rangers 0–0 Manchester City London
19:45 GMT Mbia Yellow card 40'
Granero Yellow card 58'		 Report Barry Yellow card 63'
Zabaleta Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 17,894
Referee: Phil Dowd
Manchester City v Liverpool
3 February 2013 25 Manchester City 2–2 Liverpool Manchester
16:00 GMT Džeko 23'
Agüero 78'		 Report Sturridge 29'
Gerrard 73'		 Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 47,301
Referee: Anthony Taylor
Southampton v Manchester City
9 February 2013 26 Southampton 3–1 Manchester City Southampton
17:30 GMT Puncheon 7'
Davis 22'
Barry 48' (o.g.)		 Report Džeko 39' Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 31,738
Referee: Martin Atkinson
Manchester City v Chelsea
24 February 2013 27 Manchester City 2–0 Chelsea Manchester
13:30 GMT Y. Touré 63'
Tevez 85'		 Report Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 47,256
Referee: Andre Marriner
Aston Villa v Manchester City
4 March 2013 28 Aston Villa 0–1 Manchester City Birmingham
20:00 GMT Tevez 45+1' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 33,217
Referee: Mike Dean
Everton v Manchester City
16 March 2013 29 Everton 2–0 Manchester City Liverpool
12:45 GMT Osman 32'
Jelavić 90'		 Report Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 36,519
Referee: Lee Probert
Manchester City v Newcastle United
30 March 2013 30 Manchester City 4–0 Newcastle United Manchester
15:00 GMT Tevez 41'
Silva 45+2'
Kompany 56'
Y. Touré 69'		 Report
OG corrected		 Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 47,201
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
Manchester United v Manchester City
8 April 2013 31 Manchester United 1–2 Manchester City Manchester
20:00 BST Jones 59' Report Milner 51'
Agüero 78'		 Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 75,498
Referee: Mike Dean
Manchester City v Wigan Athletic
17 April 2013 32 Manchester City 1–0 Wigan Athletic Manchester
19:45 BST Tevez 83' Report Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 47,106
Referee: Anthony Taylor
Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester City
21 April 2013 33 Tottenham Hotspur 3–1 Manchester City London
13:30 BST Dempsey 75'
Defoe 80'
Bale 82'		 Report Nasri 5' Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 36,121
Referee: Lee Mason
Manchester City v West Ham United
27 April 2013 34 Manchester City 2–1 West Ham United Manchester
12:45 BST Agüero 28'
Y. Touré 83'		 Report Carroll 90+4' Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 47,189
Referee: Howard Webb
Swansea City v Manchester City
4 May 2013 35 Swansea City 0–0 Manchester City Swansea
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 20,242
Referee: Mike Jones
Manchester City v West Bromwich Albion
7 May 2013 36 Manchester City 1–0 West Bromwich Albion Manchester
19:45 BST Džeko 35' Report Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 46,158
Referee: Phil Dowd
Reading v Manchester City
14 May 2013 37 Reading 0–2 Manchester City Reading
20:00 BST Report Agüero 40'
Džeko 88'		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 22,859
Referee: Martin Atkinson
Manchester City v Norwich City
19 May 2013 38 Manchester City 2–3 Norwich City Manchester
16:00 BST Rodwell 29', 59' Report Pilkington 26'
Holt 54'
Howson 65'		 Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 47,054
Referee: Mark Halsey

FA Cup

Manchester City v Watford
5 January 2013 Third round Manchester City 3–0 Watford Manchester
15:00 GMT Tevez 22'
Barry 44'
Lopes 90+1'		 Report Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 46,821
Referee: Phil Dowd
Stoke City v Manchester City
26 January 2013 Fourth round Stoke City 0–1 Manchester City Stoke-on-Trent
12:45 GMT Report Zabaleta 85' Stadium: Britannia Stadium
Attendance: 19,814
Referee: Howard Webb
Manchester City v Leeds United
17 February 2013 Fifth round Manchester City 4–0 Leeds United Manchester
14:00 GMT Y. Touré 5'
Agüero 15' (pen.), 74'
Tevez 52'		 Report Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 46,849
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
Manchester City v Barnsley
9 March 2013 Sixth round Manchester City 5–0 Barnsley Manchester
17:30 GMT Tevez 11', 31', 50'
Kolarov 27'
Silva 65'		 Report Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 46,728
Referee: Anthony Taylor
Chelsea v Manchester City
14 April 2013 Semi-finals Chelsea 1–2 Manchester City London
16:00 BST Ramires Yellow card 46'
Ba 66'
Torres Yellow card 85'		 Report Barry Yellow card 26'
Nasri 35'
Y. Touré Yellow card 45'
Agüero 47'
Kompany Yellow card 78'		 Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 85,621
Referee: Chris Foy
Manchester City v Wigan Athletic
11 May 2013 Final Manchester City 0–1 Wigan Athletic London
17:15 BST Zabaleta Yellow card 60' Yellow-red card 84'
Nastasić Yellow card 75'
Barry Yellow card 87'		 Report Watson 90+1'
Robles Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 86,254
Referee: Andre Marriner

Football League Cup

Manchester City v Aston Villa
25 September 2012 Third round Manchester City 2–4 (a.e.t.) Aston Villa Manchester
19:45 BST Balotelli 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

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

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Germany Borussia Dortmund 6 4 2 0 11 5 +6 14 Advance to knockout phase
2 Spain Real Madrid 6 3 2 1 15 9 +6 11
3 Netherlands Ajax 6 1 1 4 8 16 −8 4 Transfer to Europa League
4 England Manchester City 6 0 3 3 7 11 −4 3
Source: Soccerway
Real Madrid Spain v England Manchester City
18 September 2012 1 Real Madrid Spain 3–2 England Manchester City Madrid, Spain
19:45 BST Marcelo 76'
Benzema 87'
Ronaldo 90'		 Report Džeko 69'
Kolarov 85'		 Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 67,000
Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)
Manchester City England v Germany Borussia Dortmund
3 October 2012 2 Manchester City England 1–1 Germany Borussia Dortmund Manchester, England
19:45 BST Balotelli 90' (pen.) Report Reus 61' Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 43,607
Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic)
Ajax Netherlands v England Manchester City
24 October 2012 3 Ajax Netherlands 3–1 England Manchester City Amsterdam, Netherlands
19:45 BST De Jong 45'
Moisander 57'
Eriksen 68'		 Report Nasri 22' Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 45,743
Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen
Manchester City England v Netherlands Ajax
6 November 2012 4 Manchester City England 2–2 Netherlands Ajax Manchester, England
19:45 GMT Y. Touré 22'
Agüero 74'		 Report De Jong 10', 17' Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 40,222
Referee: Peter Rasmussen (Denmark)
Manchester City England v Spain Real Madrid
21 November 2012 5 Manchester City England 1–1 Spain Real Madrid Manchester, England
19:45 GMT Agüero 73' (pen.) Report Benzema 10' Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 45,740
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)
Borussia Dortmund Germany v England Manchester City
4 December 2012 6 Borussia Dortmund Germany 1–0 England Manchester City Dortmund, Germany
19:45 GMT Schieber 57' Report Stadium: Signal Iduna Park
Attendance: 62,000
Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)

Squad information

Player statistics – overall

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 EU
 Since
 App
 Goals
 Ends
 Transfer fee
 Notes
1 GK England Joe Hart 26 EU 2006 217 0 2016 £1.5M
2 RB England Micah Richards 25 EU 2005 234 10 2015 Youth system
3 RB Brazil Maicon 31 Non-EU 2012 13 0 2014 £3.5M
4 CB Belgium Vincent Kompany (captain) 27 EU 2008 206 7 2018 £6M
5 RB Argentina Pablo Zabaleta 28 Non-EU 2008 195 7 2015 £6M
6 CB England Joleon Lescott 30 EU 2009 136 9 2014 £22M
7 AM England James Milner 27 EU 2010 114 8 2015 £24M
8 AM France Samir Nasri 26 EU 2011 83 11 2015 £25M
10 FW Bosnia and Herzegovina Edin Džeko 27 Non-EU 2011 (Winter) 109 40 2015 £27M
11 AM England Scott Sinclair 24 EU 2012 15 0 2016 £6.2M
13 LB Serbia Aleksandar Kolarov 27 Non-EU 2010 94 11 2015 £16M
14 CM Spain Javi García 26 EU 2012 33 2 2017 £16M
16 FW Argentina Sergio Agüero 25 Non-EU 2011 88 47 2017 £35M
17 CM England Jack Rodwell 22 EU 2012 15 2 2017 £12M
18 CM England Gareth Barry 32 EU 2009 174 8 2014 £12M
21 AM Spain David Silva 27 EU 2010 143 19 2017 £24M
22 LB France Gaël Clichy 27 EU 2011 74 0 2017 £7M
28 CB Ivory Coast Kolo Touré 32 Non-EU 2009 102 3 2013 £16M
29 GK England Richard Wright 35 EU 2012 0 0 2013 Free
30 GK Romania Costel Pantilimon 26 EU 2011 11 0 2016 £1M
32 FW Argentina Carlos Tevez 29 Non-EU 2009 147 73 2014 £25.5M
33 CB Serbia Matija Nastasić 20 Non-EU 2012 30 0 2017 £10M
42 CM Ivory Coast Yaya Touré 30 Non-EU 2010 134 31 2017 £24M
60 FW Sweden John Guidetti 21 EU 2008 1 0 2015 Youth system
62 CM Ivory Coast Abdul Razak 20 Non-EU 2010 10 0 Youth 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

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 name Premier League Champions League FA Cup League Cup Community
Shield 		Totals
All competitions
Apps. Apps. Apps. Apps. Apps. Apps.
1 GK HGP England Joe Hart 38 - 1 - 6 - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - 45 - 1 -
2 DF ACG England Micah Richards (vc) 7 - 2 - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8 - 2 -
3 DF FOR Brazil Maicon 4(5) - - - 3 - 1 - 0(1) - - - - - - - - - - - 7(6) - 1 -
4 DF FOR Belgium Vincent Kompany (c) 26 1 3 (1) 6 - 2 - 4 - 1 - - - - - 1 - 1 - 37 1 7 (1)
5 DF FOR Argentina Pablo Zabaleta 29(1) 2 7 - 3(2) - 1 - 6 1 1 1 - - - - 1 - - - 39(3) 3 9 1
6 DF HGP England Joleon Lescott 17(9) 1 3 - 2 - 1 - 3(1) - - - 1 - - - - - - - 23(10) 1 4 -
7 MF HGP England James Milner 19(7) 4 1 1 1(1) - - - 4(2) - 1 - 1 - - - 1 - - - 26(10) 4 2 1
8 MF FOR France Samir Nasri 22(6) 2 3 1 6 1 1 - 3 1 - - - - - - 1 1 - - 32(6) 5 4 1
10 FW FOR Bosnia and Herzegovina Edin Džeko 16(16) 14 4 - 4(2) 1 1 - 3(2) - 1 - 0(1) - - - 0(1) - - - 23(22) 15 6 -
11 MF HGP England Scott Sinclair 2(9) - - - 1 - - - 0(2) - - - 0(1) - - - - - - - 3(12) - - -
13 DF FOR Serbia Aleksandar Kolarov 11(9) 1 5 - 1(4) 1 1 - 3 1 1 - 1 1 1 - 1 - - - 17(13) 4 8 -
14 MF FOR Spain Javi García 17(7) 2 5 - 4(1) - 3 - 3(1) - 1 - - - - - - - - - 24(9) 2 9 -
16 FW FOR Argentina Sergio Agüero 22(8) 12 2 - 4(1) 2 - - 3(1) 3 - - - - - - 1 - - - 30(10) 17 2 -
17 MF HGP England Jack Rodwell 6(5) 2 2 - 0(1) - - - 0(3) - - - - - - - - - - - 6(9) 2 2 -
18 MF HGP England Gareth Barry 27(4) 1 6 - 4 - - - 5 1 2 - 1 - - - - - - - 37(4) 2 8 -
21 MF FOR Spain David Silva 29(3) 4 2 - 3 - - - 5 1 - - - - - - 0(1) - - - 37(4) 5 2 -
22 DF HGP France Gaël Clichy 26(2) - 3 - 4 - - - 3(1) - - - - - - - 0(1) - - - 33(4) - 3 -
28 DF FOR Ivory Coast Kolo Touré 10(5) - 2 - - - - - 2 - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - 13(5) - 3 -
30 GK FOR Romania Costel Pantilimon - - - - - - - - 5 - - - 1 - - - 1 - 1 - 7 - 1 -
32 FW FOR Argentina Carlos Tevez 28(6) 14 3 - 3(2) - - - 6 5 - - 1 - 1 - 1 1 - - 39(8) 17 4 -
33 DF YTH Serbia Matija Nastasić 21 - 1 - 5 - - - 3 - 1 - 1 - - - - - - - 30 - 2 -
36 MF YTH Spain Denis Suárez - - - - – - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - 1 - - -
42 MF FOR Ivory Coast Yaya Touré (vc) 32 5 6 - 5 1 3 - 4 1 2 - - - - - 1 1 - - 42 10 11 -
44 DF ACG Netherlands Karim Rekik 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - -
61 MF ACG France Jeremy Helan - - - - - - - - - - - - 0(1) - - - - - - - 0(1) - - -
62 MF ACG Ivory Coast Abdul Razak 0(3) - - - - - - - 0(1) - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - 1(4) - 1 -
64 MF ACG Portugal Marcos Lopes - - - - - - - - 0(1) 1 - - - - - - - - - - 0(1) 1 - -
Sold MF FOR Netherlands Nigel de Jong 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - 2 - - -
Sold DF YTH Montenegro Stefan Savić - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 -
Sold FW YTH Italy Mario Balotelli 7(7) 1 2 - 0(4) 1 1 - 0(1) - - - 1 1 - - - - - - 8(12) 3 3 -
Own goals - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - -
Totals 66 63 2(1) 7 15 - 15 11 1 2 4 - 3 3 - 93 97 3(1)

Source: (for players and positions) Season 2012–13 First Team Squad 00(for squad numbers) Squad Profiles 00(for actual stats.)

Goalscorers

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. Player Premier League Champions League FA Cup League Cup Community Shield Total
1 FW 16 Argentina Sergio Agüero 12 2 3 0 0 17
FW 32 Argentina Carlos Tevez 11 0 5 0 1 17
3 FW 10 Bosnia and Herzegovina Edin Džeko 14 1 0 0 0 15
4 MF 42 Ivory Coast Yaya Touré 7 1 1 0 1 10
5 MF 21 Spain David Silva 4 0 1 0 0 5
MF 8 France Samir Nasri 2 1 1 0 1 5
7 MF 7 England James Milner 4 0 0 0 0 4
DF 13 Serbia Aleksandar Kolarov 1 1 1 1 0 4
9 DF 5 Argentina Pablo Zabaleta 2 0 1 0 0 3
FW Sold Italy Mario Balotelli 1 1 0 1 0 3
11 MF 14 Spain Javi García 2 0 0 0 0 2
MF 17 England Jack Rodwell 2 0 0 0 0 2
MF 18 England Gareth Barry 1 0 1 0 0 2
14 DF 4 Belgium Vincent Kompany 1 0 0 0 0 1
DF 6 England Joleon Lescott 1 0 0 0 0 1
MF 64 Portugal Marcos Lopes 0 0 1 0 0 1
# Own Goal 1 0 0 0 0 1
Total 66 7 15 2 3 93

Awards

PFA Team of the Year

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

Player Position
Argentina Pablo Zabaleta Defence

[5]

Premier League Golden Glove award

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

Player Clean sheets
England Joe Hart 18

Etihad Player of the Year

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

Player Award
Argentina Pablo Zabaleta Player of the Year[6]

Etihad Player of the Month awards

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

Month Player
September[7] Bosnia and Herzegovina Edin Džeko
October[8] England Joe Hart
November[9] Serbia Matija Nastasić
December[10] Argentina Pablo Zabaleta
January[11] Argentina Pablo Zabaleta
February[12] England James Milner
March[13] Argentina Carlos Tevez
April[14] France Samir Nasri

Transfers and loans

Transfers in

First team
Date Pos. No. Player From club Transfer fee
12 August 2012 MF 17 England Jack Rodwell[15] England Everton £12,000,000[16]
30 August 2012 GK 29 England Richard Wright Unattached Free
31 August 2012 MF 11 England Scott Sinclair[17] Wales Swansea City £6,200,000
31 August 2012 DF 3 Brazil Maicon[18] Italy Internazionale £5,000,000
31 August 2012 DF 33 Serbia Matija Nastasić[19] Italy Fiorentina £12,000,000 + Stefan Savić
31 August 2012 MF 14 Spain Javi García[20] Portugal Benfica £17,000,000
Reserves and Academy
Date Pos. No. Player From club Transfer fee
4 August 2012 MF – Romania Vlad Marin[21] Italy Lazio Undisclosed
13 August 2012 MF – France Olivier Ntcham[22] France Le Havre Undisclosed
31 January 2013 FW – Ghana Godsway Donyoh[23] Ghana Right to Dream Academy Undisclosed

Transfers out

First team
Exit Date Pos. No. Player To club Transfer fee
22 May 2012 MF 20 England Owen Hargreaves Released[24]
22 May 2012 MF 35 Israel Gai Assulin Spain Racing Santander Released[24]
1 July 2012 GK 12 England Stuart Taylor England Reading Released[25]
21 August 2012 FW 9 Togo Emmanuel Adebayor England Tottenham Hotspur £5,000,000[26]
24 August 2012 MF 11 England Adam Johnson England Sunderland £12,000,000[27]
31 August 2012 MF 34 Netherlands Nigel de Jong[28] Italy Milan £3,100,000
31 August 2012 DF 15 Montenegro Stefan Savić[19] Italy Fiorentina Swap
7 December 2012 GK – Faroe Islands Gunnar Nielsen Released[29]
28 December 2012 MF – England Michael Johnson Released[30]
30 January 2013 FW 45 Italy Mario Balotelli Italy Milan £19,000,000[31]
Reserves and Academy
Exit Date Pos. No. Player To club Transfer fee
22 May 2012 MF – England Ahmed Benali Italy Brescia Released[24]
22 May 2012 DF 33 Republic of Ireland Greg Cunningham England Bristol City Undisclosed[32]
2 Aug 2012 MF 40 Slovakia Vladimír Weiss Italy Pescara £1,500,000

Loans out

First team
Start date End date Pos. No. Player To club
14 July 2012 31 December 2012 MF 50 Norway Abdisalam Ibrahim Norway Strømsgodset
21 July 2012 31 May 2013 DF 3 England Wayne Bridge England Brighton & Hove Albion[33]
31 August 2012 31 May 2013 FW 14 Paraguay Roque Santa Cruz Spain Málaga[34]
31 August 2012 31 May 2013 DF 38 Belgium Dedryck Boyata Netherlands Twente[35]
1 October 2012 31 December 2012 MF 62 Ivory Coast Abdul Razak England Charlton Athletic[36]
Reserves and Academy
Start date End date Pos. No. Player To club
6 July 2012 31 May 2013 MF – Norway Omar Elabdellaoui Netherlands Feyenoord[37]
3 August 2012 31 May 2013 MF – Ghana Mohammed Abu Spain Rayo Vallecano[38]
31 August 2012 31 December 2012 DF – Northern Ireland Ryan McGivern Scotland Hibernian[39]
25 September 2012 28 January 2013 DF 57 England Reece Wabara England Oldham Athletic[40]
25 October 2012 21 November 2012 DF 61 France Jérémy Hélan England Shrewsbury Town[41]
22 November 2012 8 May 2013 DF 61 France Jérémy Hélan England Sheffield Wednesday[42]
8 January 2013 31 May 2013 FW 49 Italy Luca Scapuzzi Italy Varese[43]
10 January 2013 31 May 2013 FW 43 England Alex Nimely England Crystal Palace[44]
30 January 2013 5 May 2013 DF 57 England Reece Wabara England Blackpool[42]
15 February 2013 5 May 2013 DF 44 Netherlands Karim Rekik England Blackburn Rovers[45]
7 March 2013 5 May 2013 GK 63 Norway Eirik Johansen England Scunthorpe United[46]
31 January 2013 Rest of season ST – Ghana Godsway Donyoh Sweden Djurgårdens IF[47]
21 August 2012 6 January 2013 FW – England Harry Bunn England Crewe Alexandra[48]
25 October 2012 29 November 2012 DF 61 England Michael Rayner England Bradford City

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