Manchester City FC: Players, History, Rivalries, and Achievements

Manchester City FC, popularly known as Man City or City has proved to be the greatest football team ever. Since its formation in 1880, the club hasn’t looked back. It has been able to achieve 9 Premier League titles. Behind every win lies the emotions, feelings, and trust of fans all around the world. Manchester City fans are known for their strong dedication and togetherness, as a Club that fights together.

The club has been playing its home games at the Etihad Stadium, located in Manchester. The Premier League is one of the top English leagues. In this competition, 20 teams compete against each other to get the title of the “best football club” in England.

Manchester City FC Facts

Founded	1880
Current Owner/President	City Football Group Limited
Country	England
City	Manchester
Nickname	The Citizens (Cityzens), The Blues, or The Sky Blues
Stadium	City of Manchester Stadium
Capacity	53,400
Head Coach	Pep Guardiola
Sponsors	Etihad Airways, Puma, Okx, Asahi, Nissan, e&, Experience Abu Dhabi, Midea, Nexen Tire, Betway, EA Sports FC, Emirates Palace Mandarin Oriental, Wix, Aldar, Xylem, Unilever, Axi, Sony Group Corporation, JinkoSolar, Gatorade, Qnet, Socios.com, JNC, CP Company, Corplay, Joie, Quidd, Acronis, Qualtrics, WeWork, The Fold, StairMedia
League	English Premier League
Squad Size	24 Players

Manchester City FC Value & Sponsors

According to Forbes, Manchester City FC’s market value in 2024 is $5.1 billion or £4.1 billion, with a revenue of $869 million, and an operating income of $147 million.

Sponsors of Club

Clubs have many sponsors right now like Etihad Airways, Puma, Okx, Asahi, Nissan, e&, Experience Abu Dhabi, Midea, Nexen Tire, Betway, EA Sports FC, Emirates Palace Mandarin Oriental, Wix, Aldar, Xylem, Unilever, Axi, Sony Group Corporation, JinkoSolar, Gatorade, Qnet, Socios.com, JNC, CP Company, Corplay, Joie, Quidd, Acronis, Qualtrics, WeWork, The Fold, and StairMedia.

Sponsors of Kits

Puma has been the official kit partner of Manchester City.

Manchester City FC History

Manchester City FC, referred to as Man City or City is a very famous English men’s professional football club based in Manchester. Manchester City has been able to get consistent top-division success.  Guardiola has been the manager of team Manchester City FC from 2016. He has successfully led the team to the greatest heights. With his master-class management and guidance, the club has been able to achieve the premier league title five times repeatedly.

Manchester City FC history goes back to 1880 when members of St. Mark’s Church in Manchester formed this team. In 1887, the team became the Ardwick Association Football Club. Later in 1894, its name was changed to Manchester City FC. 

Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, owner of Abu Dhabi Group purchased a controlling share in the club in 2008, after which the club’s performance improved and it started winning a lot of titles. He invested heavily which brought fruitful results for the club.

It became the First club to win an English domestic treble in the 2018-19 season. In addition, it also added the 2018 FA Community Shield to its amazing record.

List of Manchester City FC Club Anthem and Chants

Manchester City FC Club Anthem

Blue moon,

You saw me standing alone,

Without a dream in my heart,

Without a love of my own.

Blue moon,

You knew just what I was there for,

You heard me saying a prayer for,

Someone I really could care for.

And then there suddenly appeared before me,

The only one my arms will hold,

I heard somebody whisper please adore me

And when I looked, the moon had turned to gold.

Blue moon,

Now I’m no longer alone,

Without a dream in my heart,

Without a love of my own.

Manchester City FC Chants

1. Blue Moon:

“Blue moon, You saw me standing alone, Without a dream in my heart, Without a love of my own. Blue moon, You knew just what I was there for, You heard me saying a prayer for, Someone I really could care for. And then there suddenly appeared before me, The only one my arms will hold, I heard somebody whisper please adore me, And when I looked, the moon had turned to gold. Blue moon, Now I’m no longer alone, Without a dream in my heart, Without a love of my own.”

2. Boys in Blue:

“City, Manchester City, We are the lads who are playing to win, City, The Boys in Blue will never give in, Football is the game that we all live for, Saturday is the day we play the game, Everybody have to pull together, And together we will stand, Even if we’re playing down at Maine Road, Or if we play a million miles away, There always be a loyal fan behind us, To cheer us on our way, City, Manchester City, We are the lads who are playing to win, City, The Boys in Blue never give in, Blue is forever the best team in the land, Playing together together we will stand, City… Blue and white we play together, We will carry on forever more, Maybe in another generation, When other lads have come to take our place, They’ll carry on the glory of the City, Keeping City in the place. City, Manchester City, We are the lads who are playing to win, City. The Boys in Blue never give in, The Boys in Blue never give in, The Boys in Blue never give in…”

3. Best Defense in Europe:

“Ederson and Ake, Walker and Akanji, Ruben Dias, Johnny Stones, Best defence in Europe, We’re Manchester City. We just won in Istanbul! Woah, We’re the boys in blue, Woaah, Coming after you, Woah…”

4. The Best Team in the Land

“City, City, the best team in the land, And all the world, The best team in the land, We’ve won the league, we’ve won the Cup, We’re the famous Manchester City, and we’re going up.”

Some other chants used by the Man City fans:

• Oh When the Blues Go Marching In
• We Never Win at Home
• The Only Football Team to Come from Manchester
• Singing the Blues
• If You All Hate Man United, Clap Your Hands
• Rooney
• No Red in Manchester
• You’ll Never Get a Job
• If I Had the Wings of a Sparrow
• Colin the King
• Keep the Blue Flag Flying High
• Jingle Bells
• We All Follow the City
• Wonderwall
• I’m City ’til I Die
• We’re Not Really Here
• In 1962
• You Are My City

Manchester City FC Rivalries

Manchester City – Manchester United

This ill-blooded rivalry with Man United is considered one of the club’s fiercest. Although, Man City has spent all its history struggling and shuffling between the top two tiers. But since the appointment of Roberto Mancini club has transformed into one of the biggest clubs not just in the English league but in the European circuit as well.

While City have won 61 games, Man City has won 79 games, and 54 games ended as a draw. Since 2009, Man City has won 13 games, United won 12 games, and 2 games ended as a draw.

Manchester City FC Honors

Manchester City has won many titles and accolades, they have won 10 Premier League titles including 4 in a row, 7 FA Cups, 8 EFL Cups, and 1 UEFA Champions League in 2023.

List of Manchester City FC Records & Trophies

Type	Competition	No. of Titles	Seasons
Domestic	First Division/Premier League	10	1936–37, 1967–68, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24
Domestic	Second Division	7	1898–99, 1902–03, 1909–10, 1927–28, 1946–47, 1965–66, 2001–02
Domestic	FA Cup	7	1903–04, 1933–34, 1955–56, 1968–69, 2010–11, 2018–19, 2022–23
Domestic	Football League Cup/EFL Cup	8	1969–70, 1975–76, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21
Domestic	FA Charity Shield/FA Community Shield	7	1937, 1968, 1972, 2012, 2018, 2019, 2024
Continental	European Cup/UEFA Champions League	1	2022–23
Continental	European Cup Winners’ Cup	1	1969–70
Continental	UEFA Super Cup	1	2023
Worldwide	FIFA Club World Cup	1	2023

Manchester City FC records

Manchester City has been unstoppable; with every new season, it is probing its immense potential. Under Pep Guardiola’s management, the club has achieved 5 consecutive premier league titles, making a total of 9 titles to their name. 

Statistics	Record
Matches played	1038
Wins	536
Losses	289
Goals	1870
Clean sheets	362

Manchester City FC Squad Numbers and Players List – Current

Current best players- This season’s squad has been incredible and is all set to break all the records. The entire team of Man City has amazing skills. However, some players bring something extra spark to the club. These include Erling Haaland, R. Rodri, Julian Alvarez, Philip Walter Foden, Bernardo Silva, Kevin de Bruyne.

Past best players- There have been many football legends who contributed a lot to this club. Some of the past top players include- Colin Bell, David Silva, Sergio Aguero, Bert Trautmann, Vincent Kompany, Peter Doherty, Alan Oakes

Manchester City FC Players for Premier League 2024-25

With the new signings, Man City has some of the best and the finest new talents in this era. 

Following is their new squad for the 2023-24 season.

NUMBER	PLAYER NAME	POSISTION
33	Scott Carson	Goal Keeper
31	Ederson	Goal Keeper
18	Stefan Ortega Moreno	Goal Keeper
25	Manuel Akanji	Centre Back
6	Nathan Ake	Centre Back
3	Ruben Dias	Centre Back
24	Josko Gvardiol	Left Back
82	Rico Lewis	Right Back
5	John Stones	Centre Back
2	Kyle Walker	Right Back
52	Joshua Wilson-Esbrand	Left Back
16	Rodri	Defensive Midfielder
27	Matheus Nunes	Central Midfielder
8	Mateo Kovacic	Central Midfielder
19	Ilkay Gundogan	Central Midfielder
20	Bernardo Silva	Attacking Midfielder
17	Kevin De Bruyne	Attacking Midfield
87	James McAfee	Attacking Midfield
11	Jeremy Doku	Left Winger
10	Jack Grealish	Left Winger
47	Phil Foden	Right Winger
26	Savinho	Right Winger
52	Oscar Bobb	Right Winger
9	Erling Haaland	Centre Forward

Future goals

Manchester City has made new signings with the hope of grabbing all the titles possible. Its biggest signings tend to rise, with their best years ahead of them and plenty of room for wider development in their game. All that is true for Erling Haaland, but he is already at the very top table of the game. The team is all set to attach more titles to its name. So don’t forget to keep a close eye on their performance this season.

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