2012–13 Manchester City F.C. season

The 2012–13 season was Manchester City's 111th season of football, 11th consecutive season in the Premier League, and 21st season in the Premier League since it was first created. City began the season as defending champions, having won the league in 2011–12. The club also played in the UEFA Champions League for the third time, the second since the competition was rebranded. City also reached the tenth FA Cup final in their history after beating Chelsea 2–1 at Wembley Stadium on 14 April 2013. They then lost the final 1–0 against Wigan Athletic on 11 May 2013. On 13 May 2013, Roberto Mancini was sacked as City manager following three-and-a-half years in the role.

Manchester City
2012–13 season
ChairmanKhaldoon Al Mubarak
ManagerRoberto Mancini
(until 13 May 2013)
Brian Kidd (caretaker manager)
(from 13 May 2013)
StadiumEtihad Stadium
Premier League2nd
FA CupRunner-up
League CupThird round
FA Community ShieldWinners
UEFA Champions LeagueGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
Edin Džeko (14)
All:
Sergio Agüero
Carlos Tevez (17)
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)

Kit

Supplier: Umbro / Sponsor: Etihad Airways

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

Kit information

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

Non-competitive

Pre-season

Friendlies
13 July 2012 Al-Hilal 1–0 Manchester CityInnsbruck, Austria
19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Al Abed  69' Report Stadium: Tivoli-Neu
Referee: Michael Daxauer (Austria)
17 July 2012 Dynamo Dresden 0–0 Manchester CityInnsbruck, Austria
19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Report Stadium: Tivoli-Neu
Attendance: 4,650
Referee: Gregor Danler (Austria)
20 July 2012 Beşiktaş 0–2 Manchester CityInnsbruck, Austria
18:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Report Agüero  45'
Kompany  56'		 Stadium: Tivoli-Neu
30 July 2012 Malaysia XI 1–3 Manchester CityKuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Azamuddin  87' Report Agüero  25'
Tevez  47'
Johnson  51'		 Stadium: Bukit Jalil Stadium
Attendance: 53,000
4 August 2012 VfL Wolfsburg 0–2 Manchester CityWolfsburg, Germany
Report Agüero  41'
Y. Touré  57'		 Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
Attendance: 22,000
5 August 2012 Limerick 0–4 Manchester CityLimerick, Republic of Ireland
19:00 BST Report Džeko  33', 44'
Boyata  42'
Scapuzzi  78'		 Stadium: Thomond Park

China Cup
27 July 2012 Arsenal 0–2 Manchester CityBeijing, 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
23 May 2013 Manchester City 4–3 ChelseaSt 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[1]
25 May 2013 Manchester City 5–3 ChelseaNew 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 201219 May 2013
League Cup 3rd round 3rd round 25 September 201225 September 2012
FA Cup 3rd round Runner-up 5 January 201311 May 2013
Champions League Group stage Group stage 18 September 20124 December 2012

Updated to match played 19 May 2013
Source: Competitions

FA Community Shield
Main article: 2012 FA Community Shield
12 August 2012 Chelsea2–3Manchester CityBirmingham
13:30 BST Torres  40'
Bertrand  80'
Ivanović  42'		 Report Y. Touré  52'
Tevez  59'
Nasri  64'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 36,394
Referee: Kevin Friend (Leicestershire)

Premier League
Main article: 2012–13 Premier League

League table
Pos Team 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).[2]
(C) Champion.

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
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

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