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Manchester City

2012–13 season
Owner	Abu Dhabi United Group
Chairman	Khaldoon Al Mubarak
Manager	Roberto Mancini (until 13 May 2013) Brian Kidd (caretaker manager, from 13 May 2013)
Stadium	Etihad Stadium
Premier League	2nd
FA Cup	Runners-up
League Cup	Third round
FA Community Shield	Winners
UEFA Champions League	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: Edin Džeko (14) All: Sergio Agüero Carlos Tevez (17 each)
Highest home attendance	47,386 vs. Everton (1 Dec 2012, Premier League)
Lowest home attendance	28,015 vs. Aston Villa (25 Sep 2012, League Cup)
Average home league attendance	45,781 (in all competitions)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
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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.

Season summary

Manchester City began the season as defending champions, clinching their first Premier League title and third top-flight title overall after a dramatic win on the final day of the previous season.

In the Premier League, they finished 11 points behind champions and local rivals Manchester United and were eliminated from the League Cup in the third round by Aston Villa. The club played in the UEFA Champions League for the third time and only the second since the competition was rebranded in 1992, and were drawn in a group with Borussia Dortmund, Real Madrid and Ajax. Quickly labelled the "group of death", City went winless in the group – recording three draws and three defeats – and finished bottom, failing to advance either to the knockout stages or the Europa League.

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, where City 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. As a result, City ended their season without any silverware, with the exception of the Community Shield at the beginning of the season.

On 13 May 2013, two days after the FA Cup final defeat, 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". 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

13 July 2012	Al-Hilal	1–0	Manchester City	Innsbruck, 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 City	Innsbruck, 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 City	Innsbruck, Austria
18:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)		Report	Agüero 45' Kompany 56'	Stadium: Tivoli-Neu

30 July 2012	Malaysia XI	1–3	Manchester City	Kuala 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 City	Wolfsburg, Germany
		Report	Agüero 41' Y. Touré 57'	Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 22,000

5 August 2012	Limerick	0–4	Manchester City	Limerick, 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 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

23 May 2013	Manchester City	4–3	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

25 May 2013	Manchester City	5–3	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

Updated to match played 19 May 2013
Source: Competitions

FA Community Shield

12 August 2012	Chelsea	2–3	Manchester City	Birmingham
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

League table

Results summary

Last updated: 19 May 2013.
Source: Premier League

Results by round

Matches

19 August 2012 1	Manchester City	3–2	Southampton	Manchester
16:00 BST	Tevez 39' Džeko 71' Nasri 80',  80'	Report	Lambert 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 BST	Škrtel 34' Suárez 66',  90+4'	Report	Y. 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 BST	Y. Touré 16' Kolarov  45' Džeko 61' Rodwell  73' Tevez 90+2'	Report	Zamora 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 BST	Crouch 15'	Report	García 35',  55'	Stadium: Britannia Stadium Attendance: 27,101 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

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

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

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

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

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

11 November 2012 11	Manchester City	2–1	Tottenham Hotspur	Manchester
13:30 GMT	Zabaleta  29' Agüero 65' Džeko 88'	Report	Caulker 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 GMT	Silva 43' Agüero 54' (pen.), 67' Tevez 65' (pen.), 74'	Report		Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 47,072 Referee: Jon Moss

28 November 2012 14	Wigan Athletic	0–2	Manchester City	Wigan
20:00 GMT	Gómez  45+2'	Report	Barry  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 GMT	Tevez 43' (pen.)	Report	Fellaini 33'	Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 47,386 Referee: Lee Probert

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

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

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

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

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

1 January 2013 21	Manchester City	3–0	Stoke City	Manchester
15:00 GMT	Zabaleta 43' Džeko 56',  57' Lescott  59' Agüero 74' (pen.)	Report	Huth  47' Nzonzi  73'	Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 47,192 Referee: Michael Oliver

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

19 January 2013 23	Manchester City	2–0	Fulham	Manchester
15:00 GMT	Silva 2', 69' García  65'	Report	Karagounis  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 GMT	Mbia  40' Granero  58'	Report	Barry  63' Zabaleta  84'	Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 17,894 Referee: Phil Dowd

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

14 April 2013 Semi-finals	Chelsea	1–2	Manchester City	London
16:00 BST	Ramires  46' Ba 66' Torres  85'	Report	Barry  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 BST	Zabaleta  60'  84' Nastasić  75' Barry  87'	Report	Watson 90+1' Robles  90+3'	Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 86,254 Referee: Andre Marriner

Football League Cup

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

Group stage

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		DOR	RMA	AJX	MCI
1	Borussia Dortmund	6	4	2	0	11	5	+6	14	Advance to knockout phase		—	2–1	1–0	1–0
2	Real Madrid	6	3	2	1	15	9	+6	11			2–2	—	4–1	3–2
3	Ajax	6	1	1	4	8	16	−8	4	Transfer to Europa League		1–4	1–4	—	3–1
4	Manchester City	6	0	3	3	7	11	−4	3			1–1	1–1	2–2	—

18 September 2012 1	Real Madrid	3–2	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)

3 October 2012 2	Manchester City	1–1	Borussia Dortmund	Manchester, England
19:45 BST	Balotelli 90' (pen.)	Report	Reus 61'	Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 43,607 Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic)

24 October 2012 3	Ajax	3–1	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

6 November 2012 4	Manchester City	2–2	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)

21 November 2012 5	Manchester City	1–1	Real Madrid	Manchester, England
19:45 GMT	Agüero 73' (pen.)	Report	Benzema 10'	Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 45,740 Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)

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

• Last updated: 19 May 2013
• Source: , 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	Joe Hart	38	-	1	-	6	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	-	1	-
2	DF	ACG	Micah Richards (vc)	7	-	2	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	-	2	-
3	DF	FOR	Maicon	4(5)	-	-	-	3	-	1	-	0(1)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7(6)	-	1	-
4	DF	FOR	Vincent Kompany (c)	26	1	3	(1)	6	-	2	-	4	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	37	1	7	(1)
5	DF	FOR	Pablo Zabaleta	29(1)	2	7	-	3(2)	-	1	-	6	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	39(3)	3	9	1
6	DF	HGP	Joleon Lescott	17(9)	1	3	-	2	-	1	-	3(1)	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	23(10)	1	4	-
7	MF	HGP	James Milner	19(7)	4	1	1	1(1)	-	-	-	4(2)	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	26(10)	4	2	1
8	MF	FOR	Samir Nasri	22(6)	2	3	1	6	1	1	-	3	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	32(6)	5	4	1
10	FW	FOR	Edin Džeko	16(16)	14	4	-	4(2)	1	1	-	3(2)	-	1	-	0(1)	-	-	-	0(1)	-	-	-	23(22)	15	6	-
11	MF	HGP	Scott Sinclair	2(9)	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	0(2)	-	-	-	0(1)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3(12)	-	-	-
13	DF	FOR	Aleksandar Kolarov	11(9)	1	5	-	1(4)	1	1	-	3	1	1	-	1	1	1	-	1	-	-	-	17(13)	4	8	-
14	MF	FOR	Javi García	17(7)	2	5	-	4(1)	-	3	-	3(1)	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	24(9)	2	9	-
16	FW	FOR	Sergio Agüero	22(8)	12	2	-	4(1)	2	-	-	3(1)	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	30(10)	17	2	-
17	MF	HGP	Jack Rodwell	6(5)	2	2	-	0(1)	-	-	-	0(3)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6(9)	2	2	-
18	MF	HGP	Gareth Barry	27(4)	1	6	-	4	-	-	-	5	1	2	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	37(4)	2	8	-
21	MF	FOR	David Silva	29(3)	4	2	-	3	-	-	-	5	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	0(1)	-	-	-	37(4)	5	2	-
22	DF	HGP	Gaël Clichy	26(2)	-	3	-	4	-	-	-	3(1)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0(1)	-	-	-	33(4)	-	3	-
28	DF	FOR	Kolo Touré	10(5)	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	13(5)	-	3	-
30	GK	FOR	Costel Pantilimon	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	7	-	1	-
32	FW	FOR	Carlos Tevez	28(6)	14	3	-	3(2)	-	-	-	6	5	-	-	1	-	1	-	1	1	-	-	39(8)	17	4	-
33	DF	YTH	Matija Nastasić	21	-	1	-	5	-	-	-	3	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	30	-	2	-
36	MF	YTH	Denis Suárez	-	-	-	-	–	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-
42	MF	FOR	Yaya Touré (vc)	32	5	6	-	5	1	3	-	4	1	2	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	42	10	11	-
44	DF	ACG	Karim Rekik	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-
61	MF	ACG	Jeremy Helan	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0(1)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0(1)	-	-	-
62	MF	ACG	Abdul Razak	0(3)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0(1)	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	1(4)	-	1	-
64	MF	ACG	Marcos Lopes	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0(1)	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0(1)	1	-	-
Sold	MF	FOR	Nigel de Jong	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	2	-	-	-
Sold	DF	YTH	Stefan Savić	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	1	-	1	-
Sold	FW	YTH	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	Sergio Agüero	12	2	3	0	0	17
	FW	32	Carlos Tevez	11	0	5	0	1	17
3	FW	10	Edin Džeko	14	1	0	0	0	15
4	MF	42	Yaya Touré	7	1	1	0	1	10
5	MF	21	David Silva	4	0	1	0	0	5
	MF	8	Samir Nasri	2	1	1	0	1	5
7	MF	7	James Milner	4	0	0	0	0	4
	DF	13	Aleksandar Kolarov	1	1	1	1	0	4
9	DF	5	Pablo Zabaleta	2	0	1	0	0	3
	FW	Sold	Mario Balotelli	1	1	0	1	0	3
11	MF	14	Javi García	2	0	0	0	0	2
	MF	17	Jack Rodwell	2	0	0	0	0	2
	MF	18	Gareth Barry	1	0	1	0	0	2
14	DF	4	Vincent Kompany	1	0	0	0	0	1
	DF	6	Joleon Lescott	1	0	0	0	0	1
	MF	64	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
Pablo Zabaleta	Defence

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
Joe Hart	18

Etihad Player of the Year

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

Player	Award
Pablo Zabaleta	Player of the Year

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	Edin Džeko
October	Joe Hart
November	Matija Nastasić
December	Pablo Zabaleta
January	Pablo Zabaleta
February	James Milner
March	Carlos Tevez
April	Samir Nasri

Transfers and loans

Transfers in

First team Date Pos. No. Player From club Transfer fee 12 August 2012 MF 17 Jack Rodwell Everton £12,000,000 30 August 2012 GK 29 Richard Wright Unattached Free 31 August 2012 MF 11 Scott Sinclair Swansea City £6,200,000 31 August 2012 DF 3 Maicon Internazionale £5,000,000 31 August 2012 DF 33 Matija Nastasić Fiorentina £12,000,000 + Stefan Savić 31 August 2012 MF 14 Javi García Benfica £17,000,000

Reserves and Academy Date Pos. No. Player From club Transfer fee 4 August 2012 MF – Vlad Marin Lazio Undisclosed 13 August 2012 MF – Olivier Ntcham Le Havre Undisclosed 31 January 2013 FW – Godsway Donyoh Right to Dream Academy Undisclosed

Transfers out

First team Exit Date Pos. No. Player To club Transfer fee 22 May 2012 MF 20 Owen Hargreaves Released 22 May 2012 MF 35 Gai Assulin Racing Santander Released 1 July 2012 GK 12 Stuart Taylor Reading Released 21 August 2012 FW 9 Emmanuel Adebayor Tottenham Hotspur £5,000,000 24 August 2012 MF 11 Adam Johnson Sunderland £12,000,000 31 August 2012 MF 34 Nigel de Jong Milan £3,100,000 31 August 2012 DF 15 Stefan Savić Fiorentina Swap 7 December 2012 GK – Gunnar Nielsen Released 28 December 2012 MF – Michael Johnson Released 30 January 2013 FW 45 Mario Balotelli Milan £19,000,000

Reserves and Academy Exit Date Pos. No. Player To club Transfer fee 22 May 2012 MF – Ahmed Benali Brescia Released 22 May 2012 DF 33 Greg Cunningham Bristol City Undisclosed 2 Aug 2012 MF 40 Vladimír Weiss 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 Abdisalam Ibrahim Strømsgodset 21 July 2012 31 May 2013 DF 3 Wayne Bridge Brighton & Hove Albion 31 August 2012 31 May 2013 FW 14 Roque Santa Cruz Málaga 31 August 2012 31 May 2013 DF 38 Dedryck Boyata Twente 1 October 2012 31 December 2012 MF 62 Abdul Razak Charlton Athletic

Reserves and Academy Start date End date Pos. No. Player To club 6 July 2012 31 May 2013 MF – Omar Elabdellaoui Feyenoord 3 August 2012 31 May 2013 MF – Mohammed Abu Rayo Vallecano 31 August 2012 31 December 2012 DF – Ryan McGivern Hibernian 25 September 2012 28 January 2013 DF 57 Reece Wabara Oldham Athletic 25 October 2012 21 November 2012 DF 61 Jérémy Hélan Shrewsbury Town 22 November 2012 8 May 2013 DF 61 Jérémy Hélan Sheffield Wednesday 8 January 2013 31 May 2013 FW 49 Luca Scapuzzi Varese 10 January 2013 31 May 2013 FW 43 Alex Nimely Crystal Palace 30 January 2013 5 May 2013 DF 57 Reece Wabara Blackpool 15 February 2013 5 May 2013 DF 44 Karim Rekik Blackburn Rovers 7 March 2013 5 May 2013 GK 63 Eirik Johansen Scunthorpe United 31 January 2013 Rest of season ST – Godsway Donyoh Djurgårdens IF 21 August 2012 6 January 2013 FW – Harry Bunn Crewe Alexandra 25 October 2012 29 November 2012 DF 61 Michael Rayner Bradford City

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