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Manchester City FCEnglish men’s professional soccer (Soccer) club based in Manchester. Manchester City obtained a constant success of high -level division and won several titles after Sheikh Mansour Ibn Zayed Al Nahyan Bought a share of control in the club in 2008. In 2024, under the manager PEP GuodiolaThe club became the first to win four consecutive Premier league Championships.
Foundation and early history
Manchester City traces its history to a football team founded in 1880 by members of St. Mark church in Manchester. This team became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City Football Club (FC) in 1894. From 1894 to 2008, the club moved among the height levels English football, regularly suffering from relegation and winning promotion.
He was the champion of the second level of football seven times, and he won the championship of the first division of the football league twice (during the seasons 1936-1937 and 1967-1968). Manchester City also won the Football Cup Association Challenge (FA Cup) four times (1903–04, 1933–34, 1955–56 and 1968–69), the English League Cup twice (1969-1970 and 1975-1976) and the European Cup Cup once (1969-1970).
Notable players of this time include Bert Trautmann, who was a goalkeeper for Manchester City from 1949 to 1964, and the Alan Oakes field circles (played in 1959-1976) and Colin Bell (played in 1966-1979).
After winning consecutive promotions after the 1998-1999 and 1999-2000 seasons that allowed the club to go up to the English football basin English Premier LeagueManchester City was again relegated At the second level of sport after their season from 2000 to 01 dull. However, the club returned to the Premier League in 2002 and stayed there.
In 2003, Manchester City moved from Maine Road, the stadium he had played since 1923, at the City of Manchester stadium (also also called Etihad Stadium).
2008 Financial Takeover
THE Abu Dhabi United Group, belonging to Sheikh Mansour Ibn Zayed Al Nahyanbought majority participation in Manchester City FC in 2008 from Thaksin Shinawatraan elder Prime minister from Thailand who bought the club in 2007. Mansour, senior member of Abu Dhabi leading family and one of the main businessmen of the United Arab Emirates,, invested Strongly, and the team’s performance quickly improved.
Manchester City won FA Cup in 2011, its first major trophy since Mansour’s takeover. The last day of the 2011-2012 season in the Premier League, the team snatched the title of the league far from Manchester United On the goal difference with the help of a lens of stopping time by Sergio Agüero against Queens Park Rangers FC. They again won the Premier League in 2013-2014 and the English League Cup in 2013-2014 and 2015-2016.
After the manager’s appointment PEP Guodiola In 2016, Manchester City developed their success. After a first season without trophy, the club established the record of points of the Premier League of all time with 100 points as well as first League records in a single season for the goals scored and the goal differentialAmong other things, during their 2017-2018 season, winner of a title. They repeated in 2018-2019 and won the title of Premier League in 2020-20121, 2021-222, 2022-23 and 2023-2024. Their four consecutive championships were a historic first in the Premier League.
Manchester City won the FA Cup in 2018-2019 and 2022-2023. The club was also winner of the League Cup in 2017-2018, 2018-2019, 2019-2020 and 2020-20121.
Manchester City reached the Champions League final for the first time in its history during the 2020-21 season, although they lost Chelsea FC. Manchester City won the Champions League title in 2022-2023.
Notable players who joined Manchester City in 2008 and then are at the center Vincent KompanyYaya Touré, David Silva, and Kevin de Bruyneand forward Sergio Agüero.
In 2021 Manchester City was the first club to withdraw from a controversial plan to form a new European Super League. In 2023, the Premier League announced 115 accusations against Manchester City to alleged violations of financial regulations during the period 2009-2018; The club denied the accusations.
Manchester City WFC
The Manchester City Women’s Football Club was founded in 1988. Affiliated With the Manchester United FC of its creation, the female team offered its partnership with the men’s team in 2012 and entered the female Super League in 2013, winning the League championship in 2016. The team also won the FA Cup female in 2016-2017, 2018-2019 and 2019-2010.
