2012–13 Manchester City F.C. season

Manchester City
2012–13 season
Manager	Roberto Mancini; (until 13 May 2013); Brian Kidd
Stadium	Etihad Stadium
Premier League	2nd
FA Cup	Runner-up
League Cup	Third round
Champions League	Group stage
Community Shield	Winners
Top goalscorer	League: ; Edin Džeko,; Sergio Agüero,; Carlos Tévez (14); All: ; Carlos Tévez (20)
Highest home attendance	47,386 vs. Everton
Lowest home attendance	28,015 vs. Aston Villa
Average home league attendance	45,781

The 2012–13 Manchester City F.C. season was Manchester City's 111th season, 11th English Premier League season in a row, and their 21st season in the Premier League since the team was created.

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	England	Joe Hart
2	DF	England	Micah Richards
3	DF	Brazil	Maicon
4	DF	Belgium	Vincent Kompany
5	DF	Argentina	Pablo Zabaleta
6	DF	England	Joleon Lescott
7	MF	England	James Milner
8	MF	France	Samir Nasri
10	FW	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Edin Džeko
11	MF	England	Scott Sinclair
13	DF	Serbia	Aleksandar Kolarov
14	MF	Spain	Javi García
16	FW	Argentina	Sergio Agüero


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	MF	England	Jack Rodwell
18	MF	England	Gareth Barry
21	MF	Spain	David Silva
22	DF	France	Gaël Clichy
28	DF	Ivory Coast	Kolo Touré
29	GK	England	Richard Wright
30	GK	Romania	Costel Pantilimon
32	FW	Argentina	Carlos Tevez
33	DF	Serbia	Matija Nastasić
42	MF	Ivory Coast	Yaya Touré
60	FW	Sweden	John Guidetti
62	MF	Ivory Coast	Abdul Razak

Season

Overall

Tournament	Result
FA Community Shield	Winner
English Premier League	2nd
Football League Cup	3rd round
FA Cup	2nd
UEFA Champions League	Group stage

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)

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Manchester United	38	28	5	5	86	43	+43	89
2	Manchester City	38	23	9	6	69	33	+36	78
3	Chelsea	38	22	9	7	74	35	+39	75
4	Arsenal	38	21	9	8	72	38	+34	72
5	Tottenham Hotspur	38	21	9	8	66	46	+20	72

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

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

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

25 November 2012 13	Chelsea	0–0	Manchester City	London
16:00 GMT				Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,792 Referee: Chris Foy

28 November 2012 14	Wigan Athletic	0–2	Manchester City	Wigan
20:00 GMT	Gomez 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	Touré 60' Zabaleta 85'		Rooney 15' Rooney 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' N'Zonzi 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	Toure 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 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+1' 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	Kompany 59' (o.g.)	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

4 May 2013 35	Swansea City	0–0	Manchester City	Swansea
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 20,242 Referee: Mike Jones

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

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

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	Ba 66'	Report	Nasri 35' Agüero 47'	Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 85,621 Referee: Chris Foy

11 May 2013 Final	Manchester City	0–1	Wigan Athletic	London
17:15 BST		Report	Watson 90'	Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 86,254 Referee: Andre Marriner

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Borussia Dortmund	6	4	2	0	11	5	+6	14
2	Real Madrid	6	3	2	1	15	9	+6	11
3	Ajax	6	1	1	4	8	16	–8	4
4	Manchester City	6	0	3	3	7	11	–4	3

Matches

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)

Statistics

Top scorers

These are the top scorers for all tournaments.

17 goals

15 goals

Edin Džeko

10 goals

Yaya Touré

5 goals

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