| Club: | Manchester City |
| Season: | 2011–12 |
| Owner: | Abu Dhabi United Group |
| Chairman: | Khaldoon Al Mubarak |
| Manager: | Roberto Mancini |
| Stadium: | Etihad Stadium |
| League: | Premier League |
| League Result: | 1st |
| Cup1: | FA Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Third round |
| Cup2: | League Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | Semi-finals |
| Cup3: | FA Community Shield |
| Cup3 Result: | Runners-up |
| Cup4 Result: | Group stage |
| Cup5: | UEFA Europa League |
| Cup5 Result: | Round of 16 |
| League Topscorer: | Sergio Agüero (23) |
| Season Topscorer: | Sergio Agüero (30) |
| Average Attendance: | 47,044[1] |
| Highest Attendance: | 47,435 v. Queens Park Rangers (13 May 2012, Premier League) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 25,070 v. Birmingham City (21 September 2011, League Cup) |
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| Prevseason: | 2010–11 |
| Nextseason: | 2012–13 |
The 2011–12 season was Manchester City Football Club's 110th season of competitive football, 83rd season in the top flight of English football and 15th season in the Premier League.[2] After finishing third in the league the previous season, the Blues qualified for the UEFA Champions League for only the second time in their history, and the first since 1968–69 when the tournament was known as the European Cup.
The season was filled with ups and downs, but in the end it would be forever remembered as the one that brought Manchester City the long-awaited league title after a 44-year wait. City's third English top tier title was clinched on the final day of the season, after the Blues defeated Queens Park Rangers 3–2, coming back from being down 1–2 with two stoppage-time goals just before the final whistle. The championship marked City's first English title since 1968,[3] as well as the first time the Premier League has been won by a club whose current spell in the top division began after the league commenced play. It was also the first and currently only Premier League title to be decided on goal difference, with City's title-clinching goal against QPR coming 15 seconds after the final whistle blew in city rivals Manchester United's 1–0 win at Sunderland, which would otherwise have brought the title to the side of Sir Alex Ferguson.
Supplier: Umbro / Sponsor: Etihad Airways
Umbro supplied kits for Manchester City for the third season in a row.
See main article: 2011 World Football Challenge.
See main article: 2011 Dublin Super Cup.
See main article: 2011 FA Community Shield.
See main article: 2011–12 Premier League.
Points at home: 55
Points away from home: 34
Points against 2010/11 Top Four: 12
Points against promoted teams: 15
6 points: Aston Villa, Blackburn Rovers, Bolton Wanderers, Manchester United,
Newcastle United, Norwich City, Queens Park Rangers, Tottenham Hotspur
Wigan Athletic, Wolverhampton Wanderers
4 points: Fulham, Liverpool, Stoke City, West Bromwich Albion
3 points: Arsenal, Chelsea, Everton, Swansea City
1 point: Sunderland
Biggest home win: 5–1 vs. Norwich City, 3 December 2011
Biggest home defeat: Undefeated
Biggest away win: 1–6 vs. Manchester United, 23 October 2011; vs. Norwich City, 14 April 2012
Biggest away defeat: 5 by a 1-goal margin
Biggest home attendance: 47,435 vs. Queens Park Rangers, 13 May 2012
Smallest home attendance: 46,321 vs. Stoke City, 21 December 2011
Biggest away attendance: 75,487 vs. Manchester United, 23 October 2011
Smallest away attendance: 16,026 vs. Wigan Athletic, 16 January 2012
See main article: 2011–12 FA Cup.
See main article: 2011–12 Football League Cup.
See main article: 2011–12 UEFA Champions League.
See main article: 2011–12 UEFA Europa League.
See main article: 2011–12 UEFA Europa League knockout phase.
Appearances (Apps.) numbers are for appearances in competitive games only.
Apps. numbers denote: "no. of games started (no. of games subbed on)."
Red card numbers denote: "no. of second yellow cards / no. of straight red cards."
Numbers in parentheses represent red cards overturned for wrongful dismissal.
| No. | Pos. | Player name | Premier League | Champions League | Europa League | FA Cup | League Cup | Community Shield | TOTALS All competitions | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps. | Apps. | Apps. | Apps. | Apps. | Apps. | Apps. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | Micah Richards | 23(6) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 31(6) | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | DF | Wayne Bridge | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | DF |  Vincent Kompany (c) | 31 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 3 | 7 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | DF |  Pablo Zabaleta | 18(3) | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0(1) | 0(1) | 4 | 26(5) | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | DF | Joleon Lescott | 31(1) | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2(1) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 40(2) | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | MF | James Milner | 17(9) | 3 | 3 | 2(2) | 1(1) | 1 | 1(2) | 1 | 1 | 23(14) | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | MF | David Pizarro | 1(4) | 1(1) | 1 | 2(5) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | FW |  Edin Džeko | 16(15) | 14 | 1 | 5 | 1(2) | 1 | 3(1) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 26(17) | 19 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| 11 | MF | Adam Johnson | 10(16) | 6 | 1 | 1(4) | 1 | 1 | 3(1) | 1 | 0(1) | 16(22) | 7 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 13 | DF |  Aleksandar Kolarov | 9(3) | 2 | 1 | 3(2) | 1 | 1 | 2(1) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4(1) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20(7) | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 15 | DF |  Stefan Savić | 5(6) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0(1) | 5 | 1 | 13(7) | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 16 | FW | Sergio Agüero | 31(3) | 23 | 2 | 3(3) | 1 | 1 | 3(1) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1(2) | 1 | 39(9) | 30 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| 18 | MF | Gareth Barry | 31(3) | 1 | 8 | 1 | 3(1) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0(1) | 39(5) | 1 | 9 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 19 | MF |  Samir Nasri | 26(4) | 5 | 2 | 5(1) | 2(2) | 1 | 1 | 3(1) | 1 | 1 | 37(8) | 6 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 20 | MF | Owen Hargreaves | 0(1) | 0(1) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2(2) | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | MF |  David Silva | 33(3) | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 46(3) | 8 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 22 | DF | Gaël Clichy | 28 | 1 | 1 | 3(1) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0(1) | 35(2) | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 25 | GK | Joe Hart | 38 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 51 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 28 | DF |  Kolo Touré (vc) | 8(6) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14(6) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 30 | GK | Costel Pantilimon | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 32 | FW | Carlos Tevez | 7(6) | 4 | 1 | 0(1) | 1 | 8(7) | 4 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 34 | MF | Nigel de Jong (vc) | 11(10) | 5 | 3(2) | 3(1) | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 23(13) | 1 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| 36 | MF | Denis Suárez | 0(1) | 0(1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 42 | MF | Yaya Touré | 31(1) | 6 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 41(1) | 9 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||
| 44 | DF | Karim Rekik | 0(2) | 0(2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 45 | FW |  Mario Balotelli | 14(9) | 13 | 3 | 2 | 2(1) | 2 | 2 | 2(1) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 21(11) | 17 | 6 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 49 | FW | Luca Scapuzzi | 1(1) | 1(1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 62 | MF | Abdul Razak | 0(1) | 2(1) | 2(2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| align="left" | - | DF | Nedum Onuoha | 0(1) | 2 | 2(1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Own goals | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TOTALS | 93 | 52 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 125 | 81 | 6 | |||||||||||||||
Statistics correct as of 13 May 2012
| width=20 | Ranking | width=150 | Player | width=80 | Premier League | width=80 | Champions League | width=80 | Europa League | width=80 | FA Cup | width=80 | League Cup | width=80 | Community Shield | width=80 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sergio Agüero | 23 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 30 | |||||||||
| 2 | Edin Džeko | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 19 | |||||||||
| 3 | Mario Balotelli | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | |||||||||
| 4 | Yaya Touré | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |||||||||
| 5 | David Silva | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |||||||||
| 6 | Adam Johnson | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | |||||||||
| 7 | Samir Nasri | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 8 | Own Goal | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |||||||||
| 9 | Carlos Tevez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||||||||
| Aleksandar Kolarov | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 11 | Vincent Kompany | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||
| James Milner | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||
| Joleon Lescott | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 14 | Gareth Barry | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| Micah Richards | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Stefan Savić | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Pablo Zabaleta | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
| David Pizarro | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Nigel de Jong | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Owen Hargreaves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Total | 93 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 125 |
Awarded to the outstanding player of the season as judged by a panel assembled by the Premier League's sponsor.
Awarded monthly to the manager that was chosen by a panel assembled by the Premier League's sponsor.
Awarded monthly to the player that was chosen by a panel assembled by the Premier League's sponsor.
| Month | Player | |
|---|---|---|
| August [5] | Edin Džeko | |
| September[6] | David Silva |
Awarded to the goalkeeper who kept the most clean sheets over the 2011–12 Premier League season.
The combined best 11 from all teams in the Premier League chosen by the PFA.
| Player | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| Joe Hart | Goalkeeper | |
| Vincent Kompany | Defence | |
| David Silva | Midfield | |
| Yaya Touré | Midfield |
Awarded on a weekly basis to the Premier League or Football League team that a five-man LMA adjudication panel deems to have performed in some outstanding manner.
| Week ending | For performance in | |
|---|---|---|
| 27 October 2011[7] | Manchester United 1 – 6 Manchester City | |
| 13 May 2012[8] | Newcastle United 0 – 2 Manchester City |
| Player | Season 2011–12 awards[9] | |
|---|---|---|
| Sergio Agüero | Player of the Year | |
| David Silva | Players' Player of the Year | |
| Denis Suárez | Young Player of the Year | |
| Sergio Agüero | Goal of the Season Norwich City 1 – 6 Manchester City (27th-minute goal) | |
| Manchester Derby Double | Moment of the season | |
| Vincent Kompany | City in the Community Player of the Year | |
| David Silva | EA Sports Player Performance Index Award |
Awarded to the player that receives the most votes in a poll conducted each month on the official website of Manchester City.
| Month | Player | |
|---|---|---|
| August[10] | Edin Džeko | |
| September[11] | David Silva | |
| October[12] | Mario Balotelli | |
| November[13] | James Milner | |
| December[14] | Gareth Barry | |
| January[15] | Joe Hart | |
| February[16] | Sergio Agüero | |
| March[17] | Samir Nasri |
Awarded every calendar year from a shortlist of three based on a vote of the 53 CAF national team managers.
Awarded every calendar year in conjunction with the FSS Coach of the Year award.
| +First team | |||||||
| Date | Pos. | No. | Player | From club | Transfer fee | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2011 | DF | 22 | Gaël Clichy | Arsenal | £10,000,000[20] | ||
| 6 July 2011 | DF | 15 | Stefan Savić | Partizan | £15,000,000[21] | ||
| 28 July 2011 | FW | 16 | Sergio Agüero | Atlético Madrid | £36,000,000[22] | ||
| 24 August 2011 | MF | 19 | Samir Nasri | Arsenal | £24,000,000[23] | ||
| 31 August 2011 | MF | 20 | Owen Hargreaves | Free agent[24] | |||
| 31 January 2012 | - | GK | 30 | Costel Pantilimon | Politehnica Timișoara | undisclosed[25] | |
| +Reserves and Academy | ||||||
| Date | Pos. | No. | Player | From club | Transfer fee | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 June 2011 | MF | – | Denis Suárez | Celta Vigo | £900,000[26] | |
| 16 June 2011 | MF | – | Karim Rekik | Feyenoord | Undisclosed[27] | |
| 28 June 2011 | GK | – | Angus Gunn | Norwich City | Undisclosed | |
| 15 July 2011 | FW | – |  John Guidetti | Re-signed[28] | ||
| +First team | ||||||
| Exit Date | Pos. | No. | Player | To club | Transfer fee | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 June 2011 | FW | 20 |  Felipe Caicedo |  Lokomotiv Moscow | £9,500,000 | |
| 1 June 2011 | MF | 24 | Patrick Vieira | Unattached | Retired[29] | |
| 14 July 2011 | DF | 17 | Jérôme Boateng | Bayern Munich | £12,500,000[30] | |
| 18 July 2011 | GK | 1 |  Shay Given | Aston Villa | £7,000,000 | |
| 20 July 2011 | FW | 27 |  Jô | Internacional | £8,000,000[31] | |
| 31 August 2011 | FW | 39 | Craig Bellamy | Liverpool | Free[32] | |
| 31 August 2011 | MF | 8 | Shaun Wright-Phillips | Queens Park Rangers | £6,000,000[33] | |
| 26 January 2012 | DF | Nedum Onuoha | Queens Park Rangers | £4,000,000[34] |
| +Reserves and Academy | ||||||
| Exit Date | Pos. | No. | Player | To club | Transfer fee | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 June 2011 | DF | 35 | Scott Kay | Macclesfield Town | Free[35] | |
| 1 June 2011 | FW | 47 | James Poole | Hartlepool United | Free[36] | |
| 1 June 2011 | DF | 30 | Shaleum Logan | Brentford | Free[37] | |
| 1 June 2011 | DF | – |  Kim Skogsrud | Rangers | Free[38] | |
| 1 June 2011 | DF | – | Tom Skogsrud | Rangers | Free | |
| 1 June 2011 | MF | – | Andrew Tutte | Rochdale | Free[39] | |
| 1 June 2011 | DF | 36 | Javan Vidal | Yeovil Town | Free[40] | |
| 1 July 2011 | MF | 49 | Donal McDermott | Huddersfield Town | Free[41] | |
| 31 January 2012 | DF | 56 | Frédéric Veseli | Manchester United | Undisclosed |
| +First team | |||||
| Start date | End date | Pos. | Player | From club | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 August 2011 | 31 January 2012 | GK | Costel Pantilimon | Poli Timișoara[42] | |
| 31 January 2012 | 31 May 2012 | MF | David Pizarro | Roma |
| +First team | ||||||
| Start date | End date | Pos. | No. | Player | To club | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2011 | 31 December 2011 | GK | 26 |  David González | Aberdeen[43] | |
| 28 July 2011 | 31 May 2012 | MF | 6 | Michael Johnson | Leicester City[44] | |
| 25 August 2011 | 31 May 2012 | FW | 9 | Emmanuel Adebayor | Tottenham Hotspur[45] | |
| 26 August 2011 | 31 May 2012 | DF | 38 | Dedryck Boyata | Bolton Wanderers[46] | |
| 27 August 2011 | 31 May 2012 | FW | 14 | Roque Santa Cruz | Real Betis[47] | |
| 29 August 2011 | 31 May 2012 | MF | 40 |  Vladimír Weiss | Espanyol[48] | |
| 16 September 2011 | 16 December 2011 | FW | 43 | Alex Nimely | Middlesbrough[49] | |
| 25 October 2011 | 31 December 2011 | DF | 33 | Greg Cunningham | Nottingham Forest[50] | |
| 28 October 2011 | 31 December 2011 | MF | 62 | Abdul Razak | Portsmouth[51] |
| +Reserves and Academy | ||||||
| Start date | End date | Pos. | No. | Player | To club | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 June 2011 | 1 January 2012 | MF | – |  Mohammed Abu | Strømsgodset IF[52] | |
| 14 July 2011 | 31 May 2012 | DF | 41 | Ben Mee | Burnley[53] | |
| 26 July 2011 | 31 May 2012 | DF | 51 | Kieran Trippier | Burnley[54] | |
| 31 July 2011 | 31 May 2012 | MF | 50 | Abdisalam Ibrahim | NEC[55] | |
| 3 August 2011 | 3 September 2011 | DF | 48 | Ryan McGivern | Crystal Palace[56] | |
| 29 August 2011 | December 2011 | GK | 46 | Loris Karius | Mainz 05 | |
| 31 August 2011 | 31 May 2012 | DF | 48 | Ryan McGivern | Bristol City[57] | |
| 31 August 2011 | 31 May 2012 | MF |  Ahmed Benali | Rochdale[58] | ||
| 31 August 2011 | 31 May 2012 | FW | 60 | John Guidetti | Feyenoord[59] | |
| 23 November 2011 | 2 January 2012 | MF | 53 | Chris Chantler | Carlisle United[60] |