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. 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, 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.
Kit Supplier: Umbro / Sponsor: Etihad Airways
Kit information Umbro supplied kits for Manchester City for the third season in a row.
Home: The home kit for the 2011–12 season featured a striking "soundwave" graphic embedded on to the front of the shirt. The "soundwave" graphic took inspiration from the club's anthem, the Blue Moon, which was sung by fans on the match days. The shirt was combined with sky blue shorts for the first time since the 2006–07 season and with hooped socks. Away: The away strip saw a return to the red-and-black stripes, the traditional Manchester City away colours that were famously introduced by the club's former co-manager Malcolm Allison in the 1960s. The most notable element of the strip was the position of the stripes on the arms, which was designed so that if a player scored and held his arms out horizontally whilst celebrating, the stripes would match up with the stripes on the body. The kit was embellished with gold applications and completed with black shorts and socks. Third: Manchester City's navy away strip from the previous season was retained as a third kit and was worn with white shorts and socks in its only outing against Aston Villa. Keeper: Umbro made two new goalkeeper strips for the 2011–12 season. The first choice kit was based on the design of the outfield home strip and included the "soundwave" graphic, but in dark green with light green detailing. The second choice kit was dark grey with white detailing, whilst the yellow/black outfit introduced in 2009–10 was retained as an alternative for its third season with yellow socks.
Friendlies Pre-season games World Football Challenge
Dublin Super Cup
Table
Fixtures
Competitions FA Community Shield
Premier League
Matches
League table
Results summary
Points breakdown
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 & smallest 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
Results by match
FA Cup
Football League Cup
UEFA Champions League
Group stage
UEFA Europa League
Knockout phase
Round of 32
Round of 16
Statistics Squad information
Playing statistics
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 CommunityShield TOTALS All competitionsApps.Apps.Apps.Apps.Apps.Apps.Apps.2DF Micah Richards 23(6) 1 2 1 3 1 1 2 1 1 31(6) 1 4 3DF Wayne Bridge 1 1 4DF Vincent Kompany (c) 31 3 5 1 6 1 3 1 1 1 1 42 3 7 25DF Pablo Zabaleta 18(3) 1 5 4 1 0(1) 0(1) 4 26(5) 1 6 6DF Joleon Lescott 31(1) 2 1 4 2(1) 1 2 1 1 40(2) 3 1 7MF James Milner 17(9) 3 3 2(2) 1(1) 1 1(2) 1 1 23(14) 3 4 8MF David Pizarro 1(4) 1(1) 1 2(5) 1 10FW Edin Džeko 16(15) 14 1 5 1(2) 1 3(1) 3 1 1 1 26(17) 19 2 11MF Adam Johnson 10(16) 6 1 1(4) 1 1 3(1) 1 0(1) 16(22) 7 1 13DF Aleksandar Kolarov 9(3) 2 1 3(2) 1 1 2(1) 2 1 1 4(1) 1 1 1 20(7) 4 6 15DF Stefan Savić 5(6) 1 1 2 1 1 0(1) 5 1 13(7) 1 3 16FW Sergio Agüero 31(3) 23 2 3(3) 1 1 3(1) 4 1 1 1(2) 1 39(9) 30 3 18MF Gareth Barry 31(3) 1 8 1 3(1) 3 1 2 0(1) 39(5) 1 9 119MF Samir Nasri 26(4) 5 2 5(1) 2(2) 1 1 3(1) 1 1 37(8) 6 4 20MF Owen Hargreaves 0(1) 0(1) 2 1 1 2(2) 1 1 21MF David Silva 33(3) 6 6 1 1 4 1 1 1 1 46(3) 8 1 22DF Gaël Clichy 28 1 1 3(1) 1 3 1 0(1) 35(2) 2 125GK Joe Hart 38 6 4 2 1 51 28DF Kolo Touré (vc) 8(6) 1 1 2 3 14(6) 1 30GK Costel Pantilimon 1 3 4 32FW Carlos Tevez 7(6) 4 1 0(1) 1 8(7) 4 1 34MF Nigel de Jong (vc) 11(10) 5 3(2) 3(1) 2 1 4 1 1 23(13) 1 7 36MF Denis Suárez 0(1) 0(1) 42MF Yaya Touré 31(1) 6 8 6 3 1 3 3 1 1 41(1) 9 13 44DF Karim Rekik 0(2) 0(2) 45FW Mario Balotelli 14(9) 13 3 2 2(1) 2 2 2(1) 1 1 2 1 1 21(11) 17 6 249FW Luca Scapuzzi 1(1) 1(1) 62MF Abdul Razak 0(1) 2(1) 2(2) -DF Nedum Onuoha 0(1) 2 2(1) Own goals 2 1 1 1 5 TOTALS93 52 59 10 9 13 2 110 4 2 5 125 81 6
Statistics correct as of 13 May 2012
Goalscorers RankingPlayerPremier LeagueChampions LeagueEuropa LeagueFA CupLeague CupCommunity ShieldTotal 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 4Yaya Touré 6 3 0 0 0 0 9 5David Silva 6 1 1 0 0 0 8 6Adam Johnson 6 0 0 0 1 0 7 7 Samir Nasri 5 0 0 0 1 0 68Own goal 2 1 1 0 1 0 59Carlos Tevez 4 0 0 0 0 0 4Aleksandar Kolarov 2 1 0 1 0 0 411Vincent Kompany 3 0 0 0 0 0 3James Milner 3 0 0 0 0 0 3Joleon Lescott 2 0 0 0 0 1 314Gareth Barry 1 0 0 0 0 0 1Micah Richards 1 0 0 0 0 0 1Stefan Savić 1 0 0 0 0 0 1Pablo Zabaleta 1 0 0 0 0 0 1David Pizarro 0 0 1 0 0 0 1Nigel de Jong 0 0 0 0 1 0 1Owen Hargreaves 0 0 0 0 1 0 1Total 93 9 9 2 10 2 125
Awards Premier League Player of the Season award Awarded to the outstanding player of the season as judged by a panel assembled by the Premier League's sponsor. SeasonPlayer 2011–12 Vincent Kompany
Premier League Manager of the Month award Awarded monthly to the manager that was chosen by a panel assembled by the Premier League's sponsor. MonthManager November Roberto Mancini
Premier League Player of the Month award Awarded monthly to the player that was chosen by a panel assembled by the Premier League's sponsor. MonthPlayer August Edin Džeko September David Silva
Premier League Golden Glove award Awarded to the goalkeeper who kept the most clean sheets over the 2011–12 Premier League season. Player Clean sheets Joe Hart17
PFA Team of the Year The combined best 11 from all teams in the Premier League chosen by the PFA. Player Position Joe HartGoalkeeper Vincent KompanyDefence David SilvaMidfield Yaya TouréMidfield
LMA Performance of the Week award 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 in27 October 2011 Manchester United 1 – 6 Manchester City13 May 2012 Newcastle United 0 – 2 Manchester City
Etihad Player of the Year awards PlayerSeason 2011–12 awards 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 SeasonNorwich 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
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 August Edin Džeko September David Silva October Mario Balotelli November James Milner December Gareth Barry January Joe Hart February Sergio Agüero March Samir Nasri
2011 CAF African Footballer of the Year award Awarded every calendar year from a shortlist of three based on a vote of the 53 CAF national team managers. YearPlayer 2011 Yaya Touré
2011 FSS Serbian Player of the Year award Awarded every calendar year in conjunction with the FSS Coach of the Year award. YearPlayer 2011 Aleksandar Kolarov
Transfers and loans Transfers in
+First team Date Pos. No. Player From club Transfer fee4 July 2011 DF 22 Gaël Clichy Arsenal£10,000,0006 July 2011 DF 15 Stefan Savić Partizan£15,000,00028 July 2011 FW 16 Sergio Agüero Atlético Madrid£36,000,00024 August 2011 MF 19 Samir Nasri Arsenal£24,000,00031 August 2011 MF 20 Owen HargreavesFree agent31 January 2012 GK 30 Costel Pantilimon Politehnica Timișoara undisclosed
+Reserves and Academy Date Pos. No. Player From club Transfer fee1 June 2011 MF – Denis Suárez Celta Vigo £900,00016 June 2011 MF – Karim Rekik Feyenoord Undisclosed28 June 2011 GK – Angus Gunn Norwich City Undisclosed15 July 2011FW – John Guidetti Re-signed
Transfers out
+First team Exit Date Pos. No. Player To club Transfer fee1 June 2011FW20 Felipe Caicedo Lokomotiv Moscow£9,500,0001 June 2011MF24 Patrick VieiraUnattachedRetired14 July 2011DF17 Jérôme Boateng Bayern Munich£12,500,00018 July 2011GK1 Shay Given Aston Villa£7,000,00020 July 2011FW27 Jô Internacional£8,000,000 31 August 2011FW39 Craig Bellamy LiverpoolFree 31 August 2011MF8 Shaun Wright-Phillips Queens Park Rangers£6,000,000 26 January 2012DF Nedum Onuoha Queens Park Rangers£4,000,000
+Reserves and Academy Exit Date Pos. No. Player To club Transfer fee1 June 2011DF35 Scott Kay Macclesfield TownFree1 June 2011FW47 James Poole Hartlepool UnitedFree1 June 2011DF30 Shaleum Logan BrentfordFree1 June 2011DF – Kim Skogsrud RangersFree1 June 2011DF – Tom Skogsrud RangersFree1 June 2011MF – Andrew Tutte RochdaleFree1 June 2011DF36 Javan Vidal Yeovil TownFree1 July 2011MF49 Donal McDermott Huddersfield TownFree31 January 2012DF56 Frédéric Veseli Manchester UnitedUndisclosed
Loans in
+First team Start date End date Pos. Player From club 5 August 2011 31 January 2012 GK Costel Pantilimon Poli Timișoara 31 January 2012 31 May 2012 MF David Pizarro Roma
Loans out
+First team Start date End date Pos. No. Player To club1 July 201131 December 2011GK 26 David González Aberdeen 28 July 2011 31 May 2012 MF 6 Michael Johnson Leicester City 25 August 2011 31 May 2012 FW 9 Emmanuel Adebayor Tottenham Hotspur 26 August 2011 31 May 2012 DF 38 Dedryck Boyata Bolton Wanderers 27 August 2011 31 May 2012 FW 14 Roque Santa Cruz Real Betis 29 August 2011 31 May 2012 MF 40 Vladimír Weiss Espanyol 16 September 2011 16 December 2011 FW 43 Alex Nimely Middlesbrough 25 October 2011 31 December 2011 DF 33 Greg Cunningham Nottingham Forest 28 October 2011 31 December 2011 MF 62 Abdul Razak Portsmouth