The 2013–14 season was Manchester City Football Club's 112th season of competitive football, 85th season in the top flight of English football and 17th season in the Premier League.
City became the fastest club in Premier League history to score 100 competitive goals in all competitions and the first to complete this feat before the end of January. They went on to score 156 goals in all competitions, breaking the previous record of 143 goals set by Manchester United in 1956–57. City's 100th Premier League goal of the season was scored in the 4–0 victory over Aston Villa on 7 May 2014. This was the first time the Blues had scored more than 100 league goals in the English top division in a single season since 1957–58. Their 100th goal was the first in English league football to be decided via the "Hawk-Eye" system, which had been introduced at the start of the season.
The final tally of 102 league goals was at the time the second-highest Premier League season total and one goal short of Chelsea's 2009–10 record. This was also the first Premier League season where a team had three individual players each score more than 15 goals, with City accomplishing the feat courtesy of Yaya Touré, Sergio Agüero and Edin Džeko.
The 2013–14 season marked the first time City advanced to the round of 16 of the UEFA Champions League. There, the Blues were defeated by Barcelona 4–1 on aggregate. City also recorded their first silverware of the Manuel Pellegrini era on 2 March 2014, when they lifted the Football League Cup. It was the club's first triumph in the competition since 1976.
On 11 May 2014, City won the Premier League for the second time in three seasons following a 2–0 win over West Ham United. It was the first time that Manchester City had won two trophies in a season since 1969–70, when they won the League Cup and the Cup Winners' Cup.
Club Coaching staff Position Staff Manager Manuel Pellegrini Assistant managers Brian Kidd Rubén Cousillas Goalkeeping coach Xabier Mancisidor Fitness coach José Cabello Physiotherapist Lee Nobles Club doctor Dr. Max Sala
Kits The club's kits were supplied by Nike. City's principal sponsor for this year was again Etihad Airways.
Kit information The club signed a new deal with the American manufacturer Nike, who would supply their kits for the next six years (until 2019).
Home: The new home kit featured a classical design with a round crew neck and sleeve cuffs, trimmed in white and navy. The shorts were white with sky blue trimmings, while the socks were white for the first time since 2009. Away: The away kit featured a black and charcoal half design, embellished with golden sponsor logos. The shorts and socks were black. Third: The third kit was predominantly white with a single sky blue and navy stripe on the right hand side. The shorts and socks were navy with sky blue accents. Keeper: There were four goalkeeper kits used throughout the season. They were based on Nike's premium goalkeeper template, which featured two tones of the same colour. The first choice kit was in two tones of green, whilst the alternatives were purple, yellow and black respectively.
Kit usage Kit Description Usage Home Sky blue body with white shorts and socks. Used in all home games and away against Cardiff City, Stoke City, Sunderland, West Brom, Southampton, Newcastle, Tottenham, Norwich City, Hull City, Manchester United and Liverpool. Home alt. Sky blue body with sky blue shorts and navy socks. Used away against Fulham and Arsenal. Away Black and grey halved shirt with black shorts and socks. Used away against Aston Villa, West Ham (PL), Chelsea, Swansea City, Blackburn Rovers and Crystal Palace. Away UCL White body with white shorts and socks. Used in all Champions League away games. Third White body with navy shorts and socks. Used away against Everton and West Ham (LC). Third alt. White body with navy shorts and white socks. Used once away against Leicester City.
Non-competitive
Pre-season
Football Invitational in support of Mandela Day
Premier League Asia Trophy
Audi Cup
Super Match by Carlsberg
Post-season Friendlies
Competitions Overall
Premier League
League table
Results summary
Points breakdown Points at home: 52 Points away: 34 Points against 2012–13 top four: 10 Points against promoted teams: 15 6 points: Crystal Palace, Everton, Fulham, Hull City, Manchester United, Newcastle, Swansea City, Tottenham, West Brom and West Ham United. 4 points: Arsenal, Norwich City, Southampton and Stoke City. 3 points: Aston Villa, Cardiff City and Liverpool. 1 point: Sunderland. No points: Chelsea.
Biggest win & loss results Biggest home win: 7–0 vs. Norwich (2 November 2013) Biggest and the only home defeat: 0–1 vs. Chelsea, (3 February 2014) Biggest away win: 5–1 vs. Tottenham (29 January 2014) Biggest away defeat: 5 by a 1-goal margin.
Biggest home attendance: 47,364 vs. Chelsea, 3 February 2014 Smallest home attendance: 46,559 vs. Swansea City, 1 December 2013 Biggest away attendance: 75,203 vs. Manchester United, 25 March 2014 Smallest away attendance: 20,498 vs. Swansea City, 1 January 2014
Results by matchday
Matches
FA Cup
League Cup
UEFA Champions League
Group stage
Knockout phase
Round of 16
Squad information First team squad
Ordered by squad number.Appearances include all competitive league and cup appearances, including as substitute.
Playing statistics
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.Nat.PlayerPos.Premier LeagueFA CupLeague CupChampions LeagueTotalAppsAppsAppsAppsApps1Joe Hart GK 31 1 1 7 39 1 2Micah Richards DF 2 3 2 3 10 4Vincent Kompany DF 28 4 6 1 2 1 3 4 1 1 37 5 8 15Pablo Zabaleta DF 35 1 11 3 4 6 4 1 48 1 15 16Joleon Lescott DF 10 5 5 4 24 7James Milner MF 31 1 3 4 2 3 6 1 3 44 2 8 8Samir Nasri MF 34 7 3 2 2 1 3 1 7 1 1 46 11 5 9Álvaro Negredo FW 32 9 1 4 3 5 6 1 8 5 2 49 23 4 10Edin Džeko FW 31 16 4 5 2 2 5 6 7 2 1 48 26 7 13Aleksandar Kolarov DF 29 1 2 2 1 1 5 1 7 1 3 43 4 6 14Javi García MF 29 7 4 6 1 4 43 8 15Jesús Navas MF 30 4 5 5 2 1 8 48 6 1 16Sergio Agüero FW 23 17 4 3 4 2 1 1 6 6 1 34 28 6 17Jack Rodwell MF 5 1 3 1 10 21David Silva MF 27 7 5 3 4 1 6 1 40 8 6 22Gaël Clichy DF 20 1 4 3 1 4 31 2 25Fernandinho MF 33 5 8 2 3 8 3 46 5 11 26Martín Demichelis DF 27 2 6 2 2 4 1 1 35 2 7 129Richard WrightGK 30Costel Pantilimon GK 7 1 5 5 1 18 1 33Matija Nastasić DF 13 4 2 1 1 4 20 5 35Stevan Jovetić FW 13 3 1 2 1 1 3 2 18 6 2 38Dedryck Boyata DF 1 1 1 4 1 6 1 142Yaya Touré MF 35 20 4 4 2 3 3 7 1 3 49 24 9 52Emyr Huws MF 1 1 64Marcos Lopes MF 1 3 4 Own goals 5 0 0 0 5Totals102 72 113 11 122 7 019 23 2156 113 4
Goalscorers Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.
Correct as of game played on 11 May 2014
No.Nat.PlayerPos.Premier LeagueFA CupLeague CupChampions LeagueTOTAL16 Sergio Agüero FW 17 4 1 6 2810 Edin Džeko FW 16 2 6 2 2642 Yaya Touré MF 20 0 3 1 24 9 Álvaro Negredo FW 9 3 6 5 23 8 Samir Nasri MF 7 2 1 1 1121 David Silva MF 7 0 0 1 815 Jesús Navas MF 4 0 2 0 635 Stevan Jovetić FW 3 1 2 0 625 Fernandinho MF 5 0 0 0 5 4 Vincent Kompany DF 4 0 0 1 513 Aleksandar Kolarov DF 1 1 1 1 426 Martín Demichelis DF 2 0 0 0 2 7 James Milner MF 1 0 0 1 2 5 Pablo Zabaleta DF 1 0 0 0 1Own Goals 5 0 0 0 5Totals 102 13 22 19 156
Awards PFA Team of the Year The combined best 11 from all teams in the Premier League chosen by the PFA. Player Position Vincent KompanyDefence Yaya TouréMidfield
Premier League Manager of the Month award Awarded monthly to the manager who was chosen by a panel assembled by the Premier League's sponsor. MonthManager December Manuel Pellegrini January Manuel Pellegrini
Premier League Player of the Month award Awarded monthly to the player chosen by a panel assembled by the Premier League's sponsor. MonthPlayer October Sergio Agüero
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 Álvaro Negredo September Yaya Touré October Sergio Agüero November Samir Nasri December Fernandinho January Edin Džeko February Yaya Touré March David Silva April Martín Demichelis
BBC African Footballer of the Year award Awarded annually to the player chosen by public vote from a shortlist compiled by experts. MonthPlayer 2013 Yaya Touré
CAF African Player of the Year award Awarded every calendar year from a shortlist of three based on a vote of the 54 CAF national team managers. YearPlayer 2013 Yaya Touré
Transfers and loans Transfers in
+First TeamDatePositionNo.PlayerFrom clubTransfer fee6 June 2013MF25 Fernandinho Shakhtar Donetsk£30,000,00011 June 2013MF15 Jesús Navas Sevilla£14,900,00019 July 2013FW9 Álvaro Negredo Sevilla£20,000,00019 July 2013FW35 Stevan Jovetić Fiorentina£22,000,0001 September 2013DF26 Martín Demichelis Atlético Madrid£4,000,000
+Reserves and AcademyDatePositionNo.PlayerFrom clubTransfer fee1 June 2013FW No. Thierry Ambrose AuxerreUndisc.6 June 2013FW No. Zackarias Faour Malmö FF£490,000
Transfers out
+First TeamExit datePositionNo.PlayerTo clubTransfer fee1 July 2013DF28 Kolo Touré LiverpoolReleased1 July 2013DF19 Wayne Bridge ReadingReleased1 July 2013FW24 Roque Santa Cruz MálagaReleased27 June 2013FW32 Carlos Tevez Juventus£12,000,00016 July 2013DF3 Maicon Roma£3,000,00017 October 2013MF62 Abdul Razak Anzhi MakhachkalaUndisc.
+Reserves and AcademyExit datePositionNo.PlayerTo clubTransfer fee1 July 2013DF48 Ryan McGivern HibernianFree1 July 2013MF59 Omar ElabdellaouiEintracht BraunschweigFree1 July 2013MF90 Filippo ManciniUnattachedReleased12 July 2013DF61 Jérémy Hélan Sheffield Wednesday£350,00022 August 2013MF -- Denis Suárez Barcelona B£1,350,00029 August 2013MF -- Vlad Marin JuventusFree20 January 2014FW 47 Harry Bunn Huddersfield TownFree22 January 2014MF -- Abdisalam Ibrahim OlympiacosFree21 February 2014MF -- Mohammed Abu StrømsgodsetFree15 April 2014DF -- Reece Wabara Doncaster RoversReleased
Loans out
+First TeamStart dateEnd datePositionNo.PlayerTo club22 August 201331 May 2014MF11 Scott Sinclair West Bromwich Albion2 September 201317 October 2013MF62 Abdul Razak Anzhi Makhachkala23 September 201331 May 2014MF18 Gareth Barry Everton14 January 201431 May 2014FW60 John Guidetti Stoke City
+Reserves and AcademyStart dateEnd datePositionNo.PlayerTo club10 July 201331 May 2014DF44 Karim Rekik PSV4 August 201331 May 2014FW49 Luca Scapuzzi Siena 6 August 201331 December 2013DF57 Reece Wabara Doncaster Rovers 30 August 201317 September 2013MF55 Albert Rusnák Oldham Athletic2 September 201330 September 2013FW47 Harry Bunn Sheffield United2 September 201331 March 2014MF31 Mohammed Abu AGF18 September 20132 January 2014DF58 George Swan Sheffield Wednesday17 October 201316 November 2014MF53 Alex Henshall Bristol Rovers30 October 20133 February 2014MF70 George Evans Crewe Alexandra28 November 20134 January 2014DF78 Ellis Plummer Oldham Athletic28 November 20136 January 2014FW47 Harry Bunn Huddersfield Town12 January 201422 February 2014MF55 Albert Rusnák Birmingham City28 January 20141 March 2014MF52 Emyr Huws Birmingham City
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