2013–14 Manchester City F.C. season


The 2013–14 season was Manchester City Football Club's 112th season of competitive football, its 85th season in the top division of English football and its 17th season in the Premier League since the league was first created, with Manchester City as one of the original 22 founder-members.
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 goal aggregate record of 143 goals set by Manchester United in 1956–57.
Their 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 City had scored more than 100 league goals in the top English division in a season since 1957–58. Coincidentally, their 100th goal was notable for another reason, as it became the first goal in all of English league football to be decided via the Hawk-Eye system, which had been rolled out for use in English football 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 league goals
City 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.
Then, on 11 May 2014, they won the Premier League for the second time in three seasons with a 2–0 win over West Ham United. It was the first time that Manchester City had won two trophies in a season since the 1969–70 season, when they won the League Cup and the Cup Winners' Cup.

Club

Coaching staff

Kit

The club's kit was supplied by Nike. Their principal sponsor was Etihad Airways.

Kit information

The club signed a new deal with the American manufacturer Nike, who would supply their kit for the next six years. 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. The away kit featured a black and charcoal half design, embellished with golden sponsor logos. The shorts and socks were black. 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. 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

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

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 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.

Goalscorers

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.

Awards

PFA ''Team of the Year''">PFA Team of the Year">PFA ''Team of the Year''

The combined best 11 from all teams in the Premier League chosen by the PFA
PlayerPosition
Vincent KompanyDefence
Yaya TouréMidfield

Premier League ''Manager of the Month''">Premier League Manager of the Month">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''">Premier League Player of the Month">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 MCFC OWS
MonthPlayer
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">Confederation of African Football">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

DatePositionNo.PlayerFrom clubTransfer fee
6 June 2013MF25 Fernandinho Shakhtar Donetsk£30M
11 June 2013MF15 Jesús Navas Sevilla£14.9M
19 July 2013FW9 Álvaro Negredo Sevilla£20M
19 July 2013FW35 Stevan Jovetić Fiorentina£22M
1 September 2013DF26 Martín Demichelis Atlético Madrid£4M

DatePositionNo.PlayerFrom clubTransfer fee
1 June 2013FWNo. Thierry Ambrose AuxerreUndisc.
6 June 2013FWNo. Zackarias Faour Malmö FF£490k

Transfers out

Exit datePositionNo.PlayerTo clubTransfer fee
1 July 2013DF28 Kolo Touré LiverpoolReleased
1 July 2013DF19 Wayne Bridge ReadingReleased
1 July 2013FW24 Roque Santa Cruz MálagaReleased
27 June 2013FW32 Carlos Tevez Juventus£12M
16 July 2013DF3 Maicon Roma£3M
17 October 2013MF62 Abdul Razak Anzhi MakhachkalaUndisc.

Exit datePositionNo.PlayerTo clubTransfer fee
1 July 2013DF48 Ryan McGivern HibernianFree
1 July 2013MF59 Omar ElabdellaouiEintracht BraunschweigFree
1 July 2013MF90 Filippo ManciniUnattachedReleased
12 July 2013DF61 Jérémy Hélan Sheffield Wednesday£350k
22 August 2013MF-- Denis Suárez Barcelona B£1.5M
29 August 2013MF-- Vlad Marin JuventusFree
20 January 2014FW47 Harry Bunn Huddersfield TownFree
22 January 2014MF-- Abdisalam Ibrahim OlympiacosFree
21 February 2014MF-- Mohammed Abu StrømsgodsetFree
15 April 2014DF-- Reece Wabara Doncaster RoversReleased

Loans out

Start dateEnd datePositionNo.PlayerTo club
22 August 201331 May 2014MF11 Scott Sinclair West Bromwich Albion
2 September 201317 October 2013MF62 Abdul Razak Anzhi Makhachkala
23 September 201331 May 2014MF18 Gareth Barry Everton
14 January 201431 May 2014FW60 John Guidetti Stoke City

Start dateEnd datePositionNo.PlayerTo club
10 July 201331 May 2014DF44 Karim Rekik PSV
4 August 201331 May 2014FW49 Luca Scapuzzi Siena
6 August 201331 December 2013DF57 Reece Wabara Doncaster Rovers
30 August 201317 September 2013MF55 Albert Rusnák Oldham Athletic
2 September 201330 September 2013FW47 Harry Bunn Sheffield United
2 September 201331 March 2014MF31 Mohammed Abu Aarhus
18 September 20132 January 2014DF58 George Swan Sheffield Wednesday
17 October 201316 November 2014MF53 Alex Henshall Bristol Rovers
30 October 20133 February 2014MF70 George Evans Crewe Alexandra
28 November 20134 January 2014DF78 Ellis Plummer Oldham Athletic
28 November 20136 January 2014FW47 Harry Bunn Huddersfield Town
12 January 201422 February 2014MF55 Albert Rusnák Birmingham City
28 January 20141 March 2014MF52 Emyr Huws Birmingham City