2011–12 Manchester City F.C. season

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Chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak Premier League 1st League Cup Semi-finals		Manager Roberto Mancini FA Cup Third round

Stadium Etihad Stadium Capacity: 47,705 (domestic matches) 45,500 (UEFA matches)

The 2011–12 season was Manchester City Football Club's 110th season of football, its tenth consecutive season in the Premier League, and its fifteenth season in the Premier League. The club also played in the UEFA Champions League for only the second time, and the first time since its rebranding from being the European Cup, after finishing third in the 2010–11 Premier League. Manchester City's U19 squad will play in the inaugural tournament of the NextGen series.

Manchester City won the English first division title for the third time in history (43 years in a making) by beating Queens Park Rangers 3–2 on the final day of the season, coming back from being down 2–1 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 is also the first Premier League title to be decided on goal difference, and City's game-winning goal against QPR came 15 seconds after City's cross-town rivals Manchester United had just defeated Sunderland 1–0.

Kit

Supplier: Umbro / Sponsor: Etihad Airways

Kit information

Umbro supplied kits for Manchester City for a third season in a row.

Home: The home kit for 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 last 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 from the last two seasons was retained as an alternative.

World Football Challenge

¹MLS Eastern Conference is composed of one game by the New England Revolution, Philadelphia Union, and Chicago Fire
²MLS Western Conference is composed of one game by the Vancouver Whitecaps and two games by the Los Angeles Galaxy
Points awarded on the following basis: Winning in normal time – 3; Winning on penalties – 2; Losing on penalties – 1; Points per goal – 1 (max per game: 3)
Sporting CP plays only one game and will not accrue points.

Dublin Super Cup

Table

Additional points awarded on the basis of one per goal scored

Fixtures

League table

Updated to games played on 13 May 2012.
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
There are only 3 spots at the top for the champions league because Chelsea who finished 6th, won the competition

Results summary

Last updated: 13 May 2012.
Source: Premier League

Results by match

Last updated: 13 May 2012.
Source: Premier League results
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Knockout phase

Round of 32

Round of 16

Playing statistics

As of 13 May 2012

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.

Table statistics current for games played up until the end of 6 May 2012

Last updated: 13 May2012.
Source: (for players and positions) Season 2011–12 First Team Squad 00(for squad numbers) Season 2011–12 Squad Numbers 00(for actual stats.) All match Reports in Competitive games section above

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

Premier League Manager of the Month award

Awarded monthly to the player that was chosen by a panel assembled by the Premier League's sponsor

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

Premier League Golden Glove award

Awarded to the goalkeeper who kept the most clean sheets over the 2011–12 Premier League season

PFA Team of the Year

The combined best 11 from all teams in the Premier League chosen by the PFA

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

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

2011 CAF African Player of the Year award

Awarded every calendar year from a shortlist of three based on a vote of the 53 CAF national team managers

2011 FSS Serbian Player of the Year award

Awarded every calendar year in conjunction with the FSS Coach of the Year award

References

2011–12 Manchester City F.C. season Wikipedia

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