2015–16 Manchester City F.C. season

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Chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak Premier League 4th League Cup Winners Manager Manuel Pellegrini		Stadium Etihad Stadium FA Cup Fifth round UEFA Champions League Semi-finals

The 2015–16 Manchester City season is the club's 114th season of competitive football, its 87th season in the top division of English football and its 19th season in the Premier League since the League creation, with Manchester City as one of the original 22 founder-members. Along with the Premier League, the club will also compete in the UEFA Champions League, FA Cup and League Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.

City began their league campaign with the same form they had shown at the end of the previous season. On winning their first four Premier League games, on 29 August 2015 the team set a new club record of ten consecutive league victories, beating the previous record which had stood for 103 years.

On 28 February 2016, City won the League Cup after beating Liverpool on penalties at Wembley to secure their third trophy under manager Manuel Pellegrini.

Kit

Supplier: Nike / Sponsor: Etihad Airways

Kit information

The club is in the third year of a deal with the American manufacturer Nike.

Home: The new home kit features the traditional colours of sky blue and white. The kit sees a return to white details, which were ditched last season in favour of navy applications. The shirt has a white polo neck collar and cuffs, along with a white stripe running from the bottom of the sleeves to the sides of the shirt. White shorts are returned to the kit, which is combined with sky blue socks with a white turnover.

Away: The away kit is predominantly navy for the second season running, but this time the strip is combined with 'Chlorine Blue' detailing on the crew neck and the cuffs. The arms, however, feature a striking graphic of the Blue Moon, inspired by the song sung by the club's fans at the match days. The shirt is combined with navy shorts and socks.

Third: The third kit is mainly a shade of chartreuse, known as 'ghost green', with black gradient graphic at the base of the sleeves and the bottom of the shorts. The yellowish green colour of the kit was inspired by the yellow and navy striped away kit worn by the club in the 1999 play-off final, when Manchester City overcame a 2-0 deficit to take the game to extra time and eventually win on penalties. The kit is based on Nike's new premium template, which is also worn by other major clubs.

Keeper: A new set of goalkeeper strips were released by Nike to be worn in the 2015-16 campaign. The first-choice strip is dark purple with lighter bluish line gradient on the arms, whilst the alternatives were yellow and green with a similar toned line gradient on the arms.

Pre-season

Manchester City visited Australia during pre-season, where they played local clubs Adelaide United and Melbourne City before facing Roma and Real Madrid, runners-up in the Italian and Spanish leagues, in the 2015 International Champions Cup friendly tournament. They also played matches against Vietnam national team and German Bundesliga team VfB Stuttgart.

Overall

Last updated: 18 May 2016
Source: Competitions

Results summary

Last updated: 18 May 2016.
Source: Premier League

Results by matchday

Last updated: 18 May 2016.
Source: Statto.com
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Matches

On 17 June 2015, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.

FA Cup

Win Draw Loss Upcoming fixture

Group stage

The group stage draw was made on 27 August 2015 in Monaco. Manchester City faced Juventus, Sevilla and Borussia Mönchengladbach.

First team squad

Last updated: 15 May 2016
Source: mcfc.co.uk
Ordered by squad number. Appearances include all competitive league and cup appearances, including as substitute.

Playing statistics

As of 15 May 2016

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.

Source: (for players and positions) First Team Squad 00(for squad numbers) Squad Profiles 00(for actual stats.)

Goalscorers

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

Correct as of match played on 15 May 2016

Clean sheets

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

Correct as of 6 February 2016

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

Premier League Player of the Month award

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

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

Transfers in

Total spending: £150,000,000

Transfers out

Total earnings: £47,900,000

References

2015–16 Manchester City F.C. season Wikipedia

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