2012–13 Manchester City F.C. season

Manchester City

2012–13 season
Chairman	Khaldoon Al Mubarak
Manager	Roberto Mancini (until 13 May 2013) Brian Kidd (caretaker manager) (from 13 May 2013)
Stadium	Etihad Stadium
Premier League	2nd
FA Cup	Runners-up
League Cup	Third round
FA Community Shield	Winners
UEFA Champions League	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: Edin Džeko (14) All: Sergio Agüero Carlos Tevez (17 each)
Highest home attendance	47,386 vs. Everton (1 Dec 2012, Premier League)
Lowest home attendance	28,015 vs. Aston Villa (25 Sep 2012, League Cup)
Average home league attendance	45,781 (in all competitions)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2011–12 2013–14 →

The 2012–13 season was Manchester City's 111th season of football, 11th consecutive season in the Premier League, and 21st season in the Premier League since it was first created. City began the season as defending champions, having won the league in 2011–12. The club played in the UEFA Champions League for the third time, the second since the competition was rebranded. City also reached the tenth FA Cup final in their history after beating Chelsea 2–1 at Wembley Stadium on 14 April 2013. They then lost the final 1–0 against Wigan Athletic on 11 May 2013. On 13 May 2013, Roberto Mancini was sacked as City manager following three-and-a-half years in the role.

Kit[]

Supplier: Umbro / Sponsor: Etihad Airways

Home

Away

Third

Goalkeeper 1

Goalkeeper 2

Goalkeeper 2 alt.

Goalkeeper 3

Goalkeeper 3 alt.

Kit information[]

Umbro made their last kits for Manchester City this season.

• Home: The home kit featured black trimmings, inspired by Manchester City's first ever home kit when it became known as West Gorton in 1884.

• Away: The away kit was officially called "zinfandel", an attractive shade of maroon with golden trimmings.

• Third: The third kit was black with shadow stripes and sky blue accents.

• Keeper: The three goalkeeper kits were green, purple and yellow.

Non-competitive[]

Pre-season[]

Friendlies[]

Al-Hilal v Manchester City

13 July 2012	Al-Hilal	1–0	Manchester City	showInnsbruck, Austria
19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Al Abed  69'	Report		Stadium: Tivoli-Neu Referee: Michael Daxauer (Austria)

Dynamo Dresden v Manchester City

17 July 2012	Dynamo Dresden	0–0	Manchester City	showInnsbruck, Austria
19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)		Report		Stadium: Tivoli-Neu Attendance: 4,650 Referee: Gregor Danler (Austria)

Beşiktaş v Manchester City

20 July 2012	Beşiktaş	0–2	Manchester City	showInnsbruck, Austria
18:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)		Report	Agüero  45' Kompany  56'	Stadium: Tivoli-Neu

Malaysia XI v Manchester City

30 July 2012	Malaysia XI	1–3	Manchester City	showKuala Lumpur, Malaysia
	Azamuddin  87'	Report	Agüero  25' Tevez  47' Johnson  51'	Stadium: Bukit Jalil Stadium Attendance: 53,000

VfL Wolfsburg v Manchester City

4 August 2012	VfL Wolfsburg	0–2	Manchester City	showWolfsburg, Germany
		Report	Agüero  41' Y. Touré  57'	Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 22,000

Limerick v Manchester City

5 August 2012	Limerick	0–4	Manchester City	showLimerick, Republic of Ireland
19:00 BST		Report	Džeko  33', 44' Boyata  42' Scapuzzi  78'	Stadium: Thomond Park

China Cup[]

Arsenal v Manchester City

27 July 2012	Arsenal	0–2	Manchester City	showBeijing, China
20:00 CST (UTC+08:00)		Report	Zabaleta  42' Y. Touré  44'	Stadium: Bird's Nest Stadium Attendance: 52,000 Referee: Howard Webb (South Yorkshire)

Post-season[]

Friendlies[]

Manchester City v Chelsea

23 May 2013	Manchester City	4–3	Chelsea	showSt Louis, Missouri, United States
19:30 CT (UTC−06:00)	García  63' Džeko  64', 84' Richards  90+1'	Report	Ba  14' Azpilicueta  45' (pen.) Oscar  53'	Stadium: Busch Stadium Attendance: 48,263 Referee: [1]

Manchester City v Chelsea

25 May 2013	Manchester City	5–3	Chelsea	showNew York City, New York, United States
17:30 EST (UTC−05:00)	Barry  3' Nasri  29', 74' Milner  55' Džeko  84'		Ramires  46', 69' Mata  82'	Stadium: Yankee Stadium Attendance: 39,462

Competitions[]

Overall[]

Updated to match played 19 May 2013
Source: Competitions

FA Community Shield[]

Chelsea v Manchester City

12 August 2012	Chelsea	2–3	Manchester City	showBirmingham
13:30 BST	Torres  40' Bertrand  80' Ivanović  42'	Report	Y. Touré  52' Tevez  59' Nasri  64'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 36,394 Referee: Kevin Friend (Leicestershire)

Premier League[]

League table[]

Results summary[]

Points breakdown[] Points at home: 45 Points away from home: 33 Points against 2011–12 Top Four: 10 Points against promoted teams: 13 6 points: Aston Villa, Fulham, Newcastle United, Reading, West Bromwich Albion, Wigan Athletic 4 points: Arsenal, Queens Park Rangers, Stoke City, Swansea City, West Ham United, Chelsea 3 points: Norwich City, Southampton, Sunderland, Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester United 2 points: 0Liverpool 1 point: 0Everton Biggest & smallest[] Biggest home win: 5–0 vs. Aston Villa, 17 November 2012 Biggest home defeat: 2–3 vs. Norwich City (19 May 2013) and vs Manchester united (9 December 2012) Biggest away win: 4 by a 2-goal margin Biggest away defeat: 3 by a 2-goal margin Biggest home attendance: 47,386 vs. Everton, 1 December 2012 Smallest home attendance: 45,579 vs. Queens Park Rangers, 1 September 2012 Biggest away attendance: 75,498 vs. Manchester United, 8 April 2013 Smallest away attendance: 19,623 vs. Wigan Athletic, 28 November 2012 Results by round[] Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 Ground H A H A H A H A H A H H A A H H A H A A H A H A H A H A A H A H A H A H A H Result W D W D D W W W W D W W D W D L W W L W W W W D D L W W L W L W L W D W W L Position 5 5 4 4 7 4 3 3 3 3 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 Updated to match(es) played on 19 May 2013. Source: Premier League results A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss Matches[] Manchester City v Southampton 19 August 2012 1 Manchester City 3–2 Southampton showManchester 16:00 BST Tevez  39' Džeko  71' Nasri  80',  80' Report Lambert  60' Fox  60' Davis  67' Schneiderlin  87' Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 46,109 Referee: Howard Webb Liverpool v Manchester City 26 August 2012 2 Liverpool 2–2 Manchester City showLiverpool 16:00 BST Škrtel  34' Suárez  66',  90+4' Report Y. Touré  63' Tevez  80' Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 44,492 Referee: Andre Marriner Manchester City v Queens Park Rangers 1 September 2012 3 Manchester City 3–1 Queens Park Rangers showManchester 17:30 BST Y. Touré  16' Kolarov  45' Džeko  61' Rodwell  73' Tevez  90+2' Report Zamora  59',  85' Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 45,579 Referee: Chris Foy Stoke City v Manchester City 15 September 2012 4 Stoke City 1–1 Manchester City showStoke-on-Trent 15:00 BST Crouch  15' Report García  35',  55' Stadium: Britannia Stadium Attendance: 27,101 Referee: Mark Clattenburg Manchester City v Arsenal 23 September 2012 5 Manchester City 1–1 Arsenal showManchester 16:00 BST Lescott  40' Report Koscielny  82' Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 47,318 Referee: Mike Dean Fulham v Manchester City 29 September 2012 6 Fulham 1–2 Manchester City showLondon 15:00 BST Petrić  10' (pen.) Report Agüero  43' Džeko  87' Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 25,698 Referee: Mark Halsey Manchester City v Sunderland 6 October 2012 7 Manchester City 3–0 Sunderland showManchester 12:45 BST Kolarov  5' Agüero  60' Milner  89' Report Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 47,036 Referee: Lee Probert West Bromwich Albion v Manchester City 20 October 2012 8 West Bromwich Albion 1–2 Manchester City showWest Bromwich 15:00 BST Long  67' Report Džeko  80', 90+2' Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 24,891 Referee: Mark Clattenburg Manchester City v Swansea City 27 October 2012 9 Manchester City 1–0 Swansea City showManchester 17:30 BST Tevez  61' Report Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 46,801 Referee: Martin Atkinson West Ham United v Manchester City 3 November 2012 10 West Ham United 0–0 Manchester City showLondon 17:30 GMT Report Stadium: Upton Park Attendance: 35,005 Referee: Howard Webb Manchester City v Tottenham Hotspur 11 November 2012 11 Manchester City 2–1 Tottenham Hotspur showManchester 13:30 GMT Zabaleta  29' Agüero  65' Džeko  88' Report Caulker  21' Walker  27' Adebayor  76' Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 47,208 Referee: Michael Oliver Manchester City v Aston Villa 17 November 2012 12 Manchester City 5–0 Aston Villa showManchester 15:00 GMT Silva  43' Agüero  54' (pen.), 67' Tevez  65' (pen.), 74' Report Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 47,072 Referee: Jon Moss Chelsea v Manchester City 25 November 2012 13 Chelsea 0–0 Manchester City showLondon 16:00 GMT Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,792 Referee: Chris Foy Wigan Athletic v Manchester City 28 November 2012 14 Wigan Athletic 0–2 Manchester City showWigan 20:00 GMT Gómez  45+2' Report Barry  64' Balotelli  69' Milner  72' Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 19,623 Referee: Mark Halsey Manchester City v Everton 1 December 2012 15 Manchester City 1–1 Everton showManchester 15:00 GMT Tevez  43' (pen.) Report Fellaini  33' Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 47,386 Referee: Lee Probert Manchester City v Manchester United 9 December 2012 16 Manchester City 2–3 Manchester United showManchester 13:30 GMT Y. Touré  60' Zabaleta  85' Rooney  15', 28' Van Persie  90+3' Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 47,166 Referee: Martin Atkinson Newcastle United v Manchester City 15 December 2012 17 Newcastle United 1–3 Manchester City showNewcastle upon Tyne 12:45 GMT Ba  51' Report Agüero  10' García  39' Y. Touré  78' Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 49,579 Referee: Andre Marriner Manchester City v Reading 22 December 2012 18 Manchester City 1–0 Reading showManchester 15:00 GMT Barry  90+3' Report Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 47,007 Referee: Mike Dean Sunderland v Manchester City 26 December 2012 19 Sunderland 1–0 Manchester City showSunderland 15:00 GMT Johnson  53' Report Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 42,190 Referee: Kevin Friend Norwich City v Manchester City 29 December 2012 20 Norwich City 3–4 Manchester City showNorwich 15:00 GMT Pilkington  15' Martin  63', 75' Report Džeko  2', 4' Agüero  50' Bunn  67' (o.g) Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 26,827 Referee: Mike Jones Manchester City v Stoke City 1 January 2013 21 Manchester City 3–0 Stoke City showManchester 15:00 GMT Zabaleta  43' Džeko  56',  57' Lescott  59' Agüero  74' (pen.) Report Huth  47' Nzonzi  73' Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 47,192 Referee: Michael Oliver Arsenal v Manchester City 13 January 2013 22 Arsenal 0–2 Manchester City showLondon 16:00 GMT Report Milner  21' Džeko  32' Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,107 Referee: Mike Dean Manchester City v Fulham 19 January 2013 23 Manchester City 2–0 Fulham showManchester 15:00 GMT Silva  2', 69' García  65' Report Karagounis  24' Richardson  56' Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 47,286 Referee: Jon Moss Queens Park Rangers v Manchester City 29 January 2013 24 Queens Park Rangers 0–0 Manchester City showLondon 19:45 GMT Mbia  40' Granero  58' Report Barry  63' Zabaleta  84' Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 17,894 Referee: Phil Dowd Manchester City v Liverpool 3 February 2013 25 Manchester City 2–2 Liverpool showManchester 16:00 GMT Džeko  23' Agüero  78' Report Sturridge  29' Gerrard  73' Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 47,301 Referee: Anthony Taylor Southampton v Manchester City 9 February 2013 26 Southampton 3–1 Manchester City showSouthampton 17:30 GMT Puncheon  7' Davis  22' Barry  48' (o.g.) Report Džeko  39' Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 31,738 Referee: Martin Atkinson Manchester City v Chelsea 24 February 2013 27 Manchester City 2–0 Chelsea showManchester 13:30 GMT Y. Touré  63' Tevez  85' Report Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 47,256 Referee: Andre Marriner Aston Villa v Manchester City 4 March 2013 28 Aston Villa 0–1 Manchester City showBirmingham 20:00 GMT Tevez  45+1' Stadium: Villa Park Referee: Mike Dean Everton v Manchester City 16 March 2013 29 Everton 2–0 Manchester City showLiverpool 12:45 GMT Osman  32' Jelavić  90' Report Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 36,519 Referee: Lee Probert Manchester City v Newcastle United 30 March 2013 30 Manchester City 4–0 Newcastle United showManchester 15:00 GMT Tevez  41' Silva  45+1' Kompany  56' Y. Touré  69' Report OG corrected Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 47,201 Referee: Neil Swarbrick Manchester United v Manchester City 8 April 2013 31 Manchester United 1–2 Manchester City showManchester 20:00 BST Jones  59' Report Milner  51' Aguero  78' Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 75,498 Referee: Mike Dean Manchester City v Wigan Athletic 17 April 2013 32 Manchester City 1–0 Wigan Athletic showManchester 19:45 BST Tevez  83' Report Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 47,106 Referee: Anthony Taylor Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester City 21 April 2013 33 Tottenham Hotspur 3–1 Manchester City showLondon 13:30 BST Dempsey  75' Defoe  80' Bale  82' Report Nasri  5' Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 36,121 Referee: Lee Mason Manchester City v West Ham United 27 April 2013 34 Manchester City 2–1 West Ham United showManchester 12:45 BST Agüero  28' Y. Touré  83' Report Carroll  90+4' Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 47,189 Referee: Howard Webb Swansea City v Manchester City 4 May 2013 35 Swansea City 0–0 Manchester City showSwansea 15:00 BST Report Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 20,242 Referee: Mike Jones Manchester City v West Bromwich Albion 7 May 2013 36 Manchester City 1–0 West Bromwich Albion showManchester 19:45 BST Džeko  35' Report Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 46,158 Referee: Phil Dowd Reading v Manchester City 14 May 2013 37 Reading 0–2 Manchester City showReading 20:00 BST Report Agüero  40' Džeko  88' Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 22,859 Referee: Martin Atkinson Manchester City v Norwich City 19 May 2013 38 Manchester City 2–3 Norwich City showManchester 16:00 BST Rodwell  29', 59' Report Pilkington  26' Holt  54' Howson  65' Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 47,054 Referee: Mark Halsey FA Cup[] Main article: 2012–13 FA Cup Manchester City v Watford 5 January 2013 Third round Manchester City 3–0 Watford showManchester 15:00 GMT Tevez  22' Barry  44' Lopes  90+1' Report Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 46,821 Referee: Phil Dowd Stoke City v Manchester City 26 January 2013 Fourth round Stoke City 0–1 Manchester City showStoke-on-Trent 12:45 GMT Report Zabaleta  85' Stadium: Britannia Stadium Attendance: 19,814 Referee: Howard Webb Manchester City v Leeds United 17 February 2013 Fifth round Manchester City 4–0 Leeds United showManchester 14:00 GMT Y. Touré  5' Agüero  15' (pen.), 74' Tevez  52' Report Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 46,849 Referee: Mark Clattenburg Manchester City v Barnsley 9 March 2013 Sixth round Manchester City 5–0 Barnsley showManchester 17:30 GMT Tevez  11', 31', 50' Kolarov  27' Silva  65' Report Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 46,728 Referee: Anthony Taylor Chelsea v Manchester City 14 April 2013 Semi-finals Chelsea 1–2 Manchester City showLondon 16:00 BST Ramires  46' Ba  66' Torres  85' Report Barry  26' Nasri  35' Y. Touré  45' Agüero  47' Kompany  78' Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 85,621 Referee: Chris Foy Manchester City v Wigan Athletic 11 May 2013 Final Manchester City 0–1 Wigan Athletic showLondon 17:15 BST Zabaleta  60'  84' Nastasić  75' Barry  87' Report Watson  90+1' Robles  90+3' Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 86,254 Referee: Andre Marriner Football League Cup[] Main article: 2012–13 Football League Cup Manchester City v Aston Villa 25 September 2012 Third round Manchester City 2–4 (a.e.t.) Aston Villa showManchester 19:45 BST Balotelli  27' Kolarov  64' Barry  59' (o.g.) Agbonlahor  70', 113' N'Zogbia  96' Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 28,015 Referee: Phil Dowd UEFA Champions League[] Main article: 2012–13 UEFA Champions League In the opening Champions League group game Manchester City twice took the lead against Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabéu, but ultimately lost the match. Group stage[] Main article: 2012–13 UEFA Champions League group stage § Group D Pos Team v t Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 Borussia Dortmund 6 4 2 0 11 5 +6 14 Advance to knockout phase 2 Real Madrid 6 3 2 1 15 9 +6 11 3 Ajax 6 1 1 4 8 16 −8 4 Transfer to Europa League 4 Manchester City 6 0 3 3 7 11 −4 3 Source: Soccerway Real Madrid v Manchester City 18 September 2012 1 Real Madrid 3–2 Manchester City showMadrid, Spain 19:45 BST Marcelo  76' Benzema  87' Ronaldo  90' Report Džeko  69' Kolarov  85' Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 67,000 Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia) Manchester City v Borussia Dortmund 3 October 2012 2 Manchester City 1–1 Borussia Dortmund showManchester, England 19:45 BST Balotelli  90' (pen.) Report Reus  61' Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 43,607 Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic) Ajax v Manchester City 24 October 2012 3 Ajax 3–1 Manchester City showAmsterdam, Netherlands 19:45 BST De Jong  45' Moisander  57' Eriksen  68' Report Nasri  22' Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 45,743 Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen Manchester City v Ajax 6 November 2012 4 Manchester City 2–2 Ajax showManchester, England 19:45 GMT Y. Touré  22' Agüero  74' Report De Jong  10', 17' Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 40,222 Referee: Peter Rasmussen (Denmark) Manchester City v Real Madrid 21 November 2012 5 Manchester City 1–1 Real Madrid showManchester, England 19:45 GMT Agüero  73' (pen.) Report Benzema  10' Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 45,740 Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy) Borussia Dortmund v Manchester City 4 December 2012 6 Borussia Dortmund 1–0 Manchester City showDortmund, Germany 19:45 GMT Schieber  57' Report Stadium: Signal Iduna Park Attendance: 62,000 Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia) Squad information[] Player statistics – overall[] N Pos. Nat. Name Age EU Since App Goals Ends Transfer fee Notes 1 GK Joe Hart 26 EU 2006 217 0 2016 £1.5M 2 RB Micah Richards 25 EU 2005 234 10 2015 Youth system 3 RB Maicon 31 Non-EU 2012 13 0 2014 £3.5M 4 CB Vincent Kompany (captain) 27 EU 2008 206 7 2018 £6M 5 RB Pablo Zabaleta 28 Non-EU 2008 195 7 2015 £6M 6 CB Joleon Lescott 30 EU 2009 136 9 2014 £22M 7 AM James Milner 27 EU 2010 114 8 2015 £24M 8 AM Samir Nasri 26 EU 2011 83 11 2015 £25M 10 FW Edin Džeko 27 Non-EU 2011 (Winter) 109 40 2015 £27M 11 AM Scott Sinclair 24 EU 2012 15 0 2016 £6.2M 13 LB Aleksandar Kolarov 27 Non-EU 2010 94 11 2015 £16M 14 CM Javi García 26 EU 2012 33 2 2017 £16M 16 FW Sergio Agüero 25 Non-EU 2011 88 47 2017 £35M 17 CM Jack Rodwell 22 EU 2012 15 2 2017 £12M 18 CM Gareth Barry 32 EU 2009 174 8 2014 £12M 21 AM David Silva 27 EU 2010 143 19 2017 £24M 22 LB Gaël Clichy 27 EU 2011 74 0 2017 £7M 28 CB Kolo Touré 32 Non-EU 2009 102 3 2013 £16M 29 GK Richard Wright 35 EU 2012 0 0 2013 Free 30 GK Costel Pantilimon 26 EU 2011 11 0 2016 £1M 32 FW Carlos Tevez 29 Non-EU 2009 147 73 2014 £25.5M 33 CB Matija Nastasić 20 Non-EU 2012 30 0 2017 £10M 42 CM Yaya Touré 30 Non-EU 2010 134 31 2017 £24M 60 FW John Guidetti 21 EU 2008 1 0 2015 Youth system 62 CM Abdul Razak 20 Non-EU 2010 10 0 Youth system Last updated: 19 May 2013 Source: [1], Players transfer, Manchester City Matchday Program MCFC vs Arsenal Ordered by squad number. Appearances include all competitive league and cup appearances, including as substitute. Playing statistics[] As of 19 May 2013. 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. Pos. Squad status Player name Premier League Champions League FA Cup League Cup Community Shield Totals All competitions Apps. Apps. Apps. Apps. Apps. Apps. 1 GK HGP Joe Hart 38 - 1 - 6 - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - 45 - 1 - 2 DF ACG Micah Richards (vc) 7 - 2 - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8 - 2 - 3 DF FOR Maicon 4(5) - - - 3 - 1 - 0(1) - - - - - - - - - - - 7(6) - 1 - 4 DF FOR Vincent Kompany (c) 26 1 3 (1) 6 - 2 - 4 - 1 - - - - - 1 - 1 - 37 1 7 (1) 5 DF FOR Pablo Zabaleta 29(1) 2 7 - 3(2) - 1 - 6 1 1 1 - - - - 1 - - - 39(3) 3 9 1 6 DF HGP Joleon Lescott 17(9) 1 3 - 2 - 1 - 3(1) - - - 1 - - - - - - - 23(10) 1 4 - 7 MF HGP James Milner 19(7) 4 1 1 1(1) - - - 4(2) - 1 - 1 - - - 1 - - - 26(10) 4 2 1 8 MF FOR Samir Nasri 22(6) 2 3 1 6 1 1 - 3 1 - - - - - - 1 1 - - 32(6) 5 4 1 10 FW FOR Edin Džeko 16(16) 14 4 - 4(2) 1 1 - 3(2) - 1 - 0(1) - - - 0(1) - - - 23(22) 15 6 - 11 MF HGP Scott Sinclair 2(9) - - - 1 - - - 0(2) - - - 0(1) - - - - - - - 3(12) - - - 13 DF FOR Aleksandar Kolarov 11(9) 1 5 - 1(4) 1 1 - 3 1 1 - 1 1 1 - 1 - - - 17(13) 4 8 - 14 MF FOR Javi García 17(7) 2 5 - 4(1) - 3 - 3(1) - 1 - - - - - - - - - 24(9) 2 9 - 16 FW FOR Sergio Agüero 22(8) 12 2 - 4(1) 2 - - 3(1) 3 - - - - - - 1 - - - 30(10) 17 2 - 17 MF HGP Jack Rodwell 6(5) 2 2 - 0(1) - - - 0(3) - - - - - - - - - - - 6(9) 2 2 - 18 MF HGP Gareth Barry 27(4) 1 6 - 4 - - - 5 1 2 - 1 - - - - - - - 37(4) 2 8 - 21 MF FOR David Silva 29(3) 4 2 - 3 - - - 5 1 - - - - - - 0(1) - - - 37(4) 5 2 - 22 DF HGP Gaël Clichy 26(2) - 3 - 4 - - - 3(1) - - - - - - - 0(1) - - - 33(4) - 3 - 28 DF FOR Kolo Touré 10(5) - 2 - - - - - 2 - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - 13(5) - 3 - 30 GK FOR Costel Pantilimon - - - - - - - - 5 - - - 1 - - - 1 - 1 - 7 - 1 - 32 FW FOR Carlos Tevez 28(6) 14 3 - 3(2) - - - 6 5 - - 1 - 1 - 1 1 - - 39(8) 17 4 - 33 DF YTH Matija Nastasić 21 - 1 - 5 - - - 3 - 1 - 1 - - - - - - - 30 - 2 - 36 MF YTH Denis Suárez - - - - – - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - 1 - - - 42 MF FOR Yaya Touré (vc) 32 5 6 - 5 1 3 - 4 1 2 - - - - - 1 1 - - 42 10 11 - 44 DF ACG Karim Rekik 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - 61 MF ACG Jeremy Helan - - - - - - - - - - - - 0(1) - - - - - - - 0(1) - - - 62 MF ACG Abdul Razak 0(3) - - - - - - - 0(1) - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - 1(4) - 1 - 64 MF ACG Marcos Lopes - - - - - - - - 0(1) 1 - - - - - - - - - - 0(1) 1 - - Sold MF FOR Nigel de Jong 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - 2 - - - Sold DF YTH Stefan Savić - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - Sold FW YTH Mario Balotelli 7(7) 1 2 - 0(4) 1 1 - 0(1) - - - 1 1 - - - - - - 8(12) 3 3 - Own goals - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - Totals 66 63 2(1) 7 15 - 15 11 1 2 4 - 3 3 - 93 97 3(1) Source: (for players and positions) Season 2012–13 First Team Squad 00(for squad numbers) Squad Profiles 00(for actual stats.) Goalscorers[] Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal. Last updated on 19 May 2013 Rank Pos No. Player Premier League Champions League FA Cup League Cup Community Shield Total 1 FW 16 Sergio Agüero 12 2 3 0 0 17 FW 32 Carlos Tevez 11 0 5 0 1 17 3 FW 10 Edin Džeko 14 1 0 0 0 15 4 MF 42 Yaya Touré 7 1 1 0 1 10 5 MF 21 David Silva 4 0 1 0 0 5 MF 8 Samir Nasri 2 1 1 0 1 5 7 MF 7 James Milner 4 0 0 0 0 4 DF 13 Aleksandar Kolarov 1 1 1 1 0 4 9 DF 5 Pablo Zabaleta 2 0 1 0 0 3 FW Sold Mario Balotelli 1 1 0 1 0 3 11 MF 14 Javi García 2 0 0 0 0 2 MF 17 Jack Rodwell 2 0 0 0 0 2 MF 18 Gareth Barry 1 0 1 0 0 2 14 DF 4 Vincent Kompany 1 0 0 0 0 1 DF 6 Joleon Lescott 1 0 0 0 0 1 MF 64 Marcos Lopes 0 0 1 0 0 1 # Own Goal 1 0 0 0 0 1 Total 66 7 15 2 3 93 Awards[] PFA Team of the Year[] The combined best 11 from all teams in the Premier League chosen by the PFA Player Position Pablo Zabaleta Defence [3] Premier League Golden Glove award[] Awarded to the goalkeeper who kept the most clean sheets over the 2012–13 Premier League season Player Clean sheets Joe Hart 18 Etihad Player of the Year[] Based on votes polled by official supporters’ clubs and fans online. Player Award Pablo Zabaleta Player of the Year[4] 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 Month Player September[5] Edin Džeko October[6] Joe Hart November[7] Matija Nastasić December[8] Pablo Zabaleta January[9] Pablo Zabaleta February[10] James Milner March[11] Carlos Tevez April[12] Samir Nasri Transfers and loans[] Transfers in[] First team Date Pos. No. Player From club Transfer fee 12 August 2012 MF 17 Jack Rodwell[13] Everton £12,000,000[14] 30 August 2012 GK 29 Richard Wright Unattached Free 31 August 2012 MF 11 Scott Sinclair[15] Swansea City £6,200,000 31 August 2012 DF 3 Maicon[16] Internazionale £5,000,000 31 August 2012 DF 33 Matija Nastasić[17] Fiorentina £12,000,000 + Stefan Savić 31 August 2012 MF 14 Javi García[18] Benfica £17,000,000 Reserves and Academy Date Pos. No. Player From club Transfer fee 4 August 2012 MF – Vlad Marin[19] Lazio Undisclosed 13 August 2012 MF – Olivier Ntcham[20] Le Havre Undisclosed 31 January 2013 FW – Godsway Donyoh[21] Right to Dream Academy Undisclosed Transfers out[] First team Exit Date Pos. No. Player To club Transfer fee 22 May 2012 MF 20 Owen Hargreaves Released[22] 22 May 2012 MF 35 Gai Assulin Racing Santander Released[22] 1 July 2012 GK 12 Stuart Taylor Reading Released[23] 21 August 2012 FW 9 Emmanuel Adebayor Tottenham Hotspur £5,000,000[24] 24 August 2012 MF 11 Adam Johnson Sunderland £12,000,000[25] 31 August 2012 MF 34 Nigel de Jong[26] Milan £3,100,000 31 August 2012 DF 15 Stefan Savić[17] Fiorentina Swap 7 December 2012 GK – Gunnar Nielsen Released[27] 28 December 2012 MF – Michael Johnson Released[28] 30 January 2013 FW 45 Mario Balotelli Milan £19,000,000[29] Reserves and Academy Exit Date Pos. No. Player To club Transfer fee 22 May 2012 MF – Ahmed Benali Brescia Released[22] 22 May 2012 DF 33 Greg Cunningham Bristol City Undisclosed[30] 2 Aug 2012 MF 40 Vladimír Weiss Pescara £1,500,000 Loans out[] First team Start date End date Pos. No. Player To club 14 July 2012 31 December 2012 MF 50 Abdisalam Ibrahim Strømsgodset 21 July 2012 31 May 2013 DF 3 Wayne Bridge Brighton & Hove Albion[31] 31 August 2012 31 May 2013 FW 14 Roque Santa Cruz Málaga[32] 31 August 2012 31 May 2013 DF 38 Dedryck Boyata Twente[33] 1 October 2012 31 December 2012 MF 62 Abdul Razak Charlton Athletic[34] Reserves and Academy Start date End date Pos. No. Player To club 6 July 2012 31 May 2013 MF – Omar Elabdellaoui Feyenoord[35] 3 August 2012 31 May 2013 MF – Mohammed Abu Rayo Vallecano[36] 31 August 2012 31 December 2012 DF – Ryan McGivern Hibernian[37] 25 September 2012 28 January 2013 DF 57 Reece Wabara Oldham Athletic[38] 25 October 2012 21 November 2012 DF 61 Jérémy Hélan Shrewsbury Town[39] 22 November 2012 8 May 2013 DF 61 Jérémy Hélan Sheffield Wednesday[40] 8 January 2013 31 May 2013 FW 49 Luca Scapuzzi Varese[41] 10 January 2013 31 May 2013 FW 43 Alex Nimely Crystal Palace[42] 30 January 2013 5 May 2013 DF 57 Reece Wabara Blackpool[40] 15 February 2013 5 May 2013 DF 44 Karim Rekik Blackburn Rovers[43] 7 March 2013 5 May 2013 GK 63 Eirik Johansen Scunthorpe United[44] 31 January 2013 Rest of season ST – Godsway Donyoh Djurgårdens IF[45] 21 August 2012 6 January 2013 FW – Harry Bunn Crewe Alexandra[46] 25 October 2012 29 November 2012 DF 61 Michael Rayner Bradford City Notes[] ^ Chelsea qualified to Champions League group stage as the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League winners. 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