# 2013–14 Manchester City F.C. season

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.
| Home | Home alt. | Away | Away UCL | Third | Third alt. | Goalkeeper 1 | Goalkeeper 2 | Goalkeeper 3 | Goalkeeper 4 |

### 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. 2 | White body with navy shorts and white socks. | Used once away against Leicester City. |

## Competitions
### Overall

| Competition | Started round | Final position / round | First match | Last match |
| Premier League | — | Winners | 19 August 2013 | 11 May 2014 |
| League Cup | Third round | Winners | 24 September 2013 | 2 March 2014 |
| FA Cup | Third round | Sixth round | 4 January 2014 | 9 March 2014 |
| UEFA Champions League | Group stage | Round of 16 | 17 September 2013 | 12 March 2014 |
Updated to match played 11 May 2014 Source: Competitions

### Premier League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Manchester City (C) | 38 | 27 | 5 | 6 | 102 | 37 | +65 | 86 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Liverpool | 38 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 101 | 50 | +51 | 84 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 3 | Chelsea | 38 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 71 | 27 | +44 | 82 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 4 | Arsenal | 38 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 68 | 41 | +27 | 79 | Qualification for the Champions League play-off round |
| 5 | Everton | 38 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 61 | 39 | +22 | 72 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 11 May 2014. Source: Premier League

#### 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

| Matchday | 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 | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H |
| Result | W | L | W | D | W | L | W | W | L | W | L | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | L | D | W | W | W | W | D | W | L | D | W | W | W | W | W |
| Position | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |

#### Matches
### UEFA Champions League
#### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BAY | MCI | PLZ | CSKA |
| 1 | Bayern Munich | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 5 | +12 | 15 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 2–3 | 5–0 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 10 | +8 | 15 | Advance to knockout phase | 1–3 | — | 4–2 | 5–2 |
| 3 | Viktoria Plzeň | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 17 | −11 | 3 | Transfer to Europa League | 0–1 | 0–3 | — | 2–1 |
| 4 | CSKA Moscow | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 17 | −9 | 3 | | 1–3 | 1–2 | 3–2 | — |
* 1 2 Tied on head-to-head points (3). Head-to-head goal difference: Bayern Munich +1, Manchester City −1.
* 1 2 Tied on head-to-head points (3) and head-to-head goal difference (0). Head-to-head away goals: Viktoria Plzeň 2, CSKA Moscow 1.

#### Knockout phase
##### Round of 16
## Squad information
### First team squad

| N | Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Since | App | Goals | Ends | Transfer fee | Notes |
| 1 | GK | Joe Hart | 27 | EU | 2006 | 256 | 0 | 2016 | £500k | |
| 2 | RB | Micah Richards | 26 | EU | 2005 | 244 | 10 | 2015 | Youth system | |
| 4 | CB | Vincent Kompany | 28 | EU | 2008 | 243 | 12 | 2018 | £6m | Captain |
| 5 | RB | Pablo Zabaleta | 29 | Non-EU | 2008 | 243 | 8 | 2017 | £6m | |
| 6 | CB | Joleon Lescott | 31 | EU | 2009 | 160 | 9 | 2014 | £22m | |
| 7 | AM | James Milner | 28 | EU | 2010 | 158 | 10 | 2015 | £24m | |
| 8 | AM | Samir Nasri | 27 | EU | 2011 | 128 | 22 | 2015 | £25m | |
| 9 | FW | Álvaro Negredo | 28 | EU | 2013 | 49 | 23 | 2017 | £20m | |
| 10 | FW | Edin Džeko | 28 | Non-EU | 2011 (Winter) | 157 | 66 | 2015 | £27m | |
| 11 | LW | Scott Sinclair | 25 | EU | 2012 | 15 | 0 | 2016 | £6.2m | |
| 13 | LB | Aleksandar Kolarov | 28 | Non-EU | 2010 | 138 | 15 | 2015 | £16m | |
| 14 | CM | Javi García | 27 | EU | 2012 | 74 | 2 | 2017 | £16m | |
| 15 | RW | Jesús Navas | 28 | EU | 2013 | 48 | 6 | 2017 | £14.9m | |
| 16 | FW | Sergio Agüero | 26 | Non-EU | 2011 | 122 | 75 | 2017 | £35m | |
| 17 | CM | Jack Rodwell | 23 | EU | 2012 | 25 | 2 | 2017 | £12m | |
| 18 | CM | Gareth Barry | 33 | EU | 2009 | 175 | 8 | 2014 | £12m | On loan at Everton |
| 21 | AM | David Silva | 28 | EU | 2010 | 182 | 26 | 2017 | £24m | |
| 22 | LB | Gaël Clichy | 28 | EU | 2011 | 105 | 1 | 2017 | £7m | |
| 25 | CM | Fernandinho | 29 | Non-EU | 2013 | 46 | 5 | 2018 | £30m | |
| 26 | CB | Martín Demichelis | 33 | Non-EU | 2013 | 35 | 2 | 2015 | £4m | |
| 29 | GK | Richard Wright | 36 | EU | 2012 | 0 | 0 | 2014 | Free | |
| 30 | GK | Costel Pantilimon | 27 | EU | 2011 | 29 | 0 | 2016 | £1m | |
| 33 | CB | Matija Nastasić | 21 | Non-EU | 2012 | 50 | 0 | 2017 | £10m | |
| 35 | FW | Stevan Jovetić | 24 | Non-EU | 2013 | 18 | 6 | 2017 | £22m | |
| 38 | DF | Dedryck Boyata | 24 | EU | 2006 | 30 | 1 | N/A | Youth system | |
| 42 | CM | Yaya Touré | 31 | Non-EU | 2010 | 183 | 55 | 2017 | £24m | |
| 52 | MF | Emyr Huws | 20 | EU | 2012 | 1 | 0 | N/A | Youth system | On loan at Birmingham City |
| 60 | FW | John Guidetti | 22 | EU | 2008 | 1 | 0 | 2015 | £100k | On loan at Celtic |
| 64 | FW | Marcos Lopes | 18 | EU | 2011 | 5 | 1 | N/A | Youth system | |
Updated to match played 11 May 2014 Source: mcfc.co.uk
Ordered by squad number. Appearances include all competitive league and cup appearances, including as substitute.

### Playing statistics

    As of 11 May 2014
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. | Player | Pos. | Premier League | Premier League | Premier League | Premier League | FA Cup | FA Cup | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Champions League | Champions League | Champions League | Champions League | Total | Total | Total | Total |
| No. | Nat. | Player | Pos. | Apps | | | | Apps | | | | Apps | | | | Apps | | | | Apps | | | |
| 1 | | Joe Hart | GK | 31 | | 1 | | | | | | 1 | | | | 7 | | | | 39 | | 1 | |
| 2 | | Micah Richards | DF | 2 | | | | 3 | | | | 2 | | | | 3 | | | | 10 | | | |
| 4 | | Vincent Kompany | DF | 28 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | | 1 | | 3 | | | | 4 | 1 | 1 | | 37 | 5 | 8 | 1 |
| 5 | | Pablo Zabaleta | DF | 35 | 1 | 11 | | 3 | | | | 4 | | | | 6 | | 4 | 1 | 48 | 1 | 15 | 1 |
| 6 | | Joleon Lescott | DF | 10 | | | | 5 | | | | 5 | | | | 4 | | | | 24 | | | |
| 7 | | James Milner | MF | 31 | 1 | 3 | | 4 | | 2 | | 3 | | | | 6 | 1 | 3 | | 44 | 2 | 8 | |
| 8 | | Samir Nasri | MF | 34 | 7 | 3 | | 2 | 2 | 1 | | 3 | 1 | | | 7 | 1 | 1 | | 46 | 11 | 5 | |
| 9 | | Álvaro Negredo | FW | 32 | 9 | 1 | | 4 | 3 | | | 5 | 6 | 1 | | 8 | 5 | 2 | | 49 | 23 | 4 | |
| 10 | | Edin Džeko | FW | 31 | 16 | 4 | | 5 | 2 | 2 | | 5 | 6 | | | 7 | 2 | 1 | | 48 | 26 | 7 | |
| 13 | | Aleksandar Kolarov | DF | 29 | 1 | 2 | | 2 | 1 | 1 | | 5 | 1 | | | 7 | 1 | 3 | | 43 | 4 | 6 | |
| 14 | | Javi García | MF | 29 | | 7 | | 4 | | | | 6 | | 1 | | 4 | | | | 43 | | 8 | |
| 15 | | Jesús Navas | MF | 30 | 4 | | | 5 | | | | 5 | 2 | 1 | | 8 | | | | 48 | 6 | 1 | |
| 16 | | Sergio Agüero | FW | 23 | 17 | 4 | | 3 | 4 | | | 2 | 1 | 1 | | 6 | 6 | 1 | | 34 | 28 | 6 | |
| 17 | | Jack Rodwell | MF | 5 | | | | 1 | | | | 3 | | | | 1 | | | | 10 | | | |
| 21 | | David Silva | MF | 27 | 7 | 5 | | 3 | | | | 4 | | 1 | | 6 | 1 | | | 40 | 8 | 6 | |
| 22 | | Gaël Clichy | DF | 20 | | 1 | | 4 | | | | 3 | | 1 | | 4 | | | | 31 | | 2 | |
| 25 | | Fernandinho | MF | 33 | 5 | 8 | | 2 | | | | 3 | | | | 8 | | 3 | | 46 | 5 | 11 | |
| 26 | | Martín Demichelis | DF | 27 | 2 | 6 | | 2 | | | | 2 | | | | 4 | | 1 | 1 | 35 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| 29 | | Richard Wright | GK | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 30 | | Costel Pantilimon | GK | 7 | | 1 | | 5 | | | | 5 | | | | 1 | | | | 18 | | 1 | |
| 33 | | Matija Nastasić | DF | 13 | | 4 | | 2 | | 1 | | 1 | | | | 4 | | | | 20 | | 5 | |
| 35 | | Stevan Jovetić | FW | 13 | 3 | 1 | | 2 | 1 | 1 | | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | 18 | 6 | 2 | |
| 38 | | Dedryck Boyata | DF | 1 | | | | 1 | | | 1 | 4 | | 1 | | | | | | 6 | | 1 | 1 |
| 42 | | Yaya Touré | MF | 35 | 20 | 4 | | 4 | | 2 | | 3 | 3 | | | 7 | 1 | 3 | | 49 | 24 | 9 | |
| 52 | | Emyr Huws | MF | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | |
| 64 | | Marcos Lopes | MF | | | | | 1 | | | | 3 | | | | | | | | 4 | | | |
| Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | | 5 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 5 | | |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 102 | 72 | 1 | | 13 | 11 | 1 | | 22 | 7 | 0 | | 19 | 23 | 2 | | 156 | 113 | 4 |
Source: (for players and positions) Season 2013–14 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 game played on 11 May 2014
| No. | Nat. | Player | Pos. | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | Champions League | TOTAL |
| 16 | | Sergio Agüero | FW | 17 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 28 |
| 10 | | Edin Džeko | FW | 16 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 26 |
| 42 | | 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 | 11 |
| 21 | | David Silva | MF | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 15 | | Jesús Navas | MF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 35 | | Stevan Jovetić | FW | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 25 | | Fernandinho | MF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | | Vincent Kompany | DF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 13 | | Aleksandar Kolarov | DF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 26 | | 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 | 1 |
| Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 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 Kompany | Defence |
| Yaya Touré | Midfield |

### 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.
| Month | Manager |
| 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.
| Month | Player |
| 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.
| Month | Player |
| 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.
| Year | Player |
| 2013 | Yaya Touré |