2012–13 Manchester City F.C. season
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 also 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 AirwaysKit information
The home kit featured black trimmings, inspired by Manchester City's first ever home kit when it became known as West Gorton in 1884. The away kit was officially called "zinfandel", an attractive shade of maroon with golden trimmings. The third kit was black with shadow stripes and sky blue accents. The three goalkeeper kits were green, purple and yellow. Umbro made their last kits for Manchester City this season.Non-competitive
Pre-season
Friendlies
China Cup
Post-season
Friendlies
Competitions
Overall
FA Community Shield
Premier League
League table
Results summary
Points breakdown
Points at home: 45Points away from home: 33
Points against 2011–12 Top Four: 10
Points against promoted teams: 13
Biggest & smallest
Biggest home win: 5–0 vs. Aston Villa, 17 November 2012Biggest home defeat: 2–3 vs. Norwich City and vs Manchester united
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
Matches
FA Cup
Football League Cup
UEFA Champions League
Group stage
Squad information
Player statistics – overall
Appearances include all competitive league and cup appearances, including as substitute.Playing statistics
Appearances numbers are for appearances in competitive games only including sub appearancesRed card numbers denote: Numbers in parentheses represent red cards overturned for wrongful dismissal.
Goalscorers
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number 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| Player | Position |
 Pablo Zabaleta | Defence |
Premier League ''Golden Glove''">Premier League Golden Glove">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">List of Manchester City F.C. players#Player of the Year awards">Etihad Player of the Year
Based on votes polled by official supporters’ clubs and fans online.| Player | Award |
| Pablo Zabaleta | Player of the Year |
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 |  Edin Džeko |
| October | Joe Hart |
| November |  Matija Nastasić |
| December | Pablo Zabaleta |
| January | Pablo Zabaleta |
| February | James Milner |
| March | Carlos Tevez |
| April |  Samir Nasri |
Transfers and loans
Transfers in
| Date | Pos. | No. | Player | From club | Transfer fee |
| 12 August 2012 | MF | 17 | Jack Rodwell | Everton | £12,000,000 |
| 30 August 2012 | GK | 29 | Richard Wright | Unattached | Free |
| 31 August 2012 | MF | 11 | Scott Sinclair |  Swansea | £6,200,000 |
| 31 August 2012 | DF | 3 |  Maicon |  Internazionale | £5,000,000 |
| 31 August 2012 | DF | 33 | Matija Nastasić | Fiorentina | £12,000,000 + Stefan Savić |
| 31 August 2012 | MF | 14 |  Javi García |  Benfica | £17,000,000 |
| Date | Pos. | No. | Player | From club | Transfer fee |
| 4 August 2012 | MF | – |  Vlad Marin | Lazio | Undisclosed |
| 13 August 2012 | MF | – | Olivier Ntcham | Le Havre | Undisclosed |
| 31 January 2013 | FW | – |  Godsway Donyoh | Right to Dream Academy | Undisclosed |
Transfers out
Loans out
| 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 August 2012 | 31 May 2013 | FW | 14 |  Roque Santa Cruz | Málaga |
| 31 August 2012 | 31 May 2013 | DF | 38 |  Dedryck Boyata |  Twente |
| 1 October 2012 | 31 December 2012 | MF | 62 |  Abdul Razak | Charlton Athletic |
| Start date | End date | Pos. | No. | Player | To club |
| 6 July 2012 | 31 May 2013 | MF | – | Omar Elabdellaoui | Feyenoord |
| 3 August 2012 | 31 May 2013 | MF | – | Mohammed Abu | Rayo Vallecano |
| 31 August 2012 | 31 December 2012 | DF | – |  Ryan McGivern |  Hibernian |
| 25 September 2012 | 28 January 2013 | DF | 57 | Reece Wabara | Oldham Athletic |
| 25 October 2012 | 21 November 2012 | DF | 61 | Jérémy Hélan | Shrewsbury Town |
| 22 November 2012 | 8 May 2013 | DF | 61 | Jérémy Hélan | Sheffield Wednesday |
| 8 January 2013 | 31 May 2013 | FW | 49 | Luca Scapuzzi | Varese |
| 10 January 2013 | 31 May 2013 | FW | 43 | Alex Nimely | Crystal Palace |
| 30 January 2013 | 5 May 2013 | DF | 57 | Reece Wabara | Blackpool |
| 15 February 2013 | 5 May 2013 | DF | 44 | Karim Rekik | Blackburn |
| 7 March 2013 | 5 May 2013 | GK | 63 | Eirik Johansen | Scunthorpe |
| 31 January 2013 | Rest of season | ST | – | Godsway Donyoh |  Djurgårdens IF |
| 21 August 2012 | 6 January 2013 | FW | – | Harry Bunn | Crewe Alexandra |
| 25 October 2012 | 29 November 2012 | DF | 61 | Michael Rayner | Bradford City FC |