Manchester City Football Club Profile

Manchester City Football Club (also known as Man City or The Citizens) is a professional football club from England who play in the English Premier League. This club is the derby with Manchester United and is headquartered at the Etihad Stadium, Manchester. The first game was played in November 1880 At the time it was still called St. Mark's (West Gorton). In 1887 changed its name to Ardwick AFC, and in 1894 became Manchester City FC .

City have won the Premier League 3 times, the FA Cup 4 times, the League Cup 2 times, and the European Cup Winners Cup 1 time. The club's most successful period occurred in the era of the late 1960s and early 1970s. At that time the City under the tutelage of manager Joe Mercer with his assistant Malcolm Allison, and some players like Colin Bell, Mike Summerbee and Francis Lee.

Beginning in the 1980s City experienced a period of tumultuous decline culminating in relegation to the third tier of English football league system in 1998 for the first time in their history. During the era of the Premier League was first formed in 1992, City is one of the founders. But the achievements of the club do not get better, even City have relegated back to the second level of up to 2 times, while in the FA Cup since the passing of the Premier League, the best achievement City only until the quarter-finals.

Full name: Manchester City Football Club
User name: City, The Citizens, The Sky Blues
Founded: 1880, 133 years ago, as St. Mark's (West Gorton) later on 16 April 1894, as Manchester City
Stadium: Etihad, Manchester
Owner: Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Chairman: Khaldoon Al Mubarak
Manager: Manuel Pellegrini
League: Premier League
Website: MCFC