2023–24 Manchester City F.C. season
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The 2023–24 season was the 129th season in the existence of Manchester City Football Club and their 22nd consecutive season in the top flight of English football, where they were competing as three-time defending champions. As reigning continental treble winners, Manchester City participated in seven competitions this season, namely the Premier League, FA Cup, EFL Cup, FA Community Shield, UEFA Champions League; entering the latter for the 13th consecutive season and as defending champions for the first time; UEFA Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup; also making their debut in the latter two tournaments.
2023–24 season | ||||
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Owner | City Football Group | |||
Chairman | Khaldoon Al Mubarak | |||
Manager | Pep Guardiola | |||
Stadium | Etihad Stadium | |||
Premier League | 1st | |||
FA Cup | Runners-up | |||
EFL Cup | Third round | |||
FA Community Shield | Runners-up | |||
UEFA Champions League | Quarter-finals | |||
UEFA Super Cup | Winners | |||
FIFA Club World Cup | Winners | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Erling Haaland (27) All: Erling Haaland (38) | |||
Highest home attendance | 53,514 v Manchester United 3 March 2024 (Premier League) | |||
Lowest home attendance | 50,204 v Red Star Belgrade 19 September 2023 (Champions League) | |||
Average home league attendance | 52,923 | |||
Biggest win | 6–1 v Bournemouth (Home) 4 November 2023 (Premier League) 5–0 v Huddersfield Town (Home) 7 January 2024 (FA Cup) | |||
Biggest defeat | 0–1 v Newcastle United (Away) 27 September 2023 (EFL Cup) 1–2 v Wolverhampton Wanderers (Away) 30 September 2023 (Premier League) 0–1 v Arsenal (Away) 8 October 2023 (Premier League) 0–1 v Aston Villa (Away) 6 December 2023 (Premier League) 1–2 v Manchester United (Neutral) 25 May 2024 (FA Cup) | |||
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City kicked off their unprecedented season on 6 August 2023 by losing the Community Shield for the third consecutive year, this time to Arsenal. They drew 1–1 in normal time, having conceded an eleventh-minute injury time equaliser and lost the subsequent penalty shoot-out 1–4. As such, the Blues had lost out on an opportunity to become only the third European men's club to win the sextuple.[1] City clinched their first trophy of the season ten days later, on 16 August, in another one-off match, overcoming Sevilla on penalties after a 1–1 draw after extra time for the club's first-ever UEFA Super Cup.[2] On 27 September, the Blues were knocked out of the League Cup in the third round by Newcastle United following a 1–0 away loss.[3] On 22 December, City defeated Fluminense 4–0 in the Club World Cup final to win the competition for the first time, becoming the first English club to hold five major domestic and international titles simultaneously.[4]
City's title defence in the Champions League came to an end at the quarter-final stage on 17 April 2024, when they were knocked out by Real Madrid in a penalty shoot-out after a 4–4 aggregate draw over the two legs, having met the Spanish giants in the knockout stages for the third year in a row.[5]
City successfully defended their Premier League title for an unprecedented fourth consecutive season to become the first English club in history to win four consecutive top tier titles. They fought another close title race against Arsenal, only sealing the result on the final day of the season with a 3–1 victory against West Ham United at home.[6]
In the FA Cup, Manchester City once again reached the final where they lost 1–2 against local rivals Manchester United on 25 May, in a rematch of the previous year's final.[7]
The season was the first since 2015–16 without German midfielder and former club captain İlkay Gündoğan, who departed to Barcelona at the end of his contract in the summer. Kyle Walker eventually replaced him as the new captain.