Manchester City
England premier soccer league
Number and year: six Premier League titles, won in the 2011-2012, 2013-2014, 2017-2018, 2018-2019, 2020-2021, and 2021-2022 seasons.
By the end of the 2022-23 season, Manchester City had won nine English top-flight titles, six English FA Cups and eight English League Cups.
In 1904, City won the FA Cup, the first major honor in the team's history, and in the late 1960s won the First Division, European Cup Winners' Cup, FA Cup, and English League Cup, before losing the 1981 FA Cup final and being relegated to England's third tier in 1998 after a period of decline.
Manchester City returned to the top flight in 2002, was acquired by the Abu Dhabi consortium from the Middle East in 2008, won the FA Cup in 2010-11, the club's first title in nearly 35 years, and regained the English top flight title after 44 years in 2011-12.
Team Culture
Initially using the city crest, two later versions of the design featured a sailing ship, representing the Manchester Ship Canal, and in 1998 the latest version of the City crest was introduced, incorporating an eagle and the Latin phrase "'Superbia in Proelio", meaning "Proud of the fight". meaning "Proud to fight". The three gold stars at the top of the crest have no special meaning, but are merely decorative.
On December 27, 2015, Manchester City FC unveiled the team's new crest on its official website, with this latest version returning to the classic round shape. Manchester City FC also added the Red Rose logo to the crest (Note: The Red Rose represents the Lancashire region where Manchester is located). The new crest features all three of Manchester's main symbols - the sailboat, the three diagonal bars and the red rose.
The sailboat and three diagonal bars come from the Manchester city crest, with the sailboat symbolizing the city's communication with the world and the three diagonal bars representing the three rivers that are the lifeblood of the city (the River Irwell, the River Mellor, and the River Erich). City's new version of the crest also features the inscription 1894, which is the year in which Manchester City FC was founded. In addition, the main colors of the new crest are sky blue and white, which are the club's most representative colors.
As of 2019, Manchester City have won the Premier League three times, in the 2011-12, 2013-14 and 2017-18 seasons.
In the 38th round of the 2011/12 season, Manchester City scored two goals in extra time to beat visiting Queens Park Rangers 3-2 in the 38th round of the English Premier League (EPL), and won the title for the first time in the EPL with a better goal difference than the defending team of the same score, Manchester United.
In the 2013/14 season, the English League Cup final was won with a 3-1 comeback against Sunderland with goals from Yaya Toure, Samir Nasri and Jesus Navas. The Premier League was won in the final round with a 2-0 victory over West Ham United, winning the title with 86 points.
April 16, 2018 - With Manchester United's home loss to West Bromwich Albion, Manchester City, who have a 16-point lead over United, won the 2017-18 Premier League title five rounds ahead of schedule.
While breaking all records, this is also the 3rd time in 7 years that Manchester City has won the Premier League title since they first won it since the 2011/12 season, allowing them to tie Arsenal for the 3rd most number of Premier League titles, winning 3 Premier League trophies.
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Acquired by an Arab consortium from the Middle East in 2008, Manchester City won the FA Cup in the 2010/11 season, the club's first trophy in nearly thirty-five years.
In the 2011/12 season, Manchester City won the English Premier League title for the first time and regained the English top flight title after 44 years. 2013/14 season, Manchester City won the Premier League title for the second time, which is the fourth top flight title in the history of the Manchester City team.
On February 26, 2018, Manchester City won the EFL Cup final for the fifth time with a 3-0 victory over Arsenal.On April 16, 2018, after city rivals Manchester United failed to beat West Bromwich Albion at home in the 34th round of the English Premier League, it allowed Manchester City to win the 2017-18 Premier League title five rounds early.
The 2018-19 English League Cup final was contested at Wembley Stadium on February 25, 2019, with Manchester City winning 4-3 on penalties against Chelsea to claim the title, and Manchester City winning the League Cup for the sixth time.
