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2008–09 Manchester City F.C. season

The 2008–09 season was Manchester City Football Club's seventh consecutive season playing in the Premier League, the top division of English football, and its twelfth season since the Premier League was first created with Manchester City as one of its original 22 founding member clubs. Overall, it was the team's 117th season playing in a division of English football, the majority of which have been spent in the top-flight.

Manchester City
2008–09 season
OwnerAbu Dhabi United Group
ChairmanThaksin Shinawatra until the sale of club on 1 September 2008
Khaldoon Al Mubarak from 1 September 2008
ManagerMark Hughes
StadiumCity of Manchester Stadium
Premier League10th
FA CupThird round
League CupSecond round
UEFA CupQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Robinho (14)
All:
Robinho (15)
Highest home attendance47,331 vs Chelsea
13 September 2008
Lowest home attendance7,334 vs EB Streymur
31 July 2008
Average home league attendance42,900 approx.

Changes in ownership edit

The club started the season under the private ownership of UK Sports Investments Limited (UKSIL), a company controlled by former Thailand prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, but it was announced on the morning of Monday 1 September 2008 (the last day of the summer transfer window) that Abu Dhabi-based Abu Dhabi United Group Investment and Development Limited (ADUG) had completed a takeover of Manchester City in a deal worth a reported £200 million. This transaction made Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan the new owner of the club, although initially he kept a very low profile and Dr. Sulaiman Al-Fahim, who was the board member of ADUG that had presided over the signing of the deal at the Emirates Palace Hotel, was widely believed to be the new owner and potential chairman of the club. However, before the takeover was finally completed, wealthy backer Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan became more prominent and it was eventually made clear that Al-Fahim would not be joining the board at Manchester City, with Khaldoon Al Mubarak being appointed as the club's new chairman.[1]

The last-minute takeover of the club on transfer "deadline-day" was further capped, mere minutes before the summer transfer window closed, with the news that the club had beaten Chelsea to the signing of Robinho from Real Madrid for a British record transfer fee of £32.5 million.[2]

Kits edit

Supplier: Le Coq Sportif / Sponsor: Thomas Cook

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Kit information edit

For this season the shirt sponsor for all of the club's kits continued to be the previous season's sponsor, Thomas Cook, while the team kits were produced by the previous season's supplier, Le Coq Sportif. The home and away kits were unveiled by the club on 27 June 2008, with the new away kit representing a more modern rendition of the club's highly popular red and black striped shirts and black shorts that had first been introduced as a club kit by Malcolm Allison back in 1968 in imitation of A.C. Milan's classic colors.[3] A striking new "blaze orange"/navy third kit completed the collection of kits, while the team's main home strip shed the previous season's thin white vertical stripes from the shirts and returned to the solid sky blue shirts that are more traditionally associated with the team. As well as all three of the team kits being new this season, the previous season's two-tone green goalkeeper strip was also replaced with two new strips for the goalkeepers. The main goalkeeper strip, intended primarily for use with the home team colours, sported an all gold shirt trimmed with black on the shoulders and sides with matching all black shorts and socks, whilst the second mint-green strip, with the shirts similarly trimmed in black, was introduced to supplement it on both home and away fixtures.

Historical league performance edit

Prior to this season, the history of Manchester City's performance in the English football league hierarchy since the creation of the Premier League in 1992 is summarised by the following timeline chart – which commences with the last season (1991–92) of the old Football League First Division (from which the Premier League was formed).

Premier LeagueFootball League Division OnePremier LeagueFootball League Division OneFootball League Division TwoFootball League Division OnePremier LeagueFootball League First Division

Friendly games edit

Pre-season edit

9 July 2008 Metalurh Zaporizhya   0–0   Manchester City Rottach-Egern, Germany
MCFC report
26 July 2008 Hamburger SV   1–0   Manchester City Hamburg, Germany
15:30 BST
(Away team kit)		 Pitroipa   17' M.E.N. report Stadium: Hamburg Arena
Attendance: 32,737
2 August 2008 Stockport County   2–2   Manchester City Stockport, England
13:00 BST

(Away team kit & GK strip 1)		 Mullins   20'
Pilkington   65'
Thompson   86'		 MCFC report   77' Bojinov
  90' (pen.) Evans		 Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 6,684
Referee: K.G. Evans
6 August 2008 Celtic   1–1   Manchester City Glasgow, Scotland
19:45 BST
(Away team kit)		 McGowan   78' MCFC report   53' Petrov Stadium: Celtic Park
Referee: Craig Thomson

Thomas Cook Trophy edit

9 August 2008 Manchester City   1–0   Milan Manchester, England
17:15 BST

(Home v1 team kit & GK strip 1)		 Bojinov   37' MCFC report Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 25,181
Referee: Mark Halsey (England)

Competitive games edit

 
Shaun Wright-Phillips, Jô, Dietmar Hamann and Robinho (l-r) prior to the match against Chelsea on 13 September in which Robinho made his debut.

Premier League edit

Main article: 2008–09 Premier League

Position in final standings edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
8 Tottenham Hotspur 38 14 9 15 45 45 0 51
9 West Ham United 38 14 9 15 42 45 −3 51
10 Manchester City 38 15 5 18 58 50 +8 50
11 Wigan Athletic 38 12 9 17 34 45 −11 45
12 Stoke City 38 12 9 17 38 55 −17 45
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 15 5 18 58 50  +8 50 13 0 6 40 18  +22 2 5 12 18 32  −14

Last updated: 24 May 2009 (end of season).
Source: Premier League results 2008–09

Results by round edit

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAAAHAHAHHAHAAH
ResultLWWLWLLDWLLLDWLDLLWDWWLWLDLWLWLLWWWLLW
Position1884759111088101312111514171815131512910910118101010111098101010
Updated to match(es) played on 24 May 2009 (end of season). Source: worldfootball.net
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Individual match reports edit

17 August 2008 1 Aston Villa 4–2 Manchester City Birmingham, England
15:00 BST

(Third v1 team kit & GK strip 1)		 Carew   47'
Agbonlahor   69', 74', 76'		 BBC Sport report
Guardian report		   33' Ben Haim
  64' (pen.) Elano
  89' Ćorluka		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 39,955
Referee: Phil Dowd (Staffordshire)
24 August 2008 2 Manchester City 3–0 West Ham United Manchester, England
16:00 BST

(Home v1 team kit & GK strip 1)		 Sturridge   65'
Elano   70', 76'		 BBC Sport report
Guardian report		   23' Behrami
  33'   37' Noble		 Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 36,635
Referee: Howard Webb (South Yorkshire)
31 August 2008 3 Sunderland 0–3 Manchester City Sunderland, England
15:00 BST


(Home v1 team kit & GK strip 1)		 Bardsley   60'
Healy   66'
Richardson   74'
Chimbonda   77'		 BBC Sport report
Guardian report		   31' Richards
  33' Kompany
  45' Ireland
  50', 58' Wright-Phillips		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 39,622
Referee: Chris Foy (Merseyside)
13 September 2008 4 Manchester City 1–3 Chelsea Manchester, England
17:30 BST



(Home v1 team kit & GK strip 2a)		 Robinho   13' BBC Sport report
Guardian report		   16' Carvalho
  45' Mikel
  53' Lampard
  69' Anelka
  77' Terry		 Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 47,331
Referee: Mark Halsey (Lancashire)
21 September 2008 5 Manchester City 6–0 Portsmouth Manchester, England
15:00 BST




(Home v1 team kit & GK strip 1)		 Jô   13'
Dunne   20'
Robinho   57'
Wright-Phillips   68'
Evans   78'
Fernandes   83'		 BBC Sport report
Guardian report		   90' Diarra Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 40,238
Referee: Alan Wiley (Staffordshire)
28 September 2008 6 Wigan Athletic 2–1 Manchester City Wigan, England
16:00 BST


(Away team kit & GK strip 2a)		 Valencia   16'   26'
Zaki   34' (pen.)
Brown   57'
Melchiot   72'		 BBC Sport report
Guardian report		   22',   33' Kompany
  33' Robinho
  70' Richards		 Stadium: JJB Stadium
Attendance: 18,214
Referee: Steve Bennett (Kent)
5 October 2008 7 Manchester City 2–3 Liverpool Manchester, England
15:00 BST


(Home v1 team kit & GK strip 1)		 Ireland   19'
Garrido   41'
Zabaleta   67'
Dunne   86'		 BBC Sport report
Guardian report		   55'   73' Torres
  90+1' Kuyt
  90+5' Arbeloa		 Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 47,280
Referee: Peter Walton (Northamptonshire)
20 October 2008 8 Newcastle United 2–2 Manchester City Newcastle upon Tyne, England
20:00 BST


(Home v1 team kit & GK strip 2a)		 Beye   12'
Ameobi   44'
Dunne   63' (o.g.)		 BBC Sport report
Guardian report		   14' (pen.) Robinho
  36' Garrido
  45' Kompany
  86' Ireland		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 45,908
Referee: Rob Styles (Hampshire)
26 October 2008 9 Manchester City 3–0 Stoke City Manchester, England
15:00 GMT

(Home v1 team kit & GK strip 1)		 Robinho   14', 47', 72'
Kompany   88'		 BBC Sport report
Guardian report		 Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 44,624
Referee: Steve Tanner (Somerset)
29 October 2008 10 Middlesbrough 2–0 Manchester City Middlesbrough, England
20:00 GMT

(Home v1 team kit & GK strip 1)		 Alves   53' (pen.)
O'Neil   74',   90+4'		 BBC Sport report
Guardian report		   31' Kompany
  44' Ireland
  84' Robinho		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 25,731
Referee: Lee Mason (Lancashire)
2 November 2008 11 Bolton Wanderers 2–0 Manchester City Bolton, England
16:00 GMT

(Away team kit & GK strip 1)		 Gardner   77'
Jääskeläinen   57'
Dunne   88' (o.g.)		 BBC Sport report
Guardian report		   32' Zabaleta Stadium: Reebok Stadium
Attendance: 21,095
Referee: Mike Riley (Yorkshire)
9 November 2008 12 Manchester City 1–2 Tottenham Hotspur Manchester, England
15:00 GMT



(Home v1 team kit & GK strip 2a)		 Robinho   16'
Fernandes  18'   26'
Dunne   83'		 BBC Sport report
Guardian report
Hungarian video		   29', 64' Bent
  48'   89' Assou-Ekotto
  61' King		 Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 41,893
Referee: Mike Dean (Wirral)
16 November 2008 13 Hull City 2–2 Manchester City Kingston upon Hull, England
16:00 GMT


(Home v1 team kit & GK strip 2b)		 Cousin   14'
McShane   25'
Geovanni   60'
Marney   88'		 BBC Sport report
Guardian report		   11' Ben Haim
  37', 45',   84' Ireland
  83' Wright-Phillips		 Stadium: KC Stadium
Attendance: 24,902
Referee: Phil Dowd (Staffordshire)
22 November 2008 14 Manchester City 3–0 Arsenal Manchester, England
15:00 GMT

(Home v1 team kit & GK strip 1)		 Ireland   45+1'
Robinho   56'
Sturridge   90+1' (pen.)		 BBC Sport report
Guardian report		   19' Hoyte
  87' Song		 Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 44,878
Referee: Alan Wiley (Staffordshire)
30 November 2008 15 Manchester City 0–1 Manchester United Manchester, England
13:30 GMT





(Home v1 team kit & GK strip 2a)		 Ireland   41'
Vassell   45'		 BBC Sport report
Guardian report		   21' Rafael
  33' Fletcher
  42' Rooney
  59'   68' Ronaldo
  66' Evra
  85' Carrick		 Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 47,320
Referee: Howard Webb (South Yorkshire)
6 December 2008 16 Fulham 1–1 Manchester City London, England
12:45 GMT

(Away team kit & GK strip 1)		 Pantsil   61'
Bullard   27',   90'		 BBC Sport report
Guardian report		   6' Benjani
  74' Ireland		 Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 24,012
Referee: Rob Styles (Hampshire)
13 December 2008 17 Manchester City 0–1 Everton Manchester, England
15:00 GMT

(Home v1 team kit & GK strip 2a)		 BBC Sport report
Guardian report		   90' Fellaini
  90+2' Cahill		 Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 41,344
Referee: Mark Halsey (Lancashire)
21 December 2008 18 West Bromwich Albion 2–1 Manchester City West Bromwich, England
13:30 GMT

(Third v1 team kit & GK strip 1)		 Robinson   52'
Moore   69'
Bednář   90+2',   90+2'		 BBC Sport report
Guardian report		   86' Caicedo
  89' Dunne		 Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 25,010
Referee: Chris Foy (Merseyside)
26 December 2008 19 Manchester City 5–1 Hull City Manchester, England
15:00 GMT


(Home v1 team kit & GK strip 2a)		 Caicedo   15', 27'
Robinho   28', 36'
Ireland   82'		 BBC Sport report
Guardian report		   45' Geovanni
  72' Zayatte   72' Fagan
  75' Mendy
  80' Fagan		 Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 45,196
Referee: Andre Marriner (West Midlands)
28 December 2008 20 Blackburn Rovers 2–2 Manchester City Blackburn, England
16:15 GMT


(Away team kit & GK strip 1)		 Kerimoğlu   33'
McCarthy   45'
Roberts   84'
Nelsen   90'		 BBC Sport report
Guardian report		   54' Ireland
  88' Sturridge
  90+4' Robinho		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 25,200
Referee: Howard Webb (South Yorkshire)
17 January 2009 21 Manchester City 1–0 Wigan Athletic Manchester, England
15:00 GMT


(Home v1 team kit & GK strip 2a)		 Zabaleta   53'
Dunne   54'
Robinho   70'		 BBC Sport report
Guardian report		   34' Cattermole
  41' Bramble
  86' Palacios
  90' Kirkland		 Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 41,262
Referee: Lee Mason (Lancashire)
28 January 2009 22 Manchester City 2–1 Newcastle United Manchester, England
19:45 GMT

(Home v1 team kit & GK strip 2a)		 Wright-Phillips   17',   44'
Bellamy   77'		 BBC Sport report
Guardian report		   48' S. Taylor
  66' Gutiérrez
  81' Carroll		 Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 42,280
Referee: Mike Jones (Cheshire)
31 January 2009 23 Stoke City 1–0 Manchester City Stoke-on-Trent, England
12:45 GMT

(Home v3 team kit & GK strip 1)		 Delap   37'
Beattie   45+5'
Wilkinson   89'		 BBC Sport report
Guardian report		   55' Elano Stadium: Britannia Stadium
Attendance: 27,236
Referee: Martin Atkinson (West Yorkshire)
7 February 2009 24 Manchester City 1–0 Middlesbrough Manchester, England
12:45 GMT

(Home v1 team kit & GK strip 1)		 Bellamy   51' BBC Sport report
Guardian report		   80' O'Neil Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 40,558
Referee: Andre Marriner (West Midlands)
14 February 2009 25 Portsmouth 2–0 Manchester City Portsmouth, England
15:00 GMT

(Away team kit & GK strip 1)		 Johnson   70'
Hreiðarsson   75'   85'		 Postponement report
BBC Sport report
Guardian report		   19' De Jong
  80' Ireland
  85' Bellamy		 Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 20,018
Referee: Lee Probert (Wiltshire)
22 February 2009 26 Liverpool 1–1 Manchester City Liverpool, England
15:00 GMT

(Home v1 team kit & GK strip 1)		 El Zhar   76'
Kuyt   78'		 BBC Sport report
Guardian report		   32' Dunne
  51' Bellamy
  74' Kompany		 Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,259
Referee: Phil Dowd (Staffordshire)
1 March 2009 27 West Ham United 1–0 Manchester City London, England
12:30 GMT

(Third v1 team kit & GK strip 2a)		 Parker   11'
Kováč   44'
Collison   70'		 BBC Sport report
Guardian report		   69' Kompany
  90' Ireland		 Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 34,562
Referee: Mike Dean (Wirral)
4 March 2009 28 Manchester City 2–0 Aston Villa Manchester, England
19:45 GMT

(Home v1 team kit & GK strip 1)		 Elano   24' (pen.)
Caicedo   31'
Wright-Phillips   89'		 BBC Sport report
Guardian report		   23' Milner
  57' Barry		 Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 40,137
Referee: Chris Foy (Merseyside)
15 March 2009 29 Chelsea 1–0 Manchester City London, England
13:30 GMT

(Away team kit & GK strip 2a)		 Essien   18' BBC Sport report
Guardian report		   29' Elano
  75' Evans		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,810
Referee: Mike Riley (Yorkshire)
22 March 2009 30 Manchester City 1–0 Sunderland Manchester, England
15:00 GMT



(Home v1 team kit & GK strip 1)		 Bojinov   19'
Richards   56'
Fernandes   87'
Wright-Phillips   90+2'		 BBC Sport report
Guardian report		   16' McCartney
  19' Ferdinand   19' Bardsley
  47' Davenport
  75' Leadbitter
  79' Reid		 Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 43,017
Referee: Steve Tanner (Somerset)
4 April 2009 31 Arsenal 2–0 Manchester City London, England
15:00 BST

(Home v2 team kit & GK strip 1)		 Adebayor   8'
Touré   36'
Adebayor   49'		 BBC Sport report
Guardian report		   21' Dunne
  45' De Jong
  45' Zabaleta		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,097
Referee: Andre Marriner (West Midlands)
12 April 2009 32 Manchester City 1–3 Fulham Manchester, England
16:10 BST


(Home v1 team kit & GK strip 1)		 Ireland   28' BBC Sport report
Guardian report		   24' Konchesky
  50' Dempsey
  59' Etuhu
  83' Dempsey		 Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 39,841
Referee: Mark Halsey (Lancashire)
19 April 2009 33 Manchester City 4–2 West Bromwich Albion Manchester, England
15:00 BST



(Home v1 team kit & GK strip 2a)		 Robinho   8'
Onuoha   21'
Elano   56' (pen.)
Kompany   74'
Sturridge   90+1'		 BBC Sport report
Guardian report		   21' Carson
  37', 54' Brunt
  66' Morrison		 Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 40,072
Referee: Mike Jones (Cheshire)
25 April 2009 34 Everton 1–2 Manchester City Liverpool, England
15:00 BST



(Away team kit & GK strip 1)		 Neville   68'
Gosling   90+4'		 BBC Sport report
Guardian report		   35' Robinho
  54' Ireland
  68' Onuoha
  72' Elano
  83' Fernandes		 Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 37,791
Referee: Alan Wiley (Staffordshire)
2 May 2009 35 Manchester City 3–1 Blackburn Rovers Manchester, England
15:00 BST


(Home v1 team kit & GK strip 1)		 Caicedo   27',   27'
Robinho   34'
Elano   45+1' (pen.)
De Jong   60'		 BBC Sport report
Guardian report		   45' Grella   45' Nelsen   45' Ooijer
  66' Andrews		 Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 43,967
Referee: Mike Dean (Wirral)
10 May 2009 36 Manchester United 2–0 Manchester City Manchester, England
13:30 BST

(Home v2 team kit & GK strip 2a)		 Ronaldo   18'
Tevez   45'
Fletcher   48'		 BBC Sport report
Guardian report		   33' Ireland Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 75,464
Referee: Chris Foy (Merseyside)
16 May 2009 37 Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 Manchester City London, England
15:00 BST

(Home v1 team kit & GK strip 2a)		 Defoe   29'
Keane   86' (pen.)		 BBC Sport report
Guardian report		   43' Zabaleta
  65' Bojinov		 Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 36,000
Referee: Mark Halsey (Lancashire)
24 May 2009 38 Manchester City 1–0 Bolton Wanderers Manchester, England
16:00 BST

(Home v1 team kit & GK strip 1)		 Caicedo   8' BBC Sport report
Guardian report		 Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 47,202
Referee: Mark Clattenburg (Tyne & Wear)

UEFA Cup edit

Qualifying phase edit

First qualifying round edit
17 July 2008 First leg EB Streymur   0–2   Manchester City Tórshavn, Faroe Islands
19:00 BST

(Home v1 team kit & GK strip 1)		 BBC Sport report
M.E.N. report
YouTube video		   9' Petrov
  28' Hamann
  47' Johnson		 Stadium: Tórsvøllur
Attendance: 5,400
Referee: Nicole Petignat (Switzerland)
31 July 2008 Second leg Manchester City   2–0
(4–0 agg.)		   EB Streymur Barnsley, England
20:00 BST


(Home v1 team kit & GK strip 1)		 Fernandes   36'
Petrov   48'
Vassell   90'		 BBC Sport report
M.E.N. report
YouTube video
YouTube video		   43' Niclassen Stadium: Oakwell Stadium[a]
Attendance: 7,334
Referee: Augustus Constantin (Romania)
Second qualifying round edit
14 August 2008 First leg Manchester City   0–1   Midtjylland Manchester, England
19:45 BST


(Home v1 team kit & GK strip 1)		 Ćorluka   36'
Ben Haim   69'		 BBC Sport report
Guardian report
YouTube video		   15' Olsen
  36' Florescu
  57' Reid
  88' Heinze		 Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 27,200
Referee: Babak Rafati (Germany)
28 August 2008 Second leg Midtjylland   0–1 (a.e.t.)
(1–1 agg.)
(2–4 p)		   Manchester City Herning, Denmark
16:25 BST

(Home v1 team kit & GK strip 1)		 Poulsen   94' BBC Sport report
Guardian report		   52' Elano
  76' Richards
  89' (o.g.) Califf		 Stadium: MCH Arena
Attendance: 9,552
Referee: Robert Malek (Poland)
Penalties
Reid  
Poulsen  
Borring  
Afriyie  		   Evans
  Petrov
  Johnson
  Hamann
  Ćorluka

First round edit

18 September 2008 First leg Omonia   1–2   Manchester City Nicosia, Cyprus
18:00 BST


(Home v2 team kit & GK strip 1)		 Kaseke   23'
Duro   43',   49'		 BBC Sport report
Guardian report
YouTube video		   24' Garrido
  59', 72' Jô
  67' Robinho		 Stadium: Neo GSP Stadium
Attendance: 15,907
Referee: Paolo Dondarini (Italy)
2 October 2008 Second leg Manchester City   2–1
(4–2 agg.)		   Omonia Manchester, England
19:45 BST

(Home v2 team kit & GK strip 1)		 Elano   48'
Wright-Phillips   55'
Ben Haim   88'		 BBC Sport report
Guardian report
YouTube video		   78' Alabi Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 25,304
Referee: Saïd Ennjimi (France)

Group phase edit

6 November 2008 1 Manchester City   3–2   Twente Manchester, England
19:45 GMT


(Home v1 team kit & GK strip 1)		 Wright-Phillips   2'
Zabaleta   29'
Robinho   57'
Benjani   62'		 BBC Sport report
Guardian report
YouTube video		   17',   40' Elia
  65' Wielaert		 Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 21,247
Referee: Nikolay Ivanov (Russia)
27 November 2008 2 Schalke 04   0–2   Manchester City Gelsenkirchen, Germany
18:00 GMT

(Third v2 team kit & GK strip 1)		 BBC Sport report
Guardian report		   32' Benjani
  58' Richards
  64',   66' Ireland		 Stadium: Arena AufSchalke
Attendance: 54,142
Referee: Alexandru Tudor (Romania)
3 December 2008 3 Manchester City   0–0   Paris Saint-Germain Manchester, England
19:45 GMT

(Home v1 team kit & GK strip 1)		 BBC Sport report
Guardian report		   28' Kežman Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 25,626
Referee: Bruno Paixão (Portugal)
18 December 2008 4 Racing Santander   3–1   Manchester City Santander, Spain
19:45 GMT




(Home v1 team kit & GK strip 1)		 Marcano   11'
Serrano   12',   30'
Pereira   20'
Navas   48'
Valera   54'		 BBC Sport report
Guardian report		   18' Ben Haim
  28' Hamann
  49' Elano
  70' Zabaleta
  81' Kompany
  90' Caicedo		 Stadium: Estadio El Sardinero
Attendance: 18,360
Referee: Serge Gumienny (Belgium)

Final phase edit

Round of 32 edit
19 February 2009 First leg Copenhagen   2–2   Manchester City Copenhagen, Denmark
19:05 GMT


(Home v2 team kit & GK strip 1)		 Almeida   56'
Vingaard   90+1'		 BBC Sport report
Guardian report		   29' Onuoha
  43' Bellamy
  61' Ireland
  83' Richards		 Stadium: Parken Stadium
Attendance: 30,159
Referee: Pavel Kralovec (Czech Republic)
26 February 2009 Second leg Manchester City   2–1
(4–3 agg.)		   Copenhagen Manchester, England
19:45 GMT

(Home v1 team kit & GK strip 2a)		 Bellamy   73', 80' BBC Sport report
Guardian report
YouTube video		   36' Kristensen
  62' Wendt
  90+3' Vingaard		 Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 26,018
Referee: Selçuk Dereli (Turkey)
Round of 16 edit
12 March 2009 First leg Manchester City   2–0   Aalborg BK Manchester, England
19:45 GMT


(Home v1 team kit & GK strip 1)		 Caicedo   8'
Wright-Phillips   30'
Elano   72'		 BBC Sport report
Guardian report
YouTube video
YouTube video		   71' Enevoldsen Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 24,502
Referee: Alain Hamer (Luxembourg)
19 March 2009 Second leg Aalborg BK   2–0 (a.e.t.)
(2–2 agg.)
(3–4 p)		   Manchester City Aalborg, Denmark
20:00 GMT


(Home v2 team kit & GK strip 1)		 Risgård   61'
Beauchamp   68'
Shelton   85'
Jakobsen   90' (pen.)		 BBC Sport report
Guardian report
YouTube video
YouTube video		   53' Kompany
  83' Wright-Phillips		 Stadium: Energi Nord Arena
Attendance: 10,734
Referee: Stéphane Lannoy (France)
Penalties
Jakobsen  
Johansson  
Augustinussen  
Nomvethe  
Shelton  		   Evans
  Elano
  Wright-Phillips
  Dunne
Quarter-final edit
9 April 2009 First leg Hamburger SV   3–1   Manchester City Hamburg, Germany
19:45 BST


(Home v1 team kit & GK strip 1)		 Mathijsen   9'
Trochowski   40',   64' (pen.)
Pitroipa   69'
Guerrero   79'		 BBC Sport report
Guardian report
YouTube video		   1' Ireland
  57' Bellamy
  59' Given		 Stadium: Hamburg Arena
Attendance: 50,500
Referee: Olegário Benquerença (Portugal)
16 April 2009 Second leg Manchester City   2–1
(3–4 agg.)		   Hamburger SV Manchester, England
19:45 BST



(Home v1 team kit & GK strip 1)		 Dunne   14'   75'
Elano   17' (pen.)
Kompany   47'
Caicedo   50'		 BBC Sport report
Guardian report
MCFC video		   12' Guerrero Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 47,009
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy)
  1. ^ An alternative venue was required due to the time required for the City of Manchester Stadium pitch to recover from that summer's events.[4]

League Cup edit

Second round edit

24 September 2008 Brighton and Hove Albion 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(5–3 p)		 Manchester City Brighton, England
19:45 BST


(Away team kit & GK strip 2a)		 Murray   89'
Anyinsah   95'
Livermore   101'
El-Abd   102'		 BBC Sport report
Guardian report		   64' Fernandes
  108' Ireland		 Stadium: Withdean Stadium
Attendance: 8,729
Referee: Andy D'Urso (Essex)
Penalties
Livermore  
Elphick  
Murray  
Virgo  
Richards  		   Evans
  Elano
  Kompany
  Ball

FA Cup edit

Third round edit

3 January 2009 Manchester City 0–3 Nottingham Forest Manchester, England
15:00 GMT

(Home v1 team kit & GK strip 1)		 Dunne   63' BBC Sport report
Guardian report		   38' Tyson
  42' Earnshaw
  75' Garner		 Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 31,869
Referee: Lee Probert (Wiltshire)

Playing statistics edit

Starting XI edit

Last updated: 21 August 2011
Source: Appearance and Starting Formations.
Only competitive matches.
Using the most used Starting Formation.
Sorted by position on pitch (from back right to front left).

Appearances (Apps.) numbers are for appearances in competitive games only
Apps. numbers denote: "Total no. of games played (No. of games played as a substitute)"
Red card numbers denote: "No. of second yellow cards / No. of straight red cards"
Yellow and red cards for the 2 domestic cups only accounted for in the TOTALS columns
*** indicates 3-match ban for violent conduct towards Rory Delap in PL game against Stoke City at the Britannia Stadium on 31 January 2009

No. Pos. Player Premier League UEFA Cup FA Cup League Cup TOTALS
All Competitions
Apps.       Apps.       Apps.   Apps.   Apps.      
1 GK   Joe Hart 230(0) 090(0) 010(0) 330(0)
2 DF   Micah Richards 340(1) 1 2 150(0) 3 010(0) 500(1) 1 5
3 DF   Michael Ball 080(0) 040(1) 010(0) 010(0) 140(1)
4 DF   Nedum Onuoha 230(3) 1 1 070(0) 1 300(3) 2 1
Sold DF   Vedran Ćorluka 030(0) 1 030(0) 1 060(0) 1 1
5 DF   Pablo Zabaleta 290(3) 1 3 -/1 110(0) 2 010(0) 010(0) 420(3) 1 5 -/1
6 MF   Michael Johnson 030(0) 040(0) 1 010(0) 080(0) 1
7 MF   Stephen Ireland 350(1) 9 8 140(1) 3 1 010(0) 1 500(2) 13 9
8 MF   Shaun Wright-Phillips 270(0) 5 3 090(0) 3 1 010(0) 370(0) 8 4 ***
9 FW   Valeri Bojinov 080(6) 1 1 010(1) 090(7) 1 1
10 FW   Robinho 310(1) 14 3 100(0) 1 1 410(1) 15 4
11 MF   Elano 280(7) 6 3 120(3) 2 3 010(0) 010(1) 42 (11) 8 6
12 FW   Darius Vassell 080(2) 1 060(0) 1 010(1) 150(3) 1 1
14 FW   Jô 090(3) 1 070(1) 2 010(1) 010(0) 180(5) 3
15 DF   Javier Garrido 130(2) 1 1 080(2) 1 210(4) 1 2
16 GK   Kasper Schmeichel 010(1) 010(0) 010(0) 030(1)
17 MF   Martin Petrov 090(5) 050(1) 2 140(6) 2
19 MF   Gelson Fernandes 17 (14) 1 3 1/- 080(4) 1 010(0) 010(0) 1 27 (18) 2 4 1/-
20 FW   Felipe Caicedo 170(7) 5 2 060(3) 3 010(0) 010(1) 25 (11) 8 2
21 MF   Dietmar Hamann 090(4) 080(5) 1 1 010(1) 18 (10) 1 1
22 DF   Richard Dunne (c) 310(0) 1 4 -/2 140(0) 1 1/- 010(0) 010(0) 470(0) 1 6 1/2
24 FW   Ched Evans 16 (13) 1 1 080(6) 010(1) 25 (20) 1 1
25 DF   Wayne Bridge 160(0) 060(0) 220(0)
26 DF   Tal Ben Haim 090(1) 2 050(0) 3 010(0) 150(1) 5
27 FW   Benjani 080(1) 1 040(3) 2 120(4) 3
28 FW   Daniel Sturridge 160(13) 4 080(3) 010(0) 010(0) 26 (16) 4
29 MF   Kelvin Etuhu 040(2) 030(3) 070(5)
30 DF   Shaleum Logan 010(0) 010(0)
33 MF   Vincent Kompany 340(0) 1 8 090(1) 3 010(0) 010(0) 450(1) 1 11
34 MF   Nigel de Jong 160(0) 3 160(0) 3
36 DF   Gláuber 010(1) 010(1)
37 GK   Shay Given 150(0) 060(0) 1 210(0) 1
39 FW   Craig Bellamy 080(1) 3 1 030(0) 2 2 110(1) 5 3
40 MF   Vladimír Weiss 010(1) 010(1)
TOTALS 58 50 1/3 23 26 1/- 2 83 77 2/3
                     

Information current as of 24 May 2009 (end of season)

Last updated: 28 January 2011.
Source: (for players and positions) Season 2008–09 First Team Squad 00(for squad numbers) Season 2008–09 Squad Numbers 00(for actual stats.) All match Reports in Competitive games section above

Goal scorers edit

Information current as of 24 May 2009 (end of season)

Awards edit

Thomas Cook Player of the Month awards edit

Awarded to the player in each category that receives the most votes in a poll conducted each month on the MCFC OWS

Month First Team Reserve Team Academy
August[5]   Stephen Ireland   Adam Clayton   Andrew Tutte
September[6]   Shaun Wright-Phillips   Clayton McDonald   Alex Tchuimeni-Nimely
October[6]   Robinho   Clayton McDonald   Dedryck Boyata
November[7]   Stephen Ireland   Donal McDermott   Andrew Tutte
December[7]   Vincent Kompany   Paul Marshall not announced
January[8]   Pablo Zabaleta   Ryan McGivern
February[8]   Craig Bellamy   David Ball
March[9][10]   Nedum Onuoha   Ben Mee   Dedryck Boyata
April[9]   Elano   Vladimír Weiss   Greg Cunningham
May[9]   Nedum Onuoha   Vladimír Weiss   Kieran Trippier

Official Supporters Club awards edit

Player Season 2008–09 awards[11]
  Stephen Ireland Player of the Year
  Daniel Sturridge Young Player of the Year

Transfers and loans edit

Transfers in edit

Transfers out edit

Loans in edit

Loans out edit

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