2019–20 Manchester City F.C. season
118th season in existence of Manchester City F.C. / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The 2019–20 season was Manchester City's 118th season of competitive football, 91st season in the top flight of English football and 23rd season in the Premier League. In addition to the league, the club competed in the FA Cup, as holders of both competitions. They also entered the UEFA Champions League, hoping to win the team's first European trophy since 1970. At the start of the season, City defeated Liverpool to win their second consecutive and sixth overall Community Shield. The Citizens also successfully retained the EFL Cup, making it their third consecutive League Cup win and their fifth in seven seasons.
2019–20 season | ||||
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Owner | City Football Group | |||
Chairman | Khaldoon Al Mubarak | |||
Manager | Pep Guardiola | |||
Stadium | Etihad Stadium | |||
Premier League | 2nd | |||
FA Cup | Semi-finals | |||
EFL Cup | Winners | |||
FA Community Shield | Winners | |||
UEFA Champions League | Quarter-finals | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Raheem Sterling (20) All: Raheem Sterling (31) | |||
Highest home attendance | 54,512 vs. Sheffield United, 29 December 2019 | |||
Lowest home attendance | 37,143 vs. Southampton, 29 October 2019 | |||
Average home league attendance | 37,097[upper-alpha 1] | |||
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The season covered the period from 1 July 2019 to 31 August 2020, having been extended from 30 June 2020 for an indefinite period following the suspension of all elite sport in the UK in March 2020 as part of the response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The domestic season resumed on 17 June, and concluded on 26 July, while the Champions League resumed on 7 August.
This was the first season since 2007–08 without former captain Vincent Kompany, who departed to Anderlecht.