Manchester City F.C. in European football

Manchester City is an English football team which has played in European competitions on a number of occasions. Although they do not have the European pedigree of other English teams such as Liverpool and Arsenal, they have represented England in the European Cup (now the Champions League) on one occasion, the UEFA Cup (now the Europa League) on seven separate occasions, and the now-defunct Cup Winners' Cup twice, winning it once and reaching the semi-final in successive years. Manchester City are one of twelve English football clubs to have won a European title, in City's case the 1969-70 Cup Winners Cup.

Unlike other major English clubs, Manchester City also has a track record of repeated entry into several of the non-UEFA sanctioned European competitions which were run in the 1970s-80s era, including the Anglo-Italian League Cup and the Texaco Cup.

As of 2011, in their 28 European proper home matches (i.e. UEFA-sanctioned, not including qualifiers), City have only lost once - against Chelsea in a 1-0 defeat in the 1970-71 Cup Winner's Cup semi final.^[1]

UEFA competitions

Season	Competition	Qualification method	Round	Opposition	Score
1968–69	European Cup	First Division champions	First round	Fenerbahçe	0–0 (Maine Road) 1–2 (Bayrampasa Stadyumu, Istanbul)
1969–70	European Cup Winners' Cup	FA Cup winners	First round	Athletic Bilbao	3–3 (Estadio San Mamés, Bilbao) 3–0 (Maine Road)
			Second round	Lierse S.K.	3–0 (Herman Vanderpoortenstadion, Lier) 5–0 (Maine Road)
			Quarter-final	Académica de Coimbra	0–0 (Estádio Municipal de Coimbra, Coimbra) 1–0 (aet) (Maine Road)
			Semi-final	FC Schalke 04	0–1 (Parkstadion, Gelsenkirchen) 5–1 (Maine Road)
			Final	Górnik Zabrze	2–1 (Praterstadion, Vienna)
1970–71	European Cup Winners' Cup	Cup Winners' Cup winners	First round	Linfield	1–0 (Maine Road) 1–2 (a) (Windsor Park, Belfast)
			Second round	Budapest Honvéd SE	1–0 (Bozsik József Stadion, Budapest) 2–0 (Maine Road)
			Quarter-final	Górnik Zabrze	0–2 (Stadion KS Górnik, Zabrze) 2–0 (aet) (Maine Road) 3–1 (Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen)
			Semi-final	Chelsea	0–1 (Stamford Bridge, London) 0–1 (Maine Road)
1972–73	UEFA Cup	First Division, 4th	First round	Valencia	2–2 (Maine Road) 1–2 (Estadio Mestalla, Valencia)
1976–77	UEFA Cup	League Cup winners	First round	Juventus	1–0 (Maine Road) 0–2 (Stadio Olimpico di Torino, Turin)
1977–78	UEFA Cup	First Division, 2nd	First round	Widzew Łódź	2–2 (Maine Road) 0–0 (a) (Stadion Widzewa, Łódź)
1978–79	UEFA Cup	First Division, 4th	First round	FC Twente	1–1 (Stadion Diekman, Enschede) 3–2 (Maine Road)
			Second round	Standard Liège	4–0 (Maine Road) 0–2 (Stade de Sclessin, Liège)
			Third round	AC Milan	2–2 (Stadio San Siro, Milan) 3–0 (Maine Road)
			Quarter-final	Borussia Mönchengladbach	2–2 (Maine Road) 1–3 (Bökelbergstadion, Mönchengladbach)
1992–93	UEFA Cup	First Division, 5th	Unable to enter[2]
2003–04	UEFA Cup	UEFA Fair Play entry	Qualifying round	Total Network Solutions	2–0 (Millennium Stadium, Cardiff) 5–0 (City of Manchester Stadium)
			First round	Sporting Lokeren	3–2 (City of Manchester Stadium) 1–0 (Daknamstadion, Lokeren)
			Second round	Dyskobolia Grodzisk	1–1 (City of Manchester Stadium) 0–0 (a) (Stadion Groclinu Dyskobolii, Grodzisk Wielkopolski)
2008–09	UEFA Cup	UEFA Fair Play entry	First qualifying round	EB/Streymur	2–0 (Tórsvøllur Stadium, Tórshavn) 2–0 (Oakwell Stadium, Barnsley)
			Second qualifying round	Midtjylland	0–1 (City of Manchester Stadium) 1–0 (pen) (SAS Arena, Herning)
			First round	AC Omonia	2–1 (Neo GSP Stadium, Nicosia) 2–1 (City of Manchester Stadium)
			Group stage	FC Twente	3–2 (City of Manchester Stadium)
				Schalke 04	2–0 (Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen)
				Paris Saint-Germain	0–0 (City of Manchester Stadium)
				Racing Santander	0–2 (Estadio El Sardinero, Santander)
			Round of 32	F.C. Copenhagen	2–2 (Parken Stadium, Copenhagen) 2–1 (City of Manchester Stadium)
			Round of 16	Aalborg BK	2–0 (City of Manchester Stadium) 0–2 (pen) (Energi Nord Arena, Aalborg)
			Quarter-final	Hamburg	1–3 (HSH Nordbank Arena, Hamburg) 2–1 (City of Manchester Stadium)
2010–11	Europa League	Premier League, 5th	Play-off round	Timişoara	1–0 (Stadionul Dan Păltinişanu, Timişoara) 2–0 (City of Manchester Stadium)
			Group stage	Red Bull Salzburg	2–0 (Red Bull Arena, Wals-Siezenheim)
				Juventus	1–1 (City of Manchester Stadium)
				Lech Poznan	3–1 (City of Manchester Stadium) 1–3 (Stadion Miejski, Poznań)
				Red Bull Salzburg	3–0 (City of Manchester Stadium)
				Juventus	1–1 (Stadio Olimpico di Torino, Turin)
			Round of 32	Aris Thessaloniki	0–0 (Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium, Thessaloniki) 3–0 (City of Manchester Stadium)
			Round of 16	Dynamo Kyiv	0–2 (Lobanovsky Dynamo Stadium, Kiev) 1–0 (City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester)
2011–12	Champions League	Premier League, 3rd	Group stage	Napoli	1–1 (City of Manchester Stadium)
				Bayern Munich	0–2 (Allianz Arena, Munich)
				Villareal	2–1 (City of Manchester Stadium) 3–0 (Estadio El Madrigal, Villareal)
				Napoli	(Stadio San Paolo, Naples) - 22 November 2011
				Bayern Munich	(City of Manchester Stadium) - 7 December 2011

Non-UEFA competitions

Correct as of 19 September 2010

Season	Competition	Qualification method	Round	Opposition	Score
1970–71	Anglo-Italian League Cup	League Cup winners	Final	Bologna	0–1 (Stadio Renato Dall'Ara, Bologna) 2–2 (Maine Road)
1971–72	Texaco Cup	Invitation	First round	Airdrieonians	2–2 (Maine Road) 0–2 (Broomfield Park, Airdrie)
1974–75	Texaco Cup	Invitation	Group stage	Blackpool	1–1 (Bloomfield Road, Blackpool)
				Sheffield United	2–4 (Bramall Lane, Sheffield)
				Oldham Athletic	2–1 (Maine Road)
1975–76	Anglo-Scottish Cup	Invitation	Group stage	Blackpool	0–1 (Bloomfield Road, Blackpool)
				Blackburn Rovers	0–1 (Ewood Park, Sheffield)
				Sheffield United	3–1 (Maine Road)
1976–77	Tennent Caledonian Cup	Invitation	Semi-final	Southampton	1–1 (coin toss) (Ibrox Park)
			Third place play-off	Partick Thistle	4–1 (Ibrox Park)

Finals

Year	Competition	Opposing Team	Score	Venue
1969–70	European Cup Winners' Cup	Górnik Zabrze	2–1	Praterstadion, Vienna
1970–71	Anglo-Italian League Cup	Bologna	0–1 2–2	Stadio Renato Dall'Ara, Bologna Maine Road

Semi-finals

Year	Competition	Opposing Team	Score	Venue	Other Semi-finalists
1969–70	European Cup Winners' Cup	FC Schalke 04	0–1 5–1	Parkstadion, Gelsenkirchen Maine Road	AS Roma Górnik Zabrze
1970–71	European Cup Winners' Cup	Chelsea	0–1 0–1	Stamford Bridge, London Maine Road	PSV Eindhoven Real Madrid
1976–77	Tennent Caledonian Cup	Southampton	1–1	Ibrox Park	Partick Thistle Rangers

Statistics

By competition

Competition	Seasons	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
UEFA competitions
European Cup / UEFA Champions League	2	6	2	2	2	7	5	+2
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup	2	18	11	2	5	32	13	+19
UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League	7	48	23	14	11	74	49	+25
Total	11	72	36	18	18	113	68	+45
Non-UEFA competitions
Anglo-Italian League Cup	1	2	0	1	1	2	3	–1
Texaco Cup / Anglo-Scottish Cup	3	8	2	2	4	10	13	–3
Tennent Caledonian Cup	1	2	1	1	0	5	2	+3
Total	5	12	3	4	5	17	18	-1

By country

UEFA competitions

Country	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Austria	2	2	0	0	5	0	+5
Belgium	6	3	1	2	16	5	+11
Cyprus	2	2	0	0	4	2	+2
Denmark	6	3	1	2	7	6	+1
England	2	0	0	2	0	2	–2
Faeroe Islands	2	2	0	0	4	0	+4
France	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
Germany (incl. West Germany)	8	3	1	4	13	13	0
Greece	2	1	1	0	3	0	+3
Hungary	2	2	0	0	3	0	+3
Italy	7	2	4	1	9	7	+2
Netherlands	3	2	1	0	7	5	+2
Northern Ireland	2	1	0	1	2	2	0
Poland	10	4	4	2	14	11	+3
Portugal	2	1	1	0	1	0	+1
Romania	2	2	0	0	3	0	+3
Spain	7	3	2	2	13	9	+4
Turkey	2	0	1	1	3	4	–1
Ukraine	2	1	0	1	1	2	–1
Wales	2	2	0	0	7	0	+7

Non-UEFA competitions

Country	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
England	7	2	2	3	9	10	–1
Italy	2	0	1	1	2	3	–1
Scotland	3	1	1	1	6	5	+1

References

1. ^ "Striker Emmanuel Adebayor rises to the City challenge". dailymail.co.uk. 29 September 2010. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1316369/Striker-Emmanuel-Adebayor-rises-City-challenge.html?ito=feeds-newsxml. Retrieved 29 September 2010. 
2. ^ Unable to enter the 1992–93 UEFA Cup by virtue of England's UEFA coefficient having been stripped following the Heysel Stadium Disaster. Though English teams were readmitted to Europe in the 1990–91 season, they entered with England's coefficient set to zero. Thus, English teams had to re-earn England's right to submit multiple teams for European competition, which took five years (the length of time UEFA coefficients are calculated over). Given that UEFA coefficient rules determined that England would reenter Europe with a zero coefficient under any circumstances, it was mathematically impossible for England to earn enough points for City to qualify for Europe from a 5th place on the league table which, prior to 1985, would have been entitled them to enter the UEFA Cup.