The Official Manchester City Annual 2023

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High amongst the positives during a season of transition on the pitch for the women’s team was a sizable increase in the average attendance for all games and a new best for season ticket sales, reflecting the continued rise in popularity of the women’s game. The report pointed to a 34% positive growth in City’s brand value since the COVID-19 pandemic, with the Premier League champions overtaking La Liga side Real Madrid for the top position. They are all part of a now thriving social and economic ecosystem that sits at the heart of Manchester City’s ability to succeed. Alex retires with the Club’s ongoing gratitude and respect and with our commitment that the Club understands its responsibility to continue to replicate his work to reflect the values that Manchester City was founded on. There can be no greater proof of the hard work, dedication, commitment and talent across every aspect of our football club than these records of consistent performance in ever-changing circumstances.

Players marked in gray are inactive or had their contract terminated, yet are still being paid by the club. For our Ownership, Board and Executive Leadership these outcomes and their associated metrics demonstrate that the Club has never been stronger, nor had greater potential to continue to evolve and succeed. I want to take the opportunity to formally and personally thank Alex Williams who for 33 years has personified the hard work, dedication and commitment to giving back to the community that CITC depends upon. billion video views were recorded on the Club's main social media accounts – an increase of 107% on the previous year, the number of Official Cityzens Members almost doubled, and membership of the Official Supporters Club grew by 33%. Unverified players are calculated using algorithms, or sourced from reporting that has not been confirmed yet.These, together with the leadership of our Chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak and the Board, the hard work of our staff and the support of our incredible fans, have all contributed to our achievements.

We will continue to question all the industry norms, we will evaluate our successes and learn from any failures. For example, in the 2022-23 season, there were sixty-four graduates of the Manchester City Academy playing for teams in the top five European Leagues and the professional English Football Leagues – 13 of them in the Premier League.This information might be about you, your preferences or your device and is mostly used to make the site work as you expect it to. Winning the Ballon d'Or for best Men's Club of the Year and being named the most valuable football club brand in the world. Notably during the 2022-23 season, Manchester City was also named the most valuable football club brand in the world, topping the 2023 Brand Finance Football 50 report for the first time ever with a brand value of €1. Looking to the future, the 2022-23 season also saw the submission and subsequent approval of a planning application for the development a best-in-class fan experience and year-round entertainment and leisure destination at the Etihad Stadium.