Manchester City

Sports & Entertainment · United Kingdom

Manchester City is a Premier League football club that earns money from sponsors, TV rights and matchdays at the Etihad Stadium, and from selling players; it is the flagship of Abu Dhabi-owned City Football Group.

What makes it different

The stadium earns the smallest share of revenue.

£75.1MMatchday revenueFY ended 30 June 2025

Matchday income is small next to commercial and broadcasting, so the club relies on partners and TV.

How big it is

How big is Manchester City?

£694.1MRevenue2025

52,517Average home attendance2025

670Employees2025

How it makes money 2025

Mostly sponsors and TV.

Commercial49%£340.4M
Broadcasting - Premier League and other30%£208.0M
Matchday11%£75.1M
Broadcasting - UEFA10%£70.7M

How the business works

Owner-backed. Global partners.

1Titles and audiences
2Sponsors and partners
3City Football Group

Matchday matters least; partners and TV pay for the squad.

Who owns it

Manchester City Limited (City Football Group)100%

CEO: Ferran Soriano

Who it competes with

Key moments

1880St Mark's Church forms a football team
1894Ardwick reforms as Manchester City Football Club
1923Move to 85,000-capacity Maine Road
2003Leaves Maine Road for the City of Manchester Stadium
2008Abu Dhabi United Group buys the club

Sources

Every number on this page comes from Manchester City's own reports.

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What Manchester City tracks22 metrics

Average league home attendance

Social media followers

First team performance: Premier League finishing position

Results, quarter by quarterwith a chart

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Profit

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The full timeline23 moments

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