Manchester City
Tier 1Premier LeagueManchester, North West England, EnglandOn the globe
- Founded
- 16 April 1894
- Ground
- City of Manchester Stadium61,038 seats · opened 2002
- Full name
- Manchester City Football Club
- Website
- mancity.com
Who owns Manchester City
Wholly owned by City Football Group Limited (through CFG (Midco) Limited and Manchester City Limited); CFG is c.81% owned by Sheikh Mansour's Newton Investment and Development and c.16% by Silver Lake.
Owned by a multi-club groupOwner based abroad: United Arab Emirates
As of November 2025High confidenceSources: Companies House, Companies House, Companies House, Companies House
From the pitch to the top
The company that fields the team, then each holder above it.
Fields the first teamManchester City Football Club Limited
- 100%controlsCity Football Group LimitedFigure as of 30 June 2025Through City Football Group (Midco) Limited (14120242) → Manchester City Limited (02989498)Club owned by Sheikh Mansour's interests since 2008; CFG was formed as holding company in 2013.High confidenceSources: Companies House, Companies House, Companies House, Companies House
- 80.8%controlsNewton Investment and Development - Sole Proprietorship L.L.C.Figure as of 3 November 2025Computed from the replacement confirmation statement (532,150,708 of 659,014,306 shares, ordinary and A preference, one vote per share). CFG's accounts give 80.55% at 30 June 2025, before the 31 Oct 2025 allotment.High confidenceSources: Companies House, Companies House, City Football Group
- 100%controlsSheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al NahyanFigure as of 2026CFG: Newton is 'fully owned' by Sheikh Mansour; CFG accounts name him the ultimate controlling party.High confidenceSources: City Football Group, Companies House
- 16.4%minoritySilver LakeSince November 2019, figure as of 3 November 2025Through SLA CM Marcus Holdings, L.P. (104,716,681 A preference shares) and SLA Marcus Co-Invest, L.P. (3,616,600 A preference shares)16.61% at 30 June 2025 per accounts (16.06% + 0.55%); CFG describes it as 'nearly 17%'; Silver Lake reached 18% in Nov 2022 and has since been diluted by allotments to Newton. Entry date Nov 2019 (US$500m investment) per CFG press release cited on Wikipedia.High confidenceSources: Companies House, Companies House, City Football Group, Sportcal
Sources17
- Marcelo Claure joins New York City FC ownership group New York City FC, Club, 18 September 2024. Checked 3 October 2026.
- Palermo F.C. | Sito ufficiale del Palermo Calcio (site footer) Palermo F.C., Club, October 2026. Checked 3 October 2026.
- Girona: un nuevo inversor para jugar la Champions League Ara, Local news, 18 May 2024. Checked 3 October 2026.
- Non basta il Manchester City: il City Football Group chiude il bilancio 2025 in rosso di oltre 300 milioni Calcio e Finanza, News, 9 March 2026. Checked 3 October 2026.
- Silver Lake expands City Football Group stake to 18% with CMC stepping back Sportcal, News, 25 November 2022. Checked 3 October 2026.
- City Football Group add ESTAC Troyes as tenth club City Football Group, Owner, 2 September 2020. Checked 3 October 2026.
- Company – City Football Group City Football Group, Owner, 2026. Checked 3 October 2026.
- MANCHESTER CITY FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED (00040946) – persons with significant control Companies House, Company registry, 6 April 2016. Checked 3 October 2026.
- MANCHESTER CITY LIMITED (02989498) – persons with significant control Companies House, Company registry, 3 October 2022. Checked 3 October 2026.
- City Football Group Limited – RP01 replacement of confirmation statement dated 3 November 2025 (registered 8 Feb 2026) Companies House, Company registry, 29 January 2026. Checked 3 October 2026.
- CITY FOOTBALL GROUP (MIDCO) LIMITED (14120242) – persons with significant control Companies House, Company registry, 20 May 2022. Checked 3 October 2026.
- CITY FOOTBALL GROUP LIMITED (08355862) – persons with significant control Companies House, Company registry, 6 April 2016. Checked 3 October 2026.
- City Football Group Limited – accounts to 30 June 2025, p.47 (note 11, deconsolidation of Girona) Companies House, Company registry, 6 March 2026. Checked 3 October 2026.
- Wikidata Wikidata, Wikipedia / Wikidata. Checked 4 October 2026.
- Wikidata Wikidata, Wikipedia / Wikidata. Checked 4 October 2026.
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Also on Wikidata (Q50602).
