Manchester City is a professional football (soccer) club based in Manchester, England. The club was founded in 1880 as St. Mark's (West Gorton), and it became Manchester City in 1894. Manchester City is one of the most successful clubs in English football history.
In recent years, the club has achieved great success under the ownership of the Abu Dhabi United Group. Manchester City has won multiple English Premier League titles, FA Cups, League Cups, and the UEFA Champions League. They are known for their attacking style of play and have been consistently one of the top teams in England.
The team's home stadium is the Etihad Stadium, which has a capacity of over 55,000 spectators. The club's traditional colors are sky blue and white. The current manager of Manchester City is Pep Guardiola, a highly regarded and successful coach.
Manchester City has a strong rivalry with Manchester United, another football club based in the city. Matches between the two clubs are known as the Manchester derby and are fiercely contested.