Find out who owns Man City FC, the owner's net worth, and other clubs owned by the City Football Group.
City Football Group Limited (CFG) is a British-based holding company that owns some of the best football teams worldwide. The clubs have been grouped as subsidiaries of the company.
The company is also one of the wealthiest football club owners, with most of its revenue accrued from the ownership of English Premier League giants Manchester City.
Over the years, the company has secured teams in major football countries like Spain, the United States, Australia, Uruguay, Japan, etc.
Who owns Manchester City?
Manchester City is currently owned by Abu Dhabi United Group through its subsidiary City Football Group, which is owned by Sheikh Mansour.
Who is Sheikh Mansour, and what is his net worth?
Sheikh Mansour is a member of the Emirati royal family. His net worth is currently estimated to be $30 billion.
What other teams do Manchester City owners have?
1. Manchester City
Club Name: Manchester City Football Club
Nickname: The Citizens
League: Premier League
Founded: 1887.
Manchester City is the second most successful football club in Greater Manchester and also one of the biggest brands in England.
The club competes in little football competitions, including the Premier League, FA Cup, League Cup, FA Community Shield, etc.
Internationally, Man City also competed in the UEFA Champions League, Europe’s most prestigious football competition played by top teams from the big leagues.
Manchester City has enjoyed remarkable achievements since the takeover by the company. The club is currently one of the most feared teams in the league. In terms of the number of trophies won, Manchester City is one of the most successful teams in England.
The club has won over twenty-eight major domestic and European honours, ranked as one of the most decorated sides in England. Man City appointed Spaniard Guardiola, who is currently the club’s most successful manager in their history, winning ten titles to date.
City Football Group Man City Takeover
The company took over, which includes a complete overhaul of all departments with a strong intent of moving to the top as fast as possible.
2. Manchester City Women
Club Name: Manchester City Women’s Football Club
Nickname: The Citizens
League: FA WSL
Founded: 1988
Manchester City Women’s is a professional women’s football club based in England.
Since the City Football Group takeover, the club has moved from an average to a more dominant side in the English FA Women Super League.
The club has won major domestic trophies like the FA Cup, FA WSL Continental Cup, etc. For Manchester City Women Football Club, there’s been steady growth over the past couple of seasons across major domestic and continental competitions.
3. New York City Football Club
Club Name: New York City Football Club
Nickname: The Pigeons
League: MLS
Founded: 2013
New York City FC is a professional soccer club based in New York. The club competes in Major League Soccer as a member of the Eastern Conference.
The city joined the Major League Soccer franchise as one of the new expansion teams in 2015 as the twentieth.
Today, New York City FC has one of the highest matchday attendances and is one of the most valuable soccer teams in Major League Soccer. In 2016 and 2017, the team finished as runners-up in the Eastern Conference and qualified for the MLS Cup playoffs.
Although the club is yet to win a major trophy in the United States soccer scene, it is still one of the finest teams with more fans and followers across the country.
4. Melbourne City FC
Club Name: Melbourne City Football Club
Nickname: City, Heart
League: A-League
Founded: 2009.
Melbourne City Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in Melbourne. The team competes in the Australian A-League. The club was known as Melbourne Heart before its name changed to Melbourne City after the City Football Group takeover.
Melbourne City is currently one of the most successful teams in Australian soccer, alongside Sydney FC and Melbourne Victory.
The Australian top flight runs in a similar fashion, format, and structure as Major League Soccer. Melbourne City has won the Premiers and Champions or Grand Final.
City Football Group acquired Melbourne Heart for $12 million and officially renamed it Melbourne City Football Club as part of its new city football network.
5. Melbourne City Women
Club Name: Melbourne City Women Football Club
League: W-League
Founded: 2015
Melbourne City Women Football Club was officially created after the parent company, CFG, measured the success it recorded with Manchester City Women FC in England. The group thought it was wise to invest in women's soccer in Australia.
The club was immediately accepted into the Australian Women’s League as part of its expansion teams.
As seen in England, the team became successful during its early years, including a triumph in the women’s league and playoffs series.
Melbourne City Women Football Club is currently one of the most successful women’s soccer teams in Australia today, with two premierships and four championships.
6. Yokohama F. Marinos
Club Name: Yokohama F. Marinos
Nickname: Tricolour
League: J1 League
Founded: 1972.
Yokohama F. Marinos is a Japanese professional football club based in Yokohama that competes in the J1 League.
Yokohama is one of Japan’s most successful football clubs, with four league titles in its entire history. Despite the competition in Japanese football, the club has competed at the highest level with the best standard.
The introduction of the City Football Group quickly turned the club’s fortune in the league. This led to the club’s revamp in many areas, including management, transfers, youth development, etc.
Yokohama F. Marinos, along with Kashima Antlers, is one of only two teams to have competed in Japan’s top flight every year since its inception. The club has won the league once since its new owners took charge of the helm of affairs at the club.
The club has competed against big names like Kawasaki Frontale, Kashima Antlers, Sanfrecce Hiroshima, Urawa Red Diamonds, Gamba Osaka, etc.
7. Montevideo City Torque
Club Name: Montevideo City Torque
Nickname: Torque
League: Primera Division
Founded: 2007.
Montevideo City Torque is an Uruguayan professional football club based in the capital city of Montevideo. It was known as Club Atletico Torque before the City Football Group takeover changed the name to Montevideo City Torque.
CFG takeover resulted in several administrative and infrastructural changes to take the club to a high level as fast as possible. The club is yet to lift the Uruguayan Primera División, and as such is not considered as the country’s most excellent team.
8. Girona FC
Club Name: Girona Futbol Club, S.A.D.
Nickname: White and Reds
Founded: 1930
Girona FC is a Spanish professional football club based in Girona that competes in La Liga. Although at Girona, CFG does not control the significant share, there’s still a high level of influence by the company.
As part of plans to expand its football investment to Spain, City Football Group acquired about 43 percent of Girona. Despite Girona’s status as a small team in Spain, there has been some growth in the group.
The club’s ownership also extends to Girona FC’s youth and reserve teams, like the Girona FC B team that plays in the lower leagues of Spain.
9. Girona FC Women
Club Name: Girona Futbol
League: Primera Nacional
Founded: 2020.
Girona FC Women is a professional women’s football club based in Girona, Spain, and competes in the Primera Nacional. To further expand its support for women's football, the City Football Group decided to purchase a stake in the team.
10. Sichuan Jiuniu
Club Name: Sichuan Jiuniu Football Club
Founded: 2017.
Sichuan Jiuniu Football Club is a Chinese professional football club based in Chengdu, China, that competes in the China League One.
Founded in 2017, the club began its journey to the top of the amateur leagues before promoting League One, China’s second-tier league.
The ever-growing soccer scenes in China became a subject of interest to the top hierarchy at CFG, who sought to enter the Chinese market. This is one of the clubs City Football Group only owns a minority share of.
11. Mumbai City FC
Club Name: Mumbai City Football Club
Nickname: The Islanders
League: Indian Super League
Founded: 2014.
Mumbai City Football Club is an Indian professional football club that competes in the Indian Super League. City Football Group enjoyed a significant share of the Super League France team after it was officially confirmed.
After the CFG takeover in 2019, the club emerged as Champions and Premiers of the Indian Super League 2020/2021 season.
Mumbai City is currently one of the strongest football clubs in the Indian Super League franchise league.
12. Lommel SK
Club Name: Lommel SK
League: Belgian First Division B
Founded: 2003.
Lommel SK is a Belgian professional football club, Lommel, that competes in the Belgian First Division B. City Football Group serves as the majority owner of the team.
13. ESTAC Troyes
Club Name: ESTAC Sportive Troyes
Nickname: ESTAC
League: Ligue 1
Founded: 1986.
Esperance Sportive Troyes Aube Champagne, or Troyes, is a French professional football club based in Troyes that competes in Ligue 1.
Troyes famously won the now-defunct UEFA Intertoto Cup in 2001, beating Premier League side Newcastle United. City Football Group purchased shares of the team in 2020.
14. Troyes Women
Troyes Women is a French professional women’s football club based in Troyes.
15. Palermo
16. Palermo Women
17. New York City FC II
18. Shenzhen Peng City
19. Bahia
City Football Group Partner Clubs
1. Club Bolivar
Club Bolivar is a Bolivian professional football club based in La Paz that competes in the Bolivian Primera División.
It is a heavily supported football club in Bolivia. The club is also one of the most successful teams in the history of football in Bolivia.
2. Vannes OC
Vannes is a French football club based in Vannes. It competes in the National 2 and is currently one of CFG's partner clubs.
Vannes currently competes in lower leagues in France.
City Football Group Owners
Abu Dhabi United Group (ADUG) 78%, 10% Silver Lake, and 12% China Media Capital and CITIC Capital.