2015–16 Manchester City F.C. season
The 2015–16 season was Manchester City Football Club's 114th season of competitive football, 87th season in the top flight of English football and 19th season in the Premier League. Along with the league, the club also competed in the UEFA Champions League, FA Cup and League Cup. The season covered the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.
| 2015–16 season | ||||
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| Owner | City Football Group | |||
| Chairman | Khaldoon Al Mubarak | |||
| Manager | Manuel Pellegrini | |||
| Stadium | Etihad Stadium | |||
| Premier League | 4th | |||
| FA Cup | Fifth round | |||
| League Cup | Winners | |||
| UEFA Champions League | Semi-finals | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Sergio Agüero (24) All: Sergio Agüero (29) | |||
| Highest home attendance | (54,693 vs. Leicester City, 6 February 2016, Premier League) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | (38,246 vs. Hull City, 1 December 2015, League Cup) | |||
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In Manuel Pellegrini's final season at City, the club achieved some prominent milestones. On 28 February 2016, the Blues won the League Cup after beating Liverpool on penalties in the final at Wembley. Although City ended up only fourth in the league (which still qualified them for the following season's Champions League) despite a strong start, the season witnessed Manchester City's most successful European campaign to date, with the Blues defeating PSG 3–2 on aggregate to advance to the Champions League semi-finals for the first time in their history (they had never reached even the quarter-finals before). There, City were narrowly beaten by eventual champions Real Madrid 0–1 on aggregate.