Langbahn Team – Weltmeisterschaft

2024–25 Manchester City W.F.C. season

Manchester City Women
2024–25 season
ChairmanKhaldoon Al Mubarak
ManagerGareth Taylor
StadiumAcademy Stadium
Women's Super League2nd
FA CupFifth round
League CupSemi-finals
UEFA Champions LeagueQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Khadija Shaw (9)
All: Khadija Shaw (14)
Highest home attendance22,497
(vs. Manchester United, 19 January)
Lowest home attendance3,316
(vs. West Ham United, 6 October)
Average home league attendance8,677
Biggest win5–0 v Paris FC (A)
(UEFA Champions League qualifiers, 18 September 2024)
Biggest defeat0–3 v Barcelona (A)
(UEFA Champions League, 18 December 2024)
2025–26 →

The 2024–25 season will be Manchester City Women's Football Club's 37th season of competitive football and their twelfth season in the Women's Super League, the highest level of English women's football.

Pre-season

Manchester City participated in the inaugural Perth International Football Cup invitational friendly as part of preseason.

28 August 2024 Perth Cup
Semi-final
Manchester City 0–0
(4–3 p)
Leicester City Perth, Australia
Report Stadium: Perth Rectangular
Penalties
1 September 2024 Perth Cup
Final
Manchester City 0–1 France Paris Saint-Germain Perth, Australia
Report
Stadium: Perth Stadium
7 September 2024 Friendly Liverpool 1–2 Manchester City West Derby
13:00 BST Report Stadium: Melwood
14 September 2024 Friendly Aston Villa 2–1 Manchester City Bodymoor Heath
Report
Stadium: Bodymoor Heath
Attendance: Behind-closed-doors

Competitions

Women's Super League

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
12 8 1 3 27 14  +13 25 5 0 1 15 5  +10 3 1 2 12 9  +3

Last updated: 25 January 2025.
Source: FA WSL

Results by matchday

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
GroundAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAAH
ResultDWWWWWWLWLLW
Position65111112224
Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

22 September 2024 1 Arsenal 2–2 Manchester City Holloway
12:30
Report
Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 41,818
Referee: Abigail Byrne
29 September 2024 2 Manchester City 1–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Manchester
12:30
Report
Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 3,727
Referee: Stacey Pearson
6 October 2024 3 Manchester City 2–0 West Ham United Manchester
13:00
Report
Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 3,316
Referee: Elizabeth Simms
13 October 2024 4 Liverpool 1–2 Manchester City Liverpool
15:00
Report
  • Shaw 58', 90+2', Yellow card 90+8'
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 17,484
Referee: Stacey Fullicks
20 October 2024 5 Manchester City 2–1 Aston Villa Manchester
12:15
Report
Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 3,528
Referee: Kirsty Dowle
3 November 2024 6 Crystal Palace 0–3 Manchester City Selhurst
14:00 Report
Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 2,275
Referee: Lisa Benn
8 November 2024 7 Manchester City 4–0 Tottenham Hotspur Manchester
19:30
Report Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 10,319
Referee: Stacey Pearson
16 November 2024 8 Chelsea 2–0 Manchester City Fulham
17:30
Report
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 19,499
Referee: Melissa Burgin
8 December 2024 9 Manchester City 4–0 Leicester City Manchester
13:00
Report Stadium: Academy Stadium
Referee: Emily Heaslip
15 December 2024 10 Everton 2–1 Manchester City Walton
12:30
Report
Stadium: Walton Hall Park
Attendance: 1,292
Referee: Cheryl Foster
19 January 2025 11 Manchester City 2–4 Manchester United Manchester
18:45
Report
Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 22,497
Referee: Lisa Benn
25 January 2025 12 Aston Villa 2–4 Manchester City Aston
12:00
Report
Stadium: Villa Park
Referee: Melissa Burgin
2 February 2025 13 Manchester City v Arsenal Manchester
12:00 Stadium: Academy Stadium
16 February 2025 14 Manchester City v Liverpool Manchester
18:45 Stadium: Academy Stadium
2 March 2025 15 Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester City Leyton
14:00 Stadium: Brisbane Road
15/16 March 2025 16 West Ham United v Manchester City Dagenham
Stadium: Victoria Road
22/23 March 2025 17 Manchester City v Chelsea Manchester
Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
29/30 March 2025 18 Brighton & Hove Albion v Manchester City Crawley
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
19/20 April 2025 19 Manchester City v Everton Manchester
Stadium: Academy Stadium
26/27 April 2025 20 Leicester City v Manchester City Leicester
Stadium: King Power Stadium
3/4 May 2025 21 Manchester United v Manchester City Trafford
Stadium: Old Trafford
10/11 May 2025 22 Manchester City v Crystal Palace Manchester
Stadium: Academy Stadium

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Chelsea 12 11 1 0 37 6 +31 34 Qualification for the Champions League league stage
2 Manchester City 12 8 1 3 27 14 +13 25 Qualification for the Champions League second round
3 Arsenal 12 7 3 2 25 6 +19 24 Qualification for the Champions League first round
4 Manchester United 11 7 3 1 20 5 +15 24
5 Brighton & Hove Albion 11 5 2 4 18 18 0 17
Updated to match(es) played on 26 January 2025 (4 of 5 matches finished). Source: Women's Super League Table
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.

FA Cup

As a member of the first tier, Manchester City entered the FA Cup in the fourth round proper.

12 January 2025 Fourth round Manchester City 3–0 Ipswich Town Manchester
13:00
Report
Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 2,081
Referee: Grace Lowe
9 February 2025 Fifth round Manchester City v Leicester City Manchester
14:00 Stadium: Academy Stadium

League Cup

Having qualified for the 2024–25 UEFA Women's Champions League group stage, Manchester City entered the League Cup at the quarter-final stage.

Knockout stage

22 January 2025 Quarter-final Manchester United 1–2 Manchester City Leigh
19:00
Report
Stadium: Leigh Sports Village
Attendance: 3,011
Referee: Stacey Fullicks
5/6 February 2025 Semi-final Arsenal v Manchester City Borehamwood
Stadium: Meadow Park

Champions League

As a result of finishing second in the 2023–24 Women's Super League, Manchester City entered the Champions League in the second qualifying round.

Second qualifying round

18 September 2024 R2 first leg Paris FC France 0–5 Manchester City Paris
17:45 Report
Stadium: Stade Sébastien Charléty
Attendance: 3,633
Referee: Sandra Bastos (Portugal)
26 September 2024 R2 second leg Manchester City 3–0
(8–0 agg.)
France Paris FC Manchester
19:00
Report
Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 1,971
Referee: Ewa Augustyn (Poland)

Group stage

9 October 2024 Group D Manchester City 2–0 Spain Barcelona Manchester
20:00
Report
Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 5,508
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France)
16 October 2024 Group D SKN St. Pölten Austria 2–3 Manchester City St. Pölten, Austria
17:45 Report
Stadium: NV Arena
Attendance: 3,116
Referee: Iuliana Demetrescu (Romania)
12 November 2024 Group D Manchester City 2–0 Sweden Hammarby Manchester
20:00 Report Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 2,233
Referee: Frida Mia Klarlund (Denmark)
21 November 2024 Group D Hammarby Sweden 1–2 Manchester City Stockholm, Sweden
17:45 Report
Stadium: Stockholmsarenan
Attendance: 2,233
Referee: Silvia Gasperotti (Italy)
12 December 2024 Group D Manchester City 2–0 Austria SKN St. Pölten Manchester
20:00
Report Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 1,454
Referee: Sandra Bastos (Portugal)
18 December 2024 Group D Barcelona Spain 3–0 Manchester City Sant Joan Despí, Spain
17:45
Report
Stadium: Johan Cruyff Stadium
Attendance: 29,007
Referee: Jelena Cvetković (Serbia)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Spain Barcelona 6 5 0 1 26 3 +23 15[a] Advance to Quarter-finals
2 England Manchester City 6 5 0 1 11 6 +5 15[a]
3 Sweden Hammarby 6 2 0 4 5 17 −12 6
4 Austria St. Pölten 6 0 0 6 4 20 −16 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Barcelona 3 Pts, +1 GD; Manchester City 3 Pts, −1 GD.

Knockout phase

Quarter-finals
18/19 March 2025 First leg Manchester City v TBD Manchester
Stadium: Academy Stadium
26/27 March 2025 Second leg TBD v Manchester City

Squad information

Playing statistics

As of 25 January 2025

Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances after the + symbol where applicable.

No. Pos Nat Player Total WSL FA Cup League Cup Champions League
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2 DF Japan JPN Risa Shimizu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 DF England ENG Naomi Layzell 4 1 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
4 DF Spain ESP Laia Aleixandri 17 0 9 0 0+1 0 1 0 4+2 0
5 DF England ENG Alex Greenwood 16 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
6 FW Netherlands NED Vivianne Miedema 8 6 4+1 4 0+1 1 0 0 2 1
7 MF England ENG Laura Coombs 10 2 0+4 0 1 1 1 1 0+4 0
8 FW Australia AUS Mary Fowler 21 6 8+3 4 1 0 1 0 8 2
9 FW England ENG Chloe Kelly 12 2 1+5 0 1 0 0 0 2+3 2
10 MF Netherlands NED Jill Roord 17 4 10+1 3 1 1 0+1 0 1+3 0
11 FW England ENG Lauren Hemp 10 2 7 2 0 0 0 0 2+1 0
14[a] FW Brazil BRA Kerolin 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 DF Spain ESP Leila Ouahabi 19 0 11 0 1 0 1 0 6 0
16 FW England ENG Jess Park 21 6 11 4 0+1 0 0+1 0 8 2
18 DF Netherlands NED Kerstin Casparij 20 1 12 0 1 0 1 0 5+1 1
19 MF England ENG Laura Blindkilde Brown 16 1 2+5 0 1 0 1 0 6+1 1
20 FW Japan JPN Aoba Fujino 21 2 9+3 0 0 0 1 0 6+2 2
21 FW Jamaica JAM Khadija Shaw 15 14 8+2 9 0 0 0 0 4+1 5
25 MF Japan JPN Yui Hasegawa 21 0 12 0 0 0 1 0 8 0
26 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Tara O'Hanlon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 DF Germany GER Rebecca Knaak 4 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
28 DF England ENG Gracie Prior 6 0 0+1 0 1 0 0 0 1+3 0
30 MF Japan JPN Aemu Oyama 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 GK Japan JPN Ayaka Yamashita 13 0 7 0 1 0 0+1 0 4 0
35 GK England ENG Khiara Keating 10 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 4 0
40 GK England ENG Katie Startup 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
44 DF England ENG Codie Thomas 3 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 1+1 0
46 FW England ENG Lily Murphy 12 2 0+5 0 1 0 1 1 1+4 1
52 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Eve O'Carroll 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
53 DF Wales WAL Mayzee Davies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players who appeared for the club but left during the season:
14[a] DF Australia AUS Alanna Kennedy 15 1 4+3 0 0 0 0 0 6+2 1
  1. ^ a b Alanna Kennedy wore the number 14 shirt until her departure on 21 January 2025. Kerolin replaced her as number 14.[1]

Transfers and loans

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