Manchester City F.C. is a English football stadium.
Abu Dhabi United Group . The primary interest of the group is its ownership of City Football Group , a worldwide organisation most notably controlling Manchester City F.C , Melbourne City F.C and New York City F.C. , as well as several other international football clubs , although it holds interests in various other endeavours outside of the sporting world also . The Deloitte Football Money League is a ranking of football clubs by revenue generated from football operations . Manchester City Football Club is a football club in Manchester , England . Founded in 1880 as St. Mark 's ( West Gorton ) , they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894 . Having regained their Premier League status in the early 2000s , the club was purchased in 2008 by Abu Dhabi United Group and has become one of the wealthiest in the world .