The men’s team won the Big Five, becoming the first English club ever to lift the Premier League, FA Cup, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup within 12 months.
And there was so many incredible matches on our way to the historic quintet that will live in the memory forever.
The Women’s Super League continues to grow and be more competitive than ever and City have put ourselves in a strong position to challenge for the title in 2024.
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Our EDS side continues to produce talented players pushing for the first team as well as becoming Premier League 2 champions for the third year running while we progressed in the UEFA Youth League.
And the Under-18s won the Under-18 Premier League North title again before winning the National final for the third time in succession.
There was a huge list of incredible matches across 2023, but we’ve cut it down to the top 10 matches of the last 12 months.
But which fixtures have we selected? Read below to find out!
EDS 6-0 United
Premier League 2, 19 March, Joie Stadium
Brian Barry-Murphy’s side took a big step towards another title with an emphatic victory on derby day .
City raced into a two-goal lead with efforts from Micah Hamilton and Will Dickson.
United’s Sonny Aljofree was then sent off for hauling down Oscar Bobb before Dickson got his second to give City a commanding lead before the half-time break.
Bobb added the fourth before late strikes from Kian Breckin and Jaden Heskey completed a resounding victory.
It completed a comprehensive double over our neighbours, following a 6-1 victory in November 2022 at Leigh Sports Village.
And the quality in the side has seen Hamilton, Bobb and Shea Charles, now with Southampton, all start games for the first team.
City 4-1 Arsenal
Premier League, 26 April, Etihad Stadium
Our clash with the Premier League leaders was dubbed a title decider, although of course it’s never as simple as that.
Defeat would have left us eight points behind the Gunners while victory would cut the deficit at the top to just two points as we chased a third successive title.
Following our 3-1 win at the Emirates two months earlier, Pep Guardiola’s side look determined from the outset to deliver a fatal blow to our closest rivals.
Cheered on by a raucous crowd, Kevin De Bruyne steered us into a seventh minute lead with a clinical strike before John Stones’ header on the stroke of half-time doubled our advantage.
A third from De Bruyne all-but secured the win before Erling Haaland literally let his hair down to fire in a late fourth and seal a decisive victory.
City would not look back as we accelerated past Arsenal before securing the title with three games to spare.
U18s 2-1 West Ham
Under-18 Premier League National final, 10 May, Etihad Stadium
Ben Wilkinson’s side sealed the prestigious title with an extra time victory over the Hammers in the showpiece game at the Etihad Stadium.
It meant City became the first team in history to win three consecutive National finals, following successes over Southampton and Fulham in the last two campaigns.
West Ham would be tough opponents – going on to win the FA Youth Cup by beating Arsenal in the final after 10-man City suffered injury heartbreak in the semi-finals at the Emirates.
The Southern champions raced into an early lead with Gideon Kodua firing home from close range.
But City dug deep though and claimed a deserved second half equaliser when Justin Oboavwoduo’s header squirmed through keeper Finlay Herrick’s grasp 16 minutes from time.
Oboavwoduo then struck again on 102 minutes to compete a stunning turnaround and seal a historic win.
City 4-0 Real Madrid
UEFA Champions League semi-final, 17 May, Etihad Stadium
City produced one of the all-time great European performances as we secured our place in the final with a demolition of the current holders.
Just 12 months after Real’s injury-time comeback snatched away our place in the 2022 final, the 14-times winners have a knack for securing European success.
The tie was delicately balanced after a 1-1 draw in Spain, but Real were completely overrun as we gained revenge with a devastating display at a deafening Etihad Stadium.
Thibaut Courtois made two incredible saves to deny Haaland giving us an early but City kept creating opportunities.
Bernardo Silva gave us a 23rd minute lead before he doubled our lead with a looping header before the break.
A third came in the 77th minute when De Bruyne’s dangerous free-kick was flicked in off Manuel Akanji before Julian Alvarez wrapped up a sensational victory.
City 2-1 United
FA Cup final, 3 June, Wembley
With one part of the Treble completed, Manchester United were desperate to stop the ‘noisy neighbours’ from repeating their feat of 1999 by denying us the FA Cup.
The two sides had met at Wembley before but this was the first ever all-Manchester final and it was set to be a tense affair.
But nerves were settled quickly, in fact inside 13 seconds, as Ilkay Gundogan’s stunning volley fired us in to a sensational lead.
United’s only shot on target in the first half came from the penalty spot when Bruno Fernandes scored after VAR spotted the ball harmlessly brushing Jack Grealish’s fingertips.
City were unfortunate to be level but were back ahead shortly after the restart when Gundogan fired in another volley in front of the jubilant City fans.
Stefan Ortega Moreno made a big save in the dying minutes as City secured another memorable triumph.
City 1-0 Inter
UEFA Champions League final, 10 June, Olympic Ataturk Stadium
City secured a place in footballing legend as we collected the Champions League trophy for the first time as part of a landmark Treble.
Much of Manchester debunked to Istanbul to be there for a shot at history after an incredible season.
Standing in our way were Italian giants Inter, who were not the easy opponents that many experts had claimed.
A first half saw De Bruyne make way due to injury and City had the best of the game although there were few chances.
The big opportunity finally arrived in the 69th minute at the feet of Rodrigo and the midfielder made no mistake with a perfectly executed finish.
Inter provided some late scares with Ederson making a couple of fine saves before the final whistle prompted emotional scenes after a historic victory.
City 1-1 Sevilla (5-4 on penalties)
UEFA Super Cup, August 16, Karaiskakis Stadium
We headed to Piraeus, Athens for our first Super Cup clash where we faced Europa League winners Sevilla.
Our run to Champions League success had begun in September 2022 away to the Spanish side with a 4-0 victory before a 3-1 win at the Etihad.
But they were stubborn opponents nearly 12 months on and threatened to deny City a fourth trophy when Youssef En-Nesryi gave them a first half lead.
Cole Palmer levelled with a well-taken header midway through the second half but neither side could find a winner, taking the game to a dramatic penalty shootout.
Haaland, Alvarez, Mateo Kovacic, Grealish and captain Kyle Walker all held their nerve to score from the spot.
And when Sevilla’s Nemanja Gudelj smashed the 10th penalty against the crossbar, City celebrated another success.
United Women 1-3 City
Women’s Super League, 19 November, Old Trafford
The first-ever women’s derby at Old Trafford was one to remember as we secured a huge three points against a closest rivals.
A record crowd of more than 43,000 were at United’s home to watch the title challengers face off.
City started strongly but fell behind the hosts were awarded a penalty after Melvine Malard’s effort struck Alex Greenwood’s arm with Katie Zelem converting the spot-kick.
But we roared back with two goals in a minute to stun Old Trafford and silence the home crowd.
Jill Roord equalised after great work from Chloe Kelly before Lauren Hemp curled in a delightful second.
And the win was completed in the second half when Khadija ‘Bunny’ Shaw closed down England keeper Mary Earps’ clearance with the ball ending in the back of the net.
City 7-0 Tottenham Women
Women’s Super League, 26 November, Joie Stadium
Gareth Taylor’s side followed up their derby victory with a ruthless destruction of Spurs at the Joie Stadium.
Bunny Shaw continued her brilliant striking form of the year with a first-half hat-trick to give us a 3-0 lead.
Hemp added another shortly after the restart before City’s dominance was rewarded with an exceptional scoreline.
Roord capped a brilliant display with the fifth before Laura Coombs added two more goals to round off the win in style.
After missing out on the Champions League places last season, City have been back to our best and in the running in a hotly-contested WSL.
City 4-0 Fluminense
FIFA Club World Cup final, 22 December, King Abdullah Sports City
City made history by becoming the first English club to simultaneously hold the ‘Big Five’ trophies following our triumph in Saudi Arabia.
After beating the Asian champions Urawa Red Dragons, from Japan, in the semi-finals, we faced Copa Libertadores winners Fluminense in the final.
The Brazilian side also reached the final for the first time and were hoping to become the first South American club to win the trophy since 2012.
Alvarez gave us a lead inside 60 seconds when he chested home from close range after Nathan Ake’s shot struck the woodwork.
An own goal from Nino doubled our advantage before the break and we cut loose impressively in the second half.
Foden struck a third before another goal from Alvarez wrapped up an impressive performance as we landed our last trophy of 2023.
