2012 FA Community Shield

September 2020 2012 FA Community Shield 2012 FA Community Shield programme.jpg The match programme cover Chelsea 2 Manchester City 3 12 August 2012 Villa Park Birmingham Yaya Touré (Manchester City) Kevin Friend (Leicestershire)A Friend in me http://www.thefa.com/Competitions/FACompetitions/TheFACommunityShield/FAMatchCentre/2012/chelsea-manchester-city/previews/villa-park-kevin-friend-referee TheFA.com The Football Association 3 July 2012 4 July 2012 36,394 Rain showers19 °C °FHistory for Birmingham, United Kingdom http://www.wunderground.com/history/airport/EGBB/2012/8/12/DailyHistory.html?req_city=NA&req_state=NA&req_statename=NA wunderground.com Weather Underground 12 August 2012 12 August 2012 2011 2013 The 2012 FA Community Shield (also known as The FA Community Shield sponsored by McDonald's for sponsorship reasons) was the 90th FA Community Shield, a football match played on 12 August 2012 between the winners of the previous season's Premier League and FA Cup competitions. The match was contested by the 2012 FA Cup winners, Chelsea, and the champions of the 2011–12 Premier League, Manchester City. The 2012 Community Shield was not played at its usual venue, Wembley Stadium, as the stadium hosted the final of the 2012 Olympic football tournament on the same weekend as the proposed date for the Community Shield.Simon Stone FA must find new venue for 2012 Community Shield https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/fa-must-find-new-venue-for-2012-community-shield-2215812.html independent.co.uk Independent Print 15 February 2011 26 March 2011 4 June 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190604020738/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/fa-must-find-new-venue-for-2012-community-shield-2215812.html dead It was played instead at Aston Villa's home ground, Villa Park, in Birmingham. It was the first time since the fixture was played at City's then-home Maine Road in 1973 that the Community Shield had been hosted at a venue not serving as a home for any club. Manchester City won the game 3–2 to claim their first Community Shield since 1972.Samir Nasri helps Manchester City win Community Shield against Chelsea https://www.theguardian.com/football/2012/aug/12/community-shield-chelsea-manchester-city guardian.co.uk Guardian News and Media 12 August 2012 14 August 2012 Chelsea 2 Man City 3 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/19133978 BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 12 August 2012 14 August 2012 City edge ten-man Blues http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=348159&cc=5739 ESPN Soccernet 12 August 2012 14 August 2012 14 August 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120814172428/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=348159&cc=5739 dead Manchester United were the holders, having won the 2011 FA Community Shield, but did not qualify for this edition, as they finished second in the Premier League and were knocked out in the FA Cup fourth round. Pre-match The 2012 Community Shield was broadcast live in the United Kingdom on ITV1.Villa Park to host curtain-raiser http://www.thefa.com/Competitions/FACompetitions/TheFACommunityShield/NewsAndFeatures/2012/chelsea-manchester-city-villa-park-olympics 18 May 2012 29 May 2012 Traditionally, the Community Shield has started at 15:00 BST, but the match was due to be played on the final day of the 2012 Olympics, and therefore started at 13:30 BST.Villa Park kick-off confirmed http://www.thefa.com/Competitions/FACompetitions/TheFACommunityShield/NewsAndFeatures/2012/ticket-prices-frozen-180612.aspx TheFA.com The Football Association 18 June 2012 18 June 2012 Entry 2011–12 Premier League 2012 FA Cup Final Chelsea qualified by winning the 2012 FA Cup Final, beating Liverpool 2–1 in the final at Wembley. Chelsea beat Portsmouth 4–0, Queens Park Rangers 1–0, Birmingham City 2–0, Leicester City 5–2 and Tottenham Hotspur 5–1 en route to the final. The 2012 victory was Chelsea's seventh FA Cup triumph and consequently gained a berth in the 2012 Community Shield. The 2012 Community Shield will be Chelsea's tenth appearance in the fixture. Manchester City qualified for their second consecutive Community Shield by clinching the Premier League title in the final minutes of the season. City made a strong start to the league season, beating rivals Manchester United 6–1 at Old Trafford in October and maintained the lead in the league for the majority of the season. However, a drop in form in March and April meant they fell eight points behind leaders Manchester United who would later drop points to Wigan Athletic and Everton. City won the last six league matches of the season, including a crucial 1–0 victory over United at the Etihad Stadium on 30 April which put City top of the league with a superior goal difference. City needed to now win the final two matches to win the league, irrespective of what United did. They beat Newcastle at St James Park, meaning victory against Queens Park Rangers would seal the title for City. Although taking an early lead, QPR scored twice in the 48th and 66th minute. It looked as if City had blown their chance to win the league with United winning 1–0 at Sunderland. However, two stoppage time goals – one from Edin Džeko and a last-minute goal from Sergio Agüero – completed a remarkable comeback to give City a 3–2 win.July 2020 The league being decided on goal difference was the closest finish since Arsenal and Liverpool in 1989 and ensured Manchester City won their first top-flight league title since 1968. The 2012 Community Shield was Manchester City's ninth appearance in the fixture. Venue thumb|Villa Park was selected as the venue for the Community Shield as Wembley Stadium was unavailable during the 2012 Summer Olympics. In order to avoid clashing with the Olympics, The Football Association (FA) agreed that the Community Shield would not be played in London, igniting speculation that the Community Shield would follow suit with the Supercoppa Italiana and Trophée des Champions and be played overseas. Despite the financial incentive, the FA announced that Community Shield would be held in England. In previous years when Wembley was unavailable, the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff was used to host major events; this was not viable in 2012 as it was also being used as a venue for Olympic football matches. Venues that were also considered included the Olympic venues of St James' Park in Newcastle and Old Trafford in Manchester, as well as the Stadium of Light in Sunderland, the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, Anfield in Liverpool and Villa Park in Birmingham.Simon Stone Old Trafford in pole for 2012 Community Shield https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/old-trafford-in-pole-for-2012-community-shield-2215955.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/old-trafford-in-pole-for-2012-community-shield-2215955.html 1 May 2022 subscription live independent.co.uk Independent Print 16 February 2011 26 March 2011 On 1 August 2011, however, it was announced that Villa Park was the interim choice to host the Shield, as the other, larger venues would "still be in Olympic mode".https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/england/8673612/England-hope-to-broker-friendly-against-Brazil-as-centrepiece-of-2013-summer-tour-to-South-America.html England hope to broker friendly against Brazil as centrepiece of 2013 summer tour to South America Paul Kelso 1 August 2011 The Telegraph 14 November 2011 This decision was confirmed on 18 May 2012 after the football season had concluded and it became clear Villa Park would be an ideal neutral venue halfway between the two competing clubs from London and Manchester.Community Shield switched to Villa Park as Wembley hosts Olympics Pascoe Thomas https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/news/9275054/Community-Shield-switched-to-Villa-Park-as-Wembley-hosts-Olympics.html The Telegraph 18 May 2012 29 May 2012 Officials The match officials for the game were confirmed on 3 July 2012. Kevin Friend of Leicestershire was named as referee, having previously been the fourth official at both the 2011 League Cup Final and the 2011 Community Shield, and refereed the 2009 FA Vase Final. Friend was assisted by Michael McDonough of Northumberland and Richard West from the East Riding of Yorkshire, while the fourth official was Anthony Taylor of Cheshire, and Charles Breakspear (Surrey) was the reserve assistant referee. Match Details 12 August 2012 13:30 BST Chelsea 2–3 Report Manchester City Torres 40Bertrand 80 Y. Touré 53Tevez 59Nasri 65 Villa Park, Birmingham 36,394 Kevin Friend (Leicestershire) _chelsea1213H _chelsea1213h2 _chelsea1213H _chelsea1213h _chelsea1213home 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF FFFFFF ChelseaChelsea 2012 Community Shield kit http://www.chelseamegastore.com/stores/chelsea/products/product_details.aspx?pid=121542 chelseamegastore.com Chelsea FC 9 August 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20130728215420/http://www.chelseamegastore.com/stores/chelsea/products/product_details.aspx?pid=121542 28 July 2013 dead _mancity1213A _mancity1213al 7e1823 7e1823 7e1823 Manchester CityManchester City 2012 Community Shield kit http://shop.mcfc.co.uk/stores/mancity/products/product_details.aspx?pid=120938 mcfc.co.uk Manchester City FC 9 August 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20140512183204/http://shop.mcfc.co.uk/stores/mancity/products/product_details.aspx?pid=120938 12 May 2014 dead GK 1 CZE Petr ČechRB 2 SRB Branislav Ivanović 0 42CB 26ENG John Terry (c)CB 4 BRA David LuizLB 3 ENG Ashley Cole 62CM 8 ENG Frank Lampard 45+1CM 12NGA Mikel John Obi 45+1RW 7 BRA Ramires 32AM 10ESP Juan Mata 75LW 17BEL Eden Hazard 72CF 9 ESP Fernando TorresSubstitutes:GK 22ENG Ross TurnbullDF 24ENG Gary CahillDF 34ENG Ryan Bertrand 80 72MF 5 GHA Michael EssienMF 16POR Raul MeirelesFW 23ENG Daniel Sturridge 75FW 40BRA Lucas PiazonManager:ITA Roberto Di Matteo300px GK 30ROU Costel Pantilimon 80CB 15MNE Stefan Savić 11 46CB 4 BEL Vincent Kompany (c) 49CB 5 ARG Pablo ZabaletaRM 7 ENG James MilnerCM 42CIV Yaya TouréCM 34NED Nigel de JongLM 13SRB Aleksandar KolarovAM 8 FRA Samir Nasri 77CF 16ARG Sergio AgüeroCF 32ARG Carlos Tevez 89Substitutes:GK 63NOR Eirik Holmen JohansenDF 22FRA Gaël Clichy 46DF 28CIV Kolo TouréMF 11ENG Adam JohnsonMF 21ESP David Silva 77MF 62CIV Abdul RazakFW 10BIH Edin Džeko 89Manager:ITA Roberto Mancini Man of the match Yaya Touré (Manchester City) Assistant referees: Michael McDonough (Northumberland) Richard West (East Riding of Yorkshire) Fourth official: Anthony Taylor (Cheshire) Reserve official: Charles Breakspear (Surrey)Match rules 90 minutes Penalty shoot-out if scores level after 90 minutes Seven named substitutes, of which six may be used Statistics ChelseaManchester CityTotal shots913Shots on target59Ball possession46%54%Corner kicks59Fouls committed1414Offsides00Yellow cards53Red cards10 Source: ITV SportChelsea 2-3 Man City http://www.itv.com/sport/football/community-shield/match/chelsea-man-city-3512902/ ITV Sport ITV 12 August 2012 12 August 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120814153711/http://www.itv.com/sport/football/community-shield/match/chelsea-man-city-3512902/ 14 August 2012 dead See also 2011–12 Premier League 2011–12 FA Cup References 2012 Charity Shield 2012 Charity Shield 2012 Community Shield FA Community Shield Category:Sports competitions in Birmingham, West Midlands Category:2010s in Birmingham, West Midlands Category:Football in the West Midlands (county)