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Manchester City charges explained

A clear summary of the case commonly known as the “115 charges”: what the Premier League alleged, which rules were involved, what the independent Commission found and the current status of the case.

Current statusCore Decision published; sanction pendingLast reviewed 2 October 2026
Financial chargesProven by Commission
SanctionNot yet published
AppealCity says it will appealFiling not yet confirmed in the primary-source record
View the chargesRead the Commission findings

Quick read

Manchester City charges in under a minute

  • The Premier League referred the case to an independent Commission on 6 February 2023.
  • The case is commonly called the “115 charges”. The usual breakdown is 54 financial-information allegations, 14 manager/player payment allegations, 5 UEFA financial-rule allegations, 7 Premier League PSR allegations and 35 co-operation allegations.
  • The Commission's redacted Core Decision was published on 29 September 2026. Its own legal structure uses Charges 1–4 and sub-charges rather than a numbered 1–115 list.
  • The Commission found the serious financial charges proven and found the majority of the co-operation allegations proven. Charge 4(B) was not proven.
  • Manchester City rejects the Commission's conclusions and says it will pursue the available appeal avenues.
  • No sanction has yet been published in this case. The sanction stage is being handled separately.

The familiar “115” breakdown

The five commonly reported categories

These figures are the familiar public breakdown of the case. The Commission's 2026 decision uses a different legal structure.

54

Failure to provide accurate financial information

2009/10–2017/18

14

Player and manager payment information

2009/10–2017/18

5

UEFA / Financial Fair Play compliance

2013/14–2017/18

7

Premier League Profitability and Sustainability Rules

2015/16–2017/18

35

Co-operation with the Premier League investigation

December 2018–February 2023

Why 115 and 130 are both reportedRead the 115 charges summary

Case detail

Read the source-backed record

Charge explorer

Referral categories, seasons, rules and Commission findings.

Commission decision

Charges 1–4 and the findings recorded in the Core Decision.

Timeline

Investigation, referral, hearing and decision in date order.

Appeal status

What the Premier League and Manchester City have confirmed.

Sanction status

What has been published about the separate sanction stage.

115 or 130?

Why different totals appear in reporting.

Sources

Primary documents