 The match programme cover | |||||||
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| Date | 12 August 2012 | ||||||
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| Venue | Villa Park, Birmingham | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Yaya Touré (Manchester City) | ||||||
| Referee | Kevin Friend (Leicestershire)[1] | ||||||
| Attendance | 36,394 | ||||||
| Weather | Rain showers 19 °C (66 °F)[2] | ||||||
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.[3] 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 Maine Road in 1973 that the Community Shield had been hosted at a venue other than Wembley (old and new) or the Millennium Stadium. Manchester City won the game 3–2 to claim their first Community Shield since 1972.[4][5][6]
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