Liverpool F.C.
Liverpool Football Club (/ˈlɪvərpuːl/) (originally, Everton Athletics in 1892) is a professional association football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside, England. They play in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. The club has won 6 European Cups, an English club record, 3 UEFA Cups, 4 UEFA Super Cups, 19 League titles (Including 1 Premier League), 7 FA Cups, a record 8 EFL Cups, title and 1 FIFA Club World Cup title. Liverpool is the honorest English club with 48 official trophies in total. Liverpool's anthem is "You'll Never Walk Alone".
Full name | Liverpool Football Club | |||
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Nickname(s) | The Reds | |||
Short name | LFC | |||
Founded | 3 June 1892[1] | |||
Ground | Anfield | |||
Capacity | 53,394[2] | |||
Owner | Fenway Sports Group | |||
Chairman | Tom Werner | |||
Manager | Jürgen Klopp | |||
League | Premier League | |||
2019–20 | Premier League, 1st of 20 (champions) | |||
Website | Club website | |||
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HistoryEdit
Liverpool won their first League championship in 1901, and their second in 1906. They played their first FA Cup final in 1914, losing 1–0 to Burnley. The last domestic trophy they won was the EFL Cup in February 2012, after beating Cardiff City. They have also won the Champions League six times, the most of any British side. Their 5th success was in Istanbul in 2005. The game was won after Liverpool tied 3–3 with A.C. Milan, after being down 3–0 at half-time. The Reds then won the penalty shootout, partly due to goalkeeper Jerzy Dudek's saves. Their 6th and most recent success was in 2019 when they beat fellow Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 in Madrid. Liverpool F.C. have won England's top football league 18 times. The club won the 2019-20 Premier League title, thirty years after their last first division title win in the 1989-90 season.
Liverpool has had two tragedies in their history. The first was the Heysel Stadium disaster of 1985, which led to the death of 39 Juventus fans and the second was the Hillsborough disaster in 1989, which lead to the deaths of 96 Liverpool fans.
HonoursEdit
LeagueEdit
- First Division/Premier League
- Winners (19): 1900–01, 1905–06, 1921–22, 1922–23, 1946–47, 1963–64, 1965–66, 1972–73, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1985–86, 1987–88, 1989–90, 2019-20
- Second Division
- Winners (4): 1893–94, 1895–96, 1904–05, 1961–62
EuropeanEdit
- European Cup/UEFA Champions League
- Winners (6): 1976–77, 1977–78, 1980–81, 1983–84, 2004–05, 2018–19
- UEFA Cup
- Winners (3): 1972–73, 1975–76, 2000–01
- European Super Cup/UEFA Super Cup
- Winners (4): 1977, 2001, 2005, 2019
Club World CupEdit
- Winners (1): 2019
Domestic CupsEdit
- FA Cup
- Winners (7): 1964–65, 1973–74, 1985–86, 1988–89, 1991–92, 2000–01, 2005–06
- Football League Cup
- Winners (8): 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1994–95, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2011–12 (record)
- FA Charity / Community Shield
- Winners (15): 1964*, 1965*, 1966, 1974*, 1976, 1977*, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1986*, 1988, 1989, 1990*, 2001, 2006 (* shared)
- Sheriff of London Charity Shield:
- Winners (1): 1906
League positionsEdit
Season | League | Position |
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2000/01 | Premier League | 3rd |
2001/02 | Premier League | 2nd |
2002/03 | Premier League | 5th |
2003/04 | Premier League | 4th |
2004/05 | Premier League | 5th |
2005/06 | Premier League | 3rd |
2006/07 | Premier League | 3rd |
2007/08 | Premier League | 4th |
2008/09 | Premier League | 2nd |
2009/10 | Premier League | 7th |
2010/11 | Premier League | 6th |
2011/12 | Premier League | 8th |
2012/13 | Premier League | 7th |
2013/14 | Premier League | 2nd |
2014/15 | Premier League | 6th |
2015/16 | Premier League | 8th |
2016/17 | Premier League | 4th |
2017/18 | Premier League | 4th |
2018/19 | Premier League | 2nd |
2019/20 | Premier League | Champions (1st) |
Former League PositionsEdit
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First-team squadEdit
- As of 6 October 2020[3]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loanEdit
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Club captainsEdit
Since the establishment of the club in 1892, 45 players have been club captain of Liverpool F.C.[5] Andrew Hannah became the first captain of the club after Liverpool separated from Everton and formed its own club. Alex Raisbeck, who was club captain from 1899 to 1909, was the longest serving captain before being overtaken by Steven Gerrard who served 12 seasons as Liverpool captain starting from the 2003–04 season.[5] The present captain is Jordan Henderson, who in the 2015–16 season replaced Gerrard who moved to LA Galaxy.[4][6]
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "Happy birthday LFC? Not quite yet..." Liverpool F.C. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
Liverpool F.C. was born on 3 June 1892. It was at John Houlding's house in Anfield Road that he and his closest friends left from Everton FC, formed a new club.
- ↑ "Premier League Handbook 2019/20" (PDF). Premier League. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
- ↑ "First team". Liverpool F.C. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Henderson appointed Liverpool captain". Liverpool F.C. 10 July 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Captains for Liverpool FC since 1892". Liverpool F.C. 29 April 2009. Archived from the original on 18 July 2009. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
- ↑ "Steven Gerrard: LA Galaxy confirm deal for Liverpool captain". BBC Sport. 7 January 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2015.