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The European Champion Clubs' Cup which Liverpool have won five times, a British record

Liverpool Football Club is an English professional football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside, who currently play in the Premier League. They have played at their current home ground, Anfield, since their foundation in 1892. Liverpool's first participation in European competition was during the 1964–65 season, when they competed in the European Cup, their first match was against KR Reykjavik of Iceland. The club competed in Europe for 20 consecutive seasons until the 1985–86 season when they were suspended from European competition for six years following the Heysel Stadium disaster.

Liverpool have won the European Cup won five times, which is a British record, their most recent success in the competition was in 2005. This victory meant the club won the trophy outright and were awarded a multiple winner badge. Only Real Madrid and Milan have won the competition on more occasions. The club has won the UEFA Cup three times, a record shared with Juventus and Internazionale. Liverpool's last participation in a European final was in the 2007 UEFA Champions League Final, a match they lost 2–1 to Milan.

Jamie Carragher holds the record for the most appearances in European competition, he has made 136 appearances in his Liverpool career. Steven Gerrard is the club's record goalscorer in Europe, scoring 35 goals. Liverpool's record win in Europe is an 11–0 victory over Strømsgodset in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup during the 1974–75 season, it is also the club's record victory in all competitions.

History

Shankly years (1965–74)

Statue of a man with a scarf around his neck and his arms aloft. Behind the statue is the exterior of a stand.
Statue of Bill Shankly outside Anfield, who was the first Liverpool manger to win a European trophy.

Liverpool first competed in Europe during the 1964–65 season, after they qualified for the European Cup by winning the First Division the previous season. Their first opponent in European competition was KR Reykjavík of Iceland, whom they played in the preliminary round of the European Cup. Liverpool won 11–1 on aggregate. They progressed to the semi-finals where their opponents were Internazionale of Italy. Before the first leg at Anfield, manager Bill Shankly decided to parade the FA Cup, which they had won the previous week, to intimidate the Italians.[1] It paid off as Liverpool won the match 3–1, the second leg was won 3–0 by Internazionale, who won the tie 4–3 on aggregate. The second leg in Milan was controversial as Liverpool felt the referee Jose Maria Ortiz de Mendibel showed bias towards the Italian club.[2] After winning the 1964–65 FA Cup, Liverpool entered the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in the following season. The club reached the final of the competition, which was their first European final. The opposition was German team Borussia Dortmund of Germany, who won the final 2–1, after extra time, Reinhard Libuda scored the winning goal.[3]

The following seasons saw Liverpool competing in the European Cup and Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, albeit without much success as they failed to get past the third round in any of the four seasons after reaching the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup final. The club reached the semi finals of the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup in the 1970–71 season the competition that preceded the UEFA Cup.[4] They faced fellow English club Leeds United who won 1–0 on aggregate en route to winning the competition. Liverpool competed in the 1971–72 European Cup Winners' Cup after winning the 1970–71 FA Cup. The club reached the second round before they were eliminated by Bayern Munich of Germany 3–1 on aggregate. Competing in the UEFA Cup in the 1972–73 season they beat several teams before defeating German team Borussia Mönchengladbach 3–2 on aggregate in the final to win the club's first European trophy.[5] Liverpool participated in the European Cup the following season after winning the First Division during the 1972–73 season. The club reached the second round where they were eliminated by Red Star Belgrade of Yugoslavia. This season was Bill Shankly's last as manager after he resigned at the end of the season.[6]

Paisley years (1974–83)

Bill Shankly retired in 1974, he was replaced by his assistant Bob Paisley.[7] Liverpool competed in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup during Paisley's first season. In Paisley's first European match in charge Liverpool beat Strømsgodset of Norway 11–0 at Anfield, which is the club's record victory.[8] Success was short-lived, as the club lost in the next round to Hungarian side Ferencváros on the away goals rule. The following season Liverpool entered the UEFA Cup after finishing second in the First Division. Victories over Scottish side Hibernian, Real Sociedad, Śląsk Wrocław of Poland, Dynamo Dresden and FC Barcelona meant Liverpool were in their third European final. Their opponents were Club Brugge of Belgium, Liverpool won the first leg at Anfield 3–2, after recovering from being behind 2–0. Three goals in six minutes by Ray Kennedy, Jimmy Case and Kevin Keegan respectively, ensured Liverpool went into the second leg with the lead and a 1–1 at the Olympiastadion in Bruges ensured Liverpool won their second UEFA Cup.[9]

The Paisley Gateway, a tribute to former manager Bob Paisley, who won three European Cups during his tenure as Liverpool manager.

As League champions during the 1975–76 season Liverpool entered the 1976–77 European Cup. Victories over Crusaders of Northern Ireland and Turkish team Trabzonspor ensured Liverpool went into the quarter finals to face the runners-up from the previous season Saint-Étienne. The French team won the first leg 1–0, the second leg at Anfield started well for Liverpool, scoring inside the first two minutes courtesy of Kevin Keegan. Saint-Étienne equalised to make it 2–1 on aggregate in the French team's favour, Liverpool levelled the tie after Ray Kennedy scored, though they needed another goal to win the tie due to the away goals rule. With six minutes remaining David Fairclough was brought on to replace John Toshack, within seconds of replacing Toshack he had scored to make it 3–2 on aggregate in Liverpool's favour and ensure their passage to the semi-finals.[10] Victory over FC Zurich of Switzerland saw Liverpool face Borussia Mönchengladbach in the final, who were the opposition in the 1973 UEFA Cup Final. The final held in Rome, came four days after Liverpool had lost the 1977 FA Cup Final to Manchester United, dispelling any chance of the club claiming a unique treble. Liverpool were not deterred and beat Mönchengladbach 3–1 to become European champions for the first time.[11]

Liverpool entered the 1977–78 European Cup as champions aiming to become the first British team to retain the trophy. As champions they received a bye in the first round, Dynamo Dresden and Benfica were defeated in the second round and quarter-finals respectively. Liverpool's opponents in the semi-final were Borussia Mönchengladbach, whom they had beat in the previous season's final. The German side won the first leg 2–1, but a 3–0 victory in the second leg meant Liverpool progressed to their second European Cup final in succession. Club Brugge who Liverpool beat in the 1976 UEFA Cup Final were the opposition. The final played at Wembley was uneventful until the 65th minute when Kenny Dalglish scored from a Graeme Souness pass. No further goals were scored and a 1–0 victory ensured Liverpool became the first British team to retain the European Cup.[12] In the first round of the 1978–79 European Cup Liverpool were drawn against English champions Nottingham Forest, they were eliminated by the eventual champions 2–0 on aggregate.[13] Entering the 1979–80 European Cup as English champions, Liverpool were again eliminated in the first round, after Dinamo Tbilisi of the Soviet Union won the tie 4–2 on aggregate.[14]

Liverpool participated in the 1980–81 European Cup as English league champions, Finnish champions Oulun Palloseura, Scottish club Aberdeen and CSKA Sofia of Bulgaria were defeated before Liverpool faced three times champions Bayern Munich in the semi-finals. The first leg finished 0–0, during the second leg at the Olympiastadion in Berlin, Ray Kennedy scored in the 83rd minute. Bayern equalised making the score 1–1, but Liverpool went through to the final to face Real Madrid courtesy of the away goals rule.[15] The final held at the Parc des Princes in Paris was won 1–0 by Liverpool. Alan Kennedy scoring the winning goal that secured the club's third European Cup. Liverpool's defence of the trophy in the 1981–82 European Cup was ended by CSKA Sofia in the quarter-finals.[16] Another quarter-final exit occurred in the 1982–83 European Cup, with Widzew Łódź eliminating the club 4–3 on aggregate.[17] The season was Bob Paisley's last as Liverpool manager as he resigned at the end of the season and was replaced by Joe Fagan.[18]

Fagan years (1983–85)

Joe Fagan's first season in charge of Liverpool was a successful one, previous to Liverpool reaching their fourth European Cup final, they had already won the League Cup and were league champions, victory in the final would complete an unprecedented treble. The final was against Italian team Roma and was held at their home stadium the Stadio Olimpico. Liverpool went ahead in the 13th minute when Phil Neal scored, Roma equalised towards the end of the half and the scores remained the same through full time and extra time. The subsequent penalty shootout was won by Liverpool, Alan Kennedy scored the winning penalty, after goalkeeper Bruce Grobbelaar had put off Francesco Graziani causing him to place his penalty over the crossbar. The victory was marred afterwards when gangs of Roma fans assaulted Liverpool supporters who were making their way back to their hotels.[19]

Liverpool entered the 1984–85 European Cup as champions and once again progressed to the final, their opposition was Italian club Juventus. They were aiming to win the trophy for the fifth time, which would have enabled them to keep the trophy permanently. The final was held at the Heysel Stadium, in Belgium, the choice of venue had come under criticism, due to the dilapidated state of the stadium: Liverpool Chief Executive Peter Robinson had urged UEFA to change the venue.[20] Before kick-off, disaster struck: Liverpool fans breached a fence separating the two groups of supporters and charged the Juventus fans. The resulting weight of people caused a retaining wall to collapse, killing 39 fans and injuring hundreds.[21] The match was played regardless as it was felt that abandoning the match would cause further trouble. Juventus won the match 1–0: Michel Platini scored from the penalty spot, as Juventus won their first European Cup.[22] After the match UEFA laid the blame for the incident solely on the fans of Liverpool, the official UEFA observer stated: "Only the English fans were responsible. Of that there is no doubt."[23] Three days after the final UEFA banned English clubs from Europe for an indefinite period, with a proviso added that Liverpool would serve a further three year ban after the ban on other English clubs had been lifted.[22]

Return to Europe

Liverpool returned to European competition in 1991 competing in the 1991–92 UEFA Cup, a year after other English clubs had been accepted back. The first match back in European competition after their ban was against Finnish side Kuusyi Lahti, Liverpool won the first leg 6–1 at Anfield and the return leg 1–0 in Finland to progress 7–1 on aggregate. They reached the fourth round of the competition before they were beaten by Genoa of Italy 4–1 over two legs.[24] After beating Sunderland in the 1992 FA Cup Final, Liverpool were entitled to compete in 1992–93 European Cup Winners' Cup. The campaign was unsuccessful, the club were eliminated in the second round by Spartak Moscow. Finishing no higher than sixth in the Premier League during the next two seasons, meant Liverpool were not in European competition until the 1995–96 season. They entered the UEFA Cup, but progressed no further than the second round. As runner-up to Manchester United in the 1996 FA Cup Final, Liverpool competed in the 1996–97 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup as United were competing in the Champions League after winning the league. The 1996–97 season was the most successful in Europe since the club returned from their ban. They reached the semi-finals before being eliminated by Paris Saint–Germain 3–2 on aggregate.[25] In the following two seasons Liverpool made early exits out of the UEFA Cup, they were eliminated by Strasbourg of France and Celta de Vigo respectively. A seventh placed finish in the Premier League, meant Liverpool would not compete in Europe during the 1999–2000 season.

After a season's absence Liverpool participated in the 2000–01 UEFA Cup after finishing fourth in the Premier League. The season was the club's most successful since the 1980s, domestically Liverpool won the League Cup and FA Cup. Liverpool were successful in Europe as well, reaching their first European since the Heysel disaster in 1985. Their opponents in the final were Alavés of Spain, the match was heading for penalties at 4–4 in extra time when Alavés defender Delfí Geli headed into his own goal from a Gary McAllister free-kick. Liverpool won the match 5–4 on the golden goal rule, the win completed a treble and it was their first success in Europe since winning the European Cup in 1984.[26] Victory in the UEFA Cup entitled Liverpool to compete in the UEFA Super Cup against UEFA Champions League winners Bayern Munich. A second Super Cup was won with a 3–2 victory over Bayern, courtesy of goals from John Arne Riise, Emile Heskey and Michael Owen.[27] The 2001–02 season saw Liverpool return to the European Cup, which had been re-branded as the UEFA Champions League for the first time since the events at Heysel. One game of particular note was the 2–0 victory over Roma in the second group stage.[28] Liverpool manager Gérard Houllier was making his return to football after undergoing heart bypass surgery after collapsing during a match against Leeds United in October.[29] The victory also ensured Liverpool progressed to the quarter-finals, where they met Bayer Leverkusen who won 4–3 on aggregate.[30]

After finishing second in the Premier League the previous season Liverpool would again participate in the Champions League. They were unable to match the performance of the year before, as they were eliminated in the group stages.[31] As a result Liverpool were entered into the 2002–03 UEFA Cup, victories over Vitesse Arnhem and Auxerre ensured Liverpool would face Celtic in an all-British quarter-final. Liverpool would not progress any further in the competition losing 3–1 to the eventual runners-up.[32] The club competed in the UEFA Cup during the 2003–04 season after missing out on Champions League football, after they were beaten by Chelsea on the final day of the season, who claimed the final Champions League place with the victory.[33] Liverpool were eliminated by eventual runners-up Marseille in the fourth round. This season was Gérard Houllier's final as Liverpool as he left the club by mutual consent at the end of the season. He was replaced by Rafael Benítez, who had managed UEFA Cup winners Valencia.[34]

Benitez years (2004–2010)

The Kop holding a mosaic during the match with Juventus, which says 'Amicizia' which means friendship in Italian.

Liverpool final position of fourth in the 2003–04 season meant they would be competing in the Champions League again during the 2004–05 season. The club were in danger of being eliminated in the group stages, they needed to beat Olympiacos by two goals to ensure their passage to the knock-out stages. An early Olympiacos goal dented Liverpool's hopes, however Liverpool scored three goals in the second-half to win the match 3–1 and progress to the knock-out stages. Victory over Bayer Leverkusen meant that they would face Juventus twenty years after the Heysel disaster. A 2–1 aggregate victory meant Liverpool would face Chelsea in an all-English semi-final. A 1–0 aggregate victory was controversial, as Liverpool's goal in the second goal courtesy of Luis Garcia was accused by Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho of being a 'ghost goal', as there was some debate as to whether it had crossed the goal-line.[35] Liverpool faced six-time European champions Milan in the final, in what was later dubbed the 'miracle of Istanbul'. Trailing 3–0 at half-time, Liverpool scored three goals in a six minute period during the second half to level the match at 3–3. After no goals in extra-time the match went to a penalty shoot-out, with the shoot-out at 3–2 Liverpool goalkeeper Jerzy Dudek saved from Andriy Shevchenko to give Liverpool their fifth European Cup victory.[36] As it was their fifth victory Liverpool were entitled to keep the trophy and a new one was commissioned for next year's competition.[37] The victory also entitled Liverpool to compete in the UEFA Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup. They defeated UEFA Cup winners CSKA Moscow 3–1 to win their third Super Cup,[38] however they were beaten 1–0 by São Paulo in the World Club Cup.[39]

Despite being champions of Europe, it was possible that Liverpool would not be able to defend their title, as they had been beaten to the final Champions League spot by neighbours Everton. UEFA eventually ruled that Liverpool would be allowed to defend their trophy, although they would have to start in the First Qualifying round and would have no country protection, which meant they could face a team from England in the group stages.[40] This turned out to be the case with Liverpool being drawn with Chelsea. They progressed from their group along with Chelsea, though they were beaten by Benfica in the First Knock-out round.[41] Liverpool competed in the 2006–07 UEFA Champions League reaching the final for the second time in three years. A penalty-shootout victory over Chelsea in the semi-finals ensured they would face Milan in a rematch of the 2005 final.[42] The success of 2005 was not repeated, two goals from Filippo Inzaghi despite a late goal from Dirk Kuyt meant Milan won their seventh European Cup defeating Liverpool 2–1.[43]

Liverpool competed in the 2007–08 UEFA Champions League after finishing third in the Premier League the previous season. They won their group and beat Italian team Internazionale to reach the quarter-finals where they faced fellow English club Arsenal. After a 1–1 draw in the first leg, Liverpool won the second leg 4–2 at Anfield scoring two goals in the last five minutes after they were on the verge of being eliminated at 2–2 due to the away goals rule.[44] Liverpool's opponents in the semi-finals was Chelsea, whom they had faced in previous semi-finals in 2005 and 2007. This time Liverpool were not successful and were eliminated after losing the tie 4–3 on aggregate. Entry into the 2008–09 UEFA Champions League was secured following a third place finish during the previous season. Liverpool progressed to the quarter-finals to again face Chelsea. The outcome was the same as the previous season, with Chelsea progressing to the semi-finals after a 7–5 aggregate victory.[45] After finishing second during the 2008–09 Premier League Liverpool competed in the 2009–10 UEFA Champions League. Unlike previous seasons their campaign was short-lived three defeats meant Liverpool finished third in their group and were eliminated from the Champions League and entered into the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League. Liverpool progressed to the semi-finals where they were eliminated by eventual winners Atlético Madrid on the away goals rule after the tie finished 2–2 on aggregate.[46]

Records

Main article: List of Liverpool F.C. statistics and records

Jamie Carragher holds the record for the most appearances in Europe, he has made 136 appearances during his career. The most goals scored in European competition by a Liverpool player is 24, which is held by Steven Gerrard.[47] The 8–0 home win against Beşiktaş on 7 November 2007 represents the biggest ever win in the UEFA Champions League.[48] Liverpool's first match in European competition was against KR Reykjavik in the first round of the European Cup on 17 August 1964. Liverpool won the match 5–0. The first goal scored by Liverpool in European competition occurred during this match it was scored by Gordon Wallace.[49] The club's biggest win in Europe was 11–0 which came against Strømsgodset in the first round of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup on 17 September 1974. This victory also represents Liverpool's record victory. Liverpool's highest European attendance was 55,104, which came against FC Barcelona during the 1975–76 season. Liverpool's match against Dundalk during the 1982–83 season, in which 12,021 spectators attended the match represents Liverpool's lowest European attendance.[50]

Record by season

Key
Champions* Runners-up¤
Season Competition P W D L F A Opposition Round
1964–65 European Cup 9 5 3 1 18 5 Internazionale SF
1965–66 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 9 5 1 3 12 6 Borussia Dortmund RU¤
1966–67 European Cup 4 1 1 2 6 8 Ajax R2
1967–68 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 6 3 0 3 13 5 Ferencváros R3
1968–69 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1 3 0 1 3 3 Athletic Bilbao R1
1969–70 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 4 3 0 1 17 3 Vitória F.C. R3
1970–71 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 10 5 4 1 13 4 Leeds United SF
1971–72 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 4 1 1 2 4 5 Bayern Munich R2
1972–73 UEFA Cup 12 8 2 2 17 6 Borussia Mönchengladbach W*
1973–74 European Cup 4 1 1 2 5 5 Red Star Belgrade R2
1974–75 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 4 2 2 0 12 1 Ferencváros R2
1975–76 UEFA Cup 12 8 3 1 25 8 Club Brugge W*
1976–77 European Cup 9 7 0 2 22 5 Borussia Mönchengladbach W*
1977 European Super Cup 2 1 1 0 7 1 Hamburg W*
1977–78 European Cup 7 5 0 2 17 7 Club Brugge W*
1978 European Super Cup 2 1 0 1 3 4 Anderlecht RU¤
1978–79 European Cup 2 0 1 1 0 2 Nottingham Forest R1
1979–80 European Cup 2 1 0 1 2 4 Dinamo Tbilisi R1
1980–81 European Cup 9 6 3 0 24 4 Real Madrid W*
1981 Intercontinental Cup 1 0 0 1 0 3 Flamengo RU¤
1981–82 European Cup 6 4 1 1 14 6 CSKA Sofia QF
1982–83 European Cup 6 4 0 2 13 6 Widzew Łódź QF
1983–84 European Cup 9 7 2 0 16 3 Roma W*
1984 European Super Cup 1 0 0 1 0 2 Juventus RU¤
1984 Intercontinental Cup 1 0 0 1 0 1 Independiente RU¤
1984–85 European Cup 9 6 1 2 18 5 Juventus RU¤
1991–92 UEFA Cup 8 4 0 4 16 8 Genoa QF
1992–93 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 4 2 0 2 10 8 Spartak Moscow R2
1995–96 UEFA Cup 4 1 2 1 2 2 Brøndby R2
1996–97 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 8 6 1 1 18 9 Paris Saint-Germain SF
1997–98 UEFA Cup 4 1 2 1 4 5 Strasbourg R2
1998–99 UEFA Cup 6 2 2 2 11 5 Celta de Vigo R3
2000–01 UEFA Cup 13 8 4 1 19 9 Alavés W*
2001 UEFA Super Cup 1 1 0 0 3 2 Bayern Munich W*
2001–02 UEFA Champions League 14 5 7 2 14 11 Bayer Leverkusen QF
2002–03 UEFA Champions League 6 2 2 2 12 8 Basel Grp
2002–0 UEFA Cup 6 4 1 1 6 3 Celtic QF
2003–04 UEFA Cup 8 4 3 1 14 7 Marseille R4
2004–05 UEFA Champions League 15 8 3 4 14 11 Milan W*
2005 UEFA Super Cup 1 1 0 0 3 1 CSKA Moscow W*
2005 FIFA Club World Cup 2 1 0 1 3 1 São Paulo RU¤
2005–06 UEFA Champions League 14 8 3 3 20 7 Benfica R2
2006–07 UEFA Champions League 15 8 4 3 23 12 Milan RU¤
2007–08 UEFA Champions League 14 8 3 3 34 11 Chelsea SF
2008–09 UEFA Champions League 12 7 4 1 22 12 Chelsea QF
2009–10 UEFA Champions League 6 2 1 3 5 7 Lyon Grp
2009–10 UEFA Europa League 8 5 0 3 14 8 Atlético Madrid SF

Record by competition

Correct as of the end of the 2009–10 season.[51]

Competition Played Won Drawn Lost Goals
for 		Goals
against
European Cup/UEFA Champions League 175 99 39 37 317 144
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 29 16 5 8 57 29
UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League 85 49 19 17 137 63
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 22 12 4 6 46 15
UEFA Super Cup 7 4 1 2 16 10
Intercontinental Cup 2 0 0 2 0 4
FIFA Club World Cup 2 1 0 1 3 1
Total 322 181 68 73 576 266

Honours

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