liverpool fc

LIVERPOOLFC is one the best clubs in England and europe.Over the last decade,liverpool has esterblish themselve as one of the England big four that comprises of manchester united fc, arsenal fc,and chelsea fc who has constantly qualified for eufa champion league.The currently among the best five clubs in europe.Liverpool has won five uefa champions league and are trailing behind real madrid and acmilan who has won it nine and seven times respectively and are english league top winners with manchester united having won it eighteen times winning it last in 1990.Liverpool have maintained their status as a domestic and European force since the Premier League began in 1992, rarely finishing outside the top positions. The club have won seven major trophies since then, including the Champions League, Uefa Cup, two FA Cups and three League Cups.
Indeed, 2001 saw the Reds claim an unprecedented League Cup, FA Cup and Uefa Cup treble. Having won more domestic and European trophies than any other English club, Liverpool's status as giants of the domestic game is undisputed.
Under Rafa Benitez, Liverpool have secured Champions League football in each of the last four seasons. The Spaniard guided them to third place in the 2006/07 season and an appearance in the Champions League final where they were beaten 2-1 by AC Milan. They lost to Chelsea in the semi-finals of the competition last season and secured a fourth place finish in the league. HERITAGE;In 1891, John Houlding purchased Anfield after Everton left the ground for Goodison Park following a seven-year tenancy. With an empty stadium and only three players remaining, Houlding formed Liverpool Football Club on 15th March 1892. Everton FC and Athletic Grounds, Ltd, or Everton Athletic was to be the name, but the Football Association refused to recognise the team as Everton. Liverpool's first-ever competitive match was in the Lancashire League, where a predominantly Scottish team defeated Higher Walton 8-0 on 23rd September 1892. Liverpool won their first title in 1901 after gaining promotion to the First Division in 1894.
The appointment of Bill Shankly in 1959 was the beginning of a golden era for Liverpool. He led the club to promotion to the First Division in 1962 and they have stayed there ever since. The title was secured in 1964 and 1966, with a first-ever FA Cup final victory sandwiched in between. A year after winning the Uefa Cup, Shankly retired and was replaced by his assistant Bob Paisley.
Within two seasons, the Reds had won the league, and the Uefa Cup for a second time. Paisley's nine-year reign saw Liverpool win 21 trophies, including three European Cups, six league titles, a Uefa Cup, and three League Cups. Joe Fagan took over in 1983 and inspired the club to the European Cup, League title, and League Cup in his first season. In 1891, John Houlding purchased Anfield after Everton left the ground for Goodison Park following a seven-year tenancy. With an empty stadium and only three players remaining, Houlding formed Liverpool Football Club on 15th March 1892. Everton FC and Athletic Grounds, Ltd, or Everton Athletic was to be the name, but the Football Association refused to recognise the team as Everton. Liverpool's first-ever competitive match was in the Lancashire League, where a predominantly Scottish team defeated Higher Walton 8-0 on 23rd September 1892. Liverpool won their first title in 1901 after gaining promotion to the First Division in 1894.
The appointment of Bill Shankly in 1959 was the beginning of a golden era for Liverpool. He led the club to promotion to the First Division in 1962 and they have stayed there ever since. The title was secured in 1964 and 1966, with a first-ever FA Cup final victory sandwiched in between. A year after winning the Uefa Cup, Shankly retired and was replaced by his assistant Bob Paisley.
Within two seasons, the Reds had won the league, and the Uefa Cup for a second time. Paisley's nine-year reign saw Liverpool win 21 trophies, including three European Cups, six league titles, a Uefa Cup, and three League Cups. Joe Fagan took over in 1983 and inspired the club to the European Cup, League title, and League Cup in his first season. which also includeHISTORY; In 1891, John Houlding purchased Anfield after Everton left the ground for Goodison Park following a seven-year tenancy. With an empty stadium and only three players remaining, Houlding formed Liverpool Football Club on 15th March 1892. Everton FC and Athletic Grounds, Ltd, or Everton Athletic was to be the name, but the Football Association refused to recognise the team as Everton. Liverpool's first-ever competitive match was in the Lancashire League, where a predominantly Scottish team defeated Higher Walton 8-0 on 23rd September 1892. Liverpool won their first title in 1901 after gaining promotion to the First Division in 1894.
The appointment of Bill Shankly in 1959 was the beginning of a golden era for Liverpool. He led the club to promotion to the First Division in 1962 and they have stayed there ever since. The title was secured in 1964 and 1966, with a first-ever FA Cup final victory sandwiched in between. A year after winning the Uefa Cup, Shankly retired and was replaced by his assistant Bob Paisley.
Within two seasons, the Reds had won the league, and the Uefa Cup for a second time. Paisley's nine-year reign saw Liverpool win 21 trophies, including three European Cups, six league titles, a Uefa Cup, and three League Cups. Joe Fagan took over in 1983 and inspired the club to the European Cup, League title, and League Cup in his first season. TITLES;1993/94 - Roy Evans replaces Graeme Souness1994/95 - Win League Cup 1998/99 - Gerard Houllier joins Evans as joint-manager 1998/99 - Houllier takes sole charge in November 19982000/01 - Win FA Cup, League Cup and Uefa Cup 2002/03 - Win League Cup 2003/04 - Houllier departs by mutual consent in May 20042004/05 - Rafa Benitez takes over 2004/05 - Djibril Cisse joins from Auxerre for a club record £14m2004/05 - Win Champions League2005/06 - Win FA Cup2006/07 - American businessmen George Gillett and Tom Hicks become owners in a deal worth £470m.2007/08 - Fernando Torres becomes Liverpool's record signing at an initial fee of around £20.2m from Atletico Madrid.2008/09 - Benitez ends widespread specualtion about his future by signing a new five-year contract. MANAGERS PROFILE
Rafa Benitez

Rafael Benitez is regarded as one of the best tacticians in the world game and it is on the European scene that he has had his biggest successes with Liverpool.
The Champions League requires tactical acumen and Benitez has rarely come out second best when pitted against some of the heavy hitters of world coaching. He won the competition with the Reds in 2005, was a finalist in 2007 and took them to the last four in 2008.
It all begun for Benitez in 1986 when he joined Real Madrid's coaching staff. Later that year he took over Castilla B [Real Madrid's youth team] where he won two Second Division titles in 1987 and 1989. He went on to enjoy success with the Real Madrid Youth B and under-19 sides before a brief stint as assistant manager for the club's senior side in 1994. His first forays into senior management away from Real Madrid proved unsuccessful and he was sacked by both Valladolid and Osasuna.
Benitez was known as something of a promotion expert during his time in Spain and led Extremadura to the Spanish first division after taking over in 1997. He repeated the trick with Tenerife before Valencia came calling in 2001.
fresh challenge
Valencia's fans are notoriously demanding but Benitez was able to fulfil all their expectations by helping the club to their first league title in 31 years in 2002. The following season Valencia finished a disappointing fifth but Benitez was again able to establish a winning formula in 2004 as he brought the title home for the second time in three years. There was success in Europe, too, as Valencia won the UEFA Cup, defeating Marseille 2-0 in the final.
Benitez opted for a fresh challenge that summer, taking up the reins at Liverpool. His first season will of course be remembered for that astonishing Champions League final triumph against AC Milan in Istanbul. Trailing 3-0 at half-time, to a Kaka-inspired Milan, Benitez replaced Steve Finnan with Dietmar Hamann at half-time. Hamann succeeded in negating the threat of the Brazilian, Liverpool hit back through Steven Gerrard, Vladimir Smicer and Xabi Alonso, and forced penalties after extra-time. The rest was history as Jerzy Dudek saved from Andrea Pirlo and Andriy Shevchenko in the shoot-out to clinch a stunning victory. That was Benitez's finest hour as a manager. The club finished fifth in the league that season.
The following season, Liverpool won the FA Cup, also on penalties after a 3-3 draw with West Ham United. They also reached the finals of the Carling Cup and Club World Championship, losing on both occasions. The Reds did, however, claim the European Super Cup and a third place finish in the league.
The Reds finished in the same position in the 2006/7 campaign and reached the Champions League final once again. This time it was disappointment for Benitez who watched his side lose 2-1 to Milan.
The 2007/08 season yielded no trophies for the Reds, although they did reach the semi-finals of the Carling Cup and Champions League, only to be knocked out by Chelsea. A fourth place finish was attained in the league.
On 18th March 2009, Benitez signed a new long-term contract that tied him to the club until 2014.
Premier League record
2006: Celebrates 50th Premier League win - (Liverpool 4-0 Fulham, 9th December)2007: Manages 100th Premier League match - (Liverpool 2-0 Chelsea, 20th January)