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Introduction..page 4 History of Liverpool F.C. ..page 6 Liverpool F.C. in European football ..page 9 European domination the Paisley years (197483) page 13 Bibliography.page21

Introduction
Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool. Liverpool F.C. is one of the most successful clubs in England and has won more European trophies than any other English team with five European Cups, three UEFA Cups and three UEFA Super Cups. The club has also won eighteen League titles, seven FA Cups and a record eight League Cups. Liverpool was founded in 1892 and joined the Football League the following year. The club has played at Anfield since its formation. The most successful period in Liverpool's history was the 1970s and '80s when Bill Shankly and Bob Paisley led the club to eleven league titles and seven European trophies. The club's supporters have been involved in two major tragedies. The first was the Heysel Stadium disaster in 1985 in which charging Liverpool fans caused a wall to collapse, killing 39 Juventus supporters and resulting in English clubs being banned from European competitions for five years. In the 1989 Hillsborough disaster, 96 Liverpool supporters lost their lives in a crush against perimeter fencing. Liverpool has long-standing rivalries with neighbours Everton and with Manchester United. The team changed from red shirts and white shorts to an all-red home strip in 1964. The club's anthem is "You'll Never Walk Alone". Liverpool F.C. was founded following a dispute between the Everton committee and John Houlding, club president and owner of the land at Anfield. After eight years at the stadium, Everton relocated to Goodison Park in 1892 and Houlding founded Liverpool F.C. to play at Anfield. Originally named "Everton F.C. and Athletic Grounds Ltd" (Everton Athletic for short), the club became Liverpool F.C. in March 1892 and gained official recognition three months later, after the Football Association refused to recognise the club as Everton. The team won the Lancashire League in its dbut season, and joined the Football League Second Division at the start of the 189394 season. After finishing in first place the club was promoted to the First Division, which it won in 1901 and again in 1906.

For much of Liverpool's history its home colours have been all red, but when the club was founded its kit was more like the contemporary Everton kit. The blue and white quartered shirts were used until 1894, when the club adopted the city's colour of red.[3] The city's symbol of the liver bird was adopted as the club's badge in 1901, although it was not incorporated into the kit until 1955. Liverpool continued to wear red shirts and white shorts until 1964, when manager Bill Shankly decided to change to an all red strip. Liverpool is one of the best supported clubs in the world. The club states that its worldwide fan base includes more than 200 officially recognised branches of the Association of International Branches (AIB) in at least 30 countries.The club takes advantage of this support through its worldwide summer tours.Liverpool fans often refer to themselves as Kopites, a reference to the fans who once stood, and now sit, on the Kop at Anfield.In 2008 a group of fans decided to form a splinter club, A.F.C. Liverpool, to play matches for fans who had been priced out of watching Premier League football. As the owner of Anfield and founder of Liverpool, John Houlding was the club's first chairman, a position he held from its founding in 1892 until 1904. John McKenna took over as chairman after Houlding's departure. McKenna subsequently became President of the Football League.The chairmanship changed hands many times before John Smith, whose father was a shareholder of the club, took up the role in 1973. He oversaw the most successful period in Liverpool's history before stepping down in 1990. His successor was Noel White who became Chairman in 1990 In August 1991 David Moores, whose family had owned the club for more than 50 years became Chairman. His uncle John Moores was also a shareholder at Liverpool and was chairman of Everton from 1961 to 1973. Moores owned 51 percent of the club, and in 2004 expressed his willingness to consider a bid for his shares in Liverpool.

History of Liverpool F.C.

Liverpool F.C. was founded following a dispute between the Everton committee and John Houlding, club president and owner of the land at Anfield. After eight years at the stadium, Everton relocated to Goodison Park in 1892 and Houlding founded Liverpool F.C. to play at Anfield.Originally named "Everton F.C. and Athletic Grounds Ltd" (Everton Athletic for short), the club became Liverpool F.C. in March 1892 and gained official recognition three months later, after the Football Association refused to recognise the club as Everton.The team won the Lancashire League in its dbut season, and joined the Football League Second Division at the start of the 189394 season. After finishing in first place the club was promoted to the First Division, which it won in 1901 and again in 1906. Liverpool reached its first FA Cup Final in 1914, losing 10 to Burnley It won consecutive League championships in 1922 and 1923, but did not win another trophy until the 194647 season, when the club won the First Division for a fifth time.Liverpool suffered its second Cup Final defeat in 1950, playing against Arsenal. The club was relegated to the Second Division in the 195354 season.Soon after Liverpool lost 21 to non-league Worcester City in the 195859 FA Cup, Bill Shankly was appointed manager. Upon his arrival he released 24 players and converted a boot storage room at Anfield into a room where the coaches could discuss strategy; here, Shankly and other "Boot Room" members Joe Fagan, Reuben Bennett, and Bob Paisley began reshaping the team. The club was promoted back into the First Division in 1962 and won it in 1964, for the first time in 17 years. In 1965, the club won its first FA Cup. In 1966, the club won the First Division but lost to Borussia Dortmund in the European Cup Winners' Cup final.Liverpool won both the League and the UEFA Cup during the 197273 season, and the FA Cup again a year later. Shankly retired soon afterwards and was replaced by his assistant, Bob Paisley.In 1976, Paisley's second season as manager, the club won another League and UEFA Cup double. The following season, the club retained the League title and won the European Cup for the first time, but it lost in the 1977 FA Cup Final. Liverpool retained the European Cup in 1978 and regained the First Division title in 1979.During Paisley's nine seasons as manager Liverpool won 21
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trophies, including three European Cups, a UEFA Cup, six League titles and three consecutive League Cups; the only domestic trophy he did not win was the FA Cup. Paisley retired in 1983 and was replaced by his assistant, Joe Fagan.Liverpool won the League, League Cup and European Cup in Fagan's first season, becoming the first English side to win three trophies in a season.Liverpool reached the European Cup final again in 1985, against Juventus at the Heysel Stadium. Before kick-off, Liverpool fans breached a fence which separated the two groups of supporters, and charged the Juventus fans. The resulting weight of people caused a retaining wall to collapse, killing 39 fans, mostly Italians. The incident became known as the Heysel Stadium disaster. The match was played in spite of protests by both managers, and Liverpool lost 10 to Juventus. As a result of the tragedy, English clubs were banned from participating in European competition for five years; Liverpool received a ten-year ban, which was later reduced to six years. Fourteen Liverpool fans received convictions for involuntary manslaughter. Fagan resigned after the disaster and Kenny Dalglish was appointed as playermanager.During his reign, the club won another three League Championships and two FA Cups, including a League and Cup "Double" in the 198586 season. Liverpool's success was overshadowed by the Hillsborough disaster: in an FA Cup semi-final against Nottingham Forest on 15 April 1989, hundreds of Liverpool fans were crushed against perimeter fencing. Ninetyfour fans died that day; the 95th victim died in hospital from his injuries four days later and the 96th died nearly four years later, without regaining consciousness.After the Hillsborough disaster there was a government review of stadium safety. The resulting Taylor Report paved the way for legislation that required top-division teams to have all-seater stadiums. The report ruled that the main reason for the disaster was overcrowding due to a failure of police control. Liverpool was involved in the closest finish to a league season during the 198889 season. Liverpool finished equal with Arsenal on both points and goal difference, but lost the title on total goals scored when Arsenal scored the final goal in the last minute of the season. Dalglish cited the Hillsborough disaster and its repercussions as the reason for his resignation in 1991; he was replaced by former player Graeme Souness.Under his leadership Liverpool won the 1992 FA Cup Final. Souness was replaced by Roy Evans, and Liverpool went
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on to win the 1995 Football League Cup Final. Grard Houllier was appointed co-manager in the 199899 season and became the sole manager in November 1998 after Evans resigned.In 2001, Houllier's second full season in charge, Liverpool won a "Treble": the FA Cup, League Cup and UEFA Cup.Houllier underwent major heart surgery during the 200102 season and Liverpool finished second in the League, behind Arsenal. Houllier was replaced by Rafael Bentez at the end of the 200304 season. Despite finishing fifth in Bentez's first season, Liverpool won the 200405 UEFA Champions League, beating A.C. Milan 32 in a penalty shootout after the match ended with a score of 33. The following season, Liverpool finished third in the Premier League and won the 2006 FA Cup Final, beating West Ham United in a penalty shootout after the match finished on 33. American businessmen George Gillett and Tom Hicks became the owners of the club during the 200607 season, in a deal which valued the club and its outstanding debts at 218.9 million.The club reached the 2007 UEFA Champions League Final against Milan, as it had in 2005, but this time Liverpool lost 21.During the 200809 season Liverpool achieved 86 points, its highest Premier League points total, and finished as runners up to Manchester United. In the 200910 season, Liverpool finished seventh in the Premier League and failed to qualify for the Champions League. Bentez subsequently left by mutual consentand was replaced by Fulham manager Roy Hodgson.At the start of the 201011 season Liverpool was on the verge of bankruptcy and the club's creditors asked the High Court to allow the sale of the club, overruling the wishes of Hicks and Gillett. John W. Henry, owner of the Boston Red Sox and of New England Sports Ventures, bid successfully for the club and took ownership in October 2010.Poor results during the start of that season led to Hodgson leaving the club by mutual consent and former manager Kenny Dalglish taking over.After finishing in 8th position in the 201112 season, the worst league finish in 18 years,Dalglish was sacked.He was replaced by Brendan Rodgers.

Liverpool F.C. in European football

Liverpool Football Club, an English professional association football club, is Britain's most successful team in Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) competitions. Since 1964, they have won eleven European trophies: the UEFA Champions League (formerly known as the European Cup) five times, the UEFA Europa League (formerly known as the UEFA Cup) three times, and the UEFA Super Cup three times. Qualification for European competitions is determined by a team's success in its domestic league and cup competitions from the previous season. Liverpool competed in European competitions for 21 consecutive seasons until the 1985 European Cup Final, the occasion of the Heysel Stadium disaster, following which the club was banned from European competitions for six seasons. Since being readmitted in 1991, they have qualified for the Champions League (the successor to the European Cup) eight times and the UEFA Cup (the predecessor to the Europa League) seven times. As a result of their victory in the 2005 UEFA Champions League Final, Liverpool won the European Champion Clubs' Cup trophy outright, and were awarded a multiple winner badge. Only Real Madrid (nine) and Milan (seven) have won the competition on more occasions. Liverpool's total of three UEFA Cup wins has been matched only by Internazionale and Juventus. They have also won the UEFA Super Cup on three occasions, a total only Milan (five) and Barcelona (four) have bettered. Bob Paisley is the club's most successful manager in Europe, with five trophies. Liverpool's biggest-margin win in Europe is an 110 victory over Strmsgodset in the 197475 European Cup Winners' Cup. In European competitions, Jamie Carragher holds the club record for the most appearances, with 139, and Steven Gerrard is the club's record goalscorer, with 38 goals. The first continental competition organised by UEFA was the European Cup in 1955. Conceived by Gabriel Hanot, the editor of L'quipe, as a competition for winners of the European national football leagues, it is considered the most prestigious European football
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competition.When the European Cup was first played, Liverpool were in the Second Division, following relegation from the First Division after the 195354 season, and thus were ineligible for the competition.During their time in the Second Division, two further competitions were created: the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup and UEFA Cup Winners' Cup. Established in 1955, the InterCities Fairs Cup was later re-branded as the UEFA Cup when it came under the auspices of UEFA in 1971.Since the 200910 season, the competition has been known as the UEFA Europa League.The UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was inaugurated in 1960 for the winners of domestic cup competitions. In 1962 Liverpool were promoted to the First Division. Two years later, they won the Football League championship, thus making their European debut in the 196465 European Cup. In the following years, further European competitions were inaugurated. The first, the UEFA Super Cup, was originally a match played between the winners of the European Cup and the Cup Winners' Cup. First established in 1973, it changed formats in 2000; since then, it has been contested between the winners of the Champions League (formerly the European Cup) and the Europa League (formerly the UEFA Cup), following the Cup Winners' Cup amalgamation into the latter.The Intercontinental Cup was a competition for the winners of the European Cup (later, the UEFA Champions League) and the South American equivalent, the Copa Libertadores. Established in 1960, the Intercontinental Cup was jointly organised by UEFA and the Confederacin Sudamericana de Ftbol (CONMEBOL). It ran until 2004, when the FIFA Club World Cup, which includes the winners of all six confederations' regional championships replaced it.

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Bill Shankly began managing Liverpool in 1959, and it was under him that the team first competed in European competition in 196465, qualifying for the European Cup by winning the First Division championship the previous season.The club's first opponents were

Knattspyrnuflag Reykjavkur of Iceland, who they played in the preliminary round. Liverpool won 111 on aggregate. The next round, against Belgian club Anderlecht, was the first time in Liverpool's history that they wore their now common all-red strip. The decision was made to change from red shirts, white shorts and socks by Shankly, who wanted his players to make more of a psychological impact on opponents.They beat Anderlecht and progressed to the semi-finals, where they met Italian team Internazionale. Before the first leg at Anfield, Shankly asked two injured players to parade the FA Cup, which Liverpool had won the previous week, to intimidate the Italians.The team won the match 31,but Inter won the second leg 30, securing a 43 aggregate victory. The second leg was controversial; Shankly described it as "a war".He felt that the referee, Jose Maria Ortiz de Mendibel, had shown bias towards Internazionale,and the Liverpool players felt cheated by his decisions. The club's 196465 FA Cup victory ensured qualification for the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup the following season, and in that competition, they reached their first European final. Borussia Dortmund, Liverpool's opponents, employed counter-attacking tactics that had paid dividends in previous rounds and did so again, with the West Germans beating Liverpool 21 after extra time. In the next four seasons, they competed in the European Cup and Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, but failed to progress past the third round in either competition.A tie against Dutch team Ajax during the 196667 European Cup was to prove pivotal in the history of Liverpool in European competition.Ajax beat Liverpool 73 on aggregate; however, the style of football that Ajax played a patient passing game, inspired by Johann Cruyff convinced Shankly that Liverpool had to replicate this style to be successful in Europe.Liverpool reached the semi-finals of the 197071 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, losing 10 on aggregate to Leeds United. They competed in the 197172 European Cup Winners' Cup, despite losing the 1971 FA Cup Final, as the FA Cup winners, Arsenal, had also qualified for the European Cup by winning the league championship. Liverpool were eliminated in the second round by Bayern Munich of Germany, losing 31 on aggregate.
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The changes made to Liverpool's tactics came to fruition during the 197273 UEFA Cup. The club reached their second European final, where they faced Borussia Mnchengladbach of Germany. Liverpool won the first leg 30 as a result of two goals from Kevin Keegan and one from Larry Lloyd. Victory in this first leg meant Liverpool only needed to avoid losing by three or more goals in order to win the final. This influenced their tactics The Times reported that Liverpool employed a "holding action" against the "attacking Germans". The tactics worked, allowing Mnchengladbach only two goals, granting Liverpool a 3 2 aggregate victory.Liverpool also won the First Division championship that season, and as a result qualified for the 197374 European Cup, where they were eliminated in the second round by Red Star Belgrade of Yugoslavia. At the end of that season, Shankly retired.

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European domination the Paisley years (197483)

Shankly was succeeded by his assistant, Bob Paisley, in 1974.Liverpool competed in the Cup Winners' Cup during Paisley's first season and defeated Strmsgodset of Norway 11 0 at Anfield. This remains the club's largest margin of victory in all matches.They lost in the next round to Hungarian side Ferencvros on the away goals rule. In 197576 the club entered the UEFA Cup after a second-place finish in the First Division. Victories over Hibernian (Scotland), Real Sociedad (Spain), lsk Wrocaw (Poland), Dynamo Dresden (East Germany) and FC Barcelona (Spain) took Liverpool to their third European final. Crucial to their progress was goalkeeper Ray Clemence, who made two important penalty saves against Hibernian and Dresden, saving Liverpool from elimination on the away goals rule on both occasions.Their opponents in the final were Club Brugge of Belgium. Liverpool recovered from a two-goal deficit to win the first leg at Anfield 32, with Ray Kennedy, Jimmy Case, and Keegan scoring a goal each in a span of six minutes. A 11 draw at the Jan Breydel Stadion in Bruges meant Liverpool won 43 on aggregate, earning their second UEFA Cup. The Paisley Gateway is a tribute to former manager Bob Paisley, who won a record three European Cupsand three European trophies in successive seasonsas Liverpool manager. As the 197576 league champions, the club entered the 197677 European Cup. They defeated Crusaders of Northern Ireland and Trabzonspor of Turkey to reach the quarter-finals, where they faced the runners-up from the previous season, Saint-tienne. The French team won the first leg 10. The second leg at Anfield began well for Liverpool when Keegan scored in the first two minutes. Saint-tienne equalised to make the score 21 on aggregate in their favour. Kennedy scored for Liverpool, but the away goals rule meant they still needed another goal to win the tie. With six minutes remaining, David Fairclough was brought on to replace John Toshack; he immediately scored in front of the Kop, ensuring a 32 aggregate victory for Liverpool.In the semi-finals, they defeated FC Zrich of
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Switzerland 61 on aggregate to reach the final, where they met their opponents from the 1973 UEFA Cup Final, Borussia Mnchengladbach. The final was held in Rome, four days after the club had lost the 1977 FA Cup Final to Manchester United. Before the match, Paisley announced that striker Toshack would be fit to start; however, he was not named in the matchday squad. This change upset the Germans' game plan and allowed Keegan to torment his marker, Berti Vogts.Liverpool won 31 to become European champions for the first time. By winning the European Cup, they qualified for the European Super Cup and played the winners of the Cup Winners' Cup, German team Hamburg, who had just signed Keegan. Liverpool won the tie 71 on aggregate.Liverpool entered the 197778 European Cup as champions and received a bye in the first round. They defeated Dynamo Dresden and Portuguese team Benfica in the second round and quarter-finals, respectively. In the semi-final, the club again met Borussia Mnchengladbach, who won the first leg 21. Liverpool won the second leg 30, progressing to a second successive European Cup final, this time against Club Brugge at Wembley Stadium in London. In the final Kenny Dalglish, who had been signed to replace Keegan, scored the winning goal after receiving the ball from a Graeme Souness pass. The 10 victory meant Liverpool became the first British team to retain the European Cup.They faced Anderlecht in the 1978 European Super Cup, but failed to retain the trophy, losing 43 on aggregate against the Belgian side.Liverpool were eliminated in the first round of the 197879 European Cup by English champions Nottingham Forest. Nottingham Forest won the tie 20 on aggregate, and went on to win the competition.Liverpool entered the 197980 European Cup as English champions but were again eliminated in the first round, this time beaten 42 on aggregate by Dinamo Tbilisi of the Soviet Union. Liverpool participated in the 198081 European Cup as English league champions, defeating Finnish champions Oulun Palloseura, Scottish club Aberdeen and CSKA Sofia of Bulgaria to qualify for the semi-finals, where they faced three-time champions Bayern Munich. The first leg at Anfield finished goalless. In the second leg at the Olympiastadion in Munich, Ray Kennedy scored in the 83rd minute and, although the German side equalised, Liverpool went

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through to the final on the away goals rule.They faced Spanish side Real Madrid in the final, held at the Parc des Princes in Paris. Alan Kennedy scored the only goal to give Liverpool a 10 victory, which secured the club'sand Paisley'sthird European Cup. As champions of Europe, Liverpool competed in the Intercontinental Cup against South American champions Flamengo of Brazil. Liverpool lost the match 30.The club's defence of the European Cup in 198182 was ended by CSKA Sofia in the quarter-finals.Another quarter-final exit occurred in the 198283 European Cup when Polish club Widzew d eliminated Liverpool 43 on aggregate. Paisley retired as manager at the end of the season and was succeeded by his assistant, Joe Fagan. Triumph and tragedy the Fagan years (198385) Liverpool entered the 198384 European Cup as league champions for the fourth time in five seasons. Victories over Odense of Denmark and Spanish champions Athletic Bilbao brought Liverpool to face Portuguese champions Benfica in the quarter-finals. Liverpool won the first leg at Anfield 10. In the second leg, their tactic of withdrawing Dalglish into midfield put Benfica's game plan into disarray, leading to a 41 match victory and a 51 aggregate victory. Their opponents in the semi-finals were Dinamo Bucharest of Romania. The tie proved a brutal encounter, characterised by Souness breaking the jaw of the Bucharest captain Lic Movil, and was won 31 on aggregate by Liverpool. Fagan's first season in charge of Liverpool had been a successful one. When they reached their fourth European Cup final, they had already won the Football League Cup and the league championship;victory in the European final against Italian side Roma would complete an unprecedented treble. The final was played at Rome's Stadio Olimpico, and Liverpool went ahead in the 13th minute when Phil Neal scored, though Roma equalised towards the end of the first half. The score remained the same throughout full and extra time; Liverpool won the subsequent penalty shoot-out, with Alan Kennedy scoring the winning penalty after goalkeeper Bruce Grobbelaar had put off Francesco Graziani, causing him to place his penalty over the crossbar. After the game, gangs of Roma fans assaulted Liverpool supporters travelling back to their hotels.Success in the European Cup entitled Liverpool to compete in the 1984

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Intercontinental Cup, however they were unable to beat the winners of the Copa Libertadores, Independiente of Argentina, who claimed a 10 victory. Liverpool entered the 198485 European Cup as champions, and once again progressed to the final, where their opponents were Juventus of Italy. They aimed to win their fifth European Cup and keep the trophy. The 1985 European Cup Final was held at the Heysel Stadium in Brussels. The choice of venue had been criticised due to the dilapidated state of the stadium, and the club tried to persuade UEFA to change the venue.Before the kick-off, 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 people and injuring hundreds more.Despite calls for an abandonment, the match was played, as it was felt that further trouble would be caused otherwise. Juventus won the match 10; Michel Platini scored from the penalty spot to give Juventus their first European Cup.UEFA laid the blame for the incident solely on the Liverpool fans: the official UEFA observer stated, "Only the English fans were responsible. Of that there is no doubt".Three days after the final, UEFA banned all English clubs from European competition for an indefinite period. Liverpool were initially given an additional three-year ban.Fagan retired after the 198485 season and was succeeded by Dalglish, who took over as player-manager. The ban on English clubs in European competitions ultimately lasted for five years, and even when the ban was lifted in 1990, Liverpool were not re-admitted; they had to serve an extra year. The ban prevented them qualifying for the European Cup in 1986 (as league champions and FA Cup winners), the UEFA Cup in 1987 (as league runners-up), the European Cup in 1988 (as league champions), the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1989 (as FA Cup winners) and the European Cup in 1990 (as league champions). Return to Europe (19912004) Liverpool were allowed to return to European competition in the 199192 season, a year later than other English clubs. They qualified for the UEFA Cup as runners-up in the English league. Their manager by this stage was Graeme Souness, who had taken over towards the end of the previous season following Dalglish's resignation.

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Their first match, in the UEFA Cup, was against Finnish side Kuusyi Lahti, which they won 61.A 62 aggregate victory set up a tie against Auxerre of France in the second round who they beat 32 on aggregate.The club defeated Swarovski Tirol of Austria in the third round 60 on aggregate before losing to Genoa (Italy) 41 over two legs in the quarter finals. Liverpool's victory over Sunderland in the 1992 FA Cup Final qualified them for the 199293 European Cup Winners' Cup, but this campaign was short-lived, as they were eliminated in the second round by Russian side Spartak Moscow.Liverpool finished no higher than sixth in the Premier League during the next two seasons, thus failing to qualify for European competition. In the 199596 season, they entered the UEFA Cup, but again progressed no further than the second round, this time losing to Brndby of Denmark. As runners-up to League champions Manchester United in the 1996 FA Cup Final, Liverpool were able to compete in the 199697 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup. This proved the club's most successful campaign since their return to European competition, as they reached the semifinals, where they were eliminated 32 on aggregate by French team Paris SaintGermain.In the next two seasons, Liverpool played in the UEFA Cup but were eliminated at an early stage of the competition, by Strasbourg of France and Spanish side Celta de Vigo, respectively.A seventhplace finish in the 199899 FA Premier League meant the club did not qualify for Europe in 19992000. Having finished fourth in the 19992000 FA Premier League, Liverpool qualified for the 200001 UEFA Cup. Their victory in this competition marked a record-equalling third win for a club. The entire season was the club's most successful since the 198384 season, as they won a cup treble consisting of the UEFA Cup, the FA Cup and the League Cup. Their opponents in the final in Dortmund were Deportivo Alavs of Spain. The match was tied at 44 in extra time when Alavs defender Delf Geli scored an own goal to give Liverpool victory on the golden goal rule. The performance of Gary McAllister, whose free-kick resulted in the winning goal, was praised as "outstanding" by Trevor Brooking.[64] This was the club's first European trophy since their European Cup victory in 1984.As UEFA Cup winners, Liverpool played in the 2001 UEFA Super Cup against Champions League winners Bayern Munich and won 32.

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In the 200102 season, Liverpool returned to the European Cup, now called the UEFA Champions League, for the first time since the Heysel disaster. A 20 victory over Roma in the second group stage meant they progressed to the quarter-finals. They faced German club Bayer Leverkusen and won the first leg 10. The outlook for the second leg appeared to be to Liverpool's advantage, as their counter-attacking style of play had served them well during away matches throughout the season;however, they lost the second leg 42 and were eliminated 43 on aggregate. A second-place finish in the 200102 FA Premier League entitled Liverpool to participate in the Champions League for a second successive season, but they only finished third in their group and were eliminated from the competition.The third-place finish meant they entered the 200203 UEFA Cup. Liverpool beat Dutch team Vitesse Arnhem and Auxerre to set up an all-British tie with Scottish team Celtic. A 11 draw in the first leg meant Liverpool would progress to the semi-finals if they did not concede a goal in the second leg at Anfield. However, Celtic scored before half-time and again in the second half to win 31 on aggregate. Liverpool entered the UEFA Cup for the 200304 season, after Chelsea beat them on the final day of the previous league season to claim the fourth place needed to qualify for the Champions League. Liverpool were eliminated in the fourth round by eventual runners-up Marseille of France. At the end of the season, manager Grard Houllier was replaced by Rafael Bentez. Renewed European success the Bentez years (200410) Liverpool had finished fourth in the 200304 season, which qualified them to compete in the Champions League in the 200405 season. A poor start in the group stages, with two losses in their first five games, had the club facing elimination; however, a 31 victory over Greek side Olympiacos eventually ensured their passage to the knock-out rounds. Liverpool beat Bayer Leverkusen and Juventus to reach the semi-finals, and progressed to the final after they beat Chelsea 10 on aggregate; the goal scored by Luis Garca was referred to as a "ghost goal" by Chelsea manager Jos Mourinho, as it was unclear whether the ball crossed the goal line.Liverpool's performances in Europe contrasted strongly with their league form, where they

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struggled to finish in the top-four and thus ensure qualification for the next Champions League season. Liverpool faced six-time European champions Milan in the final at the Atatrk Stadium in Istanbul on 25 May 2005. Trailing 30 at half-time, they scored three goals in a six-minute spell in the second half to level the score at 33. There were no goals during extra time, so the match was decided by a penalty shoot-out. With the shoot-out score at 32, Liverpool goalkeeper Jerzy Dudek saved Andriy Shevchenko's penalty to give Liverpool victory.The nature of Liverpool's comeback victory has led to the match being referred to as the "miracle of Istanbul." As this was the club's fifth European Cup victory, Liverpool were allowed to keep the European Champion Clubs' Cup permanently, and a new trophy was commissioned for the following year's competition.The victory also entitled Liverpool to compete in the 2005 UEFA Super Cup at Stade Louis II, Monaco in August. They defeated UEFA Cup winners CSKA Moscow of Russia 31 to win their third Super Cup.Their success in the Champions League meant Liverpool also qualified for the 2005 FIFA Club World Championship, where they lost 10 in the final to Brazilian team So Paulo. A fifth-place finish in the Premier League in 200405 meant Liverpool were not guaranteed entry into the Champions League, and faced the prospect of not being able to defend their European title. UEFA eventually ruled that they would be allowed to do so, but would be required to start in the first qualifying round, with no country protection, meaning they could face a team from England in the group stages.This turned out to be the caseLiverpool advanced through three qualifying rounds and were drawn with Chelsea in the group stages. They progressed from their group as winners but were beaten by Benfica in the first knock-out round. In the 200607 UEFA Champions League, Liverpool progressed from the group stages and beat holders Barcelona, Dutch team PSV Eindhoven and Chelsea to face Milan in a rematch of the 2005 final. The Liverpool team, which contained only five players from the 2005 final, enjoyed more possession than in 2005,but two goals from Filippo Inzaghi gave Milan their seventh European Cup in a 21 win.

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Liverpool were eliminated from the 200708 UEFA Champions League in the semifinals by Chelsea, who they had beaten in the semi-finals in 2005 and 2007. A fourth-place finish in the 200708 Premier League secured their entry into the 200809 UEFA Champions League. Liverpool reached the quarter-finals and again faced Chelsea, but lost 75 on aggregate. A second-place finish in the 200809 Premier League entitled Liverpool to compete in the 200910 UEFA Champions League, but their campaign was short-lived; they finished third in their group, and were eliminated from the competition. They entered the 200910 UEFA Europa League, progressing to the semi-finals, where they were eliminated by eventual winners Atltico Madrid of Spain on the away goals rule after the tie finished 22 on aggregate. 2010 Present Bentez left the club at the end of the 200910 season and was replaced by Roy Hodgson.[88] A seventh-place finish in the 200910 Premier League meant Liverpool would be competing in the 201011 UEFA Europa League. They beat Rabotniki (Macedonia) and Trabzonspor (Turkey) to progress to the 201011 UEFA Europa League group stage, where Liverpool were drawn alongside Italian club Napoli, Dutch team Utrecht and Romanian team Steaua Bucureti. They won two games and drew four to finish top of their group with 10 points and progress to the round of 32.They were drawn against Czech club Sparta Prague in the next round. Before the tie was played, Hodgson was replaced by former manager Kenny Dalglish, who initially served as a caretaker manager.A 20 aggregate victory ensured progression to the round of 16, in which Liverpool lost 10 on aggregate to eventual runners-up Braga of Portugal.A sixth-place finish in the 201011 Premier League meant the club failed to qualify for European competition for the first time since 1999,but victory in the 2012 Football League Cup Final ensured Liverpool a place in the 201213 UEFA Europa League.Liverpool qualified for the Knockout phase of the 201213 UEFA Europa League after winning their group at the group stage, but were eliminated from the competition at the round of 32 by Zenit Saint Petersburg on the away goals rule after a 0-2 loss away and a 3-1 win at home.Finishing seventh in 201213 Premier League and not winning any of the domestic trophies meant that Liverpool failed to qualify for any European competition in 201314.
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