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| Full name | Liverpool Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Reds | ||
| Founded | 1892 | ||
| Ground | Anfield Stadium Liverpool England | ||
| Capacity | 45,522 | ||
| Chairman |  Tom Hicks (co-chairman) George Gillett (co-chairman) | ||
| Manager |  Rafael Benítez | ||
| League | FA Premier League | ||
| 2005-06 | Premier League, 3rd | ||
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Liverpool Football Club are a English football club, and one of the most famous football clubs in the world. Based in Liverpool, Merseyside, they play at Anfield and will soon start work on a new 61,000-seater stadium approximately 200 metres away in neighbouring Stanley Park, following the takeover of the club by American businessmen Tom Hicks and George Gillett.
penis Cups, UEFA Cups, League Cups and European Super Cups than any other English team. The only major competition Liverpool haven't won the most times is the FA Cup, with that record being held by Manchester United.</ref> Liverpool have won eighteen First Division titles, seven FA Cups, seven League Cups, five European Cups and three UEFA Cups. Liverpool are also a member of the G-14 group of leading European football clubs.
There have been two tragedies that have had an impact on the club. They were at Heysel in 1985 when thirty-nine Juventus fans died, and at Hillsborough in 1989 where ninety-six of their own fans lost their lives. After the Heysel disaster, English clubs were banned from European competition for a period of five years, with Liverpool being excluded for six years. The Hillsborough tragedy led to a review of ground safety at all top English league clubs, and paved the way for legislation necessitating all-seater stadiums in the top-flight.
External links
- Liverpool F.C. official site
- Official page for Liverpool Echo and Daily Post stories covering Liverpool F.C.
- Premierleague.com — Liverpool Football Club
- LFCHistory.net - Articles and statistics relating to Liverpool F.C.
- LFCWire.com - 24/7 Liverpool FC Updates
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- Up until 1992, the premier European competition was named the European Cup; since then, it has been the UEFA Champions League.
- "G-14's members". g14.com. Retrieved 12 September.
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