Liverpool F.C. in Europe

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Liverpool Football Club first participated in European football during 1964, when they competed in the European Cup. Their first match in Europe was against KR Rekjavik of Iceland. They have subequently won this competition five times, the most recent being in 2005. The club has won the UEFA Cup three times, which is the joint-record along with four other clubs. Liverpool have also won the UEFA Super Cup three times, been to the final of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and have competed in the Intercontinental Cup. Liverpool are one of only five teams to have the right to wear the UEFA Badge of Honour. Liverpool's last participation in a European final was in 2007, in the UEFA Champions League. They lost the final 2–1 to AC Milan.

Liverpool were suspended from European football in 1985, following the Heysel stadium disaster, in which 39 Juventus fans were killed by a collapsing wall. The ban was supposed to last for ten years, however Liverpool only served seven years of this, the ban also applied to other English teams. Liverpool's first match in Europe after the ban, was in 1992.

Contents 1 History 2 Records 2.1 European Cup/UEFA Champions League 2.2 UEFA Cup 2.3 European Cup Winners' Cup 2.4 UEFA Super Cup 2.5 Intercontinental Cup 2.6 FIFA Club World Cup 3 Year by Year Performance 4 Teams played 5 UEFA coefficients 6 Records 7 See also 8 References 9 External links

[edit] History

Liverpool first particpated in Europe during the 1964–65 season, when they competed in the European Cup. Liverpool had earned the right to participate in the competition by winning the English First Division, in the 1963–64 season.^{[citation needed]} Their first match in European competition was against KR Rekjavik of Iceland in the preliminary round. They won the two legs 5–0 and 6–1 to progress to the first round. Liverpool faced Anderlecht in the first round, a tie which is notable, as it represents the first time Liverpool wore their all-red strip.^{[citation needed]} They progressed to the quarter-finals by virtue of a 4&nash;0 aggregate victory. They faced 1. FC Köln, and progressed to the semi-finals, by the toss of a coin, as at this time there was no provision for extra-time or penalty shoot-outs.^{[citation needed]} Liverpool faced the reigning champions Inter Milan in the semi-finals, where they lost 4–3 on aggregate. Though the tie did not pass without controversy, as Liverpool accused the referee Jose María Ortiz de Mendebil of favouring Inter Milan throughout the second leg.^{[citation needed]}

Liverpool entered the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup following season as a result of winning the FA Cup. Liverpool beat Juventus FC of Italy, in the first round 2–1 on aggregate. Standard Liege of Belgium were the club's opposition in the second round, defeating the Belgians 5–2 over the two matches. The subsequent quarter-final against Honved of Hungary was not played for three months prior to the second round. However they progressed to the semi-finals, after drawing 0–0 in Hungary, and winning 2–0 at Anfield. Liverpool faced Celtic in the semi-finals in all British tie, with the two ties being played five days apart.^{[citation needed]} Celtic won the first leg 1–0 at Parkhead, however goals from Tommy Smith and Geoff Strong, ensured Liverpool would be going to Hampden Park to play in their first European final.^{[citation needed]} Borussia Dortmund were there opponents in the final and they took an early lead through Sigfried Held, however Roger Hunt equalised for Liverpool, to send the final into extra-time. Dortmund would win the match 2–1 after a 40 yard shot from Reinhard Libuda hit the crossbar, and subsequently hit Ron Yeats, on its way into Liverpool's goal.^{[citation needed]}

The 1966–67 was another unsuccessful for Liverpool in Europe. They participated in the European Cup after winning their national league the previous season. Petrolul Ploiesti faced the club in the first round, and the tie was level after the two legs, resulting in a third tie being played in Brussels, which Liverpool won 2–0. Dutch champions Ajax were the club's opponents in the second round. A 5–1 first leg defeat in Amsterdam was followed up by a 2–2 draw at Anfield, a 7–3 aggregate defeat meant Liverpool were out of European competition for the remainder of the season. Liverpool faced Malmö FF in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, they won the first leg 2–0 away from home, and won the return leg 2–1. They faced TSV 1860 München in the second round, winning the home leg 8–0, they lost the away leg 2–1 but they went through 10–1 on aggregate. Ferencváros were Liverpool's opponents in the third round, and won both legs 1–0 to progress at Liverpool's expense. The 1968–69 season saw Liverpool competing again in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, however they exited in the first round, after Athletic Bilbao beat them on the toss of a coin, after both legs finished 2–1.

[edit] Records

[edit] European Cup/UEFA Champions League

Winners: 5

1977

Stadio Olimpico, Rome, 25 May 1977.

Liverpool F.C. 3 – 1 Borussia Monchengladbach

Liverpool Goals: Terry McDermott  28', Tommy Smith  64', Phil Neal  82' (pen.)

Borussia Monchengladbach Goals: Allan Simonsen  52'

Team: Ray Clemence, Phil Neal, Joey Jones, Tommy Smith, Ray Kennedy, Emlyn Hughes c, Kevin Keegan, Jimmy Case, Steve Heighway, Ian Callaghan, Terry McDermott

Substitutes: Peter McDonnell, David Fairclough, David Johnson, Alan Waddle, Alec Lindsay

Manager: Bob Paisley

Liverpool FC won their first European Cup by beating Borussia Monchengladbach 3-1. Borussia Monchengladbach were incidentally, the club beaten by Liverpool in their first UEFA Cup final win in 1973. Bob Paisley became the first person to manage a club to victory in the European Cup after winning the UEFA Cup in the preceding year. José Mourinho later did this with FC Porto and Rafael Benitez did it with Valencia CF (UEFA Cup) and Liverpool FC (UEFA Champions League). The 1976-77 season was a good one for Liverpool with a second consecutive League title and victory in the European Cup final. They however missed out on the treble by losing to Manchester United in the FA Cup final the weekend before the European Cup final.

1978

Wembley Stadium, London, 10 May 1978.

Liverpool F.C. 1 – 0 Club Brugge K.V.

Liverpool Goals: Kenny Dalglish  65'

Club Brugge K.V. Goals:

Team: Ray Clemence, Phil Neal, Phil Thompson, Alan Hansen, Emlyn Hughes c, Terry McDermott, Kenny Dalglish, Graeme Souness, Ray Kennedy, David Fairclough, Jimmy Case 63'

Substitutes: Steve Ogrizovic, Joey Jones, Colin Irwin, Ian Callaghan, Steve Heighway 63'

Manager: Bob Paisley

Liverpool FC won their second European Cup by beating Club Brugge K.V. 1-0. Club Brugge where incidentally the club beaten by Liverpool in their second UEFA Cup final win in 1976. Bob Paisley became the first and so far only manager to win the UEFA Cup and followed by two consecutive European Cups.

1981

Parc des Princes, Paris, 27 May 1981.

Liverpool F.C. 1 – 0 Real Madrid

Liverpool Goals: Alan Kennedy  82'

Real Madrid Goals:

Team: Ray Clemence, Phil Neal, Phil Thompson c, Alan Hansen, Alan Kennedy, Sammy Lee, Terry McDermott, Graeme Souness, Ray Kennedy, Kenny Dalglish 87', David Johnson

Substitutes: Steve Ogrizovic, Colin Irwin, Howard Gayle, Richard Money, Jimmy Case 87'

Manager: Bob Paisley

Liverpool FC won their third European Cup by beating Real Madrid 1-0. Bob Paisley became the first and so far only person to manage a club to 3 victories in the European Cup. This was also the 5th consecutive win by an English team, which was the first time a county had achieved this since Spain achieved it in the late 50s when Real Madrid won the first 5 trophies. England would break the record in the following year when Aston Villa won England's 6th consecutive trophy.

1984

Stadio Olimpico, Rome, 30 May 1984.

Liverpool F.C. 1 – 1 AS Roma

Liverpool Goals: Phil Neal  13'

AS Roma Goals: Roberto Pruzzo  42'

Penalties:

Liverpool: Steve Nicol , Phil Neal , Graeme Souness , Ian Rush , Alan Kennedy

AS Roma: Agostino Di Bartolomei , Bruno Conti , Ubaldo Righetti , Francesco Graziani

Team: Bruce Grobbelaar, Phil Neal, Mark Lawrenson, Alan Hansen, Alan Kennedy, Craig Johnston 72', Sammy Lee, Graeme Souness c, Ronnie Whelan, Kenny Dalglish 94', Ian Rush

Substitutes: Bob Bolder, David Hodgson, Gary Gillespie, Michael Robinson 94', Steve Nicol 72'

Manager: Joe Fagan

Liverpool FC won their fourth European Cup by beating AS Roma on penalties in the final. Roma where playing in their home stadium only the second time a final has been played in one of the finalists grounds (Inter Milan played in the San Siro in the 1965 final). Phil Neal was the only player to have played in Liverpool's three previous finals. Liverpool FC also won the League and the League Cup for a unique treble. The fourth final win also made Liverpool the second most successful club in the competition at the time with Real Madrid having 6 trophies while Bayern Munich and Ajax both had 3. AC Milan would win their 5th in 1994 to put Liverpool in 3rd postition.

2005

Atatürk Olympic Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey, 25 May 2005.

Liverpool F.C. 3 – 3 AC Milan

Liverpool Goals: Steven Gerrard  54', Vladimír Šmicer  56', Xabi Alonso  60'

AC Milan Goals: Paolo Maldini  1', Hernán Crespo  39'  44'

Penalties:

AC Milan: Serginho , Andrea Pirlo , Jon Dahl Tomasson , Kaká , Andriy Shevchenko

Liverpool: Dietmar Hamann , Djibril Cissé , John Arne Riise , Vladimír Šmicer

Team: Jerzy Dudek, Steve Finnan 46', Sami Hyypiä, Jamie Carragher, Djimi Traoré, Harry Kewell 23', Xabi Alonso, Steven Gerrard c, John Arne Riise, Luis García, Milan Baroš 85'

Substitutes: Scott Carson, Josemi, Igor Biscan, Antonio Nunez, Dietmar Hamann 46', Vladimír Šmicer 23', Djibril Cissé 85'

Manager: Rafael Benítez

Liverpool FC won their fifth (only the third team to achieve this) by beating AC Milan on penalties after drawing the match 3-3. The final is one of the most notable with Liverpool coming back from 3-0 down at half time to win the trophy. Due to it being the fifth triumph Liverpool became the fifth club to get the UEFA Badge of Honour and got to permanently keep the trophy. The final is said to be one of the best finals ever if not the best^[1]. The final is notable not only for the famous comeback but also due Liverpool being huge underdogs after finishing 5th in the League. Paolo Maldini became the oldest and also fastest scorer in the final with his goal in the first minute. Steven Gerrard captained his boyhood team and became the second youngest victorious captain. Rafael Benítez became the third manager to win the trophy the season after winning the UEFA Cup and was the first to do it with 2 different clubs.

Runners-Up: 2

1985

Heysel Stadium, Belgium, 29 May 1985.

Liverpool F.C. 0 – 1 Juventus

Liverpool Goals:

Juventus Goals: Michel Platini  56' (pen.)

Team: Bruce Grobbelaar, Phil Neal c, Jim Beglin, Mark Lawrenson 4', Alan Hansen, Steve Nicol, Kenny Dalglish, Ronnie Whelan, John Wark; Ian Rush, Paul Walsh 46'

Substitutes: Chris Pile, Gary Gillespie 4', Jan Mølby, Sammy Lee, Craig Johnston 46'

Manager: Joe Fagan

Liverpool lost in the final for the first time to Juventus by 1-0. The final was Liverpool's 5th in 9 seasons. The match was overshadowed by the disaster which took place about an hour before kick off, when Liverpool supporters charged at Juventus supporters, causing a huge crush of people against a stadium wall which subsequently collapsed. 39 people were killed and hundreds injured^[2]. It was decided that the match should be played, as it was felt that abandoning it could cause further trouble. The disaster led to Liverpool being banned from European Competitions for 6 years^[2].

2007

Olympic Stadium, Greece, 23 May 2007.

Liverpool F.C. 1 – 2 AC Milan

Liverpool Goals: Dirk Kuyt  89'

AC Milan Goals: Filippo Inzaghi  45',  82'

Team: José Manuel Reina, Steve Finnan 88', Jamie Carragher, Daniel Agger, John Arne Riise, Xabi Alonso, Javier Mascherano 78', Jermaine Pennant, Boudewijn Zenden 59' , Steven Gerrard c, Dirk Kuyt

Substitutes: Jerzy Dudek, Álvaro Arbeloa 88', Sami Hyypiä, Harry Kewell 59', Mark González, Peter Crouch 78', Craig Bellamy

Manager: Rafael Benítez

Liverpool lost their second final to AC Milan in a repeat of the 2005 final. They had reached the final by defeating the reigning European Champions FC Barcelona, the Dutch Champions PSV Eindhoven and the English Champions Chelsea FC in the knock-out stages. Unlike the previous encounter in 2005, the first half contained only one goal, scored against the run of play by A.C. Milan's Filippo Inzaghi in the 45th minute after a deflection from an Andrea Pirlo free kick. The deflection resulted in the ball being diverted past Liverpool goalkeeper José Manuel Reina. In the second half Inzaghi put the game away in the 82nd minute with a goal that managed to slid by. But Dirk Kuyt gave some hope at the end with an 89th minute goal^[3].

[edit] UEFA Cup

Winners: 3

1973

First Leg

Anfield, Liverpool, 1 May 1973.

Liverpool F.C. 3 – 0 Borussia Monchengladbach

Liverpool Goals: Kevin Keegan  21'  32', Larry Lloyd  61'

Borussia Monchengladbach Goals:

Team: Ray Clemence, Chris Lawler, Alec Lindsay, Larry Lloyd, Tommy Smith,c Emlyn Hughes, Kevin Keegan, Peter Cormack, Steve Heighway 83', Ian Callaghan, John Toshack

Substitutes: Frank Lane, Brian Hall 83', Trevor Storton, Phil Thompson, Phil Boersma

Second Leg

Bökelbergstadion, Mönchengladbach, 23 May 1973.

Borussia Monchengladbach 2 – 0 Liverpool F.C.

Liverpool Goals:

Borussia Monchengladbach Goals: Jupp Heynckes  29'  40'

Team: Ray Clemence, Chris Lawler, Alec Lindsay, Larry Lloyd, Tommy Smith'c', Emlyn Hughes,Kevin Keegan, Peter Cormack, Steve Heighway 77', Ian Callaghan, John Toshack

Substitutes: Frank Lane, Brian Hall, Trevor Storton, Phil Thompson, Phil Boersma 77'

Aggregate Score: Liverpool F.C. 3 – 2 Borussia Monchengladbach

Manager: Bill Shankly

Liverpool won their first European title by defeating Borussia Monchengladbach over two legs in the final of the Uefa Cup in 1973. Liverpool would later win their first European Cup in the final against Borussia Monchengladbach. During the 1970s Borussia Monchengladbach were one of the best sides in Europe, with 2 UEFA Cups out of 4 finals and a European Cup final as well in the space of 10 years.

1976

First Leg

Anfield, Liverpool, 28 April 1976.

Liverpool F.C. 3 – 2 Club Brugge K.V.

Liverpool Goals: Ray Kennedy  59', Jimmy Case  61', Kevin Keegan  65' (pen.)

Club Brugge K.V. Goals: Raoul Lambert  5', Julien Cools  15'

Team: Ray Clemence, Tommy Smith, Phil Neal, Phil Thompson, Ray Kennedy, Emlyn Hughes c, Kevin Keegan, David Fairclough, Steve Heighway, Ian Callaghan, John Toshack 46'

Substitutes: Jimmy Case 46'

Second Leg

Olympiastadion, Brugge, 19 May 1976.

Liverpool F.C. 1 – 1 Club Brugge K.V.

Liverpool Goals: Kevin Keegan  15'

Club Brugge K.V. Goals: Raoul Lambert  11' (pen.)

Team: Ray Clemence, Tommy Smith, Phil Neal, Phil Thompson, Ray Kennedy, Emlyn Hughes c, Kevin Keegan, Jimmy Case, Steve Heighway, Ian Callaghan, John Toshack 62'

Substitutes: David Fairclough 62'

Aggregate Score: Liverpool F.C. 4 – 3 Club Brugge K.V.

Manager: Bob Paisley

Liverpool won their second UEFA Cup by defeating Club Brugge K.V. 4-3 over two legs. This was the first of 4 eventual European trophies won under the management of Bob Paisley.

2001

Westfalenstadion, Dortmund, 16 May 2001.

Liverpool F.C. 5 – 4 (a.e.t.) Deportivo Alavés

Liverpool Goals: Markus Babbel  3', Steven Gerrard  15', Gary McAllister  40' (pen.), Robbie Fowler  70', Delfi Geli  115' (o.g.) (GG)

Alavés Goals: Iván Alonso  26', Javi Moreno  46'  50', Jordi Cruyff  88'

Team: Sander Westerveld, Markus Babbel, Sami Hyypiä c, Stephane Henchoz 55', Jamie Carragher, Gary McAllister, Dietmar Hamann, Steven Gerrard, Danny Murphy, Emile Heskey 64', Michael Owen 78'

Substitutes: Pegguy Arphexad, Gregory Vignal, Stephen Wright, Vladimir Smicer 55', Nick Barmby, Patrick Berger 78', Robbie Fowler 64'

Manager: Gerard Houllier

Liverpool won their third record equalling UEFA Cup by defeating Alavés 5-4 in extra time with a Golden Goal, which was also a Own Goal. The final was dramatic with Alaves coming from behind 3 times to level the match with their 4th goal coming in the 88th minute. Liverpool were the eventual winners when Geli headed a Gary McAllister free kick into his own goal to give Liverpool their first European trophy in 17 years. The final is often said to be amongst the greatest ever^[4] and compares well to the 2005 UEFA Champions League Final.

[edit] European Cup Winners' Cup

Runners-Up: 1

1966

Hampden Park, Glasgow, 5 May 1966.

Liverpool F.C. 1 – 2 (a.e.t.) Borussia Dortmund

Liverpool Goals: Roger Hunt  68'

Borussia Monchengladbach Goals: Sigfried Held  62', Reinhard Libuda  109'

Team: Tommy Lawrence, Chris Lawler, Ron Yeats, Gerry Byrne, Gordon Milne, Willie Stevenson, Ian Callaghan, Ian St John, Tommy Smith, Peter Thompson

Substitutes:

Manager: Bill Shankly

Liverpool lost the 1966 Cup Winners' Cup final to Borussia Dortmund 2-1 after extra time. This was Liverpool's first ever European final in only their second year of European competition (lost to Inter Milan in the European Cup semi-finals the season before). The UEFA Cup Winners' Cup remains the only European trophy Liverpool have never won and is now impossible after it was merged with the UEFA Cup in 1999^[5]. Liverpool have however won both the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Cup since the demise of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, the only other team to have managed this is FC Porto.

[edit] UEFA Super Cup

The 1981 Super Cup was not held as Liverpool could not find dates to play FC Dinamo Tbilisi on.

Winners: 3

1977

First Leg

Volksparkstadion, Hamburg, 22 November 1977.

Hamburger SV 1 – 1 Liverpool F.C.

Liverpool Goals: David Fairclough  65'

Hamburger SV Goals: Ferdinand Keller  29'

Second Leg

Anfield, Liverpool, 6 December 1977.

Liverpool F.C. 6 – 0 Hamburger SV

Liverpool Goals: Phil Thompson  21', Terry McDermott  40'  56'  57', David Fairclough  84', Kenny Dalglish  88'

Hamburger SV Goals:

Aggregate Score: Liverpool F.C. 7 – 1 Hamburger SV

Manager: Bob Paisley

2001

Stade Louis II, Monaco, 2 August 2001.

Bayern Munich 2 – 3 Liverpool F.C.

Liverpool Goals: John Arne Riise  22', Emile Heskey  45', Michael Owen  46'

Bayern Munich Goals: Hasan Salihamidžić  57', Carsten Jancker  81'

Team: Sander Westerveld, Markus Babbel, Stéphane Henchoz, Sami Hyypiä, Jamie Carragher, Gary McAllister, Dietmar Hamann, Steven Gerrard 66', John Arne Riise 70', Emile Heskey, Michael Owen 83'

Substitutes: Pegguy Arphexad, Grégory Vignal, Jamie Redknapp, Danny Murphy 70', Igor Bišcan 66', Robbie Fowler 83', Jari Litmanen

Manager: Gerrard Houllier

2005

Stade Louis II, Monaco, 26 August 2005.

Liverpool F.C. 3 – 1 (a.e.t.) CSKA Moscow

Liverpool Goals: Djibril Cissé  82'  103', Luis Garcia,  109'

CSKA Moscow Goals: Daniel Carvalho  28'

Team: José Manuel Reina, Josemi, Jamie Carragher, Sami Hyypiä, John Arne Riise 79', Dietmar Hamann, Steve Finnan 55', Xabi Alonso 70', Boudewijn Zenden, Luis García, Fernando Morientes

Manager: Rafael Benitez

Runners-Up: 2

1978

First Leg

Parc Astrid, Brussels, 4 December 1978.

R.S.C. Anderlecht 3 – 1 Liverpool F.C.

Liverpool Goals: Jimmy Case  27'

Hamburger SV Goals: Franky Vercauteren  17', François Van Der Elst  38', Rob Rensenbrink  87'

Second Leg

Anfield, Liverpool, 19 December 1978.

Liverpool F.C. 2 – 1 R.S.C. Anderlecht

Liverpool Goals: Emlyn Hughes  13', David Fairclough  87'

Hamburger SV Goals: François Van Der Elst  71'

Aggregate Score: R.S.C. Anderlecht 4 – 3 Liverpool F.C.

Manager: Bob Paisley

1984

First Leg

Stadio Comunale di Torino, Turin, 16 January 1985.

Juventus 2 – 0 Liverpool F.C.

Liverpool Goals:

Juventus Goals: Zbigniew Boniek  39'  79'

Second Leg

Not held due to Liverpool being unable to find a date to play Juventus on.

Manager: Joe Fagan

[edit] Intercontinental Cup

Despite having won the European Cup in 1977 Liverpool declined to play Boca Juniors in the Intercontinental Cup (Borussia Mönchengladbach played Boca instead). In 1978 Liverpool and Boca Juniors did not play due to scheduling conflicts so the cup was not held at all.

Runners-Up: 2

1981

International Stadium Yokohama, Tokyo, 13 December 1981.

Liverpool F.C. 0 – 3 Flamengo

Liverpool Goals:

Flamengo Goals: Adílio , Nunes

Team: Bruce Grobbelaar, Phil Neal, Phil Thompson, Alan Hansen, Mark Lawrenson, Ray Kennedy, Sammy Lee, Terry McDermott (sub David Johnson), Graeme Souness, Craig Johnson, Kenny Dalglish

Manager: Bob Paisley

1984

International Stadium Yokohama, Tokyo, 9 December 1984.

Liverpool F.C. 0 – 1 Independiente

Liverpool Goals:

Independiente Goals: José Alberto Percudani  6'

Team: Bruce Grobbelaar, Phil Neal, Steve Nicol, Ray Kennedy, Alan Hansen, Gary Gillespie, Kenny Dalglish, Jan Molby, Ian Rush, Craig Johnson, John Wark (sub Ronnie Whelan)

Manager: Joe Fagan

[edit] FIFA Club World Cup

Runners-Up: 1

2005^[6]

International Stadium Yokohama, Tokyo, 18 December 2005.

Liverpool F.C. 0 – 1 São Paulo

Liverpool Goals:

Flamengo Goals: Mineiro  27'

Team: José Manuel Reina, Jamie Carragher, Stephen Warnock 79', Steve Finnan, Sami Hyypiä, Harry Kewell, Steven Gerrard c, Luis García, Xabi Alonso, Fernando Morientes 85', Momo Sissoko 79'

Substitutes: Jerzy Dudek, John Arne Riise 79', Djibril Cissé, Scott Carson, Josemi, Djimi Traoré, Florent Sinama-Pongolle 79', Dietmar Hamann, Peter Crouch 85'

Manager: Rafael Benitez

[edit] Year by Year Performance

Below is a table of the performance of Liverpool FC in European competition (excluding the European Super Cup).

Season	Competition	Round	Knocked Out by	Played	Won	Drew	Lost	Goals for	Goals Against
1964-65	European Cup	Semi-Final	Inter Milan	9	5	3	1	10	7
1965-66	Cup Winners' Cup	Final	Borussia Dortmund	9	5	1	3	12	6
1966-67	Cup Winners' Cup	Round 2	Ajax Amsterdam	5	2	1	2	8	10
1967-68	UEFA Cup	Round 3	Ferencvárosi TC	6	3	0	3	13	5
1968-69	UEFA Cup	Round 1	Athletic Bilbao	2	1	0	1	3	3
1969-70	UEFA Cup	Round 2	Vitória FC	4	3	0	1	17	3
1970-71	UEFA Cup	Semi-Final	Leeds United	10	5	4	1	13	4
1971-72	Cup Winners' Cup	Round 2	Bayern Munich	4	1	1	2	4	5
1972-73	UEFA Cup	Winners	Borussia Mönchengladbach (beat in final)	12	8	2	2	19	6
1973-74	European Cup	Round 2	Red Star Belgrade	4	1	1	2	5	5
1974-75	Cup Winners' Cup	Round 2	Ferencvárosi TC	4	2	2	0	13	1
1975-76	UEFA Cup	Winners	Club Brugge (beat in final)	12	8	3	1	25	9
1976-77	European Cup	Winners	Borussia Mönchengladbach (beat in final)	9	7	0	2	22	5
1977-78	European Cup	Winners	Club Brugge (beat in final)	7	5	0	2	17	7
1978-79	European Cup	Round 1	Nottingham Forest	2	0	1	1	0	2
1979-80	European Cup	Round 1	FC Dinamo Tbilisi	2	1	0	1	2	4
1980-81	European Cup	Winners	Real Madrid (beat in final)	9	6	2	1	24	4
1981-82	European Cup	Quarter Final	CSKA Sofia	6	4	1	1	14	6
1982-83	European Cup	Quarter Final	Widzew Łódź	6	4	0	2	13	6
1983-84	European Cup	Winners	AS Roma (beat in final)	9	7	2	0	16	3
1984-85	European Cup	Final	Juventus	9	6	1	2	18	5
1991-92	UEFA Cup	Quarter-Final	Genoa C.F.C.	8	4	0	4	16	8
1992-93	Cup Winners' Cup	Round 2	Spartak Moscow	4	2	0	2	10	8
1995-96	UEFA Cup	Round 2	Brøndby IF	4	1	1	2	2	2
1996-97	Cup Winners' Cup	Semi-Final	Paris Saint-Germain FC	8	6	1	1	18	9
1997-98	UEFA Cup	Round 2	RC Strasbourg	4	1	2	1	4	5
1998-99	UEFA Cup	Round 3	Celta de Vigo	6	2	2	2	11	6
2000-01	UEFA Cup	Winners	Alavés (beat in final)	13	8	3	1	19	9
2001-02	Champions League	Quarter Final	Bayer Leverkusen	16	6	7	2	23	12
2002-03	Champions League	Group Stage 1	3rd to Valencia CF and FC Basel	6	2	2	2	12	8
2002-03	UEFA Cup	Quarter Final	Celtic FC	6	4	1	1	6	3
2003-04	UEFA Cup	Round 4	Marseille	8	4	3	1	14	7
2004-05	Champions League	Winners	AC Milan (beat in final)	15	8	4	3	20	10
2005-06	Champions League	Last 16	S.L. Benfica	14	8	3	3	20	7
2006-07	Champions League	Final	AC Milan	15	9	2	4	22	12
2007-08	Champions League	Semi Final	Chelsea FC	14	8	3	3	34	12
Total				297	148	77	72	444	257

• In 2002-03 after Liverpool went out of the group stage of the Champions League, they entered the UEFA Cup due to achieving 3rd place in group B.

• Liverpool have qualified for the Quarter Final of the 2007-08 Champions League due to their defeat of Inter Milan in the Last-16 and Arsenal FC in the quarter-final. They will face Chelsea FC in the semi final for the third time in four years.

[edit] Teams played

Liverpool have played against clubs from 37 countries (clubs classed by the country they were in when the game was played). Liverpool have played 101 different clubs in Europe with the 100th different club being Toulouse FC of France and the most recent new club being Beşiktaş J.K.. They are due to face Arsenal FC as their 102nd different opposition.

Country	Clubs
Austria	FK Austria Wien, Grazer AK, FC Tirol Innsbruck
Belgium	R.S.C. Anderlecht, Standard Liège, Club Brugge
Bulgaria	CSKA Sofia, Levski Sofia
Cyprus	Apollon Limassol
Czech Republic	FC Slovan Liberec
Denmark	Brøndby IF, Odense BK
East Germany	Dynamo Berlin, Dynamo Dresden
England	Arsenal FC, Chelsea FC, Leeds United, Nottingham Forest, Tottenham Hotspur
Finland	FC Haka, HJK Helsinki, FC Lahti, MyPa 47, AC Oulu
France	AJ Auxerre, FC Bordeaux, Marseille, AS Monaco FC, Paris Saint-Germain FC, AS Saint-Étienne, RC Strasbourg, Toulouse FC
Germany	Bayer Leverkusen, Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund
Greece	AEK Athens FC, Olympiacos, Panathinaikos FC
Holland	Ajax, AZ Alkmaar, PSV Eindhoven, Vitesse
Hungary	Ferencvárosi TC, Honved
Iceland	KR Reykjavik
Ireland	Dundalk F.C.
Israel	Maccabi Haifa F.C.
Italy	Genoa CFC, Inter Milan, Juventus, AC Milan, AS Roma
Lithuania	FBK Kaunas
Luxembourg	Jeunesse Esch
Northern Ireland	Crusaders F.C.
Norway	S.K. Brann, Strømsgodset I.F.
Poland	Lech Poznań, Śląsk Wrocław, Widzew Łódź
Portugal	SL Benfica, Boavista FC, FC Porto, Vitória FC
Romania	FC Dinamo Bucureşti, Rapid Bucuresti, Steaua Bucuresti, Petrolul Ploieşti
Russia	CSKA Moscow, FC Spartak Moscow, FC Alania Vladikavkaz
Scotland	Aberdeen FC, Celtic FC, Hibernian FC
Slovakia	MFK Košice
Slovenia	Olimpija Ljubljana
Soviet Union	FC Dinamo Tbilisi (now Georgia )
Spain	Alavés, Athletic Bilbao, FC Barcelona, Celta de Vigo, Deportivo de La Coruña, Real Betis, Real Madrid, Real Sociedad, Valencia CF
Sweden	Malmö FF
Switzerland	FC Basel, FC Sion, Servette FC, FC Zürich
Turkey	Beşiktaş J.K., Galatasaray S.K., Trabzonspor
Ukraine	Dynamo Kyiv
Wales	TNS
West Germany	Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, Borussia Mönchengladbach, Eintracht Frankfurt, Hamburger SV, 1. FC Köln, TSV 1860 München
Yugoslavia	Red Star Belgrade (now Serbia )

[edit] UEFA coefficients

UEFA seed teams for the draws in their competitions. This seeding is done based upon the UEFA coefficients of the team. Liverpool as one of the most successful teams of recent years has a ranking in the top 8 teams in Europe and is set to rise in the ranking due to them getting to at least the semi-finals of the Champions League this season. Liverpool were once ranked the number 1 team in Europe during the 1980s. Below is a graph of Liverpool's rankings in European cometition^[7].

[edit] Records

Jamie Carragher holds the record for the most appearances in Europe, making 100 during his career. The most goals scored in European competition by a Liverpool player is 24, which is held by Steven Gerrard.^[8] The 8–0 home win against Beşiktaş on November 7, 2007 represents the biggest ever win in the UEFA Champions League. Liverpool's first match in European competition was against KR Rekjavik in the first round of the European Cup on 17 August 1964. Liverpool won the match 5–0. 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.

[edit] See also

• Heysel Stadium disaster
• Liverpool F.C. - Statistics
• Liverpool F.C.'s European Cup triumphs

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Official UEFA site
• Offical Liverpool FC website
• Fansite with Liverpool's European Statistics
• List of all Liverpool's European Results

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