Most European Finals Reached

Lore & Background

Domestically, the club has won a joint-record twenty league titles, eight FA Cups, a record ten League Cups and sixteen FA Community Shields. In international competitions, the club has won six European Cups, three UEFA Cups, four UEFA Super Cups—all English records—and one FIFA Club World Cup. Liverpool established itself as a major force in domestic football in the 1960s under Bill Shankly, before becoming perennial title challengers at home and abroad under Bob Paisley, Joe Fagan and Kenny Dalglish who led the club to a combined eleven league titles and four European Cups through the 1970s and 80s. Liverpool won two further European Cups in 2005 and 2019 under the management of Rafael Benítez and Jürgen Klopp, respectively; the latter led Liverpool to a nineteenth league title in 2020, the club's first during the Premier League era. Following Klopp's departure in 2024, Arne Slot guided Liverpool to a twentieth league title in 2025.

In Their Own Story

The air inside Ataturk Stadium was thick with tension on a humid May night. Down three goals at half-time against AC Milan, hope seemed extinguished in the red corner of the pitch. But then came the roar from the Kop, a sound that echoed across Istanbul and back to Merseyside. Three minutes into the second half, a header defied gravity. Two more followed before the final whistle blew. The players collapsed on the grass, not in defeat, but in disbelief at what they had achieved against all odds.

Reader's Guide

Already nicknamed the Reds, it was under Shankly that the team first adopted the distinctive all-red home strip which has been used ever since. Also adopted under Shankly's tenure was the club's anthem 'You'll Never Walk Alone'. The Reds compete in the local Merseyside derby against Everton, often referred as the Blues. As the two most decorated clubs in England, and inter-city rivals, Liverpool also has a long-standing rivalry with Manchester United.

Did You Know?

• The club's anthem 'You'll Never Walk Alone' was adopted under Bill Shankly's tenure.
• Liverpool's all-red home strip was first adopted under Bill Shankly.
• The club's supporters have been involved in two major tragedies: the Heysel Stadium disaster in 1985 and the Hillsborough disaster in 1989.