liverpool has won champions league five times.
liverpool has won champions league five times.
how many times has liverpool won champions league?
five
liverpool f.c. qualified for the 2005–06 uefa champions league by a special dispensation from uefa. the premier league was allocated four places in the 2005–06 uefa champions league season as of right. uefa allowed liverpool to compete as champions of the 2004–05 uefa champions league, but would not allocate an extra place. the selection of the four clubs to enter the champions league was the decision of the football association (fa). the fa's rule was that the first four in the final english premier league table would enter the champions league. the fa were firm on this ruling, awarding the fourth and final english place in the competition to liverpool's local rivals everton f.c., since everton finished fourth in the 2004–05 fa premier league. liverpool had finished fifth in the table. the public reaction to this decision prompted uefa to make a one-off exception for liverpool to enter the tournament, as the winners of the champions league had traditionally entered the tournament the next season to defend the title, while also keeping everton's spot which gave english teams five places for the 2005–06 champions league. uefa amended the qualification criteria for the champions league winner to enter the subsequent tournament to prevent a recurrence.
liverpool f.c. 2005–06 uefa champions league qualification
liverpool began their premier league campaign on 12 august with a trip to vicarage road to take on watford. watford opened the scoring in the eighth minute with a stefano okaka header off a corner kick, however mane levelled in the 29th minute, only for abdoulaye doucouré to give watford a 2–1 in the 32nd where it stood at the half. in the second half, liverpool took the lead after goals from firmino from the spot and salah in the 55th and 57th minutes, respectively. however, in the 93rd miguel britos once again levelled the game with a controversial equalizer off another corner kick to set the score at 3–3 where the game finished. following the match, manager klopp expressed disappointment in the equalizer counting making the claim that britos was offside when scoring. liverpool had no time to despair over lost points as they set off to germany to square off with hoffenheim in the first leg of their champions league qualifier on 15 august. the match was liverpool's first champions league match since december 2014. in the tenth minute, simon mignolet made a penalty save to keep the game level at 0–0 where it stood until trent alexander-arnold's 35th minute free kick goal, the first in a liverpool uniform for him. a james milner attempted cross deflected off håvard nordtveit and that went down as an own goal to make it 0–2 in the 74th. hoffenheim responded with a mark uth 87th-minute goal but, despite the nervy finish, liverpool saw off the final minutes of the 1–2 victory in the away leg. liverpool returned home for the first time in the season where on 19 august they played crystal palace. the reds were victorious defeating palace 1–0 thanks to a mane goal in the 73rd. this marked the first victory at home against palace for liverpool since 2013. on 23 august, liverpool played the home leg of their champions league qualifier against hoffenheim. liverpool got off to a fantastic early start with a 3–0 scoreline after 21 minutes thanks to two goals from emre can and one from salah. uth pulled one back in the 28th to make it 3–1, however, firmino tacked one more on in the 63rd making it 4–1. sandro wagner made it 4–2 in the 79th, but it was only a consolation goal as liverpool won 4–2 (6–3 on aggregate) and advanced on to the champions league group stage. liverpool's final game of the month, and before the international break, was at home against arsenal on 27 august. in what was called a "dazzling attacking display", liverpool won 4–0 thanks to goals before the half from firmino and mane in the 17th and 40th minutes, respectively, and goals after the half from salah in the 57th minute and sturridge in the 77th minute. on 29 august liverpool made a transfer move for the 2018–19 season as the club announced naby keïta from rb leipzig would join the club effective 1 july 2018.
2017–18 liverpool f.c. season