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| fullname = Liverpool Football Club
| nickname = The Reds
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| owner = [[Fenway Sports Group]]
| chairman = [[Tom Werner]]
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'''Liverpool Football Club''' is a professional [[Football club (association football)|football club]] based in [[Liverpool]], Merseyside, England. The club competes in the [[Premier League]], the top tier of [[English football league system|English football]]. Founded in 1892, the club joined the [[English Football League|Football League]] the following year and has played its home games at [[Anfield]] since its formation. Liverpool is one of the most [[Forbes list of the most valuable football clubs|valuable]] and widely supported clubs in the world.

Domestically, [[List of football clubs in England by competitive honours won|the club has won]] a joint-record twenty [[List of English football champions#Total titles won|league titles]], eight [[FA Cup]]s, a record ten [[EFL Cup|League Cups]] and sixteen [[FA Community Shield]]s. In international competitions, the club [[Liverpool F.C. in international football|has won]] six [[UEFA Champions League|European Cups]], three [[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cups]], four [[UEFA Super Cup]]s—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 UEFA Champions League final|2005]] and [[2019 UEFA Champions League final|2019]] under the management of [[Rafael Benítez]] and [[Jürgen Klopp]], respectively; the latter led Liverpool to a nineteenth league title in [[2019–20 Premier League|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 [[2024–25 Premier League|2025]].

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 F.C.|Everton]], often referred as ''the Blues''. As the two most decorated clubs in England, and [[Liverpool–Manchester rivalry|inter-city rivals]], Liverpool also has a [[Liverpool F.C.–Manchester United F.C. rivalry|long-standing rivalry]] with [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]].

The club's supporters have been involved in two major tragedies. At the [[1985 European Cup final]] in [[Brussels]], the [[Heysel Stadium disaster]] saw 39 fans – mainly Italian supporters of opponents [[Juventus FC|Juventus]] – die after they were crushed between onrushing Liverpool fans and a concrete wall that subsequently collapsed. As a result of persistent [[Football hooliganism|hooliganism]], English teams were banned from European club competitions initially indefinitely, but ultimately for five years, and Liverpool for an additional year. In 1989, the [[Hillsborough disaster]] claimed the lives of 97 Liverpool supporters after grossly negligent policing led to a [[crowd crush]]; the disaster led to the elimination of fenced [[Terrace (stadium)|standing terraces]] in favour of [[all-seater stadium]]s in the top two tiers of English football. A decades-long campaign for justice in the case of Hillsborough saw further coroner's inquests, commissions and independent panels that ultimately exonerated the fans of all blame.

== History ==
{{Main|History of Liverpool F.C. (1892–1959){{!}}1892–1959|History of Liverpool F.C. (1959–1985){{!}}1959–85|History of Liverpool F.C. (1985–present){{!}}1985–present}}
[[File:Houlding memorial, Liverpool FC 3.jpg|thumb|upright|Sculpture outside Anfield of [[John Houlding]], the founder of Liverpool F.C.|alt=Photograph of the memorial to John Houlding outside Anfield.]]

Liverpool were founded following a dispute between the [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] committee and [[John Houlding]], club president and owner of the land at [[Anfield]]. After eight years at the stadium, Everton relocated across [[Stanley Park, Liverpool|Stanley Park]] to their new stadium of [[Goodison Park]] in 1892, and Houlding founded Liverpool F.C. to play at Anfield.<ref name="formed">{{cite web |url=http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/history/timeline/1892-1917/liverpool-football-club-is-formed |title=Liverpool Football Club is formed |publisher=Liverpool F.C. |access-date=11 August 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100712112221/http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/history/timeline/1892-1917/liverpool-football-club-is-formed |archive-date=12 July 2010 }}</ref> 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.{{sfn|Graham|1985|p=14}}

Liverpool played their first match on 1 September 1892: a pre-season [[Exhibition game|friendly match]] against [[Rotherham Town F.C. (1878)|Rotherham Town]] which they won 7–1. The team Liverpool fielded against Rotherham was composed entirely of Scottish players; the players who came from Scotland to play in England in those days were known as the [[Scotch Professors]]. Manager [[John McKenna]] had recruited the players after a [[Scout (sport)|scouting]] trip to Scotland—so they became known as the "team of Macs".{{sfn|Kelly|1988|p=15}} The team won the [[Lancashire League (football)|Lancashire League]] in its debut season and joined the [[Football League Second Division]] at the start of the 1893–94 season. After the club was promoted to the [[Football League First Division|First Division]] in 1896, [[Tom Watson (football manager)|Tom Watson]] was appointed manager. He led Liverpool to its first league title in 1901, and won the league again in 1906.{{sfn|Graham|1985|pp=16–18}}

Liverpool reached their first [[FA Cup Final|FA Cup final]] in [[1914 FA Cup final|1914]], losing 1–0 to [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]]. It won consecutive league championships in 1922 and 1923, a team which featured goalkeeper [[Elisha Scott]], the club's longest-serving player, but did not win another trophy until the 1946–47 season, when the club won the First Division for a fifth time under the control of [[George Kay (footballer)|George Kay]].{{sfn|Graham|1985|p=20}}<ref>{{cite news |first=Steve |last=Hunter |title=100 years since... Scott's debut |url=https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/first-team/127701-years-since-scott-s-debut |date=1 January 2013 |access-date=20 May 2026 |publisher=Liverpool F.C.}}</ref> Liverpool suffered its second Cup Final defeat in 1950, playing against [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]].{{sfn|Liversedge|1991|p=14}} In 1952, Anfield  recorded its biggest attendance ever when 61,905 spectators watched Liverpool beat [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]] 2–1 in an FA Cup match.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.liverpoolfc.com/history/records/attendances |title=Attendances |publisher=Liverpool F.C |access-date=20 May 2026 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150912043657/http://www.liverpoolfc.com/history/records/attendances |archive-date=12 September 2015}}</ref> After 49 uninterrupted years in the top division of English football the club was relegated to the Second Division in the 1953–54 season.{{sfn|Kelly|1988|pp=50–51}} Soon after Liverpool lost 2–1 to non-league [[Worcester City F.C.|Worcester City]] in the 1958–59 FA Cup, [[Bill Shankly]] was appointed manager. Upon his arrival he released 24&nbsp;players and converted a boot storage room at Anfield into a room where the coaches could discuss strategy; here, Shankly and other "[[The Boot Room|Boot Room]]" members [[Joe Fagan]], [[Reuben Bennett]], and [[Bob Paisley]] began reshaping the team.{{sfn|Kelly|1988|p=57}}

[[File:Shankly statue out front.jpg|thumb|left|upright|alt=Statue of a man with his arms held aloft|Statue of [[Bill Shankly]] outside Anfield. Shankly won promotion to the First Division and the club's first league title since 1947.]]

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 [[1965 FA Cup final|first FA Cup]]. The following year, the club won the First Division but lost to [[Borussia Dortmund]] in the [[1965–66 European Cup Winners' Cup|European Cup Winners' Cup]] final.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/ecwc/history/season=1965/intro.html |title=1965/66: Stan the man for Dortmund |publisher=Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140510160346/http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/ecwc/history/season%3D1965/intro.html |archive-date=10 May 2014 }}</ref> Liverpool won both the League and the [[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]] during the 1972–73 season, and the FA Cup again a year later. Shankly retired soon afterwards and was replaced by his assistant, Bob Paisley.{{sfn|Kelly|1999|p=86}} 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 [[UEFA Champions League|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.{{sfn|Pead|1986|p=414}} During Paisley's nine seasons as manager Liverpool won 20 trophies, including three European Cups, a UEFA Cup, six League titles and three consecutive [[Football League Cup|League Cups]]; the only domestic trophy he did not win was the FA Cup.{{sfn|Kelly|1988|p=157}}

[[File:Bob Paisley statue, Anfield 2.jpg|thumb|upright|Statue of [[Bob Paisley]] carrying the injured former Liverpool captain [[Emlyn Hughes]] outside Anfield. Paisley remains the most successful manager in the club's history.]]

Paisley retired in 1983 and was replaced by his assistant, Joe Fagan.{{sfn|Kelly|1988|p=158}} 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.{{sfn|Cox|Russell|Vamplew|2002|p=90}} Liverpool reached the European Cup final again in 1985, against [[Juventus]] at the [[King Baudouin Stadium|Heysel Stadium]]. Before kick-off, Liverpool fans breached a fence that 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 1–0 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.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/may/29/newsid_2733000/2733979.stm |title=On This Day&nbsp;– 29 May 1985: Fans die in Heysel rioting |publisher=BBC |access-date=12 September 2006 |date=29 May 1985 |archive-date=12 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180112173524/http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/may/29/newsid_2733000/2733979.stm |url-status=live }}</ref>

Fagan had announced his retirement just before the disaster and [[Kenny Dalglish]] was appointed as [[player-manager]].{{sfn|Kelly|1988|p=172}} During his tenure, the club won another three league titles and two FA Cups, including a League and Cup "[[Double (association football)|Double]]" in the 1985–86 season. Liverpool's success was overshadowed by the [[Hillsborough disaster]]: in an FA Cup semi-final against [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]] on 15 April 1989, hundreds of Liverpool fans were crushed against perimeter fencing.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/april/15/newsid_2491000/2491195.stm |title=On This Day&nbsp;– 15 April 1989: Soccer fans crushed at Hillsborough |publisher=BBC |access-date=12 September 2006 |date=15 April 1989 |archive-date=23 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210923011026/http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/april/15/newsid_2491000/2491195.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> Ninety-four fans died that day; the 95th victim died in hospital from his injuries four days later, the 96th died nearly four years later, without regaining consciousness, and the 97th, Andrew Devine, died in 2021 of injuries sustained in the disaster.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/hillsborough-victim-died-accidentally-coroner-says-withdrawal-of-treatment-not-to-blame-1469037.html |title=Hillsborough victim died 'accidentally': Coroner says withdrawal of treatment not to blame |work=The Independent |date=22 December 1993 |access-date=28 August 2010 |first=Malcolm |last=Pithers |archive-date=12 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612143117/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/hillsborough-victim-died-accidentally-coroner-says-withdrawal-of-treatment-not-to-blame-1469037.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Hillsborough: Fan injured in stadium disaster dies 32 years later |work=BBC News |date=29 July 2021 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-58005871 |publisher=BBC |access-date=20 September 2021 |archive-date=19 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210919235728/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-58005871 |url-status=live }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/318497.stm |title=A hard lesson to learn |publisher=BBC |date=15 April 1999 |access-date=12 September 2006 |archive-date=13 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160113022126/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/318497.stm |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[File:Hillsborough memorial outside anfield.jpg|thumb|upright|alt=3 burgundy tablets with gold engraved writing. Below the tablets are flowers.|The Hillsborough memorial, which is engraved with the names of the 97 people who died in the [[Hillsborough disaster]].]]

Liverpool was involved in the closest finish to a league season during the 1988–89 season, finishing 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 [[Liverpool 0–2 Arsenal (26 May 1989)|last minute of the season]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/mar/29/arsenal-liverpool-1989-football |title=The night Football was reborn |work=The Observer |date=29 March 2009 |access-date=23 July 2011 |first=Jason |last=Cowley |archive-date=23 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120623194453/http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2009/mar/29/arsenal-liverpool-1989-football |url-status=live }}</ref>

Dalglish cited the Hillsborough disaster and its repercussions as the reason for his resignation in 1991; he was replaced by former player [[Graeme Souness]].{{sfn|Liversedge|1991|pp=104–105}} Under his leadership Liverpool won the [[1992 FA Cup final]], but their league performances slumped, with two consecutive sixth-place finishes, eventually resulting in his dismissal in January 1994. Souness was replaced by [[Roy Evans]], and Liverpool went on to win the [[1995 Football League Cup final]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-fc/liverpool-fc-news/2012/02/22/lfc-in-the-league-cup-final-1995-mcmanaman-masterclass-wins-praise-from-wing-wizard-matthews-100252-30379046/ |title=LFC in the League Cup final: 1995&nbsp;– McManaman masterclass wins praise from wing wizard Matthews |work=Liverpool Echo |date=22 February 2012 |access-date=2 February 2020 |first=Mark |last=Scully |archive-date=23 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120223073711/http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-fc/liverpool-fc-news/2012/02/22/lfc-in-the-league-cup-final-1995-mcmanaman-masterclass-wins-praise-from-wing-wizard-matthews-100252-30379046/ |url-status=live }}</ref> While they made some title challenges under Evans, third-place finishes in 1996 and 1998 were the best they could manage, and so [[Gérard Houllier]] was appointed co-manager in the 1998–99 season, and became the sole manager in November 1998 after Evans resigned.{{sfn|Kelly|1999|p=227}} In 2001, Houllier's second full season in charge, Liverpool won a "[[Treble (association football)|treble]]": the FA Cup, League Cup and UEFA Cup.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/uefa_cup/1335026.stm |title=Houllier acclaims Euro triumph |work=BBC Sport |date=16 May 2001 |access-date=24 March 2007 |archive-date=12 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112222733/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/uefa_cup/1335026.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> Houllier underwent major heart surgery during the 2001–02 season and Liverpool finished second in the League, behind Arsenal.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/l/liverpool/1600193.stm |title=Houllier 'satisfactory' after surgery |work=BBC Sport |date=15 October 2001 |access-date=13 March 2007 |archive-date=12 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112222733/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/liverpool/1600193.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> They won a further League Cup in 2003, but failed to mount a title challenge in the two seasons that followed.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/2811805.stm|title=Liverpool lift Worthington Cup|date=2 March 2003|work=BBC Sport|access-date=2 February 2020|archive-date=2 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202152433/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/2811805.stm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.statto.com/football/stats/england/premier-league/2003-2004/table/2003-12-29 |title=English Premier League 2003–2004: Table |publisher=Statto |access-date=3 September 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203012720/http://www.statto.com/football/stats/england/premier-league/2003-2004/table/2003-12-29 |archive-date=3 December 2013 }}</ref>

[[File:2005 European Champion Clubs' Cup (cropped).jpg|thumb|left|upright|The [[UEFA Champions League|European Cup]], trophy won by Liverpool for a fifth time in 2005.|alt=A silver trophy with red ribbons on it]]

Houllier was replaced by [[Rafael Benítez]] in June 2004. Despite finishing fifth in Benítez's first season, Liverpool won the [[2004–05 UEFA Champions League]], beating [[AC Milan]] 3–2 in a [[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|penalty shootout]] after the match ended with a score of 3–3.<ref>{{cite news|title=AC Milan 3–3 Liverpool (aet)|work=BBC Sport|date=25 May 2005|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/4573159.stm|access-date=15 April 2007|archive-date=12 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612150505/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/4573159.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> The following season, Liverpool finished third in the Premier League and won the [[2006 FA Cup final|FA Cup]], beating West Ham United in a penalty shootout after the match finished 3–3.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/fa_cup/4756045.stm |title=Liverpool 3–3 West Ham (aet) |work=BBC Sport |date=13 May 2006 |access-date=26 August 2010 |archive-date=9 September 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070909064738/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/4756045.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> American businessmen [[George N. Gillett Jr.|George Gillett]] and [[Tom Hicks]] became the owners of the club during the 2006–07 season, in a deal which valued the club and its outstanding debts at £218.9&nbsp;million.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/l/liverpool/6323037.stm |title=US pair agree Liverpool takeover |work=BBC Sport |date=6 February 2007 |access-date=2 March 2007 |archive-date=12 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112222734/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/liverpool/6323037.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> The club reached the [[2007 UEFA Champions League final]] against Milan, as it had in 2005, but lost 2–1.<ref>{{cite news |first=Phil |last=McNulty |title=AC Milan 2–1 Liverpool |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/6669039.stm |work=BBC Sport |date=23 May 2007 |access-date=23 May 2007 |archive-date=24 May 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070524120957/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/6669039.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> During the 2008–09 season Liverpool achieved 86 points, its then-highest Premier League points total, prior to the record-breaking 2018–19 season, and finished as runners up to [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.lfchistory.net/Articles/Article/2442 |title=Liverpool's top-flight record |publisher=LFC History |access-date=19 August 2011 |archive-date=16 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190516192538/https://www.lfchistory.net/articles/article/2442 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In the 2009–10 season, Liverpool finished seventh in the Premier League and failed to qualify for the Champions League. Benítez subsequently left by mutual consent<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/leagues/premierleague/liverpool/7801223/Rafael-Benitez-leaves-Liverpool-club-statement.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100606052518/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/leagues/premierleague/liverpool/7801223/Rafael-Benitez-leaves-Liverpool-club-statement.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=6 June 2010|title=Rafael Benitez leaves Liverpool: club statement|date=3 June 2010|work=The Daily Telegraph|access-date=3 June 2010}}</ref> and was replaced by [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]] manager [[Roy Hodgson]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/news/latest-news/liverpool-appoint-hodgson |title=Liverpool appoint Hodgson |publisher=Liverpool F.C |date=1 July 2010 |access-date=11 August 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100729185508/http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/news/latest-news/liverpool-appoint-hodgson |archive-date=29 July 2010 }}</ref> At the start of the 2010–11 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 [[Fenway Sports Group]], bid successfully for the club and took ownership in October 2010.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2010/oct/15/liverpool-fc-get-new-owner|title=Liverpool FC finally has a new owner after 'win on penalties'|date=15 October 2010|access-date=7 November 2010|work=The Guardian|first=Owen|last=Gibson|archive-date=30 December 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121230025816/http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2010/oct/15/liverpool-fc-get-new-owner|url-status=live}}</ref> Poor results during the start of that season led to Hodgson leaving the club by mutual consent and former player and manager Kenny Dalglish taking over.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/l/liverpool/9350630.stm |title=Roy Hodgson exits and Kenny Dalglish takes over |work=BBC Sport |date=8 January 2011 |access-date=22 April 2011 |archive-date=13 January 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110113064822/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/liverpool/9350630.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> In the 2011–12 season, Liverpool secured a record [[2011–12 Football League Cup|eighth League Cup success]] and reached the [[2012 FA Cup final|FA Cup final]], but finished eighth in the Premier League, their worst league finish in 18 years; this led to the sacking of Dalglish.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-05-16/liverpool-manager-dalglish-fired-after-worst-finish-in-18-years.html |work=Bloomberg |first1=Bob |last1=Bensch |first2=Tariq |last2=Panja |title=Liverpool Fires Dalglish After Worst League Finish in 18 Years |date=16 May 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120620150347/http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-05-16/liverpool-manager-dalglish-fired-after-worst-finish-in-18-years.html |archive-date=20 June 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |first=Mike |last=Ingham |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/18073446 |title=Kenny Dalglish sacked as Liverpool manager |publisher=BBC |date=16 May 2012 |access-date=10 June 2012 |archive-date=12 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112222814/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18073446 |url-status=live }}</ref> He was replaced by [[Brendan Rodgers]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/18294032 |title=Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers to 'fight for his life' |publisher=BBC |date=1 June 2012 |access-date=10 June 2012 |archive-date=13 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160113023525/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18294032 |url-status=live }}</ref> whose Liverpool team in the 2013–14 season mounted an unexpected title charge to finish second behind champions [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] and subsequently return to the Champions League, scoring 101 goals in the process, the most since the 106 scored in the [[1895–96 in English football|1895–96]] season.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Ornstein|first1=David|title=Liverpool: Premier League near-miss offers hope for the future|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/27367934|access-date=7 August 2014|work=BBC Sport|publisher=BBC|date=12 May 2014|archive-date=18 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150918055523/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/27367934|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="goals">{{cite web |url=http://www.liverpoolfc.com/history/records/goals |title=Goals |publisher=Liverpool F.C. |access-date=27 August 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120813224754/http://www.liverpoolfc.com/history/records/goals |archive-date=13 August 2012 }}</ref> Following a disappointing 2014–15 season, where Liverpool finished sixth in the league, and a poor start to the following campaign, Rodgers was sacked in October 2015.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/34423344 |title=Brendan Rodgers: Liverpool boss sacked after Merseyside derby |work=BBC Sport |date=4 October 2015 |access-date=10 October 2015 |archive-date=30 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201130205329/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/34423344 |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[File:Mo Salah in UEFA Super Cup 2019.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Mohamed Salah]] is Liverpool's [[List of Liverpool F.C. records and statistics#Top goalscorers|third-leading goalscorer]] in the club's history, behind [[Ian Rush]] and [[Roger Hunt]], and the club's leading goalscorer in the Premier League era.]]

Rodgers was replaced by [[Jürgen Klopp]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Smith|first1=Ben|title=Liverpool: Jurgen Klopp confirmed as manager on £15m Anfield deal|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/34469429|access-date=10 October 2015|work=BBC Sport|publisher=BBC|date=8 October 2015|archive-date=2 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151102003807/http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/34469429|url-status=live}}</ref> Liverpool reached the finals of the [[2015–16 Football League Cup|Football League Cup]] and [[2015–16 UEFA Europa League|UEFA Europa League]] in Klopp's first season, finishing as runner-up in both competitions.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/36254631|title=Liverpool 1–3 Sevilla|date=18 May 2016|agency=BBC|access-date=11 February 2018|archive-date=28 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190428130357/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/36254631|url-status=live}}</ref> The club finished second in the [[2018–19 Premier League|2018–19 season]] with 97 points – surpassing the 86 points gained during the 2008–09 season and a points record for a non-title winning side – and only one loss.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48136480|title=Premier League: The numbers behind remarkable title battle|agency=BBC|date=12 May 2019|access-date=19 May 2019|language=en-GB|archive-date=15 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190515071631/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48136480|url-status=live}}</ref> Klopp took Liverpool to successive UEFA Champions League finals in 2018 and 2019, with the club defeating [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] 2–0 to win the latter.<ref>{{cite news|title=Liverpool beat Spurs to become champions of Europe for sixth time|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48368443|access-date=1 June 2019|agency=BBC|archive-date=5 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190905112812/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48368443|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44258022|title=Real Madrid 3-1 Liverpool|date=26 May 2018|access-date=19 May 2019|language=en-GB|agency=BBC|archive-date=17 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210417131824/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44258022|url-status=live}}</ref> Liverpool beat [[Clube de Regatas do Flamengo|Flamengo]] of Brazil in the [[2019 FIFA Club World Cup final|final]] 1–0 to win the [[FIFA Club World Cup]] for the first time.<ref>{{cite news|title=Firmino winner seals Club World Cup win|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/50869633|access-date=21 December 2019|agency=BBC|archive-date=22 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191222075712/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/50869633|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[2019–20 Premier League|following season]], Liverpool won their first top-flight league title in thirty years.<ref>{{cite news |title=Liverpool win Premier League: Reds' 30-year wait for top-flight title ends |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53183857 |access-date=25 June 2020 |agency=BBC |archive-date=1 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210501171751/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53183857 |url-status=live }}</ref> The club set multiple records in the season; they won the league with seven games remaining, the earliest any team has ever won the title,<ref>{{Cite news|date=22 July 2020|title=Liverpool lift the Premier League trophy tonight – these are the records they've broken on the way|language=en-GB|work=The Telegraph|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2020/07/22/liverpool-lift-trophy-today-time-premier-league-champions-records/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2020/07/22/liverpool-lift-trophy-today-time-premier-league-champions-records/ |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|access-date=24 July 2020|issn=0307-1235}}{{cbignore}}</ref> reaching a club record 99 points, and won a [[Football records and statistics in England#Wins|joint-record]] 32 games in a top-flight season.<ref>{{cite news |title=Champions Liverpool beat Newcastle to finish on 99 points |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53460589 |date=26 July 2020 |access-date=27 July 2020 |agency=BBC |archive-date=26 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200726084010/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53460589 |url-status=live }}</ref> The 2021–22 season saw the club win the domestic cup double, the FA Cup and the League Cup.<ref>{{cite news |title='Out of this world': Jürgen Klopp proud of Liverpool's FA Cup win over Chelsea |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/may/14/it-was-incredible-jurgen-klopp-proud-of-liverpools-fa-cup-win-over-chelsea |access-date=9 March 2025 |work=The Guardian}}</ref> In January 2024, Klopp announced that he would leave the club at the end of the season, and he won his final trophy with the club, the League Cup, the following month.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jurgen Klopp: Liverpool manager to leave Anfield at end of season |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11669/13056662/jurgen-klopp-liverpool-manager-to-leave-club-at-end-of-season |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240126111502/https://www.skysports.com/amp/football/news/11669/13056662/jurgen-klopp-liverpool-manager-to-leave-club-at-end-of-season |archive-date=26 January 2024 |access-date=30 January 2024 |website=Sky Sports |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/68329936|title=Chelsea 0–1 Liverpool (aet) - Virgil van Dijk extra-time winner gives Reds Wembley glory|work=BBC Sport|date=25 February 2024|access-date=9 March 2025|archive-date=6 March 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240306045819/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/68329936|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[Arne Slot]] was announced as Klopp's successor in May 2024,<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 May 2024 |title=Arne Slot to become Liverpool FC's new head coach |url=https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/arne-slot-become-liverpool-fcs-new-head-coach |access-date=22 May 2024 |publisher=Liverpool F.C. |language=en |archive-date=20 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240520161634/https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/arne-slot-become-liverpool-fcs-new-head-coach |url-status=live }}</ref> and the club won a record-equalling twentieth top-flight league title in his first season in charge.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Liverpool make history with second Premier League title |url=https://www.premierleague.com:443/news/4287630 |date=27 April 2025|access-date=27 April 2025 |website=Premier League|language=en|url-status=live
|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20251020065526/https://www.premierleague.com/en/news/4287630 |archive-date=October 20, 2025}}</ref> After a fifth place finish in the league the following season, Slot was sacked as head coach on 30 May 2026.<ref>{{cite web |title=Liverpool FC can confirm Arne Slot is to depart his role as head coach with immediate effect and that the process to appoint a successor is under way. |url=https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/liverpool-fc-statement-13 |website=Liverpool FC |publisher=Liverpool Football Club |access-date=30 May 2026}}</ref>

== Colours and badge ==
[[File:Liverpool FC 1892-1896 kit.jpg|thumb|upright|Liverpool's home colours worn from 1892 to 1896<ref name="colours">{{cite web |url=http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/history/historical-lfc-kits |title=Historical LFC Kits |publisher=Liverpool F.C |access-date=12 August 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100724034342/http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/history/historical-lfc-kits |archive-date=24 July 2010 }}</ref>|alt=A blue and white shirt and white shorts]]
{{Commons|Liverpool F.C. kits}}

For much of Liverpool's history, its home colours have been all red. When the club was founded in 1892, blue and white quartered shirts were used until the club adopted the city's colour of red in 1896.<ref name="formed" /> The city's symbol of the [[liver bird]] is the club's badge (or [[Crest (sports)|crest]], as it is sometimes known) having first appeared in a flag over Anfield in September 1892 two weeks after the club's first competitive match, and from the turn of the century it appeared on official club correspondence, the club's 1922 championship banner, club programmes, the players track-suit tops from the 1930s before it first appeared on the club's white away shirts at the [[1950 FA Cup final]], and was then incorporated in the red home shirt in 1955.<ref>{{cite news |first=Steve |last=Hunter |title=Pics: Liverbird on our chest |url=https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/first-team/119394-pics-liverbird-on-our-chest |date=15 May 2012|access-date=1 May 2026 |work=Liverpool F.C.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Mark |last=Platt|title=How LFC's Liver bird emblem originally looked 75 years ago |url=https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/how-lfcs-liver-bird-emblem-originally-looked-75-years-ago |date=31 August 2025|access-date=1 May 2026 |work=Liverpool F.C.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=David |last=Prentice |title=Liver Bird to feature on new Liverpool club crest - just as it always has |url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/liver-bird-feature-new-liverpool-12948038 |date=27 April 2017|access-date=1 May 2026|work=Liverpool Echo}}</ref> Liverpool continued to wear red shirts and white shorts until 1964 when manager Bill Shankly decided to change to an all-red strip.<ref name=colours /> Liverpool played in all red for the first time against [[RSC Anderlecht|Anderlecht]], as [[Ian St John]] recalled in his autobiography:

{{Blockquote|He [Shankly] thought the colour scheme would carry psychological impact – red for danger, red for power. He came into the dressing room one day and threw a pair of red shorts to [[Ron Yeats|Ronnie Yeats]]. "Get into those shorts and let's see how you look", he said. "Christ, Ronnie, you look awesome, terrifying. You look 7 ft tall." "Why not go the whole hog, boss?" I suggested. "Why not wear red socks? Let's go out all in red." Shankly approved and an iconic kit was born.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://championsleagueshirts.com/liverpool-kit-history |title= Liverpool Kit History |author= <!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |publisher= ChampionsLeagueShirts.com |access-date=February 3, 2026 |url-status=live
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250504204422/https://championsleagueshirts.com/liverpool-kit-history |archive-date= May 4, 2025 }}</ref>}}

The Liverpool away strip has more often than not been all yellow or white shirts and black shorts, but there have been several exceptions. An all grey kit was introduced in 1987, which was used until the 1991–92 centenary season when it was replaced by a combination of green shirts and white shorts. After various colour combinations in the 1990s, including gold and navy, bright yellow, black and grey, and [[ecru]], the club alternated between yellow and white away kits until the 2008–09 season, when it re-introduced the grey kit. A third kit is designed for European away matches, though it is also worn in domestic away matches on occasions when the current away kit clashes with a team's home kit. Between 2012 and 2015, the kits were designed by [[Warrior Sports]], who became the club's kit providers at the start of the 2012–13 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/news/latest-news/lfc-and-warrior-announcement |title=LFC and Warrior announcement |access-date=18 January 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120120015751/http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/news/latest-news/lfc-and-warrior-announcement |archive-date=20 January 2012 }}</ref> In February 2015, Warrior's parent company [[New Balance]] announced it would be entering the global football market, with teams sponsored by Warrior now being outfitted by New Balance.<ref>{{cite news |title=New Balance Challenges Nike And Adidas With Entry into Global Soccer Market |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/kurtbadenhausen/2015/02/04/new-balance-enters-global-soccer-market/ |first=Kurt |last=Badenhausen |work=Forbes |date=4 February 2015 |access-date=4 February 2015 |archive-date=5 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150205050249/http://www.forbes.com/sites/kurtbadenhausen/2015/02/04/new-balance-enters-global-soccer-market/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The only other branded shirts worn by the club were made by [[Umbro]] until 1985, when they were replaced by [[Adidas]], who produced the kits until 1996 when [[Reebok]] took over. They produced the kits for 10 years before Adidas made the kits from 2006 to 2012.{{sfn|Crilly|2007|p=28}} [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]] became the club's official kit supplier at the start of the 2020–21 season.<ref>{{cite news |title=LFC announces multi-year partnership with Nike as official kit supplier from 2020–21 |url=https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/announcements/381644-liverpool-fc-announces-multi-year-partnership-with-nike-as-official-kit-supplier-from-2020-21 |access-date=7 January 2020 |publisher=Liverpool F.C. |archive-date=5 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210305041807/https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/announcements/381644-liverpool-fc-announces-multi-year-partnership-with-nike-as-official-kit-supplier-from-2020-21 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2025, the club reunited with Adidas in a new 10-year partnership.<ref>{{cite news |title=LFC and adidas reunite with new multi-year partnership |url=https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/lfc-and-adidas-reunite-new-multi-year-partnership |access-date=11 March 2025 |publisher=Liverpool F.C. |archive-date=10 March 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250310135124/https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/lfc-and-adidas-reunite-new-multi-year-partnership |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Adidas LFC25"/>

[[File:Liverpool Crest.jpg|thumb|left|A version of Liverpool's badge as depicted on the Shankly Gates]]

Liverpool was the first English professional club to have a sponsor's logo on its shirts, after agreeing a deal with [[Hitachi]] in 1979.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2005/jul/06/theknowledge.sport |first1=James |last1=Dart |first2=Mark |last2=Tinklin |title=Has a streaker ever scored? |work=The Guardian |date=6 July 2005 |access-date=16 August 2007 |archive-date=6 September 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090906035703/http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2005/jul/06/theknowledge.sport |url-status=live }}</ref> However, for the first few years of the deal, broadcasting rules meant that sponsors' logos could not be shown on shirts for televised matches.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Weeks |first1=Jim |title=The Unlikely Pioneers of Shirt Sponsorship in English Football |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/the-unlikely-pioneers-of-shirt-sponsorship-in-english-football/ |website=Vice |date=28 January 2016 |publisher=Vice Media |access-date=28 January 2016 |archive-date=18 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231018162421/https://www.vice.com/en/article/mgzjda/the-unlikely-pioneers-of-shirt-sponsorship-in-english-football |url-status=live }}</ref>

Since then, the club has been sponsored by [[Crown Paints]], [[Candy (company)|Candy]], [[Carlsberg Group|Carlsberg]] and [[Standard Chartered]]. The contract with Carlsberg, which was signed in 1992, was the longest-lasting agreement in English top-flight football.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.forbes.com/2009/08/05/carlsberg-liverpool-sponsorship-markets-equities-beer.html |title=Carlsberg and Liverpool might part ways |work=Forbes |date=8 May 2009 |access-date=23 July 2008 |first=Javier |last=Espinoza |archive-date=12 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612144036/https://www.forbes.com/2009/08/05/carlsberg-liverpool-sponsorship-markets-equities-beer.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The association with Carlsberg ended at the start of the 2010–11 season, when Standard Chartered Bank became the club's sponsor.<ref>{{cite news |title=Liverpool and Standard Chartered announce sponsorship deal |url=http://www.standardchartered.com/media-centre/press-releases/2009/documents/20090914/index.html |date=14 September 2009 |publisher=Standard Chartered Bank |access-date=12 August 2010 |archive-date=8 December 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111208042238/http://www.standardchartered.com/media-centre/press-releases/2009/documents/20090914/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[File:FA Cup trophy displayed in Liverpool museum.jpg|thumb|upright|The club's crest on their home shirts from 1965 (top) and 2022 (right) worn in two of their FA Cup wins]]
The Liverpool badge is based on the city's liver bird symbol, which in the past had been placed inside a shield. In 1977, a red liver bird standing on a football (blazoned as "Statant upon a football a Liver Bird wings elevated and addorsed holding in the beak a piece of seaweed gules") was granted as a [[heraldic badge]] by the [[College of Arms]] to the [[English Football League]] intended for use by Liverpool. However, Liverpool never made use of this badge.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Phillips |first=David Llewelyn |date=Spring 2015 |title=Badges and 'Crests': The Twentieth-Century Relationship Between Football and Heraldry |url=https://www.theheraldrysociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/CoA-229-Phillips-paper.pdf |journal=The Coat of Arms |volume=XI Part I |issue=229 |page=40,41,46 |doi= |access-date=31 January 2022 |archive-date=24 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211224161126/https://www.theheraldrysociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/CoA-229-Phillips-paper.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> In 1992, to commemorate the centennial of the club, a new badge was commissioned, including a representation of the [[Shankly Gates]]. The next year twin flames were added at either side, symbolic of the Hillsborough memorial outside Anfield, where an [[eternal flame]] burns in memory of those who died in the Hillsborough disaster.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/history/hillsborough |title=Hillsborough |publisher=Liverpool F.C |access-date=12 August 2010 |archive-date=4 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604233017/http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/history/hillsborough |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2012, Warrior Sports' first Liverpool kit removed the shield and gates, returning the badge to what had adorned Liverpool shirts in the 1970s; the flames were moved to the back collar of the shirt, surrounding the number 96 for the number who died at Hillsborough.<ref>{{cite web|title=Liverpool kit launch sparks anger among Hillsborough families|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/18033752|work=BBC Sport|publisher=BBC|access-date=17 May 2012|date=11 May 2012|archive-date=12 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112222853/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18033752|url-status=live}}</ref> Following the death of Andrew Devine, and the subsequent ruling by a coroner that he was also unlawfully killed, the number 97 has been worn in this place since the beginning of the 2022–23 season.<ref>{{Cite news |date=5 August 2021 |title=Liverpool add Hillsborough's 97th victim to Anfield memorial |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-58099651 |access-date=12 February 2025 |work=BBC News |archive-date=12 February 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250212152858/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-58099651 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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== Stadium{{anchor|Stadia}} ==
{{Main|Anfield}}
{{For|information on Liverpool's abandoned proposed new stadium|Stanley Park Stadium}}
[[File:Panorama of Anfield with new main stand (29676137824).jpg|thumb|alt=The interior of a stadium.|[[Anfield]], home of Liverpool F.C.]]

Liverpool's home stadium is [[Anfield]], which was built in 1884 on land adjacent to [[Stanley Park, Liverpool|Stanley Park]]. Situated {{Convert|2|mi|km}} from Liverpool city centre, it was originally used by Everton before the latter moved to [[Goodison Park]] after a dispute over rent with Anfield owner John Houlding.{{sfn|Liversedge|1991|p=112}} Left with an empty ground, Houlding founded Liverpool in 1892 and the club has played at Anfield ever since. The capacity of the stadium at the time was 20,000, although only 100 spectators attended Liverpool's first match at Anfield.{{sfn|Kelly|1988|p=187}}

The Kop is the stadium section where Liverpool's most vocal supporters, often referred to as "Kopites", have traditionally gathered.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ladson |first1=Matt |title=The Storied History of Liverpool's Anfield: The Games, the Players, the Fans |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1800114-the-storied-history-of-liverpools-anfield-the-games-the-players-the-fans |website=Bleacher Report |access-date=30 September 2024 |language=en}}</ref> Historically, the Kop was a terraced stand before it was converted to seating, and it has long been recognized as the heart of Anfield's fan base. The Kop has been called "one of the most famous ends of a stadium in world football" by [[BBC Sport]], and Liverpool traditionally attack towards it in the second half of games.<ref>{{cite news |title=Do Liverpool score more goals attacking The Kop? |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cx27y2yeepvo |access-date=29 April 2026 |publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref> It was originally built in 1906 due to the high turnout for matches and was called the Oakfield Road Embankment. Its first game was on 1 September 1906 when the home side beat [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]] 1–0.{{sfn|Moynihan|2009|p=24}} In 1906, the banked stand at one end of the ground was formally renamed the [[Spion Kop (stadiums)|Spion Kop]] after a hill in KwaZulu-Natal.{{sfn|Liversedge|1991|p=113}} The hill was the site of the [[Battle of Spion Kop]] in the [[Second Boer War]], where over 300 men of the Lancashire Regiment died, many of them from Liverpool.{{sfn|Kelly|1988|p=188}} At its peak, the stand could hold 28,000 spectators and was one of the largest single-tier stands in the world. Many stadiums in England had stands named after Spion Kop, but Anfield's was the largest of them at the time; it could hold more supporters than some entire football grounds.<ref name="Pearce">{{cite news|url=http://icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk/0500liverpoolfc/0100news/tm_objectid=17610578&method=full&siteid=50061&headline=how-kop-tuned-in-to-glory-days-name_page.html#story_continue|first=James|last=Pearce|title=How Kop tuned into glory days|work=Liverpool Echo|date=23 August 2006|access-date=6 December 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090210193006/http://icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk/0500liverpoolfc/0100news/tm_objectid%3D17610578%26method%3Dfull%26siteid%3D50061%26headline%3Dhow-kop-tuned-in-to-glory-days-name_page.html|archive-date=10 February 2009}}</ref>

Anfield could accommodate more than 60,000 supporters at its peak and had a capacity of 55,000 until the 1990s, when, following recommendations from the Taylor Report, all clubs in the Premier League were obliged to convert to all-seater stadiums in time for the 1993–94 season, reducing its capacity to 45,276.<ref name="prem">{{cite book|chapter-url=http://www.premierleague.com/staticFiles/4f/53/0,,12306~152399,00.pdf |title=Premier League Handbook Season 2010/11 |year=2010 |publisher=Premier League |page=35 |chapter=Club Directory |access-date=17 August 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101214090029/http://www.premierleague.com/staticFiles/4f/53/0%2C%2C12306~152399%2C00.pdf |archive-date=14 December 2010 }}</ref> The findings of the report precipitated the redevelopment of the Kemlyn Road Stand, which was rebuilt in 1992, coinciding with the centenary of the club, and was known as the Centenary Stand until 2017 when it was renamed the [[Kenny Dalglish|Sir Kenny Dalglish]] Stand.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/announcements/278185-liverpool-fc-officially-unveil-the-kenny-dalglish-stand |title=Liverpool FC officially unveil the Kenny Dalglish Stand |publisher=Liverpool F.C. |date=13 October 2017 |access-date=20 May 2026 |archive-date=17 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171017045149/http://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/announcements/278185-liverpool-fc-officially-unveil-the-kenny-dalglish-stand |url-status=live }}</ref> An extra tier was added to the Anfield Road end in 1998, which further increased the capacity of the ground but gave rise to problems when it was opened. A series of support poles and stanchions were inserted to give extra stability to the top tier of the stand after movement of the tier was reported at the start of the 1999–2000 season.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/stadium/anfield |title=Anfield |publisher=Liverpool F.C |access-date=15 August 2010 |archive-date=4 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604234228/http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/stadium/anfield |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[File:Anfield Stadium Tour (51929932381).jpg|thumb|right|This is Anfield sign, installed by Shankly in 1972, is located above the entrance to the players' tunnel]]

Because of restrictions on expanding the capacity at Anfield, Liverpool announced plans to move to the proposed [[Stanley Park Stadium]] in May 2002.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/l/liverpool/1992484.stm |title=Liverpool unveil new stadium |work=BBC Sport |date=17 May 2002 |access-date=17 March 2007 |archive-date=13 March 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070313170419/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/liverpool/1992484.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> Planning permission was granted in July 2004,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk/0500liverpoolfc/gronudmove/tm_objectid=14487239%26method=full%26siteid=50061%26headline=reds%2dstadium%2dgets%2dgo%2dahead-name_page.html |first=Mike |last=Hornby |title=Reds stadium gets go-ahead |work=Liverpool Echo |date=31 July 2004 |access-date=12 September 2006 |archive-date=15 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120515125303/http://icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk/0500liverpoolfc/gronudmove/tm_objectid=14487239%26method=full%26siteid=50061%26headline=reds%2dstadium%2dgets%2dgo%2dahead-name_page.html |url-status=live }}</ref> and in September 2006, Liverpool City Council agreed to grant Liverpool a [[999-year lease]] on the proposed site.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/liverpool/5327426.stm |title=Liverpool get go-ahead on stadium |work=BBC Sport |date=8 September 2006 |access-date=8 March 2007 |archive-date=10 March 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070310175904/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/liverpool/5327426.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> Following the takeover of the club by [[George N. Gillett Jr.|George Gillett]] and Tom Hicks in February 2007, the proposed stadium was redesigned. The new design was approved by the Council in November 2007. The stadium was scheduled to open in August 2011 and would hold 60,000 spectators, with [[HKS, Inc.]] contracted to build the stadium.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/merseyside/7081610.stm |title=Liverpool's stadium move granted |date=6 November 2007 |access-date=22 August 2010 |publisher=BBC |archive-date=8 November 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071108211559/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/merseyside/7081610.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> Construction was halted in August 2008, as Gillett and Hicks had difficulty in financing the £300&nbsp;million needed for the development.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/l/liverpool/8261975.stm |title=Liverpool stadium 'will be built' |work=BBC Sport |date=17 September 2009 |access-date=28 July 2011 |archive-date=12 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112222856/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/liverpool/8261975.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> In October 2012, BBC Sport reported that Fenway Sports Group, the new owners of Liverpool, had decided to redevelop their current home at Anfield rather than building a new stadium in Stanley Park. As part of the redevelopment, the capacity of Anfield was to increase from 45,276 to approximately 60,000 and would cost approximately £150 million.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Smith|first1=Ben|title=Liverpool to redevelop Anfield instead of building on Stanley Park|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/19935925|access-date=16 August 2014|work=BBC Sport|date=15 October 2012|archive-date=16 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121016060744/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19935925|url-status=live}}</ref> When construction was completed on the new Main stand, the capacity of Anfield was increased to 54,074. This £100&nbsp;million expansion added a third tier to the stand. This was all part of a £260&nbsp;million project to improve the Anfield area. Jürgen Klopp the manager at the time described the stand as "impressive".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-merseyside-37319956|title=Liverpool's new Main Stand boosts Anfield capacity to 54,000|date=9 September 2016|access-date=27 September 2019|work=BBC News|archive-date=15 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190715191514/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-merseyside-37319956|url-status=live}}</ref> The 'This is Anfield' sign, installed by Shankly in 1972 to instil fear into the opposition, was temporarily removed during the reconstruction of the Main stand before it was restored to the new players' tunnel upon its completion.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hunter |first1=Steve |title=How Bill Shankly changed Anfield |url=https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/first-team/144405-how-bill-shankly-changed-anfield |access-date=20 May 2026 |publisher=Liverpool F.C. |date=5 September 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/stadium-expansion/234963-photos-this-is-anfield-sign-restored-to-main-stand-tunnel |title=Photos: This is Anfield sign restored to Main Stand tunnel |publisher=Liverpool F.C.| date=9 September 2016 |access-date=20 May 2026}}</ref>

In June 2021, it was reported that Liverpool City Council had given planning permission for the club to renovate and expand the Anfield Road stand, boosting the capacity by around 7,000 and taking the overall capacity at Anfield to 61,276. The expansion, which is estimated to cost £60 million, was described as "a huge milestone" by managing director Andy Hughes, and would also see rail seating being trialled in the Kop for the [[2021–22 Premier League]] season.<ref>{{cite web |title=Liverpool given green light to increase Anfield capacity to 61,000 |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11669/12333093/liverpool-given-green-light-to-increase-anfield-capacity-to-61-000 |website=Sky Sports |publisher=Sky UK Limited |access-date=20 September 2021 |archive-date=20 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210920213239/https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11669/12333093/liverpool-given-green-light-to-increase-anfield-capacity-to-61-000 |url-status=live }}</ref> The first league game to feature an attendance of over 60,000 at Anfield, following the near completion of the Anfield Road stand redevelopment, was a Premier League match against [[Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.|Brighton & Hove Albion]] on 31 March 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |date=31 March 2024 |title=Anfield's new record league attendance breaks 60,000 mark |url=https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/anfields-new-record-league-attendance-breaks-60000-mark |access-date=4 October 2024 |publisher=Liverpool F.C |language=en |archive-date=7 October 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241007104653/https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/anfields-new-record-league-attendance-breaks-60000-mark |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Support ==
[[File:Liverpool v Chelsea, 2005.jpg|thumb|left|alt=A single-tiered stand that contains thousands of people. Several flags are being waved. In front of the stand is a grass pitch with a goal.|''Kopites'' in [[Spion Kop (stadiums)|The Kop]]]]

Liverpool is one of the best supported clubs in the world.<ref name="global">{{cite news |title=How Liverpool's worldwide fanbase will be tuning into events at Manchester United |url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/how-liverpools-worldwide-fanbase-tuning-14387039 |access-date=29 July 2018 |work=Liverpool Echo |archive-date=11 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220611154459/https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/how-liverpools-worldwide-fanbase-tuning-14387039 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/manchester-united-top-of-the-25-best-supported-clubs-in-europe-1816245.html |title=Manchester United top of the 25 best supported clubs in Europe |work=The Independent |date=6 November 2009 |access-date=6 August 2011 |first=Simon |last=Rice |archive-date=9 August 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110809094425/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/manchester-united-top-of-the-25-best-supported-clubs-in-europe-1816245.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The club states that its worldwide fan base includes 300&nbsp;officially recognised Supporters Clubs in 100 countries.<ref name="Supporters Clubs"/> Notable groups include [[Spirit of Shankly]].<ref name="Supporters Clubs">{{cite web |url=https://www.liverpoolfc.com/fans/official-lfc-supporters-clubs |title=LFC Official Supporters Clubs |publisher=Liverpool F.C |access-date=11 January 2024 |archive-date=6 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240106212524/https://www.liverpoolfc.com/fans/official-lfc-supporters-clubs |url-status=live }}</ref> The club takes advantage of this support through its worldwide summer tours,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/latest-news/watch-now-asia-tour-2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150711021814/http://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/latest-news/watch-now-asia-tour-2011|archive-date=11 July 2015|title=Asia Tour 2011 |publisher=Liverpool F.C |access-date=2 September 2014|date=27 July 2011}}</ref> which has included playing in front of 95,000 in [[Melbourne]], Australia,<ref>{{cite news |title=Steven Gerrard delights the MCG crowd as Liverpool beats Melbourne Victory 2–0 |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-07-24/reds-down-gutsy-victory-at-packed-mcg/4841856 |access-date=29 July 2018 |agency=ABC |archive-date=13 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181013033624/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-07-24/reds-down-gutsy-victory-at-packed-mcg/4841856 |url-status=live }}</ref> and 101,000 in [[Michigan]], United States.<ref>{{cite news |title=Man Utd 1–4 Liverpool: Xherdan Shaqiri scores stunning overhead kick |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44995521 |access-date=29 July 2018 |agency=BBC |archive-date=15 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220815132839/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44995521 |url-status=live }}</ref> The club also has a significant following on social media, and in 2024, it became the first Premier League club (and the third sports team in the world, after [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] and [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]]) to amass 10 million subscribers on [[YouTube]].<ref>{{cite news|title=LFC becomes first Premier League club to reach 10 million YouTube subscribers|url=https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/lfc-becomes-first-premier-league-club-reach-10-million-youtube-subscribers|date=31 May 2024|access-date=5 June 2024|agency=Liverpool F.C.|archive-date=5 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240605094512/https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/lfc-becomes-first-premier-league-club-reach-10-million-youtube-subscribers|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Top 100 Sports YouTube Channels |url=https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/top/category/sports/ |access-date=5 June 2024 |website=vidIQ.com |archive-date=5 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240605100319/https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/top/category/sports/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2025, the club received orders from more than 150 countries for the team's replica shirts.<ref name="Adidas LFC25">{{cite news |title=Liverpool FC and adidas unveil 2025-26 third kit - heritage with a modern twist |url=https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/liverpool-fc-and-adidas-unveil-2025-26-third-kit-heritage-modern-twist |access-date=9 September 2025 |publisher=Liverpool F.C. |archive-date=9 September 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250909081930/https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/liverpool-fc-and-adidas-unveil-2025-26-third-kit-heritage-modern-twist |url-status=live }}</ref> Liverpool fans often refer to themselves as Kopites, a reference to the fans who once stood, and now sit, on the Kop at Anfield.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/news/newsid=797469.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080911010859/http://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/news/newsid%3D797469.html |archive-date=11 September 2008 |title=Anfield giants never walk alone |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) |date=11 June 2008 |access-date=14 November 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2008, a group of fans formed a splinter club, [[A.F.C. Liverpool]], to play matches for fans who had been priced out of watching Premier League football.<ref>{{cite news |title=Liverpool fans form a club in their price range |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/2294772/Liverpool-fans-form-a-club-in-their-price-range.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/2294772/Liverpool-fans-form-a-club-in-their-price-range.html |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=18 March 2008 |access-date=18 March 2008 |first=Ricky |last=George}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

The song "[[You'll Never Walk Alone]]", originally from the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical ''Carousel'' and later recorded by Liverpool musicians [[Gerry and the Pacemakers]], is the club's anthem and has been sung by the Anfield crowd since the early 1960s.<ref name="Hart">{{cite news|last=Hart|first=Simon|title=Anfield's 50 years of never walking alone|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/anfields-50-years-of-never-walking-alone-8905022.html|newspaper=The Independent|access-date=20 July 2018|date=25 October 2013|archive-date=25 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925213542/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/anfields-50-years-of-never-walking-alone-8905022.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Simon Hart of ''The Independent'' wrote: "The pre-match, scarfs-raised, sing-it-loud ritual is as much a part of Liverpool's fabric as their red shirts."<ref name="Hart"/> The song's title adorns the top of the Shankly Gates, which were unveiled on 2 August 1982 in memory of former manager [[Bill Shankly]]. The "You'll Never Walk Alone" portion of the Shankly Gates is also reproduced on the club's badge.<ref>{{cite news |title=LFC Crests |url=https://www.liverpoolfc.com/history/crests |access-date=29 July 2018 |agency=Liverpool F.C. |archive-date=7 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220607051549/https://www.liverpoolfc.com/history/crests |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[File:Shankly Gates.jpg|thumb|right|The Shankly Gates with the club's anthem, erected in honour of former manager [[Bill Shankly]]|alt=Design of the top of a set of gates, with the sky visible. The inscription on the gates reads "You'll Never Walk Alone".]]

The club's supporters have been involved in two stadium disasters. The first was the 1985 [[Heysel Stadium disaster]], in which 39 people, mostly Italians and [[Juventus FC|Juventus]] supporters, were killed. They were confined to a corner by Liverpool fans who had charged in their direction; the weight of the cornered fans caused a wall to collapse. [[UEFA]] laid the blame for the incident solely on the Liverpool supporters,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/fromthearchive/story/0,,1496054,00.html |first=David |last=McKie |title=Thatcher set to demand FA ban on games in Europe |work=The Guardian |date=31 May 1985 |access-date=7 December 2008 |archive-date=16 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130716043114/http://www.guardian.co.uk/fromthearchive/story/0,,1496054,00.html |url-status=live }}</ref> and banned all English clubs from European competition for five years. Liverpool was banned for an additional year, preventing it from participating in the [[1990–91 European Cup]], despite winning the league in 1990.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/768380.stm |title=The Heysel disaster |publisher=BBC |date=29 May 2000 |access-date=7 December 2008 |archive-date=12 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112222859/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/768380.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> Twenty-seven fans were arrested on suspicion of manslaughter and were extradited to Belgium in 1987 to face trial.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/september/9/newsid_2503000/2503885.stm |title=1987: Liverpool fans to stand trial in Belgium |publisher=BBC |date=9 September 1987 |access-date=22 August 2010 |archive-date=25 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170925030425/http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/september/9/newsid_2503000/2503885.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> In 1989, after a five-month trial in Belgium, 14&nbsp;Liverpool fans were given three-year sentences for involuntary manslaughter;<ref name="witnesses">{{cite news |first=Jamie |last=Jackson |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2005/apr/03/newsstory.sport |title=The witnesses |work=The Guardian |access-date=27 May 2006 |date=4 April 2005 |archive-date=9 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130609080040/http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2005/apr/03/newsstory.sport |url-status=live }}</ref> half of the terms were suspended.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/768142.stm |title=Liverpool remembers Heysel |publisher=BBC |access-date=24 May 2006 |date=29 May 2000 |archive-date=12 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112222900/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/768142.stm |url-status=live }}</ref>

The second disaster took place during an FA Cup semi-final between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest at [[Hillsborough Stadium]], Sheffield, on 15 April 1989. Ninety-seven Liverpool fans died as a consequence of overcrowding at the Leppings Lane end, in what became known as the [[Hillsborough disaster]]. In the following days, [[Coverage of the Hillsborough disaster by The Sun|''The Sun''{{'}}s coverage of the event]] spread falsehoods, particularly an article entitled "The Truth" that claimed that Liverpool fans had robbed the dead and had urinated on and attacked the police.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2004/jul/11/pressandpublishing.football |first=David |last=Smith |title=The city that eclipsed the Sun |work=The Guardian |date=11 July 2004 |access-date=7 December 2008 |archive-date=9 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130709140321/http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2004/jul/11/pressandpublishing.football |url-status=live }}</ref> Subsequent investigations proved the allegations false, leading to a boycott of the newspaper by Liverpool fans across the city and elsewhere; many still refuse to buy ''The Sun'' 30&nbsp;years later.<ref name="boycott">{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/an-own-goal-rooney-caught-in-crossfire-between-the-sun-and-an-unforgiving-city-552460.html|title=An own goal? Rooney caught in crossfire between 'The Sun' and an unforgiving city|last=Burrell|first=Ian|date=8 July 2004|work=The Independent|access-date=22 December 2008|archive-date=4 July 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100704182218/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/an-own-goal-rooney-caught-in-crossfire-between-the-sun-and-an-unforgiving-city-552460.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Many support organisations were set up in the wake of the disaster, such as the Hillsborough Justice Campaign, which represents bereaved families, survivors and supporters in their efforts to secure justice.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/history/hillsborough/hfsg |title=Hillsborough Family Support Group |publisher=Liverpool F.C |access-date=23 July 2011|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120203064944/http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/history/hillsborough/hfsg|archive-date=3 February 2012 }}</ref>

=== Rivalries ===
{{Main|Merseyside derby|Liverpool F.C.–Manchester United F.C. rivalry}}
[[File:2009-3-14 ManUtd vs LFC Red Card Vidic.JPG|thumb|Liverpool players (in grey) during the 4–1 win against [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] at [[Old Trafford]] on 14 March 2009.]]

Liverpool's longest-established rivalry is with fellow Liverpool team Everton, against whom they contest the [[Merseyside derby]]. The rivalry stems from Liverpool's formation and the dispute with Everton officials and the then owners of Anfield.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/stories/classicderby/news/newsid=106031.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090825030134/http://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/stories/classicderby/news/newsid%3D106031.html |archive-date=25 August 2009 |title=Classic: Everton-Liverpool |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) |date=11 September 2006 |access-date=20 December 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The Merseyside derby is one of the few local derbies which do not enforce fan segregation, and hence has been known as the "friendly derby".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/liverpool/4333250/Liverpool-and-Everton-no-longer-play-the-friendly-derby-as-fans-become-more-vitriolic-Football.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/liverpool/4333250/Liverpool-and-Everton-no-longer-play-the-friendly-derby-as-fans-become-more-vitriolic-Football.html |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Liverpool and Everton no longer play the 'friendly derby' as fans become more vitriolic |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=24 January 2009 |first=Rory |last=Smith |access-date=26 August 2010}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Since the mid-1980s, the rivalry has intensified both on and off the field and, since the inception of the Premier League in 1992, the Merseyside derby has had more players [[Ejection (sports)|sent off]] than any other Premier League game. It has been referred to as "the most ill-disciplined and explosive fixture in the Premier League".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/liverpool/7173697/Liverpool-1-Everton-0-match-report.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/liverpool/7173697/Liverpool-1-Everton-0-match-report.html |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |last=Smith |first=Rory |date=7 February 2010 |title=Liverpool 1 Everton 0: match report |work=The Daily Telegraph |access-date=20 July 2011 }}{{cbignore}}</ref> In terms of support within the city, the number of Liverpool fans outweighs Everton supporters by a ratio of 2:1.<ref>{{cite news |title=Everton's research confirms Liverpool fans vastly outweigh them in the city |url=https://www.msn.com/en-gb/sport/premier-league/evertons-research-confirms-liverpool-fans-vastly-outweigh-them-in-the-city/ar-BB10cMf9 |agency=MSN |date=20 February 2020 |access-date=8 March 2020 |archive-date=4 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200704143139/https://www.msn.com/en-gb/sport/premier-league/evertons-research-confirms-liverpool-fans-vastly-outweigh-them-in-the-city/ar-BB10cMf9 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Liverpool's [[Liverpool F.C.–Manchester United F.C. rivalry|rivalry with Manchester United]] stems from the cities' competition in the [[Industrial Revolution]] of the 19th century.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/6956608.stm |title=Scouse v Manc |date=21 August 2007 |publisher=BBC |last=Rohrer |first=Finlo |access-date=3 April 2008 |archive-date=12 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112222904/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/6956608.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> Connected by the [[Liverpool and Manchester Railway|world's first inter-city railway]], by road Liverpool and Manchester are separated by approximately 30 miles (48&nbsp;km) along the [[East Lancs Road]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Red rivalry on England's north-west |url=https://www.fifa.com/fifaeworldcup/news/red-rivalry-england-north-west-1581648 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200709022714/https://www.fifa.com/fifaeworldcup/news/red-rivalry-england-north-west-1581648 |url-status=dead |archive-date=9 July 2020 |access-date=8 July 2020 |website=FIFA.com}}</ref> Ranked the two biggest clubs in England by ''[[France Football]]'' magazine, Liverpool and Manchester United are the most successful English teams in both domestic and international competitions, and both clubs have a global fanbase.<ref>{{cite news|first=Joe|last=Bray|title=Manchester United ranked as the biggest football club in England ahead of Liverpool FC|url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/man-utd-liverpool-chelsea-arsenal-15816734|date=12 February 2019|access-date=4 January 2020|work=Manchester Evening News|archive-date=4 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200704143128/https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/man-utd-liverpool-chelsea-arsenal-15816734|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Daniel|last=Taylor|title=Manchester United v Liverpool: the battle for Asia|url=https://theathletic.co.uk/1309203/2019/10/22/are-united-or-liverpool-winning-the-battle-for-asia/|date=21 October 2019|access-date=4 January 2020|work=The Athletic|archive-date=16 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200216161647/https://theathletic.co.uk/1309203/2019/10/22/are-united-or-liverpool-winning-the-battle-for-asia/|url-status=live}}</ref> Viewed as one of the biggest rivalries in world football, it is considered the most famous fixture in English football.<ref>{{cite news |title=Manchester United v Liverpool: The biggest game in football |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11662/9985539/manchester-united-v-liverpool-the-biggest-game-in-football |access-date=3 January 2019 |publisher=Sky Sports |archive-date=2 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181002064828/https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11662/9985539/manchester-united-v-liverpool-the-biggest-game-in-football |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=The 20 biggest rivalries in world football ranked – Liverpool vs Manchester Utd |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/picturegalleries/11484651/The-20-biggest-rivalries-in-world-football-ranked.html?frame=3239123 |newspaper=The Telegraph |date=20 March 2015 |access-date=7 November 2015 |archive-date=26 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150926014156/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/picturegalleries/11484651/The-20-biggest-rivalries-in-world-football-ranked.html?frame=3239123 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1867347-the-7-greatest-rivalries-in-club-football-from-boca-to-the-bernabeu |title=The 7 Greatest Rivalries in Club Football: From Boca to the Bernabeu |website=The Bleacher Report |date=26 November 2013 |access-date=7 November 2015 |archive-date=23 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151123144913/http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1867347-the-7-greatest-rivalries-in-club-football-from-boca-to-the-bernabeu/page/4 |url-status=live }}</ref> The two clubs alternated as champions between [[1963–64 Football League First Division|1964]] and [[1966–67 Football League First Division|1967]],<ref name="cox">{{cite news|url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/37408901/manchester-united-vs-liverpool-close-classic-lacks-major-drama|title=Man Utd vs. Liverpool is close to a classic rivalry, but lacks major drama|date=12 December 2014|first=Michael|last=Cox|work=ESPN FC|access-date=20 March 2025|archive-date=16 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190516192505/http://www.espnfc.com/barclays-premier-league/23/blog/post/2193368/manchester-united-vs-liverpool-is-close-to-a-classicbut-lacks-major-drama|url-status=live}}</ref> and Manchester United became the first English team to win the European Cup in [[1968 European Cup final|1968]], followed by Liverpool's four European Cup victories.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/clubs/rivalries/newsid=1581648/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150203061657/http://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/clubs/rivalries/newsid=1581648/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 February 2015 |title=Liverpool VS Manchester United: Red rivalry on England's north-west |website=FIFA.com |access-date=3 February 2015}}</ref> Despite the 40 league titles and nine European Cups between them, the two rivals have rarely been successful at the same time&nbsp;– Liverpool's run of titles in the 1970s and 1980s coincided with Manchester United's 26-year title drought while United's success in the Premier League era coincided with Liverpool's 30-year title drought,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.goal.com/en-tz/news/5805/premier-league/2014/12/14/7039302/manchester-united-liverpool-remains-english-footballs-no1|title=Manchester United&nbsp;– Liverpool remains English football's No.1 rivalry|work=Goal.com|first=Richard|last=Jolly|date=13 December 2014|access-date=29 January 2015|archive-date=16 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220516230320/https://www.goal.com/en-tz/news/5805/premier-league/2014/12/14/7039302/manchester-united-liverpool-remains-english-footballs-no1|url-status=live}}</ref> with the two clubs having finished first and second in the league only five times.<ref name="cox" /> Such is the rivalry between the clubs that they rarely do transfer business with each other. The last player to be transferred between the two clubs was [[Phil Chisnall]], who moved to Liverpool from Manchester United in 1964.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2000/may/10/newsstory.sport8 |first1=Sean |last1=Ingle |first2=Scott |last2=Murray |title=Knowledge Unlimited |work=The Guardian |date=10 May 2000 |access-date=26 February 2008 |archive-date=28 October 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091028012550/http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2000/may/10/newsstory.sport8 |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Ownership and finances ==

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.{{sfn|Liversedge|1991|p=108}} McKenna subsequently became President of the Football League.{{sfn|Liversedge|1991|p=109}} The chairmanship changed hands many times before [[John Smith (football chairman)|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.{{sfn|Liversedge|1991|p=110}} His successor was [[Noel White]] who became chairman in 1990.{{sfn|Reade|2009|p=206}} In August 1991 [[David Moores]], whose family had owned the club for more than 50 years, became chairman. His uncle [[John Moores (merchant)|John Moores]] was also a shareholder at Liverpool and was chairman of Everton from 1961 to 1973. Moores owned 51&nbsp;percent of the club, and in 2004 expressed his willingness to consider a bid for his shares in Liverpool.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/dubai-liverpool-bids-idUKB81717020080305 |title=Factbox Soccer who owns Liverpool Football Club |work=Reuters |date=5 March 2008 |access-date=22 August 2010 |first=Nagesh |last=Narayana |archive-date=12 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112222904/http://uk.reuters.com/article/dubai-liverpool-bids-idUKB81717020080305 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Moores eventually sold the club to American businessmen [[George N. Gillett Jr.|George Gillett]] and [[Tom Hicks]] on 6 February 2007. The deal valued the club and its outstanding debts at £218.9&nbsp;million. The pair paid £5,000&nbsp;per share, or £174.1 million for the total shareholding and £44.8 million to cover the club's debts.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/6244441.stm |first=Bill |last=Wilson |title=US business duo at Liverpool helm |publisher=BBC |date=6 February 2007 |access-date=2 December 2008 |archive-date=12 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112222905/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6244441.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> Disagreements between Gillett and Hicks, and the fans' lack of support for them, resulted in the pair looking to sell the club.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/l/liverpool/7197675.stm |first=Phil |last=McNulty |title=Liverpool braced for takeover bid |work=BBC Sport |date=20 January 2008 |access-date=2 December 2008 |archive-date=12 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112222905/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/liverpool/7197675.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Martin Broughton]] was appointed chairman of the club on 16 April 2010 to oversee its sale.<ref name="broughtonchair">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2010/apr/16/martin-broughton-liverpool-chairman-sale|title=Liverpool appoint Martin Broughton as chairman to oversee sale of club|last=Bandini|first=Nicky|date=16 April 2010|work=The Guardian|access-date=16 April 2010|archive-date=20 April 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100420181332/http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2010/apr/16/martin-broughton-liverpool-chairman-sale|url-status=live}}</ref> In May 2010, accounts were released showing the holding company of the club to be £350 million in debt (due to leveraged takeover) with losses of £55m, causing auditor [[KPMG]] to qualify its audit opinion.<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2010/may/07/liverpool-record-losses|title=Auditors cast doubt on future of Liverpool after losses|date=7 May 2010|work=The Guardian|access-date=8 May 2010|first=David|last=Conn|archive-date=30 January 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130130212133/http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2010/may/07/liverpool-record-losses|url-status=live}}</ref> The group's creditors, including the [[Royal Bank of Scotland]], took Gillett and Hicks to court to force them to allow the board to proceed with the sale of the club, the major asset of the holding company. A High Court judge, [[Christopher Floyd|Mr Justice Floyd]], ruled in favour of the creditors and paved the way for the sale of the club to [[John W. Henry]]'s [[Fenway Sports Group]] (formerly New England Sports Ventures), although Gillett and Hicks still had the option to appeal.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=831953&sec=england&cc=4716 |title=Liverpool takeover to go ahead as owners lose case |publisher=ESPN |date=13 October 2010 |access-date=23 March 2011 |archive-date=16 October 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101016070447/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=831953&sec=england&cc=4716 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Liverpool was sold to Fenway Sports Group on 15 October 2010 for £300 million.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/l/liverpool/9094283.stm |title=Liverpool takeover completed by US company NESV |work=BBC Sport |date=15 October 2010 |access-date=12 August 2011 |archive-date=12 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112212141/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/liverpool/9094283.stm |url-status=live }}</ref>

Liverpool has been described as a global brand; a 2010 report valued the club's trademarks and associated intellectual property at £141 million, an increase of £5 million on the previous year. The club was given a brand rating of AA (Very Strong).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.brandfinance.com/images/upload/bf_footballeaguetable2010.pdf |title=Top 25 Football Club Brands |publisher=Brand Finance |access-date=7 August 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120227144940/http://www.brandfinance.com/images/upload/top_30_european_football_brands_2011_final_website.pdf |archive-date=27 February 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> In May 2024, business magazine ''[[Forbes]]'' ranked Liverpool as the [[Forbes' list of the most valuable football clubs|fourth-most valuable]] football club in the world, behind Real Madrid, Manchester United, and Barcelona; they valued the club at $5.37 billion.<ref name="Value 2024">{{Cite web |url=https://www.forbes.com/lists/soccer-valuations/?sh=18a17c69198b |title=2024 World's most valuable soccer teams |work=Forbes |access-date=28 April 2025 |archive-date=12 February 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250212033713/https://www.forbes.com/lists/soccer-valuations/?sh=18a17c69198b |url-status=live }}</ref> According to a 2018 report by accountants [[Deloitte]], the club had an annual revenue of €424.2&nbsp;million for the previous year,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.deloitte.com/uk/en/pages/sports-business-group/articles/deloitte-football-money-league.html|title=Deloitte Football Money League 2018|date=23 January 2018|access-date=23 January 2018|publisher=Deloitte|archive-date=20 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170120033918/https://www2.deloitte.com/uk/en/pages/sports-business-group/articles/deloitte-football-money-league.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and ''Forbes'' valued the club at $1.944&nbsp;billion.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/mikeozanian/2018/06/12/the-worlds-most-valuable-soccer-teams-2018/#3dddb7c845c8|title=The World's Most Valuable Soccer Teams 2018|last=Ozanian|first=Mike|work=Forbes|access-date=12 June 2018|archive-date=12 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612234209/https://www.forbes.com/sites/mikeozanian/2018/06/12/the-worlds-most-valuable-soccer-teams-2018/#3dddb7c845c8|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2018, annual revenue increased to €513.7&nbsp;million,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.deloitte.com/uk/en/pages/sports-business-group/articles/deloitte-football-money-league.html|title=Deloitte Football Money League 2018|date=23 January 2018|access-date=5 November 2019|publisher=Deloitte|archive-date=20 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170120033918/https://www2.deloitte.com/uk/en/pages/sports-business-group/articles/deloitte-football-money-league.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and ''Forbes'' valued the club at $2.183&nbsp;billion.<ref name="Forbes 2019">{{Cite news|last=Ozanian|first=Mike|title=The Business Of Soccer|work=Forbes|url=https://www.forbes.com/soccer-valuations/list/#tab:overall|access-date=17 August 2019|archive-date=20 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200820010417/https://www.forbes.com/soccer-valuations/list/#tab:overall|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2019, revenue increased to €604&nbsp;million (£533&nbsp;million) according to Deloitte, with the club breaching the half a billion pounds mark.<ref name="Revenue 2019">{{cite news|title=Liverpool's ranking in world's richest teams revealed as Reds generate £533m revenue|newspaper=Liverpool Echo|url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/liverpools-ranking-worlds-richest-teams-17559248|access-date=7 March 2020|archive-date=15 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200215180608/https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/liverpools-ranking-worlds-richest-teams-17559248|url-status=live}}</ref>

In April 2020, the owners of the club came under fire from fans and the media for deciding to [[furlough]] all non-playing staff during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Hunter|first=Andy|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/apr/04/liverpool-become-latest-premier-league-club-to-furlough-non-playing-staff|title=Liverpool under fire for furloughs while PFA points to pay-cut tax trap|date=4 April 2020|work=The Observer|access-date=7 April 2020|language=en-GB|issn=0029-7712|archive-date=6 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200406191445/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/apr/04/liverpool-become-latest-premier-league-club-to-furlough-non-playing-staff|url-status=live}}</ref> In response to this, the club made a U-turn on the decision and apologised for their initial decision.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/52191140|title=Liverpool: Premier League leaders reverse furlough decision & apologise to fans|date=6 April 2020|publisher=BBC|work=BBC Sport|access-date=7 April 2020|language=en-gb|archive-date=6 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200406233528/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/52191140|url-status=live}}</ref> In April 2021, ''Forbes'' valued the club at $4.1&nbsp;billion, a two-year increase of 88%, making it the world's fifth-most-valuable football club.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|last=Ozanian|first=Mike|title=The World's Most Valuable Soccer Teams: Barcelona Edges Real Madrid To Land At No. 1 For First Time|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/mikeozanian/2021/04/12/the-worlds-most-valuable-soccer-teams-barcelona-on-top-at-48-billion/|access-date=12 May 2021|website=Forbes|language=en|archive-date=13 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210513220722/https://www.forbes.com/sites/mikeozanian/2021/04/12/the-worlds-most-valuable-soccer-teams-barcelona-on-top-at-48-billion/|url-status=live}}</ref> With Liverpool being ranked as the fourth-most valuable football club in the world in May 2024, at $5.37 billion, this was an increase of roughly 21% from 2022.<ref name="Value 2024"/>

== In the media ==
Liverpool featured in the first edition of BBC's ''[[Match of the Day]]'', which screened highlights of their match against Arsenal at Anfield on 22 August 1964. The first football match to be televised in colour was between Liverpool and West Ham United, broadcast live in March 1967.{{sfn|Kelly|1988|p=192}} Liverpool striker and 1947 league title winner [[Albert Stubbins]] appeared on the front cover of [[The Beatles]]' 1967 album ''[[Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band]]'', the only footballer to be depicted.<ref>{{cite news |last=Ladson |first=Matt |title=Ranked! The 50 best Liverpool players ever |url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/ranked-the-50-best-liverpool-players-ever |date=29 April 2022|access-date=23 May 2026 |work=FourFourTwo}}</ref> Liverpool fans featured in the [[Pink Floyd]] song "[[Fearless (Pink Floyd song)|Fearless]]", in which they sang excerpts from "You'll Never Walk Alone".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://h2g2.com/edited_entry/A330652 |title=The Hillsborough Tragedy |publisher=BBC |date=16 June 2000 |access-date=23 December 2008 |archive-date=30 March 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090330082557/http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A330652 |url-status=live }}</ref> To mark the club's appearance in the 1988 FA Cup Final, Liverpool released the "[[Anfield Rap]]", a song featuring [[John Barnes (footballer)|John Barnes]] and other members of the squad.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4770012.stm |title=Footballer Barnes for rap return |publisher=BBC |date=3 March 2006 |access-date=2 December 2008 |archive-date=12 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112222912/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4770012.stm |url-status=live }}</ref>

A [[Hillsborough (1996 film)|docudrama on the Hillsborough disaster]], written by [[Jimmy McGovern]], was screened in 1996. It featured [[Christopher Eccleston]] as Trevor Hicks, who lost two teenage daughters in the disaster, went on to campaign for safer stadiums, and helped to form the Hillsborough Families Support Group.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/special_report/1999/04/99/hillsborough/313635.stm |title=Hillsborough's Sad Legacy |publisher=BBC |date=14 April 1999 |access-date=23 December 2008 |archive-date=12 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112222912/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/special_report/1999/04/99/hillsborough/313635.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> Liverpool featured in the 2001 film ''[[The 51st State]]'', in which ex-hitman Felix DeSouza ([[Robert Carlyle]]) is a keen supporter of the team and the last scene takes place at a match between Liverpool and Manchester United.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20021018/REVIEWS/210180304 |title=Formula 51 |work=Chicago Sun-Times |date=18 October 2002 |access-date=19 August 2011 |first=Roger |last=Ebert |archive-date=8 December 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111208042855/http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20021018%2FREVIEWS%2F210180304 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The club also featured in the 1984 children's television show ''[[Scully (TV series)|Scully]]'', about a young boy who tries to gain a trial with Liverpool.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/liverpool/content/articles/2006/12/19/local_history_scully_feature.shtml |title=Scully |publisher=BBC |date=20 August 2009 |access-date=19 August 2011 |archive-date=23 August 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110823100951/http://www.bbc.co.uk/liverpool/content/articles/2006/12/19/local_history_scully_feature.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref> The ''[[Doctor Who]]'' episode "[[The Halloween Apocalypse]]", aired in October 2021, features [[The Doctor (Doctor Who)|The Doctor]] (played by [[Jodie Whittaker]]) exiting the [[TARDIS]] outside Anfield, as she exclaims: "Liverpool? Anfield! Klopp era, classic!".<ref>{{cite news |title=Watch: Doctor Who Visits Liverpool As Tardis Lands Outside Anfield In New Series |url=https://www.si.com/soccer/liverpool/articles/watch-doctor-who-visits-liverpool-as-tardis-lands-outside-anfield-in-new-series |access-date=4 November 2021 |magazine=Sports Illustrated |archive-date=4 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211104121905/https://www.si.com/soccer/liverpool/articles/watch-doctor-who-visits-liverpool-as-tardis-lands-outside-anfield-in-new-series |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2024, Liverpool was named the most-watched club in world football across the last five seasons by media analytics firm [[Nielsen Holdings|Nielsen]] with an average per season global broadcast audience of more than 724 million across league and cup fixtures.<ref>{{cite news |title=LFC announces record commercial revenues to support club's growth on and off the pitch |url=https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/lfc-announces-record-commercial-revenues-support-clubs-growth-and-pitch |access-date=6 June 2024 |publisher=Liverpool F.C. |archive-date=6 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240606192040/https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/lfc-announces-record-commercial-revenues-support-clubs-growth-and-pitch |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Players ==
=== <span class="anchor" id="Current squad"></span><!--Keep this as there are links to it-->First-team squad ===
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{{updated|2 February 2026}}<ref name="Liverpool FC Mens">{{cite web |url=https://www.liverpoolfc.com/team/mens |title=Liverpool FC – Men's |publisher=Liverpool F.C. |access-date=1 September 2025 |archive-date=10 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230610030402/https://www.liverpoolfc.com/team/mens |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Andy Robertson appointed Liverpool's vice-captain |url=https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/andy-robertson-appointed-liverpools-vice-captain |access-date=2 September 2025 |publisher=Liverpool F.C. |archive-date=2 September 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250902092902/https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/andy-robertson-appointed-liverpools-vice-captain |url-status=live }}</ref>

{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no=1|nat=BRA|pos=GK|name=[[Alisson Becker]]}}
{{Fs player|no=2|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=[[Joe Gomez]]}}
{{Fs player|no=3|nat=JPN|pos=MF|name=[[Wataru Endo]]}}
{{Fs player|no=4|nat=NED|pos=DF|name=[[Virgil van Dijk]]|other=[[Captain (association football)|captain]]}}
{{Fs player|no=5|nat=FRA|pos=DF|name=[[Ibrahima Konaté]]}}
{{Fs player|no=6|nat=HUN|pos=DF|name=[[Milos Kerkez]]}}
{{Fs player|no=7|nat=GER|pos=MF|name=[[Florian Wirtz]]}}
{{Fs player|no=8|nat=HUN|pos=MF|name=[[Dominik Szoboszlai]]}}
{{Fs player|no=9|nat=SWE|pos=FW|name=[[Alexander Isak]]}}
{{Fs player|no=10|nat=ARG|pos=MF|name=[[Alexis Mac Allister]]}}
{{Fs player|no=11|nat=EGY|pos=FW|name=[[Mohamed Salah]]}}
{{Fs player|no=12|nat=NIR|pos=DF|name=[[Conor Bradley]]}}
{{Fs player|no=14|nat=ITA|pos=FW|name=[[Federico Chiesa]]}}
{{Fs player|no=15|nat=ITA|pos=DF|name=[[Giovanni Leoni]]}}
{{Fs player|no=17|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=[[Curtis Jones (footballer, born 2001)|Curtis Jones]]}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=18|nat=NED|pos=FW|name=[[Cody Gakpo]]}}
{{Fs player|no=22|nat=FRA|pos=FW|name=[[Hugo Ekitike]]}}
{{Fs player|no=25|nat=GEO|pos=GK|name=[[Giorgi Mamardashvili]]}}
{{Fs player|no=26|nat=SCO|pos=DF|name=[[Andy Robertson]]|other=[[Captain (association football)#Vice-captain|vice-captain]]}}
{{Fs player|no=28|nat=ENG|pos=GK|name=[[Freddie Woodman]]}}
{{Fs player|no=30|nat=NED|pos=DF|name=[[Jeremie Frimpong]]}}
{{Fs player|no=38|nat=NED|pos=MF|name=[[Ryan Gravenberch]]}}
{{Fs player|no=41|nat=HUN|pos=GK|name=[[Ármin Pécsi]]}}
{{Fs player|no=42|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=[[Trey Nyoni]]}}
{{Fs player|no=43|nat=ESP|pos=MF|name=[[Stefan Bajcetic]]}}
{{Fs player|no=46|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=[[Rhys Williams (footballer, born 2001)|Rhys Williams]]}}
{{Fs player|no=47|nat=SCO|pos=DF|name=[[Calvin Ramsay]]}}
{{Fs player|no=53|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=[[James McConnell (footballer, born 2004)|James McConnell]]}}
{{Fs player|no=73|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=[[Rio Ngumoha]]}}
{{Fs player|no=95|nat=ENG|pos=GK|name=[[Harvey Davies]]}}
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=== Out on loan ===
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no=19|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=[[Harvey Elliott]]|other=at [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]] until 30 June 2026}}<ref>{{cite news |title=Harvey Elliott joins Aston Villa on loan |url=https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/harvey-elliott-joins-aston-villa-loan |access-date=1 September 2025 |publisher=Liverpool F.C. |date=1 September 2025 |archive-date=2 September 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250902000846/https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/harvey-elliott-joins-aston-villa-loan |url-status=live }}</ref>
{{Fs player|no=21|nat=GRE|pos=DF|name=[[Kostas Tsimikas]]|other=at [[AS Roma|Roma]] until 30 June 2026}}<ref>{{cite news |title=Kostas Tsimikas completes loan move to AS Roma |url=https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/kostas-tsimikas-completes-loan-move-roma |access-date=31 August 2025 |publisher=Liverpool F.C. |date=31 August 2025 |archive-date=31 August 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250831203510/https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/kostas-tsimikas-completes-loan-move-roma |url-status=live }}</ref>
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=56|nat=CZE|pos=GK|name=[[Vítězslav Jaroš]]|other=at [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]] until 30 June 2026}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Vitezslav Jaros signs new LFC deal and joins Ajax on season-long loan |url=https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/vitezslav-jaros-signs-new-lfc-deal-and-joins-ajax-season-long-loan |website=Liverpool FC |accessdate=18 June 2025 |date=18 June 2025 |archive-date=20 June 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250620134442/https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/vitezslav-jaros-signs-new-lfc-deal-and-joins-ajax-season-long-loan |url-status=live }}</ref>
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=== Retired numbers ===
{{see also|List of retired numbers in association football}}
Since 11 July 2025, Liverpool have not issued the number 20 to any men's, women's, academy, or foundation squad. It was retired in memory of [[Diogo Jota]], who died in a car crash with his brother, [[André Silva (footballer, born 2000)|André Silva]] in [[Cernadilla]], Spain on 3 July 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Grez |first=Matias |date=3 July 2025 |title=Liverpool star Diogo Jota dies aged 28 in car crash in Spain |url=https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/03/sport/diogo-jota-liverpool-death-spt |access-date=11 July 2025 |website=CNN |language=en |archive-date=3 July 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250703142739/https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/03/sport/diogo-jota-liverpool-death-spt |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/diogo-jota-forever-our-number-20 |title=Diogo Jota: Forever our number 20 |website=Liverpool FC |accessdate=11 July 2025 |date=11 July 2025 |archive-date=12 July 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250712002310/https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/diogo-jota-forever-our-number-20 |url-status=live }}</ref>

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=== Reserves and Academy ===
{{further|topic=the academy squads|Liverpool F.C. Reserves and Academy#Squad}}

=== Former players ===
{{Further|List of Liverpool F.C. players|List of Liverpool F.C. players (25–99 appearances)|List of Liverpool F.C. players (1–24 appearances)|:Category:Liverpool F.C. players}}

=== Player records ===
{{For|player records|List of Liverpool F.C. records and statistics}}

=== Club captains ===
Since the establishment of the club in 1892, 46 players have been club captain of Liverpool F.C.<ref name="Liverpool F.C">{{cite news|url=http://www.lfchistory.net/stats_articles_view.asp?article_Id=24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090718211808/http://www.lfchistory.net/stats_articles_view.asp?article_Id=24|archive-date=18 July 2009|title=Captains for Liverpool FC since 1892|date=29 April 2009|publisher=Liverpool F.C.|access-date=14 February 2015}}</ref> [[Andrew Hannah]] became the first captain of the club after Liverpool separated from Everton and formed its own club. [[Alex Raisbeck]], who was club captain from 1899 to 1909, was the longest serving captain before being overtaken by [[Steven Gerrard]] who served 12 seasons starting from the 2003–04 season.<ref name="Liverpool F.C" /> The present captain is [[Virgil van Dijk]], who has served since the 2023–24 season.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Carroll |first1=James |title=Virgil van Dijk named new Liverpool captain, Trent Alexander-Arnold vice-captain |url=https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/virgil-van-dijk-named-new-liverpool-captain-trent-alexander-arnold-vice-captain |publisher=Liverpool F.C. |access-date=5 June 2024 |date=31 July 2023 |archive-date=7 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240407041101/https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/virgil-van-dijk-named-new-liverpool-captain-trent-alexander-arnold-vice-captain |url-status=live }}</ref>
[[File:Steven Gerrard in 2014.jpg|thumb|180px|[[Steven Gerrard]] is Liverpool's longest-serving captain.]]

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|{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Andrew Hannah]] || 1892–1895
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|{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Jimmy Ross (footballer, born 1866)|Jimmy Ross]] || 1895–1897
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|{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[John McCartney (footballer, born 1870)|John McCartney]] || 1897–1898
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|{{flagicon|England}} [[Harry Storer Sr.|Harry Storer]] || 1898–1899
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|{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Alex Raisbeck]] || 1899–1909
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|{{flagicon|England}} [[Arthur Goddard (footballer)|Arthur Goddard]] || 1909–1912
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|{{flagicon|England}} [[Ephraim Longworth]] || 1912–1913
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|{{flagicon|England}} [[Harry Lowe (footballer, born March 1886)|Harry Lowe]] || 1913–1915
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|{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Donald McKinlay]] || 1919–1920
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|{{flagicon|England}} [[Ephraim Longworth]] || 1920–1921
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|{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Donald McKinlay]] || 1921–1928
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|{{flagicon|England}} [[Tom Bromilow]] || 1928–1929
|-
|{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[James Jackson (footballer, born 1900)|James Jackson]] || 1929–1930
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|{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Tom Morrison (footballer)|Tom Morrison]] || 1930–1931
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|{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Tom Bradshaw (footballer, born 1904)|Tom Bradshaw]] || 1931–1934
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|{{flagicon|England}} [[Tom Cooper (footballer)|Tom Cooper]] || 1934–1939
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! style="background-color:#D10A11; color:white; border:3px ##;" scope="col"|Period
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|{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Matt Busby]] || 1939–1940
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|{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Willie Fagan]] || 1945–1947
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|{{flagicon|England}} [[Jack Balmer]] || 1947–1950
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|{{flagicon|England}} [[Phil Taylor (footballer, born 1917)|Phil Taylor]] || 1950–1953
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|{{flagicon|England}} [[Bill Jones (footballer, born 1921)|Bill Jones]] || 1953–1954
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|{{flagicon|England}} [[Laurie Hughes]] || 1954–1955
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|{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Billy Liddell]] || 1955–1958
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|{{flagicon|England}} [[Johnny Wheeler]] || 1958–1959
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|{{flagicon|England}} [[Ronnie Moran]] || 1959–1960
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|{{flagicon|England}} [[Dick White (footballer)|Dick White]] || 1960–1961
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|{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Ron Yeats]] || 1961–1970
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|{{flagicon|England}} [[Tommy Smith (footballer, born 1945)|Tommy Smith]] || 1970–1973
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|{{flagicon|England}} [[Emlyn Hughes]] || 1973–1978
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|{{flagicon|England}} [[Phil Thompson]] || 1978–1981
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|{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Graeme Souness]] || 1982–1984
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|{{flagicon|England}} [[Phil Neal]] || 1984–1985
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! style="background-color:#D10A11; color:white; border:3px ##;" scope="col"|Period
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|{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Alan Hansen]] || 1985–1988
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|{{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Ronnie Whelan]] || 1988–1989
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|{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Alan Hansen]] || 1989–1990
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|{{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Ronnie Whelan]] || 1990–1991
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|{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Steve Nicol]] || 1990–1991
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|{{flagicon|England}} [[Mark Wright (footballer, born 1963)|Mark Wright]] || 1991–1993
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|{{flagicon|Wales}} [[Ian Rush]] || 1993–1996
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|{{flagicon|England}} [[John Barnes (footballer)|John Barnes]] || 1996–1997
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|{{flagicon|England}} [[Paul Ince]] || 1997–1999
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|{{flagicon|England}} [[Jamie Redknapp]] || 1999–2002
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|{{flagicon|Finland}} [[Sami Hyypiä]] || 2001–2003
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|{{flagicon|England}} [[Steven Gerrard]] || 2003–2015
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|{{flagicon|England}} [[Jordan Henderson]] || 2015–2023
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|{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Virgil van Dijk]] || 2023–
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=== Player of the season ===
{{Further|Liverpool Player of the Season Awards}}

== Club officials ==
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* Owner: [[Fenway Sports Group]]
* Ambassadors: [[Ian Rush]], [[Robbie Fowler]], [[Michael Owen]], [[John Barnes]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Michael Owen becomes LFC international ambassador|url=https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/announcements/217017-michael-owen-becomes-lfc-international-ambassador|publisher=Liverpool F.C.|date=21 April 2016|access-date=19 November 2017|archive-date=22 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220422225904/https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/announcements/217017-michael-owen-becomes-lfc-international-ambassador|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=John Barnes appointed official ambassador of Liverpool FC - Liverpool FC |url=https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/john-barnes-appointed-official-ambassador-liverpool-fc |publisher=Liverpool F.C. |access-date=25 July 2024 |language=en |date=18 November 2022 |archive-date=26 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240826110731/https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/john-barnes-appointed-official-ambassador-liverpool-fc |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Fenway Sports Group and FSG International ===
* Principal owner: [[John W. Henry]]
* FSG Chairman: [[Tom Werner]]
* CEO of Football: [[Michael Edwards (football executive)|Michael Edwards]]
* CEO of FSG International: Billy Hogan
* Managing Director: Andy Hughes 
* Technical Director: [[Julian Ward]] 
* Director of Football Development: [[Pedro Marques (football manager)|Pedro Marques]]
Sources:<ref name="Athletic-hierarchy">{{cite news |last1=Pearce |first1=James |title=Liverpool 2.0: Who does what in FSG's new-look structure? |work=The New York Times |date=10 June 2024 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5545133/2024/06/10/liverpool-fsg-explained-hierarchy/ |access-date=3 July 2024 |archive-date=18 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240718085420/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5545133/2024/06/10/liverpool-fsg-explained-hierarchy/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Pearce |first1=James |title=Julian Ward returns to Liverpool as FSG technical director |work=The New York Times |date=10 May 2024 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5481948/2024/05/10/julian-ward-liverpool-return/ |access-date=3 July 2024 |archive-date=4 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240604205044/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5481948/2024/05/10/julian-ward-liverpool-return/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Liverpool Football Club ===
* Directors: John W. Henry, Tom Werner, Michael Gordon, Michael Egan
* Sporting Director: [[Richard Hughes (footballer)|Richard Hughes]]
* Assistant Sporting Director: David Woodfine
* Non-Executive Director: [[Kenny Dalglish]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Kenny Dalglish returns to Liverpool on board of directors|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/24407211|publisher=BBC|date=4 October 2013|access-date=11 February 2018|archive-date=6 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220706192700/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/24407211|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Director of Research: Will Spearman<ref>{{cite web |last1=Muller |first1=John |last2=Alexander |first2=Duncan |title=Who is Will Spearman, Liverpool's new director of research? |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4215407/2023/02/23/who-is-will-spearman-liverpools-new-director-of-research/ |website=The New York Times |date=23 February 2023 |access-date=25 February 2025 |archive-date=1 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250401030802/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4215407/2023/02/23/who-is-will-spearman-liverpools-new-director-of-research/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Chief scout: [[Barry Hunter (footballer)|Barry Hunter]]
Source:<ref name="Athletic-hierarchy" /><ref name=PremierLeague2017>{{cite web|url=https://www.premierleague.com/clubs/10/Liverpool/directory|title=The Liverpool Football Club & Athletic Grounds Limited|publisher=Premier League|access-date=19 November 2017|archive-date=22 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220822070657/https://www.premierleague.com/clubs/10/Liverpool/directory|url-status=live}}</ref>
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=== Coaching and medical staff ===
{{See also|List of Liverpool F.C. managers|Liverpool F.C. Reserves and Academy#Staff}}

* Head coach: Vacant
* Assistant coach: Sipke Hulshoff
* First-team coach: [[Giovanni van Bronckhorst]]
* Individual lead coach: [[Luiz Fernando Iubel]]
* First-team goalkeeping coach: [[Xavi Valero]]
* Goalkeeping development coach: [[Colin Stewart (footballer)|Colin Stewart]]
* Head of physical performance: [[Conall Murtagh]]
* Lead physical performance coach: Ruben Peeters
* Head of first-team analysis: Jansen Moreno
* First-team tactical analyst: Roderick van der Ham
* First-team set-piece analyst: Lewis Mahoney
* First-team post-match analyst: Joel Bonner

Source:<ref name="Liverpool FC Mens" />
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== Honours ==
{{further|List of Liverpool F.C. seasons}}
{{For|honours won by Reserves and Academy teams|Liverpool F.C. Reserves and Academy#Honours}}
[[File:Liverpool 6 ucl trophies.jpg|thumb|alt=Six trophies inside a glass cabinet. The trophies have ribbons on them and there is memorabilia next to them|The six [[UEFA Champions League|European Cups]] Liverpool won from 1977 to 2019 on display in the club's museum]]

In terms of the number of trophies won, Liverpool is regarded as the [[List of football clubs in England by competitive honours won|most successful club in English football]]. Liverpool's first trophy was the Lancashire League, which it won in the club's first season.{{sfn|Kelly|1988|p=15}} In 1901, the club won its first League title, while the record-equalling twentieth and most recent was in 2025.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Barringer-Grimes |first1=Greg |title=Liverpool rejoin Man Utd on 'perch' with 20th title |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articles/cjwv8185nn8o |access-date=29 April 2025 |publisher=BBC |date=27 April 2025 |archive-date=28 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250428172903/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articles/cjwv8185nn8o |url-status=live }}</ref> Meanwhile, the club's first success in the FA Cup came in 1965. In the 1980s, Liverpool had its most successful decade, when the club won six League titles, two FA Cups, four League Cups, one Football League Super Cup, five [[FA Community Shield|Charity Shields]] (one shared) and two European Cups. In 2020, Liverpool became the first English club to have won a League title in eight different decades.<ref>{{Cite news |date=20 July 2020 |title=Record-breaking Liverpool set new standards with Premier League title win |work=[[ESPN]] |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/37584533/record-breaking-liverpool-set-new-standards-premier-league-title-win |access-date=1 December 2023 |archive-date=20 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231120100007/https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/37584533/record-breaking-liverpool-set-new-standards-premier-league-title-win |url-status=live }}</ref>

The club has accumulated more [[Football records and statistics in England#Points|top-flight wins and points]] than any other English team.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engalltime.html |title=England&nbsp;– First Level All-Time Tables 1888/89-2009/10 |publisher=Rec. Sport. Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF) |date=15 July 2011 |access-date=22 July 2011 |first=Heikki |last=Pietarinen |archive-date=24 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170824181412/http://www.rsssf.com/tablese/engalltime.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Liverpool also has the highest average league finishing position (3.3) for the 50-year period from 1965 to 2015,<ref>{{cite web|title=Liverpool lead Manchester United, Arsenal, Everton and Tottenham in Ultimate League|work=Sky Sports |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/9817599/liverpool-lead-manchester-united-arsenal-everton-and-tottenham-in-ultimate-league|access-date=8 September 2015|archive-date=14 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220614173809/https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/9817599/liverpool-lead-manchester-united-arsenal-everton-and-tottenham-in-ultimate-league|url-status=live}}</ref> and second-highest average league finishing position for the period 1900–1999 after [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]], with an average league placing of 8.7.<ref>{{cite news|title=How consistency and caution made Arsenal England's greatest team of the 20th century|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-how-consistency-and-caution-made-arsenal-englands-greatest-team-of-the-20th-century-1133020.html|last=Hodgson|first=Guy|work=The Independent|date=17 December 1999|access-date=23 October 2009|archive-date=3 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303192410/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-how-consistency-and-caution-made-arsenal-englands-greatest-team-of-the-20th-century-1133020.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

Liverpool is the most successful British club in [[Liverpool F.C. in international football|international football]] with fourteen trophies, having won the European Cup/UEFA Champions League ([[UEFA]]'s premier club competition) six times, an English record that is only surpassed by [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]] and [[AC Milan]]. Liverpool's fifth European Cup win, in 2005, meant that the club was [[European Champion Clubs' Cup#Clubs awarded the trophy permanently|awarded the trophy permanently]] and was also awarded a [[UEFA badge of honour|multiple-winner badge]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/4582357.stm |title=Why it was the greatest cup final |last=Keogh |first=Frank |date=26 May 2005 |publisher=BBC |access-date=8 July 2011 |archive-date=31 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170831160033/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/4582357.stm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/19071.pdf |title=Regulations of the UEFA Champions League |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |page=32 |access-date=19 June 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070312003915/http://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/19071.pdf |archive-date=12 March 2007 }}</ref> Liverpool also hold the English record of three wins in the UEFA Cup, UEFA's secondary club competition.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/history/ |title=New format provides fresh impetus |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |access-date=17 July 2014 |archive-date=25 October 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101025002405/http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/history/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Liverpool also hold the English record of four wins in the [[UEFA Super Cup]].<ref>{{cite web |date=14 August 2019 |title=Liverpool beat Chelsea on penalties to win Super Cup |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefasupercup/news/0254-0d417f66c528-e5b666e344ce-1000/ |access-date=27 February 2022 |publisher=UEFA |language=en |archive-date=15 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190815005129/https://www.uefa.com/uefasupercup/match/2025638--liverpool-vs-chelsea/postmatch/report/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2019, the club won the [[FIFA Club World Cup]] for the first time, and also became the first English club to win the international treble of the Champions League, UEFA Super Cup and Club World Cup.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ladson |first1=Matt |title=What does Liverpool's Club World Cup victory mean for the rest of their season? |url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/liverpools-club-world-cup-victory-win-premier-league-season-matt-ladson |date=22 December 2019 |magazine=FourFourTwo |access-date=8 March 2020 |archive-date=22 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211122154702/https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/liverpools-club-world-cup-victory-win-premier-league-season-matt-ladson |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Roberto Firmino scores extra-time winner as Liverpool beat Flamengo to lift Club World Cup |url=https://metro.co.uk/2019/12/21/roberto-firmino-scores-extra-time-winner-liverpool-beat-flamengo-win-club-world-cup-11946087/ |access-date=21 December 2019 |work=Metro |archive-date=21 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191221214022/https://metro.co.uk/2019/12/21/roberto-firmino-scores-extra-time-winner-liverpool-beat-flamengo-win-club-world-cup-11946087/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+Liverpool FC honours
!style="width:1%"| Type
!style="width:5%"| Competition
!style="width:1%"| Titles
!style="width:21%"| Seasons
|-
| rowspan="6" |'''Domestic'''
!scope="row"|[[Football League First Division|First Division]]/[[Premier League]]<ref group="note" name="premier_league">Upon its formation in 1992, the [[Premier League]] became the top tier of [[Football in England|English football]]; the Football League [[Football League First Division|First]] and [[Football League Second Division|Second Divisions]] then became the second and third tiers, respectively. From 2004, the First Division became the [[EFL Championship|Championship]] and the Second Division became [[EFL League One|League One]].</ref>
| style="background-color:gold" | '''20'''{{sup|s}}
|align="left"|[[1900–01 Football League|1900–01]], [[1905–06 Football League|1905–06]], [[1921–22 Football League|1921–22]], [[1922–23 Football League|1922–23]], [[1946–47 Football League|1946–47]], [[1963–64 Football League|1963–64]], [[1965–66 Football League|1965–66]], [[1972–73 Football League|1972–73]], [[1975–76 Football League|1975–76]], [[1976–77 Football League|1976–77]], [[1978–79 Football League|1978–79]], [[1979–80 Football League|1979–80]], [[1981–82 Football League|1981–82]], [[1982–83 Football League|1982–83]], [[1983–84 Football League|1983–84]], [[1985–86 Football League|1985–86]], [[1987–88 Football League|1987–88]], [[1989–90 Football League|1989–90]], [[2019–20 Premier League|2019–20]], [[2024–25 Premier League|2024–25]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[Football League Second Division|Second Division]]<ref group="note" name="premier_league" />
| align="center" |4
|align="left"|[[1893–94 Football League|1893–94]], [[1895–96 Football League|1895–96]], [[1904–05 Football League|1904–05]], [[1961–62 Football League|1961–62]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[FA Cup]]
| align="center" |8
|align="left"|[[1965 FA Cup Final|1964–65]], [[1974 FA Cup Final|1973–74]], [[1986 FA Cup Final|1985–86]], [[1989 FA Cup Final|1988–89]], [[1992 FA Cup Final|1991–92]], [[2001 FA Cup Final|2000–01]], [[2006 FA Cup Final|2005–06]], [[2022 FA Cup Final|2021–22]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[EFL Cup|Football League Cup/EFL Cup]]
| style="background:gold;" |'''10'''
|align="left"|[[1981 Football League Cup Final|1980–81]], [[1982 Football League Cup Final|1981–82]], [[1983 Football League Cup Final|1982–83]], [[1984 Football League Cup Final|1983–84]], [[1995 Football League Cup Final|1994–95]], [[2001 Football League Cup Final|2000–01]], [[2003 Football League Cup Final|2002–03]], [[2012 Football League Cup Final|2011–12]], [[2022 EFL Cup Final|2021–22]], [[2024 EFL Cup final|2023–24]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[FA Community Shield|FA Charity Shield/FA Community Shield]]
| align="center" |16
|align="left"|[[1964 FA Charity Shield|1964]]*, [[1965 FA Charity Shield|1965]]*, [[1966 FA Charity Shield|1966]], [[1974 FA Charity Shield|1974]], [[1976 FA Charity Shield|1976]], [[1977 FA Charity Shield|1977]]*, [[1979 FA Charity Shield|1979]], [[1980 FA Charity Shield|1980]], [[1982 FA Charity Shield|1982]], [[1986 FA Charity Shield|1986]]*, [[1988 FA Charity Shield|1988]], [[1989 FA Charity Shield|1989]], [[1990 FA Charity Shield|1990]]*, [[2001 FA Charity Shield|2001]], [[2006 FA Community Shield|2006]], [[2022 FA Community Shield|2022]] (* shared)
|-
!scope="row"|[[Football League Super Cup]]
| style="background:gold;" |'''1'''
|align="left"|[[Football League Super Cup|1985–86]]
|-
|rowspan="3" |'''Continental'''
!scope="row"|[[UEFA Champions League|European Cup/UEFA Champions League]]
| align="center" |6
|align="left"|[[1976–77 European Cup|1976–77]], [[1977–78 European Cup|1977–78]], [[1980–81 European Cup|1980–81]], [[1983–84 European Cup|1983–84]], [[2004–05 UEFA Champions League|2004–05]], [[2018–19 UEFA Champions League|2018–19]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League]]
| align="center" |3
|align="left"|[[1972–73 UEFA Cup|1972–73]], [[1975–76 UEFA Cup|1975–76]], [[2000–01 UEFA Cup|2000–01]]
|-
!scope="row"|[[UEFA Super Cup]]
| align="center" |4
|align="left"|[[1977 European Super Cup|1977]], [[2001 UEFA Super Cup|2001]], [[2005 UEFA Super Cup|2005]], [[2019 UEFA Super Cup|2019]]
|-
|'''Worldwide'''
!scope="row"|[[FIFA Club World Cup]]
| align="center" |1
|align="left"|[[2019 FIFA Club World Cup|2019]]
|}

* {{legend|gold|record}}
* {{sup|s}} shared record

===Minor titles===
* [[Lancashire League (football)|Lancashire League]]
** Winners (1): [[Lancashire League (football)|1892–93]] 
* [[Sheriff of London Charity Shield]]
** Winners (1): [[Sheriff of London Charity Shield|1906]]

=== Doubles and trebles ===
* [[Double (association football)|Doubles]]:<ref group="note" name="doubles">Doubles won in conjunction with the treble, such as the FA Cup and League Cup double in 2001, are not included in the Doubles section.</ref>
** [[Premier League|League]] and [[FA Cup]] (1): [[1985–86 in English football|1985–86]]
** [[Premier League|League]] and [[Football League Cup|League Cup]] (2): [[1981–82 in English football|1981–82]], [[1982–83 in English football|1982–83]]
** [[Premier League|League]] and [[UEFA Champions League|European Cup]] (2): [[1976–77 in English football|1976–77]], [[1983–84 Liverpool F.C. season|1983–84]]
** [[Premier League|League]] and [[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]] (2): [[1972–73 in English football|1972–73]], [[1975–76 in English football|1975–76]]
** [[Football League Cup|League Cup]] and [[UEFA Champions League|European Cup]] (1): [[1980–81 in English football|1980–81]]
** [[FA Cup]] and [[Football League Cup|League Cup]] (1): [[2021–22 Liverpool F.C. season|2021–22]]
* [[Treble (association football)|Trebles]]:<ref group="note" name="doubles" /><ref>{{cite news |first=Simon |last=Rice |title=Treble treble: The teams that won the treble |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/treble-treble-the-teams-that-won-the-treble-1976153.html |work=The Independent |date=20 May 2010 |access-date=14 July 2010 |archive-date=11 December 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121211082236/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/treble-treble-the-teams-that-won-the-treble-1976153.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
** [[Premier League|League]], [[Football League Cup|League Cup]] and [[UEFA Champions League|European Cup]] (1): [[1983–84 Liverpool F.C. season|1983–84]]
** [[FA Cup]], [[Football League Cup|League Cup]] and [[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]] (1): [[2000–01 Liverpool F.C. season|2000–01]]

== Notes ==
{{Reflist|group=note}}

== References ==
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== Bibliography ==
* {{cite book |last1=Cox |first1=Richard |last2=Russell |first2=Dave |last3=Vamplew |first3=Wray |title=Encyclopedia of British football |publisher=Routledge |year=2002 |isbn=0-7146-5249-0}}
* {{cite book |last=Crilly |first=Peter |title=Tops of the Kops: The Complete Guide to Liverpool's Kits |publisher=Trinity Mirror Sport Media |year=2007 |isbn=978-1-905266-22-7}}
* {{cite book |last=Graham |first=Matthew |title=Liverpool|publisher=Hamlyn Publishing Group |year=1985 |isbn=0-600-50254-6}}
* {{cite book |last=Kelly |first=Stephen F. |author-link=Stephen F. Kelly |title=The Boot Room Boys: Inside the Anfield Boot Room |publisher=HarperCollins |year=1999 |isbn=0-00-218907-0}}
* {{cite book |last=Kelly |first=Stephen F.|title=You'll Never Walk Alone|publisher=Queen Anne Press |year=1988 |isbn=0-356-19594-5}}
* {{cite book |last=Liversedge |first=Stan |title=Liverpool:The Official Centenary History|publisher=Hamlyn Publishing Group |year=1991 |isbn=0-600-57308-7}}
* {{cite book |last=Moynihan |first=Leo |title=The Pocket Book of Liverpool|publisher=Turnaround Publisher Services|year=2009|isbn=978-1-905326-62-4}}
* {{cite book |last=Pead |first=Brian |title=Liverpool A Complete Record |publisher=Breedon Books |year=1986 |isbn=0-907969-15-1}}
* {{cite book |last=Reade |first=Brian |author-link=Brian Reade |title=[[43 Years with the Same Bird]] |publisher=Pan |year=2009 |isbn=978-1-74329-366-9}}

== External links ==
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* {{Official website}}
* {{Official website|URL=https://store.liverpoolfc.com|name=Liverpool F.C. Store}}

=== Independent websites ===
* [https://www.lfchistory.net/Stats/ Liverpool – statistics] on LFC History
* {{BBC football info|liverpool}}
* [https://www.skysports.com/liverpool Liverpool] at Sky Sports
* [https://www.premierleague.com/clubs/10/Liverpool/overview Liverpool FC] at Premier League
* [https://www.uefa.com/nationalassociations/teams/7889--liverpool/ Liverpool FC] at [[UEFA]]

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