Thursday, May 7, 2009

Manchester United FC


Manchester United Football Club is an English football club, based at Old Trafford in Trafford, Greater Manchester, and is one of the most popular football clubs in the world. The club was a founding member of the Premier League in 1992, and has played in the top division of English football since 1938, with the exception of the 1974–75 season. Average attendances at the club have been higher than any other team in English football for all but six seasons since 1964–65. Manchester United are the reigning English champions and European and Club World Cup holders, having won the 2007–08 Premier League, the 2007–08 UEFA Champions League, and the 2008 FIFA Club World Cup. The club is one of the most successful in the history of English football and has won 21 major honours since Alex Ferguson became manager in November 1986. In 1968, they became the first English club to win the European Cup, beating Benfica 4–1. They won a second European Cup as part of a Treble in 1999, before winning their third in 2008. The club also holds the record for the most FA Cup titles with 11.


Players

Goalkeepers

1Edwin van der Sar
12Ben Foster
29Tomasz Kuszczak
40Ben Amos

Defenders

2Gary Neville
3Patrice Evra
5Rio Ferdinand
6Wes Brown
15Nemanja Vidić
20Fabio
21Rafael
22John O'Shea
23Jonny Evans
42Richard Eckersley

Midfielders

8Anderson
11Ryan Giggs
13Ji-Sung Park
16Michael Carrick
17Nani
18Paul Scholes
19Daniel Welbeck
24Darren Fletcher
28Darron Gibson
34Rodrigo Possebon
43Davide Petrucci

Forwards

7Cristiano Ronaldo
9Dimitar Berbatov
10Wayne Rooney
32Carlos Tévez
41Federico Macheda


UEFA club competition record

CompetitionPldWDLGFGA
ECCC2041135140387192
ECWC3116965535
UCUP2061041916
SCUP310223
UIC000000
EUSA311122
Total2611377153465248

UEFA club competition honours

  • European Champions Clubs' Cup
    1967/68

  • UEFA Champions League
    1998/99, 2007/08

  • UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
    1990/91

  • EUSA Cup
    1999

  • UEFA Super Cup
    1991

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