Liverpool FC Forum

by **stmichael** » Thu Mar 25, 2004 4:24 pm

FC Porto's victory over Manchester United in the last round of the Champions League may have raised a smile or two on Merseyside but as a result Liverpool have slipped a place in the all-time UEFA rankings.

European football's governing body have compiled a league table based on all games played in the European Cup and Champions League since the inception of the competition in 1955.

Prior to the first knockout phase of this season's tournament the Reds were placed 11th in the list but were leapfrogged by the reigning UEFA Cup holders after their recent two-legged victory over United.

If you're looking for someone to blame for this then Costinha, scorer of the last-gasp equaliser at Old Trafford, is your man. Although somehow I doubt there'll much hate mail coming his way with a Liverpool postmark stamped on it!

For the record, here is the top 20 in full...

1. Real Madrid
2. Bayern Munich
3. AC Milan
4. Manchester United
5. Juventus
6. Barcelona
7. Benfica
8. Ajax
9. Dynamo Kiev
10. Anderlecht
11. Porto
12. LIVERPOOL
13. Rangers
14. Celtic
15. Galatasaray
16. Red Star Belgrade
17. Internazionale
18. Sparta Prague
19. PSV Eindhoven
20. Panathinaikos

The table is compiled by awarding teams two points for every win in the competition and one for a draw, which explains why four-time champions of Europe Liverpool trail twice winners of the tournament Manchester United.

Liverpool Football Club's Eurpoean Cup/Champions League Record

Participated: 14
Titles won: 4
Games played: 99
Won: 57
Drew: 22
Lost: 20
Goals for: 194
Goals against: 84

In fact, when you consider that the Reds have only competed in Europe's premier cup competition twice in the last 19 years it proves how well we must have performed in the sixties, seventies and eighties to still be ranked so high.

And just in case you were wondering, here is how the other English clubs have fared - Arsenal are 29th, Leeds 41st, Chelsea 60th,Nottingham Forest 79th, Newcastle 83rd, Aston Villa 90th, Derby County 112th, Tottenham 162nd and Everton 163rd!

by **Woollyback** » Thu Mar 25, 2004 4:29 pm

Just when we are all getting fed up with Liverpool, GH, the board etc....

Remember it could be worse, we could support the blueshite!!!

by **The_Rock** » Thu Mar 25, 2004 4:41 pm

We are better than manure until they beat our 18 league and 4 euro championship record. This Uefa compilation means zip to me......................... :angry:

by **Woollyback** » Thu Mar 25, 2004 4:43 pm

Good point, couldn't agree more! How many championships are they on now, 15?

by **stmichael** » Thu Mar 25, 2004 4:47 pm

it means zip to me aswell. thats why i posted it. if people seriously think that man u beating the likes of rangers, maccabi haifa and panathanaikos year in year out makes them historically better then us then they're talking b#ll#cks.

by **The_Rock** » Thu Mar 25, 2004 4:51 pm

Woollyback wrote:Good point, couldn't agree more! How many championships are they on now, 15?

yeah.

looks like they will be stuck with that number for a few more seasons.

Manure having a somewhat bad season is the only thing keeping this season for being disasterous for me. If only Arsenal knock them out of the FA Cup.

Will be crying...........with joy.

by **stmichael** » Thu Mar 25, 2004 4:54 pm

manure may be having a sh#te season but they're still 19 points ahead of us in the league. that shows how cr#p we are. :angry:

by **JBG** » Thu Mar 25, 2004 4:58 pm

Those UEFA and FIFA rankings are nonsense.

by **The_Rock** » Thu Mar 25, 2004 5:03 pm

stmichael wrote:manure may be having a sh#te season but they're still 19 points ahead of us in the league. that shows how cr#p we are.

thats true, but the ideal finale is :

This season :
a)Manure gets beat in the FA Cup semis.
b)Manure gets 3rd place in the league

1)Liverpool wins the Uefa Cup
2)Liverpool gets 4th place in the league.

If this happens, there is nothing else i could do, but just laugh.

And then next season, Manure gets knock out in the qualifying rounds of champions league

but u made a valid point. Manure are having a sh##e season and we are 19 points behind it. Even the most staunch GH supporter can't dispute that.

by **stmichael** » Thu Mar 25, 2004 5:07 pm

speaking of manure. did you hear that van horseface is getting married? i surprised they're leeting out of his stable!

by **Woollyback** » Thu Mar 25, 2004 5:10 pm

Also surprised they're letting her out of her sty

by **stmichael** » Thu Mar 25, 2004 5:12 pm

apparently beckhams not been invited due to fears that he might get into an argument with ferguson. yeah right. they don't even speak.

by **The_Rock** » Thu Mar 25, 2004 5:16 pm

stmichael wrote:speaking of manure. did you hear that van horseface is getting married? i surprised they're leeting out of his stable!

horsey is getting married ? No wonder. was wondering why he went from unkept caveman look to a not-so unkept caveman look

by **BOODIDDY** » Thu Mar 25, 2004 11:49 pm

f##k Uefa history proves who the greatest club in britain is . 4/18 Manc ba#ta#ds wont ever beat that.

by **greenred** » Thu Mar 25, 2004 11:54 pm

By my reckoning,Liverpool are somewhere between third and fifth on that list.They have Dynamo Kiev and Anderlecht ahead of us,neither of them have ever played in a European cup final.We have played in five.Go figure.

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