Manchester United F.C. in international football
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Manchester United Football Club is an English football club based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester. They were the first English club to participate in a European competition, entering the European Cup in 1956. Since then, the club has competed in every UEFA-organised competition, with the exception of the now-defunct Intertoto Cup and Conference League.
Club | Manchester United |
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Seasons played | 47 |
Most appearances | Ryan Giggs (157) |
Top scorer | Wayne Rooney (39) |
First entry | 1956–57 European Cup |
Latest entry | 2024–25 UEFA Europa League |
Titles | |
Champions League | |
Europa League | 1 |
Cup Winners' Cup | 1 |
Super Cup | 1 |
Intercontinental Cup | 1 |
FIFA Club World Cup | 1 |
The competition in which Manchester United has had the most success is the European Cup (now known as the UEFA Champions League); they have won three European Cups, the first of which came in 1968; that victory made them the first English club to win the competition. The other two victories came in 1999 and 2008. The club has also won the Europa League in 2017, the Cup Winners' Cup in 1991, the Super Cup also in 1991, the Intercontinental Cup in 1999 and the Club World Cup in 2008.
After their Champions League wins in 1999 and 2008, Manchester United competed as a UEFA representative at the 2000 FIFA Club World Championship and the 2008 FIFA Club World Cup. They were knocked out of the 2000 tournament at the group stage, but went on to win the 2008 edition, highlighted above, becoming the first English side to do so.