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Aston Villa
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Full name Aston Villa Football Club
Nickname(s) Villans, The Villa, The Lions,
The Claret & Blue Army
Short name Villa, AVFC
Founded 1874
Ground Villa Park
(Capacity: 42,660)
Owner Flag of Egypt Nassef Sawiris
Flag of United States Wesley Edens
Chairman Flag of Egypt Nassef Sawiris
Manager Flag of Spain Unai Emery
Current League Premier League 
2022–23 Premier League, 7th
Website Club home page
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Football current event Current season

Aston Villa Football Club (nicknamed Villa, The Villa, The Villans and The Lions) is a professional football club based in Aston, Birmingham, England. The club currently competes in the Premier League, the top tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1874, they have played at their current home ground, Villa Park, since 1897. Aston Villa were one of the founder members of the Football League in 1888 and of the Premier League in 1992. Villa are one of only five English clubs to have won the European Cup, in 1981–82. They have also won the Football League First Division seven times, the FA Cup seven times, the League Cup five times, and the UEFA Super Cup once.

Villa have a fierce local rivalry with Birmingham City and the Second City derby between the teams has been played since 1879. The club's traditional kit colours are claret shirts with sky blue sleeves, white shorts and sky blue socks. Their traditional club badge is of a rampant lion. The club is currently owned by the NSWE group, a company owned by the Egyptian billionaire Nassef Sawiris and the American billionaire Wes Edens.

Players[]

First team squad[]

As of 1 September 2023
No. Position Player
1 Flag of Argentina GK Emiliano Martínez (vice-captain)
2 Flag of Poland DF Matty Cash
3 Flag of Brazil DF Diego Carlos (vice-captain)
4 Flag of England DF Ezri Konsa
5 Flag of England DF Tyrone Mings
6 Flag of Brazil MF Douglas Luiz
7 Flag of Scotland MF John McGinn (captain)
8 Flag of Belgium MF Youri Tielemans
9 Flag of Burkina Faso MF Bertrand Traoré
10 Flag of Argentina MF Emiliano Buendía
11 Flag of England FW Ollie Watkins
12 Flag of France DF Lucas Digne
14 Flag of Spain DF Pau Torres
15 Flag of Spain DF Àlex Moreno
No. Position Player
16 Flag of England DF Calum Chambers
17 Flag of France DF Clément Lenglet (on loan from Barcelona)
19 Flag of France MF Moussa Diaby
22 Flag of Italy MF Nicolò Zaniolo (on loan from Galatasaray)
24 Flag of Colombia FW Jhon Durán
25 Flag of Sweden GK Robin Olsen
30 Flag of England DF Kortney Hause
31 Flag of Jamaica MF Leon Bailey
32 Flag of Belgium MF Leander Dendoncker
41 Flag of England MF Jacob Ramsey
42 Flag of England GK Filip Marschall
44 Flag of France MF Boubacar Kamara
47 Flag of England MF Tim Iroegbunam

Out on loan[]

No. Position Player
38 Flag of Finland GK Viljami Sinisalo (at Exeter City until 30 June 2024)
Flag of Brazil MF Philippe Coutinho (at Al-Duhail until 30 June 2024)
No. Position Player
Flag of France MF Morgan Sanson (at Nice until 30 June 2024)

Under-21s and Academy[]

Players under 21 who are listed in the official senior squad or have made their senior league debut are listed in the senior squad, this list below includes all academy players to have been named in a senior matchday squad.

No. Position Player
64 Flag of England GK James Wright
78 Flag of England GK Sam Proctor
61 Flag of England DF Frankie Ealing
59 Flag of England DF Josh Feeney
69 Flag of England DF Finley Munroe
60 Flag of Republic of Ireland DF Aaron O'Reilly
Flag of Netherlands DF Sil Swinkels
Flag of England MF Todd Alcock
Flag of England MF Mikell Barnes
57 Flag of Bermuda MF Ajani Burchall
53 Flag of England MF Taylor-Jay Hart
No. Position Player
62 Flag of England MF Chisom Afoka
71 Flag of England MF Omari Kellyman
58 Flag of England MF Tommi O'Reilly
70 Flag of England MF Kyrie Pierre
Flag of England MF Rico Richards
72 Flag of England MF Kadan Young
Flag of Netherlands MF Lamare Bogarde
Flag of England FW Caleb Chukwuemeka
Flag of England FW Charlie Lutz
Flag of England FW Kobei Moore

Out on loan[]

No. Position Player
48 Flag of Poland GK Oliwier Zych (at Puszcza Niepolomice until 30 June 2024)
51 Flag of England MF Edward Rowe (at Gloucester City until 30 June 2024)
56 Flag of England DF Sebastian Revan (at Rotherham United until 30 June 2024)
Flag of England DF Kaine Kesler Hayden (at Plymouth Argyle until 30 June 2024)
No. Position Player
Flag of England FW Louie Barry (at Stockport County until 30 June 2024)
Flag of Scotland DF Kerr Smith (at St Johnstone until 30 June 2024)
45 Flag of England DF Ben Chrisene (at Blackburn Rovers until 30 June 2024)

Rivalries[]

Aston Villa maintain a fierce city-rivalry with Birmingham City with matches between the two sides being known as a Second City derby. However, historically, the club's main rivals, highlighted by a 2003 fan survey, have been West Bromwich Albion, based in nearby West Bromwich. Games between the two are known as a West Midlands derby.

Other, less significant rivalries exist with Wolverhampton Wanderers and to an even lesser extent, Coventry City.

Club alumni[]

Former players[]

Main List of Aston Villa F.C. players

Managers[]

Main List of Aston Villa F.C. managers

Honours[]

Aston Villa Football Club have won European and domestic league honours. The club's last English honour was in 1996 when they won the League Cup, and most recently they won the 2001 UEFA Intertoto Cup.

Domestic[]

League

Cups

European[]

External links[]

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Aston Villa F.C. squad - 2023–24

Martínez •  Cash •  Diego Carlos •  Konsa •  Mings •  Douglas Luiz •  McGinn (c) •  Tielemans •  Traoré •  10 Buendía •  11 Watkins •  12 Digne •  14 Torres •  15 Moreno •  16 Chambers •  17 Lenglet •  19 Diaby •  22 Zaniolo •  23 Coutinho •  24 Durán •  25 Olsen •  30 Hause •  31 Bailey •  32 Dendoncker •  41 Ramsey •  42 Marschall •  44 Kamara •  47 Iroegbunam •  48 Zych •  59 Feeney •  71 Kellyman • 

Manager:  Flag of Spain Unai Emery
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Aston Villa F.C. squad seasons

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Aston Villa F.C. matches - 2023–24
2023–24 Premier League

Arsenal (h) · Manchester United (a) · Arsenal (a) · Crystal Palace (a)

2023–24 FA Cup
Middlesbrough (a) · Chelsea (a) · Chelsea (h)
2023–24 EFL Cup
Everton (h)
2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League
Hibernian (a) · Hibernian (h) · Legia Warsaw (a) · Zrinjski Mostar (h) · AZ (h) · AZ (a) · Legia Warsaw (h) · Zrinjski Mostar (a) · Ajax (a) · Ajax (h) · Lille (h) · Lille (a)
Friendlies
Walsall (a) · Newcastle United (n) · Fulham (n) · Brentford (n) · Rushall Olympic (a) · Lazio (h) · Valencia (a)
Aston Villa F.C. matches images - 2023–24
2023–24 Premier League
Arsenal (h) · Arsenal (a) ·
2023–24 FA Cup
2023–24 League Cup
2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League
Friendlies
Walsall (a) · Newcastle United (n) · Fulham (n) · Brentford (n) · Rushall Olympic (a) · Lazio (h) · Valencia (a)
Aston Villa Football Club - Managers

Ramsay (1884–1926) • Smith (1926–34) • McMullan (1934–35) • Hogan (1936–39) • Massie (1945–50) • Martin (1950–53) • Houghton (1953–58) • Mercer (1958–64) • D. Taylor (1964–67) • Cummings (1967–68) • Docherty (1968–70) • Crowe (1970–74) • Saunders (1974–82) • Barton (1982–84) • Turner (1984–86) • McNeill (1986–87) • G. Taylor (1987–90) • Venglos (1990–91) • Atkinson (1991–94) • Little (1994–98) • Gregory (1998–2002) • G. Taylor (2002–03) • O'Leary (2003–06) • O'Neill (2006–10) • Houllier (2010–11) • McLeish (2011–12) • Lambert (2012–15) • Sherwood (2015) • Garde (2015–16) • Di Matteo (2016) • Bruce (2016–18) • Smith (2018–21) • Gerrard (2021–22) • Emery (2022–)

Premier League Logo 2017 Premier League 2023–24
FA Cup winners

1872: Wanderers • 1873: Wanderers • 1874: Oxford University • 1875: Royal Engineers • 1876: Wanderers • 1877: Wanderers • 1878: Wanderers • 1879: Old Etonians • 1880: Clapham Rovers • 1881: Old Carthusians • 1882: Old Etonians • 1883: Blackburn Olympic • 1884: Blackburn Rovers • 1885: Blackburn Rovers • 1886: Blackburn Rovers • 1887: Aston Villa • 1888: West Bromwich Albion • 1889: Preston North End • 1890: Blackburn Rovers • 1891: Blackburn Rovers • 1892: West Bromwich Albion • 1893: Wolverhampton Wanderers • 1894: Notts County • 1895: Aston Villa • 1896: The Wednesday • 1897: Aston Villa • 1898: Nottingham Forest • 1899: Sheffield United • 1900: Bury • 1901: Tottenham Hotspur • 1902: Sheffield United • 1903: Bury • 1904: Manchester City • 1905: Aston Villa • 1906: Everton • 1907: The Wednesday • 1908: Wolverhampton Wanderers • 1909: Manchester United • 1910: Newcastle United • 1911: Bradford City • 1912: Barnsley • 1913: Aston Villa • 1914: Burnley • 1915: Sheffield United • 1920: Aston Villa • 1921: Tottenham Hotspur • 1922: Huddersfield Town • 1923: Bolton Wanderers • 1924: Newcastle United • 1925: Sheffield United • 1926: Bolton Wanderers • 1927: Cardiff City • 1928: Blackburn Rovers • 1929: Bolton Wanderers • 1930: Arsenal • 1931: West Bromwich Albion • 1932: Newcastle United • 1933: Everton • 1934: Manchester City • 1935: Sheffield Wednesday • 1936: Arsenal • 1937: Sunderland • 1938: Preston North End • 1939: Portsmouth • 1946: Derby County • 1947: Charlton Athletic • 1948: Manchester United • 1949: Wolverhampton Wanderers • 1950: Arsenal • 1951: Newcastle United • 1952: Newcastle United • 1953: Blackpool • 1954: West Bromwich Albion • 1955: Newcastle United • 1956: Manchester City • 1957: Aston Villa • 1958: Bolton Wanderers • 1959: Nottingham Forest • 1960: Wolverhampton Wanderers • 1961: Tottenham Hotspur • 1962: Tottenham Hotspur • 1963: Manchester United • 1964: West Ham United • 1965: Liverpool • 1966: Everton • 1967: Tottenham Hotspur • 1968: West Bromwich Albion • 1969: Manchester City • 1970: Chelsea • 1971: Arsenal • 1972: Leeds United • 1973: Sunderland • 1974: Liverpool • 1975: West Ham United • 1976: Southampton • 1977: Manchester United • 1978: Ipswich Town • 1979: Arsenal • 1980: West Ham United • 1981: Tottenham Hotspur • 1982: Tottenham Hotspur • 1983: Manchester United • 1984: Everton • 1985: Manchester United • 1986: Liverpool • 1987: Coventry City • 1988: Wimbledon • 1989: Liverpool • 1990: Tottenham Hotspur • 1991: Liverpool • 1992: Arsenal • 1993: Arsenal • 1994: Manchester United • 1995: Everton • 1996: Manchester United • 1997: Chelsea • 1998: Arsenal • 1999: Manchester United • 2000: Chelsea • 2001: Liverpool • 2002: Arsenal • 2003: Arsenal • 2004: Manchester United • 2005: Arsenal • 2006: Liverpool • 2007: Chelsea • 2008: Portsmouth • 2009: Chelsea • 2010: Chelsea • 2011: Manchester City • 2012: Chelsea • 2013: Wigan Athletic • 2014: Arsenal • 2015: Arsenal • 2016: Manchester United • 2017: Arsenal • 2018: Chelsea • 2019: Manchester City • 2020: Arsenal • 2021: Leicester City • 2022: Liverpool • 2023: Manchester City •

EFL Cup winners

1961: Aston Villa • 1962: Norwich City • 1963: Birmingham City • 1964: Leicester City • 1965: Chelsea • 1966: West Bromwich Albion • 1967: Queens Park Rangers • 1968: Leeds United • 1969: Swindon Town • 1970: Manchester City • 1971: Manchester City • 1972: Stoke City • 1973: Tottenham Hotspur • 1974: Wolverhampton Wanderers • 1975: Aston Villa • 1976: Manchester City • 1977: Aston Villa • 1978: Nottingham Forest • 1979: Nottingham Forest • 1980: Wolverhampton Wanderers • 1981: Liverpool • 1982: Liverpool • 1983: Liverpool • 1984: Liverpool • 1985: Norwich City • 1986: Oxford United • 1987: Arsenal • 1988: Luton Town • 1989: Nottingham Forest • 1990: Nottingham Forest • 1991: Sheffield Wednesday • 1992: Manchester United • 1993: Arsenal • 1994: Aston Villa • 1995: Liverpool • 1996: Aston Villa • 1997: Leicester City • 1998: Chelsea • 1999: Tottenham Hotspur • 2000: Leicester City • 2001: Liverpool • 2002: Blackburn Rovers • 2003: Liverpool • 2004: Middlesbrough • 2005: Chelsea • 2006: Manchester United • 2007: Chelsea • 2008: Tottenham Hotspur • 2009: Manchester United • 2010: Manchester United • 2011: Birmingham City • 2012: Liverpool • 2013: Swansea City • 2014: Manchester City • 2015: Chelsea • 2016: Manchester City • 2017: Manchester United • 2018: Manchester City • 2019: Manchester City • 2020: Manchester City • 2021: Manchester City • 2022: Liverpool • 2023: Manchester United •

FA Community Shield winners

1908: Manchester United • 1909: Newcastle United • 1910: Brighton & Hove Albion • 1911: Manchester United • 1912: Blackburn Rovers • 1913: English Professionals XI • 1920: West Bromwich Albion • 1921: Tottenham Hotspur • 1922: Huddersfield Town • 1923: English Professionals XI • 1924: English Professionals XI • 1925: English Amateurs XI • 1926: English Amateurs XI • 1927: Cardiff City • 1928: Everton • 1929: English Professionals XI • 1930: Arsenal • 1931: Arsenal • 1932: Everton • 1933: Arsenal • 1934: Arsenal • 1935: Sheffield Wednesday • 1936: Sunderland • 1937: Manchester City • 1938: Arsenal • 1948: Arsenal • 1949: Shared • 1950: English World Cup XI • 1951: Tottenham Hotspur • 1952: Manchester United • 1953: Arsenal • 1954: Shared • 1955: Chelsea • 1956: Manchester United • 1957: Manchester United • 1958: Bolton Wanderers • 1959: Wolverhampton Wanderers • 1960: Shared • 1961: Tottenham Hotspur • 1962: Tottenham Hotspur • 1963: Everton • 1964: Shared • 1965: Shared • 1966: Liverpool • 1967: Shared • 1968: Manchester City • 1969: Leeds United • 1970: Everton • 1971: Leicester City • 1972: Manchester City • 1973: Burnley • 1974: Liverpool • 1975: Derby County • 1976: Liverpool • 1977: Shared • 1978: Nottingham Forest • 1979: Liverpool • 1980: Liverpool • 1981: Shared • 1982: Liverpool • 1983: Manchester United • 1984: Everton • 1985: Everton • 1986: Shared • 1987: Everton • 1988: Liverpool • 1989: Liverpool • 1990: Shared • 1991: Shared • 1992: Leeds United • 1993: Manchester United • 1994: Manchester United • 1995: Everton • 1996: Manchester United • 1997: Manchester United • 1998: Arsenal • 1999: Arsenal • 2000: Chelsea • 2001: Liverpool • 2002: Arsenal • 2003: Manchester ;United • 2004: Arsenal • 2005: Chelsea • 2006: Liverpool • 2007: Manchester United • 2008: Manchester United • 2009: Chelsea • 2010: Manchester United • 2011: Manchester United • 2012: Manchester City • 2013: Manchester United • 2014: Arsenal • 2015: Arsenal • 2016: Manchester United • 2017: Arsenal • 2018: Manchester City • 2019: Manchester City • 2020: Arsenal • 2021: Leicester City • 2022: Liverpool • 2023: Arsenal •

UEFA Champions League winners

1956: Real Madrid • 1957: Real Madrid • 1958: Real Madrid • 1959: Real Madrid • 1960: Real Madrid • 1961: Benfica • 1962: Benfica • 1963: Milan • 1964: Internazionale • 1965: Internazionale • 1966: Real Madrid • 1967: Celtic • 1968: Manchester United • 1969: Milan • 1970: Feyenoord • 1971: Ajax • 1972: Ajax • 1973: Ajax • 1974: Bayern Munich • 1975: Bayern Munich • 1976: Bayern Munich • 1977: Liverpool • 1978: Liverpool • 1979: Nottingham Forest • 1980: Nottingham Forest • 1981: Liverpool • 1982: Aston Villa • 1983: Hamburg • 1984: Liverpool • 1985: Juventus • 1986: Steaua Bucuresti • 1987: Porto • 1988: PSV Eindhoven • 1989: Milan • 1990: Milan • 1991: Red Star Belgrade • 1992: Barcelona • 1993: Marseille • 1994: Milan • 1995: Ajax • 1996: Juventus • 1997: Borussia Dortmund • 1998: Real Madrid • 1999: Manchester United • 2000: Real Madrid • 2001: Bayern Munich • 2002: Real Madrid • 2003: Milan • 2004: Porto • 2005: Liverpool • 2006: Barcelona • 2007: Milan • 2008: Manchester United • 2009: Barcelona • 2010: Internazionale 2011: Barcelona • 2012: Chelsea • 2013: Bayern Munich • 2014: Real Madrid • 2015: Barcelona • 2016: Real Madrid • 2017: Real Madrid • 2018: Real Madrid • 2019: Liverpool • 2020: Bayern Munich • 2021: Chelsea • 2022: Real Madrid • 2023: Manchester City •

UEFA Super Cup winners

1972: Ajax • 1973: Ajax • 1975: Dynamo Kiev • 1976: Anderlecht • 1977: Liverpool • 1978: Anderlecht • 1979: Nottingham Forest • 1980: Valencia • 1982: Aston Villa • 1983: Aberdeen • 1984: Juventus • 1986: Steaua Bucharest • 1987: Porto • 1988: Mechelen • 1989: Milan • 1990: Milan • 1991: Manchester United • 1992: Barcelona • 1993: Parma • 1994: Milan • 1995: Ajax • 1996: Juventus • 1997: Barcelona • 1998: Chelsea • 1999: Lazio • 2000: Galatasaray • 2001: Liverpool • 2002: Real Madrid • 2003: Milan • 2004: Valencia • 2005: Liverpool • 2006: Sevilla • 2007: Milan • 2008: Zenit St. Petersburg • 2009: Barcelona • 2010: Atlético Madrid • 2011: Barcelona • 2012: Atlético Madrid • 2013: Bayern Munich • 2014: Real Madrid • 2015: Barcelona • 2016: Real Madrid • 2017: Real Madrid • 2018: Atlético Madrid • 2019: Liverpool • 2020: Bayern Munich • 2021: Chelsea • 2022: Real Madrid • 2023: Manchester City • 2024: TBD •

UEFA Intertoto Cup winners

1995: France Bordeaux, France Strasbourg1996: Germany Karlsruhe, Denmark Silkeborg, France Guingamp1997: France Auxerre, France Bastia, France Lyon1998: Italy Bologna, Spain Valencia, Germany Werder1999: Italy Juventus, England West Ham United, France Montpellier2000: Spain Celta, Germany Stuttgart, Italy Udinese2001: France Paris Saint-Germain, France Troyes, England Aston Villa2002: Spain Málaga, Germany Stuttgart, England Fulham2003: Spain Villarreal, Italy Perugia, Germany Schalke 042004: Spain Villarreal, France Lille, Germany Schalke 042005: Germany Hamburg,France Marseille, France Lens2006: England Newcastle United2007: Germany Hamburg2008: Portugal Braga

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