Manchester United Football Club is a professional football club based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, England, that competes in the Premier League, the top flight of English football. Nicknamed "the Red Devils", the club was founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to its current stadium, Old Trafford, in 1910. Manchester United have won more trophies than any other club in English football, with a record 20 League titles, 12 FA Cups, five League Cups and a record 21 FA Community Shields. United have also won three European Cups/UEFA Champions Leagues, one UEFA Europa League, one UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, one UEFA Super Cup, one Intercontinental Cup and one FIFA Club World Cup. In 1998–99, the club became the first in the history of English football to achieve the continental European treble. By winning the UEFA Europa League in 2016–17, they became one of five clubs to have won all three main UEFA club competitions.
Full name | Manchester United Football Club |
Nickname(s) | The Red Devils |
Short name | Man United/Utd, United, Man U |
Founded | 1878, as Newton Heath LYR F.C, 1902, as Manchester United F.C. |
Ground | Old Trafford |
Ground Capacity | 74,140 |
Owner | Manchester United plc (NYSE: MANU) |
Co-chairmen | Joel and Avram Glazer |
Manager | Ole Gunnar Solskjær |
League | Premier League |
2015–16 | Premier League, 5th |
About Manchester United
Prolific English soccer team that's won numerous Premier League titles and UEFA Champions League titles.
Achievement of Manchester United
The club became the first ever to win the Premier League, FA Cup and UEFA Champions League in the same year, known as the treble, in 1998-99.
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Latest information about Manchester United updated on July 28 2021.