Aston Villa Football Club is an English professional football club based in Aston, Birmingham. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1874, they have played at their 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 European 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.
| Full name | Aston Villa Football Club |
| Nickname(s) | The Villa, The Lions, The Claret & Blue Army |
| Short name | Villa, AVFC |
| Founded | November 21, 1874 |
| Ground | Villa Park |
| Ground Capacity | 42,749 |
| Owner(s) | Nassef Sawiris, Wes Edens |
| Chairman | Nassef Sawiris |
| Head Coach | Dean Smith |
| League | Championship |
| 2015–16 | Premier League, 20th (relegated) |
About Aston Villa
English soccer club based in Birmingham that was a founding member of both the Football League and the Premier League.
Achievement of Aston Villa
The club captured three FA Cup titles between 1886 and 1897 and won its first European Cup in 1982 after defeating Bayern Munich 1-0.
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Latest information about Aston Villa updated on July 28 2021.
