Aston Villa Football Club

Aston Villa is one of the oldest and most successful clubs in England, founded in 1874 in Birmingham. The club won the European Cup in 1982, being one of few English clubs to lift the most important continental trophy. With seven national championship titles, Villa is a historical reference in British football.

History

Founded in 1874, Aston Villa was one of the founding members of the Football League in 1888 and dominated English football at the end of the 19th century, winning six national titles by 1900. The club's greatest moment came in 1982, when it won the European Cup by defeating Bayern Munich. After decades of ups and downs, the club returned to the Premier League in 2019 and became a contender once again in English football.