Djimi Traoré
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Djimi Traoré
Djimi Traoré (born 1 March 1980 in Saint-Ouen, Seine-Saint-Denis
, France
) is a French-born Mali
an footballer who currently as either a left back or centre back. He plays for French Ligue 1
club Olympique de Marseille
. He is also a member of the Malian national team
.
before moving on to Liverpool
, with Gérard Houllier
paying £500,000 for him in February 1999. He played for most of the 2002–03 season, deputising for the injured Stéphane Henchoz
, having been on loan with French club Lens
the previous season.
He spent the 2003–04 season
, Houllier's last at the club, in the reserve team, of which he was captain, and almost left Liverpool for their Merseyside
neighbours Everton
on the 2004 transfer deadline day but remained at Liverpool. He scored his first and what turned out to be only Liverpool goal during this season, in the UEFA Cup against FC Steaua Bucureşti.
Traoré's career appeared to have been revitalised by Rafael Benítez
. While the defender had appeared poor positionally, and seemed reluctant to attack, particularly during the 2004–05 season
, he showed more willingness to support the left winger, as well as improving his positional play.
Traoré scored an own-goal in the third round of the 2004–05 FA Cup
against then Championship side Burnley
, as he attempted a turn and drag-back within his own six-yard box. It turned out to be the only goal of the game and handed Burnley a 1–0 victory over their Premiership opponents.
Traoré remained a regular at Liverpool, and eventually made the starting line-up as Liverpool qualified for the Champions League Final
that season, against AC Milan. He conceded the free kick that led to Paolo Maldini
's goal in the opening minute. In the second half his play improved, and "a goalline clearance to deny Shevchenko a likely winner" contributed to his becoming the first Malian to win a Champions League winners medal as Liverpool fought back from 3–0 down to draw 3–3 and beat Milan on penalties.
In the 2005–06 season
, Traoré found his first team appearances limited, with John Arne Riise
and Stephen Warnock
also starting regularly at left back. It was to be his last season with Liverpool, and, although he had played some part in Liverpool's pre-season in 2006, he was sold to Charlton Athletic
for £2 million on 8 August 2006.
. This was the fifth time in eight seasons a Charlton player had been sent off on the first game of the season. On December 16 he conceded a penalty against Liverpool, his former club, for a tackle on Jermaine Pennant
. He was soon deemed surplus to requirements at Charlton. After only half a season at the Valley, Traoré was allowed to leave the club by new manager Alan Pardew
, joining Portsmouth
.
. He played nine more games that season, but only played three the following season. On January 18, 2008, he joined Rennes on loan. He wore the number 12 for Rennes. Despite impressing while on loan, Rennes were unable to agree a deal to sign him and he has returned to Portsmouth to help in their UEFA cup campaign.
On return, he found playing opportunities limited due to several other defenders being at the club, being injured and the loan return of Lucien Aubey
. As such, Traoré found himself taking part in most of Portsmouth's pre-season fixtures, albeit without a squad number and only as cover. He was re-installed as part of the first team by receiving the number 32 just before Portsmouth's first match of the new season, the FA Community Shield
fixture against Manchester United. He was an unused substitute in the game. Despite this, Traoré failed to make an impact, and with Nadir Belhadj
signing a contract his Portsmouth career was at an end.
then of the Football League Championship
on a three-month emergency loan. He sustained a hamstring injury later the same month, and finally made his debut for the club in April as a late substitute against Watford
.
He was released by the club at the end of his two-year contract in June 2011.
giants Olympique de Marseille
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|2001–02||Lens
||Division 1
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|2002–03||rowspan="4"|Liverpool
||rowspan="4"|Premier League||32||0||2||0||3||0||11||0||48||0
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|2003–04||7||0||0||0||2||0||2||1||11||1
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|2004–05||26||0||1||0||5||0||10||0||42||0
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|2005–06||15||0||2||0||1||0||5||0||23||0
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|2006–07||Charlton Athletic
||Premier League||11||0||1||0||1||0||0||0||13||0
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|2006–07||rowspan="2"|Portsmouth
||rowspan="2"|Premier League||10||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||10||0
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|2007–08||3||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||3||0
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|2007–08||Stade Rennais||Ligue 1
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|2008–09||Portsmouth
||Premier League||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0
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|2008–09||Birmingham City
||Championship
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|2009–10||rowspan="2"|Monaco
||rowspan="2"|Ligue 1
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|2010–11
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Runner-up:
Djimi Traoré (born 1 March 1980 in Saint-Ouen, Seine-Saint-Denis
Saint-Ouen, Seine-Saint-Denis
Saint-Ouen is a commune in the Seine-Saint-Denis department. It is located in the northern suburbs of Paris, France 6.6 km from the centre of Paris....
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
) is a French-born Mali
Mali
Mali , officially the Republic of Mali , is a landlocked country in Western Africa. Mali borders Algeria on the north, Niger on the east, Burkina Faso and the Côte d'Ivoire on the south, Guinea on the south-west, and Senegal and Mauritania on the west. Its size is just over 1,240,000 km² with...
an footballer who currently as either a left back or centre back. He plays for French Ligue 1
Ligue 1
Ligue 1 , is the French professional league for association football clubs. It is the country's primary football competition and serves as the top division of the French football league system. Ligue 1 is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Professionnel, the other being Ligue 2....
club Olympique de Marseille
Olympique de Marseille
Olympique de Marseille is a French association football club based in Marseille. Founded in 1899, the club plays in Ligue 1 and have spent most of its history in the top tier of French football. Marseille have been French champions nine times and have won the Coupe de France a record ten times. In...
. He is also a member of the Malian national team
Mali national football team
The Mali national football team, nicknamed Les Aigles , is the national team of Mali and is controlled by the Fédération Malienne de Football. They have never qualified for the World Cup finals.-History:...
.
Liverpool
Traoré started his career at home club LavalStade Lavallois
Stade Lavallois Mayenne Football Club is a French association football club based in Laval. The club was formed on 17 July 1902 and currently play in Ligue 2, the second level of French football. Laval plays its home matches at the Stade Francis Le Basser located in the city and is managed by...
before moving on to Liverpool
Liverpool F.C.
Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups...
, with Gérard Houllier
Gérard Houllier
Gérard Houllier, OBE , is a French football manager, who was last manager of Premier League club Aston Villa. He stepped down on 1 June 2011, following hospitalisation over heart problems towards the end of the 2010-2011 season....
paying £500,000 for him in February 1999. He played for most of the 2002–03 season, deputising for the injured Stéphane Henchoz
Stéphane Henchoz
Stéphane Henchoz is a former Swiss international footballer who last played for Blackburn Rovers as a defender. He has been capped 72 times and played for his country at Euro 1996 and Euro 2004.- Early career :...
, having been on loan with French club Lens
RC Lens
Racing Club de Lens is a French association football club based in the northern city of Lens in the Pas-de-Calais department. Its nickname, sang et or , comes from its traditional colours of red and gold. Their primary rivals are their northern neighbors Lille OSC, whom they contest the Derby du...
the previous season.
He spent the 2003–04 season
FA Premier League 2003-04
The 2003–04 FA Premier League season was the twelfth season of the Premier League. In the end, Arsenal went through the season without a single defeat – only the second ever team to do so and were crowned champions once more, at the expense of Chelsea, who had spent heavily throughout the...
, Houllier's last at the club, in the reserve team, of which he was captain, and almost left Liverpool for their Merseyside
Merseyside
Merseyside is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 1,365,900. It encompasses the metropolitan area centred on both banks of the lower reaches of the Mersey Estuary, and comprises five metropolitan boroughs: Knowsley, St Helens, Sefton, Wirral, and the city of Liverpool...
neighbours Everton
Everton F.C.
Everton Football Club are an English professional association football club from the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of English football...
on the 2004 transfer deadline day but remained at Liverpool. He scored his first and what turned out to be only Liverpool goal during this season, in the UEFA Cup against FC Steaua Bucureşti.
Traoré's career appeared to have been revitalised by Rafael Benítez
Rafael Benítez
Rafael "Rafa" Benítez Maudes is a football manager, and former player. He is currently unemployed, after leaving as manager of Internazionale in December 2010....
. While the defender had appeared poor positionally, and seemed reluctant to attack, particularly during the 2004–05 season
FA Premier League 2004-05
The 2004–05 season of the FA Premier League began on 14 August 2004 and ended on 15 May 2005. Arsenal were the defending champions after going unbeaten the previous season....
, he showed more willingness to support the left winger, as well as improving his positional play.
Traoré scored an own-goal in the third round of the 2004–05 FA Cup
FA Cup
The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's...
against then Championship side Burnley
Burnley F.C.
Burnley Football Club are a professional English Football League club based in Burnley, Lancashire. Nicknamed the Clarets, due to the dominant colour of their home shirts, they were founder members of the Football League in 1888...
, as he attempted a turn and drag-back within his own six-yard box. It turned out to be the only goal of the game and handed Burnley a 1–0 victory over their Premiership opponents.
Traoré remained a regular at Liverpool, and eventually made the starting line-up as Liverpool qualified for the Champions League Final
UEFA Champions League 2004-05
The 2004–05 UEFA Champions League was the 50th season of UEFA's premier European club football tournament, and the 13th since it was rebranded as the UEFA Champions League in 1992. The competition was won by Liverpool, who beat Milan on penalties in the final, having come back from 3–0 down...
that season, against AC Milan. He conceded the free kick that led to Paolo Maldini
Paolo Maldini
Paolo Cesare Maldini is an Italian former footballer who played as a left or central defender. He spent all 25 seasons of his career at Serie A club Milan, before retiring at the age of 41 in 2009, becoming a symbol and a legend of the club...
's goal in the opening minute. In the second half his play improved, and "a goalline clearance to deny Shevchenko a likely winner" contributed to his becoming the first Malian to win a Champions League winners medal as Liverpool fought back from 3–0 down to draw 3–3 and beat Milan on penalties.
In the 2005–06 season
FA Premier League 2005-06
The 2005–06 season of the FA Premier League began on 13 August 2005, and concluded on 7 May 2006. The season saw Chelsea F.C retain their title after defeating Manchester United 3–0 at Stamford Bridge towards the end of April...
, Traoré found his first team appearances limited, with John Arne Riise
John Arne Riise
John Arne Semundseth Riise is a Norwegian footballer who currently plays as a left wing-back for Fulham and the Norwegian national team. Riise spent seven years playing for Premier League side Liverpool before moving to Roma in 2008...
and Stephen Warnock
Stephen Warnock
Stephen Warnock is an English footballer who plays for Aston Villa as a left-back.He has been capped by England twice and was part of the nation's squad at the 2010 FIFA World Cup...
also starting regularly at left back. It was to be his last season with Liverpool, and, although he had played some part in Liverpool's pre-season in 2006, he was sold to Charlton Athletic
Charlton Athletic F.C.
Charlton Athletic Football Club is an English professional football club based in Charlton, in the London Borough of Greenwich. They compete in Football League One, the third tier of English football. The club was founded on 9 June 1905, when a number of youth clubs in the southeast London area,...
for £2 million on 8 August 2006.
Charlton
Traoré was sent off on his Addicks debut on 19 August, after receiving two yellow cards, the latter of which was for hauling down West Ham's Marlon HarewoodMarlon Harewood
Marlon Anderson Harewood is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Guangzhou R&F in China.Harewood started his career at Nottingham Forest. During his career there, he had loan spells at Haka and Ipswich Town before joining West Ham United in 2003 and then Aston Villa in 2007...
. This was the fifth time in eight seasons a Charlton player had been sent off on the first game of the season. On December 16 he conceded a penalty against Liverpool, his former club, for a tackle on Jermaine Pennant
Jermaine Pennant
Jermaine Lloyd Pennant is a footballer who plays for Stoke City in the Premier League.Born in Nottingham, Pennant played for his local side Notts County as a youngster. He earned promising reviews in the youth team at County and Arsenal signed him in 1999...
. He was soon deemed surplus to requirements at Charlton. After only half a season at the Valley, Traoré was allowed to leave the club by new manager Alan Pardew
Alan Pardew
Alan Scott Pardew is an English football manager and former player, currently the manager of Newcastle United....
, joining Portsmouth
Portsmouth F.C.
Portsmouth Football Club is an English football club based in the city of Portsmouth. The club is nicknamed Pompey. Portsmouth's home matches have been played at Fratton Park since the club's formation in 1898. The team currently play in the Football League Championship after being relegated from...
.
Portsmouth
On 13 January 2007, Traoré played his first Premier League game with Portsmouth against Sheffield UnitedSheffield United F.C.
Sheffield United Football Club is a professional English football club based in the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire.They were the first sporting team to use the name 'United' and are nicknamed 'The Blades', thanks to Sheffield's worldwide reputation for steel production...
. He played nine more games that season, but only played three the following season. On January 18, 2008, he joined Rennes on loan. He wore the number 12 for Rennes. Despite impressing while on loan, Rennes were unable to agree a deal to sign him and he has returned to Portsmouth to help in their UEFA cup campaign.
On return, he found playing opportunities limited due to several other defenders being at the club, being injured and the loan return of Lucien Aubey
Lucien Aubey
Lucien Yann Sherril Aubey is a Congolese football defender, who currently plays for Stade de Reims.-Career:...
. As such, Traoré found himself taking part in most of Portsmouth's pre-season fixtures, albeit without a squad number and only as cover. He was re-installed as part of the first team by receiving the number 32 just before Portsmouth's first match of the new season, the FA Community Shield
FA Community Shield
The Football Association Community Shield is English football's annual match contested between the champions of the previous Premier League season and the holders of the FA Cup at Wembley Stadium. If the Premier League champions also won the FA Cup then the league runners-up provide the opposition...
fixture against Manchester United. He was an unused substitute in the game. Despite this, Traoré failed to make an impact, and with Nadir Belhadj
Nadir Belhadj
Nadir Belhadj is an Algerian professional football player who currently plays as a left wingback or as a left winger for 11-time Qatar league champions Al Sadd and the Algerian national team....
signing a contract his Portsmouth career was at an end.
Birmingham City
On 10 February 2009 Traoré joined Birmingham CityBirmingham City F.C.
Birmingham City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, they became Small Heath in 1888, then Birmingham in 1905, finally becoming Birmingham City in 1943.They were relegated at the end of the...
then of the Football League Championship
Football League Championship
The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League...
on a three-month emergency loan. He sustained a hamstring injury later the same month, and finally made his debut for the club in April as a late substitute against Watford
Watford F.C.
Watford Football Club is an English professional football club based in Watford, Hertfordshire. It is often referred to as Watford F.C., Watford, or by the team's nickname The Hornets . Watford Rovers, Founded in 1881, entered the FA Cup for the first time in 1886, and the Southern League a decade...
.
AS Monaco
On 18 June 2009 Traore signed a two-year deal with AS Monaco, moving from Portsmouth after his loan period had expired with newly promoted Birmingham City of the Premier League.He was released by the club at the end of his two-year contract in June 2011.
Olympique Marseille
On 18 August 2011 Traoré signed a one-year contract with Ligue 1Ligue 1
Ligue 1 , is the French professional league for association football clubs. It is the country's primary football competition and serves as the top division of the French football league system. Ligue 1 is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Professionnel, the other being Ligue 2....
giants Olympique de Marseille
Olympique de Marseille
Olympique de Marseille is a French association football club based in Marseille. Founded in 1899, the club plays in Ligue 1 and have spent most of its history in the top tier of French football. Marseille have been French champions nine times and have won the Coupe de France a record ten times. In...
.
Statistics
|-|1997–98
French football Division 2 1997-98
The Division 2 season 1997/1998, organised by the LFP was won by AS Nancy and saw the promotions of AS Nancy, FC Lorient and FC Sochaux-Montbéliard, whereas CS Louhans-Cuiseaux, Sporting Toulon Var, FC Martigues and FC Mulhouse were relegated to National....
||rowspan="2"|Stade Lavallois
Stade Lavallois
Stade Lavallois Mayenne Football Club is a French association football club based in Laval. The club was formed on 17 July 1902 and currently play in Ligue 2, the second level of French football. Laval plays its home matches at the Stade Francis Le Basser located in the city and is managed by...
||rowspan="2"|Division 2
Ligue 2
Ligue 2 , formerly known as Division 2, is a French professional football league. The league serves as the second division of French football and is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Professionnel , the other being Ligue 1, the country's top football division...
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|1998–99
French football Division 2 1998-99
The Division 2 season 1998/1999, organised by the LFP was won by AS Saint-Étienne and saw the promotions of AS Saint-Étienne, CS Sedan Ardennes and Troyes AC, whereas Red Star Saint-Ouen and AS Beauvais were relegated to National.-20 participating teams:...
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|1999–00||rowspan="3"|Liverpool
Liverpool F.C.
Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups...
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|2000–01||8||0||0||0||1||0||3||0||12||0
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|2001–02||0||0||0||0||0||0||1||0||1||0
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|2001–02||Lens
RC Lens
Racing Club de Lens is a French association football club based in the northern city of Lens in the Pas-de-Calais department. Its nickname, sang et or , comes from its traditional colours of red and gold. Their primary rivals are their northern neighbors Lille OSC, whom they contest the Derby du...
||Division 1
Ligue 1
Ligue 1 , is the French professional league for association football clubs. It is the country's primary football competition and serves as the top division of the French football league system. Ligue 1 is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Professionnel, the other being Ligue 2....
||19||0||0||0||1||0||0||0||20||0
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|2002–03||rowspan="4"|Liverpool
Liverpool F.C.
Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups...
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|2003–04||7||0||0||0||2||0||2||1||11||1
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|2004–05||26||0||1||0||5||0||10||0||42||0
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|2005–06||15||0||2||0||1||0||5||0||23||0
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|2006–07||Charlton Athletic
Charlton Athletic F.C.
Charlton Athletic Football Club is an English professional football club based in Charlton, in the London Borough of Greenwich. They compete in Football League One, the third tier of English football. The club was founded on 9 June 1905, when a number of youth clubs in the southeast London area,...
||Premier League||11||0||1||0||1||0||0||0||13||0
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|2006–07||rowspan="2"|Portsmouth
Portsmouth F.C.
Portsmouth Football Club is an English football club based in the city of Portsmouth. The club is nicknamed Pompey. Portsmouth's home matches have been played at Fratton Park since the club's formation in 1898. The team currently play in the Football League Championship after being relegated from...
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|2007–08||3||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||3||0
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|2007–08||Stade Rennais||Ligue 1
Ligue 1
Ligue 1 , is the French professional league for association football clubs. It is the country's primary football competition and serves as the top division of the French football league system. Ligue 1 is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Professionnel, the other being Ligue 2....
||15||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||15||0
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|2008–09||Portsmouth
Portsmouth F.C.
Portsmouth Football Club is an English football club based in the city of Portsmouth. The club is nicknamed Pompey. Portsmouth's home matches have been played at Fratton Park since the club's formation in 1898. The team currently play in the Football League Championship after being relegated from...
||Premier League||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0
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|2008–09||Birmingham City
Birmingham City F.C.
Birmingham City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, they became Small Heath in 1888, then Birmingham in 1905, finally becoming Birmingham City in 1943.They were relegated at the end of the...
||Championship
Football League Championship
The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League...
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|2009–10||rowspan="2"|Monaco
AS Monaco FC
Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club are a French football club based in Fontvieille, Monaco. The club was founded in 1924 and currently play in Ligue 2, the second tier of French football. The team plays its home matches at the Stade Louis II located within Fontvieille...
||rowspan="2"|Ligue 1
Ligue 1
Ligue 1 , is the French professional league for association football clubs. It is the country's primary football competition and serves as the top division of the French football league system. Ligue 1 is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Professionnel, the other being Ligue 2....
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|2010–11
2010–11 Ligue 1
The 2010–11 Ligue 1 season was the 73rd since its establishment. Entering the season, Marseille were the defending champions. The fixtures were announced on 21 May 2010 and the season began on 7 August and ended on 29 May 2011. The winter break was in effect between 23 December and 15 January 2011...
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Liverpool
Winner:- FA Charity Shield: 20012001 FA Charity ShieldThe 2001 FA Charity Shield was the 79th FA Charity Shield, a football match played between the winners of the previous season's Premier League and FA Cup competitions. The match was played on 12 August 2001 between 2000–01 Premier League champions Manchester United and 2000–01 FA Cup winners...
- Football League CupFootball League CupThe Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup or, from current sponsorship, the Carling Cup, is an English association football competition. Like the FA Cup, it is played on a knockout basis...
: 20032003 Football League Cup FinalThe 2003 Football League Cup Final was the final match of the 2002–03 Football League Cup, a football tournament for teams in the Premier League and the Football League. The match was contested by Liverpool and Manchester United at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff on 2 March 2003... - UEFA Champions LeagueUEFA Champions LeagueThe UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
: 20052005 UEFA Champions League FinalThe 2005 UEFA Champions League Final was the final match of the 2004–05 UEFA Champions League, Europe's primary club football competition. The showpiece event was contested between Liverpool of England and Milan of Italy at the Atatürk Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey on 25 May 2005... - FA CupFA CupThe Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's...
: 2006
Runner-up:
- Football League CupFootball League CupThe Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup or, from current sponsorship, the Carling Cup, is an English association football competition. Like the FA Cup, it is played on a knockout basis...
: 2005 - FIFA Club World Championship: 20052005 FIFA Club World Championship FinalThe 2005 FIFA Club World Cup Final was an association football match between São Paulo of Brazil and Liverpool of England on 18 December 2005 at the International Stadium, Yokohama, Japan. It was the final match of the 2005 FIFA Club World Championship, a competition for the winners of the primary...
- FA Community ShieldFA Community ShieldThe Football Association Community Shield is English football's annual match contested between the champions of the previous Premier League season and the holders of the FA Cup at Wembley Stadium. If the Premier League champions also won the FA Cup then the league runners-up provide the opposition...
: 20022002 FA Community ShieldThe 2002 FA Community Shield was a football match played on 11 August 2002 between 2001-02 Double winners Arsenal and 2001-02 Premier League runners-up Liverpool. Arsenal won the game 1–0 in normal time. Gilberto Silva scored the only goal of the game in the 69th minute...
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