2019 Liverpool FC season
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| Full name | Liverpool Football Club |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | The Reds |
| Ground | Anfield |
| Capacity | 44,742 |
| Manager | ImposterCauster |
| League | British Isles League |
| 2019 | 4th |
The 2019 Liverpool Reds, managed by ImposterCauster, played their first season in the inaugural season of the British Isles League. Liverpool plays its home matches at Anfield in Liverpool, Merseyside.
Liverpool competed in the Audi Champions Cup, the International Champions Cup, the British Isles League, and the FA Cup this season, playing against world-class competition in FC Wacker Innsbruck, Los Angeles Galaxy, and Juventus FC.
Contents
Matches
Preseason
Audi Champions Cup
Liverpool were drawn against FC Wacker Innsbruck in the first round of the Audi Champions Cup. The cup features one match over the course of the tie, with the winner advancing to the next round.
| 26 May 2016 | Liverpool | 2-3 | Wacker Innsbruck | Algarve, Portugal | ||
| --:-- ET | Sosa  83'Verreau 89'
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Kraljic 36' Vukusic 45+1'Kraljic 80' |
Stadium: Estádio Algarve | |||
International Champions Cup
Liverpool were drawn into Group A of the ICC, playing matches against South China AA, Los Angeles Galaxy, and Portland Timbers.
| 1 June 2016 | Liverpool | 4-1 | South China AA | Singapore, Singapore | ||
| 20:00 ET | Sosa 17' Sosa 29'Ashbridge 44'Sosa 73' |
Se Yoon 54' |
Stadium: National Stadium | |||
| 3 June 2016 | Liverpool | 0-1 | LA Galaxy | Singapore, Singapore | ||
| 20:00 ET | Banks 86' |
Stadium: National Stadium | ||||
| 5 June 2016 | Portland Timbers | 2-4 | Liverpool | Singapore, Singapore | ||
| 20:00 ET | Berry 44' Clarke 81'
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Verreau 14' Sosa 29'Verreau 75'Suarez 89' |
Stadium: National Stadium | |||
Liverpool finished with 6 points in Group A, good enough for a second-place finish and a spot in the semifinals against Juventus FC
| 7 June 2016 | Liverpool | 1-3 | Juventus | Singapore, Singapore | ||
| 20:00 ET | Arrevalo 3'
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Bianchi 25' Scalice 45+1'Bianchi 78'
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Stadium: National Stadium | |||
With the loss to Juventus, Liverpool played in the 3rd-place game, a rematch with the LA Galaxy.
| 9 June 2016 | LA Galaxy | 2-0 | Liverpool | Singapore, Singapore | ||
| 20:00 ET | McMahon 10' Banks 29'
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Stadium: National Stadium | ||||
BIL Schedule
| Matchday | Opponent | Stadium | Location | Result | Record (W-D-L) | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swansea City | Liberty Stadium | Swansea, Wales | 2-3 | 0-0-1 | 0 | 6th |
| 2 | Celtic | Celtic Park | Glasgow, Scotland | 1-1 | 0-1-1 | 1 | 7th |
| 3 | Crystal Palace | Anfield | Liverpool, England | 1-0 | 1-1-1 | 4 | 5th |
| 4 | Leicester City | Anfield | Liverpool, England | 2-2 | 1-2-1 | 5 | 4th |
| 5 | Arsenal | The Emirates | London, England | 3-1 | 2-2-1 | 8 | 4th |
| 6 | Spurs | Anfield | Liverpool, England | 0-0 | 2-3-1 | 9 | 4th |
| 7 | Manchester City | Etihad Stadium | Manchester, England | 3-2 | 3-3-1 | 12 | 4th |
| 8 | Swansea City | Anfield | Liverpool, England | - | - | - | - |
| 9 | Celtic | Anfield | Liverpool, England | - | - | - | - |
| 10 | Crystal Palace | Selhurst Park | London, England | - | - | - | - |
| 11 | Leicester City | King Power Stadium | Leicester, England | - | - | - | - |
| 12 | Arsenal | Anfield | Liverpool, England | - | - | - | - |
| 13 | Spurs | White Hart Lane | London, England | - | - | - | - |
| 14 | Manchester City | Anfield | Liverpool, England | - | - | - | - |
FA Cup
Liverpool were drawn against Leicester City in the first round of the FA Cup. The cup features two legs in each round, with the winner advancing with a larger aggregate score. The away goals rule is in effect.
After a slow start that saw the Reds give up two away goals inside 50 minutes, the stars made their mark of the game. Javi Sosa netted two in a span of six minutes to level the score, and, due to a gracious foul in the box just before the 80th minute, Christian Verreau was able to slot home a penalty shot to give the Reds a 3-2 win before an electrifying Anfield crowd. The second leg started much better for the Reds as Alessio Trentini headed in a cross from Ricardo Suarez to give Liverpool a crucial first away goal. Play was chippy throughout the match with the Foxes searching aimlessly for an equalizer to the score to bring them back in the aggregate count. That goal was found in the 85th minute, but new signing Alexi removed all doubt in the tie with his first goal as a Red in the 89th minute to give Liverpool the 2-1 win and the 5-3 win on aggregate.
Round 1
| 28 June 2016 | Liverpool | 3-2 | Leicester City | Liverpool, England | ||
| --:-- ET | Sosa 62' Sosa 68'Verreau PEN 80'
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Vasilievich 39' Francis 47'
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Stadium: Anfield | |||
| 23 July 2016 | Leicester City | 1-2 | Liverpool | Leicester, England | ||
| --:-- ET | Qureshi 85'
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Trentini 25' Alexi 89'
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Stadium: King Power Stadium | |||
The second round saw Liverpool get drawn against Manchester City.
Round 2
| 1 January 2016 | Liverpool | 0-0 | Manchester City | Liverpool, England | ||
| --:-- ET | Stadium: Anfield | |||||
| 1 January 2016 | Manchester City | 0-0 | Liverpool | Manchester, England | ||
| --:-- ET | Stadium: Etihad Stadium | |||||
Stats
Individual Stats
Field Players
| Player | Total Games | Starts | Goals | Assists | Yellow Cards | Red Cards | Clean Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Javi Sosa | 17 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Christian Verreau | 17 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Ricardo Suarez | 17 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Ryan Ashbridge | 17 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Danny Smalling | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Fernando Arrevalo | 13 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Rylan Maxwell | 17 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jonathan Webb | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rhys Wallace | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Miguel Villarosa | 17 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Anton Dumont | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Gardner | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Jacob Evans | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Jerome Allaire | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Alessio Trentini | 10 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Alexi | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
Goalkeepers
| Player | Total Games | Starts | Clean Sheets | Shots On Goal | Saves | Goals Allowed | Save Ratio | Yellow Cards | Red Cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olivier Chenard | 17 | 17 | 3 | 81 | 55 | 26 | .679 | 1 | 0 |
