Coventry City FC

Coventry City Football Club is an English football club, founded in 1883 and currently competing in the Football League One, the third level in England. The club plays its home games at the Ricoh Arena.

The club was founded by the employees of a bicycle manufacturer and wore in the early years, also the name of that company, Singers. In 1893, the club professional and five years later the name was changed to the current name, right before they moved to the current Stadium to the Highfield Road.

Coventry City was admitted to the second division of English football in 1919. But it was only in the early 1960s, the club was more successful, coincidentally was the light blue color adopted as club. The club received his Ph.d. in 1967 to the highest class, where they were a permanent fixture until 2001.

In 1987 the club won the FA Cup, Tottenham Hotspur was defeated 3-2 in the final. Because English club, as a result of the Heysel Stadium disaster, were not allowed to participate in the European leagues, however, the club was allowed to play in a European context. The best listing of the club was the sixth place in 1969/70.

After the relegation from the Premier League the club could only once in the top ten finish in the Football League Championship. In 2012 the club relegated out of here.



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[hide] *1 Palmares  ==Palmares[ Edit] ==
 * Coventry in Europe 2
 * 3 notable former players
 * 3.1 Belgians
 * 3.2 Dutchmen
 * 3.3 Other
 * 4 external link
 * FA Cup
 * 1987

==Coventry in Europe[ Edit] == Total points for UEFA coefficients: 6.0 ==Notable former players[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] ==
 * 1R = first round
 * 2R = second round
 * PUC = points UEFA coefficients