Aston Villa Football Club is a professional football club, based in Birmingham. The club first played in Europe in the UEFA Cup in the 1975âÂÂ76 season, losing in the first round to Antwerp, with their first match being a 4âÂÂ1 loss on 17 September 1975. Aston Villa are one of the 6 clubs from England to have won the European Cup, winning in 1982, beating Bayern Munich in the final, after winning the 1980âÂÂ81 English First Division. In the same year, they won the 1982 European Super Cup against 1982 Cup Winners' Cup champions, Barcelona, and played in the 1982 Intercontinental Cup, against Copa Libertadores holders, Peñarol, although they lost this 2âÂÂ0. Aston Villa was also one of the winners of the 2001 Intertoto Cup. Aston Villa has played in nineteen seasons of UEFA competitions, although the 2024âÂÂ25 Champions League was the club's first participation in a first-tier European competition since the 1982âÂÂ83 European Cup.