page_title: Football in Leeds
section_title: Leeds United
hierarchical_section_title: Football in Leeds / Leeds United
context_page_description: The city of Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom, has several Football Clubs within its boundaries. Due to the popularity of rugby league almost all association football clubs in the city have the suffix "A.F.C." instead of the more prevalent "F.C." used in most of England, such as Leeds Woodville A.F.C. who were one of the earliest Victorian teams.
context_section_description: Leeds United are the only Football League team in the city of Leeds, with Leeds considered to be England's largest "one-club" city. Leeds United were formed after the original team Leeds City was forcibly disbanded by The Football League in 1919 in response to allegations of financial irregularities regarding illegal payments to players during the First World War.
  Though until recently in the EFL Championship, Leeds United are still one of the most successful clubs in English football. In domestic competitions they have won the Football League First Division three times and have been runners-up on five occasions, as well as having won the Second Division three times, and being runners-up a further three times. United have reached the FA Cup Final four times, winning in 1972, the Football League Cup Final twice, winning in 1968, and the Charity Shield three times, winning in 1969 and 1992. In Europe United have been runners-up in the European Cup in 1975 and in the Cup Winners' Cup in 1973. They have won the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup twice, in 1968 and 1971, and were runners-up in 1967.
caption: Elland Road hosts the play off semi-final against Preston in 2006.
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