Formed in 1903 by the amalgamation of three Aberdeen clubs, they rarely challenged for honors until the post-war decade when they won every major Scottish trophy under manager Dave Halliday.
This level of success was surpassed in the 1980s when, under Alex Ferguson, they won three league titles, four Scottish Cups and a Scottish League Cup, as well as two European trophies.
Aberdeen were the last club outside the Old Firm to win the league title in the 1984–85 season, and were also the last Scottish team to win a European trophy.
The team has enjoyed less success since this golden era, although a 19-year wait for a major trophy ended with victory in the 2013–14 Scottish League Cup, followed by several second-place finishes to Celtic in the league in the 2010s.
Aberdeen have played at Pittodrie since their inception.
The stadium currently seats 20,866 people and is the first fully indoor stadium in the United Kingdom.
Pittodrie was also the first football stadium to have a dugout, an invention of player and manager Donald Coleman.
Since 1939, the club's colors have been primarily red and white;
Nowadays, Aberdeen almost exclusively play with all-red stripes with white detailing.
Aberdeen enjoys the support of the city and surrounding areas as it has no geographically close rivals.
Lacking a local rival, Aberdeen instead developed rivalries with more distant rivals such as Dundee United and Rangers.
Current Aberdeen Football Club
The new club played their first match on 15 August 1903: a 1–1 draw with Stenhousemuir.
That first season saw him win the Aberdeenshire Cup but only finish third in the Northern League.
The club applied for membership of the Scottish League for the following season and were elected to the Second Division.