Portsmouth F.C.

Portsmouth F.C. is an English football club. They play in EFL League One. Their home stadium is called Fratton Park.

Portsmouth F.C.
Full namePortsmouth Football Club
Nickname(s)Pompey, Blue Army, Blues.
Founded1898
GroundFratton Park, Portsmouth
Capacity20,899
ChairmanMichael Eisner
ManagerJohn Mousinho
LeagueELF League One
20EFL League 1, 8th
WebsiteClub website

Portsmouth's manager is John Mousinho. The most famous manager was probably Harry Redknapp who took the team to an FA Cup victory in 2008 which subsequently got the team into the UEFA Europa League (then called the UEFA Cup) for the first time. The club has since been hit with financial problems and see themselves in the fourth tier of English football.

They have a big rivalry with a team called Southampton F.C. They are also from Hampshire.

League position
SeasonLeaguePosition
2000/01First Division20th
2001/02First Division17th
2002/03First DivisionChampions
2003/04Premier League13th
2004/05Premier League16th
2005/06Premier League17th
2006/07Premier League9th
2007/08Premier League8th
2008/09Premier League14th
2009/10Premier League20th
2010/11League Championship16th
2011/12League Championship22nd
2012/13League One24th

Former position




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