Portsmouth F.C.
Portsmouth F.C. is an English football club. They play in EFL League One. Their home stadium is called Fratton Park.
| Full name | Portsmouth Football Club | |||
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| Nickname(s) | Pompey, Blue Army, Blues. | |||
| Founded | 1898 | |||
| Ground | Fratton Park, Portsmouth (capacity: 20,899) | |||
| Chairman | Michael Eisner | |||
| Manager | John Mousinho | |||
| League | ELF League One | |||
| 20 | EFL League 1, 8th | |||
| Website | Club home page | |||
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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
| Season | League | Position |
| 2000/01 | First Division | 20th |
| 2001/02 | First Division | 17th |
| 2002/03 | First Division | Champions |
| 2003/04 | Premier League | 13th |
| 2004/05 | Premier League | 16th |
| 2005/06 | Premier League | 17th |
| 2006/07 | Premier League | 9th |
| 2007/08 | Premier League | 8th |
| 2008/09 | Premier League | 14th |
| 2009/10 | Premier League | 20th |
| 2010/11 | League Championship | 16th |
| 2011/12 | League Championship | 22nd |
| 2012/13 | League One | 24th |
Former position
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Portsmouth F.C. Media
12 High Street, Old Portsmouth
A Blue Plaque on the wall of 12 High Street, Old Portsmouth (Alderman John E. Pink's solicitors' office building) commemorates the founding on 5 April 1898.
Chart of table positions for Portsmouth since joining the Football League.
Portsmouth won the FA Cup for the second time in 2008
The scoreboard at the end of the 2008 FA Cup final, in which Portsmouth beat Cardiff City 1–0
International strikers Peter Crouch and Nwankwo Kanu kick off for Portsmouth in their UEFA Cup match against Milan
Flag of the City of Portsmouth
Sir Bernard 'Monty' Montgomery
The entrance to Fratton Park's South Stand, with its mock Tudor facade
Portsmouth's training ground in Hilsea, Portsmouth
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