Portsmouth F.C. facts for kids
| Full name | Portsmouth Football Club | |||
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| Nickname(s) | Pompey, Blue Army, Blues. | |||
| Founded | 1898 | |||
| Ground | Fratton Park, Portsmouth | |||
| Capacity | 20,688 | |||
| Chairman | Iain McInnes | |||
| Manager | Kenny Jackett | |||
| League | League Two | |||
| 2015-16 | League Two, 6th | |||
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Portsmouth F.C. is an English football club. They play in the Football League Two. Their home stadium is called Fratton Park.
Portsmouth's manager is Kenny Jackett. 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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Images for kids
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12 High Street, Old Portsmouth
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Portsmouth won the FA Cup for the second time in 2008
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International strikers Peter Crouch and Nwankwo Kanu kick off for Portsmouth in their UEFA Cup match against Milan
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1993-1997.
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The entrance to Fratton Park's South Stand, with its mock Tudor facade
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Portsmouth fans at Wembley Stadium for the 2007–08 FA Cup semi-final with West Bromwich Albion
