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| Full name | Southampton Football Club | |||
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| Nickname(s) | The Saints | |||
| Founded | 21 November 1885 as St. Mary's Y.M.A. | |||
| Ground | St Mary's Stadium | |||
| Capacity | 32,384 | |||
| Owner | Lander Sports Investment | |||
| Chairman | Gao Jisheng | |||
| Manager | Ralph Hasenhüttl | |||
| League | Premier League | |||
| 2018–19 | Premier League, 16th of 20 | |||
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Southampton Football Club is a professional association football club based in Southampton, Hampshire, England, which plays in the Premier League, the top tier of English football.
Their home ground since 2001 has been St Mary's Stadium, before which they were based at The Dell. The club has been nicknamed "The Saints" since its inception in 1885 due to its history as a church football team, founded as St. Mary's Church of England Young Men's Association, and play in red and white shirts. Southampton has a long-standing rivalry with Portsmouth due to its proximity and both cities' respective maritime history. Matches between the two sides are known as the South Coast derby.
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Southampton players form a huddle before kicking off against Derby in 2007
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Koeman (front left) as manager
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Fans create a tifo in the St Mary's Stadium
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The club's trophy cabinet, located within the St. Mary's Stadium
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View from the Chapel Stand
