Portsmouth Football Club is an English football club based in the south coast city of Portsmouth. The club is nicknamed Pompey , sometimes called 'The Blues', with their fans known as 'The Blue Army'. They play in the Premier League. The club is currently owned by the Franco-Russian-Israeli Alexandre Gaydamak. They are the current holders of the FA Cup and the Barclays Asia .
Harry Redknapp took over as manager in early 2002, with Jim Smith returning to the club as assistant manager. Redknapp was able to make the most of Mandarić's willingness to invest in players at a time when competitors were struggling after the collapse of ITV's television deal with the Football League. Just over a year later, Portsmouth were celebrating winning the Division One Championship and promotion to the Premier League, winning the title with a game to spare.
Since arriving in the Premier League, the club finished 13th, 16th, and 17th in its first three seasons before being bought by businessman Alexandre Gaydamak. With large amounts of money available for the manager to make record signings, the club finished their 2006-2007 season in the Premier League in the top half of the table for the first time, only one point short of European qualification; however, there was to be some consolation as Portsmouth beat Liverpool 4-2 on penalties to win the Barclays Asia Trophy after a goalless draw, with Pompey goalkeeper David James saving penalties from Yossi Benayoun and Fernando Torres.
In 2008, Portsmouth reached the FA Cup final for the first time since 1939. They eliminated Manchester United at Old Trafford and the following day became the only Premier League team left in the cup, following Barnsley's surprise win over Chelsea. Portsmouth immediately became favourites to win the cup; in a season noted for the scalping of favourites. They beat Championship side West Bromwich Albion 1-0 on 5 April at Wembley Stadium in the semi-finals, the same day that the club celebrated its 110th birthday. Portsmouth went on to win the cup with a 1-0 win against Championship team Cardiff City. The win earned them a place in the 2008-09 UEFA Cup, the club's first time playing European football. Their first UEFA cup match resulted in an historic 2-0 victory over Vitoria SC and went on to win the game (4-2) this put Portsmouth in the group stages for the first time in their history.
On 25 October 2008, Redknapp left Portsmouth FC for a second time, this time to join Tottenham Hotspur FC as their new manager, replacing Juande Ramos. Following his departure, Redknapp's assistant Tony Adams was promoted to the managerial role.
On the 28 October 2008, the club announced that former assistant manager Tony Adams had been promoted to the manager's seat. It is thought that as he was a part of the previous coaching setup, the backroom staff will remain largely the same. However, first-team coach Joe Jordan left the club soon after Adams' appointment to join Tottenham, with Johnny Metgod replacing him.
Adams' official tenure began with a 0-1 defeat to Liverpool on the 29 October 2008. On the 27 November 2008 Portsmouth managed an historic result against Italian giants A.C. Milan, going 2-0 up during the game and finishing at 2-2.
Portsmouth play their home games at Fratton Park, in Portsmouth. The ground has been home to the club throughout its entire history. It is the only football stadium in the English professional leagues to be located off the British mainland.
Plans for relocation were first mooted as long ago as the early 1990s, but due to various objections, the club has continued to play at Fratton Park. As of September 2008, a new stadium is planned for a site offered by the Royal Navy at Horsea Island, between Stamshaw and Port Solent. The new project is also a Herzog & De Meuron design and the plans include an adjacent 10000 capacity indoor arena. Portsmouth are hoping to have the stadium ready in 2011 although a request has not yet been made.
The FA have suggested using the proposed stadium as a venue for future World Cup bids, assisting with expanding the capacity beyond 40,000.
Harry Redknapp took over as manager in early 2002, with Jim Smith returning to the club as assistant manager. Redknapp was able to make the most of Mandarić's willingness to invest in players at a time when competitors were struggling after the collapse of ITV's television deal with the Football League. Just over a year later, Portsmouth were celebrating winning the Division One Championship and promotion to the Premier League, winning the title with a game to spare.
Since arriving in the Premier League, the club finished 13th, 16th, and 17th in its first three seasons before being bought by businessman Alexandre Gaydamak. With large amounts of money available for the manager to make record signings, the club finished their 2006-2007 season in the Premier League in the top half of the table for the first time, only one point short of European qualification; however, there was to be some consolation as Portsmouth beat Liverpool 4-2 on penalties to win the Barclays Asia Trophy after a goalless draw, with Pompey goalkeeper David James saving penalties from Yossi Benayoun and Fernando Torres.
In 2008, Portsmouth reached the FA Cup final for the first time since 1939. They eliminated Manchester United at Old Trafford and the following day became the only Premier League team left in the cup, following Barnsley's surprise win over Chelsea. Portsmouth immediately became favourites to win the cup; in a season noted for the scalping of favourites. They beat Championship side West Bromwich Albion 1-0 on 5 April at Wembley Stadium in the semi-finals, the same day that the club celebrated its 110th birthday. Portsmouth went on to win the cup with a 1-0 win against Championship team Cardiff City. The win earned them a place in the 2008-09 UEFA Cup, the club's first time playing European football. Their first UEFA cup match resulted in an historic 2-0 victory over Vitoria SC and went on to win the game (4-2) this put Portsmouth in the group stages for the first time in their history.
On 25 October 2008, Redknapp left Portsmouth FC for a second time, this time to join Tottenham Hotspur FC as their new manager, replacing Juande Ramos. Following his departure, Redknapp's assistant Tony Adams was promoted to the managerial role.
On the 28 October 2008, the club announced that former assistant manager Tony Adams had been promoted to the manager's seat. It is thought that as he was a part of the previous coaching setup, the backroom staff will remain largely the same. However, first-team coach Joe Jordan left the club soon after Adams' appointment to join Tottenham, with Johnny Metgod replacing him.
Adams' official tenure began with a 0-1 defeat to Liverpool on the 29 October 2008. On the 27 November 2008 Portsmouth managed an historic result against Italian giants A.C. Milan, going 2-0 up during the game and finishing at 2-2.
Portsmouth play their home games at Fratton Park, in Portsmouth. The ground has been home to the club throughout its entire history. It is the only football stadium in the English professional leagues to be located off the British mainland.
Plans for relocation were first mooted as long ago as the early 1990s, but due to various objections, the club has continued to play at Fratton Park. As of September 2008, a new stadium is planned for a site offered by the Royal Navy at Horsea Island, between Stamshaw and Port Solent. The new project is also a Herzog & De Meuron design and the plans include an adjacent 10000 capacity indoor arena. Portsmouth are hoping to have the stadium ready in 2011 although a request has not yet been made.
The FA have suggested using the proposed stadium as a venue for future World Cup bids, assisting with expanding the capacity beyond 40,000.
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