Southampton Football Club is an English professional football club based in Southampton, Hampshire, which plays in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. One of the founding members of the Premier League, they have spent the majority of their history in the top flight since their first promotion to it in 1966; their longest continuous period was for 27 seasons between 1978 and 2005. Their home ground since 2001 has been St Mary's Stadium, prior to 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 have a long-standing rivalry with Portsmouth, due in part to geographic proximity and both cities' respective maritime histories. Matches between the two clubs are known as the South Coast derby.
| Full name | Southampton Football Club |
| Nickname(s) | The Saints |
| Founded | November 21, 1885 as St. Mary's Y.M.A. |
| Ground | St Mary's Stadium |
| Ground Capacity | 32,384 |
| Chairman | Gao Jisheng |
| Manager | Ralph Hasenhüttl |
| League | Premier League |
| 2015–16 | Premier League, 6th |
About Southampton FC
Nicknamed the Saints, the English club won the FA Cup in 1976. They were originally founded at St. Mary's Church by members of the St. Mary's Church of England Young Men's Association.
Achievement of Southampton FC
The club was sponsored by Under Armour and Virgin Media in 2016. They had been sponsored by Adidas, Veho and Umbro in the decade prior.
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Latest information about Southampton FC updated on July 28 2021.
