Southampton
Southampton
Southampton FC was founded in 1885 and play their home games at St. Mary's Stadium. The stadium opened in 2001 and has a capacity of 32589, which makes it the biggest stadium in the south of England, outside of London. The stadium was built to replace 'The Dell', where Southampton played between 1898 and 2001. The current manager is Ralph Hasenhuttl, who took over the club halfway through last season after a successful spell with RB Leipzig in Germany. Southampton's nickname is 'The Saints', and the team plays in red shirts with thin white stripes, red shorts, and red and white socks.
"The Saints mean a lot to me. Don't forget that I was with Southampton from nine years of age until I was 17, so they are always going to be a club close to my heart. And I still have so many close friends on the south coast." Gareth Bale, ex-Southampton player.
Southampton have played in the Premier League for a total of 18 seasons, they have been relegated once, in 2004-05, but were promoted back to the Premier League in 2011/2012. They reached the Premier League after back to back promotions from the third and second divisions of English football. In each of those promotion seasons, Rickie Lambert was Southampton's top scorer, before moving to Liverpool. Until 2014/15 when they finished 7th, the highest Southampton had ever finished in the Premier League was 8th place in 2002-2003 and 2013-2014 but they did finish 2nd in the league in 1983-84, which is their highest ever finish in the top division. Southampton have won one major trophy in their history; they won the FA Cup in 1976. In the final, they beat Manchester United 1-0 in one of the greatest ever FA Cup shocks, as Southampton were a second division team at that time.
Southampton’s strongest rivalry is with Portsmouth, which is another city very close to Southampton on the south coast of England. The first league game between Southampton and Portsmouth was played in 1920 and won 2-0 by Southampton. There probably won't be another league match for some time, as Portsmouth are currently playing in League 2, which is the fourth level of English football.
The club has been nicknamed “The Saints” since the club was founded in 1885. This is because it was founded as a church football team and was originally called St Mary’s Young Men’s Association. The club was renamed Southampton F.C. after the club won the Southern League in 1897, but the nickname has endured.
Prediction 2020/21: 9th
Key player: Danny Ings
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Rickie Lambert scored all 34 penalties he took for Southampton!
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Komentar
09/04/2021
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Nice to see an intermediate club at the PL when it comes for performance with such a great history and culture. The Saints certainlly have a big importance in english football.
09/04/2021 17:57
Arsenal
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Nice to see an intermediate club at the PL when it comes for performance with such a great history and culture. The Saints certainlly have a big importance in english football.
08/02/2021
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The Sotton
08/02/2021 16:04
Wolverhampton Wanderers
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The Sotton
20/12/2020
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i visited Southampton city 3 years ago and i consider it is one of the beautiful city in the south of England. I saw Southampton stadium from outside.
20/12/2020 16:26
Liverpool
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i visited Southampton city 3 years ago and i consider it is one of the beautiful city in the south of England. I saw Southampton stadium from outside.
15/06/2020
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Southampton is a very good team with a big history and it's a beautiful city. My favourite player at Southampton is James Ward-Prowse because of his amazing free-kicks.
I think Southampton will finish between 10th-15th this season.
15/06/2020 02:08
Manchester United
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Southampton is a very good team with a big history and it's a beautiful city. My favourite player at Southampton is James Ward-Prowse because of his amazing free-kicks.
I think Southampton will finish between 10th-15th this season.
08/05/2020
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I learned new things about Southampton.
08/05/2020 23:13
Manchester United
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I learned new things about Southampton.
18/04/2019
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Many players from Southampton was moved to Liverpool.And for my opinion they very good and progressive players.
18/04/2019 05:52
Arsenal
244
Many players from Southampton was moved to Liverpool.And for my opinion they very good and progressive players.
14/11/2017
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I like Southampton after MU
14/11/2017 14:27
Manchester United
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I like Southampton after MU
30/04/2017
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Southampton is a coastal town. I hope to visit it in summer and have a swim. I really want to compare Mediterranean sea to others seas.
30/04/2017 21:59
Newcastle United
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Southampton is a coastal town. I hope to visit it in summer and have a swim. I really want to compare Mediterranean sea to others seas.
29/01/2017
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:)
29/01/2017 14:55
Arsenal
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:)
17/12/2016
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Southampton is the best team in England.I love them because they are not like other clubs. Favourite player is Dusan Tadic.
17/12/2016 07:51
Stoke City
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Southampton is the best team in England.I love them because they are not like other clubs. Favourite player is Dusan Tadic.
09/11/2016
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My prediction 2016/2017-14th.
09/11/2016 13:46
Arsenal
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My prediction 2016/2017-14th.
06/11/2016
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Southampton 's logo is the most beautiful .
06/11/2016 08:05
Hull City AFC
372
Southampton 's logo is the most beautiful .
04/05/2016
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hello
04/05/2016 15:33
Chelsea
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hello
09/04/2016
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nice
09/04/2016 02:48
Arsenal
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nice
08/04/2016
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I can remember the match between Southampton and Man United this season, they scored a goal in the last few minutes of the game.
08/04/2016 03:58
Liverpool
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I can remember the match between Southampton and Man United this season, they scored a goal in the last few minutes of the game.
08/04/2016
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I think that Southampton will finish in the top seven,they are doing a nice job with Roland Koman.
08/04/2016 03:57
Liverpool
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I think that Southampton will finish in the top seven,they are doing a nice job with Roland Koman.
24/03/2016
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Southampton's Academy is a real source of football talents.
24/03/2016 08:48
Arsenal
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Southampton's Academy is a real source of football talents.
04/03/2016
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I am not a fan of Southampton F.C. but I like teams which play attackingly style.
04/03/2016 02:19
Leicester City
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I am not a fan of Southampton F.C. but I like teams which play attackingly style.
30/01/2016
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Excellent football academy, Matthew Le Tissier, Ronald and Erwin Koeman are in coaching positions (manager and assistant manager respectively)
30/01/2016 07:14
Chelsea
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Excellent football academy, Matthew Le Tissier, Ronald and Erwin Koeman are in coaching positions (manager and assistant manager respectively)
18/01/2016
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Saints academy is one of the best in the world.
18/01/2016 19:05
Arsenal
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Saints academy is one of the best in the world.
07/12/2015
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I believe that Southampton's players believed more in themselves. They had the best defence in the PL. So, what has changed this year? They'll shape their form, I know.
07/12/2015 13:50
Arsenal
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I believe that Southampton's players believed more in themselves. They had the best defence in the PL. So, what has changed this year? They'll shape their form, I know.
24/11/2015
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Ronald Koeman was also upset with his team performance after this weekend's defeat against Stoke City. I hope they would rediscover their winning ways. Jack Rich, am I right to use 'would' here or should it be 'will'?
24/11/2015 10:07
Arsenal
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Ronald Koeman was also upset with his team performance after this weekend's defeat against Stoke City. I hope they would rediscover their winning ways. Jack Rich, am I right to use 'would' here or should it be 'will'?
20/11/2015
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The Saints played well in last two season but they didn't have a good start as they did in previous seasons.
20/11/2015 06:28
Arsenal
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The Saints played well in last two season but they didn't have a good start as they did in previous seasons.
24/10/2015
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I think it is beautiful thing when all the fans keep supporting their club even when it is been relegated. Oh, when the Saints go marching in...I love to hear that song while I watch Southampton playing on St.Mary's stadium.
24/10/2015 22:47
Arsenal
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I think it is beautiful thing when all the fans keep supporting their club even when it is been relegated. Oh, when the Saints go marching in...I love to hear that song while I watch Southampton playing on St.Mary's stadium.
01/10/2015
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Southampton is very great team
01/10/2015 15:07
Manchester United
1308
Southampton is very great team
25/09/2015
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I like lampart he's very good striker
25/09/2015 17:23
Chelsea
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I like lampart he's very good striker
03/07/2014
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No
03/07/2014 18:33
Manchester United
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No
18/06/2014
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Next season will be better for the Saints with The Reds.
18/06/2014 16:33
Chelsea
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Next season will be better for the Saints with The Reds.