2006–07 Portsmouth F.C. season

Portsmouth
2006–07 season
Chairman Alexandre Gaydamak
Milan Mandarić (until September)
Manager Harry Redknapp
Stadium Fratton Park
Premier League 9th
FA Cup Fourth round
League Cup Third round
Top goalscorer League: Kanu (10)
All: Kanu (12)
Average home league attendance 19,878
← 2005–06 2007–08 →

During the 2006–07 English football season, Portsmouth competed in the FA Premier League.

Season summary

After several seasons of struggle in English football's top flight, Portsmouth enjoyed one of their best seasons in many years as they challenged for European qualification, ultimately falling short with a nonetheless creditable ninth place finish.

Kit

The team kit was manufactured by German sportswear manufacturer Jako and sponsored by Japanese electronics company Oki.

Final league table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Manchester United (C) 38 28 5 5 83 27+56 89 2007–08 UEFA Champions League Group stage
2 Chelsea 38 24 11 3 64 24+40 83
3 Liverpool 38 20 8 10 57 27+30 68 2007–08 UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round
4 Arsenal 38 19 11 8 63 35+28 68
5 Tottenham Hotspur 38 17 9 12 57 54+3 60 2007–08 UEFA Cup First round 1
6 Everton 38 15 13 10 52 36+16 58
7 Bolton Wanderers 38 16 8 14 47 52−5 56
8 Reading 38 16 7 15 52 47+5 55
9 Portsmouth 38 14 12 12 45 42+3 54
10 Blackburn Rovers 38 15 7 16 52 54−2 52 2007 UEFA Intertoto Cup Third round 2
11 Aston Villa 38 11 17 10 43 41+2 50
12 Middlesbrough 38 12 10 16 44 49−5 46
13 Newcastle United 38 11 10 17 38 47−9 43
14 Manchester City 38 11 9 18 29 44−15 42
15 West Ham United 38 12 5 21 35 59−24 41
16 Fulham 38 8 15 15 38 60−22 39
17 Wigan Athletic 38 10 8 20 37 59−22 38
18 Sheffield United (R) 38 10 8 20 32 55−23 38 Relegation to League Championship
19 Charlton Athletic (R) 38 8 10 20 34 60−26 34
20 Watford (R) 38 5 13 20 29 59−30 28

Source: Barclays Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
For further information on European qualification see Premier League – Qualification for European competitions.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
 Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

1. Since the finalists of the 2006–07 FA Cup (Manchester United and Chelsea) and the League Cup winners (Chelsea) had already qualified for the 2007–08 UEFA Champions League through their Premier League positions, their 2007–08 UEFA Cup places were given to the 6th- and 7th-placed Premier League teams.

2.The highest-placed team who applied for the Intertoto Cup and not in an automatic UEFA Cup spot was awarded with a place in that competition. Blackburn Rovers occupied the Intertoto place, because Portsmouth and Reading did not apply.[1] A further place in the UEFA Cup was up for grabs via the Premiership Fair Play League. The winner is placed into a draw with the winners of Fair Play leagues in other countries. The representatives from the two countries that come out of the hat first are given a place in the UEFA Cup first qualifying round. Since the winners of the Premiership Fair Play League, Tottenham Hotspur, had already qualified for the UEFA Cup by virtue of their league position, their place in the Fair Play draw was given to Aston Villa. However, the places in the UEFA Cup were awarded to the representatives from Finland and Norway.

For further information on European qualification see Premier League – Competition.

Results

Premier League

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 England GK David James
2 England DF Linvoy Primus
3 Serbia DF Dejan Stefanović (captain)
4 England DF Glen Johnson (on loan from Chelsea)
5 Republic of Ireland DF Andy O'Brien[2]
6 Mali DF Djimi Traoré[3] (from January)
8 England FW Andy Cole
9 Bulgaria FW Svetoslav Todorov
10 Cameroon DF Lauren (from January)
11 France DF Noé Pamarot
14 England MF Matthew Taylor
15 England GK Jamie Ashdown
19 Croatia MF Niko Kranjčar
21 France MF Franck Songo'o[4]
No. Position Player
22 Scotland MF Richard Hughes
23 England DF Sol Campbell
24 Wales DF Richard Duffy
25 Zimbabwe FW Benjani Mwaruwari
26 England MF Gary O'Neil
27 Nigeria FW Nwankwo Kanu
28 England MF Sean Davis
29 Cameroon MF Roudolphe Douala (on loan from Sporting CP)
30 Portugal MF Pedro Mendes
31 Canada GK Asmir Begović[5]
32 Democratic Republic of the Congo FW Lomana Tresor LuaLua
34 Democratic Republic of the Congo MF Arnold Mvuemba[6] (on loan from Rennes)
35 England GK Nicholas Jordan

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
6 Portugal MF Manuel Fernandes (on loan from Benfica)
7 England MF David Thompson (to Bolton Wanderers)
16 England DF Andy Griffin (on loan to Stoke City)
17 Serbia MF Ognjen Koroman (on loan from Terek Grozny)
No. Position Player
20 Croatia MF Ivica Mornar (released)
33 Republic of Ireland GK Dean Kiely[7] (to West Bromwich Albion)
34 England FW James Keene (to IF Elfsborg)

Transfers

In

Out

References

  1. ↑ Spurs win may harm Rovers' Intertoto chances
  2. ↑ O'Brien was born in Harrogate, England, and has represented England at youth level, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and made his full international debut for the Republic of Ireland in 2001.
  3. ↑ Traoré was born in Saint-Ouen, France, but also qualified to represent Mali internationally and made his international debut for Mali in 2004.
  4. ↑ Songo'o was born in Yaoundé, Cameroon, but also qualified to represent France internationally and has represented them at youth level. However, he later chose to represent the country of his birth and made his full international debut for Cameroon in September 2008.
  5. ↑ Begović was born in Trebinje, SFR Yugoslavia (now Bosnia and Herzegovina), but also qualified to represent Canada internationally and has represented Canada at youth level. However, he later chose to represent the country of his birth and made his full international debut for Bosnia and Herzegovina in October 2009.
  6. ↑ Mvuemba was born in Alençon, France, but also qualified to represent the Democratic Republic of the Congo internationally and made his full international debut for the DR Congo in 2005.
  7. ↑ Kiely was born in Salford, England.
  8. ↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/p/portsmouth/5124912.stm
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  17. ↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/p/portsmouth/6275901.stm
  18. ↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/p/portsmouth/4761825.stm, 11 May
  19. ↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/p/portsmouth/5191300.stm
  20. ↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/wigan_athletic/5304354.stm
  21. ↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/b/bolton_wanderers/6319209.stm
  22. ↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/stoke_city/5095918.stm
  23. ↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/6128304.stm
  24. ↑ http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/6178270.stm
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