Portsmouth Football Club is a professional association football club based in Portsmouth , Hampshire , England . The team is currently competing in the EFL Championship , the second level of the English football league system . The club's home football ground is Fratton Park , located in the Milton area of the city and has an all-seated capacity for 20,867 supporters. Portsmouth are nicknamed Pompey , a local nickname used by both His Majesty's Naval Base, Portsmouth and the city of Portsmouth. The club adopted blue shirts in 1912 and have mostly used a combination of white shorts and red socks since 1946. [ 1 ]
