Crystal Palace F.C.
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| Full name | Crystal Palace Football Club |
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| Nickname(s) | The Eagles, The Glaziers |
| Short name | CPFC |
| Founded | 10 September 1905 |
| Ground | Selhurst Park |
| Capacity | 25,456 |
| Owners |
Steve Parish Joshua Harris David S. Blitzer |
| Chairman | Steve Parish |
| Manager | Sam Allardyce |
| League | Premier League |
| 2015–16 | Premier League, 15th |
| Website | Club home page |
Crystal Palace Football Club is an English professional football club based in South Norwood, London, that plays in the Premier League, the highest tier in English football.
The club was founded in 1905 at the famous Crystal Palace Exhibition building by the owners of the FA Cup Final stadium which was situated inside the historic Palace grounds. The club played their home games at the Cup Final venue until 1915, but then the First World War forced them to move out and play at Herne Hill Velodrome and the Nest. In 1924, the club moved to their current home at Selhurst Park.
Palace have been FA Cup finalists twice, in 1990 and 2016, on both occasions finishing runners-up to Manchester United. Palace were one of the original founding members of the Premier League. Their best ever top flight season came in 1990–91 when the club challenged for the English league title, eventually finishing in third place in the top division, their highest league position to date. The club were denied a place in Europe at the end of that season due to the partial UEFA ban on English clubs caused by the Heysel Stadium disaster. Palace were winners of the Full Members Cup in 1991 when they beat Everton in the Wembley final. Palace have been second tier champions twice and hold the record for the most play-off wins for promotion to the top flight, winning the final four times.
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