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Tottenham Hotspur F.C.

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Tottenham Hotspur
Full nameTottenham Hotspur Football Club
Nickname(s)Spurs
Founded1882
GroundSpurs Stadium
Capacity63.850
OwnerENIC International Ltd.
ChairmanDaniel Levy
ManagerThomas Frank
LeaguePremier League
2023–24Premier League, 5th of 20

Tottenham Hotspur Football Club is an English football club. The club plays in the Premier League. Their current stadium is The Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in North London. The captain of Tottenham Hotspur is Cristian Romero and vice-captains are Micky Van de Ven and James Maddison. The club's nicknames include 'Spurs' and 'The Lilywhites'.

Famous Tottenham Hotspur players include Pat Jennings, Paul Gascoigne, Glenn Hoddle, Dave Mackay, Gary Lineker, Danny Blanchflower, Teddy Sheringham and Jimmy Greaves. They have many rivals in London, but their most famous rivals are Arsenal (which they play in the North London Derby). Chelsea are widely regarded as Tottenham's second biggest rival. Tottenham were the first winners of the UEFA Cup tournament, and the first team in the 20th century to achieve the league and cup double. In the 2016–17 Premier League, they finished in 2nd position and earned a place in the European Champions League. They reached the Champions League Final in the 2018–2019 season but ultimately lost 0–2 to Liverpool.

There is also a Tottenham Hotspur women's football club.

First-team squad

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As of 22 August 2019[1][2]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Italy Italy Guglielmo Vicario
4 DF Austria Austria Kevin Danso
6 DF Romania Romania Radu Drăgușin
7 FW South Korea South Korea Son Heung-min (captain)
8 MF Mali Mali Yves Bissouma
9 FW Brazil Brazil Richarlison
10 MF England England James Maddison (vice-captain)
11 FW France France Mathys Tel
13 DF Italy Italy Destiny Udogie
14 MF England England Archie Gray
15 MF Sweden Sweden Lucas Bergvall
17 DF Argentina Argentina Cristian Romero (vice-captain)
18 FW South Korea South Korea Yang Min-hyeok
19 FW England England Dominic Solanke
21 FW Sweden Sweden Dejan Kulusevski
22 FW Wales Wales Brennan Johnson
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 DF Spain Spain Pedro Porro
24 DF England England Djed Spence
27 FW Israel Israel Manor Solomon
28 FW France France Wilson Odobert
29 MF Senegal Senegal Pape Matar Sarr
30 MF Uruguay Uruguay Rodrigo Bentancur
31 GK Czech Republic Czech Republic Antonín Kinský
33 DF Wales Wales Ben Davies
35 DF England England Ashley Phillips
36 FW Argentina Argentina Alejo Véliz
37 DF Netherlands Netherlands Micky van de Ven
40 GK United States United States Brandon Austin
44 FW England England Dane Scarlett
45 MF England England Alfie Devine
— FW Spain Spain Bryan Gil

Name

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  • 1882–1884 Hotspur F.C.
  • 1884–present Tottenham Hotspur F.C.

Directors

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Role Name[3][4]
Executive chairman Daniel Levy
Operations and finance director Matthew Collecott
Executive director Donna-Maria Cullen
Chief commercial officer Vacant
Chief football officer Scott Munn[5][6]
Director of football administration and governance Rebecca Caplehorn
Non-executive director Jonathan Turner

League position

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SeasonLeaguePosition
2000/01Premier League12th
2001/02Premier League9th
2002/03Premier League10th
2003/04Premier League14th
2004/05Premier League9th
2005/06Premier League5th
2006/07Premier League5th
2007/08Premier League11th
2008/09Premier League8th
2009/10Premier League4th
2010/11Premier League5th
2011/12Premier League4th
2012/13Premier League5th
2013/14Premier League6th
2014/15Premier League5th
2015/16Premier League3rd
2016/17Premier League2nd
2017/18Premier League3rd
2018/19Premier League4th
2019/20Premier League6th
2020/21Premier League7th
2021/22Premier League4th

References

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  1. ↑ "First team: Players". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  2. ↑ "2019/20 Premier League squad numbers announced". www.tottenhamhotspur.com. Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  3. ↑ "Club Directors". Tottenham Hotspur Football Club. Archived from the original on 26 April 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  4. ↑ "Tottenham Hotspur". companiesintheuk.co.uk. Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
  5. ↑ "Club appoints Chief Football Officer". Tottenham Hotspur. 7 April 2023. Archived from the original on 7 April 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  6. ↑ "Scott Munn begins role as Tottenham's chief football officer". The Athletic. 21 September 2023. Retrieved 21 September 2023.


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