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'''Chichester City Football Club''' is a semi-professional football club based in Chichester, West Sussex, England. Affiliated to the Sussex County Football Association, they are currently members of the {{English football updater|ChichesC}} and play at Oaklands Park.
==History== The club was established in 2000 as a merger of Chichester City and Portfield, and was originally named '''Chichester City United'''.<ref name=FCHD1>{{fchd|id=CHICHECU|name=Chichester City United}}</ref> Both clubs were in Division One of the Sussex County League, with the new club taking their place in the division, with the new club losing their first league match 5–1 at home to Saltdean United.<ref name=H2>[http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/chichestercityfc/a/history-9163.html?page=2 Season by season history (since 2000)] Chichester City F.C.</ref> They were Division One champions in 2003–04. The following season saw them finish sixteenth,<ref name=FCHD1/> although they won the Brighton Charity Cup, beating Horsham on penalties in the final.<ref name=H2/> They retained it in 2005–06, defeating Ringmer 2–1 in the final.<ref name=H2/>
In 2006–07 Chichester won the Sussex RUR Cup with a 2–1 win over Whitehawk in the final.<ref name=H2/> In 2009 the club was renamed Chichester City.<ref name=FCHD2>{{fchd|id=CHICHESC|name=Chichester City}}</ref> The league was renamed the Southern Combination in 2015, with Division One becoming the Premier Division. In 2018–19 the club were Premier Division champions, earning promotion to the South East Division of the Isthmian League. In 2019–20 they reached the first round of the FA Cup for the first time, and were then given a bye to the second round due to Bury having been removed from the competition.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/50130136 FA Cup first-round draw: Eighth-tier Chichester City receive a bye to second round] BBC Sport, 21 October 2019</ref> In the second round they lost 5–1 to League One side Tranmere Rovers.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/50589287 Tranmere Rovers 5–1 Chichester City] BBC Sport, 1 December 2019</ref> In 2023–24 the club finished fifth in the Isthmian League South East Division, qualifying for the promotion play-offs. After beating Ramgate 1–0 in the semi-finals, they defeated Three Bridges 5–0 in the final to earn promotion to the Premier Division.
==Ground== The club originally played at Portfield's Church Road, with the agreement that Chichester District Council would sell the ground for housing and use the funds to redevelop Chichester City's Oaklands Park ground.<ref name=H>[http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/chichestercityfc/a/history-9163.html History 1] Chichester City F.C.</ref> They moved to Oaklands Park in 2008 after a 100-seat stand was installed; the final match at Church Road was a 5–4 win against Three Bridges on 19 April.<ref name=H2/> A new clubhouse and changing rooms were completed in 2010, with hardstanding installed on all four sides of the pitch.<ref name=H/> An artificial pitch was installed in 2023–24.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sussexfa.com/news/2024/feb/02/new-3g-pitch-at-chichester-city|title=New 3G pitch at Chichester City|website=Sussex County FA|date=2 February 2024}}</ref>
==Colours== In 2024 the club changed its shirts to white, the historic colour of the original Chichester City, having played in green and white strips since the merged club's founding.<ref>{{Cite web |title=CGS Civils Conclude Deal For 2024/25 Home Shirt Sponsor |url=https://chichestercityfc.co.uk/2024/07/09/cgs-civils-home-shirt-sponsor/ | date=9 July 2024 |website=Chichester City |language=en-GB}}</ref>
==Honours== *'''Southern Combination''' **Champions 2003–04, 2018–19 *'''Sussex RUR Cup''' **Winners 2006–07 *'''Brighton Charity Cup''' **Winners 2004–05, 2005–06
==Records== *Best FA Cup performance: Second round, 2019–20<ref name=FCHD2/> *Best FA Trophy performance: Second round, 2024–25<ref name=FCHD2/> *Best FA Vase performance: Fifth round, 2017–18<ref name=FCHD2/>
==See also== *Chichester City L.F.C.
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{official website|http://www.chichestercityfc.co.uk/}}
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Category:Men's football clubs in England Category:Football clubs in West Sussex Category:Sport in Chichester Category:Association football clubs established in 2000 Category:2000 establishments in England Category:Southern Combination Football League Category:Isthmian League clubs