Pompey crafts its way to UEFA cup via FA cup glory

The FA Cup played in the 2007-2008 season had a very interesting last four lineup. Three of the four teams that reached the FA Cup semifinal in that season came outside the top-flight league. The teams on the limelight were Barnsley, Cardiff City and West Bromwich Albion. Portsmouth who had eliminated Man Utd at the quarterfinal was the only team representing the top-flight league. Pompey eventually won the FA cup by defeating Cardiff City with a solitary goal in the final. The win secured Pompey a UEFA Cup spot the following season for the Soccer jerseys first time, in the club’s history.