Sunderland A.F.C.

Sunderland AFC

Full name	Sunderland Association Football Club
Nickname(s)	"The Black Cats"[1]
Short name	SAFC
Foondit	1879; 146 years ago (1879) (as Sunderland and District Teachers)
Ground	Stadium of Light
Ground Capacity	49,000[2]
Awner	Kyril Louis-Dreyfus
Chairman	Kyril Louis-Dreyfus
Manager	Tony Mowbray
League	Championship
2022–23	Championship, 6t o 24
Wabsteid	Club wabsteid
Hame colours Awey colours Third colours

Sunderland Association Football Club (pronounced /ˈsʊndərlənd/ ^{(deprecatit template)}) is an Inglis professional fitba club in Sunderland, Tyne an Wear that plays in the EFL Championship, efter promuivin fae EFL League One. Syne its formation in 1879, the club haes won sax First Division titles—in 1892, 1893, 1895, 1902, 1913, an 1936 an the FA Cup twa time, in 1937 an 1973 (see Sunderland A.F.C. saisons). The club wis foondit bi schuilteacher James Allan an wis electit intae The Fitba League in 1890 whaur the team wud perform well, earnin plaudits tae refer thaim as a "wonderfully fine team". Sunderland wud gang professional in 1886.^[3]

Sunderland's first gemme wis a 1-0 loss against Ferryhill Athletic.^[4] The Sunderland team won thair first FA Cup in 1937 wi a 3–1 victory ower Preston North End, an remained in the First Division fur 68 saisons, losin the record til Arsenal when thay wur relegatit in 1958. Sunderland's maist notable trophy win efter the Seicont Warld War wis thair seicont FA Cup in 1973, whan the club secured a 1–0 victory ower Leeds United. The team haed won the seicont tier title 5 time in that period an the third tier title ainly ance. In 21 Mey 2022, Sunderland won against Wycombe Wanderers in the EFL League One play-off final.

Sunderland play thair hame gemmes at the 49,000 capacity aw-seater Stadium of Light haein muivit fae Roker Park in 1997. The oreeginal ground capacity wis 42,000 whan it wis increased til 49,000 follaein redevelopment in 2000. Sunderland hae a lang-staundin rivalry wi thair neeburin club Newcastle United, wi whom thay hae contestit the Tyne–Wear derby syne 1898.

The follaein are the honours Sunderland hae achieved syne thair foondation in 1879.^[5][6][7]

• First Division: 6 (level 1)

1891–92, 1892–93, 1894–95, 1901–02, 1912–13, 1935–36

Rinners-up (5): 1893–94, 1897–98, 1900–01, 1922–23, 1934–35

• Seicont Division/First Division/Championship: 5 (level 2)

1975–76, 1995–96, 1998–99, 2004–05, 2006–07

Runners-up (2): 1963–64, 1979–80

Promotion (1): 1989–90

• Third Division: 1 (level 3)

1987–88

• FA Cup: 2

1937, 1973

Runners-up (2): 1913, 1992

Semi-Finalists (8): 1891, 1892, 1895, 1931, 1938, 1955, 1956, 2004

• League Cup

Runners-up (1): 1985

Semi-finalists (2): 1963, 1999

• Charity Shield: 1

1936

Runners-up (1): 1937

• Sheriff o Lunnon Charity Shield: 1

1903

• Fitbaa League War Cup

Runners-up (1): 1942

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