O Birmingham City é um clube de Birmingham, na Inglaterra, fundado em 1875. Joga no St Andrew's e venceu a Copa da Liga Inglesa em 1963 e em 2011.
Birmingham City
Birmingham City is an English club from Birmingham, founded in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance. It plays its home matches at St Andrew's, a stadium it has used since 1906, and won the League Cup in 1963 and 2011.
History
The club was born in 1875 with the name Small Heath Alliance. It became Small Heath in 1888, Birmingham in 1905, and Birmingham City in 1943. Since 1906 it has played at St Andrew's. In the 20th century, the team reached two FA Cup finals, in 1931 and 1956. It also played in two Inter-Cities Fairs Cup finals, in 1960 and 1961, and won the League Cup in 1963. In 2011 Birmingham won the League Cup again, beating Arsenal 2-1 at Wembley. In the same season it was relegated from the Premier League. The club also won the Football League Trophy in 1991 and 1995. In 2023 the Knighthead Capital group took control of the club, with former American football player Tom Brady as a minority investor. In the 2024-25 season, Birmingham was champion of League One, English football's third division, with 111 points. Midfielder Jude Bellingham was developed at the club and was transferred to Borussia Dortmund in 2020. Birmingham retired shirt number 22 in tribute to the player.