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Birmingham City (BCFC) is one of Birmingham's two professional (soccer) teams (the other is Aston Villa F.C).
Nicknamed "the Blues", after their blue and white strip, their ground is called "St. Andrew's".
After a number of years in the second flight league, Birmingham gained promotion to the FA Premier league for the 2002/3 season, under the guidance of Manager Steve Bruce.
The team finished in 13th spot (out of 20 teams) in that season, three places higher than arch rivals Aston Villa.
They were helped that year by the signings of several top players during the January transfer window, including Christophe Duggary, Matthew Upson and Stephen Clemence.
