The FA has fined both Birmingham City and Portsmouth following the end of the 2025/26 Championship season.

Birmingham began the season with promotion expectations, despite only winning the League One title in 2025, but ultimately finished 10th.

Meanwhile, Portsmouth avoided relegation from the Championship for the second season in a row, finishing eight points ahead of the drop zone.

Portsmouth and Birmingham City awarded FA fines for mob confrontation at Fratton Park.

Birmingham headed to Fratton Park on the final day of the 2025/26 season, when they drew 1-1 with Pompey.

Following their draw on the South Coast, Blues concluded the Championship season with the fourth-worst away record in the second division, a statistic they must improve in order to qualify for the play-offs next season.

Meanwhile, only Norwich City, Oxford United, Leicester City, Blackburn Rovers, and Sheffield Wednesday had a worse home record than Portsmouth, who nonetheless avoided relegation.

The final day game between Pompey and Blues included a major altercation in the 80th minute, which resulted in both clubs receiving varying punishments.

According to an FA statement issued on Monday, Birmingham has been fined £85,000, while the Fratton Park club has been penalised £53,125.

Both clubs admitted to the charges levelled against them, and an independent Regulatory Commission issued the sanctions.

Seung-Ho Paik, Tomoki Iwata, Christoph Klarer, and Keshi Anderson scored for the Blues in the opposite fixture at St Andrew’s Stadium, as they defeated Pompey 4-0.

Birmingham and Portsmouth will get their Championship match lists for next season on June 25, 10 days after the summer transfer window starts.

Birmingham City and Portsmouth confront vital summers for different reasons.

Birmingham have exercised their financial muscles under the ambitious ownership of Knighthead Capital management, and they are poised for another busy summer transfer window.

The fact that the Championship play-offs have been increased increases Blues’ chances of gaining promotion next season, and there will be more pressure on manager Chris Davies to achieve success.

According to German magazine Bild, Hertha Berlin is one of the clubs interested in Birmingham attacker Marvin Ducksch, who has struggled for consistency in the second division.

Selling the 32-year-old would allow Davies’ men to boost their roster ahead of what could be a thrilling 2026/27 season.

Meanwhile, Portsmouth manager John Mousinho has urged for additional investment from owner Michael Eisner, saying he wants his club to accomplish more than just Championship survival.

In April, Alex Crook of X claimed that Bristol City were interested in Mousinho.

However, the Robins have since appointed former Lincoln City manager Michael Skubala, increasing Pompey’s prospects of keeping their manager ahead of next season.

According to TEAMtalk, Portsmouth are interested in signing Rangers prodigy Calum Adamson, despite competition from fellow Championship clubs Middlesbrough and Bristol City.

Acquiring the youngster would assist to calm Mousinho.

Birmingham and Portsmouth have distinct goals for next season, and their relatively tiny FA fines will not impede their respective summer transfer activities.