Get ready for an epic football clash, fundraising, and fun as the teams are revealed for this year’s charity match!
The Students vs Staff Charity Match is back for 2025 - and it’s bigger and bolder than ever! Now entering its 6th year, this legendary fixture has seen the Students take 3 of the last 5 wins - but after a one-year break, the Staff are fired up and ready to even the score.
We’re also incredibly proud to deliver a mixed-gender match, with female and male players from both sides taking part. This inclusive format - supported by a trial from the FA - aims to celebrate the women’s game and raise important funds for charity.
Join us at the iconic Fratton Park on Friday 9 May for an unmissable afternoon of football, fundraising, and community spirit.
Save your seat - your £5 ticket price goes straight to charity
This match is more than just football - it’s about charity, pride, and bringing the community together. Grab your ticket and make a difference just by showing up.
The squads are ready!
The teams are set, training is in full swing, and the line-ups? Still to be decided. It’s time to meet the players who will battle it out for bragging rights at Fratton Park. If you want to donate to an individual player's fundraising target, just click their 'Donate' link.
Student Team
Led by Team UOP RAG Officer Ben Green and Performance Officer Ben Heyes.
Staff Team
Led by Head of Sport Carl Athersuch.
Match Details
- Fratton Park Stadium
- Friday 9 May 2025
- Doors open: 3.30pm
- Kick-off: 4.30pm
- Trophy Presentation and Raffle Prize Draw: 7.00pm
- Tickets: £5 - all proceeds go to Pompey in the Community and the Portsmouth Futures Fund.
- Under 16s go free with a paying adult.
The Victory Lounge will be open before, during, and after the game with hot snacks and drinks - don’t miss the £10 Pie, Pint and Chips deal!
Save your seat - your £5 ticket price goes straight to charity
This match is more than just football – it’s about charity, pride, and bringing the community together. Mark your calendar, grab your ticket, and make a difference just by showing up.
Help us raise £10,000
We’re all about fundraising, and therefore, our lovely team will be walking the stands and the Victory Lounge, encouraging you to buy raffle tickets. Tickets will be priced at £1 a ticket or £4 for a strip of 5 tickets (card payments only).
We have some fantastic prizes on offer during the presentation, including:
- 6-month Ultimate membership from Ravelin Sports Centre (worth up to £249.95)
- Overnight stay for two at Langstone Quays Resort, including Dinner and Breakfast
- 60-minute soft tissue massage from SouthCoast RX Physio
- 2x £60 Vouchers from Tony Wood Hair
- £50 Voucher from Alexandra Sports
- Sunglasses and running socks from Bellabops
- £30 Voucher from Hubbox
- Myprotein Variety Packs
- Plus many more prizes…
Our fantastic charities
Pompey in the Community
Pompey in the Community is an award-winning charity that harnesses Portsmouth Football Club's motivational power to promote education, healthy living, sporting participation and achievement among vulnerable and disadvantaged people of all ages.
Find out more about their work | Donate to Pompey in the Community
Portsmouth Futures fund
The Portsmouth Futures fund helps people, people who need your help to explore, discover, create and make the world a better place. With your help, students can buy course materials, cover living expenses and participate in enrichment programmes like field trips and exchanges. Your support allows students in financial difficulty to benefit from life-changing experiences.
Find out more about the Portsmouth Futures Fund | Donate to the Portsmouth Futures Fund
Save your seat - your £5 ticket price goes straight to charity
This match is more than just football – it’s about charity, pride, and bringing the community together. Mark your calendar, grab your ticket, and make a difference just by showing up.
Siddle Royale 2025
After the Students vs Staff Charity Football event, our Men's Rugby Club host the annual "Siddle Royale" event, at The Rifle Club, just around the corner from Fratton Park.
After the football, we'd love to see you at Rugby's charity event. Test your luck with casino classics like blackjack and roulette – all played with fun money, not real cash – and compete for exciting prizes while supporting a worthy cause.
Enjoy the vibrant atmosphere with live DJ music, challenge friends at the pool tables, and explore other interactive games throughout the evening. It’s the perfect mix of sophistication and entertainment, with plenty of opportunities to connect, unwind, and enjoy the night.
Dress in your finest black-tie attire and experience a night of glamour, games, and giving back.
- Date: Friday 9 May 2025
- Time: 7.30pm - 11.30pm
- Entry: £15 on the door
- Attire: Black tie