American Football Club
The University of Portsmouth American Football Club, also known as the Portsmouth Destroyers, are a big club and love to compete. The club is open to players of all abilities and coaching is available to teach everyone how to play the game, you just need to be ready to throw yourself into the sport and have a great time.
Get your sports club membership
With a one-off payment for the full year.
Please note for some compete memberships you need to be selected for the team. Check with the club first as to which membership type to purchase.
Club membership - 2024/25
- Full club membership: £145.00
Includes: Training, Transport to away fixtures, Matchday equipment, BUCS Competition entry, Coaching
Training sessions
- Tuesday 8.00pm-10.00pm: Team Training - Langstone 3G
- Thursday 7.00pm-10.00pm: Team Training - Langstone 3G
Fixtures
Weekend fixtures will take place at Langstone Sports Site for home games and various facilities for away games throughout the course of the year.
Play Memberships
Lots of our Team UOP Sports Clubs offer Play Memberships, a more casual way to play without committing to a year membership. Most Play Memberships are £65 for the academic year (with some exceptions).
The sports included are:
- Athletics
- Badminton
- Basketball
- Boxing
- Cheerleading
- Climbing
- Cricket (Women's)
- Dodgeball
- Fencing
- Rowing (Indoor)
- Sailing
- Squash
- Table Tennis
- Tennis
- Volleyball
LGBTQ+ sports club guidance
We welcome all students to take part in non-competitive sports and we recognise the health and wellbeing benefits of being active. Competitive sports are bound by specific policies governed by the sport's National Governing Body which may be less inclusive. Please find below inclusion guidance for our club.
| Mixed-gender Club | Trans-gender Club | Non-binary Club | Gender-queer Club |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Play: American Football is not included in the ‘Play’ programme but as an inclusive club anyone can Train and Compete with them.
Train: Fully Inclusive
Compete: Fully Inclusive
Check out the full guidance on britishamericanfootball.org.