Association football club names
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Association Football club names are a part of the sport's culture, reflecting century-old traditions. Club names may reflect the geographical, cultural, religious or political affiliations – or simply be the brand name of a club's primary sponsor. Because of the British origin of the modern game and the prevalence of the English language, many clubs, even outside Europe, have their names written in English.
In Europe, most clubs are named after their towns or cities (e.g. "Deportivo de La Coruña", "Liverpool F.C.", "Hamburger SV"). In South America, clubs are more likely to have names that do not bear the city's name.
Common versus official usage
It is not uncommon for a club to be known in common usage by a name other than its official name, or the name on the badge.
Other clubs are more usually known by
Some clubs are commonly referred to by their initials, such as PSG for Paris Saint-Germain and PNE for Preston North End.
Profession/education
Profession
Topic | Meaning | Country | Clubs |
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Agriculture | Kolos is Ukrainian for development. | Belarus | Meliorator Zhitkovichi, Niva Dolbizno, BGATU-Niva Samokhvalovichi (defunct), Kolos Ustye (until 1993) |
Kazakhstan | Meliorator Chimkent (until 1992) | ||
Kyrgyzstan | Kolos Nizhnechuyskoye | ||
Russia | Kolos Pokrovskoye, Kolos Bykovo (defunct), Kolos Krasnodar (defunct), Niva Slavyansk-na-Kubani (defunct) | ||
Soviet Union | Kolhospnyk Berehove[1] (until 1962), Kolhospnyk Cherkasy[1] (until 1967), Kolhospnyk Poltava[1] (until 1965), Kolhospnyk Rivne[1] (until 1967), Kolos Pavlohrad[1] (until 1982), Kolos Poltava[1] (until 1985), WFC Nyva Baryshivka (until 1991) | ||
Ukraine | Meliorator Kakhovka[3] (until 1995), (until 2006)
Nyva Bershad,[3] Nyva Buzova, Nyva Ternopil,[3] Nyva Vinnytsia,[3] Nyva Myronivka[3] (defunct), Nyva-Tekstylnyk Dunaivtsi | ||
Armed forces | For sport clubs affiliated with the armed forces of a country. See also sports societies section. | Botswana | Botswana Defence Force XI
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Bulgaria | CSKA Sofia | ||
Canada | Cavalry FC | ||
China | Bayi (defunct) | ||
Ethiopia | Defence Force | ||
Hungary | Budapest Honvéd FC | ||
Kazakhstan | FC CSKA Almaty (defunct since 2018) | ||
Malaysia | Armed Forces F.C. | ||
Moldova | FC Rapid Ghidighici - formerly CSCA Chișinău | ||
Morocco | AS FAR (football club) | ||
Pakistan | Pakistan Army
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Philippines | Philippine Air Force | ||
Poland | Legia Warsaw[4] | ||
Romania | CSA Steaua București | ||
Russia | CSKA Moscow, SKA-Rostov, SKA-Khabarovsk | ||
Scotland | Third Lanark A.C. (defunct) | ||
Singapore | Warriors FC (formerly Singapore Armed Forces FC) | ||
Soviet Union | SKA Lviv[1] (defunct), VPS Kharkiv (defunct) | ||
Suriname | SNL | ||
Tajikistan | CSKA Dushanbe (defunct), CSKA Pamir Dushanbe, Khosilot Farkhor | ||
Trinidad and Tobago | Defence Force | ||
Ukraine | (until 1992) | ||
United States | Charleston Battery, New York Generals (defunct) | ||
Arsenal | Factories creating weapons. Granat is the Polish for grenade | Argentina | Arsenal de Sarandí |
England | Arsenal | ||
Poland | Granat Skarżysko-Kamienna[4] | ||
Russia | FC Arsenal Tula | ||
Suriname | SV Arsenal | ||
Ukraine | Arsenal Kyiv[1][3] | ||
Beer | England | Farnham United Breweries (defunct) | |
Eritrea | Asmara Brewery
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Peru | Sporting Cristal | ||
Ukraine | Obolon Kyiv[3][4] | ||
United States | New Jersey Brewers (defunct) | ||
Building, Construction, etc | Everything connected with building and constructions: clubs named after the process of building constructions, the profession (FC Stroitel), companies (), substances used for construction (FC Cement), or companies producing it (Semen Padang) | Indonesia | Semen Padang |
Russia | FC Cementnik (Mikhaylovka), Stroitel Morshansk | ||
Serbia | Cement Beočin | ||
Soviet Union | Budivelnyk Prypiat[1] (defunct), Budivelnyk Poltava[1] (until 1972) | ||
Ukraine | Tsementnyk-Khorda Mykolaiv[1][3] (until 2002) | ||
Copper | Cobre is Spanish for copper, after association with copper mining | Chile | Club de Deportes Cobresal
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Peru | Cobresol F.B.C.
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Poland | Miedź Legnica | ||
Cars | Club names containing the name of an automobile company. These clubs were either founded as works teams by a company for its employees (e.g. Kamaz), bought by a company (e.g. Ford), or incorporate a corporate sponsor's name (e.g. Skoda Xanthi). Avtomobilist stands for automobile service, not automobile manufacturing. | England | Mercedes-Benz, Sunderland Nissan (all defunct) Vauxhall Motors |
Greece | Skoda Xanthi
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Ireland | Ford (def.) | ||
Japan | Honda Lock
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Russia | Lada Togliatti, Torpedo-ZIL
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South Korea | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors, Busan IPark (prev, k.a. Daewoo Royals)
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Soviet Union | Avtomobilist Lviv[1] (defunct), Avtomobilist Zhytomyr[1] (until 1976) | ||
Ukraine | Lada Chernivtsi[3] (defunct), Avtomobilist Sumy[3] (until 1993), Skify-LAZ Lviv[3] (until 1995) | ||
Chemical industry | Clubs named after the profession (Khimik) or chemical elements (Amkar, = AMmiak" (ammonia) and "KARbamid (carbamide)). | Belarus | Khimik Svetlogorsk |
Kazakhstan | Khimik (was named so in 1975-1992; also, from 1992 to 1994 the name was "Phosphor") | ||
Kyrgisia | Khimik Kara-Balta | ||
Russia | FC Amkar Perm, Khimik Dzerzhinsk | ||
Soviet Union | FC Khimik Dniprodzerzhynsk[1] (until 1962) | ||
Ukraine | Khimik Krasnoperekopsk,[3] Khimik Sievierodonetsk,[1][3] Khimik Kalush[1][3] (until 1995), Khimik Zhytomyr[3] (until 1997), Tytan Armiansk[2] | ||
Companies | Club names containing the name of a company. These clubs were either founded as works teams by a company for its employees (e.g. PSV), bought by a company (e.g. the three Red Bull teams), or incorporate a corporate sponsor's name (e.g. Technogroup) | Austria | FC Red Bull Salzburg |
Brazil | Red Bull Brasil
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Egypt | Arab Contractors
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England | Electrolux (defunct), Thames Ironworks (later became West Ham United), Negretti and Zambra | ||
France | Evian Thonon Gaillard
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Germany | Bayer 04 Leverkusen
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Ghana | Red Bull Ghana (defunct) | ||
India | Air India
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Indonesia | RANS Cilegon F.C.
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Japan | Maruyasu Okazaki
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South Korea | Suwon Samsung Bluewings, Seoul E-Land FC | ||
Mexico | Cruz Azul
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Netherlands | PSV | ||
Poland | Stomil Olsztyn
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Republic of Ireland | Jacobs (defunct) | ||
Russia | Acron, Forte | ||
Soviet Union | Bilshovyk Kyiv[1] (defunct) | ||
Suriname | Leo Victor | ||
Taiwan | Tatung F.C.
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Ukraine | Tekhno-Center Rohatyn[3] (until 2005), FC Yarud Mariupol[9] (until 2022), WFC Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv (until 2024), WFC Zhytlobud-2 Kharkiv (until 2021)
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United States | Bethlehem Steel F.C. (both defunct)
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Vietnam | Hoang Anh Gia Lai FC
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Wales | Brymbo Steelworks (defunct) | ||
Electrical | Bargh: Persian for Electricity
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Ecuador | Emelec
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France | Gazélec Ajaccio | ||
Germany | 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam | ||
Iran | Bargh Shiraz F.C. | ||
Philippines | Loyola Meralco Sparks F.C.
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Russia | Luch-Energia, Luki-Energiya | ||
Taiwan | Taiwan Power Company F.C. | ||
Ukraine | Enerhiya Nova Kakhovka,[1][3] Enerhiya Yuzhnoukrainsk,[3] Enerhetyk Burshtyn[3] (defunct), Enerhiya Mykolaiv (defunct), Slavutych-ChAES Slavutych[3] (until 1998) | ||
United States | Houston Dynamo
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Food industry | KKhP: post-Soviet name for an industrial bakery, Krystal stands for sugar crystals. | Soviet Union | Kharchovyk Odesa[1] (until 1958) |
Ukraine | Krystal Chortkiv,[2] Slovkhlib Slovyansk (defunct), Systema-KKhP Cherniakhiv[3] (defunct) | ||
Industry | Soviet Union | Industriya Yenakiieve[1] (until 1969) | |
Ukraine | Avanhard-Industriia Rovenky[3] (until 1998) | ||
Legal | England | Blackburn Law (defunct) | |
Liquor | Ukraine | Spartak-Horobyna Sumy[10] (until 2005) | |
Mechanical engineering | Club names containing the name of a mechanical engineering or a Machine-Building factory. These clubs were either founded as works teams by a company for its employees or named "MachineConstructor" or similar ("Mashinostroitel'"). Vahonobudivnyk is the Ukrainian for railroad car constructor, Krystal stands for semiconductor device fabrication and Prylad means device.[3] | England | Bristol Aeroplane Company |
Poland | Motor Lublin[4] | ||
Soviet Union | Elektron Ivano-Frankivsk (defunct), Mashynobudivnyk Kyiv[1] (until 1959) | ||
Ukraine | Elektron Romny (defunct), Krystal Kherson,[1][3] Mashynobudivnyk Druzhkivka[3][4] (defunct), Mashynobudivnyk Borodianka[1] (until 1992), Motor Zaporizhzhia,[8] Polihraftekhnika Oleksandriya[3] (until 2003), Pryladyst Mukacheve[2] (until 1993), Vahonobudivnyk Kremenchuk,[3] Vahonobudivnyk Stakhanov[3] (until 1994) | ||
Wales | Airbus UK | ||
Medical | Ukraine | Real Pharma Odesa,[2] Medyk Morshyn[3] (defunct), Medita Shakhtarsk[3] (until 1995) | |
Metallurgy | Foolad, Zob Ahan, and Mes: Persian for Steel, Steelworks, and Copper. Vasas: "Vas- és Fémmunkások" Hungarian for "Iron and Steel Workers", Stålkameratene Norwegian for "Steel Comrades".
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Canada | Forge FC, Hamilton Steelers (defunct) |
England | Steel, Peech & Tozer F.C. (defunct)
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Georgia | Metalurgi Rustavi | ||
Hungary | Vasas SC | ||
Iran | Foolad F.C. | ||
Latvia | FK Liepājas Metalurgs | ||
Moldova | Iskra-Stal | ||
Norway | IL Stålkameratene, Staal Jørpeland IL | ||
Poland | Hutnik Kraków,[4] Stal Mielec, Stal Rzeszów, Stal Sanok, Stal Stalowa Wola | ||
Romania | Oțelul Galați | ||
Russia | Metallurg Lipetsk | ||
South Korea | Pohang Steelers | ||
Soviet Union | Metalurh Dnipropetrovsk[1] (until 1961), Metalurh Odesa[1] (until 1955) | ||
Turkey | Kardemir Karabükspor | ||
Ukraine | Elektrometalurh-NZF Nikopol,[3] Metalist Kharkiv,[1][3][4] Metalist 1925 Kharkiv, Metalurh Kupiansk,[1] Metalurh Novomoskovsk,[3] Metalurh Zaporizhzhia,[1][3] Metalurh Donetsk[3][4] (defunct), Metalurh Kerch[3] (until 1995), Metalurh Komsomolske[3] (until 2006), Metalurh Kostiantynivka[3] (until 1994), Metalurh Mariupol[3] (until 2002), Pivdenstal Yenakiieve,[3] Stal Alchevsk,[3] Stal Kamianske[1][3] (defunct) | ||
Uzbekistan | Metallurg Bekabad | ||
Mining | GKS: Polish for miner sport clubs Shakhtar: Ukrainian for miner Than: Vietnamese for coal mine |
Belarus | Shakhtyor Soligorsk |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | Rudar Prijedor
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England | Atherton Collieries, Gedling Miners Welfare, Kimberley Miners Welfare
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Kazakhstan | Shakhter Karagandy, Gornyak (Hromtau) | ||
Kyrgysia | Shakhtyor Kyzyl-Kiya | ||
Montenegro | Rudar Pljevlja | ||
Peru | Unión Minas | ||
Poland | |||
Russia | Gornyak Uchaly | ||
Slovenia | Rudar Velenje | ||
Soviet Union | Shakhtar Oleksandriya[1] (defunct)
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Ukraine | Andezyt Khust[2] (until 1992), (defunct)
Antratsyt Kirovske[2] (defunct), Hirnyk Kryvyi Rih,[1] Hirnyk Rovenky,[2] Hirnyk-Sport Horishni Plavni,[3] Hirnyk Pavlohrad[1] (defunct), Hirnyk Khartsyzk (until 1992),[3] Kremin Kremenchuk,[2] Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih,[3] Shakhta Ukraina Ukrainsk (defunct), Shakhtar Donetsk,[1][3][4] Shakhtar Horlivka,[1][3] Shakhtar Konotop, Shakhtar Krasnyi Luch,[1] Shakhtar Sverdlovsk,[1][3] Shakhtar Luhansk (defunct), Shakhtar Makiivka[1][3] (defunct), Shakhtar Pavlohrad[1][3] (until 1995), Shakhtar Stakhanov[1] (until 2004), Uholyok Myrnohrad[11] | ||
Venezuela | Atlético Club Mineros de Guayana
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Vietnam | Than Quang Ninh | ||
Wales | Llay Miners Welfare | ||
Navy | Malavan: Polish for Fleet
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Iran | Malavan F.C. |
Philippines | Philippine Navy | ||
Poland | Flota Świnoujście | ||
Soviet Union | SKCF Sevastopol[1] (defunct) | ||
Thailand | Navy FC
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Ukraine | Chayka-VMS Sevastopol[3] (defunct) | ||
United States | Erie Commodores, Jacksonville Armada | ||
Natural Gas | Fakel is the Ukrainian for flare and stands for a gas flare. | England | Bournemouth Gasworks Athletic (defunct) |
France | Gazélec Ajaccio | ||
Romania | Gaz Metan | ||
Russia | FC Orenburg ("Gazovik Orenburg" prior to 2016), Volgar-Gazprom (named so from 95 to 12-13) | ||
Ukraine | Fakel Varva,[12] Fakel Ivano-Frankivsk[13] (until 2007), Hazovyk-Khurtovyna Komarno,[3] Hazovyk-KhGV Kharkiv[2] | ||
Petroleum | Naft: Persian for Petrol
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Angola | Atlético Petróleos Luanda
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Azerbaijan | Neftchi Baku | ||
Bolivia | Oriente Petrolero | ||
Colombia | Alianza Petrolera
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Ecuador | Esmeraldas Petrolero
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Egypt | Enppi
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Iran | Sanat Naft Abadan F.C. | ||
Mexico | Salamanca F.C. (prev. k.a. "Petroleros de Salamanca")
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Romania | FC Petrolul Ploiești | ||
Russia | FC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk, FC Oktan Perm | ||
Soviet Union | Naftovyk Drohobych[1] (defunct)
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Ukraine | Naftokhimik Kremenchuk,[3] Naftovyk Dolyna,[1][3] Naftovyk Okhtyrka,[1][3] WFC Naftokhimik Kalush (defunct) | ||
Uzbekistan | Neftchi Fergana | ||
Police | For football clubs affiliated with a police force.
Al-Shorta: Arabic for police. |
Argentina | Atlético Policial |
Botswana | Police XI
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Cambodia | Military Police
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Ecuador | Escuela Superior de Policía (ESPOLI)
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Egypt | Ittihad El Shorta
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England | Metropolitan Police, West Midlands Police (defunct) | ||
India | Punjab Police
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Indonesia | Bhayangkara FC
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Iraq | Al-Shorta | ||
Malaysia | PDRM FA
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Nepal | Nepal Police Club | ||
Poland | Gwardia Warszawa (defunct)
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Singapore | Home United
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South Korea | Asan Mugunghwa | ||
Suriname | PVV, PSV
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Thailand | Police Tero | ||
Ukraine | SC Dnipro-1[14] | ||
Vietnam | Hanoi Police
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Political party | Ukraine | Yednist Plysky[15] | |
Porcelain | Ukraine | Keramik Baranivka[3] | |
Port | Vodnyk is the Ukrainian for a waterway worker. | England | Port Vale, Port of Bristol (defunct) |
Scotland | Port Glasgow Athletic (defunct) | ||
Thailand | Port FC | ||
Ukraine | Portovyk Illichivsk[3] (defunct), Portovyk Kerch[3] (until 2005), Vodnyk Mykolaiv[2] (defunct), Vodnyk Kherson[3] (until 1996) | ||
Public works | Belarus | Kommunalnik Slonim (defunct), Kommunalnik Chist (until 2006), Kommunalnik Pinsk (until 1996), Kommunalnik Svetlogorsk (until 2000), Kommunalnik Zhlobin (until 2008) | |
Russia | Kommunalnik Ulan-Ude (until 2011) | ||
Soviet Union | Kommunalnik Novopolotsk (until 1990) | ||
Ukraine | Komunalnyk Luhansk[2] (defunct) | ||
Pulp and paper industry | Ukraine | Papirnyk Malyn[1][3] (defunct) | |
Railroad workers | For Eastern European teams, indicates that the team was originally part of the Soviet Lokomotiv sport society or an equivalent.
Rah Ahan (|Persian), Al Sekka Al Hadid: Arabic for railway, Ferro Carril (Spanish), for Railroad. Ferroviário (Portuguese) for Railroad. The "CFR" in CFR Cluj is |
Argentina | Club Atlético Talleres (Córdoba)
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Brazil | Ferroviário Atlético Clube
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Bosnia and Herzegovina | FK Željezničar Sarajevo | ||
Bulgaria | Lokomotiv Sofia
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China | Lokomotiv Tianjin | ||
Croatia | Lokomotiva Zagreb
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Egypt | Al Sekka Al Hadid
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England | Darlington Railway Athletic
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Germany | 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig
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Georgia | Locomotive Tbilisi | ||
Hungary | Debreceni Vasutas Sport Klub | ||
Iran | Rah Ahan
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Kazakhstan | Lokomotiv Astana
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Republic of Moldova | Locomotiva Bălți | ||
Mozambique | Ferroviário da Beira | ||
Poland | Lech Poznań | ||
Republic of Ireland | Midland Athletic (defunct) | ||
Romania | CFR Cluj | ||
Russia | Lokomotiv Moscow, Lokomotiv Liski, Lokomotiv NN, Lokomotiv Chita (names so from 1970s to 2006) | ||
Scotland | Inverurie Loco Works F.C. | ||
Slovakia | Lokomotíva Košice | ||
Turkey | Adana Demirspor | ||
Soviet Union | Lokomotyv Donetsk[1] (defunct), Lokomotyv Kharkiv[1] (defunct), Lokomotyv Kherson[1] (until 1975), Lokomotyv Vinnytsia[1] (until 1979) | ||
Ukraine | Lokomotyv Kyiv,[1] Lokomotyv Dvorichna[3] (defunct), Lokomotyv Smila[1][3] (defunct) | ||
United States | New York IRT (defunct) | ||
Uzbekistan | Lokomotiv Tashkent
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Shipbuilding | England | Cammell Laird 1907 F.C. | |
Poland | SKS Stoczniowiec Gdańsk[4] | ||
Scotland | Burntisland Shipyard F.C. | ||
South Korea | Ulsan Mipo Dockyard
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Ukraine | Sudnobudivnyk Mykolaiv (2016) (defunct), Sudnobudivnyk Mykolaiv[1] (until 1992) | ||
United States | Philadelphia Merchant Ship (defunct) | ||
Textile | Nassaji: Persian for Textile Industry
Farr Alpaca Company ran two separate clubs: the earlier amateur Farr Alpaca F.C. and the later professional Holyoke Falcos. |
Argentina | Textil Mandiyú |
Croatia | NK Varteks | ||
Egypt | Ghazl El-Mehalla
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India | JCT FC (Jagatjit Cotton and Textile Football Club) | ||
Mozambique | Grupo Desportivo da Companhia Têxtil do Punguè
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Russia | Tekstilshchik Ivanovo, Tekstilshchik Kamyshin | ||
Ukraine | Khutrovyk Tysmenytsia,[3] Fetrovyk Khust[3] (until 1995), Tekstylnyk Dunaivtsi[2] (until 1992), WFC Tekstylnyk Donetsk (until 1994) | ||
United States | Farr Alpaca F.C., Holyoke Falcos, Sayles Finishing Plant F.C. (all defunct) | ||
Tractor manufacturing | Silmash stands for agricultural machinery | Belarus | FC Traktor Minsk |
Iran | Tractor Sazi F.C.
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Russia | Rotor Volgograd
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Soviet Union | (until 1953) | ||
Ukraine | Silmash Kolomyia[1] (defunct)
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Uzbekistan | FK Traktor Tashkent | ||
Whaling | United States | New Bedford Whalers (defunct) |
Education
NB: Football clubs associated with colleges and universities in the United States and Canada are not listed here. These clubs are not independent of the school, and are divisions within a much larger school sports program.
Topic | Meaning | Country | Clubs |
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Academic | Affiliation with academics. See also Estudiantes, University, Polytechnic. | Bulgaria | Akademik Sofia |
Denmark | Akademisk Boldklub | ||
England | Academic Club London (defunct) | ||
Republic of Moldova | FC Academia Chișinău | ||
Portugal | Académica de Coimbra, Académico de Viseu
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Russia | Sportakademklub Moscow | ||
Scotland | Hamilton Academical F.C. | ||
Timor-Leste | AS Académica | ||
Ukraine | Nafkom-Akademia Irpin[3] (until 2004) | ||
Education | Generic affiliation with education. | Ukraine | Osvita Kyiv[16] (until 2006) |
Polytechnic | Affiliation with a polytechnical institution. See also Academical, Estudiantes, University, Technical College. | England | Polytechnic F.C., Leeds Polytechnic, Thames Polytechnic (both defunct) |
Republic of Moldova | Politehnica Chișinău | ||
Romania | Politehnica Iași, Politehnica Timișoara | ||
Students | Affiliation with students. See also Academical, Polytechnic, University. | Argentina | Estudiantes de La Plata |
Peru | Estudiantes de Medicina | ||
Mexico | Estudiantes Tecos
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Romania | Sportul Studențesc București | ||
University | Affiliation with universities. See also Academical, Estudiantes, Polytechnic. | ||
Argentina | Juventud Unida Universitario
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Chile | Universidad de Concepción
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Ecuador | LDU Quito
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Malaysia | UiTM, UKM
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Mexico | Estudiantes Tecos, Universidad Nacional
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New Zealand | University-Mount Wellington
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Peru | Universitario de Deportes
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Poland | KU AZS UJ Kraków | ||
Romania | CS Universitatea Craiova, Universitatea Cluj | ||
South Africa | University of Pretoria /AmaTuks | ||
Ukraine | HU ZIDMU-Spartak Zaporizhzhia[8] (defunct) |
Days and dates
Topic | Meaning | Country | Clubs |
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Age of the city | Ukraine | Zvyahel-750 Novohrad-Volynskyi, Tyras-2500 Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi (until 2018) | |
Days of the week | Clubs named after a specific day of the week | England | Sheffield Wednesday |
South Kirkby Wednesday | |||
Wales | Abergavenny Thursdays | ||
Independence Day | Clubs named after the day of independence of the country or city | Argentina | Nueve de Julio de Río Tercero (9 July)
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International Workers' Day | Angola | Estrela Clube Primeiro de Maio | |
Portugal | Associação Naval 1º de Maio | ||
DPRK Army establishment day | North Korea | April 25 SC, February 8 Sports Club | |
Year of city founding | Clubs named after the year of city establishment (clubs are listed in chronological order by country). | Canada | 1812 FC Barrie (defunct) |
United States | FC Baltimore 1729, Reno 1868 FC (defunct), Oklahoma City 1889 | ||
Year of establishment | Club names containing a reference to the year in which the club was established (clubs are listed in chronological order by country). |
Australia | Sydney United 58 FC |
Austria | First Vienna FC 1894, FC Dornbirn 1913, Salzburger AK 1914, SC-ESV Parndorf 1919 | ||
Canada | Vancouver 86ers
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Croatia | HNK Vukovar '91 (defunct) | ||
Czech Republic | Bohemians 1905 | ||
Denmark | B.93, B.1903, B.1908, B.1909, B.1913 | ||
England | Enfield 1893, Cammell Laird 1907, The 61
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Finland | PK-35 | ||
Germany | 1860 München, Hannover 96, SV Darmstadt 98, 1899 Hoffenheim, Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Schalke 04, BVB 09
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Indonesia | Persikabo 1973, UMS 1905, Perkesa '78 (defunct), Persebaya 1927 (2010-2017) | ||
Italy | F.C. Bolzano 1996
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Japan | Tokyo Verdy 1969 | ||
Netherlands | Be Quick 1887, Fortuna '54, AZ '67, FC Dordrecht | ||
New Zealand | FC Twenty 11 | ||
Philippines | Mendiola F.C. 1991 | ||
Romania | SC Corvinul 2005 Hunedoara (defunct), ASA 2013 Târgu Mureș (defunct)
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Scotland | Gretna F.C. 2008 | ||
Slovenia | ND Mura 05 | ||
Sweden | FC Rosengård 1917 | ||
Switzerland | FC Wil 1900
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Ukraine | Dnipro-75 Dnipropetrovsk,[17] Frunzenets-Liha-99 Sumy[3] (defunct), FC Boyarka-2006[3] (until 2006) | ||
United States | Legacy 76 | ||
Year of establishment of the original clubs | Names of some phoenix clubs refers to the year of establishment of the original club | Bulgaria | Chernomorets 1919 Burgas, CSKA 1948 Sofia, Etar 1924 Veliko Tarnovo |
Indonesia | Persika 1951 | ||
Romania | F.C. Argeș 1953 (defunct)
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Turkey | Bucaspor 1928 | ||
Ukraine | Metalist 1925 Kharkiv,[2] Skala 1911 Stryi | ||
Wales | C.P.D. Y Rhyl 1879 |
Specific origins of club
Topic | Meaning | Country | Clubs |
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Great Chicago Fire | Officially founded on 8 October 1997, the 126th anniversary of this pivotal event in the history of Chicago. | United States | Chicago Fire FC |
Heart of Midlothian | Named for a dance hall, itself named for a novel by Walter Scott and a reference to the city of Edinburgh, located in the centre of Midlothian county | Scotland | Heart of Midlothian |
Homeless | Nomads, Rovers, Wanderers. Excursionistas translates roughly as "The Voyagers". Originally a team without a home ground | Argentina | Excursionistas
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Australia | Western Sydney Wanderers FC | ||
Canada | HFX Wanderers FC | ||
Chile | Santiago Wanderers
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England | et al.
| ||
Guernsey | Belgrave Wanderers F.C., Guernsey Rovers A.C. | ||
Jersey | Jersey Wanderers, Rozel Rovers | ||
Malta | Sliema Wanderers | ||
New Zealand | Hamilton Wanderers, Napier City Rovers, Northern Rovers, Wanderers SC (defunct) | ||
Philippines | Manila Nomads
| ||
Republic of Ireland | Bray Wanderers, Shamrock Rovers, Sligo Rovers | ||
Scotland | Albion Rovers, Dundee Wanderers, Raith Rovers | ||
United States | San Diego Nomads (all defunct)
| ||
Uruguay | Montevideo Wanderers | ||
Wales | Connah's Quay Nomads | ||
Ittihad | Arabic for "the union", meaning the merger of clubs or clubs founders | Egypt | Ittihad El Shorta
|
Jordan | Ittihad Al-Zarqa
| ||
Libya | Al-Ittihad (Tripoli)
| ||
Saudi Arabia | Al-Ittihad (Jeddah)
| ||
Rangers (Glasgow) | The club founder saw the name Rangers in a Rugby annual | Scotland | Rangers |
United | Often (but not always) refers to the result of a merger. Eintracht: German for United União: Portuguese for United. |
Argentina | Unión de Santa Fe, Unión de Mar del Plata, Unión de Sunchales |
Australia | Newcastle United Jets, Western United
| ||
Brazil | União Frederiquense, União Mogi, União São João | ||
England | et al.
| ||
Finland | Tampere United | ||
Germany | Eintracht Braunschweig, Eintracht Frankfurt | ||
Indonesia | Karo United
| ||
Jamaica | Montego Bay United F.C., Portmore United F.C., Rivoli United F.C. | ||
Japan | JEF United Ichihara Chiba, Kagoshima United FC, Kochi United SC
| ||
Jersey | First Tower United | ||
Malaysia | Melaka United, Sarawak United | ||
Myanmar | Hanthawaddy United, Rakhine United, Sagaing United
| ||
New Zealand | Central United | ||
Northern Ireland | Annagh United, Ballinamallard United, Ballymena United | ||
Portugal | União Futebol Comércio e Indústria, União de Leiria, União Desportiva Oliveirense, União de Santarém, União de Tomar | ||
Republic of Ireland | Galway United, Drogheda United, Waterford United | ||
Scotland | Ayr United, Dundee United | ||
South Korea | Seoul United
| ||
Suriname | West United | ||
Thailand | Buriram United, Chiangrai United, Muangthong United | ||
Timor-Leste | Lalenok United | ||
United States | D.C. United, Atlanta United FC, Minnesota United FC | ||
Wales | Pontypridd United
|
Ethnic, social, national or religious background
Topic | Meaning | Country | Clubs |
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Albion | Archaic name for Great Britain | Australia | Albion Rovers |
England | Brighton & Hove Albion, Burton Albion, West Bromwich Albion | ||
Scotland | Albion Rovers, Stirling Albion | ||
United States | Albion San Diego
| ||
Wales | Albion Rovers, Ynyshir Albions | ||
Arabi | Al-Arabi is the Arabic for "Arab".
|
Jordan | Al-Arabi (Jordan)
|
Kuwait | Al-Arabi SC (Kuwait) | ||
Qatar | Al-Arabi SC (Qatar) | ||
Argentina | Argentina | Argentinos Juniors, Argentino de Junín, Argentino de Rosario, Argentino de Quilmes | |
Armenia | Clubs founded by and for members of the Armenian diaspora. | Argentina | Club Deportivo Armenio
|
Assyria | Clubs founded by and for members of the Assyrian diaspora .
|
Sweden | Assyriska Föreningen
|
Austria (Österreich) | Refers to the Republic of Austria (Österreich). | Austria | Austria Klagenfurt, FK Austria Wien, SV Austria Salzburg, FC Red Bull Salzburg (before 2005, RB Salzburg was known as Austria Salzburg) |
Bavaria, Bayern | Refers to the Free State of Bavaria (Bayern) in Germany (Deutschland). | Germany | FC Bayern Munich |
United States | Milwaukee Bavarian SC
| ||
Balkans | Refers to the Balkan Peninsula and local ethnic groups (notably Bulgarian and ex-Yugoslavian). | Bulgaria | Balkan Botevgrad |
North Macedonia | FK Balkan Skopje | ||
Serbia | FK Balkan Mirijevo | ||
Sweden | FBK Balkan | ||
Ukraine | Balkany Zorya[18] | ||
Beitar | Refers to Betar, for "Brit Yosef Trumpeldor", a Zionist youth movement founded in 1923. | Israel | Beitar Jerusalem, Beitar Tel Aviv Bat Yam F.C., Beitar Nes Tubruk F.C. |
Bengal | England | Sporting Bengal United | |
Bohemians | After Bohemia | Czech Republic | FC Bohemians Praha |
Philippines | Bohemian S.C. | ||
Republic of Ireland | Bohemian F.C., Cork Bohemians (defunct) | ||
United States | Baltimore Bohemians (defunct) | ||
Borussia, Preußen | Latin (Borussia) and German (Preußen) names for Prussia. | Germany | Preußen Münster
|
Caledonian | England | London Caledonians (defunct) | |
Scotland | Inverness Caledonian Thistle, Elgin Caledonian (defunct) | ||
United States | Paterson Caledonian (defunct) | ||
Celtic | Mostly clubs founded by and for members of the Irish diaspora. The name of Celta de Vigo did not come from an Irish diaspora, but was instead inspired by the ancient Celtic presence in the club's home region of Galicia. | Australia | Alice Springs Celtic |
Canada | Celtix du Haut-Richelieu | ||
England | Farsley Celtic, Stalybridge Celtic, West Allotment Celtic
| ||
Ireland | Cork Celtic, Wayside Celtic | ||
Northern Ireland | Donegal Celtic, Lurgan Celtic, Belfast Celtic (defunct)
| ||
Scotland | Celtic, Inverness Celtic (defunct) | ||
South Africa | Bloemfontein Celtic
| ||
Spain | Celta de Vigo
| ||
United States | Brooklyn Celtic, Kearny Celtic (defunct) | ||
Wales | Cwmbran Celtic | ||
Chile | Clubs founded by and for members of the Chilean diaspora. | Canada | Chile Lindo (defunct) |
Croatia | Clubs founded by and for members of the Croatian diaspora. | Australia | North Perth Croatia
|
Canada | Hamilton Croatia, Toronto Croatia, Welland Lions Croatia (defunct) | ||
United States | Croatian Eagles
| ||
Español, España | Refers to the Spanish people .
|
Argentina | Deportivo Español
|
Chile | Unión Española | ||
Mexico | Atlético Español (both defunct)
| ||
Spain | RCD Espanyol | ||
Germania, Alemannia | Alternative names of Germany. | Germany | BFC Germania, Alemannia Aachen, TSV Germania Windeck
|
Greece | Greek: Ελλάς Hellas | Australia | Pan-Hellenic, South Melbourne Hellas, West Adelaide Hellas |
Canada | SC Hellas | ||
Italy | Hellas Verona
| ||
United States | Greek American AA, New York Greeks, Tampa Bay Hellenic | ||
Guaraní
|
Name of a group of culturally related indigenous peoples of South America. | Argentina | Guaraní Antonio Franco
|
Brazil | Guarani Futebol Clube, Guarany Futebol Clube
| ||
Paraguay | Club Guaraní | ||
Hakoah | (Hebrew: הכח) "The Strength" | Argentina | Club Náutico Hacoaj |
Australia | Hakoah Sydney City East FC, Melbourne Hakoah (defunct) | ||
Austria | Hakoah Vienna | ||
Germany | Hakoah Berlin (defunct) | ||
Israel | Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan F.C. | ||
Latvia | Hakoah Riga (defunct) | ||
Switzerland | FC Hakoah | ||
United States | Brooklyn Hakoah, Hakoah All-Stars, New York Hakoah (all defunct) | ||
Harp | Clubs founded by and for members of the Irish diaspora. | Scotland | Dumbarton Harp, Dundee Harp, Maryhill Harp (all defunct) |
Hibernia | Clubs founded by and for members of the Irish diaspora. | Malta | Hibernians |
Ireland | Cork Hibernians (defunct) | ||
Scotland | Maryhill Hibernians
| ||
United States | Philadelphia Hibernian (defunct) | ||
Hollandia | Clubs founded by and for members of the Dutch diaspora. | Australia | Hollandia-Inala Soccer Club |
Homenetmen | pan-Armenian sports and Scouting organization | Lebanon | Homenetmen Beirut F.C.
|
Homenmen | pan-Armenian sports and Scouting organization | Lebanon | Homenmen Beirut |
Hungaria, Magyar | United States | Bethlehem Hungarian, Magyar-American, New York Hungaria (defunct) | |
International, global, worldwide | Australia | Inter Monaro (both defunct)
| |
Brazil | Sport Club Internacional
| ||
Canada | FC Inter-Montréal, Internacional de Toronto (both defunct) | ||
Finland | Inter Turku
| ||
Ghana | International Allies | ||
Italy | Inter Milan | ||
Philippines | General Trias International FC (defunct)
| ||
Ukraine | Inter Boyarka[3] (defunct), Avanhard-Inter Rovenky[3] (until 2005) | ||
United States | Cleveland Internationals, San Antonio International (both defunct), Inter Miami CF, Inter Atlanta FC | ||
Wales | UWIC Inter Cardiff, Inter Cardiff (defunct) | ||
Irish | Clubs founded by and for members of the Irish diaspora. | England | Milton Keynes Irish |
United States | Irish-Americans | ||
Italy | Clubs founded by and for members of the Italian diaspora. | Argentina | Sportivo Italiano |
Brazil | Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras, Cruzeiro Esporte Clube (these two clubs were originally named Società Sportiva Palestra Italia and were obligated to rename in 1942 due to Brazilian WW2-era law).
| ||
Canada | Toronto Italia, Hamilton Italo-Canadian (defunct)
| ||
Chile | Audax Club Sportivo Italiano
| ||
Peru | Circolo Sportivo Italiano | ||
United States | Inter-Brooklyn Italians
| ||
Venezuela | Deportivo Italia
| ||
Korea | Japan | F.C. Korea, Osaka Korean FC, Korea FC United Shikoku
| |
Lechia | Historical and alternative name for Poland, stemming from the word Lech | Poland | Lechia Gdańsk,[4] Lechia Zielona Góra |
Ukraine | Lechia Lwów (defunct) | ||
Maghreb | Maghreb is the name of the region including the Atlas Mountains and the coastal plains of Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya | Morocco | Moghreb Tétouan
|
Netherlands | Magreb '90
| ||
Macedonia | Australia | Wollongong Macedonia | |
Mauritius | Clubs founded by and for members of the Mauritian diaspora .
|
England | Mauritius Sports |
Mexico | Clubs founded by and for members of the Mexican diaspora. | United States | Club Deportivo Mexico
|
Mohammedan | Mohammedan is a term used as both a noun and an adjective meaning belonging or relating to either the religion of Islam or to that of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad | Bangladesh | Mohammedan SC
|
India | Mohammedan SC
| ||
Monarchy | Real (Spanish pronunciation: [reˈal]) is Spanish for "royal". Reial is the Catalan equivalent, and Koninklijke is a Dutch equivalent.
Spanish clubs with the "Real" or "Reial" name, as well as the Honduras club Real España, enjoy the patronage of the Spanish monarchy .
In Belgium, once a club has been in operation for 50 years, it is eligible to add "Royal" to its name, in any of the country's three official languages (Dutch, French, German) or in English. Polish clubs here refer to names of specific dynasties (Jagiellonian and Piast) |
Australia | Essendon Royals |
Belgium | Royal Charleroi Sporting Club
| ||
Canada | Real Mississauga, Vancouver Royals (defunct) | ||
Colombia | Real Cartagena, Real Santander | ||
England | Staplehurst Monarchs, Mickleover Royals (defunct) | ||
Honduras | Real España | ||
Mexico | Monarcas Morelia
| ||
Morocco | AS FAR (football club) | ||
Netherlands | Koninklijke HFC, Koninklijke HC&VV, Koninklijke UD | ||
New Zealand | Dunedin City Royals | ||
Peru | Real Garcilaso
| ||
Poland | Korona Kielce,[4] Jagiellonia Białystok,[4] Piast Gliwice[4] | ||
Portugal | Real Sport Clube | ||
Spain | Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña, Real Valladolid, Real Balompédica Linense
| ||
United States | Utah Royals (defunct)
| ||
National | "Ahly" is Arabic for "national" | Brazil | Nacional FC |
Canada | Toronto Nationals (defunct) | ||
Colombia | Atlético Nacional | ||
Ecuador | El Nacional
| ||
Egypt | Al Ahly | ||
Jordan | Al-Ahli | ||
Libya | Al-Ahly (Benghazi)
| ||
Paraguay | Club Nacional | ||
Portugal | C.D. Nacional | ||
Qatar | Al-Ahli (Doha)
| ||
Romania | Naţional București
| ||
Saudi Arabia | Al-Ahli (Jeddah)
| ||
United Arab Emirates | Al-Ahli Football Club – Dubai
| ||
United States | New York Nationals (defunct) | ||
Uruguay | Nacional de Montevideo | ||
Palestine | Clubs founded by and for members of the Palestinian diaspora. | Chile | Club Deportivo Palestino |
Honduras | Palestino FC
| ||
Jordan | Al-Wehdat | ||
Polonia | Refers to the Polish diaspora, from the Latin name for Poland | Czech Republic | Polonia Karwina (defunct) |
Lithuania | Polonia Wilno
| ||
Poland | Polonia Warszawa[4]
| ||
Ukraine | Polonia Khmelnytsky | ||
Portugal | Clubs founded by and for members of the Portuguese diaspora .
|
Andorra | Lusitanos
|
Australia | Clube Portugues de Sydney | ||
Brazil | Associação Atlética Portuguesa Santista
| ||
Canada | Toronto Supra Portuguese
| ||
France | US Lusitanos Saint-Maur, US Créteil-Lusitanos | ||
Jersey | Jersey Portuguese | ||
United States | Ludlow Lusitano, Newark Portuguese
| ||
Venezuela | Portuguesa Fútbol Club
| ||
Russian | Russia | Rusichi Oryol
| |
Saint | Santos is Portuguese and Spanish for saints.
Southampton were originally called St. Mary's Young Men's Association F.C. (usually abbreviated to "St. Mary's Y.M.A."), taking on the names St. Mary's F.C. and Southampton St. Mary's before settling on the present name. |
Angola | Santos de Angola |
Australia | St Albans Saints | ||
Brazil | Santos FC, São Paulo FC | ||
England | Southampton F.C. | ||
Guernsey | Manor Farm Saints | ||
Mexico | Santos Laguna | ||
Republic of Moldova | FC Sfîntul Gheorghe | ||
Peru | San Agustín, Franciscano San Román, San José, San Martín, San Lorenzo de Almagro de Chiclayo, San Lorenzo | ||
Scotland | St Johnstone, St Mirren | ||
Wales | The New Saints of Oswestry Town & Llansantffraid, Merthyr Saints | ||
Serbia | Clubs founded by and for members of the Serbian diaspora. | Australia | Fitzroy City Serbia
|
Canada | Serbian White Eagles
| ||
Slav | Slavia, Slavija and Slovan, all refer to the Slavic peoples . Slovianets Konotop refers to a local Ukrainian-Bulgarian joint enterprise.
|
Australia | Slavia Melbourne (defunct) |
Belarus | Slavia Mozyr | ||
Bosnia and Herzegovina | Slavija Sarajevo
| ||
Bulgaria | Slavia Sofia | ||
Czech Republic | Slovan Liberec
| ||
Serbia | Slavija Kragujevac | ||
Slovakia | Slovan Bratislava, Slovan Duslo Šaľa, | ||
Slovenia | ND Slovan | ||
Ukraine | Slovianets Konotop[3] (until 1999)
| ||
Sudovia | Ancient Baltic land inhabited by Sudovians
|
Lithuania | FK Sūduva Marijampolė
|
Turkey | Clubs founded by and for members of the Turkish diaspora. | Germany | Türkiyemspor Berlin, Türkgücü München |
Netherlands | FC Türkiyemspor | ||
Sweden | Konyaspor KIF | ||
Ukraine | Clubs founded by and for members of the Ukrainian diaspora. | Australia | Ukrainian SK Essendon Lions[19] (defunct)
|
Canada | Montreal Ukrainians,[19] Toronto Tridents,[19] Toronto Ukrainians,[19] Ukraine AC | ||
Czechoslovakia | Rusj Užhorod[20] (defunct) | ||
Poland | Ukraina Lwów[20] (defunct) | ||
United States | New York Ukrainians,[19] Newark Ukrainian Sitch,[19] Philadelphia Ukrainians,[19] Rochester Ukrainians,[19] Ukrainian Lions[19] | ||
Vytis/Pogoń | Coat of arms of Lithuania, known in Lithuanian as Vytis or Pahonia, Pogoń in Polish and Belarusian | Lithuania | Vilniaus Vytis, Vytis Kaunas (until 1994) |
Poland | Pogoń Siedlce, Pogoń 1945 Staszów, Pogoń Szczecin,[4] Pogoń Lwów[4] (defunct) | ||
Ukraine | Pogoń Lwów[4] |
Geographical features
Topic | Meaning | Country | Clubs |
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Country | Country in name
Team America were so named as they were the United States men's national team in professional form, entering league play for the 1983 season of the North American Soccer League. |
Austria | Austria Klagenfurt, Austria Wien |
Bahrain | Bahrain SC | ||
Brazil | Red Bull Brasil
| ||
France | Racing Club de France
| ||
Ghana | Red Bull Ghana | ||
New Zealand | New Zealand Knights (defunct) | ||
Oman | Oman Club | ||
Portugal | Sporting Clube de Portugal
| ||
Qatar | Qatar SC | ||
United States | Team America (defunct) | ||
Archipelago | Scotland | Orkney | |
Borough/Suburb | Neighborhood or district | Argentina | Muñiz, General Paz Juniors
|
Belgium | Anderlecht, Union Saint-Gilloise
| ||
Canada | ACP Montréal-Nord, York United FC | ||
Denmark | Brøndby IF | ||
Egypt | Zamalek | ||
England | Aston Villa, Brentford, Charlton Athletic, Chelsea, Everton, Fulham, Leyton Orient, Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham United, Wimbledon | ||
France | Paris Saint-Germain | ||
Germany | FC Schalke 04, FC St. Pauli | ||
Italy | Sampdoria
| ||
Japan | Omiya Ardija, Shimizu S-Pulse, Urawa Red Diamonds (all former independent towns which merged into larger cities) | ||
Netherlands | Cambuur, Feyenoord | ||
Norway | Rosenborg, Strømsgodset, Vålerenga | ||
Poland | Raków Częstochowa, Szombierki Bytom, Widzew Łódź[4] | ||
Portugal | Boavista FC
| ||
South Africa | Orlando Pirates
| ||
Spain | Rayo Vallecano | ||
Sweden | Djurgårdens IF, Hammarby IF, Örgryte IS | ||
Ukraine | Livyi Bereh Kyiv,[21] Obolon Kyiv, Peremoha Dnipro[22] | ||
United States | Manhattan SC, Bronx United, Staten Island Vipers (both defunct) | ||
Wales | Pembroke Borough | ||
Capital | Clubs that are from cities presently or formerly capitals of either states (such as Albany, New York or Baton Rouge, Louisiana) or countries (such as Ottawa's Capital City F.C.). | Cambodia | Phnom Penh Crown FC |
Canada | Capital City F.C. | ||
Indonesia | Persija | ||
Italy | Lazio
| ||
Malaysia | KL City FC | ||
Myanmar | Yangon United | ||
Thailand | Bangkok United F.C. | ||
United States | Albany Capitals, Baton Rouge Capitals (both defunct) | ||
Vietnam | Hanoi FC | ||
Cardinal directions | Södra means "southern" in Swedish; öster means "east". Ouest is French for west, "Levante" means "east" in Spanish. | ||
Australia | Northern Fury FC, South Melbourne FC, Western Sydney Wanderers FC, Western United FC | ||
Canada | North Toronto Nitros | ||
England | Preston North End, South West Ham (defunct), Sunderland West End | ||
France | Angers Sporting Club de l'Ouest | ||
Guernsey | Northerners A.C. | ||
Hong Kong | Eastern Sports Club, South China AA | ||
India | NorthEast United FC | ||
New Zealand | Eastern Suburbs AFC, Southern United | ||
Northern Ireland | East Belfast | ||
Scotland | Dundee East End, Eastern, Forfar West End | ||
Spain | Levante UD | ||
Sweden | Jönköpings Södra IF, Östers IF | ||
Wales | South Gower, Treharris Athletic Western, West End | ||
Cerro | Meaning hill in Spanish | Paraguay | Cerro Corá, Cerro Porteño |
Uruguay | C.A. Cerro | ||
Citadel | Scotland | Inverness Citadel (defunct) | |
City | Città in Italian or ciudad in Spanish.
The City clubs of Manchester, Melbourne and New York are part of the City Football Group. |
Australia | Adelaide City, Brisbane City, Melbourne City FC |
Canada | Forest City London, London City, Toronto City (defunct)
| ||
China | Guangzhou City | ||
England | Birmingham City, Bradford City, Bradford Park Avenue A.F.C. (named after the "City of Bradford", and the street "Horton Park Avenue"), Bristol City, Lincoln City, City of Liverpool, Exeter City, Norwich City, Leicester City, Manchester City, Stoke City | ||
Hong Kong | Citizen AA | ||
Italy | Città di Palermo
| ||
Malaysia | Petaling Jaya City FC, KL City FC | ||
Mexico | Indios de Ciudad Juárez (defunct) | ||
Mongolia | Ulaanbaatar City FC | ||
Netherlands | Almere City FC | ||
New Zealand | Auckland City, Lower Hutt City | ||
Northern Ireland | Armagh City, Derry City, Newry City | ||
Philippines | United City F.C. | ||
Republic of Ireland | Cork City, Dublin City, Kilkenny City (both defunct) | ||
Scotland | Brechin City, Elgin City | ||
South Africa | Cape Town City | ||
Spain | Ciudad de Murcia (defunct) | ||
Sweden | Eskilstuna City FK | ||
Taiwan | Tainan City F.C. | ||
Thailand | Samut Prakan City F.C. | ||
United States | City of Angels FC, Detroit City FC, Louisville City FC, New York City FC, Orlando City SC, St. Louis City SC | ||
Vietnam | Ho Chi Minh City FC | ||
Wales | Swansea City
| ||
Coast | Gialos: Greek for the coast | Australia | Central Coast Mariners, Gold Coast United FC (defunct), South Coast Wolves
|
New Zealand | Coastal Spirit, Hibiscus Coast, West Coast Rangers | ||
Ukraine | Yalos Yalta[3] (defunct) | ||
United States | Treasure Coast Tritons
| ||
Common | Common land or former common land is usually referred to as a common; for instance, Sutton Common. | England | Clapham Common Club, Croydon Common (both defunct), Sutton Common Rovers |
County | Canada | Simcoe County Rovers | |
England | Derby County, Notts County, Stockport County | ||
Republic of Ireland | Kildare County, Sporting Fingal (both defunct) | ||
Scotland | East Stirlingshire, Nairn County, Ross County | ||
United States | Orange County Blues, Riverside County Elite (defunct), Sonoma County Sol
| ||
Wales | Haverfordwest County, Newport County | ||
Demonyms | Clubs names that are demonyms, i.e. names of inhabitants of a place. | Poland | KS Warszawianka |
Ukraine | WFC Donchanka (defunct), WFC Luhanochka Luhansk (defunct), Stakhanovets Stakhanov[1] (until 2006) | ||
Forest | Indicates a close proximity to a forest | England | Forest Green Rovers, Nottingham Forest |
Poland | Puszcza Niepołomice | ||
Gulf | The present day HNK Rijeka were named after Kvarner Gulf and kept the original name until 1954. | Croatia | Kvarner |
Heath | These clubs are named after heaths directly, or after the districts that take their names. | England | Hampstead Heathens, Newton Heath, Small Heath Alliance |
Island | Canada | Vancouver Island FC | |
England | Canvey Island F.C. | ||
Puerto Rico | Puerto Rico Islanders (defunct) | ||
United States | Harrisburg City Islanders (defunct)
| ||
Kingdom | Srivijaya was an important centre for the expansion of Buddhism from the 8th to the 12th century. | Indonesia | Sriwijaya F.C. |
Lake | Ko: Japanese | Australia | South Melbourne Lakers |
Canada | Lakers du Lac Saint-Louis (defunct) | ||
Japan | MIO Biwako Kusatsu
| ||
Ukraine | SKAD-Yalpuh Bolhrad (defunct) | ||
United States | Real Salt Lake | ||
Marsh | 'Annagh' from Irish Eanach 'Marsh' | Northern Ireland | Annagh United |
Metropolis | United States | Sarasota Metropolis FC | |
Mountain | Ukraine | Haray Zhovkva,[3] Hoverla Uzhhorod[3] (defunct), Lysonia Berezhany[3][20] (until 2002) | |
Mountain range | Poland | Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała[4] | |
Ukraine | (until 1999) | ||
Ocean | Ukraine | Ocean Kerch[3] | |
United States | Rhode Island Oceaneers (defunct) | ||
Parish | Bermuda | Devonshire Cougars | |
Park | These clubs are named after parks directly, or after the districts that take their names. | Australia | Fraser Park, Holland Park Hawks |
England | Queens Park Rangers, Upton Park (defunct) | ||
Northern Ireland | Moyola Park | ||
United States | Swope Park Rangers | ||
Peninsula | Wales | South Gower | |
Prefecture | Named after their home prefecture. If both a prefecture and its capital are homonyms, the club can be said to represent both. | Japan | F.C. Tokyo
|
Province | Canada | Nova Scotia Clippers (defunct) | |
Northern Ireland | Ulster (defunct) | ||
Region | Italy | F.C. Südtirol
| |
Canada | SC Waterloo Region, York Region Shooters, Durham Storm (defunct) | ||
Netherlands | FC Twente | ||
New Zealand | Canterbury United, Hawke's Bay United, Otago United
| ||
Peru | Sport Áncash, Deportivo Junín | ||
Poland | Śląsk Wrocław | ||
Ukraine | Zakarpattia Uzhgorod[3] (until 2011)
| ||
United States | Bay Area Ambassadors (defunct), High Desert Elite, New England Revolution | ||
Republic | Russia | FC Buryatia, Karelia, Mordovia, FC Yakutiya | |
United States | Sacramento Republic | ||
River | Rio: Portuguese | Argentina | River Plate |
Belarus | Dnepr Mogilev, Neman Grodno | ||
Brazil | River Atlético Clube, Clube Náutico Capibaribe | ||
Canada | Rivers FC | ||
Denmark | BK Avarta
| ||
Italy | Virtus Entella | ||
Kazakhstan | Tobol (Kostanay) | ||
Poland | Odra Wodzisław, Odra Opole, Warta Poznań
| ||
Russia | Amur Blagoveshchensk, FC Amur-2010 Dnepr Smolensk, Irtysh Omsk, Kuban Krasnodar, Terek Grozny, Volga NN, Volga Tver, Volga Ulyanovsk, Volgar Astrakhan, Yenisej Krasnoyarsk, Sheksna | ||
Poland | Sian Przemyśl[20] | ||
Portugal | Rio Ave FC
| ||
Ukraine | (until 2010) | ||
United States | Colorado Rapids (named for the rapids of the Colorado River) | ||
Vietnam | Song Lam Nghe An | ||
Rock | Ukraine | Skala Stryi[3][20] | |
Sea | Ukraine | More Feodosia[3] (defunct) | |
Sound | Proximity to a large sea or ocean inlet | United States | Seattle Sounders FC (as well as past teams of the same name), Puget Sound Gunners (defunct) |
State | Australia | Queensland Lions | |
Brazil | Bahia, Ceará, Goiás, Paraná | ||
India | FC Goa, Kerala Blasters FC | ||
Malaysia | Selangor
| ||
United States | Arizona United, Colorado Rapids, Floridians FC, Minnesota United FC, New York/New Jersey MetroStars, North Carolina FC, Southern West Virginia King's Warriors, Team Hawaii | ||
Street | England | Bradford (Park Avenue) A.F.C. (named after the "City of Bradford", and the street "Horton Park Avenue"), Hall Road Rangers, Blackburn Park Road, South Shields Adelaide Athletic (both defunct) | |
Wales | Bridgend Street | ||
Structural basin | The Shooting Stars were named after the Permian Basin, a sedimentary basin. | United States | Permian Basin Shooting Stars (defunct) |
Telephone area code | The name Project 51O is partly inspired by Oakland's 510 area code, although features the letter O in place of the number 0 to stand for "Oakland". | United States | Memphis 901, Project 51O |
Town | Ecuador | Macará
| |
England | , and many more | ||
Northern Ireland | Warrenpoint Town | ||
Poland | Cracovia | ||
Republic of Ireland | Athlone Town, Longford Town | ||
United States | Oly Town FC | ||
Wales | Aberystwyth Town, Caernarfon Town, Prestatyn Town | ||
Vale/Valley | Named for teams located in a town in a vale.
Wadi: Arabic for vale |
Egypt | Wadi Degla
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England | Aylesbury Vale, Pewsey Vale, Raynes Park Vale
| ||
India | FC Green Valley | ||
Northern Ireland | Colin Valley | ||
Scotland | Vale of Clyde, Vale of Leithen, Vale of Leven | ||
United States | Napa Valley 1839 FC, Rio Grande Valley FC Toros, Central California Valley Hydra, San Fernando Valley Quakes (both defunct) | ||
Wales | Cambrian & Clydach Vale
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Village | England | Cudworth Village (defunct) | |
Northern Ireland | Dromara Village | ||
United States | The Villages SC
| ||
Wales | Llansantffraid Village |
Specific geographical features
Animals
Plants
Topic | Meaning | Country | Clubs |
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Heather | Ukraine | Veres Rivne[3]
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Oak | Ghana | Hearts of Oak
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United States | San Jose Oaks | ||
Pine | Australia | Frankston Pines
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Finland | FC Honka | ||
Rose | The Portland Thorns name and logo intentionally reference its city's official nickname, "City of Roses".[23][24] Bulgarian: Розова долина, romanized: Rozova dolina, lit. 'rose valley' |
Australia | Adamstown Rosebuds
|
Bulgaria | Rozova Dolina | ||
Scotland | Linlithgow Rose F.C., Montrose Roselea F.C. | ||
Shamrock
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Symbol of Ireland. | Ireland | Shamrock Rovers |
United States | Boston Shamrock Rovers, South Carolina Shamrocks, St. Louis Shamrocks (all defunct)
| ||
Sycamore | Ukraine | Yavir Krasnopillia[3]
| |
Thistle | National symbol of Scotland | England | Hereford Thistle (defunct) |
New Zealand | Gisborne Thistle, Timaru Thistle | ||
Scotland | Inverness Caledonian Thistle, Partick Thistle | ||
United States | Cleveland Thistles (defunct) | ||
Timber | Generic term for wood | United States | Portland Timbers (as well as past teams of the same name) |
Space
Planets
Topic | Meaning | Country | Clubs |
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Saturn | Clubs named after exact planets. | Russia | Saturn Ramenskoye
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Stars
Topic | Meaning | Country | Clubs |
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Sirius | Clubs named after the specific star. | Brazil | Esporte Clube Sírio |
Sweden | IK Sirius Fotboll | ||
Ukraine | Sirius Zhovti Vody[3] (until 1995)
|
Earth phenomena
Topic | Meaning | Country | Clubs |
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Blizzard | Khurtovyna: Ukrainian for blizzard. | Canada | Toronto Blizzard (defunct) |
Ukraine | Hazovyk-Khurtovyna Komarno,[20] Vykhor Dnipro[2] | ||
United States | Buffalo Blizzard (defunct), Colorado Springs Blizzard (defunct) | ||
Ray | Named after rays of (sun)light | Ukraine | Promin Sambir[3] (until 1998) |
Sunrise | Ukraine | Nyva-Svitanok Vinnytsia[3] (until 2008) | |
Tornado | Ukraine | WFC Tornado Kyiv (defunct) |
Real or mythical people
Topic | Meaning | Country | Clubs |
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Ata
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Club names containing a reference to Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, Turkish field marshal, revolutionary statesman, and founder of the Republic of Turkey. | Turkey | Ata Spor Kulubu |
Ajax | Club names containing a reference to Ajax the Great or Ajax the Lesser. The South African and American clubs are so named due to their affiliation with AFC Ajax of the Netherlands. | Brazil | Ajax FC |
Congo | Ajax de Ouenzé | ||
Estonia | FC Ajax Lasnamäe | ||
Honduras | Unión Ájax | ||
Malta | Rabat Ajax F.C. | ||
Netherlands | Ajax Sportman Combinatie
| ||
South Africa | Ajax Cape Town (defunct)
| ||
Suriname | VV Ajax (defunct) | ||
Ukraine | Ayaks Shakhtarsk[3] | ||
United States | Ajax America Women, Ajax Orlando Prospects (defunct) | ||
Apollo | Canada | Hamilton Apollos (defunct) | |
Cyprus | Apollon Limassol
| ||
Greece | Apollon Athens
| ||
United States | Atlanta Apollos, New York Apollo (both defunct)
| ||
Aris | After the Greek God of War. | Greece | Aris Thessaloniki |
Cyprus | Aris Limassol
| ||
Luxembourg | Aris Bonnevoie
| ||
United States | Eau Claire Aris FC
| ||
Arminius | Former Roman general, led a unified Germanic coalition to victory against the Roman Empire. | Germany | Arminia Bielefeld |
Atlas | Club names containing a reference to Atlas. | Mexico | Club Atlas
|
Argentina | Club Atlético Atlas | ||
Vasily Bazhanov | Soviet mining engineer who gave his name to Bazhanov coal mine. | Ukraine | Bazhanovets Makiivka[3] (until 1995) |
Simón Bolívar | Bolivia | Club Bolívar | |
Hristo Botev | Named after Hristo Botev, a Genius Bulgarian poet, revolutionary and a national hero of Bulgaria. | Bulgaria | PFC Botev Plovdiv
|
Guillermo Brown | Argentina | Club Almirante Brown | |
Andrea Doria | Italy | Sampdoria (from merger of Sampierdarenese, team of San Pier d'Arena, borough of Genoa, and Società Ginnastica Andrea Doria, team so named from the Genoese admiral Andrea Doria )
| |
Oleksa Dovbush | Famous Ukrainian outlaw and folk hero. | Ukraine | USC Dovbush Chernivtsi[20] |
Druids | Celtic Priest | Wales | Cefn Druids |
Felix Dzerzhinsky | Soviet politician who led the OGPU
|
Soviet Union | Dzerzhinets Kolomna (until 1960), Dzerzhinets Leningrad (until 1948), Dzerzhinets Nizhny Tagil (until 1957), Dzerzhinets-STZ Stalingrad (until 1937), Dzerzhynets Kharkiv[1] (until 1952), Dzerzhynets Voroshylovhrad[1] (until 1953) |
Erminio Giana | World War I fallen soldier from Gorgonzola | Italy | Giana Erminio
|
Luis Ángel Firpo | El Salvador | C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo | |
Fortuna | Latin goddess of fortune and personification of luck | Australia | Fortuna 60 SC |
Cameroon | AS Fortuna | ||
Denmark | Fortuna Hjørring | ||
Germany | Fortuna Düsseldorf, Fortuna Köln, Fortuna Babelsberg, Fortuna Chemnitz, Fortuna Magdeburg, TSV Fortuna Sachsenross, Fortuna 1894 Berlin (defunct) | ||
Netherlands | Fortuna Sittard, Fortuna Vlaardingen | ||
North Macedonia | KF Fortuna 1975 | ||
Norway | AaFK Fortuna | ||
Romania | Fortuna Becicherecu Mic, Fortuna Covaci (defunct), Fortuna Poiana Câmpina (defunct) | ||
Russia | Fortuna Mytishchi (defunct) | ||
South Africa | FC Fortune (until 2006) | ||
Spain | CD Fortuna, Real Fortuna (defunct) | ||
Suriname | Fortuna 1975 Lelydorp | ||
Ukraine | Fortuna Sharhorod,[3] Fortuna Shakhtarsk (until 2001) | ||
Mikhail Frunze | Soviet politician, military leader and military theorist. | Ukraine | Frunzenets-Liha-99 Sumy[1] (defunct) |
Helios | Greek god who personifies the Sun | Estonia | Võru FC Helios |
Ukraine | Helios Kharkiv[3] | ||
Hercules/Heracles | After the Greek demi-god. | Greece | Iraklis F.C.
|
Netherlands | Heracles Almelo | ||
Spain | Hércules CF | ||
Hotspur | Named after Henry Percy, aka Harry Hotspur | England | Tottenham Hotspur |
Wales | Holyhead Hotspur | ||
Joan of Arc | Réunion | SS Jeanne d'Arc | |
Senegal | ASC Jeanne d'Arc | ||
Sergei Kirov | Soviet politician and revolutionary. | Russia | Kirovets Saint Petersburg (until 1992) |
Soviet Union | Kirovets Mogilev (until 1964) | ||
Ukraine | Kirovets Makiivka[1] (defunct)
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Lech | Named after Lech , legendary founder of Polish nation.
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Poland | Lech Poznań,[4] Lech Rypin |
Vladimir Lenin | Named after the Soviet revolutionary Vladimir Ilyich Lenin. | Ukraine | Feniks-Illichovets Kalinine[3] (defunct), Illichivets Mariupol[3][4] (until 2017) |
Vasil Levski | Named after Vasil Levski, Bulgarian revolutionary and a national hero of Bulgaria. | Bulgaria | Levski Sofia
|
Sam Mark | Sam Mark was the club owner. | United States | Fall River F.C. (defunct) Referred to as Marksmen as in Mark's men.
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Ivan Mykhailov | Father of the founder of the club | Ukraine | Ivan Odesa[25] |
Nerthus | Germanic goddess of fertility. | Germany | Hertha BSC |
Nike | Greek goddess of victory | Russia | Nika Moscow, Nika Krasny Sulin (defunct) |
Sweden | GIF Nike | ||
Ukraine | Nika Ivano-Frankivsk, WFC Nika Poltava (defunct) | ||
Odysseus | Named after legendary Greek king and Homer's epic poem | Armenia | Ulisses F.C.
|
Viktor Oharenko | Owner of the Classic Private University and of the football club | Ukraine | Viktor Zaporizhia[3] (until 2000)
|
Grigory Petrovsky | Soviet politician and Communist Party leader in Ukraine. | Ukraine | Petrovets Dnipropetrovsk[1] (until 1936) |
Silvio Pettirossi | Paraguay | Club Silvio Pettirossi | |
Prometheus | Greek Titan and god of war | Russia | Prometey-Dynamo Saint Petersburg (until 1995) |
Ukraine | Prometei Dniprodzerzhynsk[3] (defunct), Prometei Shakhtarsk[3] (until 1993) | ||
Rio Branco | Named after the Baron of Rio Branco .
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Brazil | Rio Branco Atlético Clube, Rio Branco Esporte Clube, Clube Esportivo Rio Branco, Rio Branco Sport Club |
Rob Roy
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Scotland | Kirkintilloch Rob Roy F.C. | |
Robin Hood | Suriname | SV Robinhood
| |
Sachin Tendulkar |
Named after the Indian Cricketer Sachin Tendulkar also known as Master Blaster. |
India | Kerala Blasters
|
Santa Claus | Finland | FC Santa Claus | |
Skënderbeu
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Named after the Albanian national hero, Skanderbeg. | Albania | Skënderbeu Korçë
|
Anatoliy Skoruk | Founder of the club | Ukraine | Skoruk Tomakivka[26] |
Solomon | Ghana | King Solomon FC | |
Jomo Sono | Founder of the club | South Africa | Jomo Cosmos |
Spartacus | The famous leader of the slaves in the Third Servile War, a major slave uprising against the Roman Republic (c. 73–71 BCE). | Armenia | Spartak Yerevan (def.) |
Bulgaria | PFC Spartak Varna
| ||
Georgia | Spartaki Tskhinvali
| ||
Kazakhstan | Spartak Semey
| ||
Latvia | Spartaks Jūrmala | ||
Russia | Spartak-Alania Vladikavkaz, FC Spartak Kostroma, FC Spartak Tambov, FC Spartak Yoshkar-Ola, FC Spartak Gorno-Altaysk
| ||
Serbia | Spartak Zlatibor Voda
| ||
Slovakia | Spartak Trnava | ||
Soviet Union | Spartak Dnipropetrovsk[1] (defunct), Spartak Kharkiv[1] (defunct), Spartak Lviv[1] (defunct), Spartak Odesa[1] (until 1941), Spartak Sambir[1] (until 1991), Spartak Sumy[1] (until 1971), Spartak Uzzhorod[1] (until 1960) | ||
Ukraine | HU ZIDMU-Spartak Zaporizhzhia[8] (defunct), Spartak Ivano-Frankivsk[3] (defunct), Spartak Sumy[3] (defunct), WFC Spartak Chernihiv (defunct) | ||
Alexei Stakhanov | Soviet miner who became the icon of the Stakhanovite movement | Soviet Union | Stakhanovets Kadiyivka[2] (until 1945), Stakhanovets Stalino[1] (until 1946) |
Titan | Named after the race of Greek pre-Olympian gods. | Mexico | Titanes de Saltillo (defunct), Titanes de Tulancingo (defunct) |
Russia | Titan Klin | ||
El Salvador | C.D. Titán | ||
Ukraine | Tytan Donetsk[3] | ||
Venezuela | Titanes F.C. | ||
Vasco da Gama | Named after Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama.[27] | Brazil | Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama, Associação Desportiva Vasco da Gama
|
India | Vasco SC | ||
South Africa | Vasco da Gama (South Africa) | ||
Veles | An old Slavic God | Russia | Veles |
Victoria | Named after Queen Victoria. | England | Biddulph Victoria
|
Wales | Rhostyllen Victoria (defunct), Wrexham Victoria (defunct)
| ||
Vikings
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Faroe Islands | Víkingur Gøta | |
Finland | FC Viikingit | ||
Iceland | Knattspyrnufélagið Víkingur, Ungmennafélagið Víkingur | ||
Norway | Viking FK | ||
United States | San Francisco Vikings | ||
Petro Voikov | Soviet revolutionary and native of Kerch. | Ukraine | Voikovets Kerch (until 1994) |
Willem II | Netherlands | Willem II | |
Jorge Wilstermann | Bolivia | Club Jorge Wilstermann
| |
Zawisza | Named after Zawisza Czarny, Polish knight and nobleman. | Poland | Zawisza Bydgoszcz |
Zico | Brazil | Centro de Futebol Zico Sociedade Esportiva |
Sport
Topic | Meaning | Country | Clubs |
---|---|---|---|
Actions | Ruch in Polish means "movement", Naprzód means "forward".
En avant in French means "forward. |
Austria | Rapid Wien
|
France | En Avant Guingamp | ||
Netherlands | Go Ahead Eagles | ||
Poland | Ruch Zdzieszowice
| ||
Sweden | BK Forward | ||
Ukraine | Rukh Lviv,[2] Start Chuhuiv | ||
United States | Forward Madison FC | ||
Amateur | Clubs originating in amateur status teams. | England | Salford Amateurs, Yorkshire Amateur |
Wales | Blaenau Ffestiniog Amateur | ||
Athletics | Club names containing a reference to athletes or athletics. In the United States, the term "athletics" refers to sport in general. | Angola | Petro Atlético
|
Belgium | Koninklijke Atletiek Associatie Gent | ||
Brazil | Atlético Paranaense
| ||
Canada | Atletico Ottawa | ||
Colombia | Atlético Nacional, Atlético Bucaramanga | ||
England | Charlton Athletic, Oldham Athletic, Wigan Athletic | ||
France | Cercle Athlétique de Paris-Charenton | ||
India | Atlético de Kolkata | ||
New Zealand | Whanganui Athletic
| ||
Northern Ireland | Cliftonville Football & Athletic Club, Clough Rangers Athletic | ||
Republic of Ireland | Rathmines Athletic (defunct), St Patrick's Athletic | ||
Scotland | Dunfermline Athletic, Forfar Athletic, Alloa Athletic, Annan Athletic | ||
Spain | Athletic Bilbao, Atlético Madrid | ||
Timor-Leste | Atlético Ultramar | ||
United States | Hartford Athletic, New York Athletic Club, Athletic Club of St. Louis (defunct) | ||
Wales | Bethesda Athletic, Wrexham Athletic | ||
Casuals | Clubs originating in amateur status teams. | England | Corinthian-Casuals F.C. |
Cricket | Club names containing a term for cricket. Usually, the club also had a cricket team in the past. | Brazil | Rio Cricket |
Italy | Genoa Cricket and Football Club
| ||
India | Calcutta Cricket and Football Club | ||
Northern Ireland | Derriaghy Cricket Club F.C. | ||
Fencing | Argentina | Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy, Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata | |
Gymnastics | These clubs usually have a historical affiliation with gymnastics. | Argentina | Gimnasia y Tiro de Salta
|
France | Olympique Gymnaste Club de Nice-Côte d'Azur | ||
Germany | Turn- und Sportgemeinschaft 1899 Hoffenheim | ||
Norway | Larvik Turn & I.F.
| ||
Spain | Gimnàstic de Tarragona, Gimnástica de Torrelavega | ||
Turkey | Beşiktaş Jimnastik Kulübü | ||
Wales | Wrexham Gymnasium (defunct) | ||
Leader | Ukraine | WFC Lider Kobeliaky | |
Olympic Games | Club names containing a reference to either the Olympic Games or the ancient city of Olympia, Greece. | Australia | Sydney Olympic
|
Azerbaijan | FK Olimpik Baku
| ||
Belgium | Olympic Charleroi
| ||
Canada | Montreal Olympique, Toronto Olympians (both defunct) | ||
England | Blackburn Olympic, Notts Olympic (both defunct), Rushall Olympic | ||
France | Nîmes Olympique, Olympique Lyonnais, Olympique Marseille | ||
Ghana | Accra Great Olympics | ||
Greece | Olympiakos Volou 1937 F.C.
| ||
Honduras | CD Olimpia
| ||
New Zealand | Bay Olympic | ||
Northern Ireland | Ballynahinch Olympic | ||
Paraguay | Olimpia Asunción
| ||
Poland | Olimpia Elbląg, Olimpia Grudziądz, Olimpia Poznań (defunct) | ||
Romania | Olimpia Satu Mare
| ||
Slovenia | Olimpija Ljubljana
| ||
Ukraine | Olimpik Kharkiv (defunct), Olimpiya FC AES Yuzhnoukrainsk (until 2005), WFC Olimp Kyiv (until 1993)
| ||
Wales | Wrexham Olympic | ||
Rambling | Hillwalking
|
England | Burnham Ramblers F.C. |
Republic of Ireland | Cobh Ramblers F.C. | ||
Racing | The English Racing Club is so named due to the club playing in the locale of Warwick Racecourse. | Argentina | Racing Avellaneda |
Belgium | Koninklijke Racing Club Genk
| ||
England | Racing Club Warwick | ||
France | Racing Club de Lens
| ||
Spain | Racing Santander, Racing de Ferrol | ||
United States | Racing Louisville | ||
Uruguay | Racing Montevideo | ||
Rapid | Rapid means fast (Latin) | Austria | SK Rapid Wien |
Romania | FC Rapid București | ||
Rowing | These clubs usually have a historical affiliation with rowing. | Brazil | Colo-Colo de Futebol e Regatas, Palmas Futebol e Regatas, Clube do Remo, São Cristóvão de Futebol e Regatas
|
Sport | Club names containing the word "sport". Examples: deportivo and polideportivo (Spanish), desportivo and esportivo (Portuguese), sport (Dutch), spor (Turkish). | Brazil | Clube Esportivo de Bento Gonçalves, Sport Club do Recife
|
Cape Verde | Desportivo Ribeira Brava, Desportivo de Santa Cruz, Sporting Clube da Praia
| ||
Chile | Deportivo Temuco
| ||
Colombia | Deportivo Cali, Deportivo Pereira, Deportes Quindío, Deportes Tolima, Deportivo Pasto, Depor FC | ||
Egypt | Alexandria Sporting Club | ||
England | Mickleover Sports, Hullbridge Sports, Cowes Sports
| ||
France | Angers Sporting Club de l'Ouest, Union Sportive du Littoral de Dunkerque | ||
Ghana | Sporting Saint Mirren
| ||
Republic of Ireland | Sporting Fingal (defunct)
| ||
Jamaica | Sporting Central Academy
| ||
Netherlands | Helmond Sport, Sportclub Heerenveen | ||
Paraguay | Sportivo Luqueño
| ||
Peru | Deportivo Wanka, Sport Boys | ||
Portugal | Sporting Braga
| ||
Romania | Sportul Studențesc
| ||
Rwanda | Kiyovu Sports, Mukura Victory Sports | ||
Scotland | Arbroath Sporting Club (defunct) | ||
Spain | Sporting de Gijón, Deportivo de La Coruña, Club Polideportivo Granada 74, other clubs with RCD (Real Club Deportivo) | ||
Switzerland | FC Lausanne-Sport | ||
Turkey | Alanyaspor, Bursaspor, Hatayspor, Kayserispor, Trabzonspor, Samsunspor | ||
Ukraine | Hirnyk-Sport Horishni Plavni[3] | ||
United States | Sporting Kansas City | ||
Wales | Mochdre Sports, Prestatyn Sports | ||
Stadium | Club names containing the word "stadium". Examples: stade (French), stadion (Dutch and German). | Belgium | Stade Leuven |
Côte d'Ivoire | Stade d'Abidjan | ||
France | Stade Plabennecois
| ||
Gabon | Stade d'Akébé, AS Stade Mandji | ||
Mali | Stade Malien | ||
Senegal | Stade Mbour
| ||
Ukraine | WFC Arena Kyiv | ||
Surf | Australia | Surf Coast FC | |
United States | South Florida Surf
| ||
Tennis | Football department was added to tennis club. | Germany | Tennis Borussia Berlin |
Sports societies
Topic | Meaning | Country | Clubs |
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Avant-garde | Avanhard was a trade unions sport society mainly active in the Ukrainian SSR. | Kazakhstan | FC Avangard (defunct) |
Russia | Avangard Kursk, Avangard Kamyshin (defunct), Avangard-Kortek (defunct), Avangard Podolsk (defunct) | ||
Soviet Union | Avanhard Makiivka[1] (until 1970), Avanhard Mykolaiv[1] (until 1960), Avanhard Rivne[1] (until 1990), Avanhard Simferopol[1] (until 1963), Avanhard Sumy[1] (until 1963), Avanhard Zhdanov[1] (until 1960)
| ||
Ukraine | Avanhard Merefa,[3] Avanhard Zhovti Vody,[1] Avanhard Zhydachiv,[3] Avanhard Kramatorsk[1][3] (until 2021), Avanhard Rovenky[1][3] (until 2003)
| ||
Beitar | The Betar movement, associated with Revisionist Zionism | Israel | Beitar Jerusalem F.C., Beitar Tel Aviv F.C. |
CSKA | CSKA means Central Army Sports Club in most Slavic languages. CWKS is the Polish equivalent, and CSCA is the Romanian/Moldovan equivalent. Indicates that the team was/is originally part of the army. (Just SKA or ASK if the army club was/is based not in the capital.) | Bulgaria | CSKA Sofia
|
Cambodia | Royal Cambodian Armed Forces FA | ||
Laos | Lao Army F.C. | ||
Malaysia | Armed Forces F.C. | ||
Poland | CWKS Legia Warszawa
| ||
Romania | CSCA București | ||
Russia | PFC CSKA Moscow | ||
Soviet Union | SKA Lviv[1] (defunct), SKA Kyiv (until 1991)[1] | ||
Ukraine | CSKA Kyiv,[3] SKA Odesa[1] (until 1992) | ||
Dynamo | Majority are Eastern European teams, indicates that the team was originally part of the Soviet Sportvereinigung Dynamo .
|
Albania | KS Dinamo Tirana
|
Belarus | Dinamo Brest
| ||
Canada | Dynamo de Quebec (defunct) | ||
Croatia | Dinamo Zagreb
| ||
Czech Republic | Dynamo České Budějovice | ||
England | Loughborough Dynamo, Shepshed Dynamo, Colne Dynamoes (defunct) | ||
Estonia | Dünamo Tallinn
| ||
Georgia | Dinamo Batumi, Dinamo Tbilisi, Dinamo Sukhumi | ||
Germany | Dynamo Dresden
| ||
India | Delhi Dynamos | ||
Latvia | FK Dinamo-Rīnuži/LASD | ||
Republic of Moldova | FC Dinamo Bender
| ||
Romania | Dinamo Bucharest | ||
Russia | Dinamo Stavropol, Dinamo Makhackhala (def.)
| ||
Soviet Union | Dynamo Dnipropetrovsk[1] (defunct), Dynamo Kirovohrad (until 1962) | ||
Ukraine | Dynamo Kyiv,[1][3][4] Dynamo Kharkiv,[1] Dynamo Lviv,[1][3] Dynamo Odesa,[1][3] Dynamo Luhansk[1][3] (defunct), Dynamo Saky[3] (defunct), Dynamo Sloviansk[3] (defunct), Dynamo Bila Tserkva[1] (until 1992), Dynamo Khmelnytskyi[1][3] (until 2013), Dynamo Simferopol[3] (until 2004) | ||
United States | Houston Dynamo
| ||
Uzbekistan | Dinamo Samarqand
| ||
Zimbabwe | Dynamos Harare | ||
Hapoel | Hebrew for The Worker, an Israeli sport association, with links to trade unionism | Israel | Hapoel Ramat Gan, Hapoel Tel Aviv
|
Hart | Hart is the Ukrainian student's sport society[3] | Ukraine | Hart Borodianka[3] (until 1994)
|
Homenetmen | pan-Armenian sports and Scouting organization | Lebanon | Homenetmen Beirut F.C.
|
Homenmen | pan-Armenian sports and Scouting organization | Lebanon | Homenmen Beirut |
IF | IF, Idrætsforening, Danish for Sporting Society | Norway, Denmark | Brøndby IF, Strømsgodset IF, Mjøndalen IF |
IFK | IFK, Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna, Swedish for Sporting Society Comrades. All Swedish clubs named IFK are members of IFK's central organisation, while clubs named IFK in Finland are not. | Finland | Helsingfors IFK, IFK Mariehamn, Vasa IFK, Åbo IFK, Grankulla IFK |
Sweden | IFK Eskilstuna, IFK Göteborg, IFK Malmö, IFK Norrköping, IFK Lidingö, IFK Stockholm, IFK Uddevalla, IFK Umeå, IFK Åmål, IFK Mora, IFK Luleå | ||
Maccabi | For Jewish teams, indicates that the team was originally part of the Maccabi sport society. | Israel and others | (see Maccabi )
|
Spal | The Spal sports clubs, associated with Salesian Society
|
Italy | S.P.A.L.
|
Spartak | For Eastern European teams, indicates that the team was originally part of the Soviet Spartak sport society or an equivalent. | Bulgaria | Spartak Varna
|
Russia | Spartak Nalchik
| ||
Soviet Union | Spartak Dnipropetrovsk[1] (defunct), Spartak Kharkiv[1] (defunct), Spartak Lviv[1] (defunct), Spartak Odesa[1] (until 1941), Spartak Sambir[1] (until 1991), Spartak Sumy[1] (until 1971), Spartak Uzzhorod[1] (until 1960) | ||
Ukraine | Spartak Ivano-Frankivsk[3] (defunct) | ||
Torpedo | For Eastern European teams, indicates that the team was once part of the Soviet republican VSS Trud (automobile and truck manufacture industries).
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Belarus | Torpedo Minsk, Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino |
Georgia | Torpedo Kutaisi | ||
Russia | Torpedo-ZIL Moscow
| ||
Soviet Union | Torpedo Kharkiv[1] (defunct), Torpedo Kirovohrad[1] (until 1957), Torpedo Lutsk[1] (until 1989) | ||
Ukraine | Torpedo Zaporizhzhia[1][3] (defunct), Torpedo Melitopol[3] (until 2000) | ||
Trudovye Rezervy | For Eastern European teams, indicates that the team was once part of the Soviet republican VSS Trudovye Rezervy (vocational schools).
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Belarus | Trudovye Rezervy-RIPO Minsk |
Soviet Union | Emgek Rezervi Frunze (until 1953), Trudovi Rezervy Voroshylovhrad[1] (until 1964), Trudovye Rezervy Kislovodsk (until 1965), Trudovye Rezervy Kursk (until 1972), Trudovye Rezervy Lipetsk (until 1960) | ||
Vorwärts | Armeesportvereinigung Vorwärts were the sports society of the East German Army. | East Germany/Germany | Vorwärts Berlin
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Austria | Vorwärts Steyr
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Zenit | For Eastern European teams, indicates that the team was originally part of the Soviet Zenit sport society or an equivalent. | Czech Republic | Zenit Čáslav
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Russia | Zenit Saint Petersburg, Zenit Penza | ||
Soviet Union | Zenit Kharkiv[1] (until 1940) |
Values and ideals
Topic | Meaning | Country | Clubs |
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Bravery | Canada | Ottawa Intrepid (defunct) | |
United States | North Carolina Courage | ||
Friendship | Russia | Druzhba Maykop, Druzhba Arzamas (defunct), Druzhba Budyonnovsk (until 1994), Druzhba Yoshkar-Ola (until 1998) | |
Ukraine | Druzhba Myrivka, Druzhba Berdiansk[3] (defunct) | ||
Freedom | "Libertas" meaning "freedom" in Latin, Libertad means freedom in Spanish | Argentina | Libertad de Sunchales
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Ghana | Liberty Professionals FC | ||
Italy | Lucchese Libertas
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San Marino | A.C. Libertas
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United States | Washington Freedom (both defunct)
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Health | "Osasuna" means "health" in Basque | Spain | CA Osasuna |
Hope | Benin | Espoir FC | |
Cameroon | Espérance FC
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France | Espérance Sportive Troyes Aube Champagne
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Republic of Moldova | FC Speranţa Cahul
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Niger | Espoir FC | ||
Rwanda | Espoir FC
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Tunisia | Espoir Sportif de Hammam-Sousse
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Independence | Persian: Esteghlal | Argentina | Club Atlético Independiente |
Brazil | Independente Esportes Clube Macaé
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Colombia | Independiente Medellín | ||
Iran | Esteghlal Tehran F.C. | ||
United States | Charlotte Independence | ||
Loyalty | United States | San Diego Loyal | |
Multiculturalism | "Cosmos" is short for "Cosmopolitan" | San Marino | S.S. Cosmos |
South Africa | Jomo Cosmos, OR Tambo Cosmos
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United States | New York Cosmos | ||
Peace | Ukraine | Myr Hornostayivka[2] | |
Perseverance | England | Methley Perseverance (defunct) | |
Rebellion | United States | New England Revolution, Tacoma Defiance | |
Spirit | Australia | North West Sydney Spirit | |
New Zealand | Coastal Spirit | ||
United States | Tulsa Spirit, Washington Spirit, Baltimore Spirit, Penn-Jersey Spirit (both defunct) | ||
Unity | An example of this is Alianza (Spanish). | Canada | Unity FC |
England | Aston Unity, Great Bridge Unity (both defunct) | ||
Germany | 1. FC Union Berlin | ||
Ghana | Unity F.C. | ||
Peru | Alianza Lima, Alianza Atlético
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Romania | Unirea Focșani
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El Salvador | Alianza F.C. | ||
United States | Philadelphia Union | ||
Ukraine | Yednist Plysky[2] | ||
Valour | Canada | Valour FC | |
Victory | Arabic : Al-Nasr
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Australia | Melbourne Victory FC |
Czech Republic | FC Viktoria Plzeň | ||
Egypt | Al Nasr
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England | Attercliffe Victory (defunct) | ||
Honduras | Victoria
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Luxembourg | FC Victoria Rosport | ||
Republic of Moldova | Victoria Bardar
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Romania | FC Victoria Brăneşti, Victoria București
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Rwanda | Mukura Victory Sports | ||
Saudi Arabia | Al-Nasr | ||
United Arab Emirates | Al-Nasr Sports Club
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Youth | Examples of this are "jeunesse" (French), "junior" (several languages) and "iuventūs" (Latin) | Algeria | Jeunesse Sportive de Kabylie
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Argentina | Juventud Alianza de San Juan
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Belize | Juventus (Belize)
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Brazil | EC Juventude, CA Juventus | ||
Cameroon | Jeunesse Bamiléké
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Cape Verde | Juventude do Norte | ||
Colombia | Juventud Soacha
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Ecuador | Club Social y Deportivo Juventus, Juventud Italiana (Manta)
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France | Association de la Jeunesse auxerroise | ||
Germany | Deutsche Jugendkraft Don Bosco Bamberg | ||
Honduras | C.D. Real Juventud, Real Juventud San Joaquín | ||
Côte d'Ivoire | Jeunesse Club d'Abidjan
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Indonesia | Arema
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Ireland | Wexford Youths
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Italy | A.G. Nocerina 1910
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Laos | Young Elephants FC | ||
Luxembourg | Jeunesse Sportive Verlorenkost
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Morocco | Jeunesse Massira
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Poland | Junak Drohobycz (defunct) | ||
Romania | Juventus București
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Russia | FC Smena Komsomolsk-na-Amure | ||
Serbia | Mladost Lučani, Mladost Apatin | ||
Singapore | Young Lions FC | ||
Switzerland | BSC Young Boys | ||
Tunisia | Jeunesse Sportive Kairouanaise
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Ukraine | WFC Yunist-ShVSM Chernihiv | ||
Uruguay | Rampla Juniors | ||
Wales | Acrefair Youth, Johnstown Youth |
Different club or city
These clubs were named after unrelated clubs (i.e. clubs they are not affiliated with) or unrelated cities (in which they never played). In some cases these are refugee or diaspora clubs, in other cases they were founded by fans of foreign clubs.
Topic | Meaning | Country | Clubs |
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Arsenal F.C. | Named after the English football club | Ghana | Berekum Arsenal F.C.[28] |
Ukraine | Arsenal Kharkiv,[3][16] Arsenal-Kyivshchyna[3][16] | ||
Barcelona | Named after the capital of Catalonia | Colombia | Barcelona S.C. |
FC Barcelona | Named after the Spanish football club | Ukraine | Barsa Sumy[29] |
Blackpool F.C. | Named after the English football club | Sierra Leone | Mighty Blackpool F.C.[30] |
Boca Juniors | Named after the Argentine football club | Colombia | Boca Juniors de Cali |
Botafogo FR | Named after the Brazilian football club | Cape Verde | Botafogo FC |
Chelsea F.C. | Named after the English football club | Ghana | Berekum Chelsea F.C.[31] |
Colo-Colo | Named after the Chilean football club | Brazil | Colo Colo de Futebol e Regatas[32] |
Everton F.C. | Named after the English football club | Chile | Everton de Viña del Mar[33] |
Inter Milan | Named after the Italian football club | Finland | FC Inter Turku |
Istanbul | Named after the Turkish city (when it was named Constantinople) | Greece | Athlitiki Enosis Konstantinoupoleos Athens F.C., Panthessaloníkios Athlitikós Ómilos Konstadinoupolitón FC |
Lincoln City F.C. | Named after the English football club | Gibraltar | Lincoln Red Imps F.C.[34] |
Liverpool | Named after the city in England | Uruguay | Liverpool F.C.[35] |
Manchester United F.C. | Named after the English football club | Gibraltar | Manchester 62 F.C.[36] |
P.A.O.K. | Named after the Greek football club | Australia | East Altona PAOK Soccer Club (until 1990s) |
Rangers F.C. | Named after the Scottish football club | Hong Kong | Hong Kong Rangers FC |
Real Madrid CF | Named after the Spanish football club | Bolivia | Club Real Potosí[37] |
Ukraine | Real Odesa[3][16] | ||
United States | Real Salt Lake | ||
Santos FC | Named after the Brazilian football club | Angola | Santos Futebol Clube de Angola |
Costa Rica | Santos de Guápiles F.C. | ||
Estonia | FC Santos Tartu[38] | ||
Guyana | Santos FC[39] | ||
St Mirren F.C. | Named after the Scottish football club | Ghana | Sporting Saint Mirren FC (until 2017)
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Torino FC | Named after the Italian football club | Peru | Atlético Torino[40] |
Varna | Named after the city in Bulgaria | Ukraine | WFC Varna Donetsk (until 1997) |
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