Association football club names
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.
Official names often also contain common component (prepositions, conjunctions, etc.)
In Europe, many (if not 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 don't bear the city's name. Some clubs, like Hansa Rostock or Torpedo Moscow may have both.
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 nicknames or contractions of their full names, for instance, Vasco da Gama is usually called simply "Vasco", F.C. Internazionale Milano is contracted to Inter or Inter Milan, Sporting Clube de Portugal is often called Sporting or Sporting Lisbon. Manchester United is often shortened to Man Utd, and Lyon used instead of Olympique Lyonnais.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armed forces | For sport clubs affiliated with the armed forces of a country. See also sports societies section. | Botswana | Botswana Defence Force XI |
| Canada | Cavalry FC | ||
| Hungary | Budapest Honvéd FC | ||
| Malaysia | Armed Forces F.C. | ||
| Pakistan | Pakistan Army | ||
| Philippines | Air Force | ||
| Romania | FC Steaua București | ||
| Singapore | Warriors FC (formerly Singapore Armed Forces FC) | ||
| Suriname | SNL | ||
| Trinidad and Tobago | Defence Force F.C. | ||
| Arsenal | Factories creating weapons | Argentina | Arsenal de Sarandí |
| England | Arsenal | ||
| Russia | FC Arsenal Tula | ||
| Suriname | SV Arsenal | ||
| Ukraine | FC Arsenal Kyiv | ||
| Beer | Eritrea | Asmara Brewery | |
| Peru | Sporting Cristal | ||
| Ukraine | FC Obolon Kyiv | ||
| Copper | Cobre is Spanish for copper, after association with copper mining | Chile | Club de Deportes Cobreloa, Club de Deportes Cobresal |
| Peru | Cobresol F.B.C. | ||
| Poland | Miedź Legnica | ||
| Company name | 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 |
| Egypt | Arab Contractors | ||
| England | Vauxhall Motors, Thames Ironworks (defunct) | ||
| France | Evian Thonon Gaillard | ||
| Germany | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | ||
| Greece | Skoda Xanthi | ||
| India | Air India | ||
| Japan | Honda Motor, Sony Sendai, Honda Lock, Maruyasu Okazaki | ||
| South Korea | Busan IPark, Ulsan Hyundai, Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Suwon Samsung Bluewings, Seoul E-Land FC | ||
| Mexico | Cruz Azul | ||
| Netherlands | Philips Sport Vereniging | ||
| Poland | Elana Toruń, KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, Stilon Gorzów, Stomil Olsztyn | ||
| Republic of Ireland | Ford, Jacobs (both defunct) | ||
| Russia | Lada Togliatti | ||
| Suriname | SV Leo Victor | ||
| Taiwan | Tatung F.C. | ||
| United States | New York Red Bulls, Bethlehem Steel F.C. (defunct) | ||
| Wales | Airbus UK, Brymbo Steelworks (defunct) | ||
| Electrical | Bargh: Persian for Electricity | Ecuador | Emelec |
| France | Gazélec Ajaccio | ||
| Germany | 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam | ||
| Iran | Bargh Shiraz F.C. | ||
| Philippines | Loyola Meralco Sparks F.C. | ||
| Taiwan | Taiwan Power Company F.C. | ||
| United States | Houston Dynamo | ||
| 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" | Canada | Forge FC |
| Hungary | Vasas SC | ||
| Iran | Foolad F.C. | ||
| Norway | IL Stålkameratene, Staal Jørpeland IL | ||
| Poland | Stal Mielec, Stal Rzeszów, Stal Sanok, Stal Stalowa Wola | ||
| Romania | Oțelul Galați | ||
| Russia | Metallurg Lipetsk | ||
| South Korea | Pohang Steelers | ||
| Turkey | Kardemir Karabükspor | ||
| Ukraine | Metalurh Donetsk, Stal Alchevsk | ||
| Mining | GKS: Polish for miner sport clubs Górnik: Polish for miner Zagłębie: Polish for coalfield Minero: Spanish for miner Colliery: Coal mine Shakhtar: Ukrainian for miner |
Belarus | Shakhtyor Soligorsk |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Rudar Ugljevik Rudar Prijedor | ||
| England | Atherton Collieries, Gedling Miners Welfare, Kimberley Miners Welfare | ||
| Kazakhstan | Shakhter Karagandy | ||
| Montenegro | Rudar Pljevlja | ||
| Peru | Unión Minas | ||
| Poland | Górnik Konin, Górnik Łęczna, Górnik Polkowice, Górnik Radlin, Górnik Wałbrzych, Górnik Wieliczka, Górnik Zabrze GKS Bełchatów, GKS Jastrzębie, GKS Piast Gliwice, GKS Katowice, GKS Victoria Jaworzno, GKS Tychy Zagłębie Sosnowiec, Zagłębie Lubin, Zagłębie Wałbrzych | ||
| Slovenia | Rudar Velenje | ||
| Ukraine | Shakhtar Donetsk | ||
| Venezuela | Atlético Club Mineros de Guayana | ||
| Wales | Llay Miners Welfare | ||
| Navy | Malavan: Persian for Sailor Flota: Polish for Fleet |
Iran | Malavan F.C. |
| Philippines | Philippine Navy | ||
| Poland | Flota Świnoujście | ||
| Thailand | Navy FC | ||
| United States | Jacksonville Armada FC | ||
| Petroleum | Naft: Persian for Petrol | Angola | Atlético Petróleos Luanda |
| Mexico | Salamanca F.C. | ||
| Bolivia | Oriente Petrolero | ||
| Colombia | Alianza Petrolera | ||
| Ecuador | Esmeraldas Petrolero | ||
| Egypt | Enppi | ||
| Iran | Sanat Naft F.C. | ||
| Russia | FC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk, FC Oktan Perm | ||
| Ukraine | Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka | ||
| Police | For football clubs affiliated with a police force.
Al-Shorta: Arabic for police. |
Argentina | Atlético Policial |
| Botswana | Police XI | ||
| Cambodia | Military Police | ||
| Ecuador | Escuela Superior de Policía (ESPOLI) | ||
| Egypt | Ittihad El Shorta | ||
| England | Metropolitan Police | ||
| India | Punjab Police | ||
| Iraq | Al-Shorta | ||
| Malaysia | PDRM FA | ||
| Nepal | Nepal Police Club | ||
| Poland | Gwardia Koszalin, Gwardia Warszawa | ||
| South Korea | Asan Mugunghwa | ||
| Suriname | PVV, PSV | ||
| Thailand | Police United | ||
| Singapore | Home United | ||
| Railroad workers | 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 Căile Ferate Române, the Romanian state railway system. Vasutas means "railroad worker" in Hungarian, Kigwancha means "locomotive" in Korean, Demir means "iron" in Turkish. KKS (Polish) for railway sport clubs. | Argentina | Ferro Carril Oeste, Central Córdoba de Rosario, Central Córdoba de Santiago del Estero, Instituto Atlético Central Córdoba, Club Atlético Talleres (Córdoba) |
| Brazil | Ferroviário Atlético Clube | ||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | FK Željezničar Sarajevo | ||
| Bulgaria | Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa, Lokomotiv Plovdiv, Lokomotiv Sofia | ||
| Croatia | NK Lokomotiva | ||
| Egypt | Al Sekka Al Hadid | ||
| England | Harrogate Railway Athletic, Darlington Railway Athletic | ||
| Germany | 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | ||
| Hungary | Debreceni Vasutas Sport Klub | ||
| Scotland | Inverurie Loco Works F.C. | ||
| Iran | Rah Ahan F.C. | ||
| Republic of Moldova | Locomotiva Bălți | ||
| Mozambique | Clube Ferroviário da Beira | ||
| Poland | KKS Lech Poznań | ||
| Republic of Ireland | Midland Athletic (defunct) | ||
| Romania | CFR Cluj | ||
| Russia | FC Lokomotiv Moscow, FC Lokomotiv Liski | ||
| Turkey | Adana Demirspor | ||
| Shipbuilding | England | Cammell Laird 1907 F.C. | |
| Scotland | Burntisland Shipyard F.C. | ||
| South Korea | Ulsan Mipo Dockyard | ||
| Textile | Nassaji: Persian for Textile Industry | Argentina | Textil Mandiyú |
| Croatia | NK Varteks Varaždin | ||
| Egypt | Ghazl El-Mehalla | ||
| India | JCT FC (Jagatjit Cotton and Textile Football Club) | ||
| Mozambique | Grupo Desportivo da Companhia Têxtil do Punguè | ||
| Russia | FC Tekstilshchik Ivanovo | ||
| Tractor manufacturing | Belarus | FC Traktor Minsk | |
| Iran | Tractor Sazi F.C. | ||
| Russia | Rotor Volgograd | ||
| Uzbekistan | FK Traktor Tashkent | ||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academic | Affiliation with academics. See also Estudiantes, University, Polytechnic. | Bulgaria | Akademik Sofia |
| Denmark | Akademisk Boldklub | ||
| Republic of Moldova | FC Academia Chișinău | ||
| Portugal | Académica de Coimbra, | ||
| Russia | Sportakademklub Moscow | ||
| Scotland | Hamilton Academical FC | ||
| Polytechnic | Affiliation with a polytechnical institution. See also Academical, Estudiantes, University, Technical College. | England | Polytechnic F.C. |
| Republic of Moldova | Politehnica Chișinău | ||
| Romania | Politehnica Iași | ||
| Students | Affiliation with students. See also Academical, Polytechnic, University. | Argentina | Estudiantes de La Plata |
| Peru | Estudiantes de Medicina | ||
| Mexico | Estudiantes Tecos | ||
| Romania | Sportul Studențesc București | ||
| University | Affiliation with universities. See also Academical, Estudiantes, Polytechnic. | ||
| Argentina | Juventud Unida Universitario | ||
| Chile | Universidad Católica, Universidad de Chile, Universidad de Concepción | ||
| Ecuador | LDU Quito | ||
| Malaysia | UiTM, UKM | ||
| Mexico | Estudiantes Tecos, Universidad Nacional | ||
| New Zealand | University-Mount Wellington | ||
| Peru | Universitario de Deportes | ||
| Romania | CS Universitatea Craiova, Universitatea Cluj | ||
Days and dates
| Topic | Meaning | Country | Clubs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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, Nueve de Julio de Morteros, Nueve de Julio de Río Tercero (9 July) |
| International Workers' Day | Angola | Estrela Clube Primeiro de Maio | |
| Portugal | Associação Naval 1º de Maio | ||
| 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 | ||
| Denmark | B.93, B.1903, B.1908, B.1909, B.1913 | ||
| England | 1874 Northwich, Darlington 1883, Enfield 1893, Cammell Laird 1907, The 61 | ||
| Finland | PK-35 | ||
| Germany | 1860 München, SV Darmstadt 98, Hannover 96, Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Schalke 04, BVB 09 | ||
| Italy | A.C. Fanfulla 1874, Ascoli Picchio F.C. 1898, Bologna F.C. 1909, A.C. Reggiana 1919, F.C. Bolzano 1996 | ||
| Netherlands | Be Quick 1887, Fortuna '54, AZ '67, FC Dordrecht | ||
| Romania | F.C. Argeș 1953, ASA 1962 Târgu Mureș (defunct), FC Vaslui 2002, SC Corvinul 2005 Hunedoara (defunct), ASA 2013 Târgu Mureș | ||
| Switzerland | FC St. Gallen 1879, FC Basel 1893, FC Thun 1898, FC Wil 1900 | ||
| Year of city founding | Clubs named after the year of city establishment. | United States | Legacy 76, Reno 1868 FC |
Specific origins of club
| Topic | Meaning | Country | Clubs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Soccer Club |
| 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 |
| Australia | Western Sydney Wanderers FC | ||
| Canada | HFX Wanderers FC | ||
| Chile | Santiago Wanderers | ||
| England | Blackburn Rovers, Bolton Wanderers, Bristol Rovers, Doncaster Rovers, Northern Nomads, Wanderers, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Wycombe Wanderers | ||
| Malta | Sliema Wanderers | ||
| New Zealand | Napier City 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 | Boston Rovers (defunct), Derby City Rovers | ||
| Uruguay | Montevideo Wanderers | ||
| Wales | Connah's Quay Nomads | ||
| Ittihad | Arabic for "the union", meaning the merger of clubs or clubs founders | Egypt | Al Ittihad Al Sakandary, Ittihad El Shorta |
| Jordan | Ittihad Al-Ramtha, 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. | Argentina | Unión de Santa Fe, Unión de Mar del Plata, Unión de Sunchales |
| Australia | Gold Coast United, Adelaide United, Newcastle United Jets | ||
| England | Leeds United, Manchester United, Newcastle United, Sheffield United, West Ham United, et al. | ||
| Finland | Tampere United | ||
| German ("Eintracht" translates as "United") | Eintracht Frankfurt | ||
| 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 | ||
| Republic of Ireland | Galway United, Drogheda United, Waterford United | ||
| Scotland | Ayr United, Dundee United | ||
| South Korea | Incheon United, Seoul United | ||
| Suriname | West United | ||
| United States | D.C. United, Atlanta United FC, Minnesota United FC | ||
Ethnic, social, national or religious background
| Topic | Meaning | Country | Clubs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albion | Archaic name for Great Britain | England | Brighton & Hove Albion, Burton Albion, West Bromwich Albion. |
| Scotland | Albion Rovers F.C. Stirling Albion | ||
| 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 BK, Assyriska Föreningen |
| Bavaria, Bayern | Refers to the Free State of Bavaria (Bayern) in Germany (Deutschland). | Germany | FC Bayern Munich |
| United States | Milwaukee Bavarian SC | ||
| Beitar | Refers to Betar, for "Brit Yosef Trumpeldor", a Zionist youth movement founded in 1923. | Israel | Beitar Jerusalem |
| Bohemians | After Bohemia | Czech Republic | FC Bohemians Praha |
| Borussia, Preußen | Latin (Borussia) and German (Preußen) names for Prussia. | Germany | Borussia Dortmund, Borussia Mönchengladbach, Tennis Borussia Berlin, Preußen Münster |
| Caledonian | Scotland | Inverness Caledonian Thistle, Elgin 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. | England | Farsley Celtic, Stalybridge Celtic, West Allotment Celtic |
| Ireland | Cork Celtic, Wayside Celtic | ||
| Northern Ireland | Donegal Celtic, Lurgan Celtic, Belfast Celtic (defunct) | ||
| Scotland | Celtic | ||
| South Africa | Bloemfontein Celtic | ||
| Spain | Celta de Vigo | ||
| Croatia | Clubs founded by and for members of the Croatian diaspora. | Australia | Adelaide Croatia Soccer Club, SC Croatia, Sydney Croatia, North Perth Croatia |
| Canada | Toronto Croatia | ||
| United States | Croatian Eagles | ||
| Español, España | Refers to the Spanish people. | Argentina | Deportivo Español |
| Chile | Unión Española | ||
| Mexico | Real Club España, 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 |
| Italy | Hellas Verona | ||
| United States | Greek American AA, 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 | ||
| Hibernia | Clubs founded by and for members of the Irish diaspora. | Malta | Hibernians |
| Ireland | Cork Hibernians (defunct) | ||
| Scotland | Dundee Hibernian, Duntocher Hibernian, Hibernian, Maryhill Hibernians | ||
| 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 | Perth Kangaroos International FC, Inter Monaro (both defunct) | |
| Brazil | Sport Club Internacional | ||
| Finland | Inter Turku | ||
| Italy | Inter Milan | ||
| Philippines | Global F.C., General Trias International FC (defunct) | ||
| United States | Cleveland Internationals, San Antonio International (both defunct), Inter Miami, Inter Atlanta FC | ||
| 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 | Italia Shooters, Toronto Italia | ||
| 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, Lechia Zielona Góra, Lech Poznań |
| 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 | Maghreb Association Sportive de Fez, Moghreb Tétouan |
| Netherlands | Magreb '90 | ||
| 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. |
Belgium | Cercle Brugge Koninklijke Sportvereniging, Club Brugge Koninklijke Voetbalvereniging, Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht, Royal Antwerp FC, Royal Charleroi Sporting Club |
| Canada | Vancouver Royals (defunct) | ||
| Colombia | Real Cartagena, Real Santander | ||
| Honduras | Real España | ||
| Mexico | Monarcas Morelia | ||
| Netherlands | Koninklijke HFC, Koninklijke HC&VV, Koninklijke UD | ||
| Peru | Real Garcilaso | ||
| Spain | Real Madrid, Real Mallorca, Real Zaragoza, Real Sporting de Gijón, Real Oviedo, Real Racing de Santander, Reial CD Espanyol de Barcelona, Real Sociedad, Real Unión Club de Irún, Real Betis Balompié, Real Club Recreativo de Huelva, Real Club Celta de Vigo, Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña, Real Club Deportivo Mallorca, Real Valladolid, Real Balompédica Linense | ||
| United States | Real Monarchs, Real Salt Lake | ||
| Mordovia | Russia | FC Mordovia Saransk | |
| National | "Ahly" is Arabic for "national" | Brazil | Nacional FC |
| Colombia | Atlético Nacional | ||
| Ecuador | El Nacional | ||
| Egypt | Al Ahly | ||
| Jordan | Al-Ahli | ||
| Libya | Al-Ahly, 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 | ||
| 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 Bydgoszcz, Polonia Bytom, Polonia Nowy Tomyśl, Polonia Poznań, Polonia Przemyśl, Polonia Słubice, Polonia Świdnica, Polonia Warszawa | ||
| Portugal | Clubs founded by and for members of the Portuguese diaspora. | Andorra | Lusitanos |
| Brazil | Associação Portuguesa de Desportos, Associação Atlética Portuguesa, Associação Portuguesa Londrinense, Associação Atlética Portuguesa Santista | ||
| Canada | Toronto Supra Portuguese | ||
| France | US Lusitanos Saint-Maur, US Créteil-Lusitanos | ||
| 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 |
| Brazil | Santos FC, São Paulo FC | ||
| Mexico | Santos Laguna | ||
| Republic of Moldova | FC Sfîntul Gheorghe | ||
| Scotland | St Johnstone, St Mirren | ||
| Wales | The New Saints of Oswestry Town & Llansantffraid | ||
| Peru | San Agustín, Franciscano San Román, San José, San Martín, San Lorenzo de Almagro de Chiclayo, San Lorenzo | ||
| 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 | Belarus | Slavia Mozyr |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Slavija Sarajevo | ||
| Bulgaria | Slavia Sofia | ||
| Czech Republic | Slavia Praha, Slavia Orlová-Lutyně, Slovan Liberec | ||
| Serbia | Slavija Kragujevac | ||
| Slovakia | Slovan Bratislava, Slovan Duslo Šaľa, | ||
| Slovenia | ND Slovan | ||
| 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 |
| Netherlands | FC Türkiyemspor | ||
| Sweden | Konyaspor KIF | ||
| Ukraine | Clubs founded by and for members of the Ukrainian diaspora. | Australia | Inglewood Kiev, Essendon Lions |
| Canada | Montreal Ukrainians, Toronto Tridents, Toronto Ukrainians | ||
| United States | New York Ukrainians, Newark Ukrainian Sitch, Philadelphia Ukrainians, Rochester Ukrainians, Ukrainian Lions |
Geographical features
| Topic | Meaning | Country | Clubs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Country | Country in name | Bahrain | Bahrain SC |
| France | Racing Club de France | ||
| Oman | Oman Club | ||
| Portugal | Sporting Clube de Portugal | ||
| Qatar | Qatar SC | ||
| Borough/Suburb | Neighborhood or district | Argentina | Lanús, Banfield, Boca Juniors Temperley, Quilmes, Chacarita, Las Palmas, Tigre, Almagro, Villa San Carlos, San Telmo, Deportivo Morón, Deportivo Merlo, Barracas Central, Sportivo Barracas, Defensores de Belgrano, Defensores de Cambaceres, Berazategui, Cañuelas, Dock Sud, Liniers, Luján, San Miguel, Ituzaingó, Claypole, Muñiz, General Paz Juniors |
| Canada | York9 FC | ||
| Egypt | Zamalek | ||
| England | Chelsea, Everton, Fulham, Tottenham Hotspur, Aston Villa | ||
| Germany | FC Schalke 04, FC St. Pauli | ||
| Italy | Chievo, Sampdoria | ||
| Japan | Omiya Ardija, Shimizu S-Pulse, Urawa Red Diamonds (all former independent towns which merged into larger cities) | ||
| Netherlands | Feyenoord | ||
| Norway | Rosenborg, Strømsgodset, Vålerenga | ||
| Poland | Raków Częstochowa, Szombierki Bytom, Widzew Łódź | ||
| Portugal | S.L. Benfica, Boavista FC | ||
| South Africa | Orlando Pirates | ||
| Spain | Rayo Vallecano | ||
| Sweden | Djurgårdens IF, Hammarby IF, Örgryte IS | ||
| 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.). | Canada | Capital City F.C. |
| United States | Albany Capitals, Baton Rouge Capitals (both defunct) | ||
| 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 | ||
| England | Preston North End | ||
| France | Angers Sporting Club de l'Ouest | ||
| Hong Kong | Eastern Sports Club | ||
| New Zealand | Eastern Suburbs AFC, Southern United FC | ||
| 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 | Brampton City United, Capital City F.C., Forest City London, London City, Toronto City (defunct) | ||
| 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 | ||
| Ireland | Cork City, Derry City | ||
| Italy | Città di Palermo | ||
| Netherlands | Almere City FC | ||
| Northern Ireland | Armagh City, Derry City | ||
| Scotland | Brechin City, Elgin City | ||
| Spain | Ciudad de Murcia (defunct) | ||
| Sweden | Eskilstuna City FK | ||
| United States | City of Angels FC, Detroit City, Louisville City, New York City, Orlando City, St. Louis City | ||
| Wales | Bangor City, Cardiff City, Newport City, Swansea City | ||
| Coast | Australia | Central Coast Mariners, Gold Coast United FC (defunct), South Coast Wolves FC | |
| United States | Central Coast Roadrunners (defunct), Florida Gulf Coast Dutch Lions | ||
| Common | Common land or former common land is usually referred to as a common; for instance, Sutton Common. | England | Sutton Common Rovers |
| County | England | Derby County, Notts County | |
| Republic of Ireland | Kildare County, Sporting Fingal (both defunct) | ||
| Scotland | Ross County, Nairn County | ||
| United States | Orange County Blues, Riverside County Elite (defunct), Sonoma County Sol | ||
| Wales | Haverfordwest County, Newport County | ||
| Forest | Indicates a close proximity to a forest | England | Nottingham Forest |
| United States | Portland Timbers | ||
| Gulf | The present day HNK Rijeka were named after Kvarner Gulf and kept the original name until 1954. | Croatia | Kvarner |
| 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 | Japan | MIO Biwako Kusatsu |
| United States | Real Salt Lake | ||
| Park | These clubs are named after parks directly, or after the districts that take their names. | Australia | Holland Park Hawks |
| England | Queens Park Rangers | ||
| United States | Swope Park Rangers | ||
| Peninsula | Wales | South Gower | |
| Port | England | Port Vale | |
| Scotland | Port Glasgow Athletic (defunct) | ||
| Thailand | Port FC | ||
| Prefecture | Named after their home prefecture. If both a prefecture and its capital are homonyms, the club can be said to represent both. | Japan | Ehime F.C., F.C. Gifu, Tochigi S.C., F.C. Tokyo |
| Province | Northern Ireland | Ulster (defunct) | |
| Region | Italy | SS Lazio, F.C. Südtirol | |
| Canada | SC Waterloo Region, York Region Shooters | ||
| New Zealand | Canterbury United, Hawke's Bay United, Otago United | ||
| Peru | Sport Áncash, Deportivo Junín | ||
| River | Rio: Portuguese | Brazil | River Atlético Clube, Clube Náutico Capibaribe |
| Argentina | River Plate | ||
| Denmark | BK Avarta | ||
| Italy | Virtus Entella | ||
| Poland | Wisła Kraków, Wisła Płock, Odra Wodzisław, Odra Opole, Warta Poznań | ||
| Russia | Volga Nizhny Novgorod, Irtysh Omsk | ||
| Portugal | Rio Ave FC | ||
| Ukraine | FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | ||
| United States | Colorado Rapids (named for the rapids of the Colorado River) | ||
| State | Australia | Queensland Lions | |
| Brazil | Bahia, Ceará, Goiás, Paraná | ||
| Malaysia | Kedah, Melaka United, Pahang, Perak, Selangor | ||
| United States | Arizona United, Colorado Rapids, Floridians FC, Minnesota United, New York/New Jersey MetroStars, North Carolina FC, Southern West Virginia King's Warriors | ||
| Street | England | Bradford (Park Avenue) A.F.C. (named after the "City of Bradford", and the street "Horton Park Avenue"), South Shields Adelaide Athletic (defunct) | |
| Wales | Bridgend Street | ||
| Town | Ecuador | Macará | |
| England | Yeovil Town, Huddersfield Town, Halifax Town, Grimsby Town, Ipswich Town, Luton Town, Shrewsbury Town, and many more | ||
| Ireland | Athlone Town, Longford Town | ||
| 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 |
| England | Aylesbury Vale, Pewsey Vale, Raynes Park Vale | ||
| India | FC Green Valley | ||
| 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 | ||
| Village | United States | The Villages SC | |
| Wales | Llansantffraid Village |
Specific geographical features
| Topic | Meaning | Country | Clubs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Africa | Named after the African continent. | Ivory Coast | Africa Sports |
| Tunisia | Club Africain | ||
| Americas | Named after the American continent. | Brazil | América Football Club, América de Natal, América Mineiro |
| Colombia | América de Cali | ||
| Mexico | América | ||
| Paraguay | Sol de América | ||
| Ancient cities | Corinth (often refers to the "Corinthian ideal" of amateurism in sport) |
Brazil | Corinthians Paulista, Corinthians Alagoano, Atlético Clube Coríntians |
| England | Corinthian, Corinthian-Casuals F.C. | ||
| Wales | Cardiff Corinthians | ||
| Sparta | |||
| Czech Republic | Sparta Prague | ||
| England | Blyth Spartans | ||
| Malta | Ħamrun Spartans | ||
| Netherlands | Sparta Rotterdam | ||
| Norway | Sparta Sarpsborg (merged) | ||
| Scotland | Spartans | ||
| Wales | Mynydd Isa Spartans | ||
| Atlantic Ocean | Named after the Atlantic | Lithuania | Atlantas Klaipeda |
| Baltic Sea | Poland | Bałtyk Gdynia, Bałtyk Koszalin | |
| Russia | FC Baltika Kaliningrad | ||
| Black Sea | Cherno More in several Slavic languages | Bulgaria | Chernomorets Burgas, Cherno More Varna |
| Russia | Chernomorets Novorossiysk | ||
| Ukraine | Chornomorets Odessa | ||
| Guadalquivir River | Betis is the Latin name of Guadalquivir | Spain | Real Betis |
| Mount Ararat | Armenia | FC Ararat Yerevan | |
| Iran | F.C. Ararat Tehran | ||
| Oder | Poland | Odra Wodzisław, Odra Opole | |
| River Plate | Argentina | Club Atlético River Plate | |
| Uruguay | Club Atlético River Plate (Uruguay) | ||
| River Thames | England | Thames Association | |
| Siberia | Russia | FC Sibir Novosibirsk | |
| Silesia | Czech Republic | Slezský FC Opava | |
| Poland | Śląsk Wrocław | ||
| Vistula | Poland | Wisła Kraków, Wisła Płock | |
| Volyn | Ukraine | Volyn Lutsk | |
| Ural Mountains | Russia | Ural Sverdlovsk | |
Plants
| Topic | Meaning | Country | Clubs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oak | Ghana | Hearts of Oak | |
| Pine | Australia | Frankston Pines | |
| Finland | FC Honka | ||
| Rose | The Portland Thorns name and logo intentionally reference its city's official nickname, "City of Roses".[1][2] | Australia | Adamstown Rosebuds |
| Scotland | Linlithgow Rose F.C., Montrose Roselea F.C. | ||
| Shamrock | Symbol of Ireland. | Ireland | Shamrock Rovers |
| United States | Boston Shamrock Rovers, South Carolina Shamrocks, St. Louis Shamrocks (all defunct) | ||
| Thistle | National symbol of Scotland | 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) |
Real or mythical people
| Topic | Meaning | Country | Clubs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ata | 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. | Malta | Rabat Ajax F.C. |
| Netherlands | AFC Ajax, Ajax Sportman Combinatie | ||
| South Africa | Ajax Cape Town | ||
| Suriname | VV Ajax (defunct) | ||
| United States | Ajax Orlando Prospects (defunct) | ||
| Apollo | Cyprus | Apollon Limassol | |
| Greece | Apollon Kalamarias, Apollon Athens | ||
| United States | Atlanta Apollos | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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) | |
| Druids | Celtic Priest | Wales | Cefn Druids |
| Luis Ángel Firpo | El Salvador | C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo | |
| 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 | ||
| Lech | Named after Lech, legendary founder of Polish nation. | Poland | Lech Poznań, Lech Rypin |
| 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 Marksmen (defunct) |
| Nerthus | Germanic goddess of fertility. | Germany | Hertha BSC |
| Odysseus | Named after legendary Greek king and Homer's epic poem | Armenia | Ulisses F.C. |
| Silvio Pettirossi | Paraguay | Club Silvio Pettirossi | |
| Rio Branco | Named after the Baron of Rio Branco. | Brazil | Rio Branco Atlético Clube, Rio Branco Esporte Clube, Clube Esportivo Rio Branco, Rio Branco Sport Club |
| Rob Roy | 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 | Named after the Albanian national hero, Skanderbeg. | Albania | Skënderbeu Korçë |
| Solomon | Ghana | King Solomon FC | |
| Spartacus | The famous leader of the slaves in the Third Servile War, a major slave uprising against the Roman Republic (c. 73–71 BCE). | Bulgaria | PFC Spartak Pleven, FC Spartak Plovdiv, PFC Spartak Varna |
| Georgia | FC Spartaki Tskhinvali | ||
| Kazakhstan | FC Spartak Semey | ||
| Russia | FC Spartak Moscow, FC Spartak Nalchik, FC Spartak Kostroma, FC Spartak Tambov, FC Spartak Yoshkar-Ola, FC Spartak Gorno-Altaysk | ||
| Serbia | FK Spartak Ljig, FK Spartak Zlatibor Voda | ||
| Slovakia | FC Spartak Trnava | ||
| Ukraine | FC Spartak Ivano-Frankivsk | ||
| Vasco da Gama | Named after Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama.[3] | Brazil | Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama, Associação Desportiva Vasco da Gama |
| India | Vasco SC | ||
| South Africa | Vasco da Gama (South Africa) | ||
| Victoria | Named after Queen Victoria. | England | Northwich Victoria, Biddulph Victoria |
| Wales | Brymbo Victoria, Rhostyllen Victoria (defunct), Wrexham Victoria (defunct) | ||
| Vikings | Finland | FC Viikingit | |
| Iceland | Knattspyrnufélagið Víkingur | ||
| Norway | Viking | ||
| 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" | Netherlands | Go Ahead Eagles |
| Poland | Naprzód Jędziejów, Ruch Chorzów, Ruch Radzionków, Ruch Wysokie Mazowieckie, Ruch Zdzieszowice | ||
| Sweden | BK Forward | ||
| 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 Mineiro, Atlético Paranaense | ||
| Canada | Atletico Ottawa | ||
| Colombia | Atlético Nacional, Atlético Bucaramanga | ||
| England | Charlton Athletic, Oldham Athletic, Wigan Athletic | ||
| France | Cercle Athlétique de Paris-Charenton | ||
| Republic of Ireland | Rathmines Athletic (defunct), St Patrick's Athletic | ||
| Scotland | Dunfermline Athletic, Forfar Athletic, Alloa Athletic, Annan Athletic | ||
| Spain | Athletic Bilbao, Atlético Madrid | ||
| United States | New York Athletic Club, Athletic Club of St. Louis (defunct) | ||
| Wales | 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 C.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 Esgrima de Jujuy, Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata, 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) | ||
| Olympic Games | Club names containing a reference to either the Olympic Games or the ancient city of Olympia, Greece. | Australia | Adelaide Olympic, Sydney Olympic |
| Azerbaijan | FK Olimpik Baku | ||
| Belgium | Olympia Bruxelles, Olympic Charleroi | ||
| England | Blackburn Olympic, Rushall Olympic | ||
| France | Nîmes Olympique, Olympique Lyonnais, Olympique Marseille | ||
| Ghana | Accra Great Olympics | ||
| Greece | Olympiacos F.C., Olympiakos Volou 1937 F.C. | ||
| Honduras | CD Olimpia | ||
| Paraguay | Olimpia Asunción | ||
| Poland | Olimpia Elbląg, Olimpia Grudziądz, Olimpia Poznań (defunct) | ||
| Romania | Olimpia Satu Mare | ||
| Slovenia | Olimpija Ljubljana | ||
| Rambling | Hillwalking | Republic of Ireland | Cobh Ramblers F.C. |
| England | Burnham 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 France Colombes 92 Racing Club de Strasbourg Racing Club de Lens | ||
| Spain | Racing Santander | ||
| Uruguay | Racing Montevideo | ||
| Rowing | These clubs usually have a historical affiliation with rowing. | Brazil | Clube de Regatas do Flamengo, Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama, Clube de Regatas Brasil, Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas, 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 | Desportiva Capixaba, Clube Esportivo de Bento Gonçalves, Sport Club do Recife |
| Cape Verde | Desportivo Ribeira Brava, Desportivo de Santa Cruz, Sporting Clube da Praia | ||
| Chile | Club Deportivo Huachipato, Club Deportivo O'Higgins, Deportivo Temuco | ||
| Colombia | Deportivo Cali, Deportivo Pereira, Deportes Quindío, Deportes Tolima, Deportivo Pasto, Depor FC | ||
| Egypt | Alexandria Sporting Club | ||
| England | Woodley Sports, 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 | ||
| Jamaica | Sporting Central Academy | ||
| Netherlands | Helmond Sport, Sportclub Heerenveen | ||
| Paraguay | Sportivo Luqueño | ||
| Peru | Deportivo Wanka, Sport Boys | ||
| Portugal | Desportivo das Aves, Sporting Clube de Portugal, Sporting Braga | ||
| Romania | Sportul Studențesc | ||
| Spain | Sporting de Gijón, Deportivo de La Coruña, Club Polideportivo Granada 74, other clubs with RCD (Real Club Deportivo) | ||
| Switzerland | FC Lausanne-Sport | ||
| Turkey | Bursaspor, Trabzonspor, Samsunspor | ||
| United States | Sporting Kansas City | ||
| Wales | 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 Rennes, Stade Reims, Stade Brest 29, Stade Saint-Brieuc, Stade Bordelais, Stade Français Paris, Stade Laval, Stade Plabennecois | ||
| Gabon | Stade d'Akébé, AS Stade Mandji | ||
| Mali | Stade Malien | ||
| Senegal | Stade Mbour | ||
| Tennis | Football department was added to tennis club. | Germany | Tennis Borussia Berlin |
Sports societies
| Topic | Meaning | Country | Clubs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spal | The Spal sports clubs, associated with Salesian Society | Italy | S.P.A.L. |
| Beitar | The Betar movement, associated with Revisionist Zionism | Israel | Beitar Jerusalem F.C., Beitar Tel Aviv F.C. |
| Rapid | Rapid means fast (Latin) | Austria | SK Rapid Wien |
| 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 |
| Poland | CWKS Legia Warszawa | ||
| Romania | CSCA București | ||
| Russia | PFC CSKA Moscow | ||
| Ukraine | CSKA Kyiv | ||
| Dynamo | Majority are Eastern European teams, indicates that the team was originally part of the Soviet Dynamo sport society or an equivalent such as Sportvereinigung Dynamo. | Albania | KS Dinamo Tirana |
| Belarus | Dinamo Minsk, Dinamo Brest | ||
| Croatia | Dinamo Zagreb | ||
| Estonia | Dünamo Tallinn | ||
| Georgia | Dinamo Batumi, Dinamo Tbilisi | ||
| Germany | Berliner FC Dynamo, SG Dynamo Dresden | ||
| Latvia | FK Dinamo-Rīnuži/LASD | ||
| Republic of Moldova | FC Dinamo Bender | ||
| Romania | Dinamo Bucharest | ||
| Russia | Dynamo Moscow, Dynamo Bryansk | ||
| Ukraine | Dynamo Kyiv, Dinamo Luhansk | ||
| Uzbekistan | Dinamo Samarqand | ||
| Hapoel | Hebrew for The Worker, an Israeli sport association, with links to trade unionism | Israel | Hapoel Acre, Hapoel Ashkelon, Hapoel Asi Gilboa, Hapoel Balfouria, Hapoel Be'er Sheva, Hapoel Haifa, Hapoel Ironi Rishon LeZion, Hapoel Jerusalem, Hapoel Petah Tikva, Hapoel Ra'anana, Hapoel Ramat Gan, Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| Homenetmen | pan-Armenian sports and Scouting organization | Lebanon | Homenetmen Beirut F.C. |
| Homenmen | pan-Armenian sports and Scouting organization | Lebanon | Homenmen Beirut |
| 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 | ||
| Lokomotiv | For Eastern European teams, indicates that the team was originally part of the Soviet Lokomotiv sport society or an equivalent. | Bulgaria | Lokomotiv Plovdiv, Lokomotiv Sofia |
| Germany | Lokomotive Leipzig | ||
| Republic of Moldova | Locomotiva Bălți | ||
| Russia | Lokomotiv Moscow | ||
| Kazakhstan | Lokomotiv Astana | ||
| Uzbekistan | Lokomotiv Tashkent | ||
| Maccabi | For Jewish teams, indicates that the team was originally part of the Maccabi sport society. | Israel and others | (see Maccabi) |
| 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 Moscow, Spartak Nalchik | ||
| Torpedo | For Eastern European teams, indicates that the team was once part of the Soviet republican VSS Trud (automobile and truck manufacture industries). | Belarus | FC Torpedo Minsk, FC Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino |
| Georgia | FC Torpedo Kutaisi | ||
| Russia | Torpedo Moscow, Torpedo-ZIL Moscow | ||
| Ukraine | FC Torpedo Zaporizhzhya | ||
| Vorwärts | Armeesportvereinigung Vorwärts were the sports society of the East German Army. | East Germany/Germany | Vorwärts Berlin |
| Austria | Vorwärts Steyr | ||
| 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 |
| Russia | Zenit Saint Petersburg, Zenit Penza |
Values and ideals
| Topic | Meaning | Country | Clubs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freedom | "Libertas" meaning "freedom" in Latin, Libertad means freedom in Spanish | Argentina | Libertad de Sunchales |
| Ghana | Liberty Professionals FC | ||
| Italy | Lucchese Libertas | ||
| San Marino | A.C. Libertas | ||
| Health | "Osasuna" means "health" in Basque | Spain | CA Osasuna |
| Hope | Benin | Espoir FC | |
| Cameroon | Espérance FC | ||
| France | Espérance Sportive Troyes Aube Champagne | ||
| Republic of Moldova | FC Speranţa Cahul | ||
| Niger | Espoir FC | ||
| Rwanda | Espoir FC | ||
| Tunisia | Espérance Sportive de Tunis, Espérance Sportive de Zarzis, Espoir Sportif de Hammam-Sousse | ||
| Independence | Persian: Esteghlal | Argentina | Club Atlético Independiente |
| Brazil | Independência Futebol Clube, Independente Esportes Clube Macaé | ||
| Colombia | Independiente Medellín | ||
| Iran | Esteghlal Tehran F.C. | ||
| United States | Charlotte Independence | ||
| Multiculturalism | "Cosmos" is short for "Cosmopolitan" | San Marino | S.S. Cosmos |
| South Africa | Jomo Cosmos, OR Tambo Cosmos | ||
| United States | New York Cosmos | ||
| Unity | An example of this is Alianza (Spanish). | El Salvador | Alianza F.C. |
| Germany | 1. FC Union Berlin | ||
| Peru | Alianza Lima, Alianza Atlético | ||
| Romania | Unirea Urziceni, Unirea Alba-Iulia, Unirea Focşani | ||
| United States | Philadelphia Union | ||
| Ukraine | FC Yednist' Plysky | ||
| Valour | Canada | Valour FC | |
| Victory | Arabic: Al-Nasr | Australia | Melbourne Victory FC |
| Czech Republic | FC Viktoria Plzeň | ||
| Egypt | Al Nasr | ||
| Honduras | Victoria | ||
| Luxembourg | FC Victoria Rosport | ||
| Republic of Moldova | Victoria Bardar | ||
| Romania | FC Victoria Brăneşti, Victoria București | ||
| Saudi Arabia | Al-Nasr | ||
| United Arab Emirates | Al-Nasr Sports Club | ||
| Youth | Examples of this are "jeunesse" (French), "junior" (several languages) and "iuventūs" (Latin) | Algeria | Jeunesse Sportive de Kabylie |
| Argentina | Boca Juniors, Argentinos Juniors, Chacarita Juniors, Juventud Alianza de San Juan | ||
| Belize | Juventus (Belize) | ||
| Brazil | EC Juventude, CA Juventus | ||
| Cameroon | Jeunesse Bamiléké | ||
| Cape Verde | Juventude do Norte | ||
| Colombia | Junior de Barranquilla, Juventud Soacha | ||
| Ecuador | Juvenil Minera (Las Naves), Juvenil (Quinindé), Juvenil de Esmeraldas, Club Social y Deportivo Juventus, Juventud Italiana (Manta) | ||
| Germany | Deutsche Jugendkraft Don Bosco Bamberg | ||
| Honduras | Real Juventud | ||
| Côte d'Ivoire | Jeunesse Club d'Abidjan | ||
| Indonesia | Arema | ||
| Ireland | Wexford Youths | ||
| Italy | Juventus F.C., A.S. Fortis Juventus 1909, S.S. Juve Stabia, A.G. Nocerina 1910 | ||
| Luxembourg | Jeunesse Esch, Jeunesse Hautcharage, Jeunesse Sportive Verlorenkost | ||
| Morocco | Jeunesse Massira | ||
| Romania | Juventus București | ||
| Russia | FC Smena Komsomolsk-na-Amure | ||
| Serbia | Mladost Lučani, Mladost Apatin | ||
| Switzerland | BSC Young Boys | ||
| Tunisia | Jeunesse Sportive Kairouanaise | ||
| Uruguay | Rampla Juniors | ||
| Wales | Acrefair Youth, Johnstown Youth |
gollark: ++magic py " ".join(map(lambda x: x[1:], """fish: “./a.out” terminated by signal SIGSEGV (Address boundary error)""".split(" ")))
gollark: ++magic py " ".join(map(lambda x: x[1:], "fish: “./a.out” terminated by signal SIGSEGV (Address boundary error)".split(" ")))
gollark: ... why is my malloc implementation not segfaulting?
gollark: * egmentation fault (ore umped)
gollark: Maybe I should replace the UI of my web application™ with an in-browser xterm terminal.
References
- Siemers, Erik (13 December 2012). "Timbers name new women's club Portland Thorns". Portland Business Journal. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
- "Portland women's pro team unveils "Thorns FC" as identity". Clubs. Soccer Wire. 13 December 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
- "Histórico". NetVasco. Archived from the original on 23 June 2007. Retrieved 23 June 2007.
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