List of protest clubs

This page is a list of protest clubs that were created out of either sports fans, players, or club shareholders protesting the way the original club was treated or run. There are also clubs who have been created purely over arguments about who plays at a particular ground. The definition of it can also be used for a club protesting certain measures set out by a government or organisation

List

Name	Original Club	Stadium	City	Country	Sport	Founded	Reason for foundation with source
AC Omonia	APOEL F.C.	GSP Stadium	Nicosia	Cyprus	Various	1948	Protesting APOEL's policy of forcing its members to support the political Right Wing
Omonoia 1948	AC Omonia	Doxa Paliometochou Stadium	Nicosia	Cyprus	Association football	2018	Protesting Omonoia's takeover by private owners[1]
A.F.C. Barnsley	Barnsley F.C.		Barnsley	England	Association Football	2003	Created in protest of anticipation of the winding up of Barnsley F.C.
A.F.C. Liverpool	Liverpool F.C.	Valerie Park	Prescot	England	Association football	2008	Protesting ticket prices at Anfield
Bangor 1876 F.C.	Bangor City F.C.	Treborth	Bangor	Wales	Association Football	2019	Protest against the involvement of the Vaughan family at Bangor City
AFC Wimbledon	Wimbledon F.C.	Kingsmeadow	London	England	Association Football	2002	Protesting the move of Wimbledon F.C. to Milton Keynes
Bradford Bulls	Bradford Park Avenue A.F.C.	Grattan Stadium	Bradford	England	Rugby league	1907	Protesting Bradford F.C.'s change of sports to Association football
Bradford City A.F.C.	Manningham F.C.	Valley Parade	Bradford	England	Association football	1903	Wanted to play another sport [2]
Bray Wanderers A.F.C.	St. Kevin's	Carlisle Grounds	Bray	Republic of Ireland	Association football	1942	Wanted to play another sport [3]
BV Borussia Dortmund	Trinity Youth	Westfalenstadion	Dortmund	Germany	Association Football	1909	Broke away in protest of Trinity Youth's manager
Cruzeiro Esporte Clube	Yale Atlético Clube	Mineirão	Belo Horizonte	Brazil	Association football	1921	Protesting Yale's administration
Enfield Town F.C.	Enfield F.C.	Goldsdown Road	London	England	Association football	2001	Protesting the way the original club was run
FC Bayern Munich	Münchner TurnVerein 1879	Allianz Arena	Munich	Germany	Association Football	1900	Protesting the refusal of the German Football Association to allow MTV 1879's footballers to join
F.C. Internazionale Milano	A.C. Milan	San Siro	Milan	Italy	Association football	1908	Protesting against A.C. Milan not allowing foreign players
FC Omniworld	FC Amsterdam	Mitsubishi Forklift Stadion	Almere	Netherlands	Various	1972	DWS supporters protesting a merger between DWS, Volewijckers and Blauw-Wit
F.C. United of Manchester	Manchester United F.C.	Gigg Lane	Manchester	England	Association football	2005	Protesting Manchester United's takeover by the Glazer family
Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem F.C.	Hapoel Jerusalem F.C.	Hebrew University Stadium	Jerusalem	Israel	Association football	2007	Protesting the management of the original club
London Scottish F.C.	St. Andrew's Rovers FC	Athletic Ground	London	England	Rugby Union	1878	3 club members broke away to form their own club for Scots [4]
London Wasps	Harlequin F.C.	Adams Park	High Wycombe	England	Rugby Union	1867	Split in membership of Hampshire Rugby Club
Newcastle Falcons	Gosforth RFC	Kingston Park	Newcastle upon Tyne	England	Rugby Union	1990	Wanted to turn professional
Norwich City F.C.	Norwich CEYMS F.C.	Carrow Road	Norwich	England	Association football	1902	Wanted to play another sport
Oban Celtic	Oban Camanachd	Mossfield Park	Oban	Scotland	Shinty	1927	Broke away in protest by players who couldn't get a game
Otahuhu United	Courier Rangers	Seaside Domain	Auckland	New Zealand	Association football	1975	Broke away in protest by parents of junior teams unhappy with club organisation
Panathinaikos	Panellinios G.S.	Athens Olympic Stadium	Athens	Greece	Various	1908	Protesting Panellinios G.S.'s refusal to form a football team.
Paris FC	Paris Saint-Germain F.C.	Stade Sébastien Charléty	Paris	France	Association football	1969 (1972 in current incarnation)	Broke away after Mayor of Paris wouldn't support a non-Paris team
Real Madrid C.F.	Club Español de Madrid	Estadio Santiago Bernabéu	Madrid	Spain	Association football	1902	Club split in membership
Royal Ordnance Factories F.C.	Royal Arsenal F.C.	Invicta Ground	London	England	Association football	1893	Wanted a team for amateur factory workers [5]
Sheffield Eagles	Huddersfield-Sheffield Giants	Bramall Lane	Sheffield	England	Rugby League	2000	Protesting an unsuccessful merger
Sheffield Rovers	Sheffield Wednesday F.C.		Sheffield	England	Association football	1886	Protesting the refusal to turn professional
Sunderland Albion F.C.	Sunderland A.F.C.		Sunderland	England	Association football	1888	Protesting professionalism
Thursday Wanderers	Sheffield F.C.		Sheffield	England	Association football	1876	Wanted to play in the Sheffield Amateur Cup
Torino F.C.	Juventus F.C.	Stadio Olimpico di Torino	Turin	Italy	Association football	1906	Protesting a move away from Torino
Wasps FC	London Wasps	Twyford Avenue Sports Ground	London	England	Rugby Union	1999	Wanted to remain amateur
Club Estudiantes de La Plata	Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata	Estadio Ciudad de La Plata	La Plata	Argentina	Association Football	1905	Broke away because of football practice cancellation

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References

1. Psyllides, George (2018-05-30). "Historic turn as Omonia taken over by private company". Cyprus Mail. Retrieved 2019-12-06.
2. Frost. Bradford City A Complete Record 1903–1988. p. 11.
3. "bray wanderers". www.braywanderers.ie. Retrieved 2018-08-13.
4. Bath, Richard (ed.) The Complete Book of Rugby (Seven Oaks Ltd, 1997 ISBN 978-1-86200-013-1)
5. Roper, Alan (2004). The Real Arsenal Story: In the Days of Gog. Wherry. ISBN 0-9546259-1-9.