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.
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 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 QPR, for Queens Park Rangers.
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 |
 Hungary |
Budapest Honvéd FC | ||
 Pakistan |
Pakistan Army | ||
 Philippines |
Air Force | ||
 Romania |
FC Steaua București | ||
 Suriname |
SNL | ||
| Arsenal | Factories creating weapons |  Argentina |
Arsenal de Sarandí |
 England |
Arsenal | ||
 Russia |
FC Arsenal Tula | ||
| Suriname |
SV Arsenal | ||
 Ukraine |
FC Arsenal Kyiv | ||
 United States |
Detroit Arsenal | ||
| 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 | ||
 South Korea |
Ulsan Hyundai, Suwon Samsung Bluewings | ||
 Mexico |
Cruz Azul | ||
 Netherlands |
Philips Sport Vereniging | ||
| Poland |
Elana Toruń, KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, Stilon Gorzów, Stomil Olsztyn | ||
| Russia |
Lada Togliatti | ||
| Suriname |
SV Leo Victor | ||
| United States |
New York Red Bulls, Bethlehem Steel F.C. (defunct) | ||
 Wales |
Airbus UK | ||
| Electrical | Bargh: Persian for Electricity |  Ecuador |
Emelec |
| France |
Gazélec Ajaccio | ||
| Germany |
1. FFC Turbine Potsdam | ||
 Iran |
Bargh Shiraz 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" | ||
| Hungary |
Vasas SC | ||
| Iran |
Foolad F.C. | ||
 Norway |
IL Stålkameratene, Staal Jørpeland IL | ||
| Poland |
Stal Mielec, Stal Rzeszów, Stal Sanok, Stal Stalowa Wola | ||
| Russia |
Metallurg Lipetsk | ||
| South Korea |
Pohang Steelers | ||
| 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 Salihorsk |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Rudar Ugljevik | ||
| England |
Atherton Collieries | ||
 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 | ||
| Navy | Malavan: Persian for Sailor Flota: Polish for Fleet |
Iran |
Malavan F.C. |
| Philippines |
Philippine Navy | ||
| Poland |
Flota Świnoujście | ||
 Thailand |
Navy 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.
El Shorta: Arabic for police. |
Argentina |
Atlético Policial |
| Botswana |
Police XI | ||
 Cambodia |
Military Police | ||
 China |
Vanguard Hubei Police Academy | ||
| Ecuador |
Escuela Superior de Policía (ESPOLI) | ||
| Egypt |
Ittihad El Shorta | ||
| England |
Metropolitan Police | ||
| India |
Punjab Police | ||
 Iraq |
Al-Shorta | ||
 Nepal |
Nepal Police Club | ||
| Poland |
Gwardia Koszalin, Gwardia Warszawa | ||
| 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 | ||
| Germany |
1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | ||
| Hungary |
Debreceni Vasutas Sport Klub | ||
 Scotland |
Inverurie Loco Works F.C. | ||
| Iran |
Rah Ahan F.C. | ||
 Moldova |
Locomotiva Bălți | ||
 Mozambique |
Clube Ferroviário da Beira | ||
| Poland |
KKS Lech Poznań | ||
| 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 Traktar Minsk | |
| Iran |
Teraktor Sazi F.C. | ||
| Russia |
Rotor Volgograd | ||
 Uzbekistan |
FK Traktor Tashkent | ||
Education
NB: Soccer teams 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. The one main exception to this rule is the men's team owned by Brigham Young University, which participates in the semi-professional USL Premier Development League instead of the NCAA.
| Topic | Meaning | Country | Clubs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academic | Affiliation with academics. See also Estudiantes, University, Polytechnic. | Bulgaria |
Akademik Sofia |
 Denmark |
Akademisk Boldklub | ||
| Moldova |
FC Academia Chișinău | ||
 Portugal |
Académica de Coimbra | ||
| Russia |
Sportakademklub Moscow | ||
| Scotland |
Hamilton Academical FC | ||
| Old Boys | Named by and as a reference to ex-pupils of a school | Argentina |
Newell's Old Boys |
 Switzerland |
BSC Old Boys | ||
| Polytechnic | Affiliation with a polytechnical institution. See also Academical, Estudiantes, University, Technical College. | Moldova |
FC Politehnica Chișinău |
| Romania |
FC 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 | ||
| University | Affiliation with universities. See also Academical, Estudiantes, Polytechnic. | ||
| Argentina |
Juventud Unida Universitario, Club Universitario de Córdoba, | ||
| Bolivia |
Universitario de Sucre | ||
| Chile |
Universidad Católica, Universidad de Chile, Universidad de Concepción | ||
| Ecuador |
LDU Quito | ||
 Ireland |
University College Dublin A.F.C. | ||
| Mexico |
Estudiantes Tecos, Universidad Nacional | ||
 New Zealand |
University-Mount Wellington | ||
| Peru |
Universitario de Deportes | ||
| Romania |
FC 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 |
| 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). The Enfield, Łęczna and Northwich clubs are breakaway clubs formed by supporters, and take their names from the foundation years of Enfield, Górnik Łęczna, and Northwich Victoria respectively. Similarly, the Darlington 1883 and F.C. Argeș 1953 identities stem from the year that now-defunct predecessor clubs Darlington F.C. and FC Argeș Pitești were constituted. FC Dordrecht has previously been named Drechtsteden'79 (DS'79) and Dordrecht'90 in their history. |
 Australia |
Sydney United 58 FC |
| Austria |
First Vienna FC 1894, FC Dornbirn 1913 Salzburger AK 1914, SC-ESV Parndorf 1919 | ||
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Eendracht Aalst 2002 | ||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
SFK 2000 | ||
 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 | ||
 Gibraltar |
Manchester 62 | ||
| Greece |
Olympiacos Volou 1937 | ||
 Italy |
A.C. Fanfulla 1874, Ascoli Picchio F.C. 1898, Bologna F.C. 1909, A.C. Reggiana 1919, F.C. Bolzano 1996 | ||
 Mauritius |
AS Port-Louis 2000 | ||
| Netherlands |
Be Quick 1887, Fortuna '54, AZ '67, FC Dordrecht | ||
| Norway |
Sarpsborg 08 FF | ||
| Poland |
TS Koszarawa 1910 Żywiec, KKS Włókniarz 1925 Kalisz, KS ROW 1964 Rybnik, GKS Górnik 1979 Łęczna (defunct) | ||
| Republic of Ireland |
Limerick 37 | ||
| Romania |
F.C. Argeș 1953, ASA 1962 Târgu Mureș (defunct), FC Vaslui 2002, SC Corvinul 2005 Hunedoara (defunct), ASA 2013 Târgu Mureș | ||
| Russia |
FC Krasnodar-2000 (dissolved), Zvezda 2005 Perm | ||
| Scotland |
Gretna F.C. 2008 | ||
| South Korea |
Bucheon FC 1995 | ||
| 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, Madison 56ers, 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. | USA |
Chicago Fire |
| 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 | ||
| Chile |
Santiago Wanderers | ||
| England |
Blackburn Rovers, Bolton Wanderers, Bristol Rovers, Doncaster Rovers, Northern Nomads, Wanderers, Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||
 Malta |
Sliema Wanderers | ||
| Philippines |
Manila Nomads | ||
| Republic of Ireland |
Bray Wanderers, Shamrock Rovers, Sligo Rovers | ||
| Scotland |
Albion Rovers, Dundee Wanderers, Raith Rovers | ||
 Uruguay |
Montevideo Wanderers | ||
| Ittihad | Arabic for "the union", meaning the merger of clubs or clubs founders | Egypt |
Al Ittihad Al Sakandary, Ittihad El Shorta |
 Libya |
Al-Ittihad (Tripoli) | ||
 Saudi Arabia |
Al-Ittihad (Jeddah) | ||
| Mohun Bagan | The club was named after the palace, Mohun Bagan Villa, that was the site of the club's first ground | India |
Mohun Bagan |
| Park Avenue | The club originally played at the Park Avenue ground | England |
Bradford Park Avenue |
| Rangers (Glasgow) | The club founder saw the name Rangers in a Rugby annual | Scotland |
Rangers |
| Sounders | From Puget Sound, on whose eastern shore the city of Seattle lies. | United States |
Seattle Sounders (NASL), Seattle Sounders (USL), Seattle Sounders FC, Seattle Sounders Women |
| 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 | ||
| Belgium |
KVSK United | ||
| England |
Leeds United, Manchester United, Newcastle United, Sheffield United, West Ham United, and many more | ||
| Finland |
Tampere United | ||
| India |
NorthEast United FC, Tezpur United F.C., Rangdajied United F.C., United S.C. | ||
 Jamaica |
Montego Bay United F.C., Portmore United F.C., Rivoli United F.C. | ||
| Japan |
JEF United Ichihara Chiba | ||
| Republic of Ireland |
Galway United, Drogheda United, Waterford United | ||
| New Zealand |
Hawke's Bay United | ||
| Scotland |
Ayr United, Dundee United | ||
| South Korea |
Incheon United, Seoul United | ||
 Sweden |
AFC United | ||
| Thailand |
Buriram United, Muangthong United, Bangkok United, Chiangrai United, and many more | ||
| 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 | ||
| Wales |
Albion Rovers F.C. (Newport) | ||
| Americans | Usually, but not always, clubs made up of native citizens of the United States of America. | United States |
Baltimore Americans, Philadelphia Americans, New York Americans, New York Yankees |
| Arabi | Al-Arabi is the Arabic for "Arab". |  Kuwait |
Al-Arabi SC (Kuwait) |
 Qatar |
Al-Arabi SC (Qatar) | ||
| Argentina | Argentina |
Argentinos Juniors, Argentino de Junín, Argentino de Rosario, Argentino de Quilmes, Argentino de Mendoza, Argentino de Merlo, Argentino Peñarol | |
| 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 |
| Bayern | German name for Bavaria | Germany |
FC Bayern Munich |
| 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) | |
| United States |
Caledonia, Paterson Caledonian (both defunct) | ||
| Canadian | Canada |
Vancouver Royal Canadians (defunct) | |
| United States |
Chicago Canadian Club (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 | ||
| United States |
Kearny Celtic, Brooklyn Celtic, Jersey City Celtics (both defunct) | ||
| Wales |
Cwmbran Celtic | ||
| Croatia | Clubs founded by and for members of the Croatian diaspora. | Australia |
Adelaide Croatia Soccer Club, SC Croatia, Sydney Croatia, North Perth Croatia, Newcastle Croatia, Whyalla Croatia, Fremantle Croatia, Gwelup Croatia, Dinamo Zagreb (formerly known as Croatia Zagreb) |
| Canada |
Toronto Croatia | ||
| Dutch | The Dutch Lions clubs are owned by the Dutch Lions Group and are affiliated with Dutch club FC Twente. | United States |
Dayton Dutch Lions, Cincinnati Dutch Lions, Houston Dutch Lions |
| Español, España | Refers to the Spanish people. | Argentina |
Deportivo Español |
| Chile |
Unión Española | ||
| Mexico |
Real Club España, Atlético Español (both defunct) | ||
| Spain |
RCD Espanyol | ||
| United States |
Club España (defunct) | ||
| 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 | ||
| United States |
Philadelphia Hibernian (defunct) | ||
| Homenetmen | pan-Armenian sports and Scouting organization |  Lebanon |
Homenetmen Beirut F.C. |
| Homenmen | pan-Armenian sports and Scouting organization | Lebanon |
Homenmen Beirut |
| Hungaria, Maygar | United States |
Bethlehem Hungarian, Magyar-American, New York Hungaria (defunct) | |
| Indians | Mexico |
Indios de Ciudad Juárez | |
| International, global, worldwide | Australia |
Perth Kangaroos International FC, Inter Monaro (both defunct) | |
 Ghana |
International Allies, D'International | ||
| Italy |
Inter Milan | ||
| Philippines |
Global F.C., General Trias International FC (defunct) | ||
| United States |
Cleveland Internationals, San Antonio International (both defunct) | ||
| Italy | Clubs founded by and for members of the Italian diaspora. | Argentina |
Sportivo Italiano |
| Australia |
Marconi Stallions | ||
| 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 |
| Ukraine |
Lechia Lwów (defunct) | ||
| Macedonia | Australia |
Wollongong Macedonia | |
| 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 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 Jaén, Real Club Recreativo de Huelva, Real Club Celta de Vigo, Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña, Rea Club Deportivo Mallorca, Rea Avilés, Real Valladolid, Real Murcia, Rea Burgos, Real Sociedad Gimnástica de Torrelavega, Real Ávila, Real Sociedad Deportiva Alcalá, Real Unión de Tenerife | ||
| Mordovia | Russia |
FC Mordovia Saransk | |
| National | "Ahly" is Arabic for "national" | Brazil |
Nacional FC |
| Colombia |
Atlético Nacional | ||
| Ecuador |
El Nacional | ||
| Egypt |
Al-Ahly | ||
| Libya |
Al-Ahly, Al-Ahly (Benghazi) | ||
| Paraguay |
Club Nacional | ||
| Portugal |
C.D. Nacional | ||
| Qatar |
Al-Ahli (Doha) | ||
| Romania |
Naţional Bucureşti | ||
| Saudi Arabia |
Al-Ahli (Jeddah) | ||
 UAE |
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 | ||
| Paraguay | Clubs founded by and for members of the Paraguayan diaspora. | Argentina |
Deportivo Paraguayo |
| 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 | ||
| Revolution | Named for the American Revolution, which began in the New England colonies. | United States |
New England Revolution |
| Romania | England |
F.C. Romania | |
| Russian | Russia |
Rusichi Oryol | |
| Saint | Santos is Portuguese and Spanish for saints. | Angola |
Santos de Angola |
| Brazil |
Santos FC, São Paulo FC | ||
 Costa Rica |
Santos de Guápiles | ||
| Ghana |
Sporting Saint Mirren | ||
 Guyana |
Santos F.C. | ||
| Mexico |
Santos Laguna | ||
| 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 | ||
| Syriac | Refers to Syriacs. | Sweden |
Syrianska FC, Arameiska/Syrianska KIF, Syrianska IF Kerburan, Valsta Syrianska IK |
| Turkey | Clubs founded by and for members of the Turkish diaspora. | Germany |
Türkiyemspor Berlin |
| Netherlands |
FC Türkiyemspor | ||
| Sweden |
Konyaspor KIF | ||
| Ingushetia | Russia |
FC Angusht Nazran | |
| 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 | ||
| Union | Named for the Union of the Thirteen Colonies, of which the city of Philadelphia was the capital. | United States |
Philadelphia Union |
Geographical features
Celestial bodies
| Topic | Meaning | Country | Clubs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cosmos | Australia |
Canberra Cosmos FC (defunct) | |
| USA |
New York Cosmos | ||
| Galaxy | Named the "Galaxy" because Los Angeles is considered home of the "stars" of the American entertainment industry | USA |
LA Galaxy |
| Planet | Russia |
FC Saturn Ramenskoye | |
| Star | Astra is the Latin name for star, Asteras is the Greek name for star | France |
Red Star F.C. |
| Greece |
Ethnikos Asteras F.C., Asteras Tripoli F.C., Agrotikos Asteras F.C., Kyanos Asteras Vari F.C., Asteras Amaliada F.C., Nafpaktiakos Asteras F.C., Asteras Magoula F.C., Neos Asteras Rethymno F.C., Asteras Exarchia | ||
| Poland |
Astra Krotoszyn | ||
| Romania |
Astra Ploieşti | ||
| Serbia |
Red Star Belgrade | ||
| Sweden |
IK Sirius | ||
| Switzerland |
FC Blue Stars Zürich | ||
Specific geographical features
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) |
Elements, chemicals, gems and stones
| Topic | Meaning | Country | Clubs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond | USA |
Denver Diamonds | |
| Japan |
Urawa Red Diamonds | ||
| Gold | USA |
FC Gold Pride | |
| Platinum |  Zimbabwe |
FC Platinum | |
| South Africa |
Platinum Stars | ||
| Ruby | Russia |
FC Rubin Kazan | |
| Synthonia | Contraction of "synthetic ammonia", a type of fertiliser. | England |
Billingham Synthonia F.C. |
Real or mythical creatures
Real or mythical people
Sport
Sports societies
| Topic | Meaning | Country | Clubs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 originally part of the army. | Bulgaria |
CSKA Sofia |
| Poland |
CWKS Legia Warszawa | ||
| Romania |
CSCA Bucureşti | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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. | Belarus |
Torpedo Minsk, Torpedo 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 |
| 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
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.
- ↑ This men's team is owned and operated by Brigham Young University, whose athletic nickname is Cougars. However, it does not participate in NCAA competition, instead playing in the USL Premier Development League. The BYU women's soccer team, which also uses the Cougars nickname, does compete in the NCAA structure.
- ↑ "Histórico". NetVasco. Archived from the original on 23 June 2007. Retrieved 2007-06-23.
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