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.

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 nicknames or contractions of their full names, for instance, Vasco da Gama is usually called simply Vasco, F.C. Internazionale Milan 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 or OL 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
Agriculture	Kolos is Ukrainian for spike and stands for the Kolos sport society of agriculture workers. Nyva means field. Meliorator stands for working in drainage or canal 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	Kolos Buchach,[2] Kolos Kovalivka,[3] Kolos Luzhany[2] (until 1996), Kolos Nikopol[1] (until 1992), Meliorator Kakhovka[3] (until 1995), Nyva Bershad,[3] Nyva Buzova, Nyva Ternopil,[3] Nyva Vinnytsia,[3] Nyva Myronivka[3] (defunct), Nyva-Tekstylnyk Dunaivtsi (until 2006)
Armed forces	For sport clubs affiliated with or named after the armed forces of a country. See also sports societies section.	Botswana	Botswana Defence Force XI
		Bulgaria	CSKA Sofia
		Canada	Cavalry FC
		China	Bayi (defunct)
		England	United Services Portsmouth, Royal Artillery (Portsmouth) F.C. (defunct)
		Ethiopia	Defence Force
		Hungary	Budapest Honvéd FC
		Kazakhstan	FC CSKA Almaty (defunct)
		Lithuania	Kauno Jėgeriai, FK Saliutas Vilnius (both defunct), FK Riteriai
		Malaysia	Armed Forces F.C.
		Moldova	FC Rapid Ghidighici - formerly CSCA Chișinău
		Morocco	AS FAR
		Pakistan	Pakistan Army
		Philippines	Philippine Air Force
		Poland	Legia Warsaw,[4] Śmigły Wilno
		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	CSKA Kyiv,[3] SKA-Lotto Odesa[3] (defunct), SKAD-Yalpuh Bolhrad (defunct), VPS Kramatorsk[5] (defunct), SKA Odesa[1] (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]
Aviation		Canada	Edmonton Aviators (defunct)
		Wales	Cardiff Airport
Beer		England	Farnham United Breweries (defunct)
		Eritrea	Asmara Brewery
		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 Cobreloa, Club de Deportes Cobresal
		Peru	Cobresol F.B.C.
		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	Vauxhall Motors, Coventry Alvis, Hucknall Rolls Leisure, Mercedes-Benz, Sunderland Nissan (both defunct)
		Greece	Skoda Xanthi
		Ireland	Ford (def.)
		Japan	Honda Motor, Mitsubishi Mizushima FC
		Russia	KAMAZ, Lada Togliatti, Torpedo-ZIL
		South Korea	Ulsan Hyundai, Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors, Busan IPark (prev, k.a. Daewoo Royals)
		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")
		Kyrgyzstan	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 Bragantino, Red Bull Brasil
		Egypt	Arab Contractors
		England	Electrolux (defunct), Thames Ironworks (later became West Ham United), Negretti and Zambra
		France	Evian Thonon Gaillard
		Germany	Bayer 04 Leverkusen
		Ghana	Red Bull Ghana (defunct)
		India	Air India
		Indonesia	RANS Cilegon F.C.
		Japan	Sony Sendai (defunct), Maruyasu Okazaki
		Lithuania	FBK Kaunas (until 1999), FC Hegelmann, FK TransINVEST
		South Korea	Suwon Samsung Bluewings, Seoul E-Land FC
		Mexico	Cruz Azul
		Netherlands	PSV
		Poland	Elana Toruń, KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, Stilon Gorzów, Stomil Olsztyn
		Republic of Ireland	Jacobs (defunct)
		Russia	Acron, Forte
		Soviet Union	Bilshovyk Kyiv[1] (defunct)
		Suriname	Leo Victor
		Taiwan	Tatung F.C.
		Ukraine	Ahrobiznes Volochysk,[2] Epitsentr Kamianets-Podilskyi,[6] Krymteplytsia Molodizhne,[3] LNZ Cherkasy,[7] Tavria-Skif Rozdol,[8] Temp Shepetivka,[3] VPK-Ahro Shevchenkivka,[2] Adoms Kremenchuk[3] (defunct), ADVIS Khmelnytskyi[3] (defunct), Ahrotekhservis Sumy[3] (defunct), Alians Lypova Dolyna[2] (defunct), Ihroservice Simferopol[3] (defunct), Knyazha Shchaslyve[3] (defunct), Nafkom Brovary[3] (defunct), Olkom Melitopol[3] (defunct), UkrAhroKom Holovkivka[3] (defunct), Evis Mykolaiv[3] (until 1994), Garant Donetsk[3] (until 1995), Nikopol-NPHU[3] (until 2017), Rihonda Bila Tserkva[3] (until 2002), Silur Khartsyzk[3] (until 1995), Tekhno-Center Rohatyn[3] (until 2005), FC Yarud Mariupol[9] (until 2022), WFC Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv (until 2024), WFC Zhytlobud-2 Kharkiv (until 2021)
		United States	New York Red Bulls, Atlanta Datagraphic, Bethlehem Steel F.C. (both defunct)
		Vietnam	Becamex Binh Duong, Viettel FC, Hoang Anh Gia Lai FC
		Wales	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.
		Portugal	Eléctrico F.C.
		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
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 (defunct)
		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		Egypt	Pharco FC
		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".	Canada	Forge FC, Hamilton Steelers (defunct)
		England	Stocksbridge Park Steels, Steel, Peech & Tozer F.C. (defunct)
		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 Górnik: Polish for miner Zagłębie: Polish for coalfield Minero: Spanish for miner Colliery: Coal mine Shakhtar: Ukrainian for miner Than: Vietnamese for coal mine	Belarus	Shakhtyor Soligorsk
		Bosnia and Herzegovina	Rudar Ugljevik, Rudar Prijedor, Rudar Kakanj
		England	Atherton Collieries, Gedling Miners Welfare, Kimberley Miners Welfare
		Kazakhstan	Shakhter Karagandy, Gornyak (Hromtau)
		Kyrgyzstan	Shakhtyor Kyzyl-Kiya
		Montenegro	Rudar Pljevlja
		Peru	Unión Minas
		Poland	Górnik Konin, Górnik Łęczna,[4] Górnik Polkowice, Górnik Radlin, Górnik Wałbrzych, Górnik Wieliczka, Górnik Zabrze[4] GKS Bełchatów,[4] GKS Jastrzębie, GKS Piast Gliwice, GKS Katowice, GKS Victoria Jaworzno, GKS Tychy Zagłębie Sosnowiec, Zagłębie Lubin,[4] Zagłębie Wałbrzych
		Russia	Gornyak Uchaly
		Slovenia	Rudar Velenje
		Soviet Union	Shakhtar Kirovsk (defunct), Shakhtar Oleksandriya[1] (defunct)
		Ukraine	Andezyt Khust[2] (until 1992), 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] (defunct)
		United States	Pittsburgh Miners (defunct)
		Venezuela	Atlético Club Mineros de Guayana
		Vietnam	Than Quang Ninh
		Wales	Llay Miners Welfare
Navy	Malavan: Persian for Sailor Flota: Polish for Fleet	England	Portsmouth Royal Navy
		Iran	Malavan F.C.
		Philippines	Philippine Navy
		Poland	Flota Świnoujście
		Soviet Union	SKCF Sevastopol[1] (defunct)
		Thailand	Navy FC
		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	Angola	Atlético Petróleos Luanda
		Azerbaijan	Neftchi Baku
		Bolivia	Oriente Petrolero
		Colombia	Alianza Petrolera
		Ecuador	Esmeraldas Petrolero
		Egypt	Enppi
		Iran	Sanat Naft Abadan F.C.
		Mexico	Salamanca F.C. (prev. k.a. "Petroleros de Salamanca")
		Romania	FC Petrolul Ploiești
		Russia	FC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk, FC Oktan Perm
		Soviet Union	Naftovyk Drohobych[1] (defunct)
		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
		Cambodia	Military Police
		Ecuador	Escuela Superior de Policía (ESPOLI)
		Egypt	Ittihad El Shorta
		England	Metropolitan Police, St Andrews Police Club, Stoke Gabriel & Torbay Police, West Midlands Police
		India	Punjab Police
		Indonesia	Bhayangkara FC
		Iraq	Al-Shorta
		Malaysia	PDRM FA
		Nepal	Nepal Police Club
		Poland	Gwardia Koszalin, Gwardia Warszawa (defunct)
		Singapore	Home United
		South Korea	Asan Mugunghwa
		Suriname	PVV, PSV
		Thailand	Police Tero
		Ukraine	SC Dnipro-1[14]
		Vietnam	Hanoi Police
Political party		Lithuania	FC Vilniaus Vytis (until 2016)
		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 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. The IRT denotes the Interborough Rapid Transit Company, which was bought by the government of New York City to form part of the New York City Subway.	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
		China	Lokomotiv Tianjin
		Croatia	Lokomotiva Zagreb
		Egypt	Al Sekka Al Hadid
		England	Birmingham Corporation Tramways (defunct), Harrogate Railway Athletic, Darlington Railway Athletic
		Germany	1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig
		Georgia	Locomotive Tbilisi
		Hungary	Debreceni Vasutas Sport Klub
		Iran	Rah Ahan
		Kazakhstan	Lokomotiv Astana
		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
Shipbuilding		England	Cammell Laird 1907 F.C.
		Poland	SKS Stoczniowiec Gdańsk[4]
		Scotland	Burntisland Shipyard F.C.
		South Korea	Ulsan Mipo Dockyard
		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
		India	JCT FC (Jagatjit Cotton and Textile Football Club)
		Mozambique	Grupo Desportivo da Companhia Têxtil do Punguè
		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.
		Ireland	Fordsons (defunct)
		Russia	Rotor Volgograd
		Soviet Union	Silmash Kharkiv[1] (defunct), Silmash Lviv[1] (defunct), Traktor Kharkiv[1] (until 1948), Traktor Kirovohrad[2] (until 1953)
		Ukraine	Silmash Kolomyia[1] (defunct)
		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
Academic	Affiliation with academics. See also Estudiantes, University, Polytechnic.	Bulgaria	Akademik Sofia
		Denmark	Akademisk Boldklub
		England	Academic Club London (defunct)
		Moldova	FC Academia Chișinău
		Portugal	Académica de Coimbra, Académico do Porto, Académico de Viseu
		Romania	Academica Clinceni (until 2022)
		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.	Denmark	Polyteknisk Boldklub
		Ecuador	C.D. Politécnico
		England	Polytechnic F.C., Leeds Polytechnic, Thames Polytechnic (both defunct)
		Moldova	Politehnica Chișinău
		Romania	Politehnica Iași, Politehnica Timișoara
Students	Affiliation with students. See also Academical, Polytechnic, University.	Argentina	Estudiantes de La Plata
		Denmark	Fredericia Studenternes Kricketklub
		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
		Poland	KU AZS UJ Kraków
		Romania	CS Universitatea Craiova, Universitatea Cluj
		South Africa	University of Pretoria F.C.
		Ukraine	HU ZIDMU-Spartak Zaporizhzhia[8] (defunct)

Days and dates

Topic	Meaning	Country	Clubs
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, 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
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
		Croatia	HNK Vukovar '91 (defunct)
		Czech Republic	Bohemians 1905
		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	Eintracht Duisburg 1848, 1860 Munich, Hannover 96, Darmstadt 98, 1899 Hoffenheim, Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Schalke 04, BVB 09
		Indonesia	Persikabo 1973, UMS 1905, Perkesa '78 (defunct), Persebaya 1927 (2010-2017)
		Italy	AC Fanfulla 1874, Ascoli Calcio 1898, FC Bari 1908, Bologna FC 1909, AC Reggiana 1919, FC Bolzano 1996
		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	CFR 1907 Cluj, FC Farul Constanța 1920, FC Rapid 1923, FC Dinamo 1948 București, FC Vaslui 2002, SC Corvinul 2005 Hunedoara (defunct), ASA 2013 Târgu Mureș (defunct)
		Scotland	Gretna F.C. 2008
		Slovenia	ND Mura 05
		Sweden	FC Rosengård 1917
		Switzerland	FC St. Gallen 1879, FC Basel 1893, FC Thun 1898, FC Wil 1900
		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)
		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
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
		Australia	Western Sydney Wanderers FC
		Canada	HFX Wanderers FC
		Chile	Santiago Wanderers
		England	Blackburn Rovers, Bolton Wanderers, Bristol Rovers, Doncaster Rovers, Northern Nomads, Tranmere Rovers, Wanderers, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Wycombe Wanderers, 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	Brooklyn Wanderers, Boston Rovers, Derby City Rovers, 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	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. Eintracht: German for United União: Portuguese for United.	Argentina	Unión de Santa Fe, Unión de Mar del Plata, Unión de Sunchales
		Australia	Gold Coast United, Adelaide United, Newcastle United Jets, Western United
		Brazil	União Frederiquense, União Mogi, União São João
		England	Leeds United, Manchester United, Newcastle United, Sheffield United, Southend United, West Ham United, et al.
		Finland	Tampere United
		Germany	Eintracht Braunschweig, Eintracht Duisburg, Eintracht Frankfurt
		Indonesia	Bali United, Madura United, Gresik United, Karo United
		Jamaica	Montego Bay United, Portmore United, Rivoli United
		Japan	JEF United Ichihara Chiba, Kagoshima United FC, Kochi United SC
		Jersey	First Tower United
		Malaysia	Melaka United, Sarawak United
		Myanmar	Shan United, Ayeyawady United, 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, União de Coimbra, União de Lamas
		Republic of Ireland	Galway United, Drogheda United, Waterford United
		Scotland	Ayr United, Dundee United
		South Korea	Incheon United, Seoul United
		Suriname	West United
		Sweden	Växjö United
		Thailand	Buriram United, Chiangrai United, Muangthong United
		Timor-Leste	Lalenok United
		United States	D.C. United, Atlanta United FC, Minnesota United FC, S.C. Eintracht
		Wales	Pontypridd United

Ethnic, social, national or religious background

Topic	Meaning	Country	Clubs
Albion	Archaic name for Great Britain	Australia	Albion Rovers
		England	Brighton & Hove Albion, Burton Albion, West Bromwich Albion, Witton Albion
		Scotland	Albion Rovers, Stirling Albion
		United States	Albion San Diego
		Uruguay	Albion F.C.
		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 FF, Assyriska BK, Assyriska IK, Assyriska Föreningen i Norrköping (defunct), Assyriska FF Babylon, Azech Syrianska Föreningen (defunct), FC Syrianska, Valsta Syrianska
Austria, Österreich	Refers to Austria.	Austria	Austria Kärnten, Austria Klagenfurt, Austria Wien, Austria Salzburg, RB Salzburg (before 2005, RB Salzburg was known as Austria Salzburg)
Bavaria, Bayern	Refers to Bavaria.	Germany	Bayern Munich, Bayern Alzenau, Bayern Hof
		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	Borussia Dortmund, Borussia Mönchengladbach, Borussia Neunkirchen, Tennis Borussia Berlin, 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, Walker Celtic, West Allotment Celtic
		Republic of 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, Talysarn Celts
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	Adelaide Croatia Soccer Club, SC Croatia, Sydney Croatia, North Perth Croatia (see list)
		Canada	Hamilton Croatia, Toronto Croatia, Welland Lions Croatia (defunct)
		Germany	SD Croatia Berlin
		Sweden	Kroatiska Föreningen Velebit
		United States	Croatian Eagles, HNNK Hrvat Chicago, Los Angeles Croatia (defunct)
Español, España	Refers to the Spanish people.	Argentina	Deportivo Español
		Chile	Unión Española
		Honduras	Real C.D. España
		Mexico	Real Club España, Atlético Español, Centro Deportivo Español (both defunct)
		Spain	RCD Espanyol
Germania, Alemannia, Teutonia	Alternative names of Germany.	Germany	BFC Germania, Alemannia Aachen, Germania Windeck, Teutonia Ottensen, SC Germania 1887, Teutonia Berlin (both defunct)
		Mexico	Germania F.V. (defunct)
Greece	Greek: Ελλάς Hellas Greek: Πανελλήνιος, romanized: Panellinios, lit. 'Pan-Hellenic'	Australia	Hellenic Athletic, Pan-Hellenic, South Melbourne Hellas, West Adelaide Hellas (see list)
		Canada	SC Hellas
		Egypt	Athletic Union of Greek Alexandria, Football Club of Greeks of Alexandria
			SpVgg Hellas-Nordwest 04 (defunct)
		Greece	Panellinios G.S.
		Italy	Hellas Verona
		Sweden	Panellinios IF
		Turkey	Greek Football Team
		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 FC, Guarany FC
		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
		Republic of Ireland	Cork Hibernians (defunct)
		Scotland	Dundee Hibernian, Duntocher Hibernian, Hibernian, Maryhill Hibernians
		United States	Philadelphia Hibernian (defunct)
Hollandia	Clubs founded by and for members of the Dutch diaspora.	Australia	Hollandia-Inala Soccer Club
Homenetmen & Homenmen	pan-Armenian sports and Scouting organization	Lebanon	Homenetmen Beirut F.C., 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
		Canada	FC Inter-Montréal, Internacional de Toronto (both defunct)
		Finland	Inter Turku
		Germany	Inter Leipzig
		Ghana	International Allies
		Italy	Inter Milan
		Lithuania	FK Interas Visaginas (defunct)
		Slovakia	Inter Bratislava
		Sweden	FC Stockholm Internazionale
		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, Williamsburg International
		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	Club Italiano, 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, Hamilton Italo-Canadian (defunct), London Italia Marconi
		Chile	Audax Club Sportivo Italiano
		Germany	US Italiana Lupo-Martini Wolfsburg
		Peru	Circolo Sportivo Italiano
		United States	Inter-Brooklyn Italians
		Venezuela	Deportivo Italia
Korea		Japan	F.C. Korea, Osaka Korean FC, Korea FC United Shikoku
Kurds	Clubs founded by and for members of the Kurdish diaspora.	Sweden	Dalkurd FF, Uppsala Kurd FK
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	Maghreb Association Sportive de Fez, 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	Cercle Brugge Koninklijke Sportvereniging, Club Brugge Koninklijke Voetbalvereniging, Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht, Royal Antwerp, Royal Charleroi Sporting Club
		Brazil	Real Brasília
		Canada	Real Mississauga, Vancouver Royals (defunct)
		Colombia	Real Cartagena, Real Santander
		England	Real Bedford, Staplehurst Monarchs, Mickleover Royals (defunct)
		Honduras	Real España
		Mexico	Monarcas Morelia, Real Club España
		Morocco	AS FAR
		Netherlands	Koninklijke HFC, Koninklijke HC&VV, Koninklijke UD, Real Sranang
		New Zealand	Dunedin City Royals
		Peru	Real Garcilaso
		Poland	Korona Kielce,[4] Jagiellonia Białystok,[4] Piast Gliwice[4]
		Portugal	Real Sport Clube
		Spain	Real Madrid, Real Jaén, Real Mallorca, Real Zaragoza, Real Sporting de Gijón, Real Oviedo, Real Racing Club 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 Valladolid, Real Balompédica Linense
		United States	AHFC Royals, Real Salt Lake, Real Monarchs, Utah Royals
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, 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 Bydgoszcz, Polonia Bytom, Polonia Nowy Tomyśl, Polonia Poznań, Polonia Przemyśl, Polonia Słubice, Polonia Świdnica, 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 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
		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
		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
		Sweden	Serbiska KIF Semberija
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)
		Austria	SK Slovan HAC
		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
		Ukraine	Slovianets Konotop[3] (until 1999)
Sudovia	Ancient Baltic land inhabited by Sudovians	Lithuania	FK Sūduva Marijampolė
Suriname	Clubs founded by and for members of the Surinamese diaspora. Sranan Tongo: Sranang, lit. 'Suriname'	Netherlands	Real Sranang
Turkey	Clubs founded by and for members of the Turkish diaspora.	Australia	Albion Rovers Turk Gucu
		Germany	Türkiyemspor Berlin, Türkgücü München, Berlin Türkspor 1965, Türkspor Bremen-Nord
		Netherlands	FC Türkiyemspor
		Sweden	Konyaspor KIF, Turkiska SK
Ukraine	Clubs founded by and for members of the Ukrainian diaspora.	Australia	Inglewood Kyiv, 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 (defunct), 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
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 Kärnten, Austria Klagenfurt, Austria Wien, Austria Salzburg, RB Salzburg (before 2005, RB Salzburg was known as Austria Salzburg)
		Bahrain	Bahrain SC
		Brazil	Grêmio Esportivo Brasil, Clube de Regatas Brasil, 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	Chivas USA, Team America (both defunct)
Archipelago		Scotland	Orkney
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
		Belgium	Anderlecht, Union Saint-Gilloise
		Canada	ACP Montréal-Nord, The Borough FC, 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	Chievo, 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	S.L. Benfica, 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	A.S. Roma, 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, South Melbourne, Western Sydney Wanderers, Western United
		Canada	North Toronto Nitros, Ottawa South United
		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, West Auckland Kiwi True Blues
		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
Castle		England	Old Castle Swifts, Winchester Castle (both defunct)
Cerro	Meaning hill in Spanish	Paraguay	Cerro Corá, Cerro Porteño, Cerro Porteño PF
		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.	Albania	FC Dinamo City
		Australia	Adelaide City, Brisbane City, Melbourne City FC
		Canada	Brampton City United, Capital City F.C., Forest City London, London City, Toronto City (defunct)
		China	Guangzhou City
		England	Birmingham City, Bradford City, Bristol City, Chester City, Coventry City, Durham City, Exeter City, Hull City, Leeds City, Leicester City, Lincoln City, City of Liverpool, London City Lionesses, Manchester City, Norwich City, Stoke City
		Hong Kong	Citizen AA
		Italy	Città di Palermo
		Japan	Tochigi City
		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, FC Linköping City
		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	Bangor City, Cardiff City, Newport City, St Asaph City, 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	Central Coast Roadrunners (defunct), Florida Gulf Coast Dutch Lions, North Coast Tsunami, 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, Rotherham County (defunct)
		Republic of Ireland	Kildare County, Sporting Fingal (both defunct)
		Scotland	East Stirlingshire, Nairn County, Ross County
		United States	North County United, Oakland County FC, Orange County Blues, Riverside County Elite (defunct), Sonoma County Sol
		Wales	Cardiff County, Haverfordwest County, Newport County
Demonyms	Clubs names that are demonyms, i.e. names of inhabitants of a place.	Brazil	Portuguesa Londrinense
		England	Actonians L.F.C., A.F.C. Wulfrunians
		France	Olympique Lillois (defunct)
		Poland	KS Warszawianka
		United States	Floridians FC
		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, Redbridge Forest (defunct), Waltham Forest
		Lithuania	FK Šilas Kazlų Rūda
		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	Long Island Rough Riders, 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.
	The Ryukyu Kingdom was annexed by Japan in 1879.	Japan	FC Ryukyu
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	Beskyd Nadvirna,[3][20] Chornohora Ivano-Frankivsk[3] (until 2009), Verkhovyna Uzhhorod[3] (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, Royal Park
		England	Queens Park Rangers, Upton Park (defunct)
		Northern Ireland	Moyola Park
		United States	Swope Park Rangers
		Wales	Bradley Park Rangers (defunct)
Peninsula		Australia	Peninsula Power
		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	Ehime F.C., F.C. Gifu, Thespa Gunma, Tochigi S.C., F.C. Tokyo
Province	Japan's provincial system was abolished in 1871 and replaced with the prefectural system (see Prefecture, above).	Canada	Nova Scotia Clippers (defunct)
		Japan	Kamatamare Sanuki, Tokachi Fairsky FC
		Northern Ireland	Ulster (defunct)
Region		Italy	SS Lazio, 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	Arsenal-Kyivshchyna, Cherkashchyna,[2] Kovel-Volyn,[3] Volyn Lutsk,[3][4] 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	Wisła Kraków,[4] Wisła Płock, 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	Borysfen Boryspil,[3] Desna Chernihiv,[3] Ikva Mlyniv,[3] Inhulets Petrove,[3] Ros Bila Tserkva,[3] Vorskla Poltava,[3][4] WFC Yatran Berestivets, Dnipro[3][4] (defunct), Oskil Kupiansk[3] (defunct), Dnister Ovidiopol[3] (until 2011), Sula Lubny[3] (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		England	London Seaward
		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	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, 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	Grimsby Town, Huddersfield Town, Halifax Town, Ipswich Town, Luton Town, Shrewsbury Town, Walsall Town Swifts, Yeovil Town, 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, Merthyr 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
		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
Village		England	Cudworth Village (defunct)
		Northern Ireland	Dromara 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
		Sweden	Afrikansk FC
		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) Sport Club Corinthians USA were a subsidiary of Corinthians Paulista.	Brazil	Corinthians Paulista, Corinthians Alagoano, Atlético Clube Coríntians
		England	Corinthian, Corinthian-Casuals F.C., Loughborough Corinthians, Manchester Corinthians (both defunct)
		United States	Corinthians FC of San Antonio, Sport Club Corinthians USA (defunct)
		Wales	Brecon Corinthians, Cardiff Corinthians
	Sparta	Australia	Blacktown Spartans
		Czech Republic	Sparta Prague
		England	Spartans F.C., Blyth Spartans, Spartans Youth
		Lithuania	Sparta Kaunas (defunct)
		Malta	Ħamrun Spartans
		Netherlands	Sparta Rotterdam
		Norway	Sparta Sarpsborg (merged)
		Scotland	The Spartans
		United States	Chicago Sparta, Philadelphia Spartans (defunct)
		Wales	Mynydd Isa Spartans
Atlantic Ocean	Named after the Atlantic	Dominican Republic	Atlántico
		Lithuania	Atlantas Klaipeda(defunct)
		Ukraine	Atlantyka Sevastopol (until 1986)
Atlantis	Named after the fictional island	Paraguay	Atlántida
Baltic Sea		Poland	Bałtyk Gdynia, Bałtyk Koszalin
		Russia	FC Baltika Kaliningrad
Baltic Way	Named after the 1989 human chain	Lithuania	FK Baltija Panevėžys (defunct)
Black Sea	Cherno More in several Slavic languages	Bulgaria	Chernomorets Burgas, Cherno More Varna
		Russia	Chernomorets Novorossiysk
		Ukraine	Chornomorets Odesa,[3][4] Chornomorets Sevastopol[3] (until 2000)
Bukovina		Romania	Bucovina Pojorâta, Bucovina Rădăuți, Bucovina Suceava (defunct)
		Ukraine	Bukovyna Chernivtsi[3]
Cardiff Bay		Wales	Cardiff Bay Harlequins, Cardiff Bay Warriors
Carpathian Mountains		Poland	Karpaty Krosno
		Romania	Carpaţi Baia Mare (until 1946)
		Slovakia	Karpaty Limbach
		Ukraine	Karpaty Halych, Karpaty Kolomyia,[2] Karpaty Lviv,[3][4] Karpaty Mukacheve,[3] Karpaty Yaremche,[2] Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk[3]
Danube river		Bulgaria	Dunav Ruse
		Uruguay	Danubio F.C.
		Ukraine	Dunayets Izmail[2] (until 2006)
Dnieper River	Borysthenes is the ancient Greek name of the river, Slavutych is a poetic Ukrainian name	Belarus	Dnepr Mogilev, Dnepr Rogachev (until 2021)
		Russia	Dnepr Smolensk
		Soviet Union	Dnipro Kremenchuk (until 1970), Dniprovets Dniprodzerzhynsk[2] (until 1967)
		Ukraine	Borysfen Boryspil,[3] Dnipro Cherkasy,[3] Dnipro[3] (defunct), Slavutych Cherkasy (until 2014)
Dniester River	Tyras is the ancient Greek name of the river	Moldova	Nistru Chișinău (until 1991), Tiligul-Tiras Tiraspol (until 2009), Nistru Otaci (defunct), Nistru Cioburciu (defunct)
		Ukraine	Dnister Zalishchyky,[3] Dnistrovets Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi,[3] Dnister Ovidiopol[3] (until 2011)
Guadalquivir River	Betis is the Latin name of Guadalquivir	Spain	Real Betis
Humber estuary		England	F.C. Humber United
Mount Ararat		Armenia	FC Ararat Yerevan
		Iran	F.C. Ararat Tehran
Mount Asama		Japan	Artista Asama
Oder		Poland	Odra Wodzisław, Odra Opole
Pacific Ocean		Canada	Pacific FC
Polesia		Belarus	Polesye Kozenki, Polesie Mozyr (until 1994)
		Ukraine	Polissya Zhytomyr[3]
River Plate		Argentina	Club Atlético River Plate
		Aruba	SV River Plate Aruba
		Brazil	Sociedade Esportiva River Plate.
		Ecuador	River Ecuador (prior to 2017)
		Paraguay	Club River Plate (Asunción)
		Puerto Rico	River Plate Puerto Rico
		Uruguay	Club Atlético River Plate (Uruguay)
River Thames		England	Thames Association, Thames Polytechnic (both defunct)
River Tyne		England	Tyne Association (defunct)
Rubicon	Named after the ancient river in Italy	Ukraine	Rubikon Kyiv
Siberia		Russia	FC Sibir Novosibirsk,
Silesia		Czech Republic	Slezský FC Opava
		Poland	Śląsk Wrocław[4]
Velebit
Sweden	KF Velebit
Vistula		Poland	Wisła Kraków, Wisła Płock
Ural Mountains		Russia	Ural Sverdlovsk

Animals

Topic	Meaning	Country	Clubs
Bison		Lithuania	FC Stumbras (defunct)
Cobra		Australia	Adelaide Omonia Cobras FC
		Mexico	Club de Fútbol Cobras, C.F. Cobras de Querétaro (defunct)
		Ukraine	Kobra Kharkiv (defunct)
		United States	Carolina Elite Cobras, Chicago Cobras (defunct), Cleveland Cobras (defunct)
Deer		Lithuania	Elnias Šiauliai(defunct)
Falcon		Ukraine	Sokil Berezhany,[2] Sokil Zolochiv,[3][20] Sokil Lviv[2] (defunct)
		United States	Newark Falcons (defunct)
Golden eagle		Ukraine	Berkut Bedevlia[3]
Gull		Ukraine	Chaika Petropavlivska Borshchahivka,[2] Chayka-VMS Sevastopol[3] (defunct)
		United States	Las Vegas Seagulls (defunct)
Iron Wolf	Mythological animal from the foundational legend of Vilnius	Lithuania	FK Geležinis Vilkas
Lion		Australia	Essendon Lions[19] (defunct)
		England	London City Lionesses, Millwall Lionesses, Maccabi London Lions
		United States	Ukrainian Lions[19]
Panthera		Pakistan	Panther Club (defunct)
		Ukraine	WFC Pantery Uman
Phoenix	Named after the legengdary bird from the Greek mythology.	Argentina	Club Atlético Fénix
		Australia	Altona East Phoenix SC, Brisbane Phoenix FC, South West Phoenix FC
		England	A.F.C. Phoenix, Phoenix Sports F.C., Worplesdon Phoenix F.C.
		Estonia	Jõhvi FC Phoenix
		Germany	FC Phönix Bellheim, 1. FC Phönix Lübeck
		Gibraltar	Gibraltar Phoenix F.C.
		Kosovo	FC Phoenix Banjë
		Myanmar	Team Phoenix F.C.
		New Zealand	Wellington Phoenix FC
		Romania	Phoenix Ulmu, Phoenix Baia Mare (defunct)
		Ukraine	Feniks-Illichovets Kalinine[3] (defunct)
		United States	GPS Portland Phoenix (defunct), Twin Cities Phoenix (defunct)
		Uruguay	Centro Atlético Fénix
		Wales	Penmaenmawr Phoenix F.C.
Shearwater	Symbol of the Soviet students' sport VSS Burevestnik[1]	Russia	Burevestnik-YuRGUES Shakhty (defunct)
		Soviet Union	Burevestnic Bender (until 1958), Burevestnic Chișinău (until 1958), Burevestnik Tomsk (until 1958), Burevisnyk Melitopol (until 1965)
		Ukraine	Burevisnyk Ternopil (until 2007)
Swift		England	Walsall Town Swifts, Swifts F.C. (defunct)
		Northern Ireland	Dungannon Swifts

Plants

Topic	Meaning	Country	Clubs
Heather		Ukraine	Veres Rivne[3]
Oak		Ghana	Hearts of Oak
		United States	San Jose Oaks
Pine		Australia	Frankston Pines
		Finland	FC Honka
Rose		American Samoa	Black Roses FC
		Australia	Adamstown Rosebuds
	Bulgarian: Розова долина, romanized: Rozova dolina, lit. 'rose valley'	Bulgaria	Rozova Dolina
		Canada	Roses FC
		Scotland	Bonnyrigg Rose F.C., Linlithgow Rose F.C., Montrose Roselea F.C.
		South Africa	Cape Town Roses, Roses United F.C.
	The Portland Thorns name and logo intentionally reference its city's official nickname, "City of Roses".[23][24]	United States	Portland Thorns, Roses F.C.
Shamrock	Symbol of Ireland.	Republic of 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	Auckland Thistle, Christchurch Thistle (defunct), Gisborne Thistle, Huntly Thistle, Invercargill 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

Topic	Meaning	Country	Clubs
Galaxy		Canada	Brantford Galaxy (defunct)
		United States	LA Galaxy
Orbit		Belarus	Orbita Minsk
		Soviet Union	Orbita Kzyl-Orda (until 1979)
		Ukraine	SKA-Orbita Lviv (defunct)
Space	Cosmos is a Greek name for the space	Russia	Kosmos Dolgoprudny, Kosmos Saint Petersburg (defunct), Kosmos Yegoryevsk (until 2004)
		Ukraine	Kosmos Pavlohrad[3]
Star	Звезда/Zvezda: East-Slavic for "star" Estrella - Spanish Estrela - Portuguese. Étoile - French	Angola	Estrela Vermelha do Huambo
		Australia	North Eastern MetroStars SC
		Egypt	Red Star Club
		England	Ashington Rising Star, Burnley Union Star, Newcastle Blue Star, Peterborough Northern Star, Red Star Southampton, Seaham Red Star
		France	Red Star Paris
		Mozambique	Estrela Vermelha (Beira)
		Northern Ireland	Crumlin Star
		Portugal	Estrela da Amadora, Estrela de Vendas Novas
		Russia	Zvezda Irkutsk, Zvezda Perm, Zvezda Saint Petersburg
		Scotland	Solway Star (defunct)
		Serbia	Red Star Belgrade
		Seychelles	Red Star FC
		Switzerland	Blue Stars Zürich, FC Étoile-Sporting, Red Star Zürich
		Ukraine	Zirka Kropyvnytskyi,[3] Zorya Luhansk,[3][4] Zoria Khorostkiv[2] (defunct)
		United States	Chicago Red Stars, NY/NJ MetroStars, Orange County Blue Star, Permian Basin Shooting Stars
		Venezuela	Estrella Roja F.C.
		Wales	Treowen Stars

Planets

Topic	Meaning	Country	Clubs
Saturn	Clubs named after exact planets.	Russia	Saturn Ramenskoye

Stars

Topic	Meaning	Country	Clubs
Sirius	Clubs named after the specific star.	Lithuania	FK Sirijus Klaipėda
		Sweden	IK Sirius Fotboll
		Ukraine	Sirius Zhovti Vody[3] (until 1995)

Earth phenomena

Topic	Meaning	Country	Clubs
Blizzard	Khurtovyna: Ukrainian for blizzard.	Canada	Calgary Blizzard, 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)
		Venezuela	Rayo Zuliano
Sunrise		Ukraine	Nyva-Svitanok Vinnytsia[3] (until 2008)
Tornado		Ukraine	WFC Tornado Kyiv (defunct)
		United States	Dallas Tornado (defunct)

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.	Brazil	Ajax FC
		Congo	Ajax de Ouenzé
		Estonia	FC Ajax Lasnamäe
		Honduras	Unión Ájax
		Malta	Rabat Ajax F.C.
		Netherlands	AFC Ajax, 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		Australia	Surfers Paradise Apollo
		Canada	Hamilton Apollos (defunct)
		Cyprus	Apollon Limassol
		Greece	Apollon Kalamarias, 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, Arminia Hannover, Arminia Ludwigshafen, Arminia Gütersloh (until 1978)
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
Bernardino Caballero		Paraguay	General Caballero CG, General Caballero JLM, General Caballero ZC
Concordia	Concordia (meaning "concord" or "harmony" in Latin) is the Roman goddess who embodies agreement in marriage and society.	Croatia	HŠK Concordia (defunct)
		Germany	Concordia Wilhelmsruh, Concordia Königsberg (defunct)
		Poland	Concordia Knurów, Concordia Piotrków Trybunalski
		Romania	Concordia Chiajna
		Switzerland	FC Concordia Basel
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 [uk][20]
Druids	Celtic Priest	Wales	Cefn Druids
Felix Dzerzhinsky	Soviet politician who led the Cheka and 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
		Turkey	İraklis Jimnastik Kulübü
Hermes	Hermes is an Olympian deity in ancient Greek religion and mythology. In myth, Hermes functions as the messenger of the gods.	Turkey	Hermes Sport Club
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)
Lech	Named after Lech, legendary founder of Polish nation.	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.
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.	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
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 Pleven, Spartak Plovdiv, PFC Spartak Varna
		Georgia	Spartaki Tskhinvali
		Kazakhstan	Spartak Semey
		Latvia	Spartaks Jūrmala
		Russia	FC Spartak Moscow, FC Spartak Nalchik, Spartak-Alania Vladikavkaz, FC Spartak Kostroma, FC Spartak Tambov, FC Spartak Yoshkar-Ola, FC Spartak Gorno-Altaysk
		Serbia	Spartak Subotica, FK Spartak Ljig, 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]	Bermuda	Clube Vasco da Gama Bermuda
		Brazil	Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama, Associação Desportiva Vasco da Gama
		India	Vasco SC
		South Africa	Vasco da Gama (South Africa)
		United States	Bridgeport Vasco da Gama
Veles	An old Slavic God	Russia	Veles
Victoria	Named after Queen Victoria.	England	Northwich Victoria, Biddulph Victoria
		Wales	Brymbo Victoria, Rhostyllen Victoria (defunct), Wrexham Victoria (defunct)
Vikings		England	Viking Greenford (defunct)
		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	Naprzód Jędziejów, Ruch Chorzów,[4] Ruch Radzionków, Ruch Wysokie Mazowieckie, 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. See also sports societies section.	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
		India	Atlético de Kolkata
		Lithuania	FK Atletas Kaunas
		New Zealand	Whanganui Athletic
		Northern Ireland	Cliftonville Football & Athletic Club, Clough Rangers Athletic, Linfield 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
Baseball		Lithuania	FBK Kaunas (defunct)
Casuals	Clubs originating in amateur status teams. Corinthian-Casuals were formed by the merger of Corinthian F.C. and Casuals F.C. in 1939.	England	Corinthian-Casuals F.C., Walton Casuals, Wolverhampton Casuals
		Scotland	Edinburgh Casuals (defunct)
Cricket	Club names containing a term for cricket. Usually, the club also had a cricket team in the past.	Austria	Vienna Cricket and Football-Club
		Brazil	Rio Cricket
		Denmark	Fredericia Studenternes Kricketklub
		Italy	Genoa Cricket and Football Club
		India	Calcutta Cricket and Football Club
		Mexico	Mexico Cricket Club (defunct)
		Northern Ireland	Derriaghy Cricket Club F.C.
Fencing		Argentina	Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy, Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata
Golf		Mexico	San Pedro Golf Club (defunct)
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
		Lithuania	LGSF Kaunas
		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	Adelaide Olympic, Olympic FC, Sydney Olympic, Traralgon Olympians
		Azerbaijan	FK Olimpik Baku
		Belgium	Olympia Bruxelles, Olympic Charleroi
		Canada	Montreal Olympique, Toronto Olympians (both defunct)
		Egypt	Olympic Club
		England	Blackburn Olympic, Notts Olympic (both defunct), Rushall Olympic
		France	Nîmes Olympique, Olympique Lyonnais, Olympique Marseille
		Germany	Olympia Neugablonz
		Ghana	Accra Great Olympics
		Greece	Olympiacos F.C., Olympiakos Volou 1937 F.C.
		Honduras	CD Olimpia
		New Zealand	Bay Olympic
		Northern Ireland	Ballynahinch Olympic
		Paraguay	Olimpia
		Poland	Olimpia Elbląg, Olimpia Grudziądz, Olimpia Poznań (defunct)
		Romania	Olimpia Satu Mare
		Slovenia	Olimpija Ljubljana
		Sweden	BK Olympic
		Ukraine	Olimpik Donetsk,[3] Olimpik Kropyvnytskyi,[3] Olimpiya Savyntsi, Olimpik Kharkiv (defunct), Olimpiya FC AES Yuzhnoukrainsk (until 2005), WFC Olimp Kyiv (until 1993)
		United States	Olimpia (defunct)
		Wales	Wrexham Olympic
Rambling	Hillwalking	England	Burnham Ramblers, Liverpool Ramblers, Stoke Ramblers, City Ramblers (defunct)
		Republic of Ireland	Cobh Ramblers
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, 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	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).	Belgium	Sporting Club de Bruxelles (defunct)
		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	Cowes Sports, Hullbridge Sports, Mickleover Sports, Sporting Club Albion, Sporting Club Thamesmead, Stockport Sports (defunct),
		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	Desportivo das Aves, Sporting Clube de 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 Rennais, 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
		Ukraine	WFC Arena Kyiv
Surf		Australia	Surf Coast FC
		United States	California Surf (defunct), South Florida Surf
Tennis	Football department was added to tennis club.	Germany	Tennis Borussia Berlin

Sports societies

Topic	Meaning	Country	Clubs
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 Ternopil[1] (defunct), Avanhard Chernivtsi[1] (until 1965), Avanhard Dnipropetrovsk[1] (until 1968), Avanhard Horlivka[1] (until 1947), Avanhard Kerch[1] (until 1978), Avanhard Kharkiv[1] (until 1967), Avanhard Kryvyi Rih[1] (until 1961), 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.
		Lithuania	FK Saliutas Vilnius (defunct)
		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 Dynamo sport society or an equivalent such as Sportvereinigung Dynamo.	Albania	KS Dinamo Tirana
		Belarus	Dinamo Minsk, 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 Sokhumi
		Germany	Berliner FC Dynamo, Dynamo Dresden
		India	Delhi Dynamos
		Latvia	FK Dinamo-Rīnuži/LASD
		Moldova	FC Dinamo Bender
		Romania	Dinamo Bucharest
		Russia	Dynamo Moscow, Dynamo Bryansk, Dynamo Barnaul, Dynamo Kirov, Dinamo Spb, Dinamo Biysk, Dinamo Kostroma, 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 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
Hart	Hart is the Ukrainian student's sport society[3]	Ukraine	Hart Borodianka[3] (until 1994)
Homenetmen & Homenmen	pan-Armenian sports and Scouting organization	Lebanon	Homenetmen Beirut F.C., 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
LFLS	LFLS, Lietuvos Fizinio Lavinimosi Sąjunga, teams associated with or created by chapters of the Lithuanian Physical Education Union.	Lithuania	LFLS Kaunas, ŠŠ Kovas Kaunas (until 1923),
LGSF	LGSF, Lietuvos Gimnastikos ir Sporto Federacija, teams created as chapters of the Lithuanian Gymnastics sport society		LGSF Kaunas
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 Moscow, 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).	Belarus	Torpedo Minsk, Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino
		Georgia	Torpedo Kutaisi
		Russia	Torpedo Moscow, Torpedo Vladimir, Torpedo Armavir, Torpedo Miass 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).	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
		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
		Soviet Union	Zenit Kharkiv[1] (until 1940)

Values and ideals

Topic	Meaning	Country	Clubs
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
		Ghana	Liberty Professionals FC
		Italy	Lucchese Libertas
		San Marino	A.C. Libertas
		United States	New York Pancyprian-Freedoms, Miami Freedom, Washington Freedom (both defunct)
Health	Lithuanian:"Sveikata" Basque:"Osasuna"	Lithuania	FK Sveikata Kybartai
		Spain	CA Osasuna
Hope		Benin	Espoir FC
		Cameroon	Espérance FC
		France	Espérance Sportive Troyes Aube Champagne
		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
Loyalty		United States	San Diego Loyal
Multiculturalism	"Cosmos" is short for "Cosmopolitan"	San Marino	S.S. Cosmos
		South Africa	Jomo Cosmos, OR Tambo Cosmos
		United States	New York Cosmos
Peace		Ukraine	Myr Hornostayivka[2]
Perseverance		England	Methley Perseverance (defunct)
Rebellion		United States	New England Revolution, Tacoma Defiance, Georgia Revolution
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
		Romania	Unirea Urziceni, Unirea Alba-Iulia, Unirea Focșani
		El Salvador	Alianza F.C.
		United States	Philadelphia Union
		Ukraine	Yednist Plysky[2]
Valour		Canada	Valour FC
Victory	Arabic: Al-Nasr	Australia	Melbourne Victory FC
		Czech Republic	FC Viktoria Plzeň
		Egypt	Al Nasr
		England	Attercliffe Victory (defunct)
		Honduras	Victoria
		Luxembourg	FC Victoria Rosport
		Moldova	Victoria Bardar
		Romania	FC Victoria Brăneşti, Victoria București
		Rwanda	Mukura Victory Sports
		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
		Australia	Adelaide Juventus
		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)
		England	Spartans Youth
		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
		Indonesia	Arema
		Republic of Ireland	Wexford Youths
		Italy	Juventus FC, ASD Fortis Juventus 1909, SS Juve Stabia, ASG Nocerina 1910
		Laos	Young Elephants FC
		Luxembourg	Jeunesse Esch, Jeunesse Hautcharage, Jeunesse Sportive Verlorenkost
		Morocco	Jeunesse Massira
		Poland	Junak Drohobycz (defunct)
		Romania	Juventus București
		Russia	FC Smena Komsomolsk-na-Amure
		Serbia	Mladost Lučani, Mladost Apatin
		Singapore	Young Lions FC
		Switzerland	BSC Young Boys
		Tunisia	Jeunesse Sportive Kairouanaise
		Ukraine	WFC Yunist-ShVSM Chernihiv
		Uruguay	Rampla Juniors
		Wales	Acrefair Youth, Johnstown Youth

Different club or city

See also: List of sports clubs inspired by others

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
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	Ecuador	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)
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)