Association Football Club Names - Club Names Referring To An Ethnic, Social, National or Religious Background

Club Names Referring To An Ethnic, Social, National or Religious Background

Topic Meaning Country Clubs
Alania Russia FC Alania Vladikavkaz
Ahly Arabic for "national" Egypt Al-Ahly
Qatar Al-Ahli (Doha)
Bahrain Al-Ahli (Manama)
Libya Al-Ahly (Tripoli), Al-Ahly (Benghazi)
Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli (Jeddah)
UAE Al-Ahli Football Club - Dubai
Sudan Al-Ahli (Wad Medani)
Yemen Al-Ahli (San'a')
Albion Archaic name for Great Britain England Brighton & Hove Albion, .
Scotland Stirling Albion
Uruguay Albion F.C.
Karelia Russia Karelia-Discovery Petrozavodsk
Altay Turkey Altay S.K.
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)
Panama CD Árabe Unido
Armenia Clubs founded by and for members of the Armenian diaspora. Argentina Club Deportivo Armenio
France UJA Alfortville
Assyria Clubs founded by and for members of the Assyrian diaspora. Sweden Assyriska Föreningen
Bayern German name for Bavaria Germany FC Bayern Munich, SpVgg Bayern Hof, FC Bayern Alzenau
Mordovia Russia FC Mordovia Saransk
Beitar Refers to Betar, for "Brit Yosef Trumpeldor", a Zionist youth movement founded in 1923. Israel Beitar Jerusalem, Beitar Shimshon Tel Aviv
Bohemians After Bohemianism Republic of Ireland Bohemians
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, Borussia Neunkirchen, Wuppertaler SV Borussia, Preußen Münster, Preußen Danzig
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
Scotland Celtic
Spain Celta de Vigo
United States Kearny Celtic, Brooklyn Celtic
Chief Reflecting tribal origins of home town South Africa Kaizer Chiefs
United States Atlanta Chiefs
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
Canada Toronto Croatia
Germany Croatia Berlin
Español Refers to the Spanish people. Argentina Deportivo Español
Brazil Jabaquara Atlético Clube (founded as Hespanha Foot Ball Club)
Chile Unión Española
Spain RCD Espanyol
United States Brooklyn Hispano
Uruguay Central Español
Germania, Alemannia Alternative names of Germany. Germany BFC Germania, Alemannia Aachen, TSV Germania Windeck
Hessen German name for Hessia Germany Hessen Kassel
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
Scotland Hibernian
Hungaria Alternative name of Hungary. New Zealand Hungaria
Indians Mexico Indios de Ciudad Juárez
Inter- International. Andorra Inter Club d'Escaldes
Australia Inter Monaro
Azerbaijan FC Inter Baku
Brazil Sport Club Internacional
Finland FC Inter Turku
Italy F.C. Internazionale Milano, Internazionale Torino
São Tomé and Príncipe Inter Bom-Bom
Slovakia FK Inter Bratislava
United States Inter-Brooklyn Italians
Wales UWIC Inter Cardiff F.C.
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
Chile Audax Club Sportivo Italiano
United States Inter-Brooklyn Italians
Venezuela Deportivo Italia
Marist Founded by members of a Marist Brothers school New Zealand Wellington Marist
Solomon Islands Marist FC
Korean Korean diaspora Argentina Deportivo Coreano
Japan F.C. Korea, Osaka Korean FC, Korea FC United Shikoku
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, Chittagong 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
Bolivia Real Potosí
Colombia Real Cartagena, Real Santander
Honduras Real España
Mexico Monarcas Morelia
Netherlands Koninklijke HFC, Koninklijke HC&VV, Koninklijke UD
Spain Real Madrid, Real Mallorca, Real Zaragoza, Real Sporting de Gijón, Reial CD Espanyol de Barcelona
United States Real Salt Lake
National Brazil Nacional FC
Colombia Atlético Nacional
Ecuador El Nacional
Paraguay Club Nacional
Portugal C.D. Nacional
Romania Naţional Bucureşti
Uruguay Nacional de Montevideo
Palestine Clubs founded by and for members of the Palestinian diaspora. Chile Club Deportivo Palestino
Honduras Palestino FC
Pogoń Polish for "knight-in-pursuit", depicted on the Pogoń Litewska, the Lithuanian Coat of Arms. Poland Pogoń Lwów, Pogoń Szczecin
Polish royal dynasties Jagiellon dynasty, Piast dynasty Poland Jagiellonia Białystok, Piast Gliwice
Polonia, Lechia Alternative names of Poland. Poland Polonia Warszawa, Polonia Bytom, Lechia Gdańsk
Portugal Clubs founded by and for members of the Portuguese diaspora. Andorra Lusitanos
Brazil Associação Portuguesa de Desportos, Associação Atlética Portuguesa (RJ), 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
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
Mexico Santos Laguna
Scotland St Johnstone, St Mirren
Wales The New Saints of Oswestry Town & Llansantffraid
Schwaben German name for Swabia. Germany TSV Schwaben Augsburg
Scotland Clubs founded by and for members of the Scottish diaspora. Brazil Scottish Wanderers
Serbia Clubs founded by and for members of the Serbian diaspora. Australia Fitzroy City Serbia, Wollongong Srbija, Berwick Kings Krajina, Noble Park United, Westgate Sindjelic,
Canada Serbian White Eagles
Slavia Refers to the Slavic peoples Belarus Slavia Mozyr
Bosnia-Herzegovina Slavija Istočno Sarajevo
Bulgaria Slavia Sofia
Czech Republic Slavia Praha
Poland Sława Lwów
Serbia Slavija Kragujevac, Slavija Novi Sad
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
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

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