# List of association football clubs playing in the league of another country

This is a list of association football clubs playing in the league of another country i.e. a country other than the one where they are based.

## Premise

Conditions for competing in a "foreign" league, as well as in a continental/confederational competition, are set case-by-case by FIFA, the international association football federation, as well as the respective continental confederations and national football associations involved.
Clubs that are located in defunct nations that merged with others, or new nations separated from others, or which stopped competing in a nation's league system because their localation was transferred to another nation, are not included in this article.

## United Kingdom

As a result of the history of football in the United Kingdom, the United Kingdom has four FIFA member countries instead of one. Therefore, clubs that play outside what would be regarded as their 'home country' are included.

### Wales

Cardiff City reached the FA Cup final in 2008, prompting the English FA to change the rules to allow Welsh clubs to represent England in UEFA competitions should they qualify to do so.
Then Swansea City won the 2012–13 Football League Cup, and are the first Wales-based club to qualify through the English system.
Merthyr Town F.C. is under the jurisdiction of the Football Association of Wales for disciplinary and administration purposes. Cardiff City, Swansea City, Wrexham and Newport County previously had the same governance until an arrangement was made with the English FA for the 2011–12 season onwards which sees Welsh clubs playing in the top four divisions of English football under the governance of the English FA.
Chester FC's Deva Stadium is located almost entirely in Wales. However, the club is still listed as based in England.

### Crown Dependencies

The Guernsey Football Association, Jersey Football Association and the Isle of Man Football Association have no international recognition; they have county status within the English Football Association.

### Table of clubs

List of clubs :
| Club | League system | Current / last league | Period | Details |
| Berwick Rangers | Scottish football league system | Lowland League | | |
| Tweedmouth Rangers | Scottish football league system | East of Scotland League Second Division | 2016 - present | |
| Annan Athletic | Scottish football league system | Scottish League One | 1952 - 1977 | Former English football league system participant (Carlisle and District League and the Cumberland Football Association) |
| Gretna | English football league system | Scottish Football League | 2002 - 2008 | Gretna folded in 2008, and their successor club Gretna 2008 continue to play in the Scottish football league system. They currently play in the Lowland League. |
| Cardiff City | English football league system | EFL Championship | 2019 - present | Reserves played in Wales second tier until 1995 |
| Swansea City | English football league system | EFL Championship | 2018 - present | Reserves played in Wales second tier until 1995 |
| Wrexham | English football league system | EFL League One | 2024 - present | Reserves played in Wales second tier until 1995 |
| Newport County | English football league system | EFL League Two | 1939 - present | |
| Merthyr Town F.C | English football league system | Southern Football League Premier Division South | 2010 - present | |
| Caernarfon Town | English football league system | Cymru Premier | Until 1995 | |
| Barry Town | English football league system | Cymru Premier | Until 1993 | |
| Colwyn Bay | English football league system | Cymru North | Until 2019 | |
| Merthyr Tydfil F.C. | English football league system | Defunct | Until 2010 | |
| Guernsey F.C. | English football league system | Isthmian League Division One South Central | | |
| Jersey Bulls F.C. | English football league system | Combined Counties League Premier Division South | | |
| F.C. Isle of Man | English football league system | North West Counties Football League Premier Division | | |
| The New Saints | Welsh football league system | Cymru Premier | 1992 - present | Previously they played in the Welsh village of Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain, and in 2010 were planning on playing in Chester. |
| Newcastle (Shropshire) | Welsh football league system | Montgomeryshire Amateur Football League | 1992 - present | |
| Trefonen | Welsh football league system | Montgomeryshire Amateur Football League | 1992 - present | |
| Bishop's Castle Town | Welsh football league system | Central Wales Northern Division | 1992–2010; 2016–present | |
| Morda United | Welsh football league system | Shropshire County Football League | 1992–1994; 2014–2017 | |
| Llanymynech | Welsh football league system | Shropshire County Football League | 2011–2022 | |
| Clun Valley F.C. | Welsh football league system | Defunct | Until 1996 | |
| Oswestry Town | Welsh football league system | Defunct | 1993 - 2003 | Merged with The New Saints |
| Bucknell F.C. | Welsh football league system | Defunct | Until 2015 | |
| Chirk Town F.C. | Welsh football league system | Defunct | 2019 - 2022 | |

## Continental Europe

| Club | League system | Current / last league | Period | Details |
| Derry City | Irish football league system | League of Ireland Premier Division | 1985 - present | They previously played in the Irish League from 1928 to 1972. They have won the title in Northern Ireland in 1964–65 and in the Republic of Ireland twice - 1988–89 and 1996–97. |
| FC Andorra | Spanish football league system | Segunda División | 1942 - present | |
| SV Kleinwalsertal | German football league system | B-Klasse Allgäu 8 | 1960s - 2018 | |
| FK Borac Banja Luka | Yugoslav football league system | Yugoslav football league system | 1926 - 1995 | Technically, the club stayed Yugoslav and continued to participate in Yugoslav competition until 1995, despite Bosnia and Herzegovina having been recognised as independent in 1992. |
| Olympiakos Nicosia | Greek football league system | Greek football league system | 1967 – 68, 1969 – 70, 1971 – 72 | From 1967 to 1974, the champion of the Cypriot First Division was promoted to the Greek First Division. |
| AEL Limassol | Greek football league system | Greek football league system | 1968 – 69 | From 1967 to 1974, the champion of the Cypriot First Division was promoted to the Greek First Division. |
| EPA Larnaca FC | Greek football league system | Greek football league system | 1970 – 71 | From 1967 to 1974, the champion of the Cypriot First Division was promoted to the Greek First Division. |
| AC Omonia | Greek football league system | Greek football league system | 1972 – 73 | From 1967 to 1974, the champion of the Cypriot First Division was promoted to the Greek First Division. |
| APOEL F.C. | Greek football league system | Greek football league system | 1973 – 74 | From 1967 to 1974, the champion of the Cypriot First Division was promoted to the Greek First Division. |
| SC Rusj Užhorod | Hungarian football league system | Hungarian football league system | 1939 – 1945 | Due to the partitioning of Czechoslovakia in 1938–39, Rusj Užhorod (located in Subcarpathian Ruthenia) was forced to play in Hungarian competitions in 1939 – 1945, and the city is now in Ukraine. |
| IF Fram | Swedish football league system | Swedish football league system | 1999 – 2011 | All clubs are based in Åland, an autonomous region of Finland with an indigenous ethnic Swedish population. |
| IF Östernäskamraterna | Swedish football league system | Swedish football league system | 2004 – 2007 | All clubs are based in Åland, an autonomous region of Finland with an indigenous ethnic Swedish population. |
| Eckerö IF | Swedish football league system | Swedish football league system | 2005 – 2009 | All clubs are based in Åland, an autonomous region of Finland with an indigenous ethnic Swedish population. |
| Jomala IK | Swedish football league system | Swedish football league system | 2000 – 2005 | All clubs are based in Åland, an autonomous region of Finland with an indigenous ethnic Swedish population. |
| IF Finströms Kamraterna | Swedish football league system | Swedish football league system | 2002 – 2003 | All clubs are based in Åland, an autonomous region of Finland with an indigenous ethnic Swedish population. |
| IF Start | Swedish football league system | Swedish football league system | 2004 | All clubs are based in Åland, an autonomous region of Finland with an indigenous ethnic Swedish population. |
| Lemlands IF | Swedish football league system | Swedish football league system | 2011 – 2021 | All clubs are based in Åland, an autonomous region of Finland with an indigenous ethnic Swedish population. |
| Hammarlands IK | Swedish football league system | Swedish football league system | 2014 – 2023 | All clubs are based in Åland, an autonomous region of Finland with an indigenous ethnic Swedish population. |
| FC Büsingen | Swiss Football League | 4. Liga – Group 5 | 1924 - present | Büsingen am Hochrhein is a German exclave surrounded by Switzerland. |
| AP Campionese | Swiss Football League | 5. Liga – Group 1 | 1978 - present | Campione d'Italia is an Italian exclave surrounded by Switzerland. The club did not compete during the COVID pandemic. |
| FC Chiasso | Italian football league system | Italian football league system | 1914 - 1923 | |
| Victor San Marino | Italian football league system | Eccellenza | 2021 - presemt | The home league of San Marino was established only in 1985. Before that year, other Sammarinese teams have competed in the Italian system, though only San Marino Calcio was allowed to take part in the system and also to Coppa Italia exclusively: |
| FC Balzers | Swiss Football League | Swiss Football League | All clubs in Liechtenstein play in the Swiss Football League system, as Liechtenstein has no properly recognized league of its own. These clubs also compete in the Liechtenstein Football Cup, which is effectively the championship of Liechtenstein, with the winners representing Liechtenstein in the corresponding UEFA club competition (the Cup Winners’ Cup through the 1998–99 season, thereafter the UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League through the 2020–21 season, and currently the UEFA Europa Conference League). The cup winners are the only club representing Liechtenstein in Europe, as without a league they do not have a club in the UEFA Champions League. Liechtenstein clubs also do not play in the Swiss Cup, and are not eligible for qualification to European competitions via the Swiss league system. | All clubs in Liechtenstein play in the Swiss Football League system, as Liechtenstein has no properly recognized league of its own. These clubs also compete in the Liechtenstein Football Cup, which is effectively the championship of Liechtenstein, with the winners representing Liechtenstein in the corresponding UEFA club competition (the Cup Winners’ Cup through the 1998–99 season, thereafter the UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League through the 2020–21 season, and currently the UEFA Europa Conference League). The cup winners are the only club representing Liechtenstein in Europe, as without a league they do not have a club in the UEFA Champions League. Liechtenstein clubs also do not play in the Swiss Cup, and are not eligible for qualification to European competitions via the Swiss league system. |
| USV Eschen/Mauren | Swiss Football League | Swiss Football League | All clubs in Liechtenstein play in the Swiss Football League system, as Liechtenstein has no properly recognized league of its own. These clubs also compete in the Liechtenstein Football Cup, which is effectively the championship of Liechtenstein, with the winners representing Liechtenstein in the corresponding UEFA club competition (the Cup Winners’ Cup through the 1998–99 season, thereafter the UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League through the 2020–21 season, and currently the UEFA Europa Conference League). The cup winners are the only club representing Liechtenstein in Europe, as without a league they do not have a club in the UEFA Champions League. Liechtenstein clubs also do not play in the Swiss Cup, and are not eligible for qualification to European competitions via the Swiss league system. | All clubs in Liechtenstein play in the Swiss Football League system, as Liechtenstein has no properly recognized league of its own. These clubs also compete in the Liechtenstein Football Cup, which is effectively the championship of Liechtenstein, with the winners representing Liechtenstein in the corresponding UEFA club competition (the Cup Winners’ Cup through the 1998–99 season, thereafter the UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League through the 2020–21 season, and currently the UEFA Europa Conference League). The cup winners are the only club representing Liechtenstein in Europe, as without a league they do not have a club in the UEFA Champions League. Liechtenstein clubs also do not play in the Swiss Cup, and are not eligible for qualification to European competitions via the Swiss league system. |
| FC Ruggell | Swiss Football League | Swiss Football League | All clubs in Liechtenstein play in the Swiss Football League system, as Liechtenstein has no properly recognized league of its own. These clubs also compete in the Liechtenstein Football Cup, which is effectively the championship of Liechtenstein, with the winners representing Liechtenstein in the corresponding UEFA club competition (the Cup Winners’ Cup through the 1998–99 season, thereafter the UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League through the 2020–21 season, and currently the UEFA Europa Conference League). The cup winners are the only club representing Liechtenstein in Europe, as without a league they do not have a club in the UEFA Champions League. Liechtenstein clubs also do not play in the Swiss Cup, and are not eligible for qualification to European competitions via the Swiss league system. | All clubs in Liechtenstein play in the Swiss Football League system, as Liechtenstein has no properly recognized league of its own. These clubs also compete in the Liechtenstein Football Cup, which is effectively the championship of Liechtenstein, with the winners representing Liechtenstein in the corresponding UEFA club competition (the Cup Winners’ Cup through the 1998–99 season, thereafter the UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League through the 2020–21 season, and currently the UEFA Europa Conference League). The cup winners are the only club representing Liechtenstein in Europe, as without a league they do not have a club in the UEFA Champions League. Liechtenstein clubs also do not play in the Swiss Cup, and are not eligible for qualification to European competitions via the Swiss league system. |
| FC Schaan | Swiss Football League | Swiss Football League | All clubs in Liechtenstein play in the Swiss Football League system, as Liechtenstein has no properly recognized league of its own. These clubs also compete in the Liechtenstein Football Cup, which is effectively the championship of Liechtenstein, with the winners representing Liechtenstein in the corresponding UEFA club competition (the Cup Winners’ Cup through the 1998–99 season, thereafter the UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League through the 2020–21 season, and currently the UEFA Europa Conference League). The cup winners are the only club representing Liechtenstein in Europe, as without a league they do not have a club in the UEFA Champions League. Liechtenstein clubs also do not play in the Swiss Cup, and are not eligible for qualification to European competitions via the Swiss league system. | All clubs in Liechtenstein play in the Swiss Football League system, as Liechtenstein has no properly recognized league of its own. These clubs also compete in the Liechtenstein Football Cup, which is effectively the championship of Liechtenstein, with the winners representing Liechtenstein in the corresponding UEFA club competition (the Cup Winners’ Cup through the 1998–99 season, thereafter the UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League through the 2020–21 season, and currently the UEFA Europa Conference League). The cup winners are the only club representing Liechtenstein in Europe, as without a league they do not have a club in the UEFA Champions League. Liechtenstein clubs also do not play in the Swiss Cup, and are not eligible for qualification to European competitions via the Swiss league system. |
| FC Triesen | Swiss Football League | Swiss Football League | All clubs in Liechtenstein play in the Swiss Football League system, as Liechtenstein has no properly recognized league of its own. These clubs also compete in the Liechtenstein Football Cup, which is effectively the championship of Liechtenstein, with the winners representing Liechtenstein in the corresponding UEFA club competition (the Cup Winners’ Cup through the 1998–99 season, thereafter the UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League through the 2020–21 season, and currently the UEFA Europa Conference League). The cup winners are the only club representing Liechtenstein in Europe, as without a league they do not have a club in the UEFA Champions League. Liechtenstein clubs also do not play in the Swiss Cup, and are not eligible for qualification to European competitions via the Swiss league system. | All clubs in Liechtenstein play in the Swiss Football League system, as Liechtenstein has no properly recognized league of its own. These clubs also compete in the Liechtenstein Football Cup, which is effectively the championship of Liechtenstein, with the winners representing Liechtenstein in the corresponding UEFA club competition (the Cup Winners’ Cup through the 1998–99 season, thereafter the UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League through the 2020–21 season, and currently the UEFA Europa Conference League). The cup winners are the only club representing Liechtenstein in Europe, as without a league they do not have a club in the UEFA Champions League. Liechtenstein clubs also do not play in the Swiss Cup, and are not eligible for qualification to European competitions via the Swiss league system. |
| FC Triesenberg | Swiss Football League | Swiss Football League | All clubs in Liechtenstein play in the Swiss Football League system, as Liechtenstein has no properly recognized league of its own. These clubs also compete in the Liechtenstein Football Cup, which is effectively the championship of Liechtenstein, with the winners representing Liechtenstein in the corresponding UEFA club competition (the Cup Winners’ Cup through the 1998–99 season, thereafter the UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League through the 2020–21 season, and currently the UEFA Europa Conference League). The cup winners are the only club representing Liechtenstein in Europe, as without a league they do not have a club in the UEFA Champions League. Liechtenstein clubs also do not play in the Swiss Cup, and are not eligible for qualification to European competitions via the Swiss league system. | All clubs in Liechtenstein play in the Swiss Football League system, as Liechtenstein has no properly recognized league of its own. These clubs also compete in the Liechtenstein Football Cup, which is effectively the championship of Liechtenstein, with the winners representing Liechtenstein in the corresponding UEFA club competition (the Cup Winners’ Cup through the 1998–99 season, thereafter the UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League through the 2020–21 season, and currently the UEFA Europa Conference League). The cup winners are the only club representing Liechtenstein in Europe, as without a league they do not have a club in the UEFA Champions League. Liechtenstein clubs also do not play in the Swiss Cup, and are not eligible for qualification to European competitions via the Swiss league system. |
| FC Vaduz | Swiss Football League | Swiss Football League | 1932 - present | FC Vaduz has had three stints in the top flight in Switzerland: the first in the 2008–09 season, the second running from 2014 to 2017, and the most recent was in 2020–21. They are the only Liechtenstein club to have ever played in the Swiss Super League. In the 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League, they qualified for the group stage, becoming the first team from Liechtenstein to play in the group stage of a UEFA club competition. |
| AS Monaco FC | French football league system | Ligue 1 | 2013 - present | Monaco does not have a professional league and the Monégasque Football Federation, which has no international recognition, was not formed until 2000. They are one of the most successful clubs in France having won eight Ligue 1, five Coupe de France and one Coupe de la Ligue titles, and have also represented France in European competitions, reaching the final of the now-defunct UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in 1992 and of the UEFA Champions League in 2004. |
| UE Bossòst | French football league system | Occitanie League, Haute-Garonne District, D2 | 1927 - present | |

### Kosovo

→ : Kosovar in Serbia Kosovo is still only a partially recognised state and the government of Serbia still claims the territory as its own.
Due to Serbian refusal of Kosovo institutions, Serbs in North Kosovo act independently in sport. For example, the Football First League of North Kosovo was primarily formed of Serbian clubs from four of North Kosovo's municipalities. Both governments agreed upon creating a Community of Serb Municipalities.
In 2016, Kosovo became the 55th member of UEFA, and therefore Football Federation of Kosovo's Football Superleague of Kosovo became a recognised independent league.
From 2010 to 2015, the Football First League of North Kosovo was the top football regional league in North Kosovo, ranked fifth in the Serbian league system. The league was formed primarily of Serbian football clubs that come from four of North Kosovo's municipalities such as Leposavić, Zvečan, Zubin Potok and Northern Kosovska Mitrovica.
The league was formed in protest to the establishment of the Kosovo Super League by the Republic of Kosovo; the Serbian clubs from North Kosovo refuse to enter the Republic of Kosovo's institutions as per the Assembly of the Community of Municipalities of the Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija.
* FK Ibar Leposavić
* FK Kopaonik Lešak
* FK Moša Banje
* FK Rudar Kosovska Mitrovica
* FK ZvečanRheinpark Stadion, home of FC Vaduz, the only Liechtensteiner team to have ever played top-flight football in Switzerland
* FK Radnik Prilužje (until 2013)
* FK Sočanica (until 2014)
There are two other clubs from North Kosovo, which compete in different leagues:
* FK Mokra Gora plays in the national Serbian League West
* FK Trepča play in the Morava Zone League

### Ukraine

 → : Ukrainian in Russia
* FC SKChF Sevastopol (reconstituted based on FC Sevastopol)
* FC TSK Simferopol (reconstituted based on SC Tavriya Simferopol)
* FC Zhemchuzhina Yalta (revived based on same club that was disqualified from Ukrainian competitions)
The three clubs are from Crimea, a territory recognized by Ukraine and a majority of countries as part of Ukraine, but have been under effective Russian control as the Republic of Crimea since the annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation.
FC Sevastopol and SC Tavriya Simferopol last played in the 2013–14 Ukrainian Premier League, and were dissolved after the completion of the season. The three clubs were reformed as football organizations of the Russian Federation and joined the Russian Professional Football League starting from the 2014–15 season, after approval from the Russian Football Union.
The inclusion of Crimean clubs in Russian competitions have not been approved by either FIFA or UEFA, and the Football Federation of Ukraine have lodged a complaint.
On 22 August 2014 UEFA decided "that any football matches played by Crimean clubs organised under the auspices of the Russian Football Union will not be recognised by UEFA until further notice", and on 4 December 2014, decided to prohibit Crimean clubs to play in competitions organised by the Russian Football Union as from 1 January 2015 and for the region to be considered as a "special zone" for football purposes until further notice.

## Africa

| Club | League system | Current / last league | Details |
| JS Massira | Moroccan football league system | Botola 2 | JS Massira is from the city of El Aaiún in the territory that the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic claims but does not hold |
| Al-Hilal S.C. | Mauritanian football league system | Super D1 | Temporary relocation due to the Sudanese civil war. |
| Al-Merrikh SC | Mauritanian football league system | Super D1 | Temporary relocation due to the Sudanese civil war. |

## Americas

Many North American sports leagues are made up of teams from different countries—three of the four largest professional leagues have teams representing cities on both sides of the U.S.-Canada border. The same is true for soccer leagues. Although foreign clubs can and do participate in leagues based in the United States, no such team is eligible to participate in the U.S. Open Cup, which is only open to teams affiliated with the United States Soccer Federation (U.S. Soccer).
Previously, Canadian teams playing in Major League Soccer (MLS) were not eligible to qualify for the CONCACAF Champions League through the MLS regular season or playoffs; their only method of qualification was through the Canadian Championship, the cup competition run by the Canadian Soccer Association. However, starting from the 2023 MLS season, Canadian teams can qualify for the expanded 2024 CONCACAF Champions League through the MLS regular season or playoffs, or through the Leagues Cup, a competition run by MLS and Liga MX.
Those teams that do participate in U.S. leagues also participate in various competitions under their local federations to gain entry into the Champions League and the now defunct CONCACAF League.
| Club | Current / last league | Period | Details |
| Antigua Barracuda FC | USL Championship | 2011 - 2013 | The team was forced to play its entire 2013 schedule on the road due to issues with its home stadium, normally a cricket ground, and folded after that season. |
| Bermuda Hogges | USL League Two | 2006 - 2013 | The team began as a member of the USL Second Division (the effective predecessor to today's USL Championship), but self-relegated to the PDL after the 2009 season. Many of the players appeared for the Bermuda national team. The club folded after the 2013 PDL season. |
| FC Bascome Bermuda | USL League Two | Unknown | The club joined the USL League Two in time for the 2020 season; however, its debut was postponed due to the 2020, 2021 and 2022 COVID-19 pandemic and consequent travel restrictions. The club did not take part also to the 2023 USL League Two season; it still remains indexed as a member of that league in the USL site. |
| Toronto FC | MLS | 2007 - present | |
| Vancouver Whitecaps FC | MLS | 2011 - present | The Whitecaps played in the USL First Division until 2009 and in the temporary USSF Division 2 in 2010. |
| CF Montréal | MLS | 2012 - present | Montreal Impact was the same as their predecessors, as it had played the previous three seasons in three different US-based leagues: the USL First Division in 2009, the temporary USSF Division 2 in 2010, and the new NASL in 2011. |
| Toronto FC II | MLS Next Pro | 2014 - present | They previously played in the USL Championship (both clubs) and USL League One (Toronto FC II). |
| Whitecaps FC 2 | MLS Next Pro | 2014 - present | They previously played in the USL Championship (both clubs) and USL League One (Toronto FC II). |
| Thunder Bay Chill | USL League Two | 2000 - present | |
| FC Manitoba | USL League Two | 2020 - present | Formerly known as WSA Winnipeg. |
| Puerto Rico Islanders | North American Soccer League | 2003 - 2012 | The Islanders had played in the first two NASL seasons of 2011 and 201, as well as in the USL First Division in 2009 and USSF D2 Pro League in 2010. |
| Puerto Rico FC | North American Soccer League | 2016 - 2017 | |
| Sevilla FC Puerto Rico | USL Pro | Initially were going to play in the 2011 season, but were removed due to severe economic difficulties; moved to Puerto Rican leagues. | Initially were going to play in the 2011 season, but were removed due to severe economic difficulties; moved to Puerto Rican leagues. |
| Club Atlético River Plate Puerto Rico | USL Pro | Initially were going to play in the 2011 season, but were removed due to severe economic difficulties; moved to Puerto Rican leagues. | Initially were going to play in the 2011 season, but were removed due to severe economic difficulties; moved to Puerto Rican leagues. |
| Puerto Rico United | USL Pro | Initially were going to play in the 2011 season, but were removed due to severe economic difficulties; moved to Puerto Rican leagues. | Initially were going to play in the 2011 season, but were removed due to severe economic difficulties; moved to Puerto Rican leagues. |
| Puerto Rico Capitals | Women's Premier Soccer League | 2008 - 2010 | Even though Puerto Rico is a dependent territory of the United States, it has a separate football federation, the Puerto Rican Football Federation. The highest level of competition within Puerto Rico is the Puerto Rico Soccer League, and teams can qualify domestically as Puerto Rican entrants in the Caribbean Club Championship and the CONCACAF Champions League. |

## Asia and Oceania

| Club | League system | Current / last league | Period | Details |
| Perth Kangaroos IFC | Singaporean football league system | Singapore Premier League | 1994 | They placed first and second, respectively. |
| Darwin Cubs | Singaporean football league system | Singapore Premier League | 1994 | They placed first and second, respectively. |
| Harimau Muda A | Singaporean football league system | Singapore Premier League | 2012 - 2015 | As part of a two-way arrangement with the Football Association of Singapore. |
| DPMM FC | Malaysian football league system | Malaysia Premier League | 2006 | Being expelled from the MSL for the 2008 season |
| DPMM FC | Malaysian football league system | Malaysia Super League | 2007 - 2008 | Being expelled from the MSL for the 2008 season |
| Brunei M-League Team | Malaysian football league system | 2005 Liga Premier | 1979 - 2005 | Malaysia Cup winners in 1999 |
| Singapore Lions | Malaysian football league system | Malaysia Super League | 1921 - 1994 | |
| LionsXII | Malaysian football league system | Malaysia Super League | 2011 - 2015 | |
| DPMM FC | Singaporean football league system | Singapore Premier League | 2009 - present | DPMM were also invited to take part in the Singapore Cup in 2007. After the FIFA ban on the Brunei FA in 2009, DPMM FC suspended their participation starting the 2010 season and resumed it only in 2012. |
| Lanwa FC | Hong Kong football league system | Hong Kong First Division League | 2005 - 2008 | While Hong Kong is a special administrative region of China, it has its own football federation (Hong Kong Football Association) and professional league (Hong Kong Premier League). |
| Chengdu Tiancheng | Hong Kong football league system | Hong Kong First Division League | 2008 - 2009 | Both teams were reserve teams of mainland Chinese clubs, but played their home games in Hong Kong |
| Xiangxue Eisiti | Hong Kong football league system | Hong Kong First Division League | 2008 - 2009 | Both teams were reserve teams of mainland Chinese clubs, but played their home games in Hong Kong |
| R&F | Hong Kong football league system | Hong Kong Premier League | 2016 - 2020 | R&F was a satellite team of Guangzhou R&F F.C., a top-level professional club in the Super League; after failing to win a trophy in four years, R&F officially announced withdrawal from the league on 14 October 2020. |
| MFA Development | Chinese football league system | Chinese Champions League | 2018 | Not eligible for promotion to the Chinese third-tier. |
| Chao Pak Kei | Chinese football league system | Chinese Champions League | 2023 | Not eligible for promotion to the Chinese third-tier. |
| Harimau Muda A | Australian soccer league system | National Premier Leagues Queensland | 2014 | Played their games in Australia. |
| Wellington Phoenix | Australian soccer league system | A-League Men | 2007 - present | As New Zealand is a member of OFC and Australia is a member of AFC since moving from OFC in 2006, Auckland and Wellington Phoenix are playing in the league of a member of another football confederation. As per agreement with FIFA, AFC and OFC, both teams are not allowed to participate in the AFC Champions League, regardless of their results in the A-League or the Australia Cup. They also do not participate in the OFC Champions League, as New Zealand is represented by clubs from its football league, the New Zealand National League (NZNL). Wellington Phoenix and Auckland FC are the only extant professional football teams in New Zealand; the NZNL is semi-professional. The reserve team of Wellington Phoenix began play in the NZ Championship in 2014–15, and have featured in every season since. |
| Auckland FC | Australian soccer league system | A-League Men | 2024 - present | As New Zealand is a member of OFC and Australia is a member of AFC since moving from OFC in 2006, Auckland and Wellington Phoenix are playing in the league of a member of another football confederation. As per agreement with FIFA, AFC and OFC, both teams are not allowed to participate in the AFC Champions League, regardless of their results in the A-League or the Australia Cup. They also do not participate in the OFC Champions League, as New Zealand is represented by clubs from its football league, the New Zealand National League (NZNL). Wellington Phoenix and Auckland FC are the only extant professional football teams in New Zealand; the NZNL is semi-professional. The reserve team of Wellington Phoenix began play in the NZ Championship in 2014–15, and have featured in every season since. |
| Wellington Phoenix Women | Australian soccer league system | A-League Women | 2021 - present | As New Zealand is a member of OFC and Australia is a member of AFC since moving from OFC in 2006, Auckland and Wellington Phoenix are playing in the league of a member of another football confederation. As per agreement with FIFA, AFC and OFC, both teams are not allowed to participate in the AFC Champions League, regardless of their results in the A-League or the Australia Cup. They also do not participate in the OFC Champions League, as New Zealand is represented by clubs from its football league, the New Zealand National League (NZNL). Wellington Phoenix and Auckland FC are the only extant professional football teams in New Zealand; the NZNL is semi-professional. The reserve team of Wellington Phoenix began play in the NZ Championship in 2014–15, and have featured in every season since. |
| New Zealand Knights | Australian soccer league system | National Soccer League | 1999 - 2004 | As "Football Kingz FC" |
| New Zealand Knights | Australian soccer league system | A-League | 2005 - 2007 | |

### Satellite teams in Singapore

Besides DPMM FC, a number of "foreign" teams have also played in the S.League. These clubs, while playing their home games in Singapore, are satellite teams of foreign clubs:
| Satelite club | Affiliated club | Affiliated league |
| Albirex Niigata Singapore FC | Albirex Niigata | J. League |
| Beijing Guoan Talent Singapore FC | Beijing Guoan F.C | Super League |
| Dalian Shide Siwu FC | Dalian Haichang | Super League |
| Liaoning Guangyuan FC | Liaoning FC | Super League |
As of 2016, only Albirex Niigata Singapore FC play in the S.League. The foreign teams are not allowed to represent Singapore in AFC club competitions such as the AFC Champions League and the AFC Cup.
In recent years, foreign clubs from other countries have also been invited to participate in the Singapore Cup.