# 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) |
| 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. | Kazakhstan | Meliorator Chimkent (until 1992) |
| 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. | Kyrgyzstan | Kolos Nizhnechuyskoye |
| 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. | Russia | Kolos Pokrovskoye, Kolos Bykovo (defunct), Kolos Krasnodar (defunct), Niva Slavyansk-na-Kubani (defunct) |
| 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. | Soviet Union | Kolhospnyk Berehove (until 1962), Kolhospnyk Cherkasy (until 1967), Kolhospnyk Poltava (until 1965), Kolhospnyk Rivne (until 1967), Kolos Pavlohrad (until 1982), Kolos Poltava (until 1985), WFC Nyva Baryshivka (until 1991) |
| 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. | Ukraine | Kolos Buchach, Kolos Kovalivka, Kolos Luzhany (until 1996), Kolos Nikopol (until 1992), Meliorator Kakhovka (until 1995), Nyva Bershad, Nyva Buzova, Nyva Ternopil, Nyva Vinnytsia, Nyva Myronivka (defunct), Nyva-Tekstylnyk Dunaivtsi (until 2006) |
| Armed forces | For sport clubs affiliated with the armed forces of a country. See also sports societies section. | Botswana | Botswana Defence Force XI |
| Armed forces | For sport clubs affiliated with the armed forces of a country. See also sports societies section. | Bulgaria | CSKA Sofia |
| Armed forces | For sport clubs affiliated with the armed forces of a country. See also sports societies section. | Canada | Cavalry FC |
| Armed forces | For sport clubs affiliated with the armed forces of a country. See also sports societies section. | China | Bayi (defunct) |
| Armed forces | For sport clubs affiliated with the armed forces of a country. See also sports societies section. | Ethiopia | Defence Force |
| Armed forces | For sport clubs affiliated with the armed forces of a country. See also sports societies section. | Hungary | Budapest Honvéd FC |
| Armed forces | For sport clubs affiliated with the armed forces of a country. See also sports societies section. | Kazakhstan | FC CSKA Almaty (defunct since 2018) |
| Armed forces | For sport clubs affiliated with the armed forces of a country. See also sports societies section. | Malaysia | Armed Forces F.C. |
| Armed forces | For sport clubs affiliated with the armed forces of a country. See also sports societies section. | Moldova | FC Rapid Ghidighici - formerly CSCA Chișinău |
| Armed forces | For sport clubs affiliated with the armed forces of a country. See also sports societies section. | Morocco | AS FAR (football club) |
| Armed forces | For sport clubs affiliated with the armed forces of a country. See also sports societies section. | Pakistan | Pakistan Army |
| Armed forces | For sport clubs affiliated with the armed forces of a country. See also sports societies section. | Philippines | Philippine Air Force |
| Armed forces | For sport clubs affiliated with the armed forces of a country. See also sports societies section. | Poland | Legia Warsaw |
| Armed forces | For sport clubs affiliated with the armed forces of a country. See also sports societies section. | Romania | CSA Steaua București |
| Armed forces | For sport clubs affiliated with the armed forces of a country. See also sports societies section. | Russia | CSKA Moscow, SKA-Rostov, SKA-Khabarovsk |
| Armed forces | For sport clubs affiliated with the armed forces of a country. See also sports societies section. | Scotland | Third Lanark A.C. (defunct) |
| Armed forces | For sport clubs affiliated with the armed forces of a country. See also sports societies section. | Singapore | Warriors FC (formerly Singapore Armed Forces FC) |
| Armed forces | For sport clubs affiliated with the armed forces of a country. See also sports societies section. | Soviet Union | SKA Lviv (defunct), VPS Kharkiv (defunct) |
| Armed forces | For sport clubs affiliated with the armed forces of a country. See also sports societies section. | Suriname | SNL |
| Armed forces | For sport clubs affiliated with the armed forces of a country. See also sports societies section. | Tajikistan | CSKA Dushanbe (defunct), CSKA Pamir Dushanbe, Khosilot Farkhor |
| Armed forces | For sport clubs affiliated with the armed forces of a country. See also sports societies section. | Trinidad and Tobago | Defence Force |
| Armed forces | For sport clubs affiliated with the armed forces of a country. See also sports societies section. | Ukraine | CSKA Kyiv, SKA-Lotto Odesa (defunct), SKAD-Yalpuh Bolhrad (defunct), VPS Kramatorsk (defunct), SKA Odesa (until 1992) |
| Armed forces | For sport clubs affiliated with the armed forces of a country. See also sports societies section. | United States | Charleston Battery, New York Generals (defunct) |
| Arsenal | Factories creating weapons. Granat is the Polish for grenade | Argentina | Arsenal de Sarandí |
| Arsenal | Factories creating weapons. Granat is the Polish for grenade | England | Arsenal |
| Arsenal | Factories creating weapons. Granat is the Polish for grenade | Poland | Granat Skarżysko-Kamienna |
| Arsenal | Factories creating weapons. Granat is the Polish for grenade | Russia | FC Arsenal Tula |
| Arsenal | Factories creating weapons. Granat is the Polish for grenade | Suriname | SV Arsenal |
| Arsenal | Factories creating weapons. Granat is the Polish for grenade | Ukraine | Arsenal Kyiv |
| Beer | | England | Farnham United Breweries (defunct) |
| Beer | | Eritrea | Asmara Brewery |
| Beer | | Peru | Sporting Cristal |
| Beer | | Ukraine | Obolon Kyiv |
| Beer | | 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 |
| 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) | Russia | FC Cementnik (Mikhaylovka), Stroitel Morshansk |
| 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) | Serbia | Cement Beočin |
| 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) | Soviet Union | Budivelnyk Prypiat (defunct), Budivelnyk Poltava (until 1972) |
| 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) | Ukraine | Tsementnyk-Khorda Mykolaiv (until 2002) |
| Copper | Cobre is Spanish for copper, after association with copper mining | Chile | Club de Deportes Cobreloa, Club de Deportes Cobresal |
| Copper | Cobre is Spanish for copper, after association with copper mining | Peru | Cobresol F.B.C. |
| Copper | Cobre is Spanish for copper, after association with copper mining | 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 | Mercedes-Benz, Sunderland Nissan (all defunct) Vauxhall Motors |
| 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. | Greece | Skoda Xanthi |
| 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. | Ireland | Ford (def.) |
| 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. | Japan | Honda Motor, Honda Lock |
| 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. | Russia | KAMAZ, Lada Togliatti, Torpedo-ZIL |
| 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. | South Korea | Ulsan Hyundai, Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors, Busan IPark (prev, k.a. Daewoo Royals) |
| 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. | Soviet Union | Avtomobilist Lviv (defunct), Avtomobilist Zhytomyr (until 1976) |
| 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. | Ukraine | Lada Chernivtsi (defunct), Avtomobilist Sumy (until 1993), Skify-LAZ Lviv (until 1995) |
| Chemical industry | Clubs named after the profession (Khimik) or chemical elements (Amkar, = AMmiak" (ammonia) and "KARbamid (carbamide)). | Belarus | Khimik Svetlogorsk |
| Chemical industry | Clubs named after the profession (Khimik) or chemical elements (Amkar, = AMmiak" (ammonia) and "KARbamid (carbamide)). | Kazakhstan | Khimik (was named so in 1975-1992; also, from 1992 to 1994 the name was "Phosphor") |
| Chemical industry | Clubs named after the profession (Khimik) or chemical elements (Amkar, = AMmiak" (ammonia) and "KARbamid (carbamide)). | Kyrgyzstan | Khimik Kara-Balta |
| Chemical industry | Clubs named after the profession (Khimik) or chemical elements (Amkar, = AMmiak" (ammonia) and "KARbamid (carbamide)). | Russia | FC Amkar Perm, Khimik Dzerzhinsk |
| Chemical industry | Clubs named after the profession (Khimik) or chemical elements (Amkar, = AMmiak" (ammonia) and "KARbamid (carbamide)). | Soviet Union | FC Khimik Dniprodzerzhynsk (until 1962) |
| Chemical industry | Clubs named after the profession (Khimik) or chemical elements (Amkar, = AMmiak" (ammonia) and "KARbamid (carbamide)). | Ukraine | Khimik Krasnoperekopsk, Khimik Sievierodonetsk, Khimik Kalush (until 1995), Khimik Zhytomyr (until 1997), Tytan Armiansk |
| 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 |
| 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) | Brazil | Red Bull Bragantino, Red Bull Brasil |
| 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) | Egypt | Arab Contractors |
| 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) | England | Electrolux (defunct), Thames Ironworks (later became West Ham United), Negretti and Zambra |
| 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) | France | Evian Thonon Gaillard |
| 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) | Germany | Bayer 04 Leverkusen |
| 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) | Ghana | Red Bull Ghana (defunct) |
| 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) | India | Air India |
| 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) | Indonesia | RANS Cilegon F.C. |
| 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) | Japan | Sony Sendai, Maruyasu Okazaki |
| 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) | South Korea | Suwon Samsung Bluewings, Seoul E-Land FC |
| 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) | Mexico | Cruz Azul |
| 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) | Netherlands | PSV |
| 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) | Poland | Elana Toruń, KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, Stilon Gorzów, Stomil Olsztyn |
| 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) | Republic of Ireland | Jacobs (defunct) |
| 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) | Russia | Acron, Forte |
| 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) | Soviet Union | Bilshovyk Kyiv (defunct) |
| 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) | Suriname | Leo Victor |
| 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) | Taiwan | Tatung F.C. |
| 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) | Ukraine | Ahrobiznes Volochysk, Epitsentr Kamianets-Podilskyi, Krymteplytsia Molodizhne, LNZ Cherkasy, Tavria-Skif Rozdol, Temp Shepetivka, VPK-Ahro Shevchenkivka, Adoms Kremenchuk (defunct), ADVIS Khmelnytskyi (defunct), Ahrotekhservis Sumy (defunct), Alians Lypova Dolyna (defunct), Ihroservice Simferopol (defunct), Knyazha Shchaslyve (defunct), Nafkom Brovary (defunct), Olkom Melitopol (defunct), UkrAhroKom Holovkivka (defunct), Evis Mykolaiv (until 1994), Garant Donetsk (until 1995), Nikopol-NPHU (until 2017), Rihonda Bila Tserkva (until 2002), Silur Khartsyzk (until 1995), Tekhno-Center Rohatyn (until 2005), FC Yarud Mariupol (until 2022), WFC Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv (until 2024), WFC Zhytlobud-2 Kharkiv (until 2021) |
| 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) | United States | New York Red Bulls, Atlanta Datagraphic, Bethlehem Steel F.C. (both defunct) |
| 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) | Vietnam | Becamex Binh Duong, Viettel FC, Hoang Anh Gia Lai FC |
| 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) | Wales | Brymbo Steelworks (defunct) |
| Electrical | Bargh: Persian for Electricity | Ecuador | Emelec |
| Electrical | Bargh: Persian for Electricity | France | Gazélec Ajaccio |
| Electrical | Bargh: Persian for Electricity | Germany | 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam |
| Electrical | Bargh: Persian for Electricity | Iran | Bargh Shiraz F.C. |
| Electrical | Bargh: Persian for Electricity | Philippines | Loyola Meralco Sparks F.C. |
| Electrical | Bargh: Persian for Electricity | Portugal | Eléctrico F.C. |
| Electrical | Bargh: Persian for Electricity | Russia | Luch-Energia, Luki-Energiya |
| Electrical | Bargh: Persian for Electricity | Taiwan | Taiwan Power Company F.C. |
| Electrical | Bargh: Persian for Electricity | Ukraine | Enerhiya Nova Kakhovka, Enerhiya Yuzhnoukrainsk, Enerhetyk Burshtyn (defunct), Enerhiya Mykolaiv (defunct), Slavutych-ChAES Slavutych (until 1998) |
| Electrical | Bargh: Persian for Electricity | United States | Houston Dynamo |
| Food industry | KKhP: post-Soviet name for an industrial bakery, Krystal stands for sugar crystals. | Soviet Union | Kharchovyk Odesa (until 1958) |
| Food industry | KKhP: post-Soviet name for an industrial bakery, Krystal stands for sugar crystals. | Ukraine | Krystal Chortkiv, Slovkhlib Slovyansk (defunct), Systema-KKhP Cherniakhiv (defunct) |
| Industry | | Soviet Union | Industriya Yenakiieve (until 1969) |
| Industry | | Ukraine | Avanhard-Industriia Rovenky (until 1998) |
| Legal | | England | Blackburn Law (defunct) |
| Liquor | | Ukraine | Spartak-Horobyna Sumy (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. | England | Bristol Aeroplane Company |
| 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. | Poland | Motor Lublin |
| 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. | Soviet Union | Elektron Ivano-Frankivsk (defunct), Mashynobudivnyk Kyiv (until 1959) |
| 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. | Ukraine | Elektron Romny (defunct), Krystal Kherson, Mashynobudivnyk Druzhkivka (defunct), Mashynobudivnyk Borodianka (until 1992), Motor Zaporizhzhia, Polihraftekhnika Oleksandriya (until 2003), Pryladyst Mukacheve (until 1993), Vahonobudivnyk Kremenchuk, Vahonobudivnyk Stakhanov (until 1994) |
| 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. | Wales | Airbus UK |
| Medical | | Ukraine | Real Pharma Odesa, Medyk Morshyn (defunct), Medita Shakhtarsk (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) |
| 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". | England | Stocksbridge Park Steels, Steel, Peech & Tozer F.C. (defunct) |
| 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". | Georgia | Metalurgi Rustavi |
| Metallurgy | Foolad, Zob Ahan, and Mes: Persian for Steel, Steelworks, and Copper. Vasas: "Vas- és Fémmunkások" Hungarian for "Iron and Steel Workers", Stålkameratene Norwegian for "Steel Comrades". | Hungary | Vasas SC |
| 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". | Iran | Foolad F.C. |
| 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". | Latvia | FK Liepājas Metalurgs |
| 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". | Moldova | Iskra-Stal |
| 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". | Norway | IL Stålkameratene, Staal Jørpeland IL |
| 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". | Poland | Hutnik Kraków, Stal Mielec, Stal Rzeszów, Stal Sanok, Stal Stalowa Wola |
| 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". | Romania | Oțelul Galați |
| 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". | Russia | Metallurg Lipetsk |
| 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". | South Korea | Pohang Steelers |
| 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". | Soviet Union | Metalurh Dnipropetrovsk (until 1961), Metalurh Odesa (until 1955) |
| 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". | Turkey | Kardemir Karabükspor |
| 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". | Ukraine | Elektrometalurh-NZF Nikopol, Metalist Kharkiv, Metalist 1925 Kharkiv, Metalurh Kupiansk, Metalurh Novomoskovsk, Metalurh Zaporizhzhia, Metalurh Donetsk (defunct), Metalurh Kerch (until 1995), Metalurh Komsomolske (until 2006), Metalurh Kostiantynivka (until 1994), Metalurh Mariupol (until 2002), Pivdenstal Yenakiieve, Stal Alchevsk, Stal Kamianske (defunct) |
| 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". | 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 |
| 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 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Rudar Ugljevik Rudar Prijedor Rudar Kakanj |
| 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 | England | Atherton Collieries, Gedling Miners Welfare, Kimberley Miners Welfare |
| 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 | Kazakhstan | Shakhter Karagandy, Gornyak (Hromtau) |
| 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 | Kyrgyzstan | Shakhtyor Kyzyl-Kiya |
| 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 | Montenegro | Rudar Pljevlja |
| 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 | Peru | Unión Minas |
| 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 | Poland | Górnik Konin, Górnik Łęczna, Górnik Polkowice, Górnik Radlin, Górnik Wałbrzych, Górnik Wieliczka, Górnik Zabrze GKS Bełchatów, GKS Jastrzębie, GKS Piast Gliwice, GKS Katowice, GKS Victoria Jaworzno, GKS Tychy Zagłębie Sosnowiec, Zagłębie Lubin, Zagłębie Wałbrzych |
| 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 | Russia | Gornyak Uchaly |
| 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 | Slovenia | Rudar Velenje |
| 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 | Soviet Union | Shakhtar Kirovsk (defunct), Shakhtar Oleksandriya (defunct) |
| 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 | Ukraine | Andezyt Khust (until 1992), Antratsyt Kirovske (defunct), Hirnyk Kryvyi Rih, Hirnyk Rovenky, Hirnyk-Sport Horishni Plavni, Hirnyk Pavlohrad (defunct), Hirnyk Khartsyzk (until 1992), Kremin Kremenchuk, Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih, Shakhta Ukraina Ukrainsk (defunct), Shakhtar Donetsk, Shakhtar Horlivka, Shakhtar Konotop, Shakhtar Krasnyi Luch, Shakhtar Sverdlovsk, Shakhtar Luhansk (defunct), Shakhtar Makiivka (defunct), Shakhtar Pavlohrad (until 1995), Shakhtar Stakhanov (until 2004), Uholyok Myrnohrad (defunct) |
| 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 | Venezuela | Atlético Club Mineros de Guayana |
| 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 | Vietnam | Than Quang Ninh |
| 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 | Wales | Llay Miners Welfare |
| Navy | Malavan: Persian for Sailor Flota: Polish for Fleet | Iran | Malavan F.C. |
| Navy | Malavan: Persian for Sailor Flota: Polish for Fleet | Philippines | Philippine Navy |
| Navy | Malavan: Persian for Sailor Flota: Polish for Fleet | Poland | Flota Świnoujście |
| Navy | Malavan: Persian for Sailor Flota: Polish for Fleet | Soviet Union | SKCF Sevastopol (defunct) |
| Navy | Malavan: Persian for Sailor Flota: Polish for Fleet | Thailand | Navy FC |
| Navy | Malavan: Persian for Sailor Flota: Polish for Fleet | Ukraine | Chayka-VMS Sevastopol (defunct) |
| Navy | Malavan: Persian for Sailor Flota: Polish for Fleet | 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) |
| Natural Gas | Fakel is the Ukrainian for flare and stands for a gas flare. | France | Gazélec Ajaccio |
| Natural Gas | Fakel is the Ukrainian for flare and stands for a gas flare. | Romania | Gaz Metan |
| Natural Gas | Fakel is the Ukrainian for flare and stands for a gas flare. | Russia | FC Orenburg ("Gazovik Orenburg" prior to 2016), Volgar-Gazprom (named so from 95 to 12-13) |
| Natural Gas | Fakel is the Ukrainian for flare and stands for a gas flare. | Ukraine | Fakel Varva, Fakel Ivano-Frankivsk (until 2007), Hazovyk-Khurtovyna Komarno, Hazovyk-KhGV Kharkiv |
| Petroleum | Naft: Persian for Petrol | Angola | Atlético Petróleos Luanda |
| Petroleum | Naft: Persian for Petrol | Azerbaijan | Neftchi Baku |
| Petroleum | Naft: Persian for Petrol | Bolivia | Oriente Petrolero |
| Petroleum | Naft: Persian for Petrol | Colombia | Alianza Petrolera |
| Petroleum | Naft: Persian for Petrol | Ecuador | Esmeraldas Petrolero |
| Petroleum | Naft: Persian for Petrol | Egypt | Enppi |
| Petroleum | Naft: Persian for Petrol | Iran | Sanat Naft Abadan F.C. |
| Petroleum | Naft: Persian for Petrol | Mexico | Salamanca F.C. (prev. k.a. "Petroleros de Salamanca") |
| Petroleum | Naft: Persian for Petrol | Romania | FC Petrolul Ploiești |
| Petroleum | Naft: Persian for Petrol | Russia | FC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk, FC Oktan Perm |
| Petroleum | Naft: Persian for Petrol | Soviet Union | Naftovyk Drohobych (defunct) |
| Petroleum | Naft: Persian for Petrol | Ukraine | Naftokhimik Kremenchuk, Naftovyk Dolyna, Naftovyk Okhtyrka, WFC Naftokhimik Kalush (defunct) |
| Petroleum | Naft: Persian for Petrol | Uzbekistan | Neftchi Fergana |
| Police | For football clubs affiliated with a police force. Al-Shorta: Arabic for police. | Argentina | Atlético Policial |
| Police | For football clubs affiliated with a police force. Al-Shorta: Arabic for police. | Botswana | Police XI |
| Police | For football clubs affiliated with a police force. Al-Shorta: Arabic for police. | Cambodia | Military Police |
| Police | For football clubs affiliated with a police force. Al-Shorta: Arabic for police. | Ecuador | Escuela Superior de Policía (ESPOLI) |
| Police | For football clubs affiliated with a police force. Al-Shorta: Arabic for police. | Egypt | Ittihad El Shorta |
| Police | For football clubs affiliated with a police force. Al-Shorta: Arabic for police. | England | Metropolitan Police, West Midlands Police (defunct) |
| Police | For football clubs affiliated with a police force. Al-Shorta: Arabic for police. | India | Punjab Police |
| Police | For football clubs affiliated with a police force. Al-Shorta: Arabic for police. | Indonesia | Bhayangkara FC |
| Police | For football clubs affiliated with a police force. Al-Shorta: Arabic for police. | Iraq | Al-Shorta |
| Police | For football clubs affiliated with a police force. Al-Shorta: Arabic for police. | Malaysia | PDRM FA |
| Police | For football clubs affiliated with a police force. Al-Shorta: Arabic for police. | Nepal | Nepal Police Club |
| Police | For football clubs affiliated with a police force. Al-Shorta: Arabic for police. | Poland | Gwardia Koszalin, Gwardia Warszawa (defunct) |
| Police | For football clubs affiliated with a police force. Al-Shorta: Arabic for police. | Singapore | Home United |
| Police | For football clubs affiliated with a police force. Al-Shorta: Arabic for police. | South Korea | Asan Mugunghwa |
| Police | For football clubs affiliated with a police force. Al-Shorta: Arabic for police. | Suriname | PVV, PSV |
| Police | For football clubs affiliated with a police force. Al-Shorta: Arabic for police. | Thailand | Police Tero |
| Police | For football clubs affiliated with a police force. Al-Shorta: Arabic for police. | Ukraine | SC Dnipro-1 |
| Police | For football clubs affiliated with a police force. Al-Shorta: Arabic for police. | Vietnam | Hanoi Police |
| Political party | | Ukraine | Yednist Plysky |
| Porcelain | | Ukraine | Keramik Baranivka |
| Port | Vodnyk is the Ukrainian for a waterway worker. | England | Port Vale, Port of Bristol (defunct) |
| Port | Vodnyk is the Ukrainian for a waterway worker. | Scotland | Port Glasgow Athletic (defunct) |
| Port | Vodnyk is the Ukrainian for a waterway worker. | Thailand | Port FC |
| Port | Vodnyk is the Ukrainian for a waterway worker. | Ukraine | Portovyk Illichivsk (defunct), Portovyk Kerch (until 2005), Vodnyk Mykolaiv (defunct), Vodnyk Kherson (until 1996) |
| Public works | | Belarus | Kommunalnik Slonim (defunct), Kommunalnik Chist (until 2006), Kommunalnik Pinsk (until 1996), Kommunalnik Svetlogorsk (until 2000), Kommunalnik Zhlobin (until 2008) |
| Public works | | Russia | Kommunalnik Ulan-Ude (until 2011) |
| Public works | | Soviet Union | Kommunalnik Novopolotsk (until 1990) |
| Public works | | Ukraine | Komunalnyk Luhansk (defunct) |
| Pulp and paper industry | | Ukraine | Papirnyk Malyn (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) |
| 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. | Brazil | Ferroviário Atlético Clube |
| 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. | Bosnia and Herzegovina | FK Željezničar Sarajevo |
| 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. | Bulgaria | Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa, Lokomotiv Plovdiv, Lokomotiv Sofia |
| 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. | China | Lokomotiv Tianjin |
| 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. | Croatia | Lokomotiva Zagreb |
| 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. | Egypt | Al Sekka Al Hadid |
| 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. | England | Birmingham Corporation Tramways (defunct), Harrogate Railway Athletic, Darlington Railway Athletic |
| 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. | Germany | 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig |
| 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. | Georgia | Locomotive Tbilisi |
| 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. | Hungary | Debreceni Vasutas Sport Klub |
| 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. | Iran | Rah Ahan |
| 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. | Kazakhstan | Lokomotiv Astana |
| 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. | Moldova | Locomotiva Bălți |
| 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. | Mozambique | Ferroviário da Beira |
| 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. | Poland | Lech Poznań |
| 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. | Republic of Ireland | Midland Athletic (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. | Romania | CFR Cluj |
| 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. | Russia | Lokomotiv Moscow, Lokomotiv Liski, Lokomotiv NN, Lokomotiv Chita (names so from 1970s to 2006) |
| 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. | Scotland | Inverurie Loco Works F.C. |
| 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. | Slovakia | Lokomotíva Košice |
| 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. | Turkey | Adana Demirspor |
| 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. | Soviet Union | Lokomotyv Donetsk (defunct), Lokomotyv Kharkiv (defunct), Lokomotyv Kherson (until 1975), Lokomotyv Vinnytsia (until 1979) |
| 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. | Ukraine | Lokomotyv Kyiv, Lokomotyv Dvorichna (defunct), Lokomotyv Smila (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. | United States | New York IRT (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. | Uzbekistan | Lokomotiv Tashkent |
| Shipbuilding | | England | Cammell Laird 1907 F.C. |
| Shipbuilding | | Poland | SKS Stoczniowiec Gdańsk |
| Shipbuilding | | Scotland | Burntisland Shipyard F.C. |
| Shipbuilding | | South Korea | Ulsan Mipo Dockyard |
| Shipbuilding | | Ukraine | Sudnobudivnyk Mykolaiv (2016) (defunct), Sudnobudivnyk Mykolaiv (until 1992) |
| Shipbuilding | | 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 |
| 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. | Croatia | NK Varteks |
| 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. | Egypt | Ghazl El-Mehalla |
| 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. | India | JCT FC (Jagatjit Cotton and Textile Football Club) |
| 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. | Mozambique | Grupo Desportivo da Companhia Têxtil do Punguè |
| 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. | Russia | Tekstilshchik Ivanovo, Tekstilshchik Kamyshin |
| 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. | Ukraine | Khutrovyk Tysmenytsia, Fetrovyk Khust (until 1995), Tekstylnyk Dunaivtsi (until 1992), WFC Tekstylnyk Donetsk (until 1994) |
| 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. | 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 |
| Tractor manufacturing | Silmash stands for agricultural machinery | Iran | Tractor Sazi F.C. |
| Tractor manufacturing | Silmash stands for agricultural machinery | Russia | Rotor Volgograd |
| Tractor manufacturing | Silmash stands for agricultural machinery | Soviet Union | Silmash Kharkiv (defunct), Silmash Lviv (defunct), Traktor Kharkiv (until 1948), Traktor Kirovohrad (until 1953) |
| Tractor manufacturing | Silmash stands for agricultural machinery | Ukraine | Silmash Kolomyia (defunct) |
| Tractor manufacturing | Silmash stands for agricultural machinery | 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 |
| Academic | Affiliation with academics. See also Estudiantes, University, Polytechnic. | Denmark | Akademisk Boldklub |
| Academic | Affiliation with academics. See also Estudiantes, University, Polytechnic. | England | Academic Club London (defunct) |
| Academic | Affiliation with academics. See also Estudiantes, University, Polytechnic. | Moldova | FC Academia Chișinău |
| Academic | Affiliation with academics. See also Estudiantes, University, Polytechnic. | Portugal | Académica de Coimbra, Académico do Porto, Académico de Viseu |
| Academic | Affiliation with academics. See also Estudiantes, University, Polytechnic. | Romania | Academica Clinceni (until 2022) |
| Academic | Affiliation with academics. See also Estudiantes, University, Polytechnic. | Russia | Sportakademklub Moscow |
| Academic | Affiliation with academics. See also Estudiantes, University, Polytechnic. | Scotland | Hamilton Academical F.C. |
| Academic | Affiliation with academics. See also Estudiantes, University, Polytechnic. | Timor-Leste | AS Académica |
| Academic | Affiliation with academics. See also Estudiantes, University, Polytechnic. | Ukraine | Nafkom-Akademia Irpin (until 2004) |
| Education | Generic affiliation with education. | Ukraine | Osvita Kyiv (until 2006) |
| Polytechnic | Affiliation with a polytechnical institution. See also Academical, Estudiantes, University, Technical College. | Ecuador | C.D. Politécnico |
| Polytechnic | Affiliation with a polytechnical institution. See also Academical, Estudiantes, University, Technical College. | England | Polytechnic F.C., Leeds Polytechnic, Thames Polytechnic (both defunct) |
| Polytechnic | Affiliation with a polytechnical institution. See also Academical, Estudiantes, University, Technical College. | Moldova | Politehnica Chișinău |
| Polytechnic | Affiliation with a polytechnical institution. See also Academical, Estudiantes, University, Technical College. | Romania | Politehnica Iași, Politehnica Timișoara |
| Students | Affiliation with students. See also Academical, Polytechnic, University. | Argentina | Estudiantes de La Plata |
| Students | Affiliation with students. See also Academical, Polytechnic, University. | Peru | Estudiantes de Medicina |
| Students | Affiliation with students. See also Academical, Polytechnic, University. | Mexico | Estudiantes Tecos |
| Students | Affiliation with students. See also Academical, Polytechnic, University. | Romania | Sportul Studențesc București |
| University | Affiliation with universities. See also Academical, Estudiantes, Polytechnic. |
| University | Affiliation with universities. See also Academical, Estudiantes, Polytechnic. | Argentina | Juventud Unida Universitario |
| University | Affiliation with universities. See also Academical, Estudiantes, Polytechnic. | Chile | Universidad Católica, Universidad de Chile, Universidad de Concepción |
| University | Affiliation with universities. See also Academical, Estudiantes, Polytechnic. | Ecuador | LDU Quito |
| University | Affiliation with universities. See also Academical, Estudiantes, Polytechnic. | Malaysia | UiTM, UKM |
| University | Affiliation with universities. See also Academical, Estudiantes, Polytechnic. | Mexico | Estudiantes Tecos, Universidad Nacional |
| University | Affiliation with universities. See also Academical, Estudiantes, Polytechnic. | New Zealand | University-Mount Wellington |
| University | Affiliation with universities. See also Academical, Estudiantes, Polytechnic. | Peru | Universitario de Deportes |
| University | Affiliation with universities. See also Academical, Estudiantes, Polytechnic. | Poland | KU AZS UJ Kraków |
| University | Affiliation with universities. See also Academical, Estudiantes, Polytechnic. | Romania | CS Universitatea Craiova, Universitatea Cluj |
| University | Affiliation with universities. See also Academical, Estudiantes, Polytechnic. | South Africa | University of Pretoria F.C. |
| University | Affiliation with universities. See also Academical, Estudiantes, Polytechnic. | Ukraine | HU ZIDMU-Spartak Zaporizhzhia (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 |
| Days of the week | Clubs named after a specific day of the week | 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 |
| International Workers' Day | | 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) |
| Year of city founding | Clubs named after the year of city establishment (clubs are listed in chronological order by country). | 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 |
| 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). | Austria | First Vienna FC 1894, FC Dornbirn 1913, Salzburger AK 1914, SC-ESV Parndorf 1919 |
| 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). | Canada | Vancouver 86ers |
| 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). | Croatia | HNK Vukovar '91 (defunct) |
| 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). | Czech Republic | Bohemians 1905 |
| 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). | Denmark | B.93, B.1903, B.1908, B.1909, B.1913 |
| 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). | England | 1874 Northwich, Darlington 1883, Enfield 1893, Cammell Laird 1907, The 61 |
| 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). | Finland | PK-35 |
| 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). | Germany | 1860 München, Eintracht Duisburg 1848, Hannover 96, Darmstadt 98, 1899 Hoffenheim, Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Schalke 04, BVB 09 |
| 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). | Indonesia | Persikabo 1973, UMS 1905, Perkesa '78 (defunct), Persebaya 1927 (2010-2017) |
| 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). | Italy | A.C. Fanfulla 1874, Ascoli Picchio F.C. 1898, Bologna F.C. 1909, A.C. Reggiana 1919, F.C. Bolzano 1996 |
| 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). | Japan | Tokyo Verdy 1969 |
| 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). | Netherlands | Be Quick 1887, Fortuna '54, AZ '67, FC Dordrecht |
| 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). | New Zealand | FC Twenty 11 |
| 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). | Philippines | Mendiola F.C. 1991 |
| 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). | 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) |
| 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). | Scotland | Gretna F.C. 2008 |
| 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). | Slovenia | ND Mura 05 |
| 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). | Sweden | FC Rosengård 1917 |
| 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). | Switzerland | FC St. Gallen 1879, FC Basel 1893, FC Thun 1898, FC Wil 1900 |
| 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). | Ukraine | Dnipro-75 Dnipropetrovsk, Frunzenets-Liha-99 Sumy (defunct), FC Boyarka-2006 (until 2006) |
| 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). | 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 |
| Year of establishment of the original clubs | Names of some phoenix clubs refers to the year of establishment of the original club | Indonesia | Persika 1951 |
| Year of establishment of the original clubs | Names of some phoenix clubs refers to the year of establishment of the original club | Romania | F.C. Argeș 1953 (defunct) |
| Year of establishment of the original clubs | Names of some phoenix clubs refers to the year of establishment of the original club | Turkey | Bucaspor 1928 |
| Year of establishment of the original clubs | Names of some phoenix clubs refers to the year of establishment of the original club | Ukraine | Metalist 1925 Kharkiv, Skala 1911 Stryi |
| Year of establishment of the original clubs | Names of some phoenix clubs refers to the year of establishment of the original club | Wales | C.P.D. Y Rhyl 1879 |

## Specific origins of club

| Topic | Meaning | Country | Clubs |
| Great Chicago Fire | Officially founded on 8 October 1871, 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 |
| Homeless | Nomads, Rovers, Wanderers. Excursionistas translates roughly as "The Voyagers". Originally a team without a home ground | Australia | Western Sydney Wanderers FC |
| Homeless | Nomads, Rovers, Wanderers. Excursionistas translates roughly as "The Voyagers". Originally a team without a home ground | Canada | HFX Wanderers FC |
| Homeless | Nomads, Rovers, Wanderers. Excursionistas translates roughly as "The Voyagers". Originally a team without a home ground | Chile | Santiago Wanderers |
| Homeless | Nomads, Rovers, Wanderers. Excursionistas translates roughly as "The Voyagers". Originally a team without a home ground | England | Blackburn Rovers, Bolton Wanderers, Bristol Rovers, Doncaster Rovers, Northern Nomads, Tranmere Rovers, Wanderers, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Wycombe Wanderers, et al. |
| Homeless | Nomads, Rovers, Wanderers. Excursionistas translates roughly as "The Voyagers". Originally a team without a home ground | Guernsey | Belgrave Wanderers F.C., Guernsey Rovers A.C. |
| Homeless | Nomads, Rovers, Wanderers. Excursionistas translates roughly as "The Voyagers". Originally a team without a home ground | Jersey | Jersey Wanderers, Rozel Rovers |
| Homeless | Nomads, Rovers, Wanderers. Excursionistas translates roughly as "The Voyagers". Originally a team without a home ground | Malta | Sliema Wanderers |
| Homeless | Nomads, Rovers, Wanderers. Excursionistas translates roughly as "The Voyagers". Originally a team without a home ground | New Zealand | Hamilton Wanderers, Napier City Rovers, Northern Rovers, Wanderers SC (defunct) |
| Homeless | Nomads, Rovers, Wanderers. Excursionistas translates roughly as "The Voyagers". Originally a team without a home ground | Philippines | Manila Nomads |
| Homeless | Nomads, Rovers, Wanderers. Excursionistas translates roughly as "The Voyagers". Originally a team without a home ground | Republic of Ireland | Bray Wanderers, Shamrock Rovers, Sligo Rovers |
| Homeless | Nomads, Rovers, Wanderers. Excursionistas translates roughly as "The Voyagers". Originally a team without a home ground | Scotland | Albion Rovers, Dundee Wanderers, Raith Rovers |
| Homeless | Nomads, Rovers, Wanderers. Excursionistas translates roughly as "The Voyagers". Originally a team without a home ground | United States | Brooklyn Wanderers, Boston Rovers, Derby City Rovers, San Diego Nomads (all defunct) |
| Homeless | Nomads, Rovers, Wanderers. Excursionistas translates roughly as "The Voyagers". Originally a team without a home ground | Uruguay | Montevideo Wanderers |
| Homeless | Nomads, Rovers, Wanderers. Excursionistas translates roughly as "The Voyagers". Originally a team without a home ground | 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 |
| Ittihad | Arabic for "the union", meaning the merger of clubs or clubs founders | Jordan | Ittihad Al-Ramtha, Ittihad Al-Zarqa |
| Ittihad | Arabic for "the union", meaning the merger of clubs or clubs founders | Libya | Al-Ittihad (Tripoli) |
| Ittihad | Arabic for "the union", meaning the merger of clubs or clubs founders | 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 |
| United | Often (but not always) refers to the result of a merger. Eintracht: German for United União: Portuguese for United. | Australia | Gold Coast United, Adelaide United, Newcastle United Jets, Western United |
| United | Often (but not always) refers to the result of a merger. Eintracht: German for United União: Portuguese for United. | Brazil | União Frederiquense, União Mogi, União São João |
| United | Often (but not always) refers to the result of a merger. Eintracht: German for United União: Portuguese for United. | England | Leeds United, Manchester United, Newcastle United, Sheffield United, Southend United, West Ham United, et al. |
| United | Often (but not always) refers to the result of a merger. Eintracht: German for United União: Portuguese for United. | Finland | Tampere United |
| United | Often (but not always) refers to the result of a merger. Eintracht: German for United União: Portuguese for United. | Germany | Eintracht Braunschweig, Eintracht Duisburg, Eintracht Frankfurt |
| United | Often (but not always) refers to the result of a merger. Eintracht: German for United União: Portuguese for United. | Indonesia | Bali United, Madura United, Gresik United, Karo United |
| United | Often (but not always) refers to the result of a merger. Eintracht: German for United União: Portuguese for United. | Jamaica | Montego Bay United F.C., Portmore United F.C., Rivoli United F.C. |
| United | Often (but not always) refers to the result of a merger. Eintracht: German for United União: Portuguese for United. | Japan | JEF United Ichihara Chiba, Kagoshima United FC, Kochi United SC |
| United | Often (but not always) refers to the result of a merger. Eintracht: German for United União: Portuguese for United. | Jersey | First Tower United |
| United | Often (but not always) refers to the result of a merger. Eintracht: German for United União: Portuguese for United. | Malaysia | Melaka United, Sarawak United |
| United | Often (but not always) refers to the result of a merger. Eintracht: German for United União: Portuguese for United. | Myanmar | Shan United, Ayeyawady United, Hanthawaddy United, Rakhine United, Sagaing United |
| United | Often (but not always) refers to the result of a merger. Eintracht: German for United União: Portuguese for United. | New Zealand | Central United |
| United | Often (but not always) refers to the result of a merger. Eintracht: German for United União: Portuguese for United. | Northern Ireland | Annagh United, Ballinamallard United, Ballymena United |
| United | Often (but not always) refers to the result of a merger. Eintracht: German for United União: Portuguese for 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 |
| United | Often (but not always) refers to the result of a merger. Eintracht: German for United União: Portuguese for United. | Republic of Ireland | Galway United, Drogheda United, Waterford United |
| United | Often (but not always) refers to the result of a merger. Eintracht: German for United União: Portuguese for United. | Scotland | Ayr United, Dundee United |
| United | Often (but not always) refers to the result of a merger. Eintracht: German for United União: Portuguese for United. | South Korea | Incheon United, Seoul United |
| United | Often (but not always) refers to the result of a merger. Eintracht: German for United União: Portuguese for United. | Suriname | West United |
| United | Often (but not always) refers to the result of a merger. Eintracht: German for United União: Portuguese for United. | Thailand | Buriram United, Chiangrai United, Muangthong United |
| United | Often (but not always) refers to the result of a merger. Eintracht: German for United União: Portuguese for United. | Timor-Leste | Lalenok United |
| United | Often (but not always) refers to the result of a merger. Eintracht: German for United União: Portuguese for United. | United States | D.C. United, Atlanta United FC, Minnesota United FC |
| United | Often (but not always) refers to the result of a merger. Eintracht: German for United União: Portuguese for United. | Wales | Pontypridd United |

## Ethnic, social, national or religious background

| Topic | Meaning | Country | Clubs |
| Albion | Archaic name for Great Britain | Australia | Albion Rovers |
| Albion | Archaic name for Great Britain | England | Brighton & Hove Albion, Burton Albion, West Bromwich Albion, Witton Albion |
| Albion | Archaic name for Great Britain | Scotland | Albion Rovers, Stirling Albion |
| Albion | Archaic name for Great Britain | United States | Albion San Diego |
| Albion | Archaic name for Great Britain | Uruguay | Albion F.C. |
| Albion | Archaic name for Great Britain | Wales | Albion Rovers, Ynyshir Albions |
| Arabi | Al-Arabi is the Arabic for "Arab". | Jordan | Al-Arabi (Jordan) |
| Arabi | Al-Arabi is the Arabic for "Arab". | Kuwait | Al-Arabi SC (Kuwait) |
| Arabi | Al-Arabi is the Arabic for "Arab". | 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 BK, Assyriska Föreningen |
| 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 | FC Bayern Munich |
| Bavaria, Bayern | Refers to Bavaria. | United States | Milwaukee Bavarian SC |
| Balkans | Refers to the Balkan Peninsula and local ethnic groups (notably Bulgarian and ex-Yugoslavian). | Bulgaria | Balkan Botevgrad |
| Balkans | Refers to the Balkan Peninsula and local ethnic groups (notably Bulgarian and ex-Yugoslavian). | North Macedonia | FK Balkan Skopje |
| Balkans | Refers to the Balkan Peninsula and local ethnic groups (notably Bulgarian and ex-Yugoslavian). | Serbia | FK Balkan Mirijevo |
| Balkans | Refers to the Balkan Peninsula and local ethnic groups (notably Bulgarian and ex-Yugoslavian). | Sweden | FBK Balkan |
| Balkans | Refers to the Balkan Peninsula and local ethnic groups (notably Bulgarian and ex-Yugoslavian). | Ukraine | Balkany Zorya |
| 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 |
| Bohemians | After Bohemia | Philippines | Bohemian S.C. |
| Bohemians | After Bohemia | Republic of Ireland | Bohemian F.C., Cork Bohemians (defunct) |
| Bohemians | After Bohemia | 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) |
| Caledonian | | Scotland | Inverness Caledonian Thistle, Elgin Caledonian (defunct) |
| Caledonian | | 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 |
| 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. | Canada | Celtix du Haut-Richelieu |
| 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 |
| 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. | Republic of Ireland | Cork Celtic, Wayside Celtic |
| 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. | Northern Ireland | Donegal Celtic, Lurgan Celtic, Belfast Celtic (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. | Scotland | Celtic, Inverness Celtic (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. | South Africa | Bloemfontein Celtic |
| 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. | Spain | Celta de Vigo |
| 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. | United States | Brooklyn Celtic, Kearny Celtic (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. | Wales | Cwmbran Celtic |
| 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 |
| Croatia | Clubs founded by and for members of the Croatian diaspora. | Canada | Hamilton Croatia, Toronto Croatia, Welland Lions Croatia (defunct) |
| Croatia | Clubs founded by and for members of the Croatian diaspora. | United States | Croatian Eagles |
| Español, España | Refers to the Spanish people. | Argentina | Deportivo Español |
| Español, España | Refers to the Spanish people. | Chile | Unión Española |
| Español, España | Refers to the Spanish people. | Mexico | Real Club España, Atlético Español (both defunct) |
| Español, España | Refers to the Spanish people. | Spain | RCD Espanyol |
| Germania, Alemannia, Teutonia | Alternative names of Germany. | Germany | BFC Germania, Alemannia Aachen, TSV Germania Windeck, FC Teutonia Ottensen |
| Greece | Greek: Ελλάς Hellas | Australia | Pan-Hellenic, South Melbourne Hellas, West Adelaide Hellas |
| Greece | Greek: Ελλάς Hellas | Canada | SC Hellas |
| Greece | Greek: Ελλάς Hellas | Italy | Hellas Verona |
| Greece | Greek: Ελλάς Hellas | 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 |
| Guaraní | Name of a group of culturally related indigenous peoples of South America. | Brazil | Guarani FC, Guarany FC |
| Guaraní | Name of a group of culturally related indigenous peoples of South America. | Paraguay | Club Guaraní |
| Hakoah | (Hebrew: הכח) "The Strength" | Argentina | Club Náutico Hacoaj |
| Hakoah | (Hebrew: הכח) "The Strength" | Australia | Hakoah Sydney City East FC, Melbourne Hakoah (defunct) |
| Hakoah | (Hebrew: הכח) "The Strength" | Austria | Hakoah Vienna |
| Hakoah | (Hebrew: הכח) "The Strength" | Germany | Hakoah Berlin (defunct) |
| Hakoah | (Hebrew: הכח) "The Strength" | Israel | Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan F.C. |
| Hakoah | (Hebrew: הכח) "The Strength" | Latvia | Hakoah Riga (defunct) |
| Hakoah | (Hebrew: הכח) "The Strength" | Switzerland | FC Hakoah |
| Hakoah | (Hebrew: הכח) "The Strength" | 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 |
| Hibernia | Clubs founded by and for members of the Irish diaspora. | Republic of Ireland | Cork Hibernians (defunct) |
| Hibernia | Clubs founded by and for members of the Irish diaspora. | Scotland | Dundee Hibernian, Duntocher Hibernian, Hibernian, Maryhill Hibernians |
| Hibernia | Clubs founded by and for members of the Irish diaspora. | 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) |
| International, global, worldwide | | Brazil | Sport Club Internacional |
| International, global, worldwide | | Canada | FC Inter-Montréal, Internacional de Toronto (both defunct) |
| International, global, worldwide | | Finland | Inter Turku |
| International, global, worldwide | | Ghana | International Allies |
| International, global, worldwide | | Italy | Inter Milan |
| International, global, worldwide | | Philippines | General Trias International FC (defunct) |
| International, global, worldwide | | Ukraine | Inter Boyarka (defunct), Avanhard-Inter Rovenky (until 2005) |
| International, global, worldwide | | United States | Cleveland Internationals, San Antonio International (both defunct), Inter Miami CF, Inter Atlanta FC |
| International, global, worldwide | | Wales | UWIC Inter Cardiff, Inter Cardiff (defunct) |
| Irish | Clubs founded by and for members of the Irish diaspora. | England | Milton Keynes Irish |
| Irish | Clubs founded by and for members of the Irish diaspora. | United States | Irish-Americans |
| Italy | Clubs founded by and for members of the Italian diaspora. | Argentina | Sportivo Italiano |
| Italy | Clubs founded by and for members of the Italian diaspora. | 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). |
| Italy | Clubs founded by and for members of the Italian diaspora. | Canada | Italia Shooters, Toronto Italia, Hamilton Italo-Canadian (defunct) |
| Italy | Clubs founded by and for members of the Italian diaspora. | Chile | Audax Club Sportivo Italiano |
| Italy | Clubs founded by and for members of the Italian diaspora. | Peru | Circolo Sportivo Italiano |
| Italy | Clubs founded by and for members of the Italian diaspora. | United States | Inter-Brooklyn Italians |
| Italy | Clubs founded by and for members of the Italian diaspora. | Venezuela | Deportivo Italia |
| Korea | | Japan | F.C. Korea, Osaka Korean FC, Korea FC United Shikoku |
| Lechia | Historical and alternative name for Poland, stemming from the word Lech | Poland | Lechia Gdańsk, Lechia Zielona Góra |
| Lechia | Historical and alternative name for Poland, stemming from the word Lech | 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 |
| Maghreb | Maghreb is the name of the region including the Atlas Mountains and the coastal plains of Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya | 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 |
| 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 | India | Mohammedan SC |
| Monarchy | Real (Spanish pronunciation:) 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 |
| Monarchy | Real (Spanish pronunciation:) 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) | Belgium | Cercle Brugge Koninklijke Sportvereniging, Club Brugge Koninklijke Voetbalvereniging, Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht, Royal Antwerp FC, Royal Charleroi Sporting Club |
| Monarchy | Real (Spanish pronunciation:) 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) | Canada | Real Mississauga, Vancouver Royals (defunct) |
| Monarchy | Real (Spanish pronunciation:) 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) | Colombia | Real Cartagena, Real Santander |
| Monarchy | Real (Spanish pronunciation:) 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) | England | Staplehurst Monarchs, Mickleover Royals (defunct) |
| Monarchy | Real (Spanish pronunciation:) 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) | Honduras | Real España |
| Monarchy | Real (Spanish pronunciation:) 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) | Mexico | Monarcas Morelia |
| Monarchy | Real (Spanish pronunciation:) 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) | Morocco | AS FAR (football club) |
| Monarchy | Real (Spanish pronunciation:) 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) | Netherlands | Koninklijke HFC, Koninklijke HC&VV, Koninklijke UD |
| Monarchy | Real (Spanish pronunciation:) 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) | New Zealand | Dunedin City Royals |
| Monarchy | Real (Spanish pronunciation:) 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) | Peru | Real Garcilaso |
| Monarchy | Real (Spanish pronunciation:) 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) | Poland | Korona Kielce, Jagiellonia Białystok, Piast Gliwice |
| Monarchy | Real (Spanish pronunciation:) 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) | Portugal | Real Sport Clube |
| Monarchy | Real (Spanish pronunciation:) 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) | 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 |
| Monarchy | Real (Spanish pronunciation:) 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) | United States | AHFC Royals, Real Salt Lake, Real Monarchs, Utah Royals (defunct) |
| National | "Ahly" is Arabic for "national" | Brazil | Nacional FC |
| National | "Ahly" is Arabic for "national" | Canada | Toronto Nationals (defunct) |
| National | "Ahly" is Arabic for "national" | Colombia | Atlético Nacional |
| National | "Ahly" is Arabic for "national" | Ecuador | El Nacional |
| National | "Ahly" is Arabic for "national" | Egypt | Al Ahly |
| National | "Ahly" is Arabic for "national" | Jordan | Al-Ahli |
| National | "Ahly" is Arabic for "national" | Libya | Al-Ahly, Al-Ahly (Benghazi) |
| National | "Ahly" is Arabic for "national" | Paraguay | Club Nacional |
| National | "Ahly" is Arabic for "national" | Portugal | C.D. Nacional |
| National | "Ahly" is Arabic for "national" | Qatar | Al-Ahli (Doha) |
| National | "Ahly" is Arabic for "national" | Romania | Naţional București |
| National | "Ahly" is Arabic for "national" | Saudi Arabia | Al-Ahli (Jeddah) |
| National | "Ahly" is Arabic for "national" | United Arab Emirates | Al-Ahli Football Club – Dubai |
| National | "Ahly" is Arabic for "national" | United States | New York Nationals (defunct) |
| National | "Ahly" is Arabic for "national" | Uruguay | Nacional de Montevideo |
| Palestine | Clubs founded by and for members of the Palestinian diaspora. | Chile | Club Deportivo Palestino |
| Palestine | Clubs founded by and for members of the Palestinian diaspora. | Honduras | Palestino FC |
| Palestine | Clubs founded by and for members of the Palestinian diaspora. | Jordan | Al-Wehdat |
| Polonia | Refers to the Polish diaspora, from the Latin name for Poland | Czech Republic | Polonia Karwina (defunct) |
| Polonia | Refers to the Polish diaspora, from the Latin name for Poland | Lithuania | Polonia Wilno |
| Polonia | Refers to the Polish diaspora, from the Latin name for Poland | Poland | Polonia Bydgoszcz, Polonia Bytom, Polonia Nowy Tomyśl, Polonia Poznań, Polonia Przemyśl, Polonia Słubice, Polonia Świdnica, Polonia Warszawa |
| Polonia | Refers to the Polish diaspora, from the Latin name for Poland | Ukraine | Polonia Khmelnytsky |
| Portugal | Clubs founded by and for members of the Portuguese diaspora. | Andorra | Lusitanos |
| Portugal | Clubs founded by and for members of the Portuguese diaspora. | Australia | Clube Portugues de Sydney |
| Portugal | Clubs founded by and for members of the Portuguese diaspora. | Brazil | Associação Portuguesa de Desportos, Associação Atlética Portuguesa, Associação Portuguesa Londrinense, Associação Atlética Portuguesa Santista |
| Portugal | Clubs founded by and for members of the Portuguese diaspora. | Canada | Toronto Supra Portuguese |
| Portugal | Clubs founded by and for members of the Portuguese diaspora. | France | US Lusitanos Saint-Maur, US Créteil-Lusitanos |
| Portugal | Clubs founded by and for members of the Portuguese diaspora. | Jersey | Jersey Portuguese |
| Portugal | Clubs founded by and for members of the Portuguese diaspora. | United States | Ludlow Lusitano, Newark Portuguese |
| Portugal | Clubs founded by and for members of the Portuguese diaspora. | 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 |
| 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. | Australia | St Albans Saints |
| 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. | Brazil | Santos FC, São Paulo FC |
| 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. | England | Southampton F.C. |
| 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. | Guernsey | Manor Farm Saints |
| 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. | Mexico | Santos Laguna |
| 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. | Moldova | FC Sfîntul Gheorghe |
| 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. | Peru | San Agustín, Franciscano San Román, San José, San Martín, San Lorenzo de Almagro de Chiclayo, San Lorenzo |
| 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. | Scotland | St Johnstone, St Mirren |
| 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. | 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 |
| Serbia | Clubs founded by and for members of the Serbian diaspora. | Canada | Serbian White Eagles |
| 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) |
| Slav | Slavia, Slavija and Slovan, all refer to the Slavic peoples. Slovianets Konotop refers to a local Ukrainian-Bulgarian joint enterprise. | Belarus | Slavia Mozyr |
| Slav | Slavia, Slavija and Slovan, all refer to the Slavic peoples. Slovianets Konotop refers to a local Ukrainian-Bulgarian joint enterprise. | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Slavija Sarajevo |
| Slav | Slavia, Slavija and Slovan, all refer to the Slavic peoples. Slovianets Konotop refers to a local Ukrainian-Bulgarian joint enterprise. | Bulgaria | Slavia Sofia |
| Slav | Slavia, Slavija and Slovan, all refer to the Slavic peoples. Slovianets Konotop refers to a local Ukrainian-Bulgarian joint enterprise. | Czech Republic | Slavia Praha, Slavia Orlová-Lutyně, Slovan Liberec |
| Slav | Slavia, Slavija and Slovan, all refer to the Slavic peoples. Slovianets Konotop refers to a local Ukrainian-Bulgarian joint enterprise. | Serbia | Slavija Kragujevac |
| Slav | Slavia, Slavija and Slovan, all refer to the Slavic peoples. Slovianets Konotop refers to a local Ukrainian-Bulgarian joint enterprise. | Slovakia | Slovan Bratislava, Slovan Duslo Šaľa, |
| Slav | Slavia, Slavija and Slovan, all refer to the Slavic peoples. Slovianets Konotop refers to a local Ukrainian-Bulgarian joint enterprise. | Slovenia | ND Slovan |
| Slav | Slavia, Slavija and Slovan, all refer to the Slavic peoples. Slovianets Konotop refers to a local Ukrainian-Bulgarian joint enterprise. | Ukraine | Slovianets Konotop (until 1999) |
| Sudovia | Ancient Baltic land inhabited by Sudovians | Lithuania | FK Sūduva Marijampolė |
| Turkey | Clubs founded by and for members of the Turkish diaspora. | Germany | Türkiyemspor Berlin, Türkgücü München |
| Turkey | Clubs founded by and for members of the Turkish diaspora. | Netherlands | FC Türkiyemspor |
| Turkey | Clubs founded by and for members of the Turkish diaspora. | Sweden | Konyaspor KIF |
| Ukraine | Clubs founded by and for members of the Ukrainian diaspora. | Australia | Inglewood Kyiv, Ukrainian SK Essendon Lions (defunct) |
| Ukraine | Clubs founded by and for members of the Ukrainian diaspora. | Canada | Montreal Ukrainians, Toronto Tridents, Toronto Ukrainians, Ukraine AC |
| Ukraine | Clubs founded by and for members of the Ukrainian diaspora. | Czechoslovakia | Rusj Užhorod (defunct) |
| Ukraine | Clubs founded by and for members of the Ukrainian diaspora. | Poland | Ukraina Lwów (defunct) |
| Ukraine | Clubs founded by and for members of the Ukrainian diaspora. | United States | New York Ukrainians, Newark Ukrainian Sitch, Philadelphia Ukrainians, Rochester Ukrainians, Ukrainian Lions |
| Vytis/Pogoń | Coat of arms of Lithuania, known in Lithuanian as Vytis or Pahonia, Pogoń in Polish and Belarusian | Lithuania | Vilniaus Vytis, Vytis Kaunas (until 1994) |
| Vytis/Pogoń | Coat of arms of Lithuania, known in Lithuanian as Vytis or Pahonia, Pogoń in Polish and Belarusian | Poland | Pogoń Siedlce, Pogoń 1945 Staszów, Pogoń Szczecin, Pogoń Lwów (defunct) |
| Vytis/Pogoń | Coat of arms of Lithuania, known in Lithuanian as Vytis or Pahonia, Pogoń in Polish and Belarusian | Ukraine | Pogoń Lwów |

## 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) |
| 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. | Bahrain | Bahrain SC |
| 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. | Brazil | Grêmio Esportivo Brasil, Clube de Regatas Brasil, Red Bull Brasil |
| 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. | France | Racing Club de France |
| 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. | Ghana | Red Bull Ghana |
| 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. | New Zealand | New Zealand Knights (defunct) |
| 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. | Oman | Oman Club |
| 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. | Portugal | Sporting Clube de Portugal |
| 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. | Qatar | Qatar SC |
| 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. | United States | Team America (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 |
| Borough/Suburb | Neighborhood or district | Belgium | Anderlecht, Union Saint-Gilloise |
| Borough/Suburb | Neighborhood or district | Canada | ACP Montréal-Nord, York United FC |
| Borough/Suburb | Neighborhood or district | Denmark | Brøndby IF |
| Borough/Suburb | Neighborhood or district | Egypt | Zamalek |
| Borough/Suburb | Neighborhood or district | England | Aston Villa, Brentford, Charlton Athletic, Chelsea, Everton, Fulham, Leyton Orient, Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham United, Wimbledon |
| Borough/Suburb | Neighborhood or district | France | Paris Saint-Germain |
| Borough/Suburb | Neighborhood or district | Germany | FC Schalke 04, FC St. Pauli |
| Borough/Suburb | Neighborhood or district | Italy | Chievo, Sampdoria |
| Borough/Suburb | Neighborhood or district | Japan | Omiya Ardija, Shimizu S-Pulse, Urawa Red Diamonds (all former independent towns which merged into larger cities) |
| Borough/Suburb | Neighborhood or district | Netherlands | Cambuur, Feyenoord |
| Borough/Suburb | Neighborhood or district | Norway | Rosenborg, Strømsgodset, Vålerenga |
| Borough/Suburb | Neighborhood or district | Poland | Raków Częstochowa, Szombierki Bytom, Widzew Łódź |
| Borough/Suburb | Neighborhood or district | Portugal | S.L. Benfica, Boavista FC |
| Borough/Suburb | Neighborhood or district | South Africa | Orlando Pirates |
| Borough/Suburb | Neighborhood or district | Spain | Rayo Vallecano |
| Borough/Suburb | Neighborhood or district | Sweden | Djurgårdens IF, Hammarby IF, Örgryte IS |
| Borough/Suburb | Neighborhood or district | Ukraine | Livyi Bereh Kyiv, Obolon Kyiv, Peremoha Dnipro |
| Borough/Suburb | Neighborhood or district | United States | Manhattan SC, Bronx United, Staten Island Vipers (both defunct) |
| Borough/Suburb | Neighborhood or district | 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 |
| 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.). | Canada | Capital City F.C. |
| 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.). | Indonesia | Persija |
| 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.). | Italy | A.S. Roma, Lazio |
| 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.). | Malaysia | KL City FC |
| 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.). | Myanmar | Yangon United |
| 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.). | Thailand | Bangkok United F.C. |
| 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.). | United States | Albany Capitals, Baton Rouge Capitals (both defunct) |
| 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.). | Vietnam | Hanoi FC |
| Cardinal directions | Södra means "southern" in Swedish; öster means "east". Ouest is French for west, "Levante" means "east" in Spanish. |
| Cardinal directions | Södra means "southern" in Swedish; öster means "east". Ouest is French for west, "Levante" means "east" in Spanish. | Australia | Northern Fury FC, South Melbourne FC, Western Sydney Wanderers FC, Western United FC |
| Cardinal directions | Södra means "southern" in Swedish; öster means "east". Ouest is French for west, "Levante" means "east" in Spanish. | Canada | North Toronto Nitros |
| Cardinal directions | Södra means "southern" in Swedish; öster means "east". Ouest is French for west, "Levante" means "east" in Spanish. | England | Preston North End, South West Ham (defunct), Sunderland West End |
| Cardinal directions | Södra means "southern" in Swedish; öster means "east". Ouest is French for west, "Levante" means "east" in Spanish. | France | Angers Sporting Club de l'Ouest |
| Cardinal directions | Södra means "southern" in Swedish; öster means "east". Ouest is French for west, "Levante" means "east" in Spanish. | Guernsey | Northerners A.C. |
| Cardinal directions | Södra means "southern" in Swedish; öster means "east". Ouest is French for west, "Levante" means "east" in Spanish. | Hong Kong | Eastern Sports Club, South China AA |
| Cardinal directions | Södra means "southern" in Swedish; öster means "east". Ouest is French for west, "Levante" means "east" in Spanish. | India | NorthEast United FC |
| Cardinal directions | Södra means "southern" in Swedish; öster means "east". Ouest is French for west, "Levante" means "east" in Spanish. | New Zealand | Eastern Suburbs AFC, Southern United |
| Cardinal directions | Södra means "southern" in Swedish; öster means "east". Ouest is French for west, "Levante" means "east" in Spanish. | Northern Ireland | East Belfast |
| Cardinal directions | Södra means "southern" in Swedish; öster means "east". Ouest is French for west, "Levante" means "east" in Spanish. | Scotland | Dundee East End, Eastern, Forfar West End |
| Cardinal directions | Södra means "southern" in Swedish; öster means "east". Ouest is French for west, "Levante" means "east" in Spanish. | Spain | Levante UD |
| Cardinal directions | Södra means "southern" in Swedish; öster means "east". Ouest is French for west, "Levante" means "east" in Spanish. | Sweden | Jönköpings Södra IF, Östers IF |
| Cardinal directions | Södra means "southern" in Swedish; öster means "east". Ouest is French for west, "Levante" means "east" in Spanish. | Wales | South Gower, Treharris Athletic Western, West End |
| Cerro | Meaning hill in Spanish | Paraguay | Cerro Corá, Cerro Porteño, Cerro Porteño PF |
| Cerro | Meaning hill in Spanish | 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. | Australia | Adelaide City, Brisbane City, Melbourne City FC |
| City | Città in Italian or ciudad in Spanish. The City clubs of Manchester, Melbourne and New York are part of the City Football Group. | Canada | Brampton City United, Capital City F.C., Forest City London, London City, Toronto City (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. | China | Guangzhou City |
| City | Città in Italian or ciudad in Spanish. The City clubs of Manchester, Melbourne and New York are part of the City Football Group. | England | Birmingham City, Bradford City, Bradford Park Avenue A.F.C. (named after the "City of Bradford", and the street "Horton Park Avenue"), Bristol City, Lincoln City, City of Liverpool, Exeter City, Norwich City, Leicester City, Manchester City, Stoke City |
| City | Città in Italian or ciudad in Spanish. The City clubs of Manchester, Melbourne and New York are part of the City Football Group. | Hong Kong | Citizen AA |
| City | Città in Italian or ciudad in Spanish. The City clubs of Manchester, Melbourne and New York are part of the City Football Group. | Italy | Città di Palermo |
| City | Città in Italian or ciudad in Spanish. The City clubs of Manchester, Melbourne and New York are part of the City Football Group. | Malaysia | Petaling Jaya City FC, KL City FC |
| City | Città in Italian or ciudad in Spanish. The City clubs of Manchester, Melbourne and New York are part of the City Football Group. | Mexico | Indios de Ciudad Juárez (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. | Mongolia | Ulaanbaatar City FC |
| City | Città in Italian or ciudad in Spanish. The City clubs of Manchester, Melbourne and New York are part of the City Football Group. | Netherlands | Almere City FC |
| City | Città in Italian or ciudad in Spanish. The City clubs of Manchester, Melbourne and New York are part of the City Football Group. | New Zealand | Auckland City, Lower Hutt City |
| City | Città in Italian or ciudad in Spanish. The City clubs of Manchester, Melbourne and New York are part of the City Football Group. | Northern Ireland | Armagh City, Derry City, Newry City |
| City | Città in Italian or ciudad in Spanish. The City clubs of Manchester, Melbourne and New York are part of the City Football Group. | Philippines | United City F.C. |
| City | Città in Italian or ciudad in Spanish. The City clubs of Manchester, Melbourne and New York are part of the City Football Group. | Republic of Ireland | Cork City, Dublin City, Kilkenny City (both 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. | Scotland | Brechin City, Elgin City |
| City | Città in Italian or ciudad in Spanish. The City clubs of Manchester, Melbourne and New York are part of the City Football Group. | South Africa | Cape Town City |
| City | Città in Italian or ciudad in Spanish. The City clubs of Manchester, Melbourne and New York are part of the City Football Group. | Spain | Ciudad de Murcia (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. | Sweden | Eskilstuna City FK |
| City | Città in Italian or ciudad in Spanish. The City clubs of Manchester, Melbourne and New York are part of the City Football Group. | Taiwan | Tainan City F.C. |
| City | Città in Italian or ciudad in Spanish. The City clubs of Manchester, Melbourne and New York are part of the City Football Group. | Thailand | Samut Prakan City F.C. |
| City | Città in Italian or ciudad in Spanish. The City clubs of Manchester, Melbourne and New York are part of the City Football Group. | United States | City of Angels FC, Detroit City FC, Louisville City FC, New York City FC, Orlando City SC, St. Louis City SC |
| City | Città in Italian or ciudad in Spanish. The City clubs of Manchester, Melbourne and New York are part of the City Football Group. | Vietnam | Ho Chi Minh City FC |
| City | Città in Italian or ciudad in Spanish. The City clubs of Manchester, Melbourne and New York are part of the City Football Group. | 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 |
| Coast | Gialos: Greek for the coast | New Zealand | Coastal Spirit, Hibiscus Coast, West Coast Rangers |
| Coast | Gialos: Greek for the coast | Ukraine | Yalos Yalta (defunct) |
| Coast | Gialos: Greek for the coast | United States | Central Coast Roadrunners (defunct), Florida Gulf Coast Dutch Lions, 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 |
| County | | England | Derby County, Notts County, Stockport County |
| County | | Republic of Ireland | Kildare County, Sporting Fingal (both defunct) |
| County | | Scotland | East Stirlingshire, Nairn County, Ross County |
| County | | United States | North County United, Orange County Blues, Riverside County Elite (defunct), Sonoma County Sol |
| County | | Wales | Haverfordwest County, Newport County |
| Demonyms | Clubs names that are demonyms, i.e. names of inhabitants of a place. | Poland | KS Warszawianka |
| Demonyms | Clubs names that are demonyms, i.e. names of inhabitants of a place. | Ukraine | WFC Donchanka (defunct), WFC Luhanochka Luhansk (defunct), Stakhanovets Stakhanov (until 2006) |
| Forest | Indicates a close proximity to a forest | England | Forest Green Rovers, Nottingham Forest |
| Forest | Indicates a close proximity to a forest | 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 |
| Island | | England | Canvey Island F.C. |
| Island | | Puerto Rico | Puerto Rico Islanders (defunct) |
| Island | | 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. |
| Lake | Ko: Japanese | Australia | South Melbourne Lakers |
| Lake | Ko: Japanese | Canada | Lakers du Lac Saint-Louis (defunct) |
| Lake | Ko: Japanese | Japan | MIO Biwako Kusatsu |
| Lake | Ko: Japanese | Ukraine | SKAD-Yalpuh Bolhrad (defunct) |
| Lake | Ko: Japanese | 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, Hoverla Uzhhorod (defunct), Lysonia Berezhany (until 2002) |
| Mountain range | | Poland | Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała |
| Mountain range | | Ukraine | Beskyd Nadvirna, Chornohora Ivano-Frankivsk (until 2009), Verkhovyna Uzhhorod (until 1999) |
| Ocean | | Ukraine | Ocean Kerch |
| Ocean | | 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 |
| Park | These clubs are named after parks directly, or after the districts that take their names. | England | Queens Park Rangers, Upton Park (defunct) |
| Park | These clubs are named after parks directly, or after the districts that take their names. | Northern Ireland | Moyola Park |
| Park | These clubs are named after parks directly, or after the districts that take their names. | United States | Swope Park Rangers |
| Peninsula | | 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, Tochigi S.C., F.C. Tokyo |
| Province | | Canada | Nova Scotia Clippers (defunct) |
| Province | | Northern Ireland | Ulster (defunct) |
| Region | | Italy | SS Lazio, F.C. Südtirol |
| Region | | Canada | SC Waterloo Region, York Region Shooters, Durham Storm (defunct) |
| Region | | Netherlands | FC Twente |
| Region | | New Zealand | Canterbury United, Hawke's Bay United, Otago United |
| Region | | Peru | Sport Áncash, Deportivo Junín |
| Region | | Poland | Śląsk Wrocław |
| Region | | Ukraine | Arsenal-Kyivshchyna, Cherkashchyna, Kovel-Volyn, Volyn Lutsk, Zakarpattia Uzhgorod (until 2011) |
| Region | | United States | Bay Area Ambassadors (defunct), High Desert Elite, New England Revolution |
| Republic | | Russia | FC Buryatia, Karelia, Mordovia, FC Yakutiya |
| Republic | | United States | Sacramento Republic |
| River | Rio: Portuguese | Argentina | River Plate |
| River | Rio: Portuguese | Belarus | Dnepr Mogilev, Neman Grodno |
| River | Rio: Portuguese | Brazil | River Atlético Clube, Clube Náutico Capibaribe |
| River | Rio: Portuguese | Canada | Rivers FC |
| River | Rio: Portuguese | Denmark | BK Avarta |
| River | Rio: Portuguese | Italy | Virtus Entella |
| River | Rio: Portuguese | Kazakhstan | Tobol (Kostanay) |
| River | Rio: Portuguese | Poland | Wisła Kraków, Wisła Płock, Odra Wodzisław, Odra Opole, Warta Poznań |
| River | Rio: Portuguese | 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 |
| River | Rio: Portuguese | Poland | Sian Przemyśl |
| River | Rio: Portuguese | Portugal | Rio Ave FC |
| River | Rio: Portuguese | Ukraine | Borysfen Boryspil, Desna Chernihiv, Ikva Mlyniv, Inhulets Petrove, Ros Bila Tserkva, Vorskla Poltava, WFC Yatran Berestivets, Dnipro (defunct), Oskil Kupiansk (defunct), Dnister Ovidiopol (until 2011), Sula Lubny (until 2010) |
| River | Rio: Portuguese | United States | Colorado Rapids (named for the rapids of the Colorado River) |
| River | Rio: Portuguese | Vietnam | Song Lam Nghe An |
| Rock | | Ukraine | Skala Stryi |
| Sea | | Ukraine | More Feodosia (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 |
| State | | Brazil | Bahia, Ceará, Goiás, Paraná |
| State | | India | FC Goa, Kerala Blasters FC |
| State | | Malaysia | Kedah, Melaka United, Pahang, Perak, Selangor |
| State | | United States | Arizona United, Colorado Rapids, Floridians FC, Minnesota United FC, 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) |
| Street | | 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 |
| Town | | England | Yeovil Town, Huddersfield Town, Halifax Town, Grimsby Town, Ipswich Town, Luton Town, Shrewsbury Town, and many more |
| Town | | Northern Ireland | Warrenpoint Town |
| Town | | Poland | Cracovia |
| Town | | Republic of Ireland | Athlone Town, Longford Town |
| Town | | United States | Oly Town FC |
| Town | | Wales | Aberystwyth Town, Caernarfon Town, Prestatyn Town |
| Vale/Valley | Named for teams located in a town in a vale. Wadi: Arabic for vale | Egypt | Wadi Degla |
| Vale/Valley | Named for teams located in a town in a vale. Wadi: Arabic for vale | England | Aylesbury Vale, Pewsey Vale, Raynes Park Vale |
| Vale/Valley | Named for teams located in a town in a vale. Wadi: Arabic for vale | India | FC Green Valley |
| Vale/Valley | Named for teams located in a town in a vale. Wadi: Arabic for vale | Northern Ireland | Colin Valley |
| Vale/Valley | Named for teams located in a town in a vale. Wadi: Arabic for vale | Scotland | Vale of Clyde, Vale of Leithen, Vale of Leven |
| Vale/Valley | Named for teams located in a town in a vale. Wadi: Arabic for vale | United States | Napa Valley 1839 FC, Rio Grande Valley FC Toros, Central California Valley Hydra, San Fernando Valley Quakes (both defunct) |
| Vale/Valley | Named for teams located in a town in a vale. Wadi: Arabic for vale | Wales | Cambrian & Clydach Vale |
| Village | | England | Cudworth Village (defunct) |
| Village | | Northern Ireland | Dromara Village |
| Village | | United States | The Villages SC |
| Village | | Wales | Llansantffraid Village |

### Specific geographical features

| Topic | Meaning | Country | Clubs |
| Africa | Named after the African continent. | Ivory Coast | Africa Sports |
| Africa | Named after the African continent. | Tunisia | Club Africain |
| Americas | Named after the American continent. | Brazil | América Football Club, América de Natal, América Mineiro |
| Americas | Named after the American continent. | Colombia | América de Cali |
| Americas | Named after the American continent. | Mexico | América |
| Americas | Named after the American continent. | Paraguay | Sol de América |
| Ancient cities | Corinth (often refers to the "Corinthian ideal" of amateurism in sport) | Brazil | Corinthians Paulista, Corinthians Alagoano, Atlético Clube Coríntians |
| Ancient cities | Corinth (often refers to the "Corinthian ideal" of amateurism in sport) | England | Corinthian, Corinthian-Casuals F.C., Loughborough Corinthians (defunct) |
| Ancient cities | Corinth (often refers to the "Corinthian ideal" of amateurism in sport) | Wales | Cardiff Corinthians |
| Ancient cities | Sparta | Australia | Blacktown Spartans |
| Ancient cities | Sparta | Czech Republic | Sparta Prague |
| Ancient cities | Sparta | England | Blyth Spartans |
| Ancient cities | Sparta | Malta | Ħamrun Spartans |
| Ancient cities | Sparta | Netherlands | Sparta Rotterdam |
| Ancient cities | Sparta | Norway | Sparta Sarpsborg (merged) |
| Ancient cities | Sparta | Scotland | Spartans |
| Ancient cities | Sparta | United States | Chicago Sparta, Philadelphia Spartans (defunct) |
| Ancient cities | Sparta | Wales | Mynydd Isa Spartans |
| Atlantic Ocean | Named after the Atlantic | Dominican Republic | Atlántico |
| Atlantic Ocean | Named after the Atlantic | Lithuania | Atlantas Klaipeda |
| Atlantic Ocean | Named after the Atlantic | Ukraine | Atlantyka Sevastopol (until 1986) |
| Atlantis | Named after the fictional island | Paraguay | Atlántida |
| Baltic Sea | | Poland | Bałtyk Gdynia, Bałtyk Koszalin |
| Baltic Sea | | Russia | FC Baltika Kaliningrad |
| Black Sea | Cherno More in several Slavic languages | Bulgaria | Chernomorets Burgas, Cherno More Varna |
| Black Sea | Cherno More in several Slavic languages | Russia | Chernomorets Novorossiysk |
| Black Sea | Cherno More in several Slavic languages | Ukraine | Chornomorets Odesa, Chornomorets Sevastopol (until 2000) |
| Bukovina | | Romania | Bucovina Pojorâta, Bucovina Rădăuți, Bucovina Suceava (defunct) |
| Bukovina | | Ukraine | Bukovyna Chernivtsi |
| Cardiff Bay | | Wales | Cardiff Bay Harlequins |
| Carpathian Mountains | | Poland | Karpaty Krosno |
| Carpathian Mountains | | Romania | Carpaţi Baia Mare (until 1946) |
| Carpathian Mountains | | Slovakia | Karpaty Limbach |
| Carpathian Mountains | | Ukraine | Karpaty Halych, Karpaty Kolomyia, Karpaty Lviv, Karpaty Mukacheve, Karpaty Yaremche, Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk |
| Danube river | | Bulgaria | Dunav Ruse |
| Danube river | | Uruguay | Danubio F.C. |
| Danube river | | Ukraine | Dunayets Izmail (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) |
| Dnieper River | Borysthenes is the ancient Greek name of the river, Slavutych is a poetic Ukrainian name | Russia | Dnepr Smolensk |
| Dnieper River | Borysthenes is the ancient Greek name of the river, Slavutych is a poetic Ukrainian name | Soviet Union | Dnipro Kremenchuk (until 1970), Dniprovets Dniprodzerzhynsk (until 1967) |
| Dnieper River | Borysthenes is the ancient Greek name of the river, Slavutych is a poetic Ukrainian name | Ukraine | Borysfen Boryspil, Dnipro Cherkasy, Dnipro (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) |
| Dniester River | Tyras is the ancient Greek name of the river | Ukraine | Dnister Zalishchyky, Dnistrovets Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi, Dnister Ovidiopol (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 |
| Mount Ararat | | 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) |
| Polesia | | Ukraine | Polissya Zhytomyr |
| River Plate | | Argentina | Club Atlético River Plate |
| River Plate | | Aruba | SV River Plate Aruba |
| River Plate | | Brazil | Sociedade Esportiva River Plate. |
| River Plate | | Ecuador | River Ecuador (prior to 2017) |
| River Plate | | Paraguay | Club River Plate (Asunción) |
| River Plate | | Puerto Rico | River Plate Puerto Rico |
| River Plate | | 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 |
| Silesia | | Poland | Śląsk Wrocław |
| Vistula | | Poland | Wisła Kraków, Wisła Płock |
| Ural Mountains | | Russia | Ural Sverdlovsk |

## Animals

| Topic | Meaning | Country | Clubs |
| Cobra | | Australia | Adelaide Omonia Cobras FC |
| Cobra | | Mexico | Club de Fútbol Cobras, C.F. Cobras de Querétaro (defunct) |
| Cobra | | Ukraine | Kobra Kharkiv (defunct) |
| Cobra | | United States | Carolina Elite Cobras, Chicago Cobras (defunct), Cleveland Cobras (defunct) |
| Falcon | | Ukraine | Sokil Berezhany, Sokil Zolochiv, Sokil Lviv (defunct) |
| Golden eagle | | Ukraine | Berkut Bedevlia |
| Gull | | Ukraine | Chaika Petropavlivska Borshchahivka, Chayka-VMS Sevastopol (defunct) |
| Lion | | Australia | Essendon Lions (defunct) |
| Lion | | United States | Ukrainian Lions |
| Panthera | | Pakistan | Panther Club (defunct) |
| Panthera | | Ukraine | WFC Pantery Uman |
| Phoenix | Named after the legengdary bird from the Greek mythology. | Argentina | Club Atlético Fénix |
| Phoenix | Named after the legengdary bird from the Greek mythology. | Australia | Altona East Phoenix SC, Brisbane Phoenix FC, South West Phoenix FC |
| Phoenix | Named after the legengdary bird from the Greek mythology. | England | A.F.C. Phoenix, Phoenix Sports F.C., Worplesdon Phoenix F.C. |
| Phoenix | Named after the legengdary bird from the Greek mythology. | Estonia | Jõhvi FC Phoenix |
| Phoenix | Named after the legengdary bird from the Greek mythology. | Germany | FC Phönix Bellheim, 1. FC Phönix Lübeck |
| Phoenix | Named after the legengdary bird from the Greek mythology. | Gibraltar | Gibraltar Phoenix F.C. |
| Phoenix | Named after the legengdary bird from the Greek mythology. | Kosovo | FC Phoenix Banjë |
| Phoenix | Named after the legengdary bird from the Greek mythology. | Myanmar | Team Phoenix F.C. |
| Phoenix | Named after the legengdary bird from the Greek mythology. | New Zealand | Wellington Phoenix FC |
| Phoenix | Named after the legengdary bird from the Greek mythology. | Romania | Phoenix Ulmu, Phoenix Baia Mare (defunct) |
| Phoenix | Named after the legengdary bird from the Greek mythology. | Ukraine | Feniks-Illichovets Kalinine (defunct) |
| Phoenix | Named after the legengdary bird from the Greek mythology. | United States | GPS Portland Phoenix (defunct), Twin Cities Phoenix (defunct) |
| Phoenix | Named after the legengdary bird from the Greek mythology. | Uruguay | Centro Atlético Fénix |
| Phoenix | Named after the legengdary bird from the Greek mythology. | Wales | Penmaenmawr Phoenix F.C. |
| Shearwater | Symbol of the Soviet students' sport VSS Burevestnik | Russia | Burevestnik-YuRGUES Shakhty (defunct) |
| Shearwater | Symbol of the Soviet students' sport VSS Burevestnik | Soviet Union | Burevestnic Bender (until 1958), Burevestnic Chișinău (until 1958), Burevestnik Tomsk (until 1958), Burevisnyk Melitopol (until 1965) |
| Shearwater | Symbol of the Soviet students' sport VSS Burevestnik | Ukraine | Burevisnyk Ternopil (until 2007) |

## Plants

| Topic | Meaning | Country | Clubs |
| Heather | | Ukraine | Veres Rivne |
| Oak | | Ghana | Hearts of Oak |
| Oak | | United States | San Jose Oaks |
| Pine | | Australia | Frankston Pines |
| Pine | | Finland | FC Honka |
| Rose | | American Samoa | Black Roses FC |
| Rose | | Australia | Adamstown Rosebuds |
| Rose | Bulgarian: Розова долина, romanized: Rozova dolina, lit. 'rose valley' | Bulgaria | Rozova Dolina |
| Rose | | Canada | Roses FC |
| Rose | | Scotland | Bonnyrigg Rose F.C., Linlithgow Rose F.C., Montrose Roselea F.C. |
| Rose | | South Africa | Cape Town Roses, Roses United F.C. |
| Rose | The Portland Thorns name and logo intentionally reference its city's official nickname, "City of Roses". | United States | Portland Thorns, Roses F.C. |
| Shamrock | Symbol of Ireland. | Republic of Ireland | Shamrock Rovers |
| Shamrock | Symbol of Ireland. | United States | Boston Shamrock Rovers, South Carolina Shamrocks, St. Louis Shamrocks (all defunct) |
| Sycamore | | Ukraine | Yavir Krasnopillia |
| Thistle | National symbol of Scotland | England | Hereford Thistle (defunct) |
| Thistle | National symbol of Scotland | New Zealand | Gisborne Thistle, Timaru Thistle |
| Thistle | National symbol of Scotland | Scotland | Inverness Caledonian Thistle, Partick Thistle |
| Thistle | National symbol of Scotland | 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) |
| Galaxy | | United States | LA Galaxy |
| Orbit | | Belarus | Orbita Minsk |
| Orbit | | Soviet Union | Orbita Kzyl-Orda (until 1979) |
| Orbit | | 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) |
| Space | Cosmos is a Greek name for the space | Ukraine | Kosmos Pavlohrad |
| Star | Звезда/Zvezda: East-Slavic for "star" Estrella - Spanish Estrela - Portuguese. Étoile - French | Angola | Estrela Vermelha do Huambo |
| Star | Звезда/Zvezda: East-Slavic for "star" Estrella - Spanish Estrela - Portuguese. Étoile - French | Australia | North Eastern MetroStars SC |
| Star | Звезда/Zvezda: East-Slavic for "star" Estrella - Spanish Estrela - Portuguese. Étoile - French | England | Ashington Rising Star, Newcastle Blue Star, Peterborough Northern Star, Red Star Southampton, Seaham Red Star |
| Star | Звезда/Zvezda: East-Slavic for "star" Estrella - Spanish Estrela - Portuguese. Étoile - French | France | Red Star Paris |
| Star | Звезда/Zvezda: East-Slavic for "star" Estrella - Spanish Estrela - Portuguese. Étoile - French | Mozambique | Estrela Vermelha (Beira) |
| Star | Звезда/Zvezda: East-Slavic for "star" Estrella - Spanish Estrela - Portuguese. Étoile - French | Northern Ireland | Crumlin Star |
| Star | Звезда/Zvezda: East-Slavic for "star" Estrella - Spanish Estrela - Portuguese. Étoile - French | Portugal | Estrela da Amadora, Estrela de Vendas Novas |
| Star | Звезда/Zvezda: East-Slavic for "star" Estrella - Spanish Estrela - Portuguese. Étoile - French | Russia | Zvezda Irkutsk, Zvezda Perm, Zvezda Saint Petersburg |
| Star | Звезда/Zvezda: East-Slavic for "star" Estrella - Spanish Estrela - Portuguese. Étoile - French | Scotland | Solway Star (defunct) |
| Star | Звезда/Zvezda: East-Slavic for "star" Estrella - Spanish Estrela - Portuguese. Étoile - French | Serbia | Red Star Belgrade |
| Star | Звезда/Zvezda: East-Slavic for "star" Estrella - Spanish Estrela - Portuguese. Étoile - French | Seychelles | Red Star FC |
| Star | Звезда/Zvezda: East-Slavic for "star" Estrella - Spanish Estrela - Portuguese. Étoile - French | Switzerland | Blue Stars Zürich, FC Étoile-Sporting, Red Star Zürich |
| Star | Звезда/Zvezda: East-Slavic for "star" Estrella - Spanish Estrela - Portuguese. Étoile - French | Ukraine | Zirka Kropyvnytskyi, Zorya Luhansk, Zoria Khorostkiv (defunct) |
| Star | Звезда/Zvezda: East-Slavic for "star" Estrella - Spanish Estrela - Portuguese. Étoile - French | United States | Chicago Red Stars, NY/NJ MetroStars, Orange County Blue Star, Permian Basin Shooting Stars |
| Star | Звезда/Zvezda: East-Slavic for "star" Estrella - Spanish Estrela - Portuguese. Étoile - French | Venezuela | Estrella Roja F.C. |
| Star | Звезда/Zvezda: East-Slavic for "star" Estrella - Spanish Estrela - Portuguese. Étoile - French | 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. |
| Sirius | Clubs named after the specific star. | Sweden | IK Sirius Fotboll |
| Sirius | Clubs named after the specific star. | Ukraine | Sirius Zhovti Vody (until 1995) |

### Earth phenomena

| Topic | Meaning | Country | Clubs |
| Blizzard | Khurtovyna: Ukrainian for blizzard. | Canada | Toronto Blizzard (defunct) ,Calgary Blizzard |
| Blizzard | Khurtovyna: Ukrainian for blizzard. | Ukraine | Hazovyk-Khurtovyna Komarno, Vykhor Dnipro |
| Blizzard | Khurtovyna: Ukrainian for blizzard. | United States | Buffalo Blizzard (defunct), Colorado Springs Blizzard (defunct) |
| Ray | Named after rays of (sun)light | Ukraine | Promin Sambir (until 1998) |
| Ray | Named after rays of (sun)light | Venezuela | Rayo Zuliano |
| Sunrise | | Ukraine | Nyva-Svitanok Vinnytsia (until 2008) |
| Tornado | | Ukraine | WFC Tornado Kyiv (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 |
| 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. | Congo | Ajax de Ouenzé |
| 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. | Estonia | FC Ajax Lasnamäe |
| 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. | Honduras | Unión Ájax |
| 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. | Malta | Rabat Ajax F.C. |
| 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. | Netherlands | AFC Ajax, Ajax Sportman Combinatie |
| 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. | South Africa | Ajax Cape Town (defunct) |
| 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. | Suriname | VV Ajax (defunct) |
| 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. | Ukraine | Ayaks Shakhtarsk |
| 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. | United States | Ajax America Women, Ajax Orlando Prospects (defunct) |
| Apollo | | Canada | Hamilton Apollos (defunct) |
| Apollo | | Cyprus | Apollon Limassol |
| Apollo | | Greece | Apollon Kalamarias, Apollon Athens |
| Apollo | | United States | Atlanta Apollos, New York Apollo (both defunct) |
| Aris | After the Greek God of War. | Greece | Aris Thessaloniki |
| Aris | After the Greek God of War. | Cyprus | Aris Limassol |
| Aris | After the Greek God of War. | Luxembourg | Aris Bonnevoie |
| Aris | After the Greek God of War. | United States | Eau Claire Aris FC |
| Arminius | Former Roman general, led a unified Germanic coalition to victory against the Roman Empire. | Germany | Arminia Bielefeld |
| Atlas | Club names containing a reference to Atlas. | Mexico | Club Atlas |
| Atlas | Club names containing a reference to Atlas. | Argentina | Club Atlético Atlas |
| Vasily Bazhanov | Soviet mining engineer who gave his name to Bazhanov coal mine. | Ukraine | Bazhanovets Makiivka (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 |
| 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] |
| 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 (until 1952), Dzerzhynets Voroshylovhrad (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 |
| Fortuna | Latin goddess of fortune and personification of luck | Cameroon | AS Fortuna |
| Fortuna | Latin goddess of fortune and personification of luck | Denmark | Fortuna Hjørring |
| Fortuna | Latin goddess of fortune and personification of luck | Germany | Fortuna Düsseldorf, Fortuna Köln, Fortuna Babelsberg, Fortuna Chemnitz, Fortuna Magdeburg, TSV Fortuna Sachsenross, Fortuna 1894 Berlin (defunct) |
| Fortuna | Latin goddess of fortune and personification of luck | Netherlands | Fortuna Sittard, Fortuna Vlaardingen |
| Fortuna | Latin goddess of fortune and personification of luck | North Macedonia | KF Fortuna 1975 |
| Fortuna | Latin goddess of fortune and personification of luck | Norway | AaFK Fortuna |
| Fortuna | Latin goddess of fortune and personification of luck | Romania | Fortuna Becicherecu Mic, Fortuna Covaci (defunct), Fortuna Poiana Câmpina (defunct) |
| Fortuna | Latin goddess of fortune and personification of luck | Russia | Fortuna Mytishchi (defunct) |
| Fortuna | Latin goddess of fortune and personification of luck | South Africa | FC Fortune (until 2006) |
| Fortuna | Latin goddess of fortune and personification of luck | Spain | CD Fortuna, Real Fortuna (defunct) |
| Fortuna | Latin goddess of fortune and personification of luck | Suriname | Fortuna 1975 Lelydorp |
| Fortuna | Latin goddess of fortune and personification of luck | Ukraine | Fortuna Sharhorod, Fortuna Shakhtarsk (until 2001) |
| Mikhail Frunze | Soviet politician, military leader and military theorist. | Ukraine | Frunzenets-Liha-99 Sumy (defunct) |
| Helios | Greek god who personifies the Sun | Estonia | Võru FC Helios |
| Helios | Greek god who personifies the Sun | Ukraine | Helios Kharkiv |
| Hercules/Heracles | After the Greek demi-god. | Greece | Iraklis F.C. |
| Hercules/Heracles | After the Greek demi-god. | Netherlands | Heracles Almelo |
| Hercules/Heracles | After the Greek demi-god. | Spain | Hércules CF |
| Hotspur | Named after Henry Percy, aka Harry Hotspur | England | Tottenham Hotspur |
| Hotspur | Named after Henry Percy, aka Harry Hotspur | Wales | Holyhead Hotspur |
| Joan of Arc | | Réunion | SS Jeanne d'Arc |
| Joan of Arc | | Senegal | ASC Jeanne d'Arc |
| Sergei Kirov | Soviet politician and revolutionary. | Russia | Kirovets Saint Petersburg (until 1992) |
| Sergei Kirov | Soviet politician and revolutionary. | Soviet Union | Kirovets Mogilev (until 1964) |
| Sergei Kirov | Soviet politician and revolutionary. | Ukraine | Kirovets Makiivka (defunct) |
| Lech | Named after Lech, legendary founder of Polish nation. | Poland | Lech Poznań, Lech Rypin |
| Vladimir Lenin | Named after the Soviet revolutionary Vladimir Ilyich Lenin. | Ukraine | Feniks-Illichovets Kalinine (defunct), Illichivets Mariupol (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 |
| Nerthus | Germanic goddess of fertility. | Germany | Hertha BSC |
| Nike | Greek goddess of victory | Russia | Nika Moscow, Nika Krasny Sulin (defunct) |
| Nike | Greek goddess of victory | Sweden | GIF Nike |
| Nike | Greek goddess of victory | 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 (until 2000) |
| Grigory Petrovsky | Soviet politician and Communist Party leader in Ukraine. | Ukraine | Petrovets Dnipropetrovsk (until 1936) |
| Silvio Pettirossi | | Paraguay | Club Silvio Pettirossi |
| Prometheus | Greek Titan and god of war | Russia | Prometey-Dynamo Saint Petersburg (until 1995) |
| Prometheus | Greek Titan and god of war | Ukraine | Prometei Dniprodzerzhynsk (defunct), Prometei Shakhtarsk (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 |
| 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.) |
| Spartacus | The famous leader of the slaves in the Third Servile War, a major slave uprising against the Roman Republic (c. 73–71 BCE). | Bulgaria | PFC Spartak Pleven, Spartak Plovdiv, PFC Spartak Varna |
| Spartacus | The famous leader of the slaves in the Third Servile War, a major slave uprising against the Roman Republic (c. 73–71 BCE). | Georgia | Spartaki Tskhinvali |
| Spartacus | The famous leader of the slaves in the Third Servile War, a major slave uprising against the Roman Republic (c. 73–71 BCE). | Kazakhstan | Spartak Semey |
| Spartacus | The famous leader of the slaves in the Third Servile War, a major slave uprising against the Roman Republic (c. 73–71 BCE). | Latvia | Spartaks Jūrmala |
| Spartacus | The famous leader of the slaves in the Third Servile War, a major slave uprising against the Roman Republic (c. 73–71 BCE). | Russia | FC Spartak Moscow, FC Spartak Nalchik, Spartak-Alania Vladikavkaz, FC Spartak Kostroma, FC Spartak Tambov, FC Spartak Yoshkar-Ola, FC Spartak Gorno-Altaysk |
| Spartacus | The famous leader of the slaves in the Third Servile War, a major slave uprising against the Roman Republic (c. 73–71 BCE). | Serbia | Spartak Subotica, FK Spartak Ljig, Spartak Zlatibor Voda |
| Spartacus | The famous leader of the slaves in the Third Servile War, a major slave uprising against the Roman Republic (c. 73–71 BCE). | Slovakia | Spartak Trnava |
| Spartacus | The famous leader of the slaves in the Third Servile War, a major slave uprising against the Roman Republic (c. 73–71 BCE). | Soviet Union | Spartak Dnipropetrovsk (defunct), Spartak Kharkiv (defunct), Spartak Lviv (defunct), Spartak Odesa (until 1941), Spartak Sambir (until 1991), Spartak Sumy (until 1971), Spartak Uzzhorod (until 1960) |
| Spartacus | The famous leader of the slaves in the Third Servile War, a major slave uprising against the Roman Republic (c. 73–71 BCE). | Ukraine | HU ZIDMU-Spartak Zaporizhzhia (defunct), Spartak Ivano-Frankivsk (defunct), Spartak Sumy (defunct), WFC Spartak Chernihiv (defunct) |
| Alexei Stakhanov | Soviet miner who became the icon of the Stakhanovite movement | Soviet Union | Stakhanovets Kadiyivka (until 1945), Stakhanovets Stalino (until 1946) |
| Titan | Named after the race of Greek pre-Olympian gods. | Mexico | Titanes de Saltillo (defunct), Titanes de Tulancingo (defunct) |
| Titan | Named after the race of Greek pre-Olympian gods. | Russia | Titan Klin |
| Titan | Named after the race of Greek pre-Olympian gods. | El Salvador | C.D. Titán |
| Titan | Named after the race of Greek pre-Olympian gods. | Ukraine | Tytan Donetsk |
| Titan | Named after the race of Greek pre-Olympian gods. | Venezuela | Titanes F.C. |
| Vasco da Gama | Named after Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama. | Brazil | Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama, Associação Desportiva Vasco da Gama |
| Vasco da Gama | Named after Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama. | India | Vasco SC |
| Vasco da Gama | Named after Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama. | South Africa | Vasco da Gama (South Africa) |
| Veles | An old Slavic God | Russia | Veles |
| Victoria | Named after Queen Victoria. | England | Northwich Victoria, Biddulph Victoria |
| Victoria | Named after Queen Victoria. | Wales | Brymbo Victoria, Rhostyllen Victoria (defunct), Wrexham Victoria (defunct) |
| Vikings | | Faroe Islands | Víkingur Gøta |
| Vikings | | Finland | FC Viikingit |
| Vikings | | Iceland | Knattspyrnufélagið Víkingur, Ungmennafélagið Víkingur |
| Vikings | | Norway | Viking FK |
| Vikings | | 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 |
| Actions | Ruch in Polish means "movement", Naprzód means "forward". En avant in French means "forward. | France | En Avant Guingamp |
| Actions | Ruch in Polish means "movement", Naprzód means "forward". En avant in French means "forward. | Netherlands | Go Ahead Eagles |
| Actions | Ruch in Polish means "movement", Naprzód means "forward". En avant in French means "forward. | Poland | Naprzód Jędziejów, Ruch Chorzów, Ruch Radzionków, Ruch Wysokie Mazowieckie, Ruch Zdzieszowice |
| Actions | Ruch in Polish means "movement", Naprzód means "forward". En avant in French means "forward. | Sweden | BK Forward |
| Actions | Ruch in Polish means "movement", Naprzód means "forward". En avant in French means "forward. | Ukraine | Rukh Lviv, Start Chuhuiv |
| Actions | Ruch in Polish means "movement", Naprzód means "forward". En avant in French means "forward. | United States | Forward Madison FC |
| Amateur | Clubs originating in amateur status teams. | England | Salford Amateurs, Yorkshire Amateur |
| Amateur | Clubs originating in amateur status teams. | 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. | Angola | Petro Atlético |
| Athletics | Club names containing a reference to athletes or athletics. In the United States, the term "athletics" refers to sport in general. | Belgium | Koninklijke Atletiek Associatie Gent |
| Athletics | Club names containing a reference to athletes or athletics. In the United States, the term "athletics" refers to sport in general. | Brazil | Atlético Mineiro, Atlético Paranaense |
| Athletics | Club names containing a reference to athletes or athletics. In the United States, the term "athletics" refers to sport in general. | Canada | Atletico Ottawa |
| Athletics | Club names containing a reference to athletes or athletics. In the United States, the term "athletics" refers to sport in general. | Colombia | Atlético Nacional, Atlético Bucaramanga |
| Athletics | Club names containing a reference to athletes or athletics. In the United States, the term "athletics" refers to sport in general. | England | Charlton Athletic, Oldham Athletic, Wigan Athletic |
| Athletics | Club names containing a reference to athletes or athletics. In the United States, the term "athletics" refers to sport in general. | France | Cercle Athlétique de Paris-Charenton |
| Athletics | Club names containing a reference to athletes or athletics. In the United States, the term "athletics" refers to sport in general. | India | Atlético de Kolkata |
| Athletics | Club names containing a reference to athletes or athletics. In the United States, the term "athletics" refers to sport in general. | New Zealand | Whanganui Athletic |
| Athletics | Club names containing a reference to athletes or athletics. In the United States, the term "athletics" refers to sport in general. | Northern Ireland | Cliftonville Football & Athletic Club, Clough Rangers Athletic |
| Athletics | Club names containing a reference to athletes or athletics. In the United States, the term "athletics" refers to sport in general. | Republic of Ireland | Rathmines Athletic (defunct), St Patrick's Athletic |
| Athletics | Club names containing a reference to athletes or athletics. In the United States, the term "athletics" refers to sport in general. | Scotland | Dunfermline Athletic, Forfar Athletic, Alloa Athletic, Annan Athletic |
| Athletics | Club names containing a reference to athletes or athletics. In the United States, the term "athletics" refers to sport in general. | Spain | Athletic Bilbao, Atlético Madrid |
| Athletics | Club names containing a reference to athletes or athletics. In the United States, the term "athletics" refers to sport in general. | Timor-Leste | Atlético Ultramar |
| Athletics | Club names containing a reference to athletes or athletics. In the United States, the term "athletics" refers to sport in general. | United States | Hartford Athletic, New York Athletic Club, Athletic Club of St. Louis (defunct) |
| Athletics | Club names containing a reference to athletes or athletics. In the United States, the term "athletics" refers to sport in general. | Wales | Bethesda Athletic, Wrexham Athletic |
| Casuals | Clubs originating in amateur status teams. | England | Corinthian-Casuals F.C. |
| Cricket | Club names containing a term for cricket. Usually, the club also had a cricket team in the past. | Brazil | Rio Cricket |
| Cricket | Club names containing a term for cricket. Usually, the club also had a cricket team in the past. | Italy | Genoa Cricket and Football Club |
| Cricket | Club names containing a term for cricket. Usually, the club also had a cricket team in the past. | India | Calcutta Cricket and Football Club |
| Cricket | Club names containing a term for cricket. Usually, the club also had a cricket team in the past. | Northern Ireland | Derriaghy Cricket Club F.C. |
| Fencing | | Argentina | Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy, Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata |
| 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 |
| Gymnastics | These clubs usually have a historical affiliation with gymnastics. | France | Olympique Gymnaste Club de Nice-Côte d'Azur |
| Gymnastics | These clubs usually have a historical affiliation with gymnastics. | Germany | Turn- und Sportgemeinschaft 1899 Hoffenheim |
| Gymnastics | These clubs usually have a historical affiliation with gymnastics. | Norway | Larvik Turn & I.F. |
| Gymnastics | These clubs usually have a historical affiliation with gymnastics. | Spain | Gimnàstic de Tarragona, Gimnástica de Torrelavega |
| Gymnastics | These clubs usually have a historical affiliation with gymnastics. | Turkey | Beşiktaş Jimnastik Kulübü |
| Gymnastics | These clubs usually have a historical affiliation with gymnastics. | 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 |
| Olympic Games | Club names containing a reference to either the Olympic Games or the ancient city of Olympia, Greece. | Azerbaijan | FK Olimpik Baku |
| Olympic Games | Club names containing a reference to either the Olympic Games or the ancient city of Olympia, Greece. | Belgium | Olympia Bruxelles, Olympic Charleroi |
| Olympic Games | Club names containing a reference to either the Olympic Games or the ancient city of Olympia, Greece. | Canada | Montreal Olympique, Toronto Olympians (both defunct) |
| Olympic Games | Club names containing a reference to either the Olympic Games or the ancient city of Olympia, Greece. | England | Blackburn Olympic, Notts Olympic (both defunct), Rushall Olympic |
| Olympic Games | Club names containing a reference to either the Olympic Games or the ancient city of Olympia, Greece. | France | Nîmes Olympique, Olympique Lyonnais, Olympique Marseille |
| Olympic Games | Club names containing a reference to either the Olympic Games or the ancient city of Olympia, Greece. | Ghana | Accra Great Olympics |
| Olympic Games | Club names containing a reference to either the Olympic Games or the ancient city of Olympia, Greece. | Greece | Olympiacos F.C., Olympiakos Volou 1937 F.C. |
| Olympic Games | Club names containing a reference to either the Olympic Games or the ancient city of Olympia, Greece. | Honduras | CD Olimpia |
| Olympic Games | Club names containing a reference to either the Olympic Games or the ancient city of Olympia, Greece. | New Zealand | Bay Olympic |
| Olympic Games | Club names containing a reference to either the Olympic Games or the ancient city of Olympia, Greece. | Northern Ireland | Ballynahinch Olympic |
| Olympic Games | Club names containing a reference to either the Olympic Games or the ancient city of Olympia, Greece. | Paraguay | Olimpia |
| Olympic Games | Club names containing a reference to either the Olympic Games or the ancient city of Olympia, Greece. | Poland | Olimpia Elbląg, Olimpia Grudziądz, Olimpia Poznań (defunct) |
| Olympic Games | Club names containing a reference to either the Olympic Games or the ancient city of Olympia, Greece. | Romania | Olimpia Satu Mare |
| Olympic Games | Club names containing a reference to either the Olympic Games or the ancient city of Olympia, Greece. | Slovenia | Olimpija Ljubljana |
| Olympic Games | Club names containing a reference to either the Olympic Games or the ancient city of Olympia, Greece. | Ukraine | Olimpik Donetsk, Olimpik Kropyvnytskyi, Olimpiya Savyntsi, Olimpik Kharkiv (defunct), Olimpiya FC AES Yuzhnoukrainsk (until 2005), WFC Olimp Kyiv (until 1993) |
| Olympic Games | Club names containing a reference to either the Olympic Games or the ancient city of Olympia, Greece. | Wales | Wrexham Olympic |
| Rambling | Hillwalking | England | Burnham Ramblers F.C. |
| Rambling | Hillwalking | Republic of Ireland | Cobh Ramblers F.C. |
| Racing | The English Racing Club is so named due to the club playing in the locale of Warwick Racecourse. | Argentina | Racing Avellaneda |
| Racing | The English Racing Club is so named due to the club playing in the locale of Warwick Racecourse. | Belgium | Koninklijke Racing Club Genk |
| Racing | The English Racing Club is so named due to the club playing in the locale of Warwick Racecourse. | England | Racing Club Warwick |
| Racing | The English Racing Club is so named due to the club playing in the locale of Warwick Racecourse. | France | Racing Club de France Colombes 92 Racing Club de Strasbourg Racing Club de Lens |
| Racing | The English Racing Club is so named due to the club playing in the locale of Warwick Racecourse. | Spain | Racing Santander, Racing de Ferrol |
| Racing | The English Racing Club is so named due to the club playing in the locale of Warwick Racecourse. | United States | Racing Louisville |
| Racing | The English Racing Club is so named due to the club playing in the locale of Warwick Racecourse. | Uruguay | Racing Montevideo |
| Rapid | Rapid means fast (Latin) | Austria | SK Rapid Wien |
| Rapid | Rapid means fast (Latin) | 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). | Brazil | Desportiva Capixaba, Clube Esportivo de Bento Gonçalves, Sport Club do Recife |
| Sport | Club names containing the word "sport". Examples: deportivo and polideportivo (Spanish), desportivo and esportivo (Portuguese), sport (Dutch), spor (Turkish). | Cape Verde | Desportivo Ribeira Brava, Desportivo de Santa Cruz, Sporting Clube da Praia |
| Sport | Club names containing the word "sport". Examples: deportivo and polideportivo (Spanish), desportivo and esportivo (Portuguese), sport (Dutch), spor (Turkish). | Chile | Club Deportivo Huachipato, Club Deportivo O'Higgins, Deportivo Temuco |
| Sport | Club names containing the word "sport". Examples: deportivo and polideportivo (Spanish), desportivo and esportivo (Portuguese), sport (Dutch), spor (Turkish). | Colombia | Deportivo Cali, Deportivo Pereira, Deportes Quindío, Deportes Tolima, Deportivo Pasto, Depor FC |
| Sport | Club names containing the word "sport". Examples: deportivo and polideportivo (Spanish), desportivo and esportivo (Portuguese), sport (Dutch), spor (Turkish). | Egypt | Alexandria Sporting Club |
| Sport | Club names containing the word "sport". Examples: deportivo and polideportivo (Spanish), desportivo and esportivo (Portuguese), sport (Dutch), spor (Turkish). | England | Woodley Sports, Mickleover Sports, Hullbridge Sports, Cowes Sports |
| Sport | Club names containing the word "sport". Examples: deportivo and polideportivo (Spanish), desportivo and esportivo (Portuguese), sport (Dutch), spor (Turkish). | France | Angers Sporting Club de l'Ouest, Union Sportive du Littoral de Dunkerque |
| Sport | Club names containing the word "sport". Examples: deportivo and polideportivo (Spanish), desportivo and esportivo (Portuguese), sport (Dutch), spor (Turkish). | Ghana | Sporting Saint Mirren |
| Sport | Club names containing the word "sport". Examples: deportivo and polideportivo (Spanish), desportivo and esportivo (Portuguese), sport (Dutch), spor (Turkish). | Republic of Ireland | Sporting Fingal (defunct) |
| Sport | Club names containing the word "sport". Examples: deportivo and polideportivo (Spanish), desportivo and esportivo (Portuguese), sport (Dutch), spor (Turkish). | Jamaica | Sporting Central Academy |
| Sport | Club names containing the word "sport". Examples: deportivo and polideportivo (Spanish), desportivo and esportivo (Portuguese), sport (Dutch), spor (Turkish). | Netherlands | Helmond Sport, Sportclub Heerenveen |
| Sport | Club names containing the word "sport". Examples: deportivo and polideportivo (Spanish), desportivo and esportivo (Portuguese), sport (Dutch), spor (Turkish). | Paraguay | Sportivo Luqueño |
| Sport | Club names containing the word "sport". Examples: deportivo and polideportivo (Spanish), desportivo and esportivo (Portuguese), sport (Dutch), spor (Turkish). | Peru | Deportivo Wanka, Sport Boys |
| Sport | Club names containing the word "sport". Examples: deportivo and polideportivo (Spanish), desportivo and esportivo (Portuguese), sport (Dutch), spor (Turkish). | Portugal | Desportivo das Aves, Sporting Clube de Portugal, Sporting Braga |
| Sport | Club names containing the word "sport". Examples: deportivo and polideportivo (Spanish), desportivo and esportivo (Portuguese), sport (Dutch), spor (Turkish). | Romania | Sportul Studențesc |
| Sport | Club names containing the word "sport". Examples: deportivo and polideportivo (Spanish), desportivo and esportivo (Portuguese), sport (Dutch), spor (Turkish). | Rwanda | Kiyovu Sports, Mukura Victory Sports |
| Sport | Club names containing the word "sport". Examples: deportivo and polideportivo (Spanish), desportivo and esportivo (Portuguese), sport (Dutch), spor (Turkish). | Scotland | Arbroath Sporting Club (defunct) |
| Sport | Club names containing the word "sport". Examples: deportivo and polideportivo (Spanish), desportivo and esportivo (Portuguese), sport (Dutch), spor (Turkish). | Spain | Sporting de Gijón, Deportivo de La Coruña, Club Polideportivo Granada 74, other clubs with RCD (Real Club Deportivo) |
| Sport | Club names containing the word "sport". Examples: deportivo and polideportivo (Spanish), desportivo and esportivo (Portuguese), sport (Dutch), spor (Turkish). | Switzerland | FC Lausanne-Sport |
| Sport | Club names containing the word "sport". Examples: deportivo and polideportivo (Spanish), desportivo and esportivo (Portuguese), sport (Dutch), spor (Turkish). | Turkey | Alanyaspor, Bursaspor, Hatayspor, Kayserispor, Trabzonspor, Samsunspor |
| Sport | Club names containing the word "sport". Examples: deportivo and polideportivo (Spanish), desportivo and esportivo (Portuguese), sport (Dutch), spor (Turkish). | Ukraine | Hirnyk-Sport Horishni Plavni |
| Sport | Club names containing the word "sport". Examples: deportivo and polideportivo (Spanish), desportivo and esportivo (Portuguese), sport (Dutch), spor (Turkish). | United States | Sporting Kansas City |
| Sport | Club names containing the word "sport". Examples: deportivo and polideportivo (Spanish), desportivo and esportivo (Portuguese), sport (Dutch), spor (Turkish). | Wales | Mochdre Sports, Prestatyn Sports |
| Stadium | Club names containing the word "stadium". Examples: stade (French), stadion (Dutch and German). | Belgium | Stade Leuven |
| Stadium | Club names containing the word "stadium". Examples: stade (French), stadion (Dutch and German). | Côte d'Ivoire | Stade d'Abidjan |
| Stadium | Club names containing the word "stadium". Examples: stade (French), stadion (Dutch and German). | France | Stade Rennes, Stade Reims, Stade Brest 29, Stade Saint-Brieuc, Stade Bordelais, Stade Français Paris, Stade Laval, Stade Plabennecois |
| Stadium | Club names containing the word "stadium". Examples: stade (French), stadion (Dutch and German). | Gabon | Stade d'Akébé, AS Stade Mandji |
| Stadium | Club names containing the word "stadium". Examples: stade (French), stadion (Dutch and German). | Mali | Stade Malien |
| Stadium | Club names containing the word "stadium". Examples: stade (French), stadion (Dutch and German). | Senegal | Stade Mbour |
| Stadium | Club names containing the word "stadium". Examples: stade (French), stadion (Dutch and German). | Ukraine | WFC Arena Kyiv |
| Surf | | Australia | Surf Coast FC |
| Surf | | 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) |
| Avant-garde | Avanhard was a trade unions sport society mainly active in the Ukrainian SSR. | Russia | Avangard Kursk, Avangard Kamyshin (defunct), Avangard-Kortek (defunct), Avangard Podolsk (defunct) |
| Avant-garde | Avanhard was a trade unions sport society mainly active in the Ukrainian SSR. | Soviet Union | Avanhard Ternopil (defunct), Avanhard Chernivtsi (until 1965), Avanhard Dnipropetrovsk (until 1968), Avanhard Horlivka (until 1947), Avanhard Kerch (until 1978), Avanhard Kharkiv (until 1967), Avanhard Kryvyi Rih (until 1961), Avanhard Makiivka (until 1970), Avanhard Mykolaiv (until 1960), Avanhard Rivne (until 1990), Avanhard Simferopol (until 1963), Avanhard Sumy (until 1963), Avanhard Zhdanov (until 1960) |
| Avant-garde | Avanhard was a trade unions sport society mainly active in the Ukrainian SSR. | Ukraine | Avanhard Merefa, Avanhard Zhovti Vody, Avanhard Zhydachiv, Avanhard Kramatorsk (until 2021), Avanhard Rovenky (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 |
| 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.) | Cambodia | Royal Cambodian Armed Forces FA |
| 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.) | Laos | Lao Army 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.) | Malaysia | Armed Forces 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.) | Poland | CWKS Legia Warszawa |
| 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.) | Romania | CSCA București |
| 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.) | Russia | PFC CSKA Moscow |
| 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.) | Soviet Union | SKA Lviv (defunct), SKA Kyiv (until 1991) |
| 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.) | Ukraine | CSKA Kyiv, SKA Odesa (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 |
| 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. | Belarus | Dinamo Minsk, Dinamo Brest |
| 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. | Canada | Dynamo de Quebec (defunct) |
| 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. | Croatia | Dinamo Zagreb |
| 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. | Czech Republic | Dynamo České Budějovice |
| 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. | England | Loughborough Dynamo, Shepshed Dynamo, Colne Dynamoes (defunct) |
| 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. | Estonia | Dünamo Tallinn |
| 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. | Georgia | Dinamo Batumi, Dinamo Tbilisi, Dinamo Sokhumi |
| 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. | Germany | Berliner FC Dynamo, Dynamo Dresden |
| 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. | India | Delhi Dynamos |
| 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. | Latvia | FK Dinamo-Rīnuži/LASD |
| 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. | Moldova | FC Dinamo Bender |
| 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. | Romania | Dinamo Bucharest |
| 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. | Russia | Dynamo Moscow, Dynamo Bryansk, Dynamo Barnaul, Dynamo Kirov, Dinamo Spb, Dinamo Biysk, Dinamo Kostroma, Dinamo Stavropol, Dinamo Makhackhala (def.) |
| 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. | Soviet Union | Dynamo Dnipropetrovsk (defunct), Dynamo Kirovohrad (until 1962) |
| 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. | Ukraine | Dynamo Kyiv, Dynamo Kharkiv, Dynamo Lviv, Dynamo Odesa, Dynamo Luhansk (defunct), Dynamo Saky (defunct), Dynamo Sloviansk (defunct), Dynamo Bila Tserkva (until 1992), Dynamo Khmelnytskyi (until 2013), Dynamo Simferopol (until 2004) |
| 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. | United States | Houston Dynamo |
| 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. | Uzbekistan | Dinamo Samarqand |
| 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. | 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 | Ukraine | Hart Borodianka (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 |
| 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. | Sweden | IFK Eskilstuna, IFK Göteborg, IFK Malmö, IFK Norrköping, IFK Lidingö, IFK Stockholm, IFK Uddevalla, IFK Umeå, IFK Åmål, IFK Mora, IFK Luleå |
| 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 |
| Spartak | For Eastern European teams, indicates that the team was originally part of the Soviet Spartak sport society or an equivalent. | Russia | Spartak Moscow, Spartak Nalchik |
| Spartak | For Eastern European teams, indicates that the team was originally part of the Soviet Spartak sport society or an equivalent. | Soviet Union | Spartak Dnipropetrovsk (defunct), Spartak Kharkiv (defunct), Spartak Lviv (defunct), Spartak Odesa (until 1941), Spartak Sambir (until 1991), Spartak Sumy (until 1971), Spartak Uzzhorod (until 1960) |
| Spartak | For Eastern European teams, indicates that the team was originally part of the Soviet Spartak sport society or an equivalent. | Ukraine | Spartak Ivano-Frankivsk (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 |
| Torpedo | For Eastern European teams, indicates that the team was once part of the Soviet republican VSS Trud (automobile and truck manufacture industries). | Georgia | Torpedo Kutaisi |
| Torpedo | For Eastern European teams, indicates that the team was once part of the Soviet republican VSS Trud (automobile and truck manufacture industries). | Russia | Torpedo Moscow, Torpedo Vladimir, Torpedo Armavir, Torpedo Miass Torpedo-ZIL Moscow |
| Torpedo | For Eastern European teams, indicates that the team was once part of the Soviet republican VSS Trud (automobile and truck manufacture industries). | Soviet Union | Torpedo Kharkiv (defunct), Torpedo Kirovohrad (until 1957), Torpedo Lutsk (until 1989) |
| Torpedo | For Eastern European teams, indicates that the team was once part of the Soviet republican VSS Trud (automobile and truck manufacture industries). | Ukraine | Torpedo Zaporizhzhia (defunct), Torpedo Melitopol (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 |
| Trudovye Rezervy | For Eastern European teams, indicates that the team was once part of the Soviet republican VSS Trudovye Rezervy (vocational schools). | Soviet Union | Emgek Rezervi Frunze (until 1953), Trudovi Rezervy Voroshylovhrad (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 |
| Vorwärts | Armeesportvereinigung Vorwärts were the sports society of the East German Army. | 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 |
| Zenit | For Eastern European teams, indicates that the team was originally part of the Soviet Zenit sport society or an equivalent. | Russia | Zenit Saint Petersburg, Zenit Penza |
| Zenit | For Eastern European teams, indicates that the team was originally part of the Soviet Zenit sport society or an equivalent. | Soviet Union | Zenit Kharkiv (until 1940) |

## Values and ideals

| Topic | Meaning | Country | Clubs |
| Bravery | | Canada | Ottawa Intrepid (defunct) |
| Bravery | | United States | North Carolina Courage |
| Friendship | | Russia | Druzhba Maykop, Druzhba Arzamas (defunct), Druzhba Budyonnovsk (until 1994), Druzhba Yoshkar-Ola (until 1998) |
| Friendship | | Ukraine | Druzhba Myrivka, Druzhba Berdiansk (defunct) |
| Freedom | "Libertas" meaning "freedom" in Latin, Libertad means freedom in Spanish | Argentina | Libertad de Sunchales |
| Freedom | "Libertas" meaning "freedom" in Latin, Libertad means freedom in Spanish | Ghana | Liberty Professionals FC |
| Freedom | "Libertas" meaning "freedom" in Latin, Libertad means freedom in Spanish | Italy | Lucchese Libertas |
| Freedom | "Libertas" meaning "freedom" in Latin, Libertad means freedom in Spanish | San Marino | A.C. Libertas |
| Freedom | "Libertas" meaning "freedom" in Latin, Libertad means freedom in Spanish | United States | New York Pancyprian-Freedoms, Miami Freedom, Washington Freedom (both defunct) |
| Health | "Osasuna" means "health" in Basque | Spain | CA Osasuna |
| Hope | | Benin | Espoir FC |
| Hope | | Cameroon | Espérance FC |
| Hope | | France | Espérance Sportive Troyes Aube Champagne |
| Hope | | Moldova | FC Speranţa Cahul |
| Hope | | Niger | Espoir FC |
| Hope | | Rwanda | Espoir FC |
| Hope | | Tunisia | Espérance Sportive de Tunis, Espérance Sportive de Zarzis, Espoir Sportif de Hammam-Sousse |
| Independence | Persian: Esteghlal | Argentina | Club Atlético Independiente |
| Independence | Persian: Esteghlal | Brazil | Independência Futebol Clube, Independente Esportes Clube Macaé |
| Independence | Persian: Esteghlal | Colombia | Independiente Medellín |
| Independence | Persian: Esteghlal | Iran | Esteghlal Tehran F.C. |
| Independence | Persian: Esteghlal | United States | Charlotte Independence |
| Loyalty | | United States | San Diego Loyal |
| Multiculturalism | "Cosmos" is short for "Cosmopolitan" | San Marino | S.S. Cosmos |
| Multiculturalism | "Cosmos" is short for "Cosmopolitan" | South Africa | Jomo Cosmos, OR Tambo Cosmos |
| Multiculturalism | "Cosmos" is short for "Cosmopolitan" | United States | New York Cosmos |
| Peace | | Ukraine | Myr Hornostayivka |
| Perseverance | | England | Methley Perseverance (defunct) |
| Rebellion | | United States | New England Revolution, Tacoma Defiance |
| Spirit | | Australia | North West Sydney Spirit |
| Spirit | | New Zealand | Coastal Spirit |
| 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 |
| Unity | An example of this is Alianza (Spanish). | England | Aston Unity, Great Bridge Unity (both defunct) |
| Unity | An example of this is Alianza (Spanish). | Germany | 1. FC Union Berlin |
| Unity | An example of this is Alianza (Spanish). | Ghana | Unity F.C. |
| Unity | An example of this is Alianza (Spanish). | Peru | Alianza Lima, Alianza Atlético |
| Unity | An example of this is Alianza (Spanish). | Romania | Unirea Urziceni, Unirea Alba-Iulia, Unirea Focșani |
| Unity | An example of this is Alianza (Spanish). | El Salvador | Alianza F.C. |
| Unity | An example of this is Alianza (Spanish). | United States | Philadelphia Union |
| Unity | An example of this is Alianza (Spanish). | Ukraine | Yednist Plysky |
| Valour | | Canada | Valour FC |
| Victory | Arabic: Al-Nasr | Australia | Melbourne Victory FC |
| Victory | Arabic: Al-Nasr | Czech Republic | FC Viktoria Plzeň |
| Victory | Arabic: Al-Nasr | Egypt | Al Nasr |
| Victory | Arabic: Al-Nasr | England | Attercliffe Victory (defunct) |
| Victory | Arabic: Al-Nasr | Honduras | Victoria |
| Victory | Arabic: Al-Nasr | Luxembourg | FC Victoria Rosport |
| Victory | Arabic: Al-Nasr | Moldova | Victoria Bardar |
| Victory | Arabic: Al-Nasr | Romania | FC Victoria Brăneşti, Victoria București |
| Victory | Arabic: Al-Nasr | Rwanda | Mukura Victory Sports |
| Victory | Arabic: Al-Nasr | Saudi Arabia | Al-Nasr |
| Victory | Arabic: 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 |
| Youth | Examples of this are "jeunesse" (French), "junior" (several languages) and "iuventūs" (Latin) | Argentina | Boca Juniors, Argentinos Juniors, Chacarita Juniors, Juventud Alianza de San Juan |
| Youth | Examples of this are "jeunesse" (French), "junior" (several languages) and "iuventūs" (Latin) | Belize | Juventus (Belize) |
| Youth | Examples of this are "jeunesse" (French), "junior" (several languages) and "iuventūs" (Latin) | Brazil | EC Juventude, CA Juventus |
| Youth | Examples of this are "jeunesse" (French), "junior" (several languages) and "iuventūs" (Latin) | Cameroon | Jeunesse Bamiléké |
| Youth | Examples of this are "jeunesse" (French), "junior" (several languages) and "iuventūs" (Latin) | Cape Verde | Juventude do Norte |
| Youth | Examples of this are "jeunesse" (French), "junior" (several languages) and "iuventūs" (Latin) | Colombia | Junior de Barranquilla, Juventud Soacha |
| Youth | Examples of this are "jeunesse" (French), "junior" (several languages) and "iuventūs" (Latin) | Ecuador | Juvenil Minera (Las Naves), Juvenil (Quinindé), Juvenil de Esmeraldas, Club Social y Deportivo Juventus, Juventud Italiana (Manta) |
| Youth | Examples of this are "jeunesse" (French), "junior" (several languages) and "iuventūs" (Latin) | France | Association de la Jeunesse auxerroise |
| Youth | Examples of this are "jeunesse" (French), "junior" (several languages) and "iuventūs" (Latin) | Germany | Deutsche Jugendkraft Don Bosco Bamberg |
| Youth | Examples of this are "jeunesse" (French), "junior" (several languages) and "iuventūs" (Latin) | Honduras | C.D. Real Juventud, Real Juventud San Joaquín |
| Youth | Examples of this are "jeunesse" (French), "junior" (several languages) and "iuventūs" (Latin) | Côte d'Ivoire | Jeunesse Club d'Abidjan |
| Youth | Examples of this are "jeunesse" (French), "junior" (several languages) and "iuventūs" (Latin) | Indonesia | Arema |
| Youth | Examples of this are "jeunesse" (French), "junior" (several languages) and "iuventūs" (Latin) | Republic of Ireland | Wexford Youths |
| Youth | Examples of this are "jeunesse" (French), "junior" (several languages) and "iuventūs" (Latin) | Italy | Juventus FC, A.S. Fortis Juventus 1909, S.S. Juve Stabia, A.G. Nocerina 1910 |
| Youth | Examples of this are "jeunesse" (French), "junior" (several languages) and "iuventūs" (Latin) | Laos | Young Elephants FC |
| Youth | Examples of this are "jeunesse" (French), "junior" (several languages) and "iuventūs" (Latin) | Luxembourg | Jeunesse Esch, Jeunesse Hautcharage, Jeunesse Sportive Verlorenkost |
| Youth | Examples of this are "jeunesse" (French), "junior" (several languages) and "iuventūs" (Latin) | Morocco | Jeunesse Massira |
| Youth | Examples of this are "jeunesse" (French), "junior" (several languages) and "iuventūs" (Latin) | Poland | Junak Drohobycz (defunct) |
| Youth | Examples of this are "jeunesse" (French), "junior" (several languages) and "iuventūs" (Latin) | Romania | Juventus București |
| Youth | Examples of this are "jeunesse" (French), "junior" (several languages) and "iuventūs" (Latin) | Russia | FC Smena Komsomolsk-na-Amure |
| Youth | Examples of this are "jeunesse" (French), "junior" (several languages) and "iuventūs" (Latin) | Serbia | Mladost Lučani, Mladost Apatin |
| Youth | Examples of this are "jeunesse" (French), "junior" (several languages) and "iuventūs" (Latin) | Singapore | Young Lions FC |
| Youth | Examples of this are "jeunesse" (French), "junior" (several languages) and "iuventūs" (Latin) | Switzerland | BSC Young Boys |
| Youth | Examples of this are "jeunesse" (French), "junior" (several languages) and "iuventūs" (Latin) | Tunisia | Jeunesse Sportive Kairouanaise |
| Youth | Examples of this are "jeunesse" (French), "junior" (several languages) and "iuventūs" (Latin) | Ukraine | WFC Yunist-ShVSM Chernihiv |
| Youth | Examples of this are "jeunesse" (French), "junior" (several languages) and "iuventūs" (Latin) | Uruguay | Rampla Juniors |
| Youth | Examples of this are "jeunesse" (French), "junior" (several languages) and "iuventūs" (Latin) | Wales | Acrefair Youth, Johnstown Youth |

## Different club or city

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. |
| Arsenal F.C. | Named after the English football club | Ukraine | Arsenal Kharkiv, Arsenal-Kyivshchyna |
| Barcelona | Named after the capital of Catalonia | Ecuador | Barcelona S.C. |
| FC Barcelona | Named after the Spanish football club | Ukraine | Barsa Sumy |
| Blackpool F.C. | Named after the English football club | Sierra Leone | Mighty Blackpool F.C. |
| 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. |
| Colo-Colo | Named after the Chilean football club | Brazil | Colo Colo de Futebol e Regatas |
| Everton F.C. | Named after the English football club | Chile | Everton de Viña del Mar |
| 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. |
| Liverpool | Named after the city in England | Uruguay | Liverpool F.C. |
| Manchester United F.C. | Named after the English football club | Gibraltar | Manchester 62 F.C. |
| 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 |
| Real Madrid CF | Named after the Spanish football club | Ukraine | Real Odesa |
| Real Madrid CF | Named after the Spanish football club | United States | Real Salt Lake |
| Santos FC | Named after the Brazilian football club | Angola | Santos Futebol Clube de Angola |
| Santos FC | Named after the Brazilian football club | Costa Rica | Santos de Guápiles F.C. |
| Santos FC | Named after the Brazilian football club | Estonia | FC Santos Tartu |
| Santos FC | Named after the Brazilian football club | Guyana | Santos FC |
| 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 |
| Varna | Named after the city in Bulgaria | Ukraine | WFC Varna Donetsk (until 1997) |