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Sepakbola tanpa fans bak sayur tanpa garam, dan fans tanpa nyanyian akan lebih parah lagi. Yang paling menyita perhatian, tentunya, adalah lagu dan nyanyian yang diciptakan untuk klub kesayangan mereka. Saat ini, ratusan ribu klub dan tim yang tersebar di dunia diyakini memiliki lagu sendiri. Namun, dari ratusan ribu tersebut, manakah yang bisa disebut sebagai yang terbaik? Hal ini akan sulit dilakukan karena setiap fans atau kelompok suporter pastinya menyebut lagu mereka sebagai yang terbaik.
Ya, subyektifitas memegang kendali dalam hal ini. Terlepas dari faktor itu, dan berbekal optimisme obyektifitas, ada beberapa lagu yang oleh galak.tk Indonesia bisa masuk dalam kategori terbaik. You'll Never Walk Alone (Liverpool) Lagu ini terbilang melegenda untuk sekedar menjadi nyanyian klub. Grup Liverpudlian Merseybeat, Gerry & The Peacemakers, adalah kelompok pertama yang sukses menampilkan lagu ini dengan sangat bagus di tahun 1963. Lagu ini akan selalu dinyanyikan sesaat sebelum Liverpool bertanding, baik di kandang sendiri atau kandang lawan, oleh suporter The Reds. United Road (Manchester United) Lagu ini hanya memiliki enam lirik, yang tiap liriknya hanya terdiri dari tiga hingga lima kata, namun pengaruh yang ditimbulkan dari lagu tersebut, konon cukup besar. Fans Manchester United kerap menyanyikan lagu ini sesaat sebelum timnya bertanding dan jelang berakhirnya pertandingan dengan kemenangan di tangan. I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles (West Ham United) Lagu ini diperkenalkan pertama kali oleh mantan manajer West Ham Charlie Paynter di akhir 80-an sebagai lagu klub. Namun sebelumnya lagu ini populer dan dipublikasikan di tahun 1919. Fans juga sedikit mengubah dua lirik asli lagu ini. Ada juga tradisi apabila menyanyikan lagu ini, harus ada orang yang juga meniup gelembung sabun agar lebih menjiwai. Pazza Inter (Inter Milan) Lagu ini merupakan lagu resmi Inter Milan. Secara harfiah, artinya kurang lebih Kegilaan [untuk] Inter. Lirik lagu ini cukup panjang, namun wajib dinyanyikan oleh fans Inter sebelum tim kesayangan mereka bermain. Milano Siamo Noi (Inter) Lagu ini cukup unik. Secara harfiah, arti kata Milano Siamo Noi adalah 'Milan Adalah Kami', tapi yang kerap menyanyikannya adalah Interisti. Dalam sejarahnya, Inter Milan lebih muda dari AC Milan. Inter Milan juga klub yang banyak menggunakan pemain asing. Bahkan untuk yang disebut terakhir, merupakan alasan utama Inter berpisah dari AC Milan. Hal inilah yang menjadi keunikan tersendiri karena fans Inter mengklaim jika kota Milan adalah milik mereka. Fernando Torres Song (Fernando Torres, Liverpool) Tak semua lagu diperuntukkan untuk klub, tapi juga untuk pemainnya. Fernando Torres adalah salah seorang pemain yang mendapat kehormatan mendapat lagu dari dans klub. Tidak diketahui secara pasti siapa yang menciptakan lagu yang memiliki judul Fernando Torres Song itu, namun yang pasti lagu tersebut kerap muncul setelah You'll Never Walk Alone dinyanyikan, terutama setelah Torres mencetak gol. Mars Arema (Arema Malang) Tak bisa dipungkiri Aremania adalah salah satu kelompok suporter Indonesia paling atraktif dan kreatif. Sejumlah lagu diciptakan dan banyak diadopsi oleh kelompok suporter klub yang lain. Lagu Mars Arema merupakan salah satu lagu yang paling terkenal di Indonesia, atau khususnya di kalangan suporter. Tiap Arema Malang bermain, lagu ini selalu dinyanyikan meski hanya oleh segelintir pendukung 'Singo Edan', sebelum pertandingan di mulai. Majulah Persija (Persija) The Jak termasuk dari salah satu kelompok suporter yang kreatif. Mereka juga menciptakan beberapa lagu untuk menunjukkan dukungan mereka kepada Persija Jakarta. Yang paling sering dinyanyikan adalah Majulah Persija. Biasanya, lagu ini terdengar sebelum dan sesudah pertandingan. Yo Ayo... (Semua suporter klub Indonesia) Yo ayo...., kita harus menang.... Demikian sepenggal lirik yang selalu dinyanyikan fans hampir di semua penjuru Indonesia tiap tim kesayangan mereka bertanding. Bisa jadi, lagu ini sudah menjadi lagu nasional kalangan suporter Indonesia. Albania * KS Dinamo Tirana * KF Egnatia * KS Elbasani * KS Laçi * KS Lushnja * FK Partizani * KS Shkumbini * KS Teuta * KF Tirana * KS Vllaznia [sunting] Amerika Serikat * Chicago Fire * C.D. Chivas USA * Columbus Crew * Colorado Rapids * D.C. United * F.C. Dallas * Kansas City Wizards * Los Angeles Galaxy * MetroStars * New England Revolution * Real Salt Lake * San Jose Earthquakes * Houston Dynamo [sunting] Andorra * FC Encamp Dicoansa * Engordany * Inter d'Escaldes * FC Lusitanos * CE Principat * FC Ranger's * FC Santa Coloma * UE Sant Julià [sunting] Argentina * River Plate * Boca Juniors * San Lorenzo * Rosario Central * Newell's Old Boys * Estudiantes de La Plata * Gimnasia La Plata * Independiente * Lanús * Arsenal de Sarandí * Vélez Sarsfield [sunting] Armenia * Ararat Yerevan * Banants * Dinamo-Zenit Yereven * Kilikia * Kotayk * MIKA * Pyunik * Shirak [sunting] Australia * Adelaide City Force * Brisbane Strikers * Football Kingz (tim berbasis Selandia Baru yang bermain di liga Australia) * Marconi Stallions * Melbourne Knights * Newcastle United * Northern Spirit * Olympic Sharks * Parramatta Power * Perth Glory * South Melbourne * Sydney United * Wollongong Wolves [sunting] Austria * FC Kärnten * VfB Admira Wacker Mödling * FK Austria Wien * SW Bregenz * Grazer AK * SV Mattersburg * SV Pasching * SK Rapid Wien * SK Sturm Graz * FC Wacker Tirol * SV Austria Salzburg [sunting] Azerbaijan * FC Adliyya * MTK Araz Imishli * FC Bakili * FC Baku * FC Genclerbirliyi Sumgayit * FC Geyazan Gazakh * FC Inter Baku * FC Kapaz Ganja * FC Karabaku * FC Karat Baku * FC Karvan Evlakh * FC Khazar Sumgayit * FC MOIK * PFC Neftchi * FC Shafa * FC Shahdag Gusar * FC Shamkir * PFC Turan Tovuz [sunting] Belanda Lihat: Daftar klub sepak bola di Belanda * ADO Den Haag * Ajax * AZ Alkmaar * De Graafschap * FC Den Bosch * Feyenoord * FC Groningen * SC Heerenveen * NAC Breda * NEC Nijmegen * PSV Eindhoven * Roda JC * RBC Roosendaal * FC Twente * FC Utrecht * SBV Vitesse * RKC Waalwijk * Willem II Tilburg [sunting] Belarus * FC BATE Borisov * FC Belshina Bobruisk * FC Dinamo Brest * FC Darida Zhdanovichi * FC Dinamo Minsk * FC Gomel * FC Lokomotiv Vitebsk * FC MTZ-RIPO Minsk * FC Naftan Novopolotsk * FC Neman Grodno * FC Shakhtyor Soligorsk * FC Slavia Mozyr * FC Torpedo-SKA Minsk * FC Torpedo Zhodino * FC Transmash Mogilev * FC Zvezda-VA-BGU Minsk [sunting] Belgia * Club Brugge * F.C. Brussels * Excelsior Mouscron * Germinal Beerschot Antwerpen * K. Heusden-Zolder * La Louvière * K.A.A. Gent * K.R.C. Genk * K.S.C. Lokeren * K.S.K. Beveren * K.S.V. Cercle Brugge * K.V.C. Westerlo * Lierse SK * R.A.E.C. Mons * R.S.C. Anderlecht * R.S.C. Charleroi * Standard Liège * St. Truidense [sunting] Bosnia-Herzegovina * Željezničar, Sarajevo * FK Sarajevo, Sarajevo * FK Velež, Mostar * FK Sloboda, Tuzla * FK Borac, Banja Luka [sunting] Brasil Lihat: Daftar klub sepak bola di Brasil * Atletico Mineiro * Atletico Paranense * Botafogo * Corinthians * Cruzeiro * Esporte Clube Bahia * Esporte Club Vitoria * Flamengo * Fluminense * Gremio F.C * Internacional * Sao Caetano * Sao Paulo * Santos * Vasco da Gama [sunting] Bulgaria * Belasitsa Petrich * Beroe Stara Zagora * Cherno More Varna * CSKA Sofia * Levski Sofia * Litex Lovech * Lokomotiv Plovdiv * Lokomotiv Sofia * Marek Dupnitza * Naftex Burgas * Nesebar * Pirin Blagoevgrad * Rodopa Smolian * Spartak Varna * Slavia Sofia * Vidima Rakovski [sunting] Cina * Bayi Zhengbang * Beijing Guo'an * Beijing Hyundai * Chongqing Qiche * Dalian Shide * Dalian Wanda * Inter Shanghai * Liaoning Bird * Liaoning Zhongyu * Qingdao Bright * Qingdao Hademen * Shaanxi Lijun * Shandong Lunen/Shandong Luneng * Shanghai Shenhua * Shanghai Zhongyuan * Shenyang Ginde/Shenyang Jinde * Shenzhen Jianlibao * Shenzhen Ping'an * Sichuan Kaimisen * Sichuan Guancheng * Tianjin Teda * Yunnan Hongta [sunting] Ceko * FC Baník Ostrava * FK Chmel Blšany * FC Brno * SK Ceské Budéjovice * FK Drnovice * FK Jablonec 97 * FC Slovan Liberec * FK Mladá Boleslav * SFC Opava * FK Marila Príbram * SK Sigma Olomouc * SK Slavia Praha * FC Slovácko * AC Sparta Praha * FK Teplice * FC Zlín [sunting] Denmark * Aalborg Boldspilklub * AC Horsens * Brøndby IF * Esbjerg fB * Randers SK Freja * FC København * FC Midtjylland * FC Nordsjælland * Odense BK * Silkeborg IF * Vejle BK * Viborg FF [sunting] Ekuador * Aucas * Barcelona SC * Derortivo Cuenca * Deportivo Quito * El Nacional * Emelec * Espoli * Macara * Olmedo * Universitaria [sunting] Estonia * FC Flora Tallinn * FC Levadia Tallinn * FC TVMK Tallinn [sunting] Finlandia * AC Allianssi * FC Haka * FC Hämeenlinna * HJK Helsinki * FF Jaro * FC Jazz * FC KooTeePee * FC Lahti * MyPa-47 * RoPS * Tampere United * TP-47 * FC TPS Turku * FC International Turku [sunting] Hungaria * Balaton FC * Békéscsabai EFC * Debreceni VSC * Ferencvárosi TC * Györi ETO FC * Haladás FC * Budapest Honvéd FC * MTK Hungária FC * Pécsi MFC * MFC Sopron * Újpesti TE * Vasas SC * Videoton FCF * Zalaegerszegi TE [sunting] Indonesia Lihat: Daftar klub sepak bola di Indonesia * Persija Jakarta * Persijap * PSM Makassar * Persebaya Surabaya * PSS Sleman * Persib Bandung * PSMS Medan * Persita Tangerang * PSIS Semarang * Persik Kediri * Persikota * Pupuk Kaltim * Pro Duta FC * Persela Lamongan * PSPS * Pelita Jaya * Persipura Jayapura * Semen Padang * Deltras Sidoarjo * PSIM * Persiba Bantul * Sriwijaya FC * Arema Indonesia * Koto Baru FC * Persma * Persibom * Persigo * Persiter Ternate * Barito Putera * Persikabo * Persika Karanganyar * Persikab Kabupaten Bandung * Persidafon Dafonsoro * Persitara Jakarta Utara * Persis Solo * Persip * PSAP Sigli * PPSM Magelang * Persig Gunungkidul * Bandung FC * Persibat Kabupaten Batang * Persiba Balikpapan * Persiba Bantul * Tangerang Wolves * Real Mataram * Gresik United [sunting] Inggris Lihat: Daftar klub sepak bola di Inggris * Arsenal * Aston Villa * Barnsley * Birmingham City * Blackburn Rovers * Blackpool * Bolton Wanderers * Bradford City * Burnley * Charlton Athletic * Chelsea * Coventry City * Crystal Palace * Derby County * Everton * Fulham * Ipswich Town * Leeds United * Leicester City * Liverpool * Manchester City * Manchester United * Middlesbrough * Newcastle United * Norwich City * Nottingham Forest * Oldham Athletic * Portsmouth * Queens Park Rangers * Reading * Southampton * Sheffield United * Sheffield Wednesday * Southampton * Stoke City * Sunderland * Swansea City (tim berbasis Wales yang bermain di liga Inggris) * Swindon Town * Tottenham Hotspur * Watford * West Bromwich Albion * Wigan Athletic * Wimbledon * Wolverhampton Wanderers [sunting] Iran * Pirouzi * Esteghlal * Foolad [sunting] Islandia * Fram Reykjavík * Fylkir * Grindavík * FH Hafnarfjördur * ÍA Akranes * ÍBV Vestmannaeyjar * KA Akureyri * Keflavik * KR Reykjavík * Vikingur Reykjavík [sunting] Irlandia * Bohemians * Cork City * Shamrock Rovers * Shelbourne * St. Patrick's Athletic * Waterford United [sunting] Israel * Ashdod * Beitar Jerusalem * Bnei Yehuda Tel-Aviv * Hapoel Beer-Sheva * Hapoel Bnei Sakhnin * Hapoel Haifa * Hapoel Nazareth * Hapoel Petach-Tikva * Hapoel Tel Aviv * Maccabi Haifa * Maccabi Petach-Tikva * Maccabi Tel-Aviv [sunting] Italia Lihat: Daftar klub sepak bola di Italia * Alessandria * Ancona * Ascoli * Atalanta * Avellino * Bari * Bologna * Brescia * Cagliari * Casale * Catania * Catanzaro * Cesena * Chievo * Como * Cremonese * Empoli * Fiorentina * Foggia * Frosione * Inter * Juventus * Lazio * Lecce * Lecco * Legnano * Livorno * Lucchese * Mantova * Messina * Milan * Modena * Napoli * Novara * Padova * Palermo * Parma * Perugia * Pescara * Piacenza * Pisa * Pistoise * Pro Patria * Pro Vercelli * Reggiana * Reggina * Salernitana * SPAL * Roma * Sampdoria * Siena * Ternana * Torino F.C. * Treviso * Triestina * Udinese * Varese * Venezia * Verona * Vicenza Calcio [sunting] Jamaika * Arlington F.C. * Arnett Gardens F.C. * Constant Spring F.C. * Harbour View F.C. * Invaders F.C. * Portmore United F.C. * Rivoli United F.C. * Reno F.C. * Tivoli Gardens F.C. * Village United F.C. * Wadadah F.C. * Waterhouse F.C. [sunting] Jepang * Albirex Niigata * Cerezo Osaka * F.C. Tokyo * JEF United Ichihara * Kashima Antlers * Kashiwa Reysol * Gamba Osaka * Jubilo Iwata * Nagoya Grampus Eight * Oita Trinita * Sanfrecce Hiroshima * Shimizu S-Pulse * Tokyo Verdy 1969 * Urawa Red Diamonds * Vissel Kobe * Yokohama F. Marinos [sunting] Jerman Lihat: Daftar klub sepak bola di Jerman * DSC Arminia Bielefeld * FC Bayern München * VfL Bochum 1848 * BV Borussia Dortmund * SC Freiburg * Hamburger SV * Hannover 96 * FC Hansa Rostock * Hertha BSC Berlin * 1. FC Kaiserslautern * Bayer 04 Leverkusen * 1. FSV Mainz 05 * VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach * 1. FC Nürnberg * FC Schalke 04 * VfB Stuttgart * Werder Bremen * VfL Wolfsburg [sunting] Kanada * Calgary Mustangs * Montreal Impact * Toronto Lynx * Vancouver Whitecaps [sunting] Kolombia * Atlético Nacional * Once Caldas * Deportivo Independiente Medellín - DIM * Envigado Futbol Club * Millonarios * Santa Fe * Chicó Futbol Club * América de Cali * Deportivo Cali * CorTuluá * Junior FC * Unión Magdalena * Pasto * Huila * Deportes Tolima [sunting] Korea Selatan * Bucheon SK * Busan I'cons * Cheonbuk Hyundai Motors * Chunnam Dragons * Daegu FC * Daejeon Citizen * FC Seoul * Gwangju Sangmu Phoenix * Incheon United * Pohang Steelers * Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma * Suwon Samsung Bluewings * Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i [sunting] Kroasia * NK Dinamo, Zagreb * HNK Hajduk, Split * NK Inter, Zaprešić * NK Kamen Ingrad, Velika * NK Međimurje, Čakovec * NK Osijek, Osijek * NK Pula 1856, Pula * NK Rijeka, Rijeka * NK Slaven Belupo, Koprivnica * NK Varteks, Varaždin * NK Zadar, Zadar * HNK Zagreb, Zagreb [sunting] Latvia * Auda * Dinaburg * Ditton * Metalurgs * Jūrmala * Riga * Skonto * Ventspils [sunting] Meksiko * Club América * Atlante * Atlas * Chiapas * Chivas de Guadalajara * Cruz Azul * CF Monterrey * Morelia * Necaxa * Pachuca * Puebla * Santos * Sinaloa * Tecos * Tigres * Toluca * Veracruz * UNAM Pumas [sunting] Norwegia * F.K. Bodø/Glimt * S.K. Brann * Fredrikstad F.K. * Ham-Kam * Lillestrøm S.K. * Lyn Fotball * Molde F.K. * Odd Grenland B.K. * Rosenborg B.K. * Sogndal I.L. * Stabæk I.F. * Tromsø I.L. * Viking Stavanger * Vålerenga I.F. Fotball [sunting] Perancis Lihat: Daftar klub sepak bola di Perancis * AC Ajaccio * AJ Auxerre * SC Bastia * FC Girondins de Bordeaux * SM Caen * FC Istres * RC Lens * Lille OSC * Olympique Lyonnais * Olympique de Marseille * FC Metz * AS Monaco FC (berada di Monako, tetapi sejak dulu telah bermain di liga Perancis) * FC Nantes Atlantique * OGC Nice * Paris Saint-Germain FC * Stade Rennais FC * AS Saint-Etienne * FC Sochaux-Montbélliard * RC Strasbourg * Toulouse FC [sunting] Peru * Alianza Atletico * Alianza Lima * Cienciano * Coopsol Trujillo * Coronel Bolognesi * Deportivo Wanka * Estudiantes * Juan Aurich * Melgar * Sport Boys * Sporting Cristal * Universitario [sunting] Polandia * Amica Wronki * Cracovia Kraków * Dospel GKS Katowice * Górnik Łęczna * Górnik Zabrze * Groclin Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski * Lech Poznań * Legia Warszawa * Odra Wodzisław * Pogoń Szczecin * Polonia Warszawa * Wisła Kraków * Wisła Płock * Zagłębie Lubin [sunting] Portugal * A. Académica de Coimbra * SC Beira-Mar * CF Os Belenenses * SL Benfica * Boavista FC * SC Braga * GD Estoril-Praia * Gil Vicente FC * UD Leiria * CS Marítimo * Moreirense FC * CD Nacional * FC Penafiel * FC Porto * Rio Ave FC * Sporting Clube de Portugal (Lisbon) * Vitória SC (Guimarães) * Vitória FC (Setúbal) [sunting] Rumania * Apulum Alba Iulia * FC Argeş Piteşti * CFR Cluj * FCM Bacău * FC Braşov * Dinamo Bucharest * Farul Constanţa * Gloria Bistriţa * FC Naţional Bucharest * FC Oţelul Galaţi * Poli AEK Timişoara * Politehnica Iaşi * Rapid Bucharest * Sportul Studenţesc Bucharest * Steaua Bucharest * Universitatea Craiova [sunting] Rusia * FC Alania Vladikavkaz * FC Amkar Perm * PFC CSKA Moskwa * Dynamo Moskwa * FC Kuban Krasnodar * FC Lokomotiv Moskwa * FC Moskva * FC Rostov * SC Rotor Volgograd * FC Rubin Kazan * FC Krylya Sovetov Samara * FC Saturn Ramenskoe * FC Shinnik Yaroslavl * FC Spartak Moskwa * FC Torpedo Moskwa * FC Zenit St Peterburg [sunting] Selandia Baru * Football Kingz (bermain di liga Australia) * Miramar Rangers [sunting] Serbia dan Montenegro * FK Kom * FK Obilic * FK Partizan * FK Radnicki * FK Red Star * FK Sartid * FK Vojvodina * FK Zemun * FK Zeta [sunting] Sierra Leone * Diamond Stars * East End Lions * Kallon F.C. * Mighty Blackpool * Old Edwardians * Ports Authority * Real Republicans * Wellington People F.C. [sunting] Skotlandia * Aberdeen F.C. * Celtic F.C. * Dundee F.C. * Dundee United F.C. * Dunfermline Athletic F.C. * Heart of Midlothian F.C. * Hibernian F.C. * Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. * Kilmarnock F.C. * Livingston F.C. * Motherwell F.C. * Rangers F.C. [sunting] Slovenia * Mirabor Lasko [sunting] Spanyol Lihat: Daftar klub sepak bola di Spanyol * Albacete * Barcelona * Real Betis * Athletic Bilbao * Deportivo * Espanyol * Getafe * Levante * Málaga * Mallorca * Atlético Madrid * Real Madrid * Numancia * Osasuna * Racing Santander * Sevilla * Real Sociedad * Valencia * Villarreal * Real Zaragoza * Mirandes [sunting] Swedia * AIK * Djurgårdens IF * IF Elfsborg * IFK Göteborg * Halmstads BK * Hammarby IF * Helsingborgs IF * Kalmar FF * Landskrona BoIS * Malmö FF * GIF Sundsvall * Trelleborgs FF * Örebro SK * Örgryte IS [sunting] Swiss * FC Aarau * FC Basel * FC Luzern * Grasshopper-Club (Zürich) * FC Schaffhausen * Servette FC * FC Sion * FC St Gallen * FC Thun * FC Wil * Neuchâtel Xamax FC * BSC Young Boys (Bern) * FC Zürich [sunting] Turki * Akçaabat Sebatspor * MKE Ankaragücü * BB Ankaraspor * Besiktas JK * Denizlispor * Diyarbakirspor * Fenerbahçe SK * Galatasaray SK * Gaziantepspor * Gençlerbirligi SK * Istanbulspor AS * Kayserispor * Konyaspor * Malatyaspor * Rizespor * Sakaryaspor * Samsunspor * Trabzonspor [sunting] Ukraina * FC Arsenal Kyiv * FC Borysfen Boryspil * FC Chornomorets Odesa * FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk * FC Metalurh Donetsk * FC Dynamo Kyiv * FC Illichivets Mariupil * FC Metalist Kharkiv * FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih * FC Obolon Kyiv * FC Shakhtar Donetsk * FC Tavriya Simferopol * FC Volyn Lutsk * FC Vorskla Poltava * FC Zakarpattya Uzhgorod * FC Metalurh Zaporizhya [sunting] Wales * Aberystwyth Town * Airbus UK * Afan Lido * Bangor City * Caernarfon Town * Caersws * Carmarthen Town * Connah's Quay Nomads * Cwmbran Town * Haverfordwest County * Llanelli * NEWI Cefn Druids * Newtown * Port Talbot Town * Porthmadog * Rhyl * Total Network Solutions * Welshpool Town [sunting] Yunani * AEK Athens FC * Akratitos FC * Aris Thessaloniki FC * Egaleo FC * Halkidona FC * Ionikos FC * Iraklis FC * Kallithea FC * OFI Crete FC * Olympiakos CFP * Panathinaikos FC * Paniliakos FC * Panionios NFC * PAOK FC * Proodeftiki FC * Xanthi FC Current FIFA affiliated confederations Map of the World with the six confederations. Current members of UAFA There are currently 208 men's national football teams affiliated to the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the world's football governing body, through their national football associations. They are eligible to enter the FIFA World Cup and matches between them are recognized as official international matches. Based on their match results over the previous four-year period, the FIFA World Rankings, published monthly by FIFA, compare the relative strengths of the national teams. Each of these national teams is also affiliated to one of the six confederations, according to their continental zones: * Asia – Asian Football Confederation (AFC) * Africa – Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF) * North and Central America and the Caribbean – Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) * South America – Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol (CONMEBOL) * Oceania – Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) * Europe – Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) In addition, 22 Arab nations in Africa and Asia belong to the Union of Arab Football Associations (UAFA) in addition to their own regional confederation. Below is a list of the national football teams by their confederations. Some national teams are members (full or associate) of their confederation, but do not have membership of FIFA; these are listed with a note explaining this. There are also notes of teams who have left one confederation to join another. FIFA runs the World Cup as a tournament for national teams to find the world champion. Each confederation also runs its own championship to find the best team from among its members: * AFC – Asian Cup * CAF – Africa Cup of Nations * CONCACAF – CONCACAF Gold Cup * CONMEBOL – Copa América * OFC – OFC Nations Cup * UEFA – European Championship [edit] AFC (Asia) Due to the geographical size of Asia, the AFC is subdivided into four sub-federations: * West Asian Football Federation (WAFF) – represents nations at the western extremity of the continent. The WAFF has six members, but the AFC groups those non members into a single geographical region. * East Asian Football Federation (EAFF) – represents nations generally agreed to constitute the north east. * Central and South Asian Football Federation (CESAFA) – represents nations in Central Asia, South Asia and the Indian subcontinent. * ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) – represents nations from Southeast Asia, plus Australia * Afghanistan * Australia1 * Bahrain2 * Bangladesh * Bhutan * Brunei Darussalam * Cambodia * China PR3 * Chinese Taipei4 * Guam * Hong Kong5(a) * India * Indonesia * Iran * Iraq2 * Japan * Jordan2 * Korea DPR6(a) * Korea Republic6(b) * Kuwait2 * Kyrgyzstan * Laos * Lebanon2 * Macau5(b) * Malaysia * Maldives * Mongolia * Myanmar * Nepal * Northern Mariana Islands7 * Oman2 * Pakistan * Palestine2 * Philippines * Qatar2 * Saudi Arabia2 * Singapore * Sri Lanka * Syria2 * Tajikistan * Thailand * Timor-Leste * Turkmenistan * United Arab Emirates2 * Uzbekistan * Vietnam * Yemen2 1: Formerly member of OFC (1966–2006) 2: Member of UAFA 3: Official name used by FIFA and AFC for People's Republic of China 4: Official name used by FIFA and AFC for Republic of China (Taiwan); Formerly member of OFC (1975–1989) 5: Official names used by FIFA and AFC; official names used by EAFF are "Hong Kong, China" (a) and "Macau, China" (b) 6: Official names used by FIFA and AFC for Democratic People's Republic of Korea (a) and Republic of Korea (b) 7: Associate member of AFC but not FIFA member [edit] CAF (Africa) Due to the geographical size of Africa, CAF is divided into six regional federations: * Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA) – represents nations generally regarded as forming the regions of East Africa and some nations of Central Africa. * Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA) – represents nations generally regarded as forming Southern Africa, as well as island states off the coast of Southern Africa. * West African Football Union/Union du Football de l'Ouest Afrique (WAFU/UFOA) – represents nations in West Africa. * Union of North African Federations (UNAF) – represents nations regarded as forming North Africa. * Union des Fédérations du Football de l'Afrique Centrale (UNIFFAC) – represents some of the nations that form Central Africa. * Algeria1 * Angola * Benin * Botswana * Burkina Faso * Burundi * Cameroon * Cape Verde * Central African Republic * Chad * Comoros1 * Côte d'Ivoire * Congo * Congo DR2 * Djibouti1 * Egypt * Equatorial Guinea * Eritrea * Ethiopia * Gabon * Gambia * Ghana * Guinea * Guinea-Bissau * Kenya * Lesotho * Liberia * Libya1 * Madagascar * Malawi * Mali * Mauritania1 * Mauritius * Morocco1 * Mozambique * Namibia * Niger * Nigeria * Réunion3 * Rwanda * São Tomé and Príncipe * Senegal * Seychelles * Sierra Leone * Somalia1 * South Africa * South Sudan4 * Sudan1 * Swaziland * Tanzania * Togo * Tunisia1 * Uganda * Zambia * Zanzibar3[1] * Zimbabwe 1: Member of UAFA 2: Official name used by FIFA and CAF for Democratic Republic of Congo 3: Associate member of CAF but not FIFA member 4: Full member of CAF but not FIFA member [edit] CONCACAF (North and Central America and Caribbean) The CONCACAF federation is divided into three regional federations that have responsibility for part of the region's geographical area: * Caribbean Football Union (CFU) – represents all nations in the Caribbean * North American Football Union (NAFU) – represents the three sovereign nations of North America * Union Centroamericana de Fútbol (UNCAF) – represents the seven nations of Central America * Anguilla * Antigua and Barbuda * Aruba * Bahamas * Barbados * Belize * Bermuda1 * British Virgin Islands * Canada * Cayman Islands * Costa Rica * Cuba * Curaçao * Dominica * Dominican Republic * El Salvador * French Guiana2 3 * Grenada * Guadeloupe3 * Guatemala * Guyana2 * Haiti * Honduras * Jamaica * Martinique3 * Mexico * Montserrat * Nicaragua * Panama * Puerto Rico * Saint Kitts and Nevis * Saint Lucia * Saint-Martin3 * Saint Vincent and the Grenadines * Sint Maarten3 * Suriname2 * Trinidad and Tobago * Turks and Caicos Islands * United States of America4 * U.S. Virgin Islands 1: Geographically considered as part of North America, but member of the CFU 2: Geographically part of South America, but member of CONCACAF (CFU) 3: Full member of CONCACAF but not FIFA member 4: Official name used by FIFA and CONCACAF for United States of America [edit] CONMEBOL (South America) * Argentina * Bolivia * Brazil * Chile * Colombia * Ecuador * Paraguay * Peru * Uruguay * Venezuela [edit] OFC (Oceania) * American Samoa * Cook Islands * Fiji * Kiribati1, 2 * New Caledonia * New Zealand3 * Niue1 * Papua New Guinea * Samoa * Solomon Islands * Tahiti 4 * Tonga * Tuvalu1 * Vanuatu 1: Associate member of OFC but not FIFA member 2: Provisional member of NF-Board 3: AFC member from 1964 to 1966 4: Official name used by FIFA and OFC for French Polynesia [edit] UEFA (Europe) * Albania * Andorra * Armenia * Austria * Azerbaijan * Belarus * Belgium * Bosnia and Herzegovina * Bulgaria * Croatia * Cyprus * Czech Republic * Denmark * England * Estonia * Faroe Islands * Finland * France * Georgia * Germany * Greece * Hungary * Iceland * Republic of Ireland1 * Israel2 * Italy * Kazakhstan3 * Latvia * Liechtenstein * Lithuania * Luxembourg * FYR Macedonia4 * Malta * Moldova * Montenegro * Netherlands * Northern Ireland * Norway * Poland * Portugal * Romania * Russia * San Marino * Scotland * Serbia * Slovakia * Slovenia * Spain * Sweden * Switzerland * Turkey * Ukraine * Wales 1: Official name used by FIFA and UEFA for Ireland 2: Formerly member of AFC (1954–1974); Unaffiliated (1974–1991) 3: Formerly member of AFC (1998–2002) 4: Official name used by FIFA and UEFA for Republic of Macedonia [edit] Teams not affiliated to FIFA These national teams are not affiliated to FIFA. Because their national associations are not FIFA members, they are ineligible to enter the FIFA World Cup, and their matches are not recognized as official. [edit] FIFA Confederation members A number of national teams that are members of their local confederation are not members of FIFA, and so are not eligible to enter the World Cup. They are however permitted entry to their confederation championship. These national teams are listed in italics in each confederation above, along with a note explaining their status. [edit] Unaffiliated sovereign nations The football teams that represent the following sovereign nations are not members of FIFA or their local confederation: * Federated States of Micronesia1 * Monaco1, 2 * Nauru * Palau1 * United Kingdom3 * Vatican City 1. Member of the FIFA Small Nations Working Group[2] 2. The football federation of Monaco was one of the founder members of the NF-Board in 2001, but resigned from the organization in 2010[3] 3. There has never been a "United Kingdom national football team" participating in recognized internationals, although three friendly matches have been played under this name. A team representing the entire United Kingdom has only ever competed in the Olympic Games (most recently in qualification for the 1972 Games) under the name "Great Britain"; otherwise, the UK is represented by separate teams for each of its constituent countries The Marshall Islands are the only sovereign nation state which has no national association football team with any records. [edit] Unaffiliated sovereign states with limited international recognition Two states with limited international recognition are full members of FIFA and are listed above: Palestine and the Republic of China, the latter under the name "Chinese Taipei" due to the objections of the government of the People's Republic of China. Two further states with limited international recognition have active teams which are not currently affiliated with FIFA or their local confederation. Both of these were members of FIFA's recent unaffiliated nations working group,[2] though the activities of this are currently suspended.[4] * Kosovo * Northern Cyprus In addition, the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic had a team which played in the 1980s but has since been inactive, whilst four further states with limited international recognition have never had an active football team: Abkhazia, Nagorno-Karabakh, South Ossetia and Transnistria. [edit] Others FIFA's entry criteria state that: Any association which is responsible for organising and supervising football in its country may become a member of FIFA. In this context, the expression ‘country’ shall refer to an independent state recognised by the international community. —FIFA, Fifa Statutes May 2008 The main condition for joining FIFA is thus general international recognition as a nation state and membership of the UN.[5] However, this rule is not applied retroactively,[6] and 24 of FIFA's members are not internationally recognised sovereign nations.[7] Non-sovereign associations may still join FIFA in specific circumstances. In particular, an exception is made for associations representing a dependency, which may apply for membership if authorised by the association in its parent state.[6][4] Most recently, this was allowed for New Caledonia in 2004; this was on the grounds of the distance of New Caledonia from its 'parent' nation, France.[8] By contrast, both Zanzibar and Gibraltar – who would compete in the same confederation as their parent state – have had their application to join FIFA rejected,[8] though In 2011, the Court of Arbitration for Sport issued a ruling on the issue of Gibraltar's potential membership of UEFA, stating that it "must do everything in its power to allow Gibraltar entry into the organisation by June 2012".[4] A variety of other national, separatist, sub-national and pseudo-national teams compete in football matches outside of FIFA's jurisdiction.[8] In 2001, the N.F.-Board (Nouvelle Fédération-Board), was founded to promote international football among sovereign nations, unrecognised nations, regions and stateless peoples that are not members of FIFA, and to assist in their possible future membership of FIFA. However, the NF board does not maintain a full list of its members. Twenty five different organisations were listed in their April 2010 rankings,[9] a further two were not listed but participated in the 2010 VIVA World Cup,[10] whilst five more are listed as part of the "Consejo Sudamericano de Nuevas Federaciones", which is the South American confederation of NF-Board.[11] The nature of these other teams is heterogeneous: whilst some such as Catalonia or Tibet play semi-regularly, often against FIFA member nations, others are much less active. For a full list of teams that have been documented, see the list of non-national representative teams in men's football. [edit] Former national football teams These national teams no longer exist due to the dissolution of the nation or territory that they represented. Team Successor team(s) inheriting team's results Other successor teams Notes Czechoslovakia Czech Republic Slovakia Represented Czechoslovakia until its dissolution into the Czech Republic and Slovakia in 1993 Saar West Germany Represented the Saarland Protectorate from 1950 to 1956 before its union with the Federal Republic of Germany West Germany Germany Represented the Federal Republic of Germany from 1950 till 1990, before reunification with East Germany. Was considered a continuation of the team which had represented Germany between 1908 and 1942. East Germany Germany Represented East Germany between 1952 and 1990, before reunification with West Germany. Ireland Northern Ireland Republic of Ireland Represented Ireland until the secession of the Irish Free State from the United Kingdom in 1922. The team continued to be known as Ireland, selecting some players from the Irish Free State, later the Republic of Ireland, until 1953 when it was renamed Northern Ireland to reflect its geographic mandate. Tanganyika Tanzania Zanzibar Represented Tanganyika until its union with Zanzibar as Tanzania in 1964. Zanzibar is an associate member of CAF. North Vietnam Vietnam Represented North Vietnam from 1949 till its union with South Vietnam in 1975. South Vietnam Vietnam Represented South Vietnam from 1949 till its union with North Vietnam in 1975. North Yemen Yemen Represented North Yemen from 1965 till its union with South Yemen in 1990. South Yemen Yemen Represented South Yemen from 1965 till its union with North Yemen in 1990. United Arab Republic Egypt Syria Represented the United Arab Republic from 1958 to 1961 until the secession of Syria. Was considered a continuation of the previous Egypt national football team, which became its successor team. The team continued to be known as the United Arab Republic until 1970. Soviet Union CIS Estonia Latvia Lithuania Represented the Soviet Union from 1924 until its dissolution in 1991. This was considered a continuation of the team that had previously represented the Russian Empire. CIS Russia Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Georgia Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Moldova Tajikistan Turkmenistan Ukraine Uzbekistan Represented the Commonwealth of Independent States and Georgia in 1992 until the creation of separate national teams for its constituent nations. Yugoslavia Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatia Macedonia Slovenia Represented Yugoslavia between 1920 and 1992, before the dissolution of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia into Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Macedonia and Slovenia Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, later renamed Serbia and Montenegro Serbia Montenegro Represented the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, known as Serbia and Montenegro after 2003, between 1992 and 2006 when it was split into Serbia and Montenegro Netherlands Antilles Curaçao Sint Maarten Represented the Netherlands Antilles until the dissolution of the country in 2010. Formerly known as "Curaçao", this name was restored in March 2011 when the new constituent country of Curaçao took the Netherlands Antilles' place in FIFA and CONCACAF. The team representing Sint Maarten is a full member of CONCACAF, but not of FIFA. [edit] New names In addition to the above, other nations have been renamed: * Belgian Congo → Congo-Leopoldville in 1960 → Congo-Kinshasa in 1963 → Zaire in 1971 → Democratic Republic of Congo in 1997 * Cambodia → Khmer Republic in 1970 → Kampuchea in 1975→ Cambodia in 1979 * Czechoslovakia (1918–1939) → Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia in 1939 → Czechoslovakia in 1945 * United Kingdom British Gambia → Gambia in 1965 * British Guiana → Guyana in 1966 * Burma → Myanmar in 1989 * Ceylon → Sri Lanka in 1972 * France Middle Congo → Congo-Brazzaville in 1960→ Congo in 1992 * Dahomey → Benin in 1975 * Dutch East Indies → Indonesia in 1945 * Dutch Guiana → Suriname in 1975 * Egypt Egypt → United Arab Republic in 1958 → Egypt in 1972 * Algeria FLN team → Algeria in 1962 * France French Somaliland → Djibouti in 1977 * French Togoland → Togo in 1960 * Gold Coast → Ghana in 1957 * Irish Free State → Republic of Ireland in 1937 * Ivory Coast → Côte d'Ivoire in 19831 * France Madagascar → Malagasy Republic in 1958→ Madagascar in 1975 * Malaya → Malaysia in 1963 * United Kingdom New Hebrides → Vanuatu in 1980 * Northern Rhodesia → Zambia in 1964 * Nyasaland → Malawi in 1966 * Palestine/Eretz Israel → Israel in 1948 * Portugal Portuguese Guinea → Guinea-Bissau in 1975 * Southern Rhodesia → Rhodesia in 1964→ Zimbabwe in 1980 * Russia → Soviet Union in 1923. * Upper Volta → Burkina Faso in 1984 * Western Samoa → Samoa in 1996 This is a list of top-division association football clubs in CAF countries. CAF, the African football confederation, includes all African countries as members. The French Overseas Department of Réunion and the autonomous island of Zanzibar have their own football associations which are associate members of CAF (but not members of FIFA). Mayotte, a French Overseas Territory, Saint Helena, a British Overseas Territory, and Western Sahara, a disputed territory, are not members of CAF or any other football confederation. Each of the CAF member countries have their own football league systems. The clubs playing in each top-level league compete for the title as the country's club champions, and also for places in next season's CAF club competitions, i.e., the CAF Champions League and the CAF Confederation Cup. Due to promotion and relegation, the clubs playing in the top-level league in many countries are different every season. The champions of the previous season in each country are listed in bold. * For clubs playing at lower divisions, see the separate articles linked to in the relevant sections. * For clubs belonging to any of the other five continental football confederations of the world, see List of football (soccer) clubs. Club name Club finished the previous season as league champions. [edit] Algeria Main article: List of football clubs in Algeria * Country: Algeria * Football association: Algerian Football Federation * Top-level league: Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 As of 2011–12 season: Club Location Alger MC !MC Alger Algiers Alger USM !USM Alger Algiers Batna !CA Batna Batna Bejaia !JSM Béjaïa Béjaïa Belouizdad !CR Belouizdad Algiers Chlef !ASO Chlef Chlef Constantine !CS Constantine Constantine El Eulma !MC El Eulma El Eulma El Harrach !USM El Harrach Algiers Hussein Dey !NA Hussein Dey Algiers Kabylie !JS Kabylie Tizi Ouzou Khroub !AS Khroub El Khroub Oran !MC Oran Oran Saida !MC Saïda Saïda Setif !ES Sétif Sétif Tlemcen !WA Tlemcen Tlemcen [edit] Angola Main article: List of football clubs in Angola * Country: Angola * Football association: Federação Angolana de Futebol * Top-level league: Girabola As of 2011 season: Club Location Primeiro Agosto !1º de Agosto Luanda Primeiro Maio !1º de Maio Benguela Academica Lobito !Académica Lobito Lobito Academica Soyo !Académica Soyo Soyo ASA !ASA Luanda Benfica !Benfica Luanda Luanda Caala !C.R. Caála Huambo Cabinda !F.C. Cabinda Cabinda Interclube !G.D. Interclube Luanda Kabuscorp !Kabuscorp S.C.P. Luanda Libolo !C.R.D. Libolo Libolo Onze Bravos !F.C. Onze Bravos Luena Petro !Petro Luanda Luanda Progresso !Progresso A.S. Luanda Sagrada !G.D. Sagrada Esperança Dundo Santos !Santos F.C.A. Viana [edit] Benin Main article: List of football clubs in Benin * Country: Benin * Football association: Fédération Béninoise de Football * Top-level league: Benin Premier League As of 2010–11 season: Club Location ASPAC !ASPAC FC Cotonou Avrankou !Avrankou OFC Avrankou Buffles du Borgou !Buffles du Borgou FC Parakou CIFAS !CIFAS Bénin Cotonou Dragons !AS Dragons FC Porto-Novo Dynamo Abomey !Dynamo Abomey FC Abomey Krake !USS Kraké Porto-Novo Mambas !Mambas Noirs FC Cotonou Mogas !Mogas 90 FC Cotonou Pantheres !Panthères FC Djougou Plateau !JA Plateau Pobè Requins !Requins de l'Atlantique FC Cotonou Soleil !Soleil FC Cotonou Tonnerre !Tonnerre Abomey FC Abomey [edit] Botswana Main article: List of football clubs in Botswana * Country: Botswana * Football association: Botswana Football Association * Top-level league: Botswana Premier League As of 2010–11 season: Club Location BDF !Botswana Defence Force XI Gaborone BMC !Botswana Meat Commission F.C. Lobatse Black Peril !Black Peril F.C. Tlokweng Centre Chiefs !Centre Chiefs F.C. Mochudi ECCO !ECCO City Green F.C. Francistown Extension Gunners !Extension Gunners F.C. Lobatse Gaborone United !Gaborone United S.C. Gaborone Miscellaneous !Miscellaneous F.C. Serowe Motlakase !Motlakase F.C. Palapye Nico !Nico United S.C. Selebi-Phikwe Notwane !Notwane F.C. Gaborone Police !Police XI Otse TAFIC !TAFIC F.C. Francistown TASC !TASC F.C. Francistown Township !Township Rollers F.C. Gaborone Uniao !Uniao Flamengo Santos F.C. Gaborone [edit] Burkina Faso Main article: List of football clubs in Burkina Faso * Country: Burkina Faso * Football association: Fédération Burkinabé de Foot-Ball * Top-level league: Burkinabé Premier League As of 2010–11 season: Club Location Banfora !USCO Banfora Banfora Bobo RC !RC Bobo Bobo-Dioulasso Bobo Sport !Bobo Sport Bobo-Dioulasso Bouloumpokou !Bouloumpoukou FC Koudougou Etoile !Étoile Filante Ouagadougou Ouagadougou Kouritenga !AS Kouritenga Koupéla Maya !AS Maya Bobo-Dioulasso Ouagadougou !US Ouagadougou Ouagadougou Sanmatenga !Sanmatenga FC Kaya SONABEL !SONABEL Ouagadougou Sourou !Sourou Sport Tougan USFA !USFA Ouagadougou Yatenga !US Yatenga Ouahigouya ASFA !ASFA Yennenga Ouagadougou [edit] Burundi Main article: List of football clubs in Burundi * Country: Burundi * Football association: Fédération de Football du Burundi * Top-level league: Burundi Premier League As of 2008 season Club City Vital'ô Bujumbura AS Inter Star Bujumbura Atlético Olympic Bujumbura Prince Louis Bujumbura Flamingo de Ngagara Bujumbura Académic Bujumbura Alsafa Onze Africains Bujumbura Nile Olympic Bujumbura Zèbre Gitega Musongati Gitega Olympic Star Muyinga Delta Star de Gatumba Mutimbuzi Santos Cibitoke Wazee Rumonge Volontaire Kanyosha Etoile de l'Est [edit] Cameroon Main article: List of football clubs in Cameroon * Country: Cameroon * Football association: Fédération Camerounaise de Football * Top-level league: Cameroon Premiere Division As of 2007/08 season Club City Aigle Royal Menoua Dschang Caïman de Douala Douala Canon Yaoundé Yaoundé Cotonsport FC Garoua Espérance FC Guider FC International Lion Ngoma d'Ebolowa Mbouda FS d'Akonolinga Akonolinga Fovu Baham Baham Les Astres FC Douala Mount Cameroon FC Buéa Sable FC Batié Tiko United Tiko Tonnerre Yaoundé Yaoundé Union Douala Douala Unisport de Bafang Bafang Université FC de Ngaoundéré Ngaoundéré [edit] Cape Verde Main article: List of football clubs in Cape Verde * Country: Cape Verde * Football association: Federação Caboverdiana de Futebol * Top-level league: Cape Verdean football Championships As of 2007/2008 season Club City Sporting Clube da Praia Praia Desportivo Ribeira Brava Ribeira Brava Clube Desportivo Corôa Nossa Senhora do Monte Associação Académica do Fogo São Filipe Champions of Boa Vista Académico do Aeroporto Espargos FC Derby Mindelo Solpontense Futebol Clube Ponta do Sol Champions of Santiago North Zone Champions of Santo Antão South Zone Champions of Maio Runners up of Santiago South Zone [edit] Central African Republic Main article: List of football clubs in Central African Republic * Country: Central African Republic * Football association: Fédération Centrafricaine de Football * Top-level league: Central African Republic League As of 2006 season Club City Anges de Fatima Asset Gobongo AS Kpéténé Star Association Sportive des Commerçants AS Tempête Mocaf Castel Foot Diplomates Football Club du 8ème Arrondissement Bangui Espérance du 5ème Arrondissement Bangui Olympic Real de Bangui Bangui Sporting Club de Bangui Bangui Stade Centrafricain Union Sportive Centrafricaine de Bangui Bangui [edit] Chad Main article: List of football clubs in Chad * Country: Chad * Football association: Fédération Tchadienne de Football * Top-level league: Chad Premier League As of 2011 season: Club Location Coton !AS CotonTchad N'Djamena DGSSIE !AS DGSSIE N'Djamena Elect !Elect Sport FC N'Djamena Foullah Edifice !Foullah Edifice FC N'Djamena Gazelle !Gazelle FC N'Djamena Geyser !Geyser FC N'Djamena Postel !Postel 2000 FC N'Djamena Renaissance !Renaissance FC N'Djamena Toumai !Toumaï FC N'Djamena Tourbillon !Tourbillon FC N'Djamena [edit] Comoros Main article: List of football clubs in Comoros * Country: Comoros * Football association: Fédération Comorienne de Football * Top-level league: Comoros Premier League As of 2007 season Club City AJSM Mutsamudu Ngazi Sports Mirontsy Fomboni Club Fomboni Coin Nord Mitsamiouli [edit] Congo Main article: List of football clubs in Congo * Country: Congo * Football association: Fédération Congolaise de Football * Top-level league: Congo Premier League As of 2008 season Club City Diables Noirs CARA FC Comus TP Zala AS Kondzo Ajax de Ouenzé Ouenzé AS Gendarmerie Patronage Sainte-Anne Baïgon rouge de Talangaï Talangaï Etoile du Congo Inter Club Jeunesse sportive de Talangaï Talangaï AS Police[disambiguation needed ] Saint Michel de Ouenzé Ouenzé Jeunesse sportive de Ouénzé Ouenzé Club 57 Tourbillon AS Mbako Union Sport Mbingui de Diata [edit] Côte d'Ivoire Main article: List of football clubs in Côte d'Ivoire * Country: Côte d'Ivoire * Football association: Fédération Ivoirienne de Football * Top-level league: Côte d'Ivoire Premier Division As of 2008 season Club City Africa Sports National Abidjan ASEC Mimosas Abidjan ASC Ouragahio Ouragahio Denguelé Sports d'Odienné Odienné Entente Sportive de Bingerville Bingerville Issia Wazi Issia Jeunesse Club d'Abidjan Abidjan Société Omnisports de l'Armée Yamoussoukro Réveil Club de Daloa Daloa Sabé Sports de Bouna Bouna Sporting Club de Gagnoa Gagnoa Stade d'Abidjan Abidjan Stella Club d'Adjamé Abidjan USC Bassam Grand-Bassam [edit] Democratic Republic of the Congo Main article: List of football clubs in the Democratic Republic of the Congo * Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo * Football association: Fédération Congolaise de Football-Association * Top-level league: Linafoot As of 2006/2007 season Club City DC Motema Pembe Kinshasa AS Vita Club Kinshasa TP Mazembe Lubumbashi FC Saint Eloi Lupopo Lubumbashi OC Mbongo Sport Mbuji-Mayi FC Tshinkunku Kananga SC Cilu Lukala CS Imana Matadi AS Nika Kisangani DC Virunga Goma AS Kabasha Goma OC Bukavu Dawa Bukavu FC Makila Mabe Kikwit AS New Soger Lubumbashi AS Mabela a Bana AS Saint-Luc Kananga Singa Mwambe OC Muungano Bukavu AS Maniema Union TP Molunge Mbandaka [edit] Djibouti Main article: List of football clubs in Djibouti * Country: Djibouti * Football association: Fédération Djiboutienne de Football * Top-level league: Djibouti Premier League As of 2005/2006 season Club City ASS d’Ali-Sabieh Ali-Sabieh CDE Colas Etablissement Abdi FNP Gendarmerie Djibouti AS Port Djibouti Sheraton Hôtel Djibouti F.C. Société Immobilière de Djibouti Djibouti Tadjourah Tadjourah Total Djibouti [edit] Egypt Main article: List of football clubs in Egypt * Country: Egypt * Football association: Egyptian Football Association * Top-level league: Egyptian Premier League As of 2011/2012 season Club City Al Ahly Cairo Al Ittihad Al Sakandary Alexandria Al Masry Port Said Al Mokawloon Al Arab Cairo El Dakhleya Cairo El Entag El Harby Cairo El Gouna Hurghada Enppi Cairo Ghazl El Mahalla El Mahalla El Kubra Haras El Hodood Alexandria Ismaily Ismailia Ittihad El Shorta Cairo Misr El Makasa Fayoum Petrojet Suez Smouha Alexandria Tala'ea El Gaish Cairo Telephonat Bani Sweif Bani Sweif Wadi Degla Cairo Zamalek Giza [edit] Equatorial Guinea Main article: List of football clubs in Equatorial Guinea * Country: Equatorial Guinea * Football association: Federación Ecuatoguineana de Fútbol * Top-level league: Equatoguinean Premier League As of 2008 season Club City Atlético Malabo Malabo Sony Elá Nguema Malabo The Panther FC Deportivo Unidad Real Sanidad Bata Dragons Fútbol Club Akonangui FC Aconangui Águilas Verdes Deportivo Mongomo Mongomo [edit] Eritrea Main article: List of football clubs in Eritrea * Country: Eritrea * Football association: Eritrean National Football Federation * Top-level league: Eritrean Premier League As of 2006 season Club City Adulis Club Al-Tahrir Asmara Brewery Asmara Denden Edaga Hamus Medlaw Megbi Red Sea FC Tesfa FC [edit] Ethiopia Main article: List of football clubs in Ethiopia * Country: Ethiopia * Football association: Ethiopian Football Federation * Top-level league: Ethiopian Premier League As of 2005/2006 season Club City Adama City Adama Air Force Addis Ababa Awassa City Awassa Banks SC Addis Ababa Defence Addis Ababa EEPCO Addis Ababa Ethiopian Coffee Addis Ababa Guna Trading FC Mek'ele Harrar Beer Botling FC Harar Metehara Sugar Metehara Muger Cement Oromiya Nyala Addis Ababa Saint-George SA Addis Ababa Trans Ethiopia Mek'ele Wonji Sugar Oromiya [edit] Gabon Main article: List of football clubs in Gabon * Country: Gabon * Football association: Fédération Gabonaise de Football * Top-level league: Gabon Championnat National D1 As of 2006 season Club City AS Mangasport Moanda AS Stade Mandji Port-Gentil Cercle Mbéri Sportif Delta Téléstar Gabon Télécom FC FC 105 Libreville Libreville Franceville FC Franceville JS Libreville Libreville Missiles FC Munadji 76 Sogéa FC Sogéa Stade d'Akébé Libreville US Bitam Bitam US Oyem Oyem Wongosport [edit] The Gambia Main article: List of football clubs in The Gambia * Country: Gambia * Football association: Gambia Football Association * Top-level league: Gambian Championnat National D1 As of 2006 season Club City Armed Forces FC Bakau United FC Banjul Hawks FC Banjul Cherno Samba Academy FC Gambia Ports Authority FC Gamtel FC Interior FC Real de Banjul FC Banjul Steve Biko FC Wallidan FC Banjul [edit] Ghana Main article: List of football clubs in Ghana * Country: Ghana * Football association: Ghana Football Association * Top-level league: OneTouch Premier League and 1st to 3rd Division As of 2006/2007 season Club City Asante Kotoko Kumasi Accra Hearts of Oak Sporting Club Accra Ashanti Gold SC Obuasi Heart of Lions Kpandu Liberty Professionals FC Accra Great Olympics Accra Berekum Arsenal Berekum Real Sportive Tema Gamba All Blacks Swedru Sekondi Hasaacas FC Sekondi Tema Youth Tema Bofoakwa Tano Sunyani King Faisal Babes Kumasi Feyenoord Academy Goma Fetteh Real Tamale United Tamale Power FC Koforidua Tema Football Club Tema Cheetah Football Club Kasoa Sporting Club Accra Kwashieman - Accra Right To Dream Academy Akrade - Akosombo Ultimate Stars Football Club Accra Accra [edit] Guinea Main article: List of football clubs in Guinea * Country: Guinea * Football association: Fédération Guinéenne de Football * Top-level league: Guinée Championnat National As of ... season Club City [edit] Guinea-Bissau Main article: List of football clubs in Guinea-Bissau * Country: Guinea-Bissau * Football association: Federação de Futebol da Guiné-Bissau * Top-level league: Campeonato Nacional da Guiné-Bissau As of 2005/2006 season Club City Clube de Futebol "Os Balantas" Mansôa Sport Bissau e Benfica Bissau Sporting Clube de Bissau Bissau Atlético Clube de Bissorã Bissorã Estrela Negra de Bolama Bolama Futebol Clube de Cantchungo Cantchungo Desportivo Recreativo Cultural de Farim Farim Flamengo Futebol Clube Desportivo de Gabú Gabú ADR Desportivo de Mansabá Mansabá Mavegro Futebol Clube Mavegro Portos de Bissau Bissau [edit] Kenya Main article: List of football clubs in Kenya * Country: Kenya * Football association: Kenya Football Federation * Top-level league: Kenyan Premier League As of 2005/2006 season Club City AFC Leopards Nairobi Congo United Nyando[disambiguation needed ] Chemelil Sugar FC Nyando[disambiguation needed ] Bandari F.C Mombasa Gor Mahia Nairobi Kenya Commercial Bank (sports club) Nairobi Mathare United Nairobi Karuturi FC Naivasha SoNy Sugar Awendo Thika United Thika Tusker FC Nairobi Ulinzi Stars Nairobi City Stars FC Nairobi Sofapaka FC Nairobi [edit] Lesotho Main article: List of football clubs in Lesotho * Country: Lesotho * Football association: Lesotho Football Association * Top-level league: Lesotho Premier League As of 2005/2006 season Club City Arsenal (Maseru) Maseru Butha Buthe Warriors Butha Buthe Lerotholi Polytechnic Maseru Lesotho Correctional Services Maseru Lesotho Mounted Police Services Maseru Lifefo Lioli F.C. Teyateyaneng Linare F.C. Leribe Likhopo Maseru Majantja F.C. Quthing Matlama F.C. Maseru Mazenod Swallows Maseru Mphatlalatsane Maseru Roma Rovers Roma Royal Lesotho Defense Force Maseru School Boys [edit] Liberia Main article: List of football clubs in Liberia * Country: Liberia * Football association: Liberia Football Association * Top-level league: Liberian Premier League As of 2007 season Club City Blue Angels FC Monrovia Gedi & Sons Invincible Eleven Monrovia Liberia Petroleum Refining Company Oilers Monrovia Liberia Ship Corporate Registry Football Club Monrovia Mark Professionals Monrovia Mighty Barolle Monrovia Monrovia Monrovia Black Star Monrovia Monrovia Club Breweries Monrovia NPA Anchors Roots Football Club Watanga Football Club Watanga [edit] Libya Main article: List of football clubs in Libya * Country: Libya * Football association: Libyan Football Federation * Top-level league: Libyan Premier League As of 2007/08 season Club City Al-Ahly Benghazi Benghazi Al Ahly Tripoli Tripoli Al Akhdar Bayda Al-Ittihad Tripoli Aljazeera Zuwara Al Madina Tripoli Al-Nasr Benghazi Al Olympic Zawiya Al Shat Tripoli Al Soukour Tobruk Al Tahaddy Benghazi Al Urouba Ajaylat Al-Wahda Tripoli Khaleej Sirte Sirte Al Tersana Tripoli Nojom Ajdabiya Ajdabiya [edit] Madagascar Main article: List of football clubs in Madagascar * Country: Madagascar * Football association: Fédération Malagasy de Football * Top-level league: THB Champions League As of 2006 season, second stage teams listed only Club City 3FB Ambatondrazaka Ambatondrazaka Académie Ny Antsika Antananarivo Ajesaia Antananarivo AS Adema Antananarivo AS Fortior Toamasina Ascum Mahajanga Mahajanga Bazarico Cosrom21 Antananarivo COSPN Antananarivo Espoir Ambovombe Esperance Football Centre de Formation d'Ambohimanarina Antananarivo Fanilo Japan Actuels Antananarivo FC Boeny Mahajanga FC Fort Dauphin Fort Dauphin FC Jirama Fianarantsoa Fianarantsoa FC Jirama Sava Antsiranana MTM Maintirano Maintirano USCA Foot Antananarivo [edit] Malawi Main article: List of football clubs in Malawi * Country: Malawi * Football association: Football Association of Malawi * Top-level league: Malawi Premiere Division As of 2005-2006 season Club City Admarc Tigers Big Bullets Blantyre Blue Eagles Lilongwe Civo Cobbe Barracks Dwangwa United Kradd Eagles Mafco Moyale Mzuzu MTL Wanderers Blantyre Red Lions Sammys United Silver Strikers Super Escom [edit] Mali Main article: List of football clubs in Mali * Country: Mali * Football association: Fédération Malienne de Football * Top-level league: Malien Premiere Division As of 2005/2006 season Club City AS Bakaridjan de Barouéli Barouéli AS Bamako Bamako AS Biton Ségou AS Commune II Bamako AS Nianan Koulikoro AS Real Bamako AS Sigui Kayes AS Tata National Sikasso Centre Salif Keita Bamako Cercle Olympique de Bamako Bamako Djoliba AC Bamako Stade Malien Bamako Stade Malien de Sikasso Sikasso USFAS Bamako Bamako [edit] Mauritania Main article: List of football clubs in Mauritania * Country: Mauritania * Football association: Fédération de Foot-Ball de la Républic Islamique de Mauritanie * Top-level league: Mauritanean Premier League As of ... season Club City ASAC Concorde Nouakchott ASC El Ahmedi Nouakchott ASC Imraguens ASC Kédia Zouérate ASC Ksar Nouakchott ASC Police Nouakchott ASC Tevragh-Zeïna Nouakchott CF Cansado Nouadhibou FC Nouadhibou Nouadhibou [edit] Mauritius Main article: List of football clubs in Mauritius * Country: Mauritius * Football association: Mauritius Football Association * Top-level league: Mauritian League As of 2006/2007 season Club City Curepipe Starlight SC Curepipe AS Port-Louis 2000 Port-Louis Pamplemousses SC Belle Vue Pointe-aux-Sables Mates Pointe-aux-Sables AS de Vacoas-Phoenix Curepipe US Beau-Bassin/Rose Hill Beau-Bassin Savanne SC Souillac AS Rivière du Rempart Mapou Olympique de Moka Moka Faucon Flacq SC Flacq Petite Rivière Noire SC Tamarin Grand Port United Mahébourg Mahébourg [edit] Morocco Main article: List of football clubs in Morocco * Country: Morocco * Football association: Fédération Royale Marocaine de Football * Top-level league: GNF 1 As of 2011–12 season Club City Chabab Massira El Aaiún Chabab Rif Hoceima Al Hoceima CODM de Meknès Meknes Difaa El Jadida El Jadida FAR Rabat Rabat FUS Rabat Rabat Hassania Agadir Agadir Ittihad Zemmouri Khemisset Khemisset KAC Kenitra Kenitra Maghreb Fez Fez Moghreb Tétouan Tétouan Olympic Safi Safi Olympique Khouribga Khouribga Raja Casablanca Casablanca Widad Fez Fez Wydad Casablanca Casablanca [edit] Mozambique Main article: List of football clubs in Mozambique * Country: Mozambique * Football association: Federação Moçambicana de Futebol * Top-level league: Moçambola As of 2006 season Club City Associação Académica de Maputo Maputo Chingale de Tete Tete Clube de Desportos Costa do Sol Maputo Clube de Desportos Maxaquene Maputo Clube Ferroviário da Beira Beira Clube Ferroviário de Maputo Maputo Clube Ferroviário de Nampula Nampula Grupo Desportivo da Companhia Têxtil do Punguè Beira Grupo Desportivo de Maputo Maputo Grupo Desportivo Estrela Vermelha de Maputo Maputo Sporting Clube de Nampula Nampula Sport Quelimane e Benfica Quelimane [edit] Namibia Main article: List of football clubs in Namibia * Country: Namibia * Football association: Namibia Football Association * Top-level league: Namibia Premier League As of 2006/2007 season Club City Ramblers Windhoek Black Africa Windhoek Civics F.C. Windhoek SK Windhoek Windhoek Orlando Pirates Windhoek United Africa Tigers Windhoek Blue Waters Walvis Bay Golden Bees Outjo African Stars Windhoek Friends (football club) Rehoboth Oshakati City F.C. Oshakati Eleven Arrows Walvis Bay [edit] Niger Main article: List of football clubs in Niger * Country: Niger * Football association: Fédération Nigerienne de Football * Top-level league: Niger Premier League As of 2010–11 season: Club Location Ader !Ader FC Tahoua Akokana !Akokana FC Arlit Alkali !Alkali Nassara Club Zinder AS Douanes !AS Douanes Niamey ASFAN !AS FAN Niamey AS GNN !AS GNN Niamey AS Police !AS Police Niamey ASN NIGELEC !ASN NIGELEC Niamey Dankassawa !Dankassawa FC Maradi Jangorzo !Jangorzo FC Maradi Malbaza !Malbaza FC Malbaza Olympic !Olympic FC Niamey Racing FC de Boukoki !Racing FC de Boukoki Niamey Sahel !Sahel SC Niamey Urana !Urana FC Arlit US Gendarmerie Nationale !US Gendarmerie Nationale Niamey [edit] Nigeria Main article: List of football clubs in Nigeria * Country: Nigeria * Football association: Nigeria Football Federation * Top-level league: Nigeria Premier League As of 2010–11 season: Club Location Bukola !Bukola Babes F.C. Ilorin Crown !Crown F.C. Ogbomosho Dolphins !Dolphins F.C. Port Harcourt Enugu !Enugu Rangers F.C. Enugu Enyimba !Enyimba International F.C. Aba Gombe !Gombe United F.C. Gombe Heartland !Heartland F.C. Owerri Juth !JUTH F.C. Jos Kaduna !Kaduna United F.C. Kaduna Kano !Kano Pillars F.C. Kano Kwara !Kwara United F.C. Ilorin Lobi !Lobi Stars F.C. Makurdi Niger !Niger Tornadoes F.C. Minna Ocean !Ocean Boys F.C. Brass Plateau !Plateau United F.C. Jos Sharks !Sharks F.C. Port Harcourt Shooting !Shooting Stars F.C. Ibadan Sunshine !Sunshine Stars F.C. Akure Warri !Warri Wolves F.C. Warri Zamfara !Zamfara United F.C. Gusau [edit] Réunion Main article: List of football clubs in Réunion * Country: Réunion * Football association: Ligue Réunionnaise de Football * Top-level league: Réunion Premier League As of 2011 season: Club Location Avirons !FC Avirons Les Avirons Benedictins !US Bénédictins Saint-Benoît Excelsior !AS Excelsior Saint-Joseph Marsouins !AS Marsouins Saint-Leu Petite !AJ Petite-Île Petite-Île Posession !AS Possession La Possession Saint-Denis !Saint-Denis FC Saint-Denis Saint-Louisienne !AS Saint-Louisienne Saint-Louis Sainte-Marienne !US Sainte-Marienne Sainte-Marie Saint-Pauloise !Saint-Pauloise FC Saint-Paul Saint-Pierroise !JS Saint-Pierroise Saint-Pierre Stade Tamponnaise !US Stade Tamponnaise Le Tampon [edit] Rwanda Main article: List of football clubs in Rwanda * Country: Rwanda * Football association: Fédération Rwandaise de Football Association * Top-level league: Rwandan Premier League As of 2006 season Club City Armée Patriotique Rwandaise F.C. AS Kigali Kigali Atraco FC Kigali Etincelles FC Kigali Flash FC Gitarama Kibuye FC Kibuye KIST FC Kigali La Jeunesse FC Kigali Marines FC Gisenyi Mukura Victory Sports FC Butare Police FC Kibungo Rayon Sport Kigali SC Kiyovu Sport Kigali Zèbres F.C. [edit] São Tomé and Príncipe Main article: List of football clubs in São Tomé and Príncipe * Country: São Tomé and Príncipe * Football association: Federação Santomense de Futebol * Top-level league: São Tomé and Príncipe Championship As of 2009/2010 season São Tomé teams Club City Bairros Unidos FC Caixão Grande Cruz Vermelha Almeirim CD Guadalupe Guadelupe FC Neves Neves Oque d'El Rei Oque d’El Rei FC Ribeira Peixe Ribeira Peixe Santana FC Santana[disambiguation needed ] 6 de Setembro São Tomé Sporting Praia Cruz São Tomé UDESCAI Água Izé UDRA São João dos Angolares Vitória FC São Tomé Principe teams Club City 1º de Maio Santo António GD Os Operários Santo António FC Porto Real Porto Real Sporting do Principe Santo António GD Sundy Sundy[disambiguation needed ] UDAPB Picão [edit] Senegal Main article: List of football clubs in Senegal * Country: Senegal * Football association: Fédération Sénégalaise de Football * Top-level league: Senegal Premier League As of 2005/2006 season Club City Casa Sport Ziguinchor CSS Richard-Toll Richard Toll ASC Diaraf Dakar AS Douanes Dakar DUC Dakar Dakar Guédiawaye FC Guédiawaye ASC HLM Dakar ASC Jeanne d'Arc Dakar Stade Mbour Mbour ASEC Ndiambour Louga US Ouakam Dakar Port Autonome Dakar US Rail Thiès ASC Saloum Kaolack Sonacos Djourbel Union Sportive de Goree Ziguinchor ASC Xam-Xam Dakar ASC Yakaar Rufisque [edit] Seychelles Main article: List of football clubs in Seychelles * Country: Seychelles * Football association: Seychelles Football Federation * Top-level league: Seychelles League Season 2011 Club City Anse Réunion FC Anse Réunion Côte d'Or FC Praslin La Passe FC La Passe Light Stars FC Grande Anse[disambiguation needed ] Northern Dynamo Glacis St Francis FC Baie Lazare St Louis Suns United Victoria St Michel United FC Anse-aux-Pins St Roch United FC Bel Ombre The Lions[disambiguation needed ] Cascade [edit] Sierra Leone Main article: List of football clubs in Sierra Leone * Country: Sierra Leone * Football association: Sierra Leone Football Association * Top-level league: Sierra Leone National Premier League Club City Diamond Stars Kono[disambiguation needed ] East End Lions Freetown Kallon F.C. Freetown Mighty Blackpool Freetown Old Edwardians F.C. Freetown Ports Authority Freetown Real Republicans Freetown Wellington People F.C. Wellington [edit] Somalia Main article: List of football clubs in Somalia * Country: Somalia * Football association: Somali Football Federation * Top-level league: Somalia League As of 2011 season: Club Location Banaadir Telecom !Banaadir Telecom FC Mogadishu Dekedaha !Dekedaha FC Mogadishu Elman !Elman FC Mogadishu Heegan !Heegan Mogadishu Horseed !Horseed FC Horseed Savana !Savana FC Mogadishu SITT !SITT Daallo Mogadishu Super Shell !Super Shell Mogadishu [edit] South Africa Main article: List of football clubs in South Africa * Country: South Africa * Football association: South African Football Association * Top-level league: Premier Soccer League As of 2011/2012 season Club City Ajax Cape Town Cape Town AmaZulu Durban Bidvest Wits Johannesburg Bloemfontein Celtic Bloemfontein Free State Stars Bethlehem Golden Arrows Durban Jomo Cosmos Johannesburg Kaizer Chiefs Johannesburg Mamelodi Sundowns Pretoria Maritzburg United Pietermaritzburg Moroka Swallows Johannesburg Black Leopards Giyani Orlando Pirates Johannesburg Platinum Stars Rustenburg Santos Cape Town Supersport United Pretoria [edit] Sudan Main article: List of football clubs in Sudan * Country: Sudan * Football association: Sudan Football Association * Top-level league: Sudan Premier League As of 2006 season Club City Hilal Kadougli Kadougli Amal Atbara Atbara Hay al-Arab Port Sudan Port Sudan Ittihad Wad Medani Wad Medani Jazeerat Al-Feel Wad Medani Khartoum Club Khartoum Al-Hilal Club Omdurman Al-Hilal SC Port Sudan Al-Mourada SC Omdurman Al-Merreikh SC Omdurman Merghani Kassala Kassala Al-Nil Alhasahesa Alhasahesa [edit] Swaziland Main article: List of football clubs in Swaziland * Country: Swaziland * Football association: National Football Association of Swaziland * Top-level league: Swazi Premier League As of 2006/2007 season Club City Eleven Men in Flight Siteki Green Mamba Matsapha Hub Sundowns Manzini Sundowns Manzini Manzini Wanderers Manzini Malanti Chiefs Pigg's Peak Mbabane Highlanders Mbabane Mbabane Swallows Mbabane Mhlambanyatsi Rovers Mhlambanyatsi Midas Mbabane City Mbabane Royal Leopards Simunye Young Buffaloes Simunye [edit] Tanzania Main article: List of football clubs in Tanzania * Country: Tanzania * Football association: Tanzania Football Federation * Top-level league: Tanzanian Premier League As of 2005/2006 season Club City Young Africans FC Dar es Salaam Simba SC Dar es Salaam Mtibwa Sugar FC Turiani Prisons FC Mbeya Kagera Sugar FC Bukoba Moro United Morogoro Polisi Morogoro Morogoro JKT Ruvu Stars Dodoma Ashanti United FC Dar es Salaam Toto Africans FC Mwanza Coastal Union Tanga Polisi Dodoma Dodoma Pan Africa FC Dar es Salaam Manyema FC Dar es Salaam [edit] Togo Main article: List of football clubs in Togo * Country: Togo * Football association: Fédération Togolaise de Football * Top-level league: Togolese Championnat National As of 2006/2007 season Club City Abou Ossé F.C. Anié OC Agaza Lomé ASKO F.C. Kara AS Douane Lomé Doumbé F.C. Sansanne Mango Dynamic Togolais Lomé Etoile Filante de Lomé Lomé Union Sportive Koroki Kotoko F.C. Lavié Maranatha F.C. Fiokpo Union Sportive de Masséda Masseville AC Merlan Lomé AC Semassi F.C. Sokodé Tchaoudjo Athlétic Club Sokodé AS Togo-Port Lomé Togo Telecom F.C. Lomé [edit] Tunisia Main article: List of football clubs in Tunisia * Country: Tunisia * Football association: Fédération Tunisienne de Football * Top-level league: Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 As of 2007/2008 season Club City AS Marsa La Marsa Club Africain Tunis CA Bizertin Bizerte CS Hammam-Lif Hammam-Lif CS Sfax Sfax EGS Gafsa Gafsa ES Sahel Sousse ES Tunis Tunis ES Zarzis Zarzis Jendouba Sport Jendouba Olympique Béjà Béja Stade Gabèsien Gabès Stade Tunisien Tunis US Monastir Monastir [edit] Uganda Main article: List of football clubs in Uganda * Country: Uganda * Football association: Federation of Uganda Football Associations * Top-level league: Ugandan Premier League As of 2006 season Club City Bunamwaya FC Express Red Eagles Kampala Kampala City Council Kampala Kampala United Kampala KB Lions Kinyara Sugar Works FC Kinyara Maji FC Masaka Local Council Masaka Mbale Heroes Mbale Police Jinja Jinja Simba FC Lugazi Super Cubs URA SC Kampala Victor FC Villa SC Kampala [edit] Zambia Main article: List of football clubs in Zambia * Country: Zambia * Football association: Football Association of Zambia * Top-level league: Zambian Premier League As of 2006 season Club City City of Lusaka Lusaka Forest Rangers Ndola Green Buffaloes FC Lusaka Kabwe Warriors Kabwe Konkola Blades Konkola Lusaka Dynamos Lusaka Nakambula Leopards Mazabuka National Assembly Lusaka Nchanga Rangers Chingola Power Dynamos FC Kitwe Red Arrows FC Lusaka Roan United Luanshya Young Arrows Lusaka Zanaco FC Lusaka Zamtel FC Ndola ZESCO United Ndola [edit] Zanzibar Main article: List of football clubs in Zanzibar * Country: Zanzibar * Football association: Zanzibar Football Association * Top-level league: Zanzibar Premier League As of 2007 season Club City Polisi JKU FC KMKM Mundu SC Mlandege Small Simba Mafunzo Malindi FC Urafiki Sharp Boys Taifa Jang'ombe Miembeni Bandari (Zanzibar) Wailes Seblen Zimamoto [edit] Zimbabwe Main article: List of football clubs in Zimbabwe * Country: Zimbabwe * Football association: Zimbabwe Football Association * Top-level league: Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League As of 2011 season: Club Location Black !Black Mambas F.C. Harare Blue !Blue Ribbon F.C. Black !CAPS United F.C. Harare Chicken !Chicken Inn F.C. Dynamos !Dynamos F.C. Harare Eagles !Eagles F.C. Chitungwiza Gunners !Gunners F.C. Harare Highlanders !Highlanders F.C. Bulawayo Hwange !Hwange F.C. Hwange Kiglon !Kiglon F.C. Chitungwiza Mimosa !Mimosa F.C. Zvishavane Monomotapa !Monomotapa United F.C. Harare Motor Action !Motor Action F.C. Harare Shabanie !Shabanie Mine F.C. Zvishavane Shooting !Shooting Stars F.C. Harare Zimanzi !Zimanzi Masvingo F.C. Masving Jump to: navigation, search This is a list of top-division football clubs in non-FIFA countries. On the 26 members of the Nouvelle Fédération-Board, only 9 have an autonomous football league system: Chagos Islands, Gozo, Gibraltar, Greenland, Kiribati, Somaliland, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, Tuvalu and Zanzibar. Contents [hide] * 1 NF-Board o 1.1 Chechnya o 1.2 Gozo o 1.3 Gibraltar o 1.4 Greenland o 1.5 Juan Fernández Islands o 1.6 Kiribati o 1.7 Somaliland o 1.8 Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus o 1.9 Tuvalu o 1.10 Zanzibar * 2 Non-FIFA football o 2.1 Åland Islands o 2.2 Kosovo o 2.3 Nauru o 2.4 Saint-Pierre and Miquelon * 3 Notes [edit] NF-Board [edit] Chechnya Chechnya This is a complete list of football clubs in Chechnya.[1] * Football association: Chechnya Football Federation Club City FC All whites FC Naursky District Vainakh Argun Orga Argun Kavkaz Aldy Alkha Alkhan Yurt Berd Berdykel Vedeno Goity Uragan Goity Terek Gums Gudermes Nokhcho Kurchaloi Typhoon Koshkeldy Irs Noviye Atagi Samashki Tolstoy Yurt Terek Tolstoy Yurt Avtodor Urus Martan Naur Naursky Terek Grozny II Terek III Republican F.C. Chekhkar Starye Atagi Daimokhk Grozny Grozny Kavkaz Grozny Grozny Loko-Gums Gudermes Spartak Naur [edit] Gozo Gozo Main article: List of football clubs in Gozo * Football association: Gozo Football Association * Top-level league: ONVOL First Division League As of 2011-12 season: Club City Għajnsielem F.C. Għajnsielem Nadur Youngsters F.C. Nadur S.K. Victoria Wanderers F.C. Victoria, Gozo Sannat Lions F.C. Sannat Victoria Hotspurs F.C. Victoria, Gozo Xagħra United F.C. Xaghra Xewkija Tigers F.C. Xewkija [edit] Gibraltar Gibraltar Main article: List of football clubs in Gibraltar * Football association: Gibraltar Football Association * Top-level league: Gibraltarian Football League Club City Gibraltar United F.C. Manchester United F.C. St Joseph's F.C. Glacis United F.C. Lincoln FC Laguna F.C. [edit] Greenland Greenland Main article: List of football clubs in Greenland * Football association: Greenland Football Union * Top-level league: Greenland Football League As of 2005 season: Club City Aasiaat-97 Aasiaat B-67 Nuuk Eqaluk-56 Uummannaq G-44 Qeqertarsuaq Kâgssagssuk Maniitsoq FC Malamuk Uummannaq Nagdlunguaq-48 Ilulissat UB-68 Uummannaq [edit] Chile Juan Fernández Islands This is a complete list of football clubs in Juan Fernández Islands.[2] * Football association: Liga de Fútbol de Juan Fernández * Top-level league: Juan Fernández Football League As of 2008 season: Club City Club Deportivo Cumberland San Juan Bautista Club Deportivo Juan Fernández San Juan Bautista Club Deportivo Selkirk San Juan Bautista Club Deportivo y Social Nocturno San Juan Bautista [edit] Kiribati Kiribati Main article: List of football clubs in Kiribati * Football association: Kiribati Football Association * Top-level league: Kiribati National Championship As of 2006 season: Club City Abaiang F.C. Abaiang Abemana F.C. Abemana Aranuka F.C. Aranuka Arorae F.C. Arorae Banaba F.C. Banaba Beru F.C. Beru Island Betio Town Council Betio Butaritari F.C. Butaritari Christmas F.C. Christmas Island Kuria F.C. Kuria Makin F.C. Makin Maiana F.C. Maiana Marakei F.C. Marakei Nikunau F.C. Nikunau Nonouti F.C. Nonouti North Tarawa F.C. Tarawa Onotoa F.C. Onotoa Tabiteuea North F.C. Tabiteuea North Tabiteuea South F.C. Tabiteuea South Tabuaeran F.C. Tabuaeran Tarawa Urban Council Tarawa Tarawa Urban Council II Tarawa Teraina F.C. Teraina [edit] Somaliland Somaliland Gaashaan [edit] Northern Cyprus Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Main article: List of football clubs in Northern Cyprus * Football association: Cyprus Turkish Football Federation * Top-level league: Birinci Lig As of 2006-07 season: Club City Binatlı Yılmaz Bostancı Bağcıl Çetinkaya Türk Düzkaya Gençlik Gücü Gönyeli Hamitköy Küçük Kaymaklı Türk Lapta Mağusa Türk Gücü Tatlısu Halk Ocağı Türk Ocağı Limasol Yeni Boğaziçi Yenicami Ağdelen [edit] Tuvalu Tuvalu Main article: List of football clubs in Tuvalu * Football association: Tuvalu Football Association * Top-level league: Tuvalu A-Division As of 2005-06 season: Club City Amatuku F.C. Amatuku Funafuti Atoll F.C. Funafuti Atoll Namunea Atoll F.C. Nanumea Atoll Niutao Atoll F.C. Niutao Atoll Nui Atoll F.C. Nui Atoll Nukufetau Atoll F.C. Nukufetau Atoll Nanumaga Atoll F.C. Nanumaga Atoll Vaitupu Atoll F.C. Vaitupu Atoll [edit] Zanzibar Zanzibar Main article: List of football clubs in Zanzibar * Football association: Zanzibar Football Association * Top-level league: Zanzibar Premier League As of 2007 season: Club City Bandari JKU FC KMKM Mafunzo Malindi FC Miembeni Mundu SC Mlandege Polisi Seblen Sharp Boys Small Simba Taifa Jang'ombe Urafiki Wailes Zimamoto [edit] Non-FIFA football [edit] Åland Islands Åland Islands This is a complete list of football clubs in the Finnish autonomous region of Åland Islands.[3] * Football association: Ålands Fotbollförbund Club City League participation Eckerö IK Eckerö Sweden Sweden Hammarlands IK Hammarland Finland Finland IF Fram Saltvik Sweden Sweden IF Östernäskamraterna Mariehamn Sweden Sweden IF Finströms Kamraterna Finström Finland Finland IFK Mariehamn Mariehamn Finland Finland Jomala IK Jomala Finland Finland Sunds IF Sund Finland Finland [edit] Republic of Kosovo Kosovo Main article: List of football clubs in Kosovo * Football association: Football Federation of Kosovo * Top-level league: Kosovar Superliga As of 2007-08 season: Club City KF Besa Pejë KF Besiana Besiana KF Drenica Skenderaj KF Drita Gjilan KF Flamurtari Prishtina KF Gjilani Gjilan KF Hysi Besiana KF KEK Kastriot KF Fushë Kosova Fushë Kosovë KF Kosova Vushtrri Vushtrri KF 2 Korriku Prishtina KF Prishtina Prishtina KF Shqiponja Pejë KF Trepça Mitrovicë KF Trepça'89 Mitrovicë KF Vëllaznimi Gjakova [edit] Nauru Nauru This is a complete list of football clubs in Nauru.[4] * Football association: Nauru Amateur Soccer Association * Top-level league: Nauru Soccer League As of 1998 season: Club City Buada Sport Buada Comp Phos Hospital Nauru Nauru Police Work Force Phos University Nauru [edit] Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saint-Pierre and Miquelon This is a complete list of football clubs in Saint-Pierre and Miquelon.[5] * Football association: Football Federation of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon * Top-level league: Ligue de Football de Saint Pierre et Miquelon As of 2010 season: Club City A.S. Ilienne Amateur Saint-Pierre A.S. Miquelonnaise Miquelon A.S. Saint Pierraise Saint-Pierre List of top-division football clubs in CONMEBOL countries From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search A map of the world. With a few exceptions, each colour corresponds to a continent. The green area, marked "CONMEBOL", covers most of South America. CONMEBOL countries on this map of the world's six football confederations Contents [hide] * 1 Argentina * 2 Bolivia * 3 Brazil * 4 Chile * 5 Colombia * 6 Ecuador * 7 Paraguay * 8 Peru * 9 Uruguay * 10 Venezuela * 11 References * 12 External links The South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) is the administrative and controlling body for association football in most of South America. It consists of 10 member associations, each of which is responsible for governing football in their respective countries.[1] It includes all countries and territories within South America, with the exceptions of Guyana, French Guiana, Suriname, which are part of CONCACAF, and the disputed British and Argentine territory of the Falkland Islands, which is not a member of any confederation.[1] Each CONMEBOL member has its own football league system.[2] Clubs playing in each top-level league compete for the title as the country's club champion. Clubs also compete in the league and national cup competitions (if applicable) for places in the following season's CONMEBOL club competitions, the Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana. Due to promotion and relegation, the clubs playing in the top-level league are different every season. Club name Club finished the previous season as the league champion. Club name Club finished as the previous Apertura champion. Club name Club finished as the previous Clausura champion. For clubs playing at lower divisions, see the separate articles linked to in the relevant sections. [edit] Argentina Main article: List of football clubs in Argentina * Country: Argentina * Football association: Argentine Football Association * Top-level league: Primera División The Primera División is the top level of Argentine football league, and is organized by the Argentine Football Association. Founded in 1893, it is currently composed of 20 teams. The professional era started in 1931 when professionalism was instituted. Teams from Argentina have won the most international titles with a tally of 61, which includes 22 Copa Libertadores.[3] Currently, the league is regarded as one of the strongest leagues in the world.[4] As of 2011–12 season:[5] Club City All Boys Buenos Aires Argentinos Juniors Buenos Aires Arsenal de Sarandí Avellaneda Atlético Rafaela Rafaela Banfield Banfield Belgrano de Córdoba Córdoba Boca Juniors Buenos Aires Colón de Santa Fe Santa Fe Estudiantes de La Plata La Plata Godoy Cruz de Mendoza Godoy Cruz Independiente Avellaneda Lanús Lanús Newell's Old Boys Rosario Olimpo de Bahía Blanca Bahía Blanca Racing Club Avellaneda San Lorenzo Buenos Aires San Martín de San Juan San Juan Tigre Victoria Unión de Santa Fe Santa Fe Vélez Sársfield Buenos Aires [edit] Bolivia Main article: List of football clubs in Bolivia * Country: Bolivia * Football association: Bolivian Football Federation * Top-level league: Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano (English: Bolivian Professional Football League) Bolivia's first division, the Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano, started in 1977, though football had been played in Bolivia since the early 1900s, specifally in La Paz and Oruro.[6] As of the 2011 season:[7] Club City Aurora Cochabamba Blooming Santa Cruz Bolívar La Paz Guabirá Montero La Paz La Paz Nacional Potosí Potosí Oriente Petrolero Santa Cruz Real Mamoré Trinidad Real Potosí Potosí San José Oruro The Strongest La Paz Universitario Sucre [edit] Brazil Main article: List of football clubs in Brazil * Country: Brazil * Football association: Brazilian Football Confederation * Top-level league: Campeonato Brasileiro Série A The Campeonato Brasileiro was created in 1971 using the structure of Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa.[8] The system used until 1987 was similar to FIFA World Cup, Copa Libertadores or UEFA Champions League: the best clubs of each State Championship were separated in several small groups. Then the best of each group played the play-offs. But every year some aspects of format, number of entrants and rules changed.[9] As of 2011 season:[10] Three-time FIFA World Cup winners Mário Zagallo and Pelé both spent the majority of their careers in Brazil. Club City América Mineiro Belo Horizonte Atlético Goianiense Goiânia Atlético Mineiro Belo Horizonte Atlético Paranaense Curitiba Avaí Florianópolis Bahia Salvador Botafogo Rio de Janeiro Ceará Fortaleza Corinthians São Paulo Coritiba Curitiba Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte Figueirense Florianópolis Flamengo Rio de Janeiro Fluminense Rio de Janeiro Grêmio Porto Alegre Internacional Porto Alegre Palmeiras São Paulo Santos Santos São Paulo São Paulo Vasco da Gama Rio de Janeiro [edit] Chile Main article: List of football clubs in Chile * Country: Chile * Football association: Chilean Football Federation * Top-level league: Primera División The Primera División del Fútbol Profesional Chileno was founded on January 24, 1926, and is currently ranked 14th in the IFFHS Best Leagues of the World ranking.[11] In 2010, the league is also known as Campeonato Nacional Petrobras. As of the 2012 season:[12] Club City Audax Italiano Santiago Cobreloa Calama Cobresal El Salvador Colo-Colo Santiago Deportes Antofagasta Antofagasta Deportes Iquique Iquique Deportes La Serena La Serena Huachipato Talcahuano O'Higgins Rancagua Palestino Santiago Rangers Talca Santiago Wanderers Valparaíso Unión Española Santiago Unión La Calera La Calera Unión San Felipe San Felipe Universidad Católica Santiago Universidad de Chile Santiago Universidad de Concepción Concepción [edit] Colombia Main article: List of football clubs in Colombia * Country: Colombia * Football association: Colombian Football Federation * Top-level league: Primera A The Categoría Primera A has been in existence since 1948. As of 2010, soft drink company Postobón will sponsor the league for the next five years and the league will be called Liga Postobon.[13] The league is rated 17th in the world by IFFHS.[14] As of the 2011 season:[15] Club City América Cali Atlético Huila Neiva Atlético Nacional Medellín Boyacá Chicó Tunja Cúcuta Deportivo Cúcuta Deportes Quindío Armenia Deportes Tolima Ibagué Deportivo Cali Cali Deportivo Pereira Pereira Envigado Envigado Independiente Medellín Medellín Itagüí Ditaires Itagüí Junior Barranquilla La Equidad Bogotá Millonarios Bogotá Once Caldas Manizales Real Cartagena Cartagena Santa Fe Bogotá [edit] Ecuador Main article: List of football clubs in Ecuador * Country: Ecuador * Football association: Ecuadorian Football Federation * Top-level league: Serie A The Serie A has its roots in the national championship between the top teams of Ecuador's two regional leagues. Since the first tournament in 1957, a national champion has been crowned 51 times on a yearly basis (except 1958 & 1959), and twice in 2005.[16] The current format is new for the 2010 season and consists of three stages.[17][18] As of the 2011 season:[19] LDU Quito in 1930. Club City Barcelona Guayaquil Deportivo Cuenca Cuenca Deportivo Quito Quito El Nacional Quito Emelec Guayaquil ESPOLI Quito Imbabura Ibarra Independiente José Terán Sangolquí LDU Loja Loja LDU Quito Quito Manta Manta Olmedo Riobamba [edit] Paraguay Main article: List of football clubs in Paraguay * Country: Paraguay * Football association: Paraguayan Football Association * Top-level league: Primera División Liga Paraguaya's first game was played in 1906.[20] It joined CONMEBOL in 1921, and FIFA in 1925. The professional era of the competition in the Liga started in 1941. During the 1990s, the FA changed its denomination from Liga Paraguaya del Futbol to Asociacion Paraguaya de Futbol. Currently, the league is regarded as one of the top 10 national competitions in the world.[21][22] As of the 2011 season:[23] Club Olimpia. Club City 3 de Febrero Ciudad del Este Cerro Porteño Asunción General Caballero Asunción Guaraní Asunción Independiente Asunción Libertad Asunción Nacional Asunción Olimpia Asunción Rubio Ñú Asunción Sol de América Villa Elisa Sportivo Luqueño Luque Tacuary Asunción [edit] Peru Main article: List of football clubs in Peru * Country: Peru * Football association: Peruvian Football Federation * Top-level league: Torneo Descentralizado The Liga Peruana de Football (Peruvian Football League) was first founded in 1912 and organized the Primera División, as well as the Segunda División, until 1921. Due to disagreements in the organization of the Liga Peruana de Football, the Peruvian Football Federation was founded in 1922 and organized its first league in 1926. In 1941 the Asociación No Amateur took the stand as the league's organizer and re-named the league Campeonato de Selección y Competencia.[24][25] As of 2012 season:[26] Estadio Monumental "U", home of Universitario de Deportes. Club City Alianza Lima Lima Cienciano Cusco Cobresol Moquegua Inti Gas Ayacucho José Gálvez Chimbote Juan Aurich Chiclayo León de Huánuco Huánuco Melgar Arequipa Real Garcilaso Cusco Sport Boys Callao Sport Huancayo Huancayo Sporting Cristal Lima Unión Comercio Nueva Cajamarca Universidad César Vallejo Trujillo Universidad San Martín Lima Universitario Lima [edit] Uruguay Main article: List of football clubs in Uruguay * Country: Uruguay * Football association: Uruguayan Football Association * Top-level league: Primera División Liga Profesional de Primera División, the top-flight professional football league in Uruguay, was founded in 1900 and is currently contested by 16 teams. As of 2010 the European calendar style remains,but before the beginning of each season there have been talks and votations to change it back to a year calendar, with no positive results so far.[27] As of 2010–11 season:[28] Egidio Arévalo. Club City Bella Vista Montevideo Central Español Montevideo Cerro Montevideo Danubio Montevideo Defensor Sporting Montevideo El Tanque Sisley Montevideo Fénix Montevideo Liverpool Montevideo Miramar Misiones Montevideo Montevideo Wanderers Montevideo Nacional Montevideo Peñarol Montevideo Racing Montevideo Rampla Juniors Montevideo River Plate Montevideo Tacuarembó Tacuarembó [edit] Venezuela Main article: List of football clubs in Venezuela * Country: Venezuela * Football association: Venezuelan Football Federation * Top-level league: Primera División The Primera División was created in 1921 and turned professional in 1957. The 2010–11 season consists of 18 clubs. Currently, the league is rated 41st in the world by IFFHS.[29] As of 2010–11 season:[30] Carlos Maldonado Piñeiro. Club City Aragua Aragua Atlético El Vigía El Vigía Atlético Venezuela Maiquetía Carabobo Carabobo Caracas Caracas Caroní Ciudad Guayana Deportivo Anzoátegui Puerto La Cruz Deportivo Lara Barquisimeto Deportivo Petare Caracas Deportivo Táchira San Cristóbal Estudiantes de Mérida Mérida Mineros de Guayana Ciudad Guayana Monagas Maturín Real Esppor Caracas Trujillanos Valera Yaracuyanos San Felipe Zamora Barinas Zulia MaracaiboGnome globe current event.svg This article is outdated. Please update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. Please see the talk page for more information. (November 2010) A map of the world. New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, countries between the two (apart from Australia) and parts of Micronesia are coloured. OFC countries on this map of the world's six football confederations. Contents [hide] * 1 American Samoa * 2 Cook Islands * 3 Fiji * 4 Kiribati * 5 Federated States of Micronesia * 6 New Caledonia * 7 New Zealand * 8 Niue * 9 Palau * 10 Papua New Guinea * 11 Samoa * 12 Solomon Islands * 13 French Polynesia * 14 Tonga * 15 Tuvalu * 16 Vanuatu * 17 References * 18 See also This is a list of top-division association football clubs in OFC countries. OFC is the football confederation that overseas the sport in Oceania. The football associations of Australia and Guam are members of AFC, the Asian football confederation (Australia was previously an OFC member but had left), and the football association of Northern Mariana Islands is a provisional associate member of AFC (previously an OFC associate member but had left). The football associations of Kiribati, the Federated States of Micronesia, Niue, Palau and Tuvalu are associate members of OFC (but not members of FIFA). The sovereign states of Marshall Islands and Nauru, and the dependent territories of Norfolk Island, Pitcairn Islands, Tokelau, and Wallis and Futuna, are not members of OFC or any other football confederation. Each of the OFC member countries have their own football league systems. The clubs playing in each top-level league compete for the title as the country's club champions, and also for some countries, places in next season's OFC club competition, i.e., the OFC Champions League. Due to promotion and relegation, the clubs playing in the top-level league in some countries are different every season. The champions of the previous season in each country are listed in bold. * For clubs playing at lower divisions, see the separate articles linked to in the relevant sections. * For clubs belonging to any of the other five continental football confederations of the world, see List of football (soccer) clubs. [edit] American Samoa Main article: List of football clubs in American Samoa * American Samoa * Football association: American Samoa Football Association * Top-level league: ASFA Soccer League As of 2006/2007 season Club City FC SKBC Pago Youth Black Roses Peace Brothers Renegades Tafuna Jets Lion Heart Fagasa Youth Fagatogo Green Bay Ilaoa & Toomata PanSa East FC [edit] Cook Islands Main article: List of football clubs in the Cook Islands * Cook Islands * Football association: Cook Islands Football Association * Top-level league: Cook Islands Round Cup As of 2007 season Club City Takuvaine Avarua Avatiu FC Avarua Matavera Matavera Tupapa FC Avarua Titikaveka FC Titikaveka Sokattack Nikao Arorangi Arorangi [edit] Fiji Main article: List of football clubs in Fiji * Fiji * Football association: Fiji Football Association * Top-level league: National Football League (Fiji) As of 2006/2007 season In the foreground is a grass field; part of two of its sides are visible. To the left is a sloped, grassy bank. To the right is a covered seating area. Beyond the corner of the field, trees and vehicles can be seen in the distance. Churchill Park—home to Lautoka F.C.—also hosts rugby union matches. Club City Ba F.C. Lautoka F.C. Labasa F.C. Nadi F.C. Navua F.C. Nasinu F.C. Nadroga F.C. Rewa F.C. Suva F.C. Tavua F.C. [edit] Kiribati Main article: List of football clubs in Kiribati * Kiribati * Football association: Kiribati Football Association * Top-level league: Kiribati National Championship Group A Club City Tarawa Urban Council Beru Aranuka Marakei Banaba Tabiteuea South Group B Club City Betio Town Council Nonouti Abaiang Onotoa Kuria Teraina Group C Club City Tarawa Urban Council 2 Makin Abemama Maiana Christmas Nikunau Group D Club City Butaritari Tabuaeran North Tarawa Arorae Tabiteuea North [edit] Federated States of Micronesia Main article: List of football clubs in the Federated States of Micronesia * Federated States of Micronesia * Football association: Federated States of Micronesia Football Association * Top-level league: none [edit] New Caledonia Main article: List of football clubs in New Caledonia * New Caledonia * Football association: Fédération Calédonienne de Football * Top-level league: New Caledonia Division Honneur As of 2010 season Club City JS Baco Koné Gaïtcha FCN Nouméa Hienghène Sport Hienghène AS Kunié L'Île-des-Pins AS Lossi Nouméa AS Magenta Nouméa AS Mont-Dore Le Mont-Dore Mouli Sports Nouméa [edit] New Zealand Main article: List of football (soccer) clubs in New Zealand * New Zealand * Football association: New Zealand Football * Top-level league: New Zealand Football Championship [edit] Niue Main article: List of football clubs in Niue * Niue * Football association: Niue Island Soccer Association * Top-level league: Niue Soccer Tournament As of 2005 season Club City Alofi Ava Avatele Hakupu Liku Muta Talava Tuapa Vaiea [edit] Palau Main article: List of football (soccer) clubs in Palau * Palau * Football association: Palau Football Association * Top-level league: Palau Soccer League As of 2007 season Club City Surangel and Sons Company Team Bangladesh Mount Everest Nepal Palau Tiger Team Universal Peace Foundation [edit] Papua New Guinea Main article: List of football clubs in Papua New Guinea * Papua New Guinea * Football association: Papua New Guinea Football Association * Top-level league: Papua New Guinea Overall Championship As of 2007 season Club City [edit] Samoa Main article: List of football (soccer) clubs in Samoa * Samoa * Football association: Samoa Football (Soccer) Federation * Top-level league: Samoa National League As of 2007 season Club City AST Central United Adidas Gold Star Sogi Gruz Azull Kiwi FC Konica Lepea Lupe Sinamoga Vaivase-tai [edit] Solomon Islands Main article: List of football clubs in the Solomon Islands * Solomon Islands * Football association: Solomon Islands Football Federation * Top-level league: Solomon Islands National Club Championship As of 2007 season Club City Northern Warriors Central Paratasi FC Guadalcanal Marist F.C Honiara Koloale FC Honiara Honiara Kossa FC Honiara Katova FC Isabel Auki Kingz Malaita Avaiki Chiefs Warriors Renbel Kohohale FC Western [edit] French Polynesia Main article: List of football clubs in French Polynesia * French Polynesia * Football association: Fédération Tahitienne de Football * Top-level league: Tahiti Division Fédérale As of 2007/2008 season Club City AS Tamarii Faa'a AS Temanava AS Manu Ura AS Pirae AS Dragon AS Taravao AC AS Tefana AS Aorai AS Jeunes Tahitiens AS Central Sport [edit] Tonga Main article: List of football clubs in Tonga * Tonga * Football association: Tonga Football Association * Top-level league: Tonga Major League As of 2003 season Club City SC Lotoha'apai Ngele'ia Ma'ufanga Nautoka Kolofo'ou Funga'onetaka Lotoha'apai Dragon Kumifonua Ahi 'o Ulakai (Ahau) Veitongo [edit] Tuvalu Main article: List of football clubs in Tuvalu * Tuvalu * Football association: Tuvalu Football Association * Top-level league: Tuvalu A-Division As of 2005/2006 season Club City Funafuti Atoll Nanumea Atoll Niutao Atoll Vaitupu Atoll Nui Atoll Nukufetau Atoll Nanumaga Atoll Amatuku [edit] Vanuatu Main article: List of football clubs in Vanuatu * Vanuatu * Football association: Vanuatu Football Federation * Top-level league: Vanuatu Premia Divisen As of 2007 season Club City Amical FC Erakor Golden Star Ifira Black Bird FC Pango Green Bird FC Tafea FC Tupuji Imere FC Westtan Verts FC Yatel FC This is a list of top-division association football clubs in CONCACAF countries. CONCACAF is the football confederation that overseas the sport in North America, Central America and the Caribbean, including the South American countries of Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana. All countries and most of the dependent territories in this region have their own football associations which are members of CONCACAF, with the exceptions being Greenland and Saint-Pierre and Miquelon which are not members of CONCACAF or any other football confederation. The French Overseas Departments of French Guiana, Guadeloupe and Martinique, as well as Saint-Martin and Sint Maarten (the French and Dutch parts of the island of Saint Martin), also have their own football associations which are members of CONCACAF (but are not members of FIFA). Each of the CONCACAF member countries have their own football league systems. The clubs playing in each top-level league compete for the title as the country's club champions, and also for places in next season's CONCACAF club competition, the CONCACAF Champions League (either directly for teams in the North American and Central American Zones, or through the CFU Club Championship for teams in the Caribbean Zone). Due to promotion and relegation, the clubs playing in the top-level league are different every season for some countries; however, some league systems (such as United States) do not have promotion and relegation. The North American SuperLiga (North America) is an official tournament approved by the CONCACAF between the US/Canadian and Mexican leagues. The champions of the previous season in each country are listed in bold. If the season is divided into Apertura and Clausura without a single season title, both champions of the previous season are bolded. Please note: Some clubs play in a national football league other than their own country's. Where this is the case the club is noted as such. * For clubs playing at lower divisions, see the separate articles linked to in the relevant sections. * For clubs belonging to any of the other five continental football confederations of the world, see List of football (soccer) clubs. Club name Club finished the previous season as league champions. Club name Club won the season's Apertura tournament.[A] Club name Club won the season's Clausura tournament.[A] Club name Club finished the previous season as league premiers.[B] [edit] Anguilla Anguilla Main article: List of football clubs in Anguilla * Football association: Anguilla Football Association * Top-level league: AFA Football League As of 2005/06 season: Club City Anguilla Under-20 The Valley, Anguilla Attackers The Valley, Anguilla Full Monty Sandy Ground, Anguilla Jam Boyz The Valley, Anguilla Kicks United The Valley, Anguilla Roaring Lions Stoney Ground, Anguilla Spartan International The Valley, Anguilla [edit] Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda Main article: List of football clubs in Antigua and Barbuda * Football association: Antigua and Barbuda Football Association * Top-level league: Cingular Wireless Premier Division As of 2006–07 season: Club City Bassa FC All Saint's Village Empire FC Gray's Farm Freemansville FC Freemans, Saint Peter Hoppers FC Saint John's, Saint John Liberta FC Liberta, Saint Paul Old Road FC Old Road Parham FC Parham, Saint Peter Sap FC Bolans, Saint Mary Sea View Farm FC Sea View Farm, Saint George Villa Lions FC Saint John's, Saint John [edit] Aruba Aruba Main article: List of football clubs in Aruba * Football association: Arubaanse Voetbal Bond * Top-level league: Aruban Division di Honor As of 2006–07 season: Club City SV Britannia Paradera SV Caiquetio Paradera SV Dakota Oranjestad SV Deportivo Nacional Noord SV Estrella Santa Cruz SV Independiente Caravel Santa Cruz SV Jong Aruba Noord SV Juventud Tanki Leender Noord SV La Fama Savaneta SV Racing Club Aruba Oranjestad [edit] The Bahamas Bahamas Main article: List of football clubs in Bahamas * Football association: Bahamas Football Association * Top-level league:[1] Grand Bahama Football League, New Providence Football League, Abaco Football League As of 2007 season: Abaco Football League Club City Auskell Medics Marsh Harbour, Abaco Islands Bahama Beach Club Tigers Treasure Cay, Abaco Islands Bahama Stars Treasure Cay, Abaco Islands Island Care Wireless Showoffs Marsh Harbour, Abaco Islands Stanley's Steelers Marsh Harbour, Abaco Islands Vitamalt Abacom United Marsh Harbour, Abaco Islands Grand Bahama Football League Club City Lions FC Freeport, Grand Bahama Brita Red Bulls Freeport, Grand Bahama Freeport FC Freeport, Grand Bahama Haitian Superstars Freeport, Grand Bahama New Providence Football League Club City Bears FC Nassau, New Providence Caledonia Celtic Nassau, New Providence Gunite Pool Sharks Nassau, New Providence FC Nassau Nassau, New Providence United FC Nassau, New Providence [edit] Barbados Barbados Main article: List of football clubs in Barbados * Football association: Barbados Football Association * Top-level league: Digicel Premier League As of 2007 season: Club City Ajax Construction Silver Sands Silver Sands, Christ Church Arawak Cement Youth Milan Speightstown, Saint Peter Barbados Defence Force Bridgetown, Saint Michael Carib Eden Stars Eden Lodge, Saint Michael Claytons Kola Tonic Notre Dame Bridgetown, Saint Michael First Call Brittons Hill Bridgetown, Saint Michael Ricky's Driving School Haggatt Hall Haggart Hall, Saint Michael Tropical Laundries Pride of Gall Hill Oistins, Christ Church Tudor Bridge Tudor Bridge, Saint Michael Valrico Technico Bridgetown, Saint Michael [edit] Belize Belize Main article: List of football clubs in Belize * Football association: Football Federation of Belize * Top-level league: Belize Premier Football League As of 2006–07 season:[2] Club City Acros Lake Belize City, Belize Alpha Orange Walk, Orange Walk FC Belize Belize City, Belize Builders Hardware Bandits Belmopan, Cayo Hankook Verdes San Ignacio, Cayo Wagiya Dangriga, Stann Creek [edit] Bermuda Bermuda Main article: List of football clubs in Bermuda * Football association: Bermuda Football Association * Top-level league: Cingular Wireless Premier Division[3] As of 2006/07 season: Club City Boulevard Community Club Blazers Hamilton, Pembroke Dandy Town Hornets Hamilton, Pembroke Devonshire Cougars Hamilton, Pembroke North Village Community Club Hamilton, Pembroke Ireland Rangers Ireland, Sandys North Village Rams Hamilton, Pembroke PHC Zebras Somerset, Sandys Somerset Trojans Somerset, Sandys The club below plays in a soccer league consisting mostly of clubs from the United States. Club City Bermuda Hogges - (USL Second Division) Hamilton [edit] British Virgin Islands British Virgin Islands Main article: List of football clubs in the British Virgin Islands * Football association: British Virgin Islands Football Association * Top-level league:[4] The Earl Wilson Memorial League, Tortola League The Earl Wilson Memorial League As of 2006 season: Club City Black Stars The Valley, Virgin Gorda British Virgin Islands U-21 Road Town, Tortola Hairoun Stars The Valley, Virgin Gorda Kickers United The Valley, Virgin Gorda Rangers The Valley, Virgin Gorda Sugar Boys The Valley, Virgin Gorda Wolves Road Town, Tortola Tortola League As of 2005[5] season: Club City Ballers Road Town, Tortola East End Connections East End, Tortola Experience XI Road Town, Tortola HBA Panthers Road Town, Tortola Manchester Masters Road Town, Tortola Valencia Road Town, Tortola Virgin Gorda University The Valley, Virgin Gorda Wolves[6] Road Town, Tortola [edit] Canada Main article: List of soccer clubs in Canada * Country: Canada Canada * Football association: Canadian Soccer Association * Top-level league: Major League Soccer * Top-level domestic league: Canadian Soccer League As of 2011 season: Club Location Brampton Lions Brampton, Ontario Brantford Galaxy SC Brantford, Ontario Capital City FC Ottawa, Ontario London City London, Ontario Mississauga Eagles FC Mississauga, Ontario Montreal Impact Academy Montreal, Quebec North York Astros North York, Ontario SC Toronto Toronto, Ontario Serbian White Eagles Toronto, Ontario St. Catharines Wolves St. Catharines, Ontario TFC Academy Toronto, Ontario Toronto Croatia Mississauga, Ontario Windsor Stars Windsor, Ontario York Region Shooters Maple, Ontario The professional clubs below play in soccer leagues consisting mostly of clubs from the United States. They also contest the Canadian Championship for the Voyageurs Cup to determine Canada's entrant into the CONCACAF Champions League. Club City FC Edmonton - (NASL) Edmonton, Alberta Montreal Impact - (Major League Soccer) Montreal, Quebec Vancouver Whitecaps FC - (Major League Soccer) Vancouver, British Columbia Toronto FC - (Major League Soccer) Toronto, Ontario [edit] Cayman Islands Cayman Islands Main article: List of football clubs in the Cayman Islands * Football association: Cayman Islands Football Association * Top-level league: Foster's National League As of 2005/06 season: Club City Academy FC North Side, Grand Cayman Bodden Town FC Bodden Town, Grand Cayman East End United FC East End, Grand Cayman Future FC West Bay, Grand Cayman George Town SC George Town, Grand Cayman FC International George Town, Grand Cayman Latinos FC George Town, Grand Cayman Western Union FC George Town, Grand Cayman North Side SC North Side, Grand Cayman Roma United SC George Town, Grand Cayman Scholars International FC West Bay, Grand Cayman Sunset FC George Town, Grand Cayman Tigers FC George Town, Grand Cayman [edit] Costa Rica Costa Rica Main article: List of football clubs in Costa Rica * Football association: Federación Costarricense de Fútbol * Top-level league: Primera División As of 2008–09 season: Club City LD Alajuelense Alajuela, Alajuela Brujas FC Desamparados, San José AD Carmelita Alajuela, Alajuela CS Cartaginés Cartago, Cartago CS Herediano Heredia, Heredia Liberia Mía CF Liberia, Guanacaste Municipal Pérez Zeledón Pérez Zeledón, San José Puntarenas FC Puntarenas, Puntarenas AD Ramonense San Ramón, Alajuela AD San Carlos San Carlos, Alajuela Deportivo Saprissa Tibás, San José CF Universidad de Costa Rica San José, San José [edit] Cuba Cuba Main article: List of football clubs in Cuba * Football association: Asociación de Fútbol de Cuba * Top-level league: Campeonato Nacional As of 2006-07 season: Club City FC Camagüey Camagüey, Camagüey FC Ciego de Ávila Ciego de Ávila, Ciego de Ávila FC Cienfuegos Cienfuegos, Cienfuegos FC Ciudad de La Habana Havana, Ciudad de La Habana FC Granma Bayamo, Granma FC Guantánamo Guantánamo, Guantánamo FC La Habana Havana, Ciudad de La Habana FC Holguín Holguín, Holguín FC Isla de La Juventud Nueva Gerona, Isla de la Juventud FC Matanzas Matanzas, Matanzas FC Pinar del Río Pinar del Río, Pinar del Río FC Sancti Spíritus Sancti Spíritus, Sancti Spíritus FC Santiago de Cuba Santiago de Cuba, Santiago de Cuba FC Las Tunas Victoria de Las Tunas, Las Tunas FC Villa Clara Santa Clara, Villa Clara [edit] Dominica Dominica Main article: List of football clubs in Dominica * Football association: Dominica Football Association * Top-level league: Cable and Wireless B-Mobile Premiere Division As of 2006-07 season: Club City ACS Zebbians Goodwill, Saint George Cable & Wireless Pointe Michel Pointe Michel, Saint Luke Fone Shack Bombers Portsmouth, Saint John 4D Bath Estate Roseau, Saint George Harris Paints Harlem United Newtown, Saint George RC Grand Bazaar Dublanc Dublanc, Saint Peter Sagicor South East La Plaine, Saint Patrick RIC Kensboro United Roseau, Saint George [edit] Dominican Republic Dominican Republic Main article: List of football clubs in the Dominican Republic * Football association: Federación Dominicana de Fútbol * Top-level league: Liga Mayor As of 2005–06 season:[7] Club City Deportivo Pantoja[8] Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional Barcelona Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional Don Bosco Moca, Dominican Republic, Espaillat San Cristóbal San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic, San Cristóbal Casa de España Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional Montellano San Felipe de Puerto Plata, Puerto Plata [edit] El Salvador El Salvador Main article: List of football clubs in El Salvador * Football association: Federación Salvadoreña de Fútbol * Top-level league: Salvadoran Primera División As of 2011–12 season: Club City Alianza FC(a) San Salvador, San Salvador CD Águila San Miguel, San Miguel CD UES San Salvador, San Salvador CD FAS Santa Ana, Santa Ana CD Atlético Marte San Salvador, San Salvador AD Isidro Metapán(c) Metapán, Santa Ana CD Luis Ángel Firpo Usulután, Usulután CD Once Municipal Ahuachapán, Ahuachapán Juventud Independiente La Libertad, La Libertad CD Vista Hermosa San Francisco Gotera, Morazán (a) Apertura champion of 2011 season (c) Clausura champion of 2012 season [edit] French Guiana French Guiana Main article: List of football clubs in French Guiana * Football association: Ligue de Football de La Guyane Française * Top-level league: Championnat National As of 2006–07 season: Club City ASC Aguado Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni AJ Balata Abriba Roura, Cayenne Cosma Foot Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni CSCC Cayenne, Cayenne EF Iracoubo Iracoubo, Cayenne ASC Le Geldar Kourou, Cayenne US Macouria Macouria, Cayenne US Matoury Macouria, Cayenne AS Oyapock Saint-Georges-de-l'Oyapock, Cayenne ASC Rémiré Rémiré-Montjoly, Cayenne AJ Saint-Georges Cayenne, Cayenne US Sinnamary Sinnamary, Cayenne [edit] Grenada Grenada Main article: List of football clubs in Grenada * Football association: Grenada Football Association * Top-level league: Digicel Premier Division As of 2006 season: Club City ASOMS Paradise Grenville, Grenada, Saint Andrew Carib Hurricanes Victoria, Saint Mark's Chantimelle Chantimelle, Saint Patrick Dano Eagles Super Strikers Sauteurs, Saint Patrick Fontenoy United Saint George's, Saint George Glenelg Spring Water GBSS Saint George's, Saint George Hard Rock Plains, Saint Patrick D'Sports Shop Morne Jaloux Morne Jaloux, Saint George Police Saint George's, Saint George Anchor Queens Park Rangers River Road, Saint George [edit] Guadeloupe Guadeloupe Main article: List of football clubs in Guadeloupe * Football association: Ligue Guadeloupéenne de Football * Top-level league: Division d'Honneur As of 2006 season: Club City AJSS Terre-de-Haut, Basse-Terre Amical MG Capesterre-Belle-Eau, Basse-Terre Etoile MAL Morne-à-l'Eau, Pointe-à-Pitre La Frégate Deshaies, Basse-Terre La Gauloise Basse-Terre, Basse-Terre AS Gosier Le Gosier, Pointe-à-Pitre Juventus SA Saint-Anne, Pointe-à-Pitre CS Moulien Le Moule, Pointe-à-Pitre Phare Petit Canal, Pointe-à-Pitre Racing Club Basse-Terre, Basse-Terre Red Star Pointe-à-Pitre, Pointe-à-Pitre Siroco Le Gosier, Pointe-à-Pitre Solidarité SC Pointe-à-Pitre, Pointe-à-Pitre JSVH Vieux-Habitants, Basse-Terre [edit] Guatemala Guatemala Main article: List of football clubs in Guatemala * Football association: FedefutGuate * Top-level league: Liga Nacional de Guatemala As of 2007–08 season: Club City CSD Comunicaciones Guatemala City, Guatemala CD Heredia Morales, Izabal CD Jalapa Jalapa, Jalapa CD Malacateco Malacatán CD Marquense San Marcos, San Marcos CSD Municipal(a) Guatemala City, Guatemala CD Petapa San Miguel Petapa, Guatemala CD Suchitepéquez Mazatenango, Suchitepéquez Club Xelajú MC(c) Quetzaltenango, Quetzaltenango CD Zacapa Zacapa, Zacapa (a) Apertura champion of 2006–07 season (c) Clausura champion of 2006–07 season [edit] Guyana Guyana Main article: List of football clubs in Guyana * Football association: Guyana Football Federation * Top-level leagues[9]: Bartica Senior League, Berbice Football League, East Bank Senior Football League, East Coast Demerara League, East Coast/Pomeroon League, Georgetown Football League and Upper Demerara Super League. As of 2006 season: Bartica Football Association Banks Milk Stout Division One Club City Beacon's Bartica, Cuyuni-Mazaruni Lazio Bartica, Cuyuni-Mazaruni Rising Stars Bartica, Cuyuni-Mazaruni Wolves United Bartica, Cuyuni-Mazaruni Berbice Football Association Banks Milk Stout League[10] Club City Arsenal New Amsterdam, Guyana, East Berbice-Corentyne Corentyne All Stars Corentyne, East Berbice-Corentyne Cougars New Amsterdam, Guyana, East Berbice-Corentyne Goal Getters New Amsterdam, Guyana, East Berbice-Corentyne Monedderlust Village No5, East Berbice-Corentyne Napoli East Canje, East Berbice-Corentyne New Amsterdam University New Amsterdam, Guyana, East Berbice-Corentyne Paradise Invaders Paradise, Pomeroon-Supenaam Rosignol United Rosignol, Mahaica-Berbice East Bank Football Union Splashmin's Senior Football League Club City Banks SC East Bank, Guyana, Demerara-Mahaica East Bank United East Bank, Guyana, Demerara-Mahaica Grove Hi-Tec Reform East Bank, Guyana, Demerara-Mahaica Kuru Kuruu Lions Kuru Kuruu, Guyana, Mahaica-Berbice Mocha Champs Mocha/Arcadia, Demerara-Mahaica Soesdyke Falcons Soesdyke, Essequibo Islands-West Demerara Timehri Panthers Timehri, Guyana, Demerara-Mahaica East Coast Demerara League Club City Ann's Grove Ann's Grove, Demerara-Mahaica Beterverwagting/Triumph United Beterverwagting, Demerara-Mahaica Black Stallions Georgetown, Guyana, Demerara-Mahaica Buxton United Buxton, Demerara-Mahaica Carib Boys Georgetown, Guyana, Demerara-Mahaica Enterprise Enterprise, Essequibo Islands-West Demerara Golden Stars Georgetown, Guyana, Demerara-Mahaica Mahaica Mahaicony, Mahaica-Berbice Melanie Lions Melanie, Demerara-Mahaica Plaisance Plaisance, Demerara-Mahaica Victoria Kings Victoria, Demerara-Mahaica Vigilance Vigilantie, Mahaica-Berbice EPFA Banks DIH Milk Stout League[11] Club City Atlanta Flames Devonshire Castle, Pomeroon-Supenaam Charity Charity, Pomeroon-Supenaam Henrietta United Henrietta, Pomeroon-Supenaam New Opportunity Corporation/Suddie FC Suddie, Pomeroon-Supenaam Queenstown United Queenstown Village, Pomeroon-Supenaam Supenaam All Stars Supenaam, Pomeroon-Supenaam Georgetown Football League Club City Alpha United Georgetown, Guyana, Demerara-Mahaica Beacon's Georgetown, Guyana, Demerara-Mahaica Camptown Georgetown, Guyana, Demerara-Mahaica Fruta Conquerors Georgetown, Guyana, Demerara-Mahaica GDF Georgetown, Guyana, Demerara-Mahaica Pele Georgetown, Guyana, Demerara-Mahaica Santos Georgetown, Guyana, Demerara-Mahaica Western Tigers Georgetown, Guyana, Demerara-Mahaica Upper Demerara Super League Club City Amelia's Ward Linden, Upper Demerara-Berbice Blueberry Hill United Linden, Upper Demerara-Berbice Eagles United Linden, Upper Demerara-Berbice Milerock Linden, Upper Demerara-Berbice Net Rockers Linden, Upper Demerara-Berbice Silver Shattas Linden, Upper Demerara-Berbice Bakewell Topp XX Linden, Upper Demerara-Berbice Winners Connection Linden, Upper Demerara-Berbice [edit] Haiti Haiti Main article: List of football clubs in Haiti * Football association: Fédération Haïtienne de Football * Top-level league: Championnat de Premiere Division As of 2006–07 season: Club City Aigle Noir AC Port-au-Prince, Ouest Baltimore SC Saint-Marc, Artibonite AS Capoise Cap-Haïtien, Nord AS de Carrefour Carrefour, Ouest AS Cavaly Léogâne, Ouest Don Bosco FC Pétionville, Ouest Dynamite AC Saint-Marc, Artibonite US Frères Freres, Ouest RC Haïtien Port-au-Prince, Ouest AS Mirebalais Mirebalais, Centre Racing FC Gonaïves, Artibonite Roulado FC Gonaïves, Artibonite Tempête FC Saint-Marc, Artibonite Victory FC Port-au-Prince, Ouest Violette AC Port-au-Prince, Ouest Zénith FC Cap-Haïtien, Nord [edit] Honduras Honduras Main article: List of football clubs in Honduras * Football association: FENAFUTH * Top-level league: Liga Nacional As of 2011–12 season: Club City Deportes Savio Santa Rosa de Copán, Copán Atlético Choloma Choloma, Cortés Marathón San Pedro Sula, Cortés Motagua Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán Necaxa Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán (Plays in Choluteca) Olimpia Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán Platense Puerto Cortés, Cortés Real España San Pedro Sula, Cortés Victoria La Ceiba, Atlántida Vida La Ceiba, Atlántida [edit] Jamaica Jamaica Main article: List of football clubs in Jamaica * Football association: Jamaica Football Federation * Top-level league: Wray & Nephew National Premier League As of 2006–07 season: Club City Arnett Gardens Kingston, Kingston August Town August Town, Kingston Boys Town Kingston, Kingston Harbour View Kingston, Kingston Portmore United Portmore, Kingston Reno Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland Seba United Montego Bay, Saint James Tivoli Gardens Kingston, Kingston Village United Falmouth, Trelawny Wadadah Montego Bay, Saint James Waterhouse Kingston, Kingston [edit] Martinique Martinique Main article: List of football clubs in Martinique * Football association: Ligue de Football de Martinique * Top-level league: Championnat National As of 2006–07 season: Club City Aiglon Le Lamentin, Fort-de-France Assaut Saint-Pierre, Saint-Pierre CS Case-Pilote Case-Pilote, Saint-Pierre Club Colonial Fort-de-France, Fort-de-France Club Franciscain Le François, Le Marin Club Péléen Le Morne Rouge, Saint-Pierre US Diamantinoise Le Diamant, Le Marin Golden Star Fort-de-France, Fort-de-France Good Luck Fort-de-France, Fort-de-France Gri-Gri Pilotin Rivière-Pilote, Le Marin Réveil-Sportif Gros-Morne, La Trinité RC Rivière-Pilote Rivière-Pilote, Le Marin RC Saint-Joseph Saint-Joseph, Fort-de-France Samaritaine Saint-Marie, La Trinité [edit] Mexico Main article: List of football clubs in Mexico * Country: Mexico Mexico * Football association: Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Asociación * Top-level league: Primera División de México The Mexican Primera División was founded in 1943, and since then, has grown into one of the most elite association football leagues in the CONCACAF region. Since the incarnation of the CONCACAF Champions League, each tournament has been won by a Mexican club, and until 2011 was an all-Mexican affair. Like most Latin American nations, Mexico's premier division uses an Apertura and Clausura system, which crowns two champions a season. At the end of the Clausura playoffs, the bottom team is relegated to the Liga de Ascenso, which is based on their aggregate points over the span of the previous four seasons. The most successful Mexican club is Guadalajara who have won the Mexican Primera Division on 11 occasions. As of 2010–11 season: Club City América Mexico, DF Atlante Cancún, Quintana Roo Atlas Guadalajara, Jalisco Chivas Guadalajara, Jalisco Cruz Azul Mexico City, DF Estudiantes Tecos Zapopan, Jalisco Jaguares Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas Monterrey Monterrey, Nuevo León Morelia Morelia, Michoacán Necaxa Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes Pachuca Pachuca, Hidalgo Puebla Puebla, Puebla Querétaro Querétaro, Querétaro San Luis San Luis, San Luis Potosí Pumas U.N.A.M. Mexico, DF Santos Torreón, Coahuila Toluca Toluca, Mexico Tigres U.A.N.L. San Nicolas de los Garza, Nuevo León Xoloitzcuintles Tijuana, Baja California [edit] Montserrat Montserrat Main article: List of football clubs in Montserrat * Football association: Montserrat Football Association * Top-level league: Montserrat Championship As of 2003–04 season[12]: Club City Ideal SC Brades Montserrat Secondary School Brades Montserrat Volcano Observatory Tremors Brades Royal Montserrat Police Force Brades [edit] Netherlands Antilles Netherlands Antilles Main article: List of football clubs in Netherlands Antilles * Football association: Nederlands Antilliaanse Voetbal Unie * Top-level leagues[13]: Bonaire League and Curaçao League As of 2006–07 season: Bonaire League Club City Atlétiko Tera Corá Tera Corá SV Estrellas Noord di Saliña SV Juventus Antriol Real Rincon Rincon SV Uruguay Antriol Vespo Rincon Rincon SV Vitesse Antriol Curaçao League Club City CRKSV Jong Colombia Boka Samí CRKSV Jong Holland Mundo Nobo RKSV Centro Dominguito Dominguito RKV FC SITHOC Suffisant SV C.S.D. Barber Barber SV Hubentut Fortuna Seru Fortuna SV SUBT Kintjan S.V. VESTA Willemstad SV Victory Boys Zapateer UNDEBA Bandabou [edit] Nicaragua Nicaragua Main article: List of football clubs in Nicaragua * Football association: Federación Nicaragüense de Fútbol * Top-level league: Primera División de Nicaragua As of 2006–07 season: Club City América Managua, Managua CD Bluefields Bluefields, RAAS Diriangén FC Diriamba, Carazo Deportivo Jalapa Jalapa, Nueva Segovia CD Masatepe San Marcos, Carazo Real Estelí Estelí, Estelí Real Madriz Somoto, Madriz FC San Marcos San Marcos, Carazo Scorpión FC Chinandega, Chinandega CD Walter Ferretti Managua, Managua [edit] Panama Panama Main article: List of football clubs in Panama * Football association: Federación Panameña de Fútbol * Top-level league: ANAPROF As of 2008 season: Club City Alianza FC Chilibre, Coclé CD Árabe Unido Colón, Colón Atlético Chiriquí David, Chiriquí Atlético Veragüense Santiago de Veraguas, Veraguas Chepo FC Panama City, Panamá Municipal Chorrillo Balboa, Panamá Plaza Amador Panama City, Panamá San Francisco FC(c) Panama City, Panamá Sporting '89 Panama City, Panamá Tauro FC(a) Panama City, Panamá (a) Apertura champion of 2007 season (c) Clausura champion of 2007 season [edit] Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Main article: List of football clubs in Puerto Rico * Football association: Federación Puertorriqueña de Fútbol * Top-level league: Puerto Rico Soccer League As of 2008 season: Club City Club Atlético River Plate Puerto Rico Francisco Montaner Stadium, Ponce, Puerto Rico Bayamón FC Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium, Bayamón, Puerto Rico Sevilla FC Puerto Rico Sevilla FC Stadium, Juncos, Puerto Rico Atlético de San Juan FC Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan, Puerto Rico Gigantes de Carolina FC Roberto Clemente Stadium, Carolina, Puerto Rico Academia Quintana Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan, Puerto Rico Guaynabo Fluminense FC Estadio Jose "Pepito" Bonano, Guaynabo, Puerto Rico Caguas Huracán Parque Yldefonso Solá Morales, Caguas, Puerto Rico Tornados de Humacao Nestor Morales Stadium, Humacao, Puerto Rico Indios de Mayagüez FC Mayagüez Athletics Stadium, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico This team plays USSF Division 2 Professional League in United States.. Club City Puerto Rico Islanders - (USSF Division 2 Professional League) Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium, Bayamón [edit] Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts and Nevis Main article: List of football clubs in Saint Kitts and Nevis * Football association: Saint Kitts and Nevis Football Association * Top-level league: Saint Kitts and Nevis Premier Division As of 2006–07 season: Club City Cayon Rockets Cayon, Saint Kitts Conaree United Conaree, Saint Kitts Garden Hotspurs Basseterre, Saint Kitts Newtown United Basseterre, Saint Kitts St Paul's United Basseterre, Saint Kitts St Peter's St Peter's, Saint Kitts St Thomas Trinity Strikers Saint Thomas, Saint Kitts Village Superstars Basseterre, Saint Kitts Washington Archibald High School Basseterre, Saint Kitts [edit] Saint Lucia Main article: List of football clubs in Saint Lucia * Country: Saint Lucia Saint Lucia * Football association: Saint Lucia National Football Union * Top-level league: Saint Lucia Gold Division As of 2011 season: Club City Big Players FC Marchand Challengers FC Soufrière Lancers FC Castries Northern United All Stars Gros Islet Pakis FC Micoud Rovers United FC Castries Square United Vieux Fort VSADC Castries [edit] France Saint-Martin Main article: List of football clubs in Saint Martin * Football association: Comité de Football des Îles du Nord[14] * Top-level leagues: Saint-Martin Première Division, Saint-Barthélemy League As of 2004–05 season: Saint-Martin Première Division Club City FC Concordia Concordia, Saint-Martin ST Martin Mixte stars Cheuvrise, Saint-Martin Junior Stars Marigot, Saint-Martin Juventus de Saint-Martin Marigot, Saint-Martin FC Marigot Marigot, Saint-Martin Orleans Attackers Orleans, Saint-Martin Sporting Club Marigot, Saint-Martin St-Louis Stars St Louis, Saint-Martin Tigers Marigot, Saint-Martin United Stars Marigot, Saint-Martin As of 2005–06 season: Saint-Barthélemy League Club City ASPSB Lorient, Saint-Barthélemy ASSCO Lorient, Saint-Barthélemy Beach-Hôtel Gustavia, Saint-Barthélemy Diables Rouges Gustavia, Saint-Barthélemy FC Gustavia Gustavia, Saint-Barthélemy Carcajou Gustavia, Saint-Barthélemy [edit] Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Main article: List of football clubs in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines * Football association: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Football Federation * Top-level league: National Championship As of 2006–07 season: Club City Arnos Vale Arnos Vale, Saint George Barroullie Barroullie, Saint Patrick Bequia Port Elizabeth, The Grenadines Brighton Brighton, Saint George Calliaqua Calliaqua, Saint George Kingstown Kingstown, Saint George Layou Layou, Saint Andrew Marriaqua Marriaqua, Saint George North East North Leeward Chateaubelair, Saint David Saint Vincent and the Grenadines U20 Kingstown, Saint George Sion Hill Sion Hill, Charlotte South Leeward Stubbs Stubbs, Saint George [edit] Sint Maarten Sint Maarten Main article: List of football clubs in Sint Maarten * Football association: Sint Maarten Soccer Association * Top-level league: Sint Maarten League[15] As of 2005–06 season: Club City C&D Philipsburg, Sint Maarten NAGICO Philipsburg, Sint Maarten Para Boys Philipsburg, Sint Maarten [edit] Suriname Main article: List of football clubs in Suriname * Country: Suriname Suriname * Football association: Surinaamse Voetbal Bond * Top-level league: Hoofdklasse Andre Kamperveen Stadion houses six Hoofdklasse teams, and is the national ground for the Surinamese men's and women's national teams. The top tier of Surinamese football was founded in 1924, while still under Dutch rule. In the league's inaugural season, the title was won by the now-defunct SV Olympia, who were based in Centrum, Paramaribo. Today, the most successful clubs in Surinamese football are Robinhood and Transvaal, who dominated Surinamese football from the late 1950s until the mid 1990s. Robinhood has won the Surinamese first division 22 times and Transvaal has finished with the league honor 19 times. Recently, the teams' successes have waned, as Transvaal has not won a Surinamese league title since 2000, while Robinhood hasn't won since 2005. At the season's end, the top six teams in the Hoofdklasse play in a playoff series, with their records halved, in order to determine the champion for the season, as well as the nation's two berths in the CFU Club Championship. The bottom four play in a playoff series to determine which two teams get relegated to the Surinamese Eerste Klasse. As of 2011–12 season: Club Location Boskamp Groningen, Saramacca Excelsior Meerzorg, Commewijne Inter Moengotapoe Moengo, Marowijne Kamal Dewaker Livorno, Paramaribo Leo Victor Paramaribo, Paramaribo Notch Moengo, Marowijne Robinhood Paramaribo, Paramaribo Transvaal Paramaribo, Paramaribo Voorwaarts Paramaribo, Paramaribo Walking Bout Company Paramaribo, Paramaribo [edit] Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago Main article: List of football clubs in Trinidad and Tobago * Football association: Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation * Top-level league: TT Pro League As of 2011 season: Club City Caledonia AIA Morvant/Laventille, Trinidad Defence Force Chaguaramas, Trinidad Joe Public Arouca, Trinidad Ma Pau Woodbrook, Trinidad North East Stars Sangre Grande, Trinidad Police Saint James, Trinidad San Juan Jabloteh San Juan, Trinidad South End Point Fortin, Trinidad St. Ann's Rangers San Juan, Trinidad Tobago United Bacolet, Tobago W Connection Point Lisas, Trinidad [edit] Turks and Caicos Islands Turks and Caicos Islands Main article: List of football clubs in the Turks and Caicos Islands * Football association: TCIFA * Top-level league: MFL League As of 2006-07 season: Club City Beaches Providenciales, Caicos Islands Caribbean All Stars Providenciales, Caicos Islands Cost Right Providenciales, Caicos Islands KPMG United Providenciales, Caicos Islands Provopool Celtic Providenciales, Caicos Islands SWA Sharks Providenciales, Caicos Islands [edit] United States Main article: List of soccer clubs in the United States * Country: United States United States * Football association: United States Soccer Federation * Top-level league: Major League Soccer CenturyLink Field, located in Seattle, is the home field of MLS club, Seattle Sounders FC. Despite the United States Soccer Federation receiving FIFA-affiliated status in 1913, the United States has lacked a consistent, multi-division soccer system until recently. Presently, the top division of American soccer, Major League Soccer (MLS) was founded in 1993 and held its inaugural season in 1996. Prior to MLS, there were two predecessors; the North American Soccer League which was in existence from 1968–1984, and the American Soccer League which formed in 1919 and served as the de facto top level of American soccer until the foundation of the NASL. Presently, 19 clubs, 16 being American, compete in MLS. Uniquely, MLS is one of only two professional soccer leagues in CONCACAF and one of only three top division soccer leagues in the world that do not institute a formal system of promotion and relegation, instead using a system that closely resembles its domestic counterpart sporting leagues. At the end of the MLS regular season, the team with the best record is awarded with the Supporters' Shield, a berth in the CONCACAF Champions League and the highest seed in the MLS Cup Playoffs, a postseason tournament, culminating with the MLS Cup which determines the MLS champion that season. As of 2012 season:[16] Club Region Stadium Location Chicago Fire Chicago, Illinois Bridgeview, Illinois Chivas USA Los Angeles, California Carson, California Colorado Rapids Denver, Colorado Commerce City, Colorado Columbus Crew Columbus, Ohio Columbus, Ohio FC Dallas Dallas, Texas Frisco, Texas D.C. United Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C. Houston Dynamo Houston, Texas Houston, Texas Los Angeles Galaxy Los Angeles, California Carson, California New England Revolution Boston, Massachusetts Foxborough, Massachusetts New York Red Bulls New York Harrison, New Jersey Philadelphia Union Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Chester, Pennsylvania Portland Timbers Portland, Oregon Portland, Oregon Real Salt Lake Salt Lake City, Utah Sandy, Utah San Jose Earthquakes San Jose, California Santa Clara, California Seattle Sounders FC Seattle, Washington Seattle, Washington Sporting Kansas City Kansas City, Missouri Kansas City, Kansas [edit] United States Virgin Islands US Virgin Islands Main article: List of soccer clubs in the United States Virgin Islands * Football association: Soccer VI * Top-level leagues[17]: St Croix Soccer League, St Thomas League As of 2006-07 season: St Croix Soccer League Club City Helenites Rovers Skills St Thomas Soccer League Club City La Raza New Vibes Positive Vibes UWS Gunners Waitikubuli The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) is the administrative and controlling body for European football. It consists of 53 member associations, each of which is responsible for governing football in their respective countries.[1] All widely-recognised sovereign states located entirely within Europe are members, with the exceptions of the United Kingdom, Monaco and Vatican City. Eight states partially or entirely outside of Europe are also members: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Russia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Israel, Cyprus and Turkey.[1] The United Kingdom is divided into the four separate football associations of England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales; each association has a separate UEFA membership. The Faroe Islands, an autonomous region of Denmark, also has its own football association which is a member of UEFA.[1] On the other hand, the football association of Gibraltar, a British Overseas Territory, had its membership application rejected in 2007.[2] UEFA regulations stipulate that all new applicants must have United Nations recognition.[3] Kosovo (recognised by 70 of the United Nation's 193 members) is therefore not currently eligible for membership.[4] Each UEFA member has its own football league system, except Liechtenstein.[5] Clubs playing in each top-level league compete for the title as the country's club champions. Clubs also compete in the league and national cup competitions for places in the following season's UEFA club competitions, the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League. Due to promotion and relegation, the clubs playing in the top-level league are different every season, except in San Marino where there is only one level.[6] Some clubs play in a national football league other than their own country's. Where this is the case the club is noted as such. Club name Club finished the previous season as league champions. [edit] UEFA coefficients Main article: UEFA coefficient#League coefficient The UEFA league coefficients, also known as the UEFA rankings, are used to rank the leagues of Europe, and thus determine the number of clubs from a league that will participate in UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League. A country's ranking determines the number of teams competing in the season after the next; the 2009 rankings determined qualification for European competitions in the 2010–11 season.[7] A country's ranking is calculated based on the results of its clubs in UEFA competitions over the past five seasons. Two points are awarded for each win by a club, and one for a draw. If a game goes to extra time, the result at the end of time is used to calculate ranking points; if the match goes to a penalty shootout, it is considered to be a draw for the purposes of the coefficient system. The number of points awarded to a country's clubs are added together, and then divided by the number of clubs that participated in European competitions that season. This number is then rounded to three decimal places; two and two thirds would become 2.667.[7] For the league coefficient the season's league coefficients for the last five seasons must be added up. In the preliminary rounds of both the Champions League and Europa League, the awarded points are halved. Bonus points for certain achievements are added to the number of points scored in a season. Bonus points are allocated for: * Qualifying for the Champions League group phase. (4 bonus points) * Reaching the second round of the Champions League. (5 bonus points) * Reaching the quarter, semi and final of both Champions League and Europa League. (1 bonus point)[7] [edit] Albania Main article: List of football clubs in Albania * Country: Albania * Football association: Football Association of Albania * Top-level league: Albanian Superliga (Albanian: Kategoria superiore) * UEFA ranking: 43rd[8] The top division of Albanian football was formed in 1930, and the inaugural title was won by SK Tirana (now known as KF Tirana). Tirana are the most successful team in the league's history, having won the competition on 24 occasions, followed by KS Dinamo Tirana with 18 championships, and Partizani Tirana—now playing in the First Division—with 15.[9] The league became affiliated with UEFA in 1954.[10] As of 2009–10, twelve teams compete in the division. The bottom two teams are relegated to the First Division at the end of the season. The ninth and tenth placed teams play one match relegation play-offs against the third and fourth placed teams in the First Division; the winner of each match plays in the Superliga for the following season, the loser in the First Division.[11] As of 2010–11 season:[11] Club Location Besa !KS Besa Kavajë Kavajë Bylis !KS Bylis Ballsh Ballsh Dinamo !KS Dinamo Tirana[11] Tirana Elbasani !KS Elbasani Elbasan Flamurtari !KS Flamurtari Vlorë Vlorë Kastrioti !KS Kastrioti Krujë Krujë Laci !KF Laçi Laç Shkumbini !KS Shkumbini Peqin Skenderbeu !KS Skënderbeu Korçë Korçë Teuta !KS Teuta Durrës Tirana !KF Tirana Tirana Vllaznia !KS Vllaznia Shkodër Shkodër [edit] Andorra Main article: List of football clubs in Andorra * Country: Andorra * Football association: Andorran Football Federation * Top-level league: Andorran First Division (Catalan: Primera Divisió) * UEFA ranking: 51st[8] Andorra's national league system was formed in 1993, and the Andorran Football Federation gained UEFA membership in 1996.[12] Records from the league's first three seasons are incomplete, but FC Santa Coloma have won more First Division titles than any other team.[13] Another Andorran football club, FC Andorra, play in the Spanish football league system. As of 2009–10, eight teams compete in the First Division. Each team plays two matches against other teams, before the league splits into two groups. The top four teams play each other two four times, as do the bottom four teams. The bottom-placed team is relegated at the end of the season. The seventh-placed team plays a two-legged play-off against the second-placed team in the Second Division to decide which team plays in which division for the following season.[14] In the foreground are a running track and a grass field. To the right of the field is a sheltered seating area, with red, blue and yellow seats. Beyond it to the left is fencing, a pylon with lights at the top, and a few small buildings. Mountains are visible in the distance. Andorran First Division teams do not own their own stadia; matches are played at Estadi Comunal d'Aixovall (pictured) and Estadi Comunal d'Andorra la Vella. As of 2010–11 season:[14] Club Location Casa !Casa Estrella del Benfica Andorra la Vella Encamp !FC Encamp Encamp Inter !Inter Club d'Escaldes Escaldes-Engordany Lusitanos !FC Lusitanos Andorra la Vella Principat !CE Principat Andorra la Vella Sant Julia !UE Sant Julià Sant Julià de Lória Santa Coloma FC !FC Santa Coloma[14] Santa Coloma of Andorra Santa Coloma UE !UE Santa Coloma Santa Coloma of Andorra [edit] Armenia Main article: List of football clubs in Armenia * Country: Armenia * Football association: Football Federation of Armenia * Top-level league: Armenian Premier League (Armenian: «Բարձրագույն Խումբ») * UEFA Ranking: 45th[8] Armenia gained independence in 1991, following the break-up of the Soviet Union. Organised football had been played in Armenia since 1936, as part of the Soviet football system. The Football Federation of Armenia gained UEFA affiliation in 1992, and the league ran as the national championship for the first time in the same year.[15][16] Since independence, the country's most successful team are Pyunik F.C., who have won thirteen league titles.[A 1] As of the 2011 season, eight teams compete in the Premier League. Each team plays each other team four times, and at the end of the season the bottom team is relegated to the First League.[17] A young man, wearing a black top, white shorts, long, dark-coloured socks and red trainers. He appears to be in the middle of a running or jumping motion; he is upright, but neither of his feet are touching the grass. Armenia international Henrikh Mkhitaryan started his career in the Armenian Premier League. As of 2011 season:[17][18] Club Location Ararat !FC Ararat Yerevan Yerevan Banants !FC Banants Yerevan Ganzasar !Gandzasar F.C. Kapan Impuls !Impuls FC Dilijan Dilijan Mika !Mika F.C. Yerevan Pyunik !Pyunik F.C.[17] Yerevan Shirak !Shirak F.C. Gyumri Ulisses !Ulisses F.C. Yerevan 1. ^ Pyunik won three titles between 1992 and 1997, before disbanding in 1999. They reformed in 2001, winning a further ten titles as of the end of the 2010 season.[15] [edit] Austria Main article: List of football clubs in Austria * Country: Austria * Football association: Austrian Football Association * Top-level league: Austrian Bundesliga (German: Österreichische Fußball-Bundesliga) * UEFA ranking: 20th[8] A man in his 20's or 30's, wearing a green t-shirt, holding a large, gold, plate-shaped trophy above his head with both hands. His facial expression suggests that he is roaring. The letters "LIGA" are visible in the centre of the trophy. Behind the man to the left is an older man wearing the same t-shirt; behind him to his right are two smartly-dressed young men, who are smiling and applauding. Steffen Hofmann celebrating SK Rapid Wien's 2008 Austrian Bundesliga victory. An Austrian football championship has taken place since 1911–12, although prior to Anschluss with Germany in 1938, only clubs from Vienna, the country's capital, participated. The Austrian Football Association joined UEFA in 1954, the year of the European governing body's formation.[19][20] The most successful teams are SK Rapid Wien and FK Austria Wien, with 32 and 23 league titles respectively. FC Wacker Innsbruck are the most successful team from outside of the capital, having won 10 league championships.[21] As of the 2009–10 season, ten teams compete in the Austrian Bundesliga. They play each other four times, with the bottom club being relegated to the Austrian First League.[22] As of 2010–11 season:[22] Club Location Austria !FK Austria Wien Vienna Kapfenberger !Kapfenberger SV Kapfenberg Lask !LASK Linz Linz Mattersburg !SV Mattersburg Mattersburg Rapid !SK Rapid Wien Vienna Red Bull !FC Red Bull Salzburg[22] Salzburg Ried !SV Ried Ried im Innkreis Sturm !SK Sturm Graz Graz Wacker !FC Wacker Innsbruck Innsbruck Wiener !SC Wiener Neustadt Wiener Neustadt [edit] Azerbaijan Main article: List of football clubs in Azerbaijan * Country: Azerbaijan * Football association: Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan * Top-level league: Azerbaijan Premier League (Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan Premyer Liqası) * UEFA ranking: 41st[8] Although the country was part of the Soviet Union, the first Azerbaijan-wide football competition took place in 1928, and became an annual occurrence from 1934. Following the break-up of the Soviet Union in 1991, the first independent Azeri championship took place in 1992, and the Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan gained UEFA affiliation in 1994[23][24] Since independence, the country's most successful team are PFC Neftchi Baku, with five league titles. As of the 2009–10 season, twelve teams compete in the Azerbaijan Premier League. Teams play one another twice, before the league is split into a top six and a bottom six. At this stage, results against teams in the other half of the league are discarded, meaning that each team has ten results carried forward to the second phase of the season. Teams play the five other teams in their half of the league two further times, to decide the final placing. After a reduction in the number of clubs from 14 in 2008–09 season to 12 in 2009–10, there was no relegation to the Azerbaijan First Division at the end of the 2009–10 season.[25][26] The head and torso of a man in his early 30's, wearing a red top. Gurban Gurbanov is fourth on the all-time Azerbaijan Premier League scorers list, with 115 goals.[27] As of 2010–11 season:[25] Club Location Baku !FK Baku Baku Ganca !FK Gäncä Ganja Inter !FC Inter Baku[25] Baku Khazar !FK Khazar Lankaran Lankaran MOIK !MOIK Baku Baku Mughan !FK Mughan Salyan Neftchi !PFC Neftchi Baku Baku Olimpik !Olimpik-Shuvalan PFC Baku Baku Qabala !FK Qäbälä Qabala Qarabag !FK Qarabağ Quzanlı Simurq !FK Simurq Zaqatala Zaqatala Turan !PFC Turan Tovuz Tovuz [edit] Belarus Main article: List of football clubs in Belarus * Country: Belarus * Football association: Football Federation of Belarus * Top-level league: Belarusian Premier League (Belarusian: Вышэйшая ліга) * UEFA ranking: 33rd[8] Belarus declared independence from the Soviet Union in 1990. Its independence was widely recognised within Europe in 1991, an independent national championship began in 1992, and UEFA membership followed in 1993.[28] Up to the end of the 2010 season, the most successful teams are FC Dinamo Minsk and FC BATE, with seven league championships apiece, although BATE have won five titles in the five most recently completed seasons.[29] As of the 2012 season, eleven teams compete in the Belarusian Premier League. At the end of the season, the bottom team is relegated to the Belarusian First League, and the eleventh-placed Premier League team plays the second-placed First League team in a relegation play-off.[30] As of 2011 season:[30] A grass field, encircled by a running track. In turn, the running track is encircled by thousands of red and blue seats. Dinamo Stadium, home of FC Dinamo Minsk. Club Location FC BATE[30] Barysaw FC Belshina Bobruisk Babruysk FC Dinamo Brest Brest FC Dinamo Minsk Minsk FC Gomel Gomel FC Minsk Minsk FC Naftan Novopolotsk Navapolatsk FC Neman Grodno Hrodna FC Shakhtyor Salihorsk Slavia Mozyr Mozyr FC Torpedo Zhodino Zhodzina [edit] Belgium Main article: List of football clubs in Belgium * Country: Belgium * Football association: Belgian Football Association * Top-level league: Belgian First Division (French: Championnat de Belgique, Dutch: Eerste klasse België) * UEFA ranking: 14th[8] Organised football reached Belgium in the 19th century; the Belgian Football Association was founded in 1895, and FC Liégeois became the country's first champions the following year. Belgium joined European football's governing body, UEFA, upon its formation in 1954.[31] Historically the country's most successful team are R.S.C. Anderlecht, with 30 league titles as of 2010.[32] The Belgian First Division currently consists of 16 teams. Initially, each team plays the other clubs twice. At this point, the bottom team is relegated to the Belgian Second Division, while the 15th team enters a relegation play-off with the second, third and fourth teams from the Second Division. The top six teams take half of their points (rounded up) into a championship play-off, playing the other top six sides two further times to determine the national champion. Teams that finish the regular season between 7th and 14th enter one of two four team groups. Each team plays the other three teams in its group home and away, and the winners of each group play each other in a two-legged play-off to decide Belgium's final UEFA Europa League place for the following season.[33] As of 2011–12 season:[33] A man wearing a green top and black shorts, standing on a grass field. In front of him is a white flag, on a flagpole that appears to be slighly shorter than the man. On the ground next to the flagpole is a football. Stijn De Smet has played for Cercle Brugge K.S.V. and K.A.A. Gent. Club Location Anderlecht !R.S.C. Anderlecht[33] Anderlecht Brugge !Cercle Brugge K.S.V. Brugge Charleroi !R. Charleroi S.C. Charleroi Club Brugge !Club Brugge K.V. Brugge Leuven !OH Leuven Leuven Genk !K.R.C. Genk Genk Gent !K.A.A. Gent Ghent Germinal !K.F.C. Germinal Beerschot Antwerp Kortrijk !K.V. Kortrijk Kortrijk Mons !R.A.E.C. Mons Mons Lokeren !K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen Lokeren Mechelen !Y.R. K.V. Mechelen Mechelen Sint !K. Sint-Truidense V.V. Sint-Truiden Standard !Standard Liège Liège Westerlo !K.V.C. Westerlo Westerlo Zulte !S.V. Zulte-Waregem Waregem [edit] Bosnia and Herzegovina Main article: List of football clubs in Bosnia and Herzegovina * Country: Bosnia and Herzegovina * Football association: Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina * Top-level league: Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Bosnian: Premijer liga Bosne i Hercegovine) * UEFA ranking: 34th[8] Prior to gaining independence from Yugoslavia, clubs from Bosnia and Herzegovina were eligible to compete in the Yugoslav First League. The country gained independence in 1992, and its Football Association gained UEFA membership in 1998.[34] Due to political tensions between Bosnian Muslims, Bosnian Serbs and Bosnian Croats, the country did not have a single, national top division until the 2002–03 season. Since then, NK Zrinjski Mostar and NK Široki Brijeg have won the title twice, while four other teams have won it once each.[35] As of 2010, the Premier League consists of 16 clubs. Each team plays the others twice; once at their own stadium, one at their opponent's. At the end of the season the bottom two clubs are relegated to either the First League of Bosnia and Herzegovina or the First League of the Republika Srpska.[36] As of 2011–12 season:[36] Club Location Borac !FK Borac Banja Luka Celik !NK Čelik Zenica GOSK !NK GOŠK Gabela Kozara !FK Kozara Gradiška Leotar !FK Leotar Trebinje Olimpic !FK Olimpic Sarajevo Rudar !FK Rudar Prijedor Sarajevo !FK Sarajevo Sarajevo Slavija !FK Slavija Istočno Sarajevo Sloboda !FK Sloboda Tuzla Siroki !NK Široki Brijeg Široki Brijeg Travnik !NK Travnik Travnik Velez !FK Velež Mostar Zrinjski !HŠK Zrinjski Mostar Zvijezda !NK Zvijezda Gradačac Zeljeznicar !FK Željezničar Sarajevo [edit] Bulgaria Main article: List of football clubs in Bulgaria * Country: Bulgaria * Football association: Bulgarian Football Union * Top-level league: Bulgarian A Professional Football Group (Bulgarian: "А" Професионална футболна група) * UEFA ranking: 17th[8] A national Bulgarian championship has been held in every year since 1924, although the 1924, 1927 and 1944 seasons were not completed. The country gained UEFA membership in 1954.[37] Historically, the most successful teams in Bulgarian football have been PFC CSKA Sofia and PFC Levski Sofia; no other team has won more than seven league titles.[38] As of 2010, the Bulgarian A Professional Football Group consists of 16 teams. Each team plays the others twice, once at each club's stadium. At the end of the season the bottom three clubs are relegated to the Bulgarian B Professional Football Group.[39] As of 2010–11 season:[39] A gold trophy The trophy awarded to the Bulgarian League Champions. Club Location PFC Akademik Sofia Sofia PFC Beroe Stara Zagora Stara Zagora PFC Cherno More Varna Varna PFC Chernomorets Burgas Burgas PFC CSKA Sofia Sofia PFC Kaliakra Kavarna Kavarna PFC Levski Sofia Sofia PFC Litex Lovech[39] Lovech PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv Plovdiv PFC Lokomotiv Sofia Sofia PFC Minyor Pernik Pernik PFC Montana Montana PFC Pirin Blagoevgrad Blagoevgrad PFC Slavia Sofia Sofia PFC Sliven !OFC Sliven 2000 Sliven PFC Vidima-Rakovski Sevlievo Sevlievo [edit] Croatia Main article: List of football clubs in Croatia * Country: Croatia * Football association: Croatian Football Federation * Top-level league: Croatian First League (Croatian: Prva hrvatska nogometna liga) * UEFA ranking: 27th[8] National Croatian leagues were organised in 1914 and during the Second World War, but during peacetime Croatia's biggest clubs competed in the Yugoslav First League. After Croatia declared independence from Yugoslavia in 1991, a national football league was formed in 1992, and the Croatian Football Federation gained UEFA membership in 1993.[40] Since its formation, the Croatian First League has been dominated by NK Dinamo Zagreb and HNK Hajduk Split; as of the end of the 2009–10 season, one of these teams has won the title in 18 of the league's 19 seasons.[41] The First League consists of 16 teams, who play one another twice. At the end of the season, the bottom three clubs are eligible for relegation. However, they are only relegated if clubs holding a licence to compete in the First League finish in the top five of the Croatian Second League. In 2009–10 only two clubs were relegated, as second-placed NK Pomorac Kostrena did not have a top-division licence.[42] As of 2010–11 season:[42] In the foreground is a grass rectangular field, surrounded on the two longer sides by large, covered seating areas, and on the shorter sides by smaller, lower, uncovered seating areas. In the distance a cityscape is visible. Gradski stadion u Poljudu, home of HNK Hajduk Split. Club Location Cibalia !HNK Cibalia Vinkovci Dinamo !NK Dinamo Zagreb[42] Zagreb Hajduk !HNK Hajduk Split Split Hrvatski !NK Hrvatski dragovoljac Zagreb Inter !NK Inter Zaprešić Zaprešić Istra !NK Istra 1961 Pula Karlovac !NK Karlovac Karlovac Lokomotiva !NK Lokomotiva Zagreb Osijek !NK Osijek Osijek Rijeka !NK Rijeka Rijeka Sibenik !HNK Šibenik Šibenik Slaven !NK Slaven Belupo Koprivnica Split !RNK Split Split Varazdin !NK Varaždin Varaždin Zadar !NK Zadar Zadar Zagreb !NK Zagreb Zagreb [edit] Cyprus Main article: List of football clubs in Cyprus * Country: Cyprus * Football association: Cyprus Football Association * Top-level league: Cypriot First Division (Greek: Πρωτάθλημα Α' Κατηγορίας, Turkish: Kıbrıs Birinci Ligi) * UEFA ranking:17th [8] The first national Cypriot football championship was in the 1931–32 season. The Cyprus Football Association organised the Cypriot league for the first time in 1934–35, and gained UEFA membership in 1962.[43] The most successful teams in Cypriot league history are APOEL F.C. and AC Omonia; as of 2010 both clubs have won 20 national titles.[44] The First Division consists of fourteen teams, each of whom initially play one another twice. After 26 games the bottom two teams are relegated to the Cypriot Second Division. The remaining twelve teams retain all of their points, and enter into three groups of four, playing the other three teams in their group two further times. The winners of the group of the top four teams become champions, while the bottom-placed team in the group of the ninth to twelfth-placed teams is relegated to the Second Division.[45] As of 2010–11 season:[45] The head and shoulders of a man in his thirties Greece international defender Traianos Dellas played in the Cypriot First Division for Anorthosis Famagusta FC between 2008 and 2010. Club Location Larnaca !AEK Larnaca Larnaca Limassol !AEL Limassol Limassol Paphos !AEP Paphos FC Paphos Alki !Alki Larnaca FC Larnaca Anthorsis !Anorthosis Famagusta FC Famagusta Apoel !APOEL F.C. Nicosia Apollon !Apollon Limassol FC Limassol Kinyras !APOP Kinyras Peyias FC Peyia Doxa !Doxa Katokopia FC Katokopia Enosis !Enosis Neon Paralimni FC Paralimni Ermis !Ermis Aradippou Aradippou Ethnikos !Ethnikos Achna FC Achna Olympiakos !Olympiakos Nicosia Nicosia Omonia !AC Omonia[45] Nicosia [edit] Czech Republic Main article: List of football clubs in the Czech Republic * Country: Czech Republic * Football association: Football Association of the Czech Republic * Top-level league: Czech First League (Czech: 1. česká fotbalová liga) * UEFA ranking: 18th[8] The Czech Republic's borders have changed on several occasions since the first national Czech football league in 1896. The Football Association of the Czech Republic, formed in 1901, is a direct continuation of the organisation that ran football in Czechoslovakia, and gained UEFA membership in 1954.[46] The current First League began in the 1993–94 season, after the separation of Czechoslovakia into the Czech Republic and Slovakia on 1 January 1993. Since then, the most successful are AC Sparta Prague, who have won 11 titles.[47][48] The First League consists of sixteen teams, which play one another twice for a total of 30 games. At the end of the season, the bottom two teams are relegated to the Czech Second League[49] As of 2010–11 season:[49] A man in his late 20's, wearing a red top, blue shorts and long blue socks. He is standing on a grass field, with a football next to his right foot. The way that his left leg is raised would suggest that he is running. Pavel Nedvěd played for AC Sparta Prague between 1993 and 1996, the first three seasons in the Czech First League's history. Club Location Banik !FC Baník Ostrava Ostrava Baumit !FK Baumit Jablonec Jablonec nad Nisou Bohemians !Bohemians 1905 Prague Brno !1. FC Brno Brno Dynamo !SK Dynamo České Budějovice Ceske !České Budějovice Hradec !FC Hradec Králové Hradec Králové Mlada !FK Mladá Boleslav Mladá Boleslav Pribram !1. FK Příbram Pribram !Příbram Sigma !SK Sigma Olomouc Olomouc Slavia !SK Slavia Praha Prague Slovacko !1. FC Slovácko Uherské Hradiště Slovan !FC Slovan Liberec Liberec Sparta !AC Sparta Prague[49] Prague Teplice !FK Teplice Teplice Usti !FK Ústí nad Labem Usti !Ústí nad Labem Viktoria !FC Viktoria Plzeň Plzeň [edit] Denmark Main articles: List of football clubs in Denmark and List of football clubs in Denmark by league * Country: Denmark * Football association: Danish Football Association * Top-level league: Danish Superliga (Danish: Superligaen) * UEFA ranking: 16th[8] A national Danish league first took place in 1912–13, and the Danish title has been awarded annually since, with the exceptions of 1915 and 1928.[50] The Danish Football Association became one of UEFA's inaugural members in 1954.[51] Kjøbenhavns Boldklub remain the league's most successful team; they won 15 league titles prior to a merge with Boldklubben 1903 to form FC Copenhagen in 1992. In total, FC Copenhagen and its predecessors have won 30 Danish championships.[50] As of the 2010–11 season, the Danish Superliga consists of 12 teams. Each team plays the others three times; one club hosts two matches, the other club one. At the end of the season the bottom two teams are relegated to the Danish 1st Division.[52] As of 2010–11 season:[52] In the centre is a rectangular grass field, with roughly 25 people stood on it. It is surrounded on all four sides by sheltered seating areas; each side appears capable of holding thousands of spectators. On average, the seating areas appear to be 85–90% full. Brøndby Stadium Club Location Aalborg !Aalborg BK Aalborg Brondby !Brøndby IF Brøndby Copenhagen !F.C. Copenhagen[52] Copenhagen Esbjerg !Esbjerg fB Esbjerg Horsens !AC Horsens Horsens Lyngby !Lyngby Boldklub Kongens Lyngby Midtjylland !FC Midtjylland Herning Nordsjaelland !FC Nordsjælland Farum Odense !Odense Boldklub Odense Randers !Randers FC Randers Silkeborg !Silkeborg IF Silkeborg Sonderjyske !SønderjyskE Haderslev [edit] England Main article: List of football clubs in England * Country: England * Football association: The Football Association * Top-level league: Premier League * UEFA ranking: 1st[8] Founded in 1888, the Football League was the world's first national football league.[53] The inaugural competition was won by Preston North End, who remained unbeaten throughout the entire season. It was the top level football league in England from its foundation until 1992, when the 22 clubs comprising the First Division resigned from the Football League to form the new FA Premier League.[53] As of the 2010–11 season the Premier League comprises 20 clubs;[54] each team plays every other team twice, with the bottom 3 clubs at the end of the season relegated to the Football League Championship. The most successful club is Manchester United, who have won the league 19 times.[55] As of 2010–11 season:[56] A predominantly red shape which is rectangular at the top, with the longer sides turning into a curved triangle about halfway down, meeting in a point at the bottom. The word "Arsenal" is prominent at the top. Below it is a gold picture of what appears to be a cannon, which rests on a long, narrow, horizontal green rectangle. A smaller white, green and gold coat of arms is visible underneath the green rectangle, at the bottom of the larger shape. Underneath the large shape, a white banner spells out the gold letters "VICTORIA CONCORDIA CRESCIT". Arsenal F.C. are the longest serving club in the top division of English football.[57] Club Location Arsenal F.C. London Aston Villa F.C. Birmingham Birmingham City F.C. Birmingham Blackburn Rovers F.C. Blackburn Blackpool F.C. Blackpool Bolton Wanderers F.C. Bolton Chelsea F.C. London Everton F.C. Liverpool Fulham F.C. London Liverpool F.C. Liverpool Manchester City F.C. Manchester Manchester United F.C. Manchester[58] Newcastle United F.C. Newcastle upon Tyne Stoke City F.C. Stoke-on-Trent Sunderland A.F.C. Sunderland Tottenham Hotspur F.C. London West Bromwich Albion F.C. West Bromwich West Ham United F.C. London Wigan Athletic F.C. Wigan Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. Wolverhampton [edit] Estonia Vjatšeslav Zahovaiko has scored 151 goals in the Estonian Premier Division Main article: List of football clubs in Estonia * Country: Estonia * Football association: Estonian Football Association * Top-level league: Estonian Premier Division (Estonian: Meistriliiga) * UEFA ranking: 42nd[8] An independent Estonian league took place between 1921 and 1940. However, after the Second World War it became part of the Soviet Union, and became a regional system. Estonia regained independence after the dissolution of the USSR, organising the first national championship in 52 years in 1992, the same year that the Estonian Football Association joined UEFA.[59][60] FC Flora Tallinn and FC Levadia Tallinn are the most successful teams in the modern era, with seven league titles apiece as of the end of the 2009 season.[59] In 2010, the Premier Division consists of 10 teams, which play one another four times. At the end of the season the bottom team is relegated to the second level of Estonian football, while the ninth-placed team enters into a relegation playoff.[61] As of 2010 season:[61] Club Location Flora !FC Flora Tallinn Tallinn Kuessaare !FC Kuressaare Kuressaare Levadia !FC Levadia Tallinn[62] Tallinn Lootus !FC Lootus Kohtla-Järve Kohtla-Järve Narva !JK Narva Trans Narva Nomme !JK Nõmme Kalju Tallinn Paide !Paide Linnameeskond Paide Sillamae !JK Sillamäe Kalev Sillamäe Tammeka !JK Tammeka Tartu Tartu Viljandi !JK Viljandi Tulevik Viljandi [edit] Faroe Islands A map of Western Europe and part of the Northern Atlantic Ocean. The Faroe Islands are roughly equidistant between Greenland and Denmark. They are small in comparison to Denmark, and tiny in comparison to Greenland. They lie to the northwest of Denmark, and to the southeast of Greenland. The Faroe Islands, in relation to the other constituent countries of the Kingdom of Denmark. Main article: List of football clubs in Faroe Islands * Country: Faroe Islands * Football association: Faroe Islands Football Association * Top-level league: Faroe Islands Premier League Football (Faroese: Formuladeildin) * UEFA ranking: 48th[8] The Faroe Islands are a constituent country of the Kingdom of Denmark, which also comprises Greenland and Denmark itself. The league was formed in 1942, and has been contested annually since, with the exception of 1944 due to a lack of available balls.[63] The Faroe Islands gained UEFA recognition in 1992.[64] The most successful teams are Havnar Bóltfelag and KÍ Klaksvík, with 20 and 17 Premier League titles respectively as of the completed 2009 season. In 2010, 10 clubs compete in the Premier League. They play each other three times, with the bottom two teams relegated to the First Division.[65] As of 2010 season:[65] In the foreground are approximately 40 small buildings in close proximity to one another. Behind them to the left is a lake, with approximately 15 buildings beyond it, generally spaced out. To the right of the 40 buildings is a road, leading up. The road passes a cluster of around 10 larger buildings, followed by a second lake, before finishing at a very large building adjacent to what looks like a grass field. In the background is the sea. Vesturi á Eiðinum Stadium, home to FC Suðuroy, is located near to the sea. Club Location Argja !Argja Bóltfelag Argir B36 !B36 Tórshavn Tórshavn B68 !B68 Toftir Toftir B71 !B71 Sandoy Sandur EB !EB/Streymur Eiði Havnar !Havnar Bóltfelag[66] Tórshavn IF !ÍF Fuglafjørður Fuglafjørður KI !KÍ Klaksvík Klaksvík NSI !NSÍ Runavík Runavík Suduroy !FC Suðuroy Vágur Vikingur !Víkingur Gøta Norðragøta [edit] Finland Main article: List of football clubs in Finland * Country: Finland * Football association: Football Association of Finland * Top-level league: Finnish Premier League (Finnish: Veikkausliiga, Swedish: Tipsligan) * UEFA ranking: 28th[8] Finland's current league has been contested annually since 1898, with the exceptions of 1914 and 1943.[67] The most successful team are HJK Helsinki with 22 titles; as of 2010, no other team has won 10 or more. However, between 1920 and 1948 a rival championship operated, organised by the Finnish Workers' Sports Federation. Frequent champions in that competition before it came under the jurisdiction of the Football Association of Finland included Kullervo Helsinki, Vesa Helsinki and Tampereen Pallo-Veikot.[68] The Premier League consists of 14 teams, which each play one another home and away for a total of 26 matches. At the end of the season the bottom club is relegated to the First Division, while the 13th-placed team enters into a two-legged relegation play-off with the runners up of the First Division.[69] As of 2010 season:[70] Five men standing on part of a grass field. Two are wearing yellow shirts, the remaining three are wearing blue and white striped shirts. KuPS vs HJK Helsinki at Magnum Areena, Kuopio. Club Location Haka !FC Haka Valkeakoski Helsinki !HJK Helsinki[71] Helsinki Honka !FC Honka Espoo Inter !FC Inter Turku Turku Jaro !FF Jaro Jakobstad Jyvaskyla !JJK Jyväskylä Jyväskylä Kups !KuPS Kuopio Lahti !FC Lahti Lahti Mariehamn !IFK Mariehamn Mariehamn MYPA !MYPA Kouvola Oulu !AC Oulu Oulu Tampere !Tampere United Tampere Turun !Turun Palloseura Turku Vaasan !Vaasan Palloseura Vaasa [edit] France Main article: List of football clubs in France * Country: France * Football association: French Football Federation * Top-level league: Ligue 1 (French: Ligue 1/Le Championnat) * UEFA ranking: 5th[8] France's first football team—Le Havre AC—formed in 1872. The first French championship was first held in 1894, but only featured teams from the capital, Paris. Between 1896 and 1912, national championships were organised by several competing federations; the first universally recognised national championship took place in the 1912–13 season. However, it only lasted two seasons; from the outbreak of the First World War in 1914, French football operated on a regional basis until 1932. A national league resumed between 1932 and 1939, and has operated annually since the conclusion of the Second World War in 1945.[72] As of the 2010–11 season, 20 teams compete in Ligue 1. Each team plays the other nineteen sides home and away, and at the end of the season the bottom three teams are relegated to Ligue 2.[73] So far, Olympique de Marseille are the first and only French club to have won the UEFA Champions League, in 1993. As of 2010–11 season: The head and shoulders of a bald man in his 30s, wearing a dark polo-shirt underneath a black leather jacket. Zinedine Zidane played in Le Championnat with AS Cannes and FC Girondins de Bordeaux. Club Location Arles !AC Arles-Avignon Avignon Auxerre !AJ Auxerre Auxerre Girdondins !FC Girondins de Bordeaux Bordeaux Lens !RC Lens Lens Lille !Lille OSC[73] Lille Lorient !FC Lorient Lorient Lyonnais !Olympique Lyonnais Lyon Marseille !Olympique de Marseille Marseille Monaco !AS Monaco FC Fontvieille, Monaco[F 1] Montpellier !Montpellier HSC Montpellier Nancy !AS Nancy Nancy Nice !OGC Nice Nice Paris !Paris Saint-Germain F.C. Paris Saint !AS Saint-Étienne Saint-Étienne Sochaux !FC Sochaux-Montbéliard Montbéliard Stade Brestois !Stade Brestois 29 Brest Stade Malherbe !Stade Malherbe Caen Caen Stade Rennais !Stade Rennais FC Rennes Toulouse !Toulouse FC Toulouse Valenciennes !Valenciennes FC Valenciennes 1. ^ AS Monaco FC is from Monaco, but has always competed in the French football league system. [edit] Georgia Main article: List of football clubs in Georgia * Country: Georgia * Football association: Georgian Football Federation * Top-level league: Georgian Top League (Georgian: უმაღლესი ლიგა) * UEFA ranking: 38th[8] A Georgian football championship first took place in 1926, as part of the Soviet football system. The first independent championship took place in 1990, despite the fact that Georgia remained a Soviet state until 1991. Upon independence, Georgia subsequently joined UEFA and FIFA in 1992.[74] Currently, ten teams compete in the Georgian Top League. They play each other four times, with the bottom two teams relegated to the First League.[75] The most successful team since independence are FC Dinamo Tbilisi; as of the 2009–10 season they have won 13 of 21 league titles. Their closest challengers are FC Torpedo Kutaisi, who have won three titles.[76] As of 2010–11 season:[75] A man in his 30s, wearing a white shirt with red and black trim, in front of a microphone. After starting his career at FC Dinamo Tblisi, Kakha Kaladze went on to captain the Georgia national football team. Club Location Baia !FC Baia Zugdidi Zugdidi Dinamo !FC Dinamo Tbilisi Tbilisi Kolkheti !FC Kolkheti-1913 Poti Poti Olimpi !FC Olimpi Rustavi[75] Rustavi Samtredia !FC Samtredia Samtredia Sioni !FC Sioni Bolnisi Bolnisi Spartaki !Spartaki-Tskhinvali Tbilisi Tbilisi Torpedo !FC Torpedo Kutaisi Kutaisi Wit !FC WIT Georgia Tbilisi Zestafoni !FC Zestafoni Zestafoni [edit] Germany Main article: List of football clubs in Germany * Country: Germany * Football association: German Football Association * Top-level league: Bundesliga (German: Fußball-Bundesliga) * UEFA ranking: 4th[8] As of 2010–11 season:[77] The head and shoulder of a man in his 60s, wearing glasses, a blue shirt and red tie. A black, red and amber striped flag is visible behind his head. Franz Beckenbauer won five Bundesliga titles as a player, and one more as a manager. Club Location Bayer !Bayer 04 Leverkusen Leverkusen Bayern !FC Bayern Munich Munich Borussia Dortmund !Borussia Dortmund[78] Dortmund Borussia Monchengladbach !Borussia Mönchengladbach Mönchengladbach Eintracht !Eintracht Frankfurt Frankfurt am Main Freiburg !SC Freiburg Freiburg im Breisgau Hamburger !Hamburger SV Hamburg Hannover !Hannover 96 Hannover Hoffenheim !TSG 1899 Hoffenheim Sinsheim Kaiserslautern !1. FC Kaiserslautern Kaiserslautern Koln !1. FC Köln Cologne Mainz !1. FSV Mainz 05 Mainz Nuremberg !1. FC Nuremberg Nuremberg Schalke !FC Schalke 04 Gelsenkirchen St Pauli !FC St. Pauli Hamburg Stuttgart !VfB Stuttgart Stuttgart Werder !SV Werder Bremen Bremen Wolfsburg !VfL Wolfsburg Wolfsburg [edit] Greece Main article: List of football clubs in Greece * Country: Greece * Football association: Hellenic Football Federation * Top-level league: Greek Super League (Greek: Σούπερ Λίγκα Ελλάδα) * UEFA ranking: 12th[8] As of 2010–11 season:[79] In the foreground is a field with a large tree in the middle. The tree appears to be real, but is situated on what is clearly a temporary structure. Dozens of people are standing around the edge of the field, while thousands are watching from a full, brightly illuminated covered seating area beyond the perimeter. The Olympic Stadium in Athens, originally built for the 2004 Olympic and Paralympic games, is now home to both AEK Athens F.C. and Panathanaikos F.C. Club Location AEK !AEK Athens F.C. Athens Aris !Aris Thessaloniki FC Thessaloniki Asteras !P.A.E. Asteras Tripoli Tripoli Atromitos !Atromitos F.C. Peristeri Ergotelis !PAE Ergotelis Heraklion Ethnikos !Ethnikos Olympiakos Volos F.C. Volos Iraklis !Iraklis FC Thessaloniki Kavala !AO Kavala Kavala Kerkyra !Kerkyra F.C. Corfu Larissa !Larissa FC Larissa Olympiacos !Olympiacos F.C. Piraeus Panathinaikos !Panathinaikos FC[79] Athens Panionios !Panionios GSS Nea Smyrni Panserraikos !Panserraikos F.C. Serres PAOK !PAOK FC Thessaloniki Xanthi !Skoda Xanthi FC Xanthi [edit] Hungary Main article: List of football clubs in Hungary * Country: Hungary * Football association: Hungarian Football Federation * Top-level league: Hungarian National Championship (Hungarian: Nemzeti Bajnokság I) * UEFA ranking: 35th[8] As of 2010–11 season:[80] The head and upper body of young man wearing a yellow top, standing on a grass field. His top features a distinctive red, black and yellow crest, with the word "Watford" visible below it. Hungary striker Tamás Priskin started his professional career in the Hungarian National Championship with Győri ETO FC. Club Location Budapest Honvéd FC Budapest Debreceni VSC[81] Debrecen Ferencvárosi TC Budapest Győri ETO FC Győr Kaposvári Rákóczi FC Kaposvár Kecskeméti TE Kecskemét Lombard-Pápa TFC Pápa MTK Budapest FC Budapest Paksi SE Paks Siofok !BFC Siófok Siófok Szolnoki MÁV FC Szolnok Szombathelyi Haladás Szombathely Ujpest !Újpest FC Budapest Vasas SC Budapest Videoton FC Szekesfehervar !Székesfehérvár Zalaegerszegi TE Zalaegerszeg [edit] Iceland A man wearing a blue and white striped shirt, blue shorts and socks and black footwear, standing on a grass field. Ívar Ingimarsson played 80 Icelandic Premier Division games between 1996 and 1999, before moving to England. Main article: List of football clubs in Iceland * Country: Iceland * Football association: Football Association of Iceland * Top-level league: Icelandic Premier Division (Icelandic: Úrvalsdeild) * UEFA ranking: 36th[8] As of 2010 season:[82] Club Location Breiðablik Kópavogur Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar[83] Hafnarfjörður Fylkir Reykjavík Haukar Hafnarfjörður Keflavík FC Reykjanesbær Knattspyrnudeild UMFG Grindavík Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur Reykjavík Knattspyrnufélagið Fram Reykjavík Selfoss !UMF Selfoss Selfoss Stjarnan Garðabær Valur Reykjavík Vestmannaeyja !Íþróttabandalag Vestmannaeyja Vestmannaeyjar [edit] Israel Main article: List of football clubs in Israel * Country: Israel * Football association: Israel Football Association * Top-level league: Israeli Premier League (Hebrew: ליגת העל‎) * UEFA ranking: 22nd[8] As of 2010–11 season:[84] In the foreground is a grass football pitch. Beyond it is a large, sheltered seating area, capable of holding thousands of spectators. There are a wide variety of multi-coloured seats, collectively forming a very complex pattern. Teddy Stadium, home to Beitar Jerusalem F.C. Club Location F.C. Ashdod Ashdod Beitar Jerusalem F.C. Jerusalem Bnei Sakhnin F.C. Sakhnin Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv F.C. Tel Aviv Hapoel Acre F.C. Acre Hapoel Ashkelon F.C. Ashkelon Hapoel Be'er Sheva F.C. Beersheba Hapoel Haifa F.C. Haifa Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona F.C. Kiryat Shmona Hapoel Petah Tikva F.C. Petah Tikva Hapoel Ramat Gan Giv'atayim F.C. Ramat Gan and Giv'atayim Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C.[84] Tel Aviv Maccabi Haifa F.C. Haifa Maccabi Netanya F.C. Netanya Maccabi Petah Tikva F.C. Petah Tikva Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. Tel Aviv [edit] Italy Main article: List of football clubs in Italy * Country: Italy * Football association: Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio * Top-level league: Serie A (English: Series A) * UEFA ranking: 3rd[8] As of 2010–11 season:[85] A man in his late 20's or early 30's, wearing a black jacket. Francesco Totti has spent his entire career in Serie A, playing for A.S. Roma. Club Location Bari !A.S. Bari Bari Bologna !Bologna F.C. 1909 Bologna Brescia !Brescia Calcio Brescia Calgiari !Cagliari Calcio Cagliari Catania !Calcio Catania Catania Cesena !A.C. Cesena Cesena Chievo !A.C. Chievo Verona Verona Fiorentina !ACF Fiorentina Florence Genoa C.F.C. Genoa Internazionale !F.C. Internazionale Milano Milan Juventus !Juventus F.C. Turin Lazio !S.S. Lazio Rome Lecce !U.S. Lecce Lecce Milan !A.C. Milan[85] Milan Napoli !S.S.C. Napoli Naples Palermo !U.S. Città di Palermo Palermo Parma F.C. Parma Roma !A.S. Roma Rome Sampdoria !U.C. Sampdoria Genoa Udinese Calcio Udine [edit] Kazakhstan Main article: List of football clubs in Kazakhstan * Country: Kazakhstan * Football association: Football Union of Kazakhstan * Top-level league: Kazakhstan Super League (Kazakh: Премьер-лига) * UEFA ranking: 44th[8] As of 2010 season:[86] In the foreground is a large, tarmac expanse. Cars are parked in front of what appears to be the exterior of a stadium. The entrance is quite distinctive; concrete pillars hold up the roof. Above the roof, Cryllic characters approximately resembling the latin letters "OPTANbIK CTAANOH" are visible. The entrance to Almaty Central Stadium, home of FC Kairat. Club Location FC Aktobe[87] Aktobe FC Akzhayik Oral FC Atyrau Atyrau FC Irtysh Pavlodar FC Kairat Almaty FC Lokomotive Astana Astana FC Okzhetpes Kokshetau FC Ordabasy Shymkent FC Shakhter Karagandy Karagandy FC Taraz Taraz FC Tobol Kostanay FC Zhetysu Taldykorgan [edit] Latvia Main article: List of football clubs in Latvia * Country: Latvia * Football association: Latvian Football Federation * Top-level league: Latvian Higher League (Latvian: Virslīga) * UEFA ranking: 31st[8] As of 2010 season:[88] In the foreground is part of a grass field. In the background, alongside the two partially visible sides of the field, is a covered seating area for spectators. The seats colours alternate in rectangular sections of approximately 20 seats across by 20 seats up; from the left, the first 400 seats are red, the next 400 seats are blue, and the seats continue in this pattern. Skonto Riga FC play at the 10,000 capacity Skonto Stadium. Club Location Blazma !SK Blāzma Rezekne !Rēzekne Daugava !FC Daugava Daugavpils Jauniba !FK Jaunība Rīga Riga Jelgava !FK Jelgava Jelgava Jurmala !FK Jūrmala-VV Jurmala !Jūrmala Liepajas !FK Liepājas Metalurgs[89] Liepaja !Liepāja Olimps !JFK Olimps/RFS Riga Skonto FC Riga Tranzit !FC Tranzit Ventspils Ventspils !FK Ventspils Ventspils [edit] Liechtenstein * Country: Liechtenstein * Football association: Liechtenstein Football Association * National competition: Liechtenstein Football Cup (German: Liechtensteiner Cup) * UEFA ranking: 39th[8] A Liechtenstein national football league operated for three seasons from 1934 until 1936. The league was also organised in 1937, but only FC Triesen entered; Triesen were awarded the title by default, and the league was never revived.[90] The clubs listed below play in the Swiss football league system; no other clubs in Liechtenstein compete in a national league.[91] They also compete in the Liechtenstein Football Cup, with the winner representing Liechtenstein in the UEFA Europa League. Liechtenstein clubs do not play in the Swiss Cup, and are not eligible to qualify for European competitions via the Swiss league system. Since the formation of the Liechtenstein Football Cup, the most successful team are FC Vaduz, with 39 wins as of 2010.[92] In the foreground is a well maintained grass field, with men exercising on it. Beyond that is a half-full seated area for spectators. In the background is a mountain, partially covered by dense woodland. Rheinpark Stadion, home of FC Vaduz. The following clubs compete in the Swiss football league system in the 2010–11 season:[91] Club Location Balzers !FC Balzers Balzers Eschen !USV Eschen/Mauren Eschen and Mauren FC Ruggell Ruggell FC Schaan Schaan FC Triesen Triesen FC Triesenberg Triesenberg FC Vaduz Vaduz [edit] Lithuania Main article: List of football clubs in Lithuania * Country: Lithuania * Football association: Lithuanian Football Federation * Top-level league: A League (Lithuanian: A Lyga) * UEFA ranking: 29th[8] As of 2010 season:[93] A man wearing red top, shorts and socks, and white footwear, standing on a grass field. A ball, which is clearly moving, is in front of him at approximately knee height. Dominykas Galkevičius has spent his entire career at FK Ekranas, with whom he has won three league titles. Club Location FK Atletas Kaunas Kaunas FK Banga Gargždai Gargždai FK Ekranas[94] Panevėžys FK Klaipėda !FC Klaipėda Klaipėda FK Kruoja Pakruojis Pakruojis FK Mažeikiai Mažeikiai FK Siauliai !FK Šiauliai Siauliai !Šiauliai FK Sūduva Marijampolė FK Tauras Tauragė Tauragė FK Vėtra Vilnius FK Zalgiris !FK Žalgiris Vilnius Vilnius [edit] Luxembourg Main article: List of football clubs in Luxembourg * Country: Luxembourg * Football association: Luxembourg Football Federation * Top-level league: Luxembourg National Division (Luxembourgish: Nationaldivisioun French: Division Nationale) * UEFA ranking: 49th[8] As of 2010–11 season:[95] A grass football field, surrounded by fencing and seating. The nearest seating area is covered by a roof. Stade Alphonse Theis, home to FC Swift Hesperange. Club Location Differdange !FC Differdange 03 Differdange Dudelange !F91 Dudelange Dudelange Ettelbruck !FC Etzella Ettelbruck Ettelbruck Fola !CS Fola Esch Esch-sur-Alzette Grevenmacher !CS Grevenmacher Grevenmacher Jeunesse Canach !FC Jeunesse Canach Canach Jeunesse Esch !Jeunesse Esch[95] Esch-sur-Alzette Kaerjeng !UN Käerjéng 97 Bascharage Petange !CS Pétange Pétange Progres !FC Progrès Niedercorn Niederkorn Racing !Racing FC Union Luxembourg Luxembourg City RM Hamm !FC RM Hamm Benfica Luxembourg City Swift !FC Swift Hesperange Hesperange Wiltz !FC Wiltz 71 Wiltz [edit] Malta Main article: List of football clubs in Malta * Country: Malta * Football association: Malta Football Association * Top-level league: Maltese Premier League (Maltese: Il-Premjer) * UEFA ranking: 52nd[8] As of 2010–11 season:[96] The head and shoulders of a young man. Malta international Kevin Sammut plays for Valletta F.C. Club Location Birkirkara F.C.[96] Birkirkara Floriana F.C. Floriana Hamrun !Ħamrun Spartans F.C. Hamrun !Ħamrun Hibernians F.C. Paola Marsaxlokk F.C. Marsaxlokk Qormi FC Qormi Sliema Wanderers F.C. Sliema Tarxien Rainbows F.C. Tarxien Valletta F.C. Valletta Vittoriosa Stars F.C. Birgu [edit] Moldova Main article: List of football clubs in Moldova * Country: Moldova * Football association: Football Association of Moldova * Top-level league: Moldovan National Division (Moldovan: Divizia Naţională) * UEFA ranking: 37th[8] As of 2010–11 season:[97] In the foreground is a grass field. An orange and purple circular sheet covers the centre. In the background is a covered seating area for spectators, with floodlights visible on the roof. Most of the seats are an orange-yellow colour, but some are coloured black, to spell out the letters "SHERIFF". It is night time; the floodlights brightly illuminate the scene. Sheriff Stadium at night Club Location Academia !FC Academia UTM Chişinău Chişinău Costuleni !FC Costuleni Costuleni CSCA !CSCA-Rapid Chişinău Chişinău FC Dacia Chişinău Chişinău FC Dinamo Bender Bendery FC Gagauziya !CF Gagauziya Comrat FC Iskra-Stali Rîbniţa Rîbniţa FC Nistru Otaci Otaci FC Olimpia Bălţi Balti !Bălţi FC Sfintul Gheorghe Suruceni FC Sheriff Tiraspol[97] Tiraspol FC Tiraspol Tiraspol FC Viitorul Orhei FC Zimbru Chişinău Chişinău [edit] Montenegro Main article: List of football clubs in Montenegro * Country: Montenegro * Football association: Football Association of Montenegro * Top-level league: Montenegrin First League (Montenegrin: Prva crnogorska fudbalska liga) * UEFA ranking: 47th[8] As of 2010–11 season:[98] A grass pitch, surrounded by seating areas for spectators. Unlit floodlights are visible in the far corners of the field. FK Budućnost Podgorica play home matches at Podgorica City Stadium, which has capacity for 17,000 spectators. Club Location Bar !OFK Bar Bar Buducnost !FK Budućnost Podgorica Podgorica Decic !FK Dečić Tuzi Grbalj !FK Grbalj Radanovići Lovcen !FK Lovćen Cetinje Mladost !FK Mladost Podgorica Podgorica Mogren !FK Mogren Budva Mornar !FK Mornar Bar Petrovac !OFK Petrovac Petrovac Rudar !FK Rudar Pljevlja[98] Pljevlja Sutjeska !FK Sutjeska Nikšić Nikšić Zeta !FK Zeta Golubovci [edit] Netherlands Main article: List of football clubs in the Netherlands * Country: Netherlands * Football association: Royal Dutch Football Association * Top-level league: Eredivisie (English: Honorary Division) * UEFA ranking: 8th[8] As of 2010–11 season:[99] A young man standing on a grass field, with a black and white football at his feet. His body position suggests that he is running and about to kick the ball. 1974 World Cup finalist Johan Cruyff spent much of his career in the Eredivisie with AFC Ajax. Club Location ADO Den Haag The Hague AFC Ajax[99] Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar De Graafschap Doetinchem Excelsior !SBV Excelsior Rotterdam Feyenoord Rotterdam Groningen !FC Groningen Groningen Heerenveen !SC Heerenveen Heerenveen Heracles Almelo Almelo NAC Breda Breda N.E.C. Nijmegen PSV Eindhoven Roda JC Kerkrade Twente !FC Twente Enschede Utrecht !FC Utrecht Utrecht Vitesse Arnhem VVV-Venlo Venlo RKC Waalwijk Waalwijk [edit] Northern Ireland Main article: List of football clubs in Northern Ireland * Country: Northern Ireland * Football association: Irish Football Association * Top-level league: IFA Premiership * UEFA ranking: 47th[8] As of 2010–11 season:[100] The head of a man in his 40s or 50s, wearing glasses. Midfielder Martin O'Neill started his professional career with Lisburn Distillery F.C. Club Location Ballymena United F.C. Ballymena Cliftonville F.C. Belfast Coleraine F.C. Coleraine Crusaders F.C. Belfast Donegal Celtic F.C. Belfast Dungannon Swifts F.C. Dungannon Glenavon F.C. Lurgan Glentoran F.C. Belfast Linfield F.C.[100] Belfast Lisburn Distillery F.C. Lisburn Newry City F.C. Newry Portadown F.C. Portadown * Derry City F.C., a club from Northern Ireland, has competed in the Republic of Ireland's football league system, the League of Ireland, since 1985. [edit] Norway Main article: List of football clubs in Norway * Country: Norway * Football association: Football Association of Norway (NFF) * Top-level league: Norwegian Premier League (Norwegian: Eliteserien) * UEFA ranking: 19th[8] As of 2010 season:[101] A well lit room, with tiled floor and walls. Along the walls are a series of pegs; several red and one black jersey are hanging from them. Below each peg is a seat. Various exercise machines and a wooden table are visible in the centre of the room. A changing room at Ullevaal Stadion, home to Vålerenga Fotball and the Norway national football team. Club Location Aalesunds FK Alesund !Ålesund Brann !SK Brann Bergen Haugesund !FK Haugesund Haugesund Honefoss !Hønefoss BK Honefoss !Hønefoss KIL Toppfotball Kongsvinger Lillestrøm SK Lillestrøm Molde FK Molde Odd Grenland Skien Rosenborg BK[102] Trondheim Sandefjord Fotball Sandefjord Stabæk Fotball Baerum !Bærum Start !IK Start Kristiansand Strømsgodset IF Drammen Tromsø IL Tromsø Valerenga !Vålerenga Fotball Oslo Viking FK Stavanger [edit] Poland Main article: List of football clubs in Poland * Country: Poland * Football association: Polish Football Association * Top-level league: Ekstraklasa * UEFA ranking: 26th[8] As of 2010–11 season:[103] Nine men are standing up; seven of whom are wearing identical dark tops with a large star, and white shorts. The remaining two are smartly dressed. Three men are crouching down in front, wearing the same dark tops and white shorts. One further man is lying down, wearing a lighter top and darker shorts, holding a hat in one hand, and a leather ball in the other. Wisła Kraków became Poland's first league champions in 1927. Club Location Arka Gdynia Gdynia Belchatow !GKS Bełchatów Bełchatów Cracovia Kraków Gornik !Górnik Zabrze Zabrze Jagiellonia Białystok Białystok Korona Kielce Kielce Lech Poznań[103] Poznań Lechia Gdańsk Gdańsk Legia Warsaw Warsaw Polonia Bytom Bytom Polonia Warsaw Warsaw Ruch Chorzów Chorzów Slask !Śląsk Wrocław Wrocław Widzew Łódź Lodz !Łódź Wisła Kraków Kraków Zagłębie Lubin Lubin [edit] Portugal Main article: List of football clubs in Portugal * Country: Portugal * Football association: Portuguese Football Federation * Top-level league: Portuguese Liga * UEFA ranking: 10th[8] As of 2010–11 season:[104] The head and chest of a man in his 40's, with grey and black hair. He is wearing a dark blue top with lightly coloured patterns on it, including a gold star and tick, and half of a blue, white and gold circular logo. Jose Mourinho's managerial career started in the Portuguese Liga with S.L. Benfica, U.D. Leiria and FC Porto. Club Location Academica !A. Académica de Coimbra Coimbra Beira !S.C. Beira-Mar Aveiro Benfica !S.L. Benfica Lisbon Braga !S.C. Braga Braga Leiria !U.D. Leiria Leiria Maritimo !C.S. Marítimo Funchal Nacional !C.D. Nacional Funchal Naval !A. Naval 1º Maio Figueira da Foz Olhanense !S.C. Olhanense Olhão Pacos !F.C. Paços de Ferreira Paços de Ferreira Portimonense S.C. Portimão Porto !FC Porto[104] Porto Rio Ave FC Vila do Conde Sporting Clube de Portugal Lisbon Vitória S.C. Guimarães Vitória F.C. Setúbal [edit] Republic of Ireland Main article: List of association football clubs in the Republic of Ireland * Country: Republic of Ireland * Football association: Football Association of Ireland * Top-level league: League of Ireland Premier Division (Irish: Príomhroinn Sraith na hÉireann) * UEFA ranking: 33th[8] As of 2012 season:[105] Turners Cross is home to Cork City F.C.. Club Location Bohemians F.C.[106] Dublin Bray Wanderers A.F.C. Bray Cork City F.C. Cork Derry City F.C. Derry Drogheda United F.C. Drogheda Dundalk F.C. Dundalk Monaghan United F.C. Monaghan Shamrock Rovers F.C. Dublin Shelbourne F.C. Dublin Sligo Rovers F.C. Sligo Derry City Derry St. Patrick's Athletic F.C. Dublin University College Dublin F.C. Dublin [edit] Republic of Macedonia Main article: List of football clubs in the Republic of Macedonia * Country: Republic of Macedonia * Football association: Football Federation of Macedonia * Top-level league: Macedonian First League (Macedonian: Прва македонска Фудбалска Лига) * UEFA ranking: 40th[8] As of 2010–11 season:[107] Twenty-one men are standing on the middle third of a grass football field. Three are wearing yellow tops, eight red tops, and ten blue-and-white tops. 2009–10 UEFA Europa League qualifying match between FK Rabotnički of Macedonia, and Crusaders F.C. of Northern Ireland. Club Location FK Bregalnica Štip Stip !Štip FK Metalurg Skopje Skopje FK Napredok Kičevo FK Pelister Bitola FK Rabotnički Skopje FK Renova[107] Dzepciste FK Sileks Kratovo FK Skendija !FK Škendija 79 Tetovo FK Skopje Skopje FK Teteks Tetovo FK Turnovo Turnovo FK Vardar Skopje [edit] Romania Main article: List of football clubs in Romania * Country: Romania * Football association: Romanian Football Federation * Top-level league: Liga I * UEFA ranking: 14th[8] As of 2010–11 season:''[108] In the foreground is a grass pitch. Beyond it is a stand, full of spectators. The spectators are holding up black, white and red cards, arranged in such a way as to very clearly depict the face of a young man. There are banners above and below the stand. The one above it reads "PENTRU DINAMO TRAIM". The one below is partially obscured, but appears to read "PENTRU DINAMO MURIM". FC Dinamo Bucureşti supporters paying tribute to their former player Cătălin Hîldan, who died in 2000. He played 138 games in Liga I. Club Location FC Astra Ploieşti Ploieşti FC Braşov Braşov FC Ceahlăul Piatra Neamţ Piatra Neamţ CFR 1907 Cluj Cluj-Napoca CS Concordia Chiajna Chiajna FC Dinamo Bucureşti Bucharest FC Gaz !CS Gaz Metan Mediaş Mediaş CS Mioveni Mioveni FC Oţelul Galaţi !FC Oţelul Galaţi[108] Galaţi CS Pandurii Târgu Jiu Târgu Jiu FC Petrolul Ploieşti Ploieşti FC Rapid Bucureşti Bucharest FC Sportul Studenţesc Bucureşti Bucharest FC Steaua Bucureşti Bucharest FC Targu !FCM Târgu Mureş Târgu Mureş FC Universitatea !FC Universitatea Cluj Cluj-Napoca FC Vaslui Vaslui CSU Voinţa Sibiu Sibiu [edit] Russia Main article: List of football clubs in Russia * Country: Russia * Football association: Football Union of Russia * Top-level league: Russian Premier League (Russian: Российская футбольная премьер-лига) * UEFA ranking: 6th[8] As of 2010 season:[109] A man in his 20s or 30s, wearing a grey top, black shorts, knee-high grey socks, football boots, and gloves. He is standing on a grass field, and there is a ball at his feet. Igor Akinfeev plays as a goalkeeper for PFC CSKA Moscow and the Russia national football team. Club Location FC Alania Vladikavkaz Vladikavkaz FC Amkar Perm Perm FC Anzhi Makhachkala Makhachkala CSKA Moscow !PFC CSKA Moscow Moscow FC Dynamo Moscow Moscow FC Krylya Sovetov Samara Samara FC Lokomotiv Moscow Moscow FC Rostov Rostov-on-Don FC Rubin Kazan[110] Kazan FC Saturn Moscow Oblast Ramenskoye FC Sibir Novosibirsk Novosibirsk FC Spartak Moscow Moscow FC Spartak Nalchik !PFC Spartak Nalchik Nalchik FC Terek Grozny Grozny FC Tom Tomsk Tomsk FC Zenit Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg [edit] San Marino * Country: San Marino * Football association: San Marino Football Federation * League: Sammarinese Football Championship (Italian: Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio) * UEFA ranking: 53rd[8] This is a complete list of football clubs in San Marino (as San Marino has only one level domestic amateur league), apart from San Marino Calcio, the only professional Sammarinese club, which in 2010–11 season competes in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione of the Italian football league system. As of 2010–11 season:[111] Six men are down on one knee on a grass football field. Five men are standing behind them. The man standing on the top right is wearing a yellow top, with the letters "BROS" across his top. The other ten are wearing similar tops, but in white. An S.S. Cosmos line-up from 2007–08. Club Location Cailungo !S.P. Cailungo Borgo Maggiore Cosmos !S.S. Cosmos Serravalle Domagnano !F.C. Domagnano Domagnano Faetano !S.C. Faetano Faetano Fiorentino !F.C. Fiorentino Fiorentino Folgore !S.S. Folgore/Falciano Serravalle Juvenes !A.C. Juvenes/Dogana Serravalle La Fiorita !S.P. La Fiorita Montegiardino Libertas !A.C. Libertas Borgo Maggiore Murata !S.S. Murata San Marino Pennarossa !S.S. Pennarossa Chiesanuova San Giovanni !S.S. San Giovanni Borgo Maggiore Tre Fiori !S.P. Tre Fiori[111] Fiorentino Tre Penne !S.P. Tre Penne Serravalle Virtus !S.S. Virtus Acquaviva [edit] Scotland Main article: List of football clubs in Scotland * Country: Scotland * Football association: Scottish Football Association * Top-level league: Scottish Premier League (Scots: Scots Premier League) * UEFA ranking: 13th[8] As of 2010–11 season:[112] The head and torso of a man in his 60s, wearing glasses and a thick, black overcoat. The background is out of focus, but a grass field is visible, and beyond it are what appear to be spectators. Striker Alex Ferguson played in the top division of Scottish football as a player for Rangers, and later managed Aberdeen to three league titles. Club Location Aberdeen F.C. Aberdeen Celtic F.C. Glasgow Dundee United F.C. Dundee Hamilton Academical F.C. Hamilton Heart of Midlothian F.C. Edinburgh Hibernian F.C. Edinburgh Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. Inverness Kilmarnock F.C. Kilmarnock Motherwell F.C. Motherwell Rangers F.C.[113] Glasgow St. Johnstone F.C. Perth St. Mirren F.C. Paisley [edit] Serbia The Grobari fans of Partizan Stadium celebrating winning the Superliga in 2005 Main article: List of football clubs in Serbia * Country: Serbia * Football association: Football Association of Serbia * Top-level league: Serbian Superliga (Serbian: Суперлига Србије) * UEFA ranking: 21st[8] As of 2010–11 season:[114] Club Location Beograd !OFK Beograd Belgrade Borac !FK Borac Čačak Cacak !Čačak Borca !BSK Borča Belgrade Crvena !FK Crvena Zvezda Belgrade Cukaricki !FK Čukarički Stankom Belgrade Habit !FK Habit Pharm Javor Ivanjica Ivanjica Hajduk !FK Hajduk Kula Kula Indija !FK Inđija Inđija Jagodina !FK Jagodina Jagodina Metalac !FK Metalac Gornji Milanovac Gornji Milanovac Partizan !FK Partizan[114] Belgrade Rad !FK Rad Belgrade Sevojno !FK Sevojno Sevojno Smederevo !FK Smederevo Smederevo Spartak !FK Spartak Zlatibor Voda Subotica Vojvodina !FK Vojvodina Novi Sad [edit] Slovakia Main article: List of football clubs in Slovakia * Country: Slovakia * Football association: Slovak Football Association * Top-level league: Slovak Superliga (Slovak: Corgoň Liga) * UEFA ranking: 25th[8] As of 2010–11 season:[115] The head of a man in his late 20's, standing in front of a brick wall. He appears to be wearing a black jacket. Slovakia international Róbert Vittek started his career with ŠK Slovan Bratislava. Club Location DAC !FK DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda Dunajská Streda Dubnica !MFK Dubnica Dubnica nad Váhom Dukla !FK Dukla Banská Bystrica Banská Bystrica Kosice !MFK Košice Košice Nitra !FC Nitra Nitra Ruzomberok !MFK Ružomberok Ružomberok Senica !FK Senica Senica Slovan !ŠK Slovan Bratislava Bratislava Spartak !FC Spartak Trnava Trnava Tatran !1. FC Tatran Prešov Prešov Zilina !MŠK Žilina[115] Zilina !Žilina Zlate !FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce Zlaté Moravce [edit] Slovenia Main article: List of football clubs in Slovenia * Country: Slovenia * Football association: Football Association of Slovenia * Top-level league: Slovenian First Football League (Slovene: Prva Slovenska nogometna liga) * UEFA ranking: 32nd[8] As of 2010–11 season:[116] In the foreground, a side view of what appears to be a large football stand. To the left is a grass football field. To the rear, the front of another stand is visible. The seats are coloured yellow and blue, and the stand appears capable of holding thousands of spectators. NK Celje have participated in every PrvaLiga season since its formation in 1991. They play home games at Arena Petrol. Club Location Celje !NK Celje Celje Domzale !NK Domžale Domžale Gorica !NK Gorica Nova Gorica Koper !NK Koper[116] Koper Maribor !NK Maribor Maribor Nafta !NK Nafta Lendava Lendava Olimpija !NK Olimpija Ljubljana Ljubljana Primorje !NK Primorje Ajdovščina Rudar !NK Rudar Velenje Velenje Triglav !ND Triglav Kranj Kranj [edit] Spain Main article: List of football clubs in Spain * Country: Spain * Football association: Royal Spanish Football Federation * Top-level league: La Liga * UEFA ranking: 2nd[8] As of 2010–11 season: The head and torso of a man with short, curly hair, wearing a black top with white patterns and a red, black and white logo. Behind him is a map; the letters "BRASI" are visible, with the word appearing to continue out of shot. Ronaldo has played for rivals FC Barcelona and Real Madrid CF. Club Location Almeria !UD Almería Almería Athletic Bilbao Bilbao Atlético Madrid Madrid FC Barcelona[117] Barcelona Deportivo de La Coruña La Coruña Espanyol !RCD Espanyol Barcelona Getafe CF Getafe Hercules !Hércules CF Alicante Levante UD Valencia RCD Mallorca Palma de Mallorca Malaga !Málaga CF Malaga !Málaga Osasuna !CA Osasuna Pamplona Racing de Santander Santander Real Madrid C.F. Madrid Real Sociedad San Sebastián Real Zaragoza Zaragoza Sevilla FC Sevilla Sporting de Gijón Gijón Valencia CF Valencia Villarreal CF Vila-real [edit] Sweden Main article: List of football clubs in Sweden * Country: Sweden * Football association: Swedish Football Association * Top-level league: Allsvenskan (English: The All-Swedish) * UEFA ranking: 24th[8] A Swedish championship was first organised in 1896, and the champions were decided by a knockout cup format until 1925, when Allsvenskan was formed.[118] Sweden was one of the founding members of UEFA in 1954.[119] As of the 2010 season, IFK Göteborg have won the most Swedish Champions titles (18), followed by Malmö FF (16) and IFK Norrköping (12). But Malmö FF has won the most League titles, 19. IFK Göteborg has 13. In 2011, 16 teams compete in Allsvenskan. They each play one another home and away, for a total of 30 games. The bottom two teams are relegated to the Superettan (English: The Super One), and the 14th-placed Allsvenskan team enters into a relegation playoff with the 3rd-placed Superettan team to decide which will play in Allsvenskan for the following season.[120][121] As of 2011 season:[121] The head and shoulders of a man in his 30's, wearing a black blazer and white box tie Henrik Larsson played for the Sweden national football team, and in the Allsvenskan for Helsingborgs IF. Club Location AIK Stockholm Djurgårdens IF Stockholm Elfsborg !IF Elfsborg Borås GAIS Gothenburg Gefle IF Gävle Goteborg !IFK Göteborg Gothenburg Hacken !BK Häcken Gothenburg Halmstads BK Halmstad Helsingborgs IF Helsingborg Kalmar FF Kalmar Malmö FF[118] Malmö Mjällby AIF Mjällby IFK Norrköping !IFK Norrköping Norrköping Orebro !Örebro SK Orebro !Örebro Syrianska FC !Syrianska FC Södertälje Trelleborgs FF Trelleborg [edit] Switzerland Main article: List of football clubs in Switzerland The head and shoulders of a bald man in his 50s or 60s. He is wearing a lightly-coloured shirt, dark-coloured blazer and red tie. Former Switzerland international Christian Gross has played and managed in the Swiss Super League. * Country: Switzerland * Football association: Swiss Football Association * Top-level league: Swiss Super League (German: Schweizer Fussballmeisterschaft) * UEFA ranking: 15th[8] As of 2010–11 season: Club Location Basel !FC Basel[122] Basel Bellizona !AC Bellinzona Bellinzona Grasshopper-Club Zürich Zürich Lucerne !FC Lucerne Lucerne Neuchâtel Xamax FC Neuchâtel Sion !FC Sion Sion St. Gallen !FC St. Gallen St. Gallen Thun !FC Thun Thun Young !BSC Young Boys Bern Zurich !FC Zürich Zürich [edit] Turkey Main article: List of football clubs in Turkey * Country: Turkey * Football association: Turkish Football Federation * Top-level league: Turkish Super League (Turkish: Süper Lig) * UEFA ranking: 11th[8] Turkish football operated on a regional basis until the 1950s. A national knockout tournament took place in 1957 and 1958, to decide European qualification. The Turkish Football Federation retrospectively recognised these tournaments as deciding the Turkish champions; both competitions were won by Beşiktaş J.K.[123] A national league was formed in 1959, and has been held annually from then onwards.[123] Since the formation of a national league, the most successful team is Fenerbahçe S.K. with 18 league titles as of the completed 2010–11 season. Currently, 18 teams compete in the Super League. Each team plays the other teams home and away, with the bottom three teams relegated to the TFF First League for the following season.[124] As of 2010–11 season: In the foreground is a grass field. In the background is an area for thousands of spectators, which is full. The fans are holding up coloured placards; fans to the sides are holding read, fans in the centre are holding white, and fans in between are holding yellow. In the centre is the depiction of a lion. Below the lion, the words "HIC ABUNDANT LEONES" are spelt out. Galatasaray S.K. supporters paying tribute to their team, "The Lions". Club Location Ankaragücü Ankara Antalyaspor Antalya Beşiktaş J.K. Istanbul Bucaspor İzmir Bursaspor[123] Bursa Eskişehirspor Eskişehir Fenerbahçe S.K. Istanbul Galatasaray S.K. Istanbul Gaziantepspor Gaziantep Gençlerbirliği Ankara İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi SK Istanbul Karabükspor Karabük Kasımpaşa S.K. Istanbul Kayserispor Kayseri Konyaspor Konya Manisaspor Manisa Sivasspor Sivas Trabzonspor Trabzon [edit] Ukraine Main article: List of football clubs in Ukraine * Country: Ukraine * Football association: Football Federation of Ukraine * Top-level league: Ukrainian Premier League (Ukrainian: Прем'єр-ліга) * UEFA ranking: 7th[8] As a member of the Soviet Union, Ukraine's league operated as a feeder to the national Soviet leagues, meaning that until 1992 the strongest Ukrainian teams did not take part.[125] The Football Federation of Ukraine was formed shortly after the country achieved independence in 1991, and gained UEFA membership the following year.[126] Since the formation of a national league, FC Dynamo Kyiv have won thirteen titles, FC Shakhtar Donetsk five, and SC Tavriya Simferopol one, as of the completed 2009–10 season.[125] Currently, 16 teams compete in the Premier League. They play one another twice, and at the end of the season the bottom two teams are relegated to the Ukrainian First League.[127] As of 2010–11 season: A heavily illuminated rectangular grass field. Hundreds of people wearing red are standing on one of the longer sides of the rectangle. The field is entirely surrounded by seating for spectators, which appears to be full. Above is a roof, which entirely covers spectators, but has an oval gap above the field. The bottom of the roof is illuminated blue. FC Shakhtar Donetsk moved into the Donbass Arena in 2009. Club Location FC Arsenal Kyiv Kiev FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk Dnipropetrovsk FC Dynamo Kyiv Kiev FC Illychivets Mariupol Mariupol FC Karpaty Lviv Lviv FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih Kryvyi Rih FC Metalist Kharkiv Kharkiv FC Metalurh Donetsk Donetsk FC Metalurh Zaporizhzhya Zaporizhya FC Obolon Kyiv Kiev FC Sevastopol !PFC Sevastopol Sevastopol FC Shakhtar Donetsk Donetsk FC Tavriya Simferopol !SC Tavriya Simferopol Simferopol FC Volyn Lutsk Lutsk FC Vorskla Poltava Poltava FC Zorya Luhansk Luhansk [edit] Wales Main article: List of football clubs in Wales * Country: Wales * Football association: Football Association of Wales * Top-level league: Welsh Premier League (Welsh: Cynghrair Cymru) * UEFA ranking: 46th[8] Although Wales joined UEFA in 1954, Welsh football operated on a regional basis until 1992, with no national championship.[128][129] Several Welsh clubs play not in the Welsh football league system, but in the English football league system. Currently, one Welsh club compete in The Premier League: Swansea City A.F.C. (Top Flight). and Cardiff City F.C. play in the Football League Championship (second level of English football). Four other Welsh clubs participate lower down the English football league system: Newport County A.F.C., Wrexham F.C., Colwyn Bay F.C. and Merthyr Town F.C.. Despite competing in Football Association competitions, the latter four are under the jurisiction of the Football Association of Wales.[130] Until 2011 Swansea City and Cardiff City had similar arrangements with the FAW but are now under jurisdiction of The Football Association.[131] The most successful Welsh club since the formation of the Welsh Premier League are Barry Town F.C., with 7 league titles.[129] As of 2010–11, 12 teams compete in the Welsh Premier league. Relegation to and promotion from lower regional leagues is in part dictated by whether or not clubs can obtain a Premier League licence; only clubs able to obtain a licence are eligible for promotion, and clubs which fail to obtain one are relegated regardless of their final league position.[132] As of 2010–11 season: A waist-high barrier and floodlights surround a grass field. Airbus UK Broughton F.C. play their home matches at The Airfield. Club Location Aberystwyth Town F.C. Aberystwyth Airbus UK Broughton F.C. Broughton Bala Town F.C. Bala Bangor City F.C. Bangor Carmarthen Town A.F.C. Carmarthen Haverfordwest County A.F.C. Haverfordwest Llanelli A.F.C. Llanelli Neath Athletic A.F.C. Neath Newtown F.C. Newtown Port Talbot Town F.C. Port Talbot Prestatyn Town F.C. Prestatyn The New Saints F.C. Oswestry, England This is a list of top-division association football clubs in AFC countries. The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) includes all Asian countries except Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Georgia, Israel, Kazakhstan and Turkey as members, but also includes the Oceanian countries of Australia, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands (the association of the Northern Mariana Islands is a provisional associate member of AFC but not a member of FIFA). The football associations of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Georgia, Israel, Kazakhstan and Turkey are members of UEFA, the European football confederation (Israel and Kazakhstan were previously AFC members but had left). Hong Kong and Macau, the special administrative regions of the People's Republic of China, have their own football associations which are members of AFC. The Republic of China (called Chinese Taipei in the international sports community) and Palestine, both members of the IOC but not the UN, also have their own football associations which are members of AFC. Each of the AFC member countries have their own football league systems. The clubs playing in each top-level league compete for the title as the country's club champions, and also for places in next season's AFC club competitions, i.e., the AFC Champions League, the AFC Cup, and the AFC President's Cup. Due to promotion and relegation, the clubs playing in the top-level league are different every season; however, some league systems (such as Australia) do not have promotion and relegation. The champions of the previous season in each country are listed in bold. Please note: Some clubs play in a national football league other than their own country's. Where this is the case the club is noted as such. In particular, the Australian A-League includes a team from New Zealand, whose national federation is a member of the Oceania Football Confederation. * For clubs playing at lower divisions, see the separate articles linked to in the relevant sections. * For clubs belonging to any of the other five continental football confederations of the world, see List of association football clubs. [edit] Afghanistan Main article: List of football clubs in Afghanistan * Football association: Afghanistan Football Federation * Top-level league: Afghanistan National League As of 2010 season: Club City Ordu Kabul FC Kabul Kabul Bank FC Kabul Hakim Sanayi Kabul FC Kabul Jawnan Mihan Kabul FC Kabul Khurasan Kabul FC Kabul Shooy Kabul FC Kabul Pamir Kabul FC Kabul Maiwand Kabul FC Kabul Jawanan Azadi Kabul FC Kabul Solh Kabul FC Kabul Seramiasht Kabul FC Kabul Esteqlal Kabul FC Kabul [edit] Australia Main article: List of Australian Association football clubs * Football association: Football Federation Australia * Top-level league: Hyundai A-League As of 2011–12 season: Club City Adelaide United FC Adelaide, South Australia Central Coast Mariners FC Gosford, New South Wales Melbourne Victory Melbourne, Victoria Melbourne Heart Melbourne, Victoria Newcastle United Jets Newcastle, New South Wales Perth Glory FC Perth, Western Australia Brisbane Roar FC Brisbane, Queensland Sydney FC Sydney, New South Wales Wellington Phoenix FC Wellington, Wellington Region, New Zealand Gold Coast United FC Gold Coast, Queensland [edit] Bahrain Main article: List of football clubs in Bahrain * Football association: Bahrain Football Association * Top-level league: Bahraini Premier League As of 2009–10 season: Club City Al-Ahli Club Manama Manama Club Manama Bahrain Riffa Club Riffa Busaiteen Club Busaiteen East Riffa Club Riffa Malkiya Club Malikiya Al-Muharraq Sports Club Muharraq Al-Najma Club Madinat 'Isa Al-Shabab Club Manama Al Hala Club Muharraq [edit] Bangladesh Main article: List of football clubs in Bangladesh * Football association: Bangladesh Football Federation * Top-level league: Bangladesh League As of 2009–10 season: Club City Dhaka Mohammedan Dhaka Dhaka Abahani Dhaka Muktijoddha Sangsad Dhaka Brothers Union Dhaka Sheikh Russell KC Dhaka Arambagh KS Dhaka Rahmatganj MFS Dhaka Farashganj SC Dhaka Chittagong Mohammedan Chittagong Chittagong Abahani Chittagong Feni SC Feni Biyanibazar FC Sylhet Suktara Jubo Sangsad Narayanganj [edit] Bhutan Main article: List of football clubs in Bhutan * Football association: Bhutan Football Federation * Top-level league: A-Division As of 2009–10 season: Club City Transport United Thimphu Druk Pol FC Thimphu Yeedzin FC Thimphu Druk Star FC Thimphu Druk Athletic FC unknown Nangpa FC unknown Chooden FC unknown [edit] Brunei Main article: List of football clubs in Brunei * Football association: Football Association of Brunei Darussalam * Top-level league: Shell Helix B-League As of 2009–10 season: Club City MS ABDB Tutong AH United unknown Majra FC Kuala Belait Brunei Shell FC Jerudong Indera FC unknown Jerudong FC Jerudong AM Gunner FC Tutong NBT FC Berakas QAF FC unknown Wijaya FC unknown [edit] Cambodia Main article: List of football clubs in Cambodia * Football association: Cambodian Football Federation * Top-level league: Cambodian League As of 2010 season: Club City Phnom Penh Crown Phnom Penh Nagacorp unknown Khemara Keila Phnom Penh Build Bright United Phnom Penh Prek Pra Keila unknown Preah Khan Reach unknown National Defense Ministry Phnom Penh Chhma Khmao Svay Rieng Kirivong Sok Sen Chey Takéo Wat Phnom (Formely Spark FC) Phnom Penh [edit] People's Republic of China Main article: List of football clubs in China * Football association: Football Association of the People's Republic of China * Top-level league: Chinese Super League As of 2010 season: Club City Beijing Guoan Beijing, Beijing Changchun Yatai Changchun, Jilin Changsha Ginde Changsha, Hunan Nanchang Hengyuan Nanchang, Jiangxi Chongqing Lifan Chongqing, Chongqing Dalian Shide Dalian, Liaoning Liaoning Whowin Liaoning, Liaoning Hangzhou Greentown Hangzhou, Zhejiang Henan Construction Zhengzhou, Henan Jiangsu Sainty Nanjing, Jiangsu Qingdao Jonoon Qingdao, Shandong Shaanxi Zhongjian Xi'an, Shanxi Shandong Luneng Jinan, Shandong Shanghai Shenhua Shanghai, Shanghai Shenzhen Ruby Shenzhen, Guangdong Tianjin Teda FC Tianjin, Tianjin [edit] Republic of China ( Chinese Taipei) Main article: List of football clubs in Taiwan See Chinese Taipei for the naming issue. * Football association: Chinese Taipei Football Association * Top-level league: Intercity Football League As of 2009 season: Club City Kaohsiung City Kaohsiung, Kaohsiung Kaohsiung Taipower Fongshan, Kaohsiung Kaohsiung City Yoedy Kaohsiung, Kaohsiung Taipei City Tatung Taipei, Taipei Taipei County Hanchuang Taipei, Taipei Tainan County FC Taipei, Taipei [edit] East Timor (Timor-Leste) Main article: List of football clubs in East Timor * Football association: Federaçao Futebol Timor-Leste * Top-level league: Super Liga As of 2005-2006 season: Club City AD Esperança Dili ADR União Dili Cacussa Cacussa FC Café Ermera FC Irmãos Unidos Baucau FC Porto Taibesi Taibessi FC Rusa Fuik Dili FC Zebra Dili [edit] Guam Main article: List of football clubs in Guam * Football association: Guam Football Association * Top-level league: Guam League As of 2006-2007 season: Club Bio Hazard Core Tech Crushers Guam Shipyard Han Ma Um No Ka Oi Paintco Strykers Quality Distributors Take Care Tigers Toyota 4Runners U15 national team U17 national team [edit] Hong Kong Main article: List of football clubs in Hong Kong * Football association: The Hong Kong Football Association * Top-level league: Hong Kong First Division League As of 2011–12 season: Club Town Biu Chun Rangers Tsing Yi Citizen Mong Kok Hong Kong Sapling Kowloon Bay Kitchee Tseung Kwan O Sham Shui Po Sham Shui Po South China So Kon Po Sunray Cave JC Sun Hei Mong Kok TSW Pegasus Yuen Long Tuen Mun Tuen Mun Wofoo Tai Po Tai Po [edit] India Main article: List of football clubs in India * Football association: All India Football Federation * Top-level league: I-League As of 2011-12 season: Club City Mumbai FC Mumbai, Maharashtra Air India Mumbai, Maharashtra Churchill Brothers Salcette, Goa Dempo Panjim, Goa East Bengal Kolkata, West Bengal Shillong Lajong FC Shillong, Meghalaya Chirag United Club Kerala Kerala HAL SC Bangalore, Karnataka Mohun Bagan Kolkata, West Bengal Pailan Arrows Kolkata,West Bengal Prayag United Kolkata,West Bengal Sporting Clube de Goa Panjim, Goa Pune FC Pune, Maharashtra Salgaocar Sports Club Panjim, Goa [edit] Indonesia Main article: List of football clubs in Indonesia * Football association: Football Association of Indonesia * Top-level league: Indonesian Premier League As of 2012 season: Club City Arema Indonesia Malang, East Java Bontang FC Bontang, East Kalimantan Persebaya Surabaya Surabaya, East Java Persema Malang Malang, East Java Persiba Bantul Bantul, Yogyakarta Persibo Bojonegoro Bojonegoro, East Java Persija Jakarta Jakarta, DKI Jakarta Persijap Jepara Jepara, Central Java Persiraja Banda Aceh, Aceh PSM Makassar Makassar, South Sulawesi PSMS Medan Medan, North Sumatra Semen Padang Padang, West Sumatera [edit] Iran Main article: List of football clubs in Iran * Football association: Islamic Republic of Iran Football Federation * Top-level league: Iran Premier League As of 2009–10 season: |Persepolis FC||Tehran, Tehran|Persepolis FC||Tehran, Tehran Club City Aboomoslem Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan Persepolis FC Tehran, Tehran]] Bargh Shiraz Shiraz, Fars FC Esteghlal Ahvaz Ahvaz, Khuzestan FC Esteghlal Tehran Tehran, Tehran Moghavamet Shiraz, Fars FC Foolad Ahvaz, Khuzestan FC Malavan Anzali, Gilan Mes Kerman FC Kerman, Kerman FC PAS Hamedan Hamedan, Hamedan Paykan Tehran FC Tehran, Tehran Rah Ahan FC Tehran, Tehran Saba Qom FC Qom, Qom Saipa FC Karaj, Tehran Foolad Sepahan FC Isfahan, Isfahan Zob Ahan FC Isfahan, Isfahan Steel Azin Tehran, Tehran Tractor Sazi Tabriz, Tabriz [edit] Iraq Main article: List of football clubs in Iraq * Football association: Iraq Football Association * Top-level league: Dawri Al-Nokba As of 2006–07 season: Club City Al-Diwaniya Al-Diwaniya Al-Hassanin Baghdad Karbalaa FC Karbala Maysan FC Amara Naft Al-Junoob Basra Nasiriya FC Nasiriya Al Minaa Basra Arbil FC Arbil Duhok FC Dohuk Kirkuk FC Kirkuk Mosul FC Mosul Samaraa FC Samarra Samawa FC Samawah Salahaddin FC Tikrit Al Quwa Al Jawiya Baghdad Al Shorta Baghdad Al-Najaf FC Najaf Al Sinaa Baghdad Al Ramadi Baghdad Al Talaba Baghdad Al Zawraa Baghdad Al-Hedood Baghdad Al-Ittisalat Baghdad Al-Karkh Baghdad Al-Hindiya FC Karbala Al-Masafi FC Baghdad Al-Shirqat FC Kirkuk Baghdad FC Baghdad Diyala FC Baqubah Kufa FC Kufa Masafi Al Janoob Basra Naft Maysan Amarah Peris FC Dohuk Ramadi FC Ramadi Zakho FC Zakho [edit] Japan Main article: List of football clubs in Japan * Football association: Japan Football Association * Top-level league: J. League Division 1 As of 2010 J. League Division 1 season: Club Home Albirex Niigata Niigata, Niigata Cerezo Osaka Osaka, Osaka Gamba Osaka Suita, Osaka Júbilo Iwata Iwata, Shizuoka Kashima Antlers Kashima, Ibaraki Kawasaki Frontale Kawasaki, Kanagawa Kyoto Sanga F.C. Kyoto, Kyoto Montedio Yamagata Yamagata Nagoya Grampus Nagoya, Aichi Omiya Ardija Saitama, Saitama Sanfrecce Hiroshima Hiroshima, Hiroshima Shimizu S-Pulse Shimizu, Shizuoka Shonan Bellmare Shōnan, Kanagawa F.C. Tokyo Chōfu, Tokyo Urawa Red Diamonds Saitama, Saitama Vegalta Sendai Sendai, Miyagi Vissel Kobe Kobe, Hyōgo Yokohama F. Marinos Yokohama, Kanagawa [edit] Jordan Main article: List of football clubs in Jordan * Football association: Jordan Football Association * Top-level league: Jordan League As of 2009–10 season: Club City Al-Arabi Irbid Al-Buqa'a Amman Al-Faisaly Amman Al-Hussein Irbid Al-Ittihad Ar Ramtha Al-Jazira Amman Al-Ramtha Irbid Shabab Al Ordon Al Qadisiya Amman Al-Wihdat Amman Al-Yarmouk Amman Al Karma unknown Kfarsoum unknown [edit] Korea DPR Main article: List of football clubs in North Korea * Football association: DPR Korea Football Association * Top-level league: DPR Korea League As of 2007 season: Club City Wonsan Shippers Wonsan Ch'ŏngjin Chandongcha Chongjin Kimch'aek F.C. Humhŭng Mecanilary Samp'o Cargo Najin Industry Najin Pyongyang City Sports Group Pyongyang Namp'o April 25 Sinŭiju Locomotive F.C. Kaesong Power Kaesong Haeju Army Haeju Sariwon United Sariwon [edit] Korea Republic Main article: List of football clubs in South Korea * Football association: Korea Football Association * Top-level league: K-League As of 2011 season: Club City Pohang Steelers Pohang, Gyeongsangbuk-do Jeju United Jeju-do Busan IPark Busan Ulsan Hyundai Ulsan FC Seoul Seoul Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Jeollabuk-do Chunnam Dragons Jeollanam-do Suwon Samsung Bluewings Suwon, Gyeonggi-do Daejeon Citizen Daejeon Daegu FC Daegu Sangju Sangmu Phoenix Sangju, Gyeongsangbuk-do Incheon United Incheon Gyeongnam FC Gyeongsangnam-do Gangwon FC Gangwon-do Gwangju FC Gwangju [edit] Kuwait Main article: List of football clubs in Kuwait * Football association: Kuwait Football Association * Top-level league: Kuwaiti Premier League As of 2009/10season: Club Governorate, City Al Arabi Al Asimah,Al Mansouriah Kazma Al Asimah,Adiliya Kuwait SC Al Asimah,Keifan Al Naser SC Al Farwaniyah,Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh Qadsia Hawalli,Hawalli Salmiya Hawalli,Salmiya Al Salibikhaet Al Asimah,Sulaibikhat Tadamon, Kuwait Al Farwaniyah,Farwaniyah [edit] Kyrgyzstan Main article: List of football clubs in Kyrgyzstan * Football association: Football Federation of Kyrgyz Republic * Top-level league: Kyrgyzstan League As of 2010 season: Club City Abdish-Ata Kant Kant FC Alay Osh Osh Dordoi-Dynamo Naryn Naryn FC Neftchi Kochkor-Ata Kochkor-Ata FC Khimik Kara-Balta FC Ak-Zhol Aravan Sher-Ak-Dan Bishkek Bishkek Alga Bishkek Bishkek Zhashtyk Ak Altyn Kara-Suu Karasu [edit] Laos * Football association: Lao Football Federation * Top-level league: Lao League As of 2010 season: Club City Vientiane F.C. Vientiane EZRA F.C Ministry of Public Security Lao-American College F.C. Army F.C. Bank F.C. Ministry of Public Works and Transport F.C. [edit] Lebanon Main article: List of football clubs in Lebanon * Football association: Federation Libanaise de Football * Top-level league: Lebanese Premier League As of 2009–10 season: Club Location Stadium Al Ahed Beirut Al-Ahli Sidon Al-Ansar Beirut Al-Hikma Beirut Al Islah Tyre Al-Mabarrah Beirut Al-Nejmeh Beirut Al-Tadamon Tyre Racing Beirut Safa Beirut Shabab Al-Sahel Beirut Shabab Al-Ghazieh Sidon [edit] Macau Main article: List of football clubs in Macau * Football association: Macau Football Association * Top-level league: Campeonato da 1ª Divisão do Futebol As of 2010 season: Club GD Artilheiros GD Lam Pak Hoi Fan Hong Lok MFA Develop Polícia de Segurança Pública Porto de Macau Windsor Arch Ka I Kuan Tai Vá Luen [edit] Malaysia Main article: List of football clubs in Malaysia * Football association: Football Association of Malaysia * Top-level league: Malaysian Super League As of 2012 season: Club City Felda United FC Kuala Lumpur Johor FC Pasir Gudang Kedah FA Alor Star Kelantan FA Kota Bharu Kuala Lumpur FA Kuala Lumpur Negeri Sembilan FA Seremban PBDKT T-Team FC Kuala Terengganu Perak FA Ipoh PKNS FC Petaling Jaya Sabah FA Kota Kinabalu Sarawak FA Kuching Selangor FA Shah Alam Singapore LIONSXII Singapore Singapore Terengganu FA Kuala Terengganu [edit] Maldives Main article: List of football clubs in Maldives * Football association: Football Association of Maldives * Top-level league: Dhiraagu Dhivehi League As of 2008 season: Club City Vyansa Villimale' VB Sports Addu Atoll New Radiant Sports Club West Malé Maziya SRC North Male Club Valencia East Malé Victory SC Central Male' [edit] Mongolia Main article: List of football clubs in Mongolia * Football association: Mongolian Football Federation * Top-level league: Mongolia Premier League At end of 2011 season: Club City FC Ulaanbaatar Ulaanbaatar Khangarid Erdenet Khasiin Khulguud Ulaanbaatar Khoromkhon Ulaanbaatar Ulaanbaataryn Mazaalaynuud Ulaanbaatar Selenge Press Ulaanbaatar UB University Ulaanbaatar Erchim Ulaanbaatar [edit] Myanmar Main article: List of football clubs in Myanmar * Football association: Myanmar Football Federation * Top-level league: Myanmar National League Club City Delta United Pathein Magway Magway Kanbawza Taunggyi Okktha United Taungoo Southern Myanmar United Mawlamyaing Yadanabon Mandalay Yangon United Yangon Zeyashwemye Monywa Naypyidaw Naypyidaw Manawmye Myitkyina Zwegabin United Hpa-An [edit] Nepal Main article: List of football clubs in Nepal * Football association: All Nepal Football Association * Top-level league: Nepal A- Division League As of 2006–2007 season: Club City Boys Union Tripureshwar Brigade Boys Club Lalitpur Friends Club Lalitpur Gyanendra Armed Police FC Kathmandu Jawalakhel Youth Team Lalitpur Machhindra Energizer FC Machindra FC Kathmandu Mahendra Police Club Kathmandu Manang Marsyangdi Club Swayambhu, Kathmandu New Road Team Kathmandu Ranipokhari Corner Team Ranipokhari Sankata Boys Sports Club Kathmandu Saraswoti Youth Club Three Star Club Lalitpur Tribhuvan Army Club Kathmandu [edit] Northern Mariana Islands Main article: List of football clubs in the Northern Mariana Islands * Football association: Northern Mariana Islands Football Association * Top-level league: Northern Marianas Championship As of 2010 season Club City Inter Godfather's Korean Juniors Wild Bill's Korean Seniors Marianas Pacific (MP) United Matansa Football Club Tan Holdings Football Club Independents (Young Guns) Football Club [edit] Oman Main article: List of football clubs in Oman * Football association: Oman Football Association * Top-level league: Omani League As of 2009–10 season: Club City Al-Khaburah, Al-Batinah Al-Khaburah Al-Nahda Al-Buraimi Al-Nasr Salalah Al-Oruba Sur Dhofar Club Salalah Saham Saham Muscat Club Muscat Al-Seeb Seeb, Seeb Oman Club Muscat Al Tali'aa Sur Al-Shabab Barka Al-Suwaiq Al-Suwaiq [edit] Pakistan Main article: List of football clubs in Pakistan * Football association: Pakistan Football Federation * Top-level league: Pakistan Premier League As of 2010 season: Club City Afghan Chaman, Balochistan Habib Bank Ltd Karachi, Sindh Karachi Electric Supply Corporation Karachi, Sindh Karachi Port Trust Karachi, Sindh Khan Research Laboratories Rawalpindi, Punjab SSGC Karachi, Sindh Pakistan Army Islamabad Pakistan Navy Rawalpindi, Punjab PEL FC Lahore, Punjab Water and Power Development Authority Lahore, Punjab Young Blood FC Sahiwal, Punjab NBP FC Karachi, Sindh PAF FC Peshawar Quaid-e-Azam Football Club Islamabad Baloch Nushki FC Nushki PMC Athletico Faisalabad PIA FC Karachi, Sindh Main article: List of football clubs in Palestine * Football association: Palestinian Football Federation * Top-level league: Gaza Strip League and West Bank Premier League As of 2005–06 season: Gaza Strip League Club City Khidmat Al-Shatia Al-Mashal Gaza Sports Club Bait Hanoun Khidmat Al-Maghazi Jamiat Al-Salah Khidmat Rafah Khidmat Khan Younes Ahli Neseerat Al-Sadaqah Ittehad fc Palestine Al-Zaitoun Al-Zawaydah Ittihad Al-Shajaiya Al-Ahli West Bank Premier League Club City Thagafi Tulkarem Wadi Al-Nes Al-Dhahriah Jabal Al-Mokaper Shabab Al-Amari Hilal Al-Makdesi Jerusalem Markaz Tulkarem Hilal Areeha Al-Khedher Al-Islam Markaz Askar Al-Arabi Abu Dees Sur Baher Al-Birah Shabab Al-Khaleel Markaz Balata Ahli Al-Khaleel Yata Jenin Ittihad okara Islamabad United Karachi Bazigar and more [edit] Philippines Main article: List of football clubs in the Philippines * Football association: Philippine Football Federation * Top-level league: United Football League As of 2011-12 season: Club City/Province Engineering F.C. Global Green Archers United Kaya Loyola Manila Nomads Pasargad Philippine Air Force Philippine Army Philippine Navy Stallions [edit] Qatar Main article: List of football clubs in Qatar * Football association: Qatar Football Association * Top-level league: Qatari League As of 2009–10 season: Club City Al-Ahli Sports Club Doha Al-Arabi Sports Club Doha Al-Gharafa Doha Al-Khor Sports Club Al Khor Qatar SC Doha Al-Rayyan Sports Club Ar Rayyan Al-Sadd Doha Al-Shamal Madinat ash Shamal Umm-Salal SC Umm Salal Al-Wakra Al Wakrah Al-Sailiya Sports Club Al Sailiya Al Khuratiyat SC Al Khuratiyat [edit] Saudi Arabia Main article: List of football clubs in Saudi Arabia * Football association: Saudi Arabia Football Federation * Top-level league: Saudi Premier League As of 2010–11 season: Club City Ahli Jeddah Ettifaq Dammam Faisaly Harmah Fateh Hasa Hazm Rass Hilal Riyadh Ittihad Jeddah Najran Najran Nasr Riyadh Qadisiya Khubar Raed Buraydah Shabab Riyadh Taawon Buraydah Wahda Mecca [edit] Singapore Main article: List of football clubs in Singapore * Football association: Football Association of Singapore * Top-level league: S.League As of 2010 season: Club Location Albirex Niigata (Singapore) Jurong East Balestier Khalsa Toa Payoh Beijing Guoan Talent Yishun Etoile Queenstown Harimau Muda Yishun Geylang United Bedok Gombak United Jurong West Home United Bishan Sengkang Punggol Hougang Singapore Armed Forces Football Club Choa Chu Kang Tampines Rovers Tampines Woodlands Wellington Woodlands Young Lions Jalan Besar [edit] Sri Lanka Main article: List of football clubs in Sri Lanka * Football association: Football Federation of Sri Lanka * Top-level league: Sri Lanka Football Premier League As of 2006–07 season: Segment A Club City Blue Star SC Kalutara Negombo Youth SC Negombo Ratnam SC Colombo Renown SC Colombo Saunders SC Colombo Sri Lanka Air Force SC Colombo Sri Lanka Army SC Colombo Sri Lanka Police SC Colombo York SC Kandy Segment B Club City Golden Star SC Kandy Java Lane SC Colombo Jupiters SC Negombo Kalutara Park SC Kalutara Matara SC Matara New Young SC Wennapuwa Old Bens SC Colombo Red Sun SC Gampola [edit] Syria Main article: List of football clubs in Syria * Football association: Syrian Arab Federation for Football * Top-level league: Syrian League As of 2009–10 season: Club City Afrin SC Afrin Al-Jazeera Hasakah Al-Majd Damascus Teshrin Latakia Al-Ittihad Aleppo Jableh Jableh Al-Jaish Damascus Al-Karama Homs Al Nawair Hama Omayya Idlib Al-Shorta Damascus Al-Taliya Hama Al-Wathba Homs Al-Wahda Damascus [edit] Tajikistan Main article: List of football clubs in Tajikistan * Football association: Tajikistan Football Federation * Top-level league: Tajik League As of 2010 season: Club City SKA-Pamir Dushanbe Dushanbe Istiqlol Dushanbe Dushanbe Energetik Dushanbe Dushanbe FK Khujand Khujand Xayr Vahdat unknown Ravshan Kulob unknown Parvoz Bobojon Ghafurov Gafurov Regar-TadAZ Tursunzade Tursunzade Vakhsh Qurghonteppa Qurghonteppa [edit] Thailand Main article: List of football clubs in Thailand * Football association: Football Association of Thailand * Top-level league: Thailand Premier League As of 2010 season: Club City Army United FC Bangkok Bangkok Glass FC Pathum Thani BEC Tero Sasana FC Bangkok Buriram PEA FC Buriram Chonburi FC Chonburi Chiangrai United FC Chiang Rai Khonkaen FC Khon Kaen Muangthong United FC Nonthaburi Osotspa Saraburi FC Saraburi Pattaya United FC Chonburi Police United FC Pathum Thani Siam Navy FC Rayong Samut Songkhram FC Samut Songkhram Sisaket FC Sisaket Sriracha FC Chonburi Thai Port FC Bangkok TOT FC Nonthaburi TTM Phichit Phichit [edit] Turkmenistan Main article: List of football clubs in Turkmenistan * Football association: Football Association of Turkmenistan * Top-level league: Ýokary Liga As of 2010 season: Club City FC Ahal Abadan FC Altyn Asyr Ashgabat HTTU Aşgabat Ashgabat FC Balkan Balkanabat FC Merw Mary FC Lebap Türkmenabat FC Aşgabat Ashgabat Şagadam Türkmenbaşy Türkmenbaşy Turan Daşoguz Daşoguz Talyp Sporty Aşgabat Ashgabat [edit] United Arab Emirates Main article: List of football clubs in the UAE * Football association: United Arab Emirates Football Association * Top-level league: UAE League As of 2009–10 season: Club City Al-Ahli Dubai, Dubai Al-Ain Al Ain, Abu Dhabi Al Dhafra Club Madinat Zayed, Madinat Zayed Emirates Club Ras al-Khaimah, Ras al-Khaimah Ajman Club Ajman, Ajman Al-Jazeera Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Al-Nasr Dubai, Dubai Bani Yas Club Bani Yas, Bani Yas Al-Shabab Al-Arabi Dubai, Dubai Al-Sharjah FC Al-Sharjah, Sharjah Al-Wahda Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Al-Wasl Dubai, Dubai [edit] Uzbekistan Main article: List of football clubs in Uzbekistan * Football association: Uzbekistan Football Federation * Top-level league: Oliy League As of 2010 season: Club City FK Andijan Andijan FC Bunyodkor Tashkent FK Lokomotiv Tashkent Tashkent FK Mash'al Mubarek Muborak FK Nasaf Qarshi Qarshi FK Navbahor Namangan Namangan FK Neftchy Farg'ona Fergana FK Pakhtakor Tashkent Tashkent FK Qizilqum Zarafshon Zarafshon FK Samarqand-Dinamo Samarkand FK Sho'rtanneftgaz G'uzor G'uzor Olmaliq FK Olmaliq FK Metallurg Bekabod Bekabad PFC Buxoro Bukhara [edit] Vietnam Main article: List of football clubs in Vietnam * Football association: Vietnam Football Federation * Top-level league: V-League As of 2010 season: Club City Becamex Bình Dương Thủ Dầu Một, Bình Dương SHB Đà Nẵng Da Nang Đồng Tâm Long An Tân An, Long An Megastar Nam Định Nam Dinh, Nam Định Lam Son Thanh Hoá Thanh Hoá Hoà Phát Hà Nội Ha Noi Hoàng Anh Gia Lai Pleiku, Gia Lai Khatoco Khánh Hòa Nha Trang, Khánh Hòa Xi măng Hải Phòng Hai Phong Sông Lam Nghệ An Vinh, Nghệ An T&T Ha Noi Ha Noi Navibank Sai Gon Ho Chi Minh City TDCS Dong Thap Cao Lanh, Đồng Tháp XM The Vissai Ninh Bình Ninh Binh [edit] Yemen Main article: List of football clubs in Yemen * Football association: Yemen Football Association * Top-level league: Yemeni League As of 2010 season: Club City Al-Ahli San‘a’, San‘a’ Al-Shula Zinjibar, Abyan Salam (al-Garfa) al-Garfa, al-Garfa Al-Oruba Zabida, Zabida Al-Rasheed Ta'izz, Ta'izz Al-Saqr Ta'izz, Ta'izz Al-Sha'ab Al Mukalla, Hadhramaut Al-Sha'ab Ibb, Ibb Shabah Al-Baydaa Al Hudaydah, Al Hudaydah Al-Shula Aden, Aden Al-Wahda Aden Al-Wahda San'a, San'a Al-Tilal Aden, Aden Al-Yarmuk Al Rawda San‘a’, San‘a’ Aremania adalah sebutan untuk komunitas pendukung (suporter) klub sepak bola Arema Malang. Aremania tidak termasuk dalam struktur organisasi PS Arema Malang melainkan berdiri sendiri sebagai organisasi independen pendukung Arema. Oleh karena itu Aremania selalu mandiri dalam segala urusan dan pembiayaannya. Sebelumnya pendukung Arema pernah berada dalam "masa kelam" di mana setiap kesebelasannya bertemu dengan tim lain hampir dipastikan akan terjadi kerusuhan. Pernah terjadi setiap kendaraan yang berplat nomor "L" (dari Kota Surabaya) pasti dirusak. Sampai saat ini, apabila Persebaya bertanding ke Malang, mereka tidak pernah mengirim suporternya, begitu pula jika Arema bertandang ke Surabaya. Setelah timbul kesadaran untuk menunjukkan bahwa mendukung kesebelasan kesayangnnya tak harus dengan pandangan sempit (chauvinisme lokal), Aremania mulai berbenah diri dan mulai mengubah imejnya, tidak hanya damai, sportif, loyal, tapi juga atraktif. Aremania termasuk suporter paling loyal di Indonesia. Di setiap pertandingan, entah di Malang maupun di luar kota Malang, Aremania selalu mendukung tim kesayangannya. Mereka tidak pernah peduli timnya menang atau kalah, yang penting mereka mendukung tim kesayangan mereka dengan cara yang sportif, atraktif dan simpatik. Penghargaan yang pernah diraih oleh Aremania antara lain adalah The Best Suporter pada Ligina VI tahun 2000 Oleh Ketum Agum Gumelar. dan The Best Suporter pada Copa Indonesia II tahun 2006. Daftar isi [sembunyikan] * 1 Aremania Pemersatu Kota Malang * 2 Aremania saat ini * 3 Kerusuhan pada 8 Besar Liga Indonesia 2007 * 4 Rekor Tour Terbanyak Selama Liga Indonesia Bergulir * 5 Pranala luar [sunting] Aremania Pemersatu Kota Malang Dari catatan Kompas, sebelum Arema lahir sebagian kawula muda Kota Malang tersekat dalam pelbagai geng. Misalnya, Argom (Armada Gombal), Prem (Persatuan Residivis Malang), Saga (Sumbersari Anak Ganas), Van Halen (Vederasi Anak Nakal Halangan Enteng), Arpanja (Arek Panjaitan), Arnak (Armada Nakal ), Anker (Anak Keras), SAS (Sarang Anak Setan), Aregrek (Arek Gang Gereja Kayutangan), Ermera. Kegiatan geng-geng ini cenderung pada hal-hal negatif. Misalnya kubam (mabuk-mabukan), ngisruh (membuat kerusuhan), nggelek (narkoba), tawuran, kriminalitas. Sebagian geng juga dimanfaatkan untuk kepentingan politik tertentu. Hingga kini, masih dikenang nama-nama tokoh geng legendaris seperti Fauzi alias Gozi, Si Nyawa Rangkap Tamin, Hanafi, Joni Mangi, Mariso, Birowo. Sebagian dari mereka hilang saat musim penembakan misterius (petrus) di tahun 1980-an. Setelah lahir Arema, kawula muda itu mulai berimpun dalam Aremania dan meninggalkan kehidupan geng. Dengan jargon "salam satu jiwa Arema", mereka membangun persaudaraan. [sunting] Aremania saat ini Aremania benar-benar atraktif, sportif dan kreatif. Ini yang sudah diakui masyarakat Malang dan Indonesia pada umumnya. Pertandingan Arema itu telah aman dan nyaman untuk ditonton oleh semua kalangan. bahkan dengan kaum hawa yang dulunya takut untuk menonton pertandingan bola, sekarang mereka telah dengan aktif untuk turut serta memberikan dukungan kepada Arema kala bertanding. Kaum hawa telah membentuk kelompok supporter sendiri dalam mendukung Arema, yaitu Aremanita. Dan hal ini pula yang menjadikan Arema sebagai voulentir yang mempunyai kelompok supporter dari kalangan kaum hawa yang pada akhirnya dicontoh oleh kelompok-kelompok supporter dari klub bola yang lain. Seperti The Jack Angel, Bonita dan lain2. Lagipula Aremania itu sekarang menjadi sesuatu yang khas Malang. Walaupun Aremania benar-benar meniru sesuatu yang telah ada di Eropa, peniruan itu telah disesuaikan dengan konteks Malang sendiri. Aremania sudah mempengaruhi Malang secara positif. [sunting] Kerusuhan pada 8 Besar Liga Indonesia 2007 Pada babak 8 Besar Divisi Utama Liga Indonesia 2007, Aremania bertindak anarkis, kala Arema bertanding melawan Persiwa Wamena pada 16 Januari 2008. Pertandingan harus dihentikan pada menit ke-71 saat Persiwa unggul 2-1 dari Arema. Para Aremania yang tidak puas dengan kepemimpinan wasit turun ke lapangan dan merusak Stadion Brawijaya. Akibatnya para Aremania dihukum pelarangan mengenakan kostum tim saat mendukung Arema selama dua tahun. Hukuman ini diterima oleh semua Aremania dan dapat dipatuhi selama dua tahun. Selama dua tahun tersebut Aremania hanya memakai baju hitam dan bendera merah putih selama menonton pertandingan. [sunting] Rekor Tour Terbanyak Selama Liga Indonesia Bergulir Aremania di Senayan Aremania di Senayan 2 Setelah hukuman Aremania selesai, Aremania turut membawa Arema juara pada Indonesian Super League 2010. Pada Indonesian Super League 2010, Aremania menjadi supporter yang melakukan tur dengan jumlah paling besar. sekitar 50.000 Aremania yang datang ke Jakarta. Sebagian besar diantaranya menggunakan moda angkutan berupa kereta api, bus, dan kendaraan pribadi. Ini masih ditambah sekitar 7000-10000 Aremania yang tersebar di wilayah Jabodetabek. sekitar 40.000 Aremania berhasil memasuki stadion dengan memegang tiket yang telah dibeli sebelumnya, ribuan Aremania lain terpaksa berada di shuttle ban bahkan ribuan lainnya berada di luar stadion karena tidak dapat masuk stadion. Aremania menempati sektor 13 sampai 24 stadion utama Gelora Bung Karno sementara pendukung tuan rumah The Jakmania berada di sektor 1 sampai 12. Istilah Bonek, akronim bahasa Jawa dari Bondo Nekat (modal nekat), biasanya ditujukan kepada sekelompok pendukung atau suporter kesebelasan Persebaya Surabaya, walaupun ada nama kelompok resmi pendukung kesebelasan ini yaitu Yayasan Suporter Surabaya (YSS). Daftar isi * 1 Sejarah o 1.1 Nama Bonek * 2 Musuh dan teman * 3 Lihat pula * 4 Referensi * 5 Pranala luar Sejarah Nama Bonek Istilah bonek pertama kali dimunculkan oleh Harian Pagi Jawa Pos tahun 1989[rujukan?] untuk menggambarkan fenomena suporter Persebaya yang berbondong-bondong ke Jakarta dalam jumlah besar. Secara tradisional, Bonek adalah suporter pertama di Indonesia yang mentradisikan away supporters (pendukung sepak bola yang mengiringi tim pujannya bertandang ke kota lain) seperti di Eropa.[rujukan?] Dalam perkembangannya, ternyata away supporters juga diiringi aksi perkelahian dengan suporter tim lawan. Tidak ada yang tahu asal-usul, Bonek menjadi radikal dan anarkis. Jika mengacu tahun 1988, saat 25 ribu Bonek berangkat dari Surabaya ke Jakarta untuk menonton final Persebaya - Persija, tidak ada kerusuhan apapun. Musuh dan teman Secara tradisional, Bonek memiliki lawan-lawan, sebagaimana layaknya suporter di luar negeri. Saat era perserikatan, lawan tradisional Bonek adalah suporter PSIS Semarang dan Bobotoh Bandung. Di era Liga Indonesia, lawan tradisional itu adalah Aremania Malang, The Jak suporter Persija, dan Macz Man fans PSM Makassar. Di era Ligina, Bonek justru bisa berdamai dengan Bobotoh Persib Bandung, Macz Man (PSM Makassar) dan Suporter PSIS Semarang. Namun tidak selalu Bonek bertindak anarkis ketika kesebelasan Persebaya kalah. Tahun 1995, saat Ligina II, Persebaya dikalahkan Putra Samarinda 0 - 3 di Gelora 10 November. Tapi tidak ada amuk Bonek sama sekali. Para Bonek hanya mengeluarkan yel-yel umpatan yang menginginkan pelatih Persebaya mundur. Saat masih di Divisi I, Persebaya pernah ditekuk PSIM 1 - 2 di kandang sendiri. Saat itu juga tidak ada aksi kerusuhan. Padahal, jika menengok fakta sejarah, hubungan suporter Persebaya dengan PSIM sempat buruk, menyusul meninggalnya salah satu suporter Persebaya dalam kerusuhan di kala perserikatan dulu. Tindak anarki yang berkedok bonek adalah merupakan oknum, sejak Persebaya juara pada tahun 2004 banyak sekali masyarakat luar surabaya yang menjadi Bonek, di waktu senggang itulah beberapa oknum menyamar menjadi bonek, di tahun berikutnya banyak sekali pemberitaan yang menjelek jelekan bonek karena tindakannya yang anarki, hal tersebut karena ulah oknum dari musuh bonek seperti Aremania yang memasukan salah satu anggotanya yang bernama Gobies untuk menyamar menjadi Dirijen Deltamania . hingga saat ini bonek selalu di adu dombakan oleh supporter lain, seperti Delta mania supporter Deltras sidoarjo, dalam sejarahnya tidak ada permusuhan antara Bonek dengan delta, malah persahabatan yang erat, setelah Deltras ke ISL lolos dari divisi utama tiba-tiba Deltamania menjadi musuh Bonek dan mencaci maki menlakukan sweepin & penyerangan terhadap Bonek sampai seluruh Bonek mania emosi dan sakit hati melihat adanya oknum yang memengaruhi delta yang selama ini tidak ada pro kontra. itu dikarenakan ada sekitar 20 oknum Bonek mania yang melakukan penyerangan ke markas deltamania setelah pulang dari menyaksikan Pertandingan persahabatan antara Persekabpas Pasuruan dengan Persebaya 1927, dan mencuri peralatan drum milik Deltamania semua ini terjadi karena adanya provokasi dari Delamania yang disokong olehh Aremania Sidoarjo. hal ini menyulut emosi para Deltamania oleh perbuatan Bonek. Anarki merupakan masa lalu bonek, sekarang bonek bukanlah supporter yang anarki, bonek tidak akan mengamuk jika di provokasi, beberapa supporter musuh bonek yang selalu memprovokasikan bonek agar anarki, supaya di denda serta di cap jelak, hingga sekarang bonek tetap tabah dan sabar, beberapa lagu rasis yang dinyanyikan bonek merupakan gambaran kemarahan bonek karena sebelumnya dinyanyikan lagu oleh supporter musuh bonek yang mengejek serta memancing bonek agar anarki. hingga saat ini banyak Bonek yang di tangkap aparat berwenang karena berbuat onar di daerah lain. Selain itu Bonek merupakan simbol pejuang Surabaya pada peristiwa 10 november 1945 saat sekutu menyerang rakyat Surabaya, dengan keberanian serta bondo nekat rakyat Surabaya menyerang sekutu dengan senjata seadanya, sejak saat itulah sifat rakyat Surabaya turun menurun menjadi tradisi dan simbol keberanian arek suroboyo yaitu bonek. Logo Jakmania Nama lengkap The Jakmania Nama Beken Jakmania Didirikan 19 Desember 1997 Sekretariat Stadion Lebak Bulus Ketua Hanandiyo Ismayani Atribut Jakmania The Jakmania adalah kelompok pendukung / supporter kesebelasan sepak bola Persija Jakarta yang berdiri sejak Ligina IV, tepatnya 19 Desember 1997. Markas dan sekretariat The Jakmania berada di Stadion Lebak Bulus. Setiap Selasa dan Jumat merupakan rutinitas The Jakmania baik itu pengurus maupun anggota untuk melakukan kegiatan berkumpul bersama membahas perkembangan The Jakmania serta laporan-laporan dari setiap bidang kepengurusan.[rujukan?] Tidak lupa juga melakukan pendaftaran bagi anggota baru dalam rutinitas tersebut.[rujukan?] Daftar isi [sembunyikan] * 1 Sejarah * 2 Prestasi * 3 Jak Online * 4 Pranala luar [sunting] Sejarah The Jakmania saat sedang mendukung Persija Jakarta di Stadion Utama Gelora Bung Karno Ide terbentuknya The Jakmania muncul dari Diza Rasyid Ali, manager Persija saat itu. Ide ini mendapat dukungan penuh dari Gubernur DKI Jakarta Sutiyoso. Sebagai pembina Persija, memang Sutiyoso sangat menyukai sepak bola. Ia ingin sekali membangkitkan kembali persepak bolaan Jakarta yang telah lama hilang baik itu tim maupun pendukung. Pada awalnya, anggota The Jakmania hanya sekitar 100 orang, dengan pengurus sebanyak 40 orang. Ketika dibentuk, dipilihlah figur yang dikenal di mata masyarakat, yaitu Gugun Gondrong yang merupakan sosok paling ideal di saat itu. Meski dari kalangan selebritis, Gugun tidak ingin diberlakukan berlebihan. Ia ingin merasa sama dengan yang lain.[rujukan?] Pengurus The Jakmania waktu itu akhirnya membuat lambang sebuah tangan dengan jari berbentuk huruf J. Ide ini berasal dari Edi Supatmo, yang waktu itu menjadi Humas Persija. Hingga sekarang, lambang itu masih dipertahankan dan selalu diperagakan sebagai simbol jati diri Jakmania. Seiring dengan habisnya masa pengurusan, Gugun digantikan Ir. T. Ferry Indrasjarief yang lebih akrab disapa Bung Ferry. Masa tugas Bung Ferry adalah periode 1999-2001 dan kembali dipercaya untuk memimpin The Jakmania periode 2001-2003, 2003-2005. Bung Ferry memimpin The Jakmania hingga 3 periode. Di bawah kepemimpinan Bung Ferry yang juga pernah menjadi anggota suporter Commandos Pelita Jaya[rujukan?], The Jakmania terus menggeliat. Organisasi The Jakmania ditata dengan matang. Maklum, Bung Ferry memang dibesarkan oleh kegiatan organisasi. Awalnya, sangat sulit mengajak warga Jakarta untuk mau bergabung. Beruntung, pengurus menemukan momentum jitu. Saat tim nasional Indonesia berlaga jelang Piala Asia, mereka menyebarkan formulir di luar stadion. Dengan makin banyaknya anggota yang mendaftar sekitar 7.200 anggota, dibentuklah Kordinator Wilayah. Dan sampai pendaftaran terakhir saat ini terdapat lebih dari 70.000 anggota dari 50 Korwil. Setelah diadakan Pemilihan Umum Raya 2005, untuk memilih Ketua Umum yang baru, akhirnya terpilihlah Ketua Umum Baru periode 2005-2007 yaitu Hanandiyo Ismayani atau yang bisa dipanggil dengan Bung Danang. [sunting] Prestasi * 2003 - Supporter favorit dalam Sepak Bola Award - ANTV * 2008 - Supporter Terbaik dalam Liga Indonesia [sunting] Jak Online Suasana saat The Jakmania mendukung Persija Jakarta di Stadion Lebak Bulus. Tampak terlihat mereka membentangkan spanduk situs online mereka. Dengan latar belakang pentingnya kebutuhan akan informasi serta dilain sisi untuk mengenalkan lebih jauh mengenai The Jakmania sebagai salah satu suporter modern yang ada di Indonesia, maka berkumpullah beberapa anggota The Jakmania yang suka chatting, berdiskusi untuk membuat ide pembuatan sarana informasi dan komunikasi tersebut melalui pembuatan situs resmi The Jakmania dan Persija Jakarta.[rujukan?] Selain itu masukan berupa saran dan pesan dari berbagai kalangan masyarakat Jakarta yang tinggal di Jakarta maupun di luar kota Jakarta sangat membantu dalam pendirian situs tersebut[rujukan?]. Pada akhirnya Situs The Jakmania Online dengan web address http://www.jakmania.net, diluncurkan atau soft launching pada tanggal 7 Juni 2001[rujukan?]. Seiring dengan perjalanan waktu, akhirnya web address Jakmania Online mengalami perubahan. Sejak tahun 2002, alamat situs The Jakmania menjadi http://www.jakmania.org dan situs yang kedua yaitu www.thejakmania.net Bobotoh adalah salah satu pendukung klub sepak bola Persib Bandung Nama ini berasal dari bahasa Sunda yang berarti orang-orang yang mendorong atau membangun semangat bagi orang lain yang akan terlibat dalam kontes Bobotoh diatur dalam beberapa penggemar klub, yang terbesar adalah Viking dan Bomber. Persib memang beruntung memiliki bobotoh, yang jumlahnya niscaya mencapai ratusan ribu—kalau tidak jutaan. Meskipun Persib memiliki kepanjangan Persatuan Sepakbola Indonesia Bandung, pendukungnya tidak sebatas dari Kota Bandung. Bobotoh tersebar di seluruh Jabar, mulai dari Banjar, Ciamis, Tasikmalaya, Cirebon, Kuningan, Karawang, juga yang berada di luar Provinsi Jabar, seperti Jakarta, Tangerang, dan Serang. Bahkan, dari pesan singkat (SMS) yang masuk ke rubrik Apa Kata Bobotoh di harian ini, banyak pengirim SMS yang (mengaku) berasal dari Jawa Tengah dan provinsi lain di Indonesia. Tiap Persib menjadi tuan rumah, bahkan hanya untuk laga uji coba, stadion selalu membludak. Tidak hanya jumlahnya yang sangat banyak, bobotoh juga memiliki fanatisme yang luar biasa. Kalau dikelola dengan baik, bobotoh akan menjadi kekuatan fantastis tidak hanya berupa dukungan di lapangan, tapi juga bisa menjadi pilar untuk keberlangsungan hidup Persib selepas era-APBD. [sunting] Bobotoh Oriental Bobotoh Oriental merupakan kumpulan bobotoh keturunan etnis Cina. Bobotoh Oriental dengan setia mendukung Persib baik saat Persib sedang diatas maupun sedang terpuruk. Sebagai warga Bandung yang menyukai sepakbola sangatlah wajar jika mengeskpresikannya kepada tim lokal Bandung yakni Persib. Bobotoh Oriental berawal dari sekumpulan anak-anak SMA di salah satu SMA swasta di Bandung yang sangat menyukai Persib. Mengadakan nonton bareng Persib jika Persib bertanding merupakan salah bentuk dukungan Bobotoh Oriental kepada Persib, karena pada saat itu belum berani untuk menonton langsung ke stadion. [sunting] Bobotoh Singapore Bobotoh Singapore merupakan suatu kumpulan bobotoh yang berbasis di Singapura. Berdiri pada 17 Januari 2009. Berawal dari sekumpulan warga Indonesia penggemar Persib yang tinggal di Singapura. Associazione Calcio Milan Italia (dipanggil A.C. Milan atau Milan saja) adalah sebuah klub sepak bola Italia yang berbasis di Milan. Mereka bermain dengan seragam bergaris merah-hitam dan celana putih (kadang-kadang hitam), sehingga dijuluki rossoneri ("merah-hitam"). Milan adalah tim tersukses ketiga dalam sejarah persepak bolaan Italia, menjuarai Seri A 18 kali dan Piala Italia 5 kali. Klub ini didirikan pada tahun 1899 dengan nama Klub Kriket dan Sepak bola Milan (Milan Cricket and Football Club) oleh Alfred Edwards, seorang ekspatriat Inggris.[2] Sebagai penghormatan terhadap asal-usulnya, Milan tetap menggunakan ejaan bahasa Inggris nama kotanya (Milan) daripada menggunakan ejaan bahasa Italia Milano. Klub ini didirikan oleh dua orang ekspatriat Inggris , yaitu Herbert Kilpin dan Alfred Edwards dengan nama Klub Kriket dan Sepakbola Milan pada tahun 16 Desember 1899. Pada saat itu, Edwards menjadi Presiden klub pertama Milan dan Kilpin menjadi kapten tim pertama Milan. Musim 1901, Milan memenangkan gelar pertamanya sebagai jawara sepak bola Italia, setelah mengalahkan Genoa C.F.C. 3-0 di final Kejuaraan Sepakbola Italia. Pada 1908, sebagian pemain dari Italia dan para pemain dari Swiss yang tidak menyukai dominasi orang Italia dan Inggris dalam skuat inti Milan saat itu, memisahkan diri dari Milan dan membentuk Internazionale. [sunting] Masa GreNoLi GreNoLi Pada dekade 50-an, Milan ditakuti di bidang sepak bola dunia karena mempunyai trio GreNoLi , yang terdiri atas Gunnar Gren , Gunnar Nordahl , dan Nils Liedholm .Ketiganya merupakan pemain asal Swedia. Gren dan Nordahl beroperasi di sektor depan sebagai striker, sementara Liedholm mendukung serangan sebagai penyerang bayangan (playmaker). Tim pada masa ini juga dihuni oleh sekelompok pemain-pemain berkualitas pada masanya, seperti Lorenzo Buffon, Cesare Maldini, dan Carlo Annovazzi. Kemenangan tersukses AC Milan oleh Juventus tercipta 5 Februari 1950, dengan skor 7-1, dan Gunnar Nordahl mencetak hat-trick. [sunting] Era Nereo Rocco Milan kembali memenangi musim 1961/1962. Pelatihnya saat itu adalah Nereo Rocco, pelatih sepak bola yang inovatif, yang dikenal sebagai penemu taktik catenaccio (pertahanan gerendel/berlapis). Di dalam tim termasuk Gianni Rivera dan José Altafini yang keduanya masih muda. Musim berikutnya, dengan gol Altafini, Milan memenangkan Piala Eropa pertama mereka (kemudian dikenal sebagai Liga Champions UEFA) dengan mengalahkan Benfica 2-1. Ini juga merupakan pertama kalinya sebuah tim Italia memenangkan Piala Eropa. Meskipun begitu, selama tahun 1960-an piala kemenangan Milan mulai menyusut , terutama karena perlawanan berat dari Inter yang dilatih Helenio Herrera. Scudetto berikutnya tiba hanya di 1967/1968, berkat gol Pierino Prati, topskor Seri A di musim itu, Piala Winners berhasil direbut ketika mengalahkan Hamburger SV, dan juga berkat dua gol dari Kurt Hamrin. Musim selanjutnya AC Milan memenangkan Piala Eropa kedua (4–1 untuk AFC Ajax), dan pada 1969 memenangkan Piala Interkontinental pertama, setelah mengalahkan Estudiantes de La Plata dari Argentina dalam dua leg dramatis (3–0, 1–2). [sunting] Scudetto kesepuluh dan Seri B Pada tahun 1970, Milan merebut tiga gelar Coppa Italia dan gelar Piala Winners kedua; namun, tujuan utama Milan adalah scudetto kesepuluh, yang berarti mendapatkan "bintang" untuk tim (di Italia,setiap tim yang meraih 10 gelar liga mendapat bintang yang disemat di bajunya). Di 1972 mereka meraih semifinal Piala UEFA, kalah dari pemenang sesungguhnya, Tottenham Hotspur. Musim 1972/1973 mereka hampir memenangkan scudetto kesepulh, namun gagal karena hasil kalah menyakitkan dari Hellas Verona F.C. di pertandingan terakhir musim. AC Milan menunggu sampai musim 1978/1979 untuk meraih scudetto kesepuluh mereka, yang dipimpin oleh Gianni Rivera, yang pensiun dari dunia sepak bola setelah membawa timnya meraih kemenangan tersebut. Namun, hasil terburuk datang kepada "Rossoneri": setelah memenangkan musim 1979/1980, Milan didegradasi ke Seri B oleh F.I.G.C, bersama S.S. Lazio, karena terlibat skandal perjudian Totonero 1980. Di 1980/1981, Milan dengan mudah menjuarai Seri B, dan kembali ke Seri A, di mana penyakit tersebut terulang di musim 1981/1982, Milan terdegradasi kembali. [sunting] The Dream Team [sunting] Kedatangan Berlusconi Setelah serentetan masalah menerpa Milan, dan membuat klub kehilangan suksesnya, AC Milan dibeli oleh enterpreneur Italia, Silvio Berlusconi. Berlusconi adalah sinar harapan Milan kala itu. Dia datang pada 1986. Berlusconi memboyong pelatih baru untuk Milan, Arrigo Sacchi, serta tiga orang pemain Belanda, Marco van Basten, Frank Rijkaard, dan Ruud Gullit, untuk mengembalikan tim pada kejayaan. Ia juga membeli pemain lainnya, seperti Roberto Donadoni, Carlo Ancelotti, dan Giovanni Galli. [sunting] Era Sacchi Arrigo Sacchi Sacchi memenangkan Serie A musim 1987-1988. Di 1988-1989, Milan memenangkan gelar Liga Champions ketiganya, mempecundangi Steaua Bucureşti 4-0 di final, dan gelar Piala Interkontinental kedua mengalahkan National de Medellin (1-0, gol tercipta di babak perpanjangan waktu). Tim mulai mengulangi kejayaan mereka di musim-musim berikutnya, mengalahkan S.L. Benfica, dan Olimpia Asunción di 1990. Skuat kemenangan Eropa mereka adalah: Kiper : Giovanni Galli Bek: Mauro Tassotti -- Alessandro Costacurta -- Franco Baresi -- Paolo Maldini Gelandang : Angelo Colombo -- Frank Rijkaard -- Carlo Ancelotti -- Roberto Donadoni Penyerang : Ruud Gullit -- Marco van Basten -- Lothar Kahn [sunting] Era Capello Fabio Capello Saat Sacchi meninggalkan Milan untuk melatih Italia, Fabio Capello dijadikan pelatih Milan selanjutnya, dan Milan meraih masa keemasannya sebagai Gli Invicibli (The Invicibles) dan Dream Team. Dengan 58 pertandingan tanpa satu pun kekalahan Invicibli membuat tim impian di semua sektor seperti Baresi, Costacurta, dan Maldini memimpin pertahanan terbaik, Marcel Desailly, Donadoni, dan Ancelotti di gelandang, dan Dejan Savićević, Zvonimir Boban, dan Daniele Massaro bermain di sektor depan. Pada saat dilatih Capello ini, Milan pernah singgah ke Indonesia dalam rangka tur musiman dan melawan klub lokal Persib Bandung. Pertandingan yang dimulai di Stadion Utama Gelora Bung Karno pada tanggal 4 Juni 1994 itu dimenangkan Milan dengan skor telak 8-0. Gol kemenangan Milan dicetak oleh Dejan Savićević ('17)('18), Gianluigi Lentini ('26), Paolo Baldieri ('27)('48)('58), Christian Antigori ('68), dan Stefano Desideri ('78). [sunting] Masa masa sulit (Tabarez ke Terim) 1996-1997 Setelah kepergian Fabio Capello pada tahun 1996, Milan merekrut Oscar Washington Tabarez tetapi perjuangan keras di bawah kendalinya kurang berhasil dan mereka selalu kalah dalam beberapa pertandingan awal. Dalam upaya untuk mendapatkan kembali kejayaan masa lalu, mereka memanggil kembali Arrigo Sacchi untuk menggantikan Tabarez. Milan mendapatkan tamparan keras kekalahan terburuk mereka di Seri A, dipermalukan oleh Juventus F.C. di rumah mereka sendiri San Siro dengan skor 1-4. Milan membeli sejumlah pemain baru seperti Ibrahim Ba, Christophe Dugarry dan Edgar Davids. Milan berjuang keras dan mengakhiri musim 1996-1997 di peringkat kesebelas di Seri A. 1997-1998 Sacchi digantikan dengan Capello di musim berikutnya. Capello yang menandatangani kontrak baru dengan Milan merekrut banyak pemain potensial seperti Kristen Ziege, Patrick Kluivert, Jesper Blomqvist, dan Leonardo; tetapi hasilnya sama buruk dengan musim sebelumnya. Musim 1997-1998 mereka berakhir di peringkat kesepuluh. Hasil ini tetap tidak bisa diterima para petinggi Milan, dan seperti Sacchi, Capello dipecat. 1998-1999 Dalam pencarian mereka untuk seorang manajer baru, Alberto Zaccheroni menarik perhatian Milan. Zaccheroni adalah manajer Udinese yang telah mengakhiri musim 1997-1998 pada peringkat yang tinggi di tempat ke-3. Milan mengontrak Zaccheroni bersama dengan dua orang pemain dari Udinese, Oliver Bierhoff dan Thomas Helveg. Milan juga menandatangani Roberto Ayala, Luigi Sala dan Andres Guglielminpietro dan dengan formasi kesukaan Zaccheroni 3-4-3, Zaccheroni membawa klub memenangkan scudetto ke-16 kembali ke Milan. Starting XI adalah: Christian Abbiati; Luigi Sala, Alessandro Costacurta, Paolo Maldini; Thomas Helveg, Demetrio Albertini, Massimo Ambrosini, Andres Guglielminpietro; Zvonimir Boban, George Weah, Oliver Bierhoff. 1999-2000 Meskipun sukses di musim sebelumnya, Zaccheroni gagal untuk mentransformasikan Milan seperti The Dream Team dulu. Pada musim berikutnya, meskipun munculnya striker Ukraina Andriy Shevchenko, Milan mengecewakan fans mereka baik dalam Liga Champions UEFA 1999-2000 ataupun Seri A. Milan keluar dari Liga Champions lebih awal, hanya memenangkan satu dari enam pertandingan (tiga seri dan dua kalah) dan mengakhiri musim 1999-2000 di tempat ke-3. Milan tidaklah menjadi sebuah tantangan bagi dua pesaing scudetto kala itu, S.S. Lazio dan Juventus. 2000-2001 Pada musim berikutnya, Milan memenuhi syarat untuk Liga Champions UEFA 2000-2001 setelah mengalahkan Dinamo Zagreb agregat 9-1. Milan memulai Liga Champions dengan semangat tinggi, mengalahkan Beşiktaş JK dari Turki dan raksasa Spanyol FC Barcelona, yang pada waktu itu terdiri dari superstar internasional kelas dunia, Rivaldo dan Patrick Kluivert. Tapi performa Milan mulai menurun secara serius, seri melawan sejumlah tim (yang dipandang sebagai kecil/lemah secara teknis untuk Milan), terutama kalah 2-1 oleh Juventus di Seri A dan 1-0 untuk Leeds United. Dalam Liga Champions putaran kedua, Milan hanya menang sekali dan seri empat kali. Mereka gagal untuk mengalahkan Deportivo de La Coruña dari Spanyol di pertandingan terakhir dan Zaccheroni dipecat. Cesare Maldini, ayah dari kapten tim Paolo, diangkat dan hal segera menjadi lebih baik. Debut kepelatihan resmi Maldini di Milan dimulai dengan menang 6-0 atas A.S. Bari, yang masih memiliki senjata muda, Antonio Cassano. Itu juga di bawah kepemimpinan Maldini bahwa Milan mengalahkan saingan berat sekota Internazionale dengan skor luar biasa 6-0, skor yang tidak pernah diulang dan di mana Serginho membintangi pertandingan. Namun, setelah bentuk puncak ini, Milan mulai kehilangan lagi termasuk kekalahan 1-0 yang mengecewakan untuk Vicenza Calcio, dengan satu-satunya gol dalam pertandingan dicetak oleh seorang Luca Toni. Terlepas dari hasil ini, dewan direksi Milan bersikukuh bahwa Milan mencapai tempat keempat di liga di akhir musim, tapi Maldini gagal dan tim berakhir di tempat keenam. 2001-2002 Milan memulai musim 2000-2001 dengan lebih banyak penandatanganan kontrak pemain bintang termasuk Javi Moreno dan Cosmin Contra yang membawa Deportivo Alavés ke putaran final Piala UEFA. Mereka juga menandatangani Kakha Kaladze (dari Dynamo Kyiv), Rui Costa (dari AC Fiorentina), Filippo Inzaghi (dari Juventus), Martin Laursen (dari Hellas Verona), Jon Dahl Tomasson (dari Feyenoord), Ümit Davala (dari Galatasaray) dan Andrea Pirlo (dari Inter Milan). Fatih Terim diangkat sebagai manajer, menggantikan Cesare Maldini, dan cukup sukses. Namun, setelah lima bulan di klub, Milan tidak berada di lima besar liga dan Terim dipecat karena gagal memenuhi harapan direksi. [sunting] Era Ancelotti Terim digantikan oleh Carlo Ancelotti, meskipun rumor bahwa Franco Baresi akan menjadi manajer baru. Terlepas dari masalah cedera pemain belakang Paolo Maldini, Ancelotti berhasil dan mengakhiri musim 2001-02 dalam peringkat empat, tempat terakhir untuk di Liga Champions. Starting XI pada saat itu adalah Christian Abbiati; Cosmin Contra, Alessandro Costacurta, Martin Laursen, Kakha Kaladze, Gennaro Gattuso, Demetrio Albertini, Serginho; Manuel Rui Costa; Andriy Shevchenko, Filippo Inzaghi. Ancelotti membawa Milan meraih gelar juara Liga Champions pada musim 2002/2003 ketika mengalahkan Juventus lewat drama adu penalti di Manchester, Inggris. Milan terakhir kali meraih gelar prestisus dengan merebut juara Liga Italia pada musim kompetisi 2003/2004 sekaligus menempatkan penyerang Andriy Shevchenko sebagai pencetak gol terbanyak di Liga Italia, maka rossoneri-pun semakin ditakuti. [sunting] Pasang surut 2006-2008 Milan saat menghadapi corner di suatu pertandingan musim 2005/2006 Pada musim kompetisi Liga Italia Seri A 2006/2007, Milan terkait dengan skandal calciopoli yang mengakibatkan klub tersebut harus memulai kompetisi dengan pengurangan 8 poin. Meskipun begitu, publik Italia tetap berbangga karena di tengah rusaknya citra sepak bola Italia akibat calciopoli, Milan berhasil menjuarai kompetisi sepak bola yang paling bergengsi di dunia, Liga Champions. Hasil itu didapat setelah Milan menaklukkan Liverpool 2-1 lewat dua gol Filippo Inzaghi. Gelar inipun menuntaskan dendam Milan yang kalah adu penalti dengan Liverpool dua tahun silam. Gelar pencetak gol terbanyakpun disabet pemain jenius Milan, Kaká dengan torehan 10 gol. Pada pertengahan musim, Milan mendatangkan mantan pemain terbaik dunia, Ronaldo dari Real Madrid untuk memperkuat armada penyerang mereka setelah penyerang muda Marco Borriello dihukum karena terbukti doping. Musim 2007/2008, Milan terpaksa bermain di kompetisi Piala UEFA setelah hanya berhasil menduduki peringkat ke-5 dibawah Fiorentina dengan selisih 2 poin. Dalam pertandingan Serie A yang terakhir, Milan menang 4-1 atas Udinese, tapi di saat bersamaan, Fiorentina juga menang atas Torino dengan skor 1-0 yang akhirnya posisi kedua tim tak ada perubahan. Untuk memperbaiki performa di musim berikut (2008/2009), Milan membeli sejumlah pemain baru, di antaranya Mathieu Flamini dari Arsenal, serta Gianluca Zambrotta dan Ronaldinho yang keduanya berasal dari Barcelona. Pada transfer paruh musim 2008/2009, Milan mendatangkan David Beckham dengan status pinjaman dari klub sepak bola Amerika Serikat LA Galaxy. [sunting] Pasca-Ancelotti [sunting] Era Leonardo Pada akhir musim 2008/2009,Milan menempati peringkat ke-3 klasemen liga Serie A, dua peringkat di bawah rival sekota, Internazionale yang meraih scudetto dan di bawah Juventus. Untuk memperbaiki hasil yang kurang memuaskan ini, Milan mendatangkan pelatih muda yang sekaligus mantan pemain Milan era 90-an, Leonardo untuk menggantikan pelatih Milan sebelumnya, Ancelotti yang "hijrah ke London", tepatnya klub Chelsea F.C.. Milan juga terpaksa melepas beberapa pemainnya, antara lain: * Kaka, pindah ke Real Madrid. Nilai transfernya ± 67 juta Euro * Paolo Maldini, bek legendaris Milan ini memutuskan untuk pensiun * Yoann Gourcuff, memutuskan untuk tetap di Bordeaux. Masalah terbesar yang mengganjal transfer para pemain tersebut adalah pihak Milan yang selalu berpikir dua kali untuk mengeluarkan uang demi membeli seorang pemain. Pada bulan Juli dan Agustus 2009, Milan mendapatkan dua pemain baru, yaitu Oguchi Onyewu yang merupakan seorang mantan bek Standard Liège dengan status bebas transfer dan Klaas-Jan Huntelaar bekas penyerang Real Madrid dengan nilai kontrak 14,7 juta Euro. Namun hasil yang di dapatkan Milan pada turnamen pra-musim banyak menuai kekecewaan, pemain anyar yang diturunkan oleh Milan pada saat tur pra-musim hanya Oguchi Onyewu karena Huntelaar baru bergabung bulan Agustus. Musim 2009/2010 diawali Milan dengan hasil yang tidak memuaskan. Bermula ketika Milan meraih hasil imbang 2-2 melawan Los Angeles Galaxy, seterusnya, Milan terus menuai hasil negatif. Milan terperosok di ajang World Football Challange 2009. Di ajang Audi Cup, Milan juga kalah oleh Bayern Munich dengan skor 1-4. Bahkan, ketika menghadapi derby 30 Agustus 2009 melawan Internazionale di San Siro, Milan kalah memalukan dengan skor 0-4, sekaligus memecahkan rekor kemenangan terbesar Inter di San Siro. Pertengahan Oktober 2009, penilaian berbagai pihak tentang kinerja Leonardo sebagai pelatih yang tadinya berada di titik terendah akibat serentetan performa buruk, mulai terdongkrak dengan berhasilnya Leonardo memimpin Milan mengalahkan AS Roma 2-1 di San Siro[3]. Setelah kemenangan itu, Milan juga menuai hasil positif di Stadion Santiago Bernabéu dengan kemenangan dramatis atas Real Madrid 3-2[4]. Dan setelah itu, Milan kembali menuai kemenangan atas Chievo Verona di Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi, kandang Chievo, skor 2-1 untuk kemenangan AC Milan. Pada 1 November 2009, Milan mengalahkan Parma F.C. di San Siro 2-0[5] sekaligus mengantarkan Milan ke peringkat 4 klasemen sementara (Zona masuk Liga Champions terakhir). Pada 19 November 2009, kekalahan 0-2 Juventus F.C. dari Cagliari membuat Milan berada di posisi runner-up di bawah Internazionale; karena, beberapa jam setelah kekalahan Juventus, Milan memenangkan pertandingannya dengan Catania, 2-0[6]. Memasuki bagian akhir musim Serie A April 2010, Milan yang tengah berada di peringkat ketiga dan hanya selisih 4 poin dari peringkat pertama kelasemen AS Roma, dan hanya berjarak 1 poin dengan peringkat kedua Inter Milan. Namun pada akhirnya Milan harus takluk dua kali berturut-turut dari Sampdoria 2-1, dan dari Palermo dengan skor 3-1. Dengan kekalahan tersebut, impian Milan untuk meraih gelar musim ini pupus. Pada pertandingan di giornata terakhir Seri A 2009/2010 antara Milan melawan Juventus, Leonardo memimpin Milan mengalahkan Juventus 3-0 di San Siro[7], sekaligus memberi kontribusi terakhirnya bagi rossoneri, dan mengumumkan bahwa ia akan berhenti melatih Milan untuk musim depan.[8] Sejak mundurnya Leonardo, banyak spekulasi yang berpendapat mengenai pelatih baru Milan, tetapi pada 25 Juni 2010, secara mengejutkan pihak Milan mengumumkan untuk memilih Massimiliano Allegri sebagai pelatih baru Milan.[9] [sunting] Era Allegri, Scudetto ke-18 Musim 2010/2011, Milan dipimpin oleh Massimiliano Allegri, dengan berbagai pembaruan mulai dari sponsor (bwin.com digantikan Emirates), hingga lini pemain. Di akhir bursa transfer, secara mengejutkan Milan memboyong Zlatan Ibrahimovic dari F.C. Barcelona (dengan opsi pinjaman dan pembelian 24 juta Euro di akhir musim), dan Robinho dari Manchester City. Awal musim, Milan dikejutkan dengan kekalahan 0-2 dari tim promosi A.C. Cesena, meski dalam pertandingan tersebut baik Ibrahimovic maupun Robinho memulai debutnya. Pada pertandingan derby tanggal 14 November 2010, Milan mengalahkan Internazionale di Giuseppe Meazza dengan gol tunggal penalti Ibrahimovic. Pada transfer paruh musim, Milan memboyong sejumlah pemain anyar seperti Antonio Cassano dari U.C. Sampdoria, Mark van Bommel dari Bayern Munich, dan Nicola Legrottaglie dari Juventus F.C.. Di ajang Liga Champions, Milan yang berhasil menembus babak penyisihan grup dipermalukan Tottenham Hotspur dengan skor 0-1 di San Siro. 13 Maret 2011, Milan mengalami hasil seri 1-1 dengan penghuni dasar klasemen A.S. Bari, minggu berikutnya 19 Maret, Milan dipermalukan U.S. Città di Palermo 0-1 di Stadion Renzo Barbera. Kekalahan tersebut membuat jarak poin dengan posisi 2 Internazionale berkurang menjadi 2 poin, dan itu terjadi tepat sebelum derby Milan putaran kedua. 2 April, derby antara Milan dan Inter berlangsung di San Siro, berakhir dengan kemenangan Milan 3-0, berkat 2 gol Pato dan 1 gol Cassano. Pada 7 Mei 2011, Milan meraih hasil imbang 0-0 dengan A.S. Roma, 1 poin tambahan hasil seri membuat poin Milan menjadi 78 poin, tak terkejar peringkat 2 Inter karena kalah head-to-head, dan membuat Milan meraih gelar juara Serie A atau scudetto yang ke-18[10]. Pada 6 Agustus 2011, Milan bertemu kembali dengan Inter dalam rangka pertandingan Piala Super Italia, Milan sebagai juara Serie A bertemu Inter sebagai juara Piala Italia. Milan memenangi pertandingan tersebut 2-1 melalui gol Ibrahimovic dan Boateng, sementara gol Inter dicetak oleh Wesley Sneijder, membuat Milan unggul 1 Piala Super (6) dari Inter (5)[11]. [sunting] Skuat Hingga 1 Februari 2012, sesuai dengan website resmi[12] Catatan: Bendera menunjukkan tim nasional pemain sesuai dengan peraturan FIFA. Pemain dapat saja mempunyai lebih dari satu kewarganegaraan. No. Pos. Nama 1 Bendera Italia GK Marco Amelia 4 Bendera Belanda MF Mark van Bommel 5 Bendera Perancis DF Philippe Mexès 7 Bendera Brasil FW Alexandre Pato 8 Bendera Italia MF Gennaro Ivan Gattuso Wakil Kapten 9 Bendera Italia FW Filippo Inzaghi 10 Bendera Belanda MF Clarence Seedorf 11 Bendera Swedia FW Zlatan Ibrahimovic 13 Bendera Italia DF Alessandro Nesta 14 Bendera Ghana MF Sulley Muntari 15 Bendera Aljazair MF Djamel Mesbah 16 Bendera Perancis MF Mathieu Flamini 18 Bendera Italia MF Alberto Aquilani (pinjaman dari Liverpool)[13] 19 Bendera Italia DF Gianluca Zambrotta 20 Bendera Italia MF Ignazio Abate 21 Bendera Argentina FW Maxi López (pinjaman dari Catania)[14] 22 Bendera Italia MF Antonio Nocerino No. Pos. Nama 23 Bendera Italia MF Massimo Ambrosini Kapten 25 Bendera Italia DF Daniele Bonera 27 Bendera Ghana MF Kevin-Prince Boateng 28 Bendera Belanda MF Urby Emanuelson 30 Bendera Italia GK Flavio Roma 32 Bendera Italia GK Christian Abbiati 33 Bendera Brasil DF Thiago Emiliano da Silva 37 Bendera Jerman MF Alexander Merkel 52 Bendera Italia DF Mattia De Sciglio 57 Bendera Italia DF Mattia Valoti 70 Bendera Brasil FW Róbson "Robinho" de Souza 76 Bendera Kolombia DF Mario Yepes 77 Bendera Italia DF Luca Antonini 92 Bendera Italia FW Stephan El Shaarawy 99 Bendera Italia FW Antonio Cassano [sunting] Sedang dipinjamkan Catatan: Bendera menunjukkan tim nasional pemain sesuai dengan peraturan FIFA. Pemain dapat saja mempunyai lebih dari satu kewarganegaraan. No. Pos. Nama Bendera Italia GK Ferdinando Coppola (di Torino sampai 30 Juni 2012)[15] Bendera Italia GK Antonio Donnarumma (di Gubbio sampai 30 Juni 2012)[16] Bendera Italia GK Filippo Perucchini (di Lecco sampai 30 Juni 2012)[17] Bendera Polandia GK Michal Miskiewicz (di Südtirol sampai 30 Juni 2012) Bendera Brasil DF Marcus Diniz (di Como sampai 30 Juni 2012) Bendera Nigeria DF Taye Taiwo (di QPR sampai 30 Juni 2012) Bendera Italia DF Massimo Oddo (di Lecce sampai 30 Juni 2012) Bendera Spanyol DF Dídac Vilà (di Espanyol sampai 30 Juni 2012)[18] Bendera Italia DF Michelangelo Albertazzi (di Getafe sampai 30 Juni 2012)[19] Bendera Italia DF Andrea De Vito (di Cittadella sampai 30 Juni 2012)[20] Bendera Rumania DF Cristian Daminuţă (di FC Tiraspol sampai 30 Juni 2012)[21] Bendera Italia MF Giovanni Scampini (di Poggibonsi sampai 30 Juni 2012)[22] Bendera Sierra Leone MF Rodney Strasser (di Lecce sampai 30 Juni 2012)[23] No. Pos. Nama Bendera Hongaria MF Attila Filkor (di Livorno sampai 30 Juni 2012)[24] Bendera Italia MF Gianmarco Conti (di Lecco sampai 30 Juni 2012)[25] Bendera Italia MF Luca Santonocito (di Südtirol sampai 30 Juni 2012)[26] Bendera Slovenia MF Mitja Novinič (di Virtus Lanciano sampai 30 Juni 2012)[27] Bendera Italia FW Davide Di Gennaro (di Modena sampai 30 Juni 2012)[28] Bendera Nigeria FW Nnamdi Oduamadi (di Torino sampai 30 Juni 2012)[29] Bendera Italia FW Andrea Schenetti (di Südtirol sampai 30 Juni 2012)[30] Bendera Gabon FW Pierre Aubameyang (di Saint-Étienne sampai 30 Juni 2012)[31] Bendera Ghana FW Dominic Adiyiah (di Karşıyaka sampai 30 Juni 2012)[32] Bendera Italia FW Marco Gaeta (di Renate sampai 30 Juni 2012)[33] Bendera Italia FW Alberto Paloschi (di Chievo sampai 30 Juni 2012) Bendera Italia FW Gianmarco Zigoni (di Avellino sampai 30 Juni 2012) [sunting] Staf Menurut website resmi : Per 6 September 2011.[34] Jabatan Nama Pelatih utama Massimiliano Allegri Asisten pelatih Mauro Tassotti Pelatih kiper Valerio Fiori Manajer pelatih kiper Marco Landucci Asisten teknik Andrea Maldera Pelatih kebugaran Agostino Tibaudi Simone Folletti Fabio Allevi Bruno Dominici Sergio Mascheroni Andrea Primitivi Direktur medis Rodolfo Tavana Dokter klub Stefano Mazzoni Armando Gozzini Manajer pelatih atletik Daniele Tognaccini Kiropraktor Kristian Baekkel Fisioterapis Dario Lorenzo Fort Stefano Grani Roberto Morosi Marco Paesanti Ahli pemijatan Endo Tomoroni Roberto Boerci [sunting] Hall of fame [sunting] Pemain legenda AC Milan pada ajang Piala Interkontinental, Tokyo 9 Desember 1990 . Jongkok dari kiri-kanan: Alessandro Costacurta, Giovanni Stroppa, Roberto Donadoni, Franco Baresi, Angelo Carbone. Berdiri dari kiri-kanan: Mauro Tassotti, Paolo Maldini, Frank Rijkaard, Ruud Gullit, Marco van Basten, dan Andrea Pazzagli Vertical Soccer field template G. Galli Tassotti Costacurta Baresi (c) Maldini Ancelotti Rijkaard Colombo Donadoni Gullit van Basten Starting XI Liga Champions 1989. Catatan: Pemain bercetak tebal masih aktif bermain di Milan. * Bendera Italia Demetrio Albertini * Bendera Italia Massimo Ambrosini * Bendera Italia Carlo Ancelotti * Bendera Italia Roberto Baggio * Bendera Italia Franco Baresi * Bendera Italia Alessandro Costacurta * Bendera Italia Renzo De Vecchi * Bendera Italia Paolo Di Canio * Bendera Italia Roberto Donadoni * Bendera Italia Gennaro Gattuso * Bendera Italia Filippo Inzaghi * Bendera Italia Gianluigi Lentini * Bendera Italia Giuseppe Pancaro * Bendera Italia Cesare Maldini * Bendera Italia Paolo Maldini * Bendera Italia Mauro Tassotti * Bendera Italia Alessandro Nesta * Bendera Italia Andrea Pirlo * Bendera Italia Gianni Rivera * Bendera Italia Sandro Salvadore * Bendera Italia Angelo Sormani * Bendera Italia Giovanni Trapattoni * Bendera Italia Massimo Oddo * Bendera Italia Gianluca Zambrotta * Bendera Italia Alberto Gilardino * Bendera Brasil Bendera Italia José Altafini * Bendera Brasil Kaká * Bendera Brasil Kurt Hamrin * Bendera Brasil Ronaldinho * Bendera Brasil Ronaldo * Bendera Brasil Rivaldo * Bendera Brasil Serginho * Bendera Brasil Cafu * Bendera Brasil Leonardo * Bendera Brasil Alexandre Pato * Bendera Belanda Edgar Davids * Bendera Belanda Klaas-Jan Huntelaar * Bendera Belanda Clarence Seedorf * Bendera Belanda Marco van Basten * Bendera Belanda Frank Rijkaard * Bendera Belanda Ruud Gullit * Bendera Swedia Gunnar Gren * Bendera Swedia Nils Liedholm * Bendera Swedia Gunnar Nordahl * Bendera Swedia Zlatan Ibrahimovic * Bendera Perancis Marcel Desailly * Bendera Perancis Jean-Pierre Papin * Bendera Perancis Mathieu Flamini * Bendera Perancis Yoann Gourcuff * Bendera Inggris Herbert Kilpin * Bendera Inggris David Beckham * Bendera Inggris Ray Wilkins * Bendera Jerman Oliver Bierhoff * Bendera Jerman Karl Heinz Schnellinger * Bendera Argentina Roberto Ayala * Bendera Argentina Hernán Crespo * Bendera Denmark Jon Dahl Tomasson * Bendera Denmark Martin Laursen * Bendera Kroasia Zvonimir Boban * Bendera Turki Umit Davala * Bendera Spanyol José Mari * Bendera Portugal Rui Costa * Bendera Serbia Dejan Savićević * Bendera Uruguay Bendera Italia Juan Alberto Schiaffino * Bendera Ukraina Andriy Shevchenko * Bendera Liberia George Weah [sunting] Nomor yang dipensiunkan / diabadikan No. Nama pemain Posisi Karier di Milan Catatan 3 Bendera Italia Paolo Maldini Bek tengah 1985–2009 Diaktifkan kembali untuk salah satu dari anak Paolo, Christian Maldini dan Daniel Maldini, bila sudah masuk tim inti Milan.[35] 6 Bendera Italia Franco Baresi Sweeper 1977–1997 [sunting] Pelatih terkenal * Bendera Inggris Herbert Kilpin o Salah satu pendiri AC Milan sekaligus pelatih pertama Milan. * Bendera Italia Carlo Ancelotti o Sumbangsihnya terhadap Milan adalah menyumbang 2 trofi Seri A dan 2 trofi Liga Champions sebagai pemain, serta 2 trofi Liga Champions dan 1 trofi Seri A sebagai pelatih. * Bendera Italia Cesare Maldini o Sebagai pemain dia menyumbang 4 trofi Seri A dan 1 trofi Liga Champions. * Bendera Italia Arrigo Sacchi o Pelatih yang membawa Milan mendapat predikat "The Dream Team", memenangkan 1 trofi Seri A, dan 2 trofi Liga Champions berturut-turut. * Bendera Italia Fabio Capello o Suksesor dari Sacchi, di tangannya, Milan menjadi semakin gemilang. Menyumbangkan 4 trofi Seri A dan 1 trofi Liga Champions. * Bendera Italia Nereo Rocco o Pelatih jenius Milan yang mengembangkan taktik catenaccio[36][37][38]. Menyumbangkan 2 trofi Seri A, 1 trofi Liga Champions, dan 1 trofi Piala Winners. * Bendera Italia Vittorio Pozzo o Pelatih legendaris Italia, meski pada masanya Milan tidak terlalu bersinar, Ia membuktikan diri bahwa dirinya adalah pelatih jenius dengan menemukan formasi Metodo (2-3-2-3), formasi yang menyeimbangkan antara serangan dan pertahanan. * Bendera Swedia Nils Liedholm o Melatih Milan selama 3 generasi (1963-1966, 1977-1979, dan 1984-1987), Liedholm menyumbangkan 4 trofi Seri A. * Bendera Brasil Leonardo de Araújo o Pelatih Milan pertama yang berasal dari Brasil. [sunting] W.Cup.svg Pemain yang memenangi Piala Dunia saat bermain di Milan * Bendera Italia Pietro Arcari (Italia 1934) * Bendera Italia Franco Baresi (Spanyol 1982) * Bendera Italia Fulvio Collovati (Spanyol 1982) * Bendera Perancis Marcel Desailly (Perancis 1998) * Bendera Brasil Roque Júnior (Korsel-Jepang 2002) * Bendera Brasil Cafu (Korsel-Jepang 2002) * Bendera Italia Gennaro Gattuso (Jerman 2006) * Bendera Italia Alberto Gilardino (Jerman 2006) * Bendera Italia Filippo Inzaghi (Jerman 2006) * Bendera Italia Alessandro Nesta (Jerman 2006) * Bendera Italia Andrea Pirlo (Jerman 2006) [sunting] Pemain yang memenangi Kejuaraan di benua asalnya saat bermain di Milan [sunting] UEFA European Cup.svg Eropa * Bendera Italia Angelo Anquilletti (Italia 1968) * Bendera Italia Giovanni Lodetti (Italia 1968) * Bendera Italia Pierino Prati (Italia 1968) * Bendera Italia Gianni Rivera (Italia 1968) * Bendera Italia Roberto Rosato (Italia 1968) * Bendera Belanda Ruud Gullit (Jerman Barat 1988) * Bendera Belanda Marco van Basten (Jerman Barat 1988) [sunting] Coppa America calcio.svg Amerika Latin * Bendera Brasil Serginho (Paraguay 1999) [sunting] FIFA Confederations Cup.svg Pemain yang memenangi Piala Konfederasi saat bermain di Milan * Bendera Brasil Leonardo (Arab Saudi 1997) * Bendera Brasil Dida (Jerman 2005) * Bendera Brasil Kaká (Jerman 2005, Afrika Selatan 2009) * Bendera Brasil Alexandre Pato (Afrika Selatan 2009) [sunting] Peraih Ballon d'Or * Bendera Italia Gianni Rivera - 1969 * Bendera Belanda Ruud Gullit - 1987 * Bendera Belanda Marco Van Basten - 1988, 1989, 1992 * Bendera Liberia George Weah - 1995 * Bendera Ukraina Andriy Shevchenko - 2004 * Bendera Brasil Kaká - 2007 [sunting] Pemasok kostum dan Sponsor Berikut adalah sponsor teknis pemasok kostum/franchise dan sponsor ofisial AC Milan.[39] Kostum AC Milan Periode Pemasok kostum Sponsor utama 1899-1978 tidak ada tidak ada 1978-79 Adidas 1979-80 Adidas-Linea Milan 1980-81 Linea Milan 1981-82 Pooh Jeans 1982–83 NR Hitachi 1983–84 Cuore 1984 awal Rolly Go Rete 4 1984-85 Oscar Mondadori 1985–86 Gianni Rivera Fotorex U-Bix 1986–87 Kappa 1987–90 Mediolanum 1990–92 Adidas 1992–93 Motta 1993–94 Lotto 1994–98 Opel 1998–06 Adidas 2006–10 Bwin 2010–15 Fly Emirates [sunting] Prestasi Bila dihitung berdasarkan total banyaknya gelar, maka Milan adalah salah satu klub tersukses di Italia, dengan total raihan gelar juara lebih dari 29 tropi dan menjadi terbanyak kedua setelah Juventus (40 tropi domestik)[40]. Milan juga menjadi klub tersukses di dunia bersama Boca Juniors[41], dengan rekor 14 trofi konfederasi (UEFA-Eropa) dan 4 trofi dunia. Milan juga mengenakan bintang tanda bahwa mereka memenangi lebih dari 10 gelar Seri A. Ditambah lagi, Milan juga memakai Lambang Penghargaan UEFA di seragam mereka karena memenangi lebih dari lima gelar Liga Champions.[42] [sunting] Kejuaraan Nasional Perayaan scudetto Milan musim 2003/2004 * small shield with the italian flag Seri A: * Juara (18): 1901; 1906; 1907; 1950-51; 1954-55; 1956-57; 1958-59; 1961-62; 1967-68; 1978-79; 1987-88; 1991-92; 1992-93; 1993-94; 1995-96; 1998-99; 2003-2004; 2010-2011 * Runner-up (14): 1902; 1947-48; 1949-50; 1951-52, 1955-56, 1960-61; 1964-65; 1968-69; 1970-71; 1971-72; 1972-1973; 1989-90; 1990-91; 2004-05 * Seri B: * Juara (2): 1980–81; 1982–83 * Badge of the Coppa Italia Copa Italia: * Juara (5): 1966–67; 1971–72; 1972–73; 1976–77; 2002-03 * Runner-up (7): 1941–42; 1967–68; 1970–71; 1974–75; 1984–85; 1989-90; 1997-98 * Piala Super Coppa Italia Piala Super Italia: * Juara (6): 1988; 1992; 1993; 1994; 2004; 2011 * Runner-up (3): 1996; 1999; 2003 [sunting] Kejuaraan Eropa Euforia kemenangan AC Milan di Liga Champions 2007 * Piala/Liga Champions: * Juara (7): 1962-63; 1968-69; 1988-89; 1989-90; 1993-94; 2002-03; 2006-07 * Runner-up (4): 1957-58; 1992-93; 1994-95; 2004-05 * Piala Super Eropa: * Juara (5): 1989; 1990; 1994; 2003; 2007 * Runner-up (2): 1973; 1993 * Trofeo Coppa delle Coppe Piala Winners: * Juara (2): 1967–68; 1972–73 * Runner-up (1): 1973–74 [sunting] Kejuaraan Dunia * FIFA Club World Cup Piala Interkontinental / Piala Dunia Antarklub FIFA: * Juara (4):1969; 1989; 1990; 2007 * Runner-up (4): 1963; 1993; 1994; 2003 [sunting] Kejuaraan lainnya * Piala Latin (Piala yang paling penting bagi klub-klub Eropa pada tahun 40-an dan 50-an. Diselenggarakan sejak 1949 hingga 1957 antara juara-juara Perancis, Italia, Portugal dan Spanyol. Kejuaraan ini menghilang setelah dimulainya Piala Champions.): * Juara (3): 1951; 1956 * Runner-up (1): 1953 * Piala Mitropa: * Juara (1): 1981-82 * Piala Kejuaraan Dubai * Juara (3): 2009, 2011, 2012 * Trofi Santiago Bernabéu * Juara (2): 1988, 1990 * Runner-up (1): 1999 * Trofeo Luigi Berlusconi * Juara (12): 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011 * Runner-up (9): 1991, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2010 [sunting] AC Milan tahun ke tahun [sunting] Daftar pelatih AC Milan Carlo Ancelotti Vittorio Pozzo Nils Liedholm Berikut ini adalah daftar pelatih Milan sepanjang sejarah.[43] Nama Negara Tahun Herbert Kilpin Bendera Inggris 1900–1908 Daniele Angeloni Bendera Italia 1906–1907 Komisi Teknik Bendera Italia 1907–1910 Giovanni Camperio Bendera Italia 1910–1911 Komisi Teknik Bendera Italia 1911–1914 Guido Moda Bendera Italia 1915–1922 Ferdi Oppenheim Bendera Austria 1922–1924 Vittorio Pozzo Bendera Italia 1924–1926 Guido Moda Bendera Italia 1926 Herbert Burgess Bendera Inggris 1926–1928 Engelbert König Bendera Austria 1928–1931 József Bánás Bendera Hongaria 1931–1933 József Viola Bendera Hongaria 1933–1934 Adolfo Baloncieri Bendera Italia 1934–1937 William Garbutt Bendera Inggris 1937 Hermann Felsner József Bánás Bendera Austria Bendera Hongaria 1937–1938 József Viola Bendera Hongaria 1938–1940 Guido Ara Antonio Busini Bendera Italia Bendera Italia 1940–1941 Mario Magnozzi Bendera Italia 1941–1943 Giuseppe Santagostino Bendera Italia 1943–1945 Adolfo Baloncieri Bendera Italia 1945–1946 Giuseppe Bigogno Bendera Italia 1946–1949 Lajos Czeizler Bendera Hongaria 1949–1952 Gunnar Gren Bendera Swedia 1952 Mario Sperone Bendera Italia 1952–1953 Béla Guttmann Bendera Hongaria 1953–1954 Antonio Busini Bendera Italia 1954 Hector Puricelli Bendera Uruguay 1954–1956 Giuseppe Viani Bendera Italia 1957–1960 Paolo Todeschini Bendera Italia 1960–1961 Nereo Rocco Bendera Italia 1961–1963 Luis Carniglia Bendera Argentina 1963–1964 Nils Liedholm Bendera Swedia 1963–1966 Giovanni Cattozzo Bendera Italia 1966 Arturo Silvestri Bendera Italia 1966–1967 Nereo Rocco Bendera Italia 1966–1972 Cesare Maldini Bendera Italia 1973–1974 Giovanni Trapattoni Bendera Italia 1974 Nama Negara Tahun Gustavo Giagnoni Bendera Italia 1974–1975 Nereo Rocco Bendera Italia 1975 Paolo Barison Bendera Italia 1975-1976 Giovanni Trapattoni Bendera Italia 1976 Giuseppe Marchioro Bendera Italia 1976–1977 Nereo Rocco Bendera Italia 1977 Nils Liedholm Bendera Swedia 1977–1979 Massimo Giacomini Bendera Italia 1979–1981 Italo Galbiati Bendera Italia 1981 Luigi Radice Bendera Italia 1981–1982 Italo Galbiati Bendera Italia 1982 Francesco Zagatti Bendera Italia 1982 Ilario Castagner Bendera Italia 1982–1984 Italo Galbiati Bendera Italia 1984 Nils Liedholm Bendera Swedia 1984–1987 Fabio Capello Bendera Italia 1987 Arrigo Sacchi Bendera Italia 1987–1991 Fabio Capello Bendera Italia 1991–1996 Oscar Tabárez Bendera Uruguay 1996 Giorgio Morini Bendera Italia 1996–1997 Arrigo Sacchi Bendera Italia 1997 Fabio Capello Bendera Italia 1997–1998 Alberto Zaccheroni Bendera Italia 1998–2001 Cesare Maldini Mauro Tassotti Bendera Italia 2001 Fatih Terim Bendera Turki 2001 Carlo Ancelotti Bendera Italia 2001–2009 Leonardo Bendera Brasil 2009—2010 Massimiliano Allegri Bendera Italia 2010— [sunting] Daftar presiden AC Milan Silvio Berlusconi Milan memiliki bayak presiden sejak didirikan, beberapa dari mereka juga adalah pemilik klub dan presiden yang diistimewakan. Inilah daftar lengkapnya.[44] Nama Tahun Alfred Edwards 1899–1909 Giannino Camperio 1909 Piero Pirelli 1909–1928 Luigi Ravasco 1928–1930 Mario Bernazzoli 1930–1933 Luigi Ravasco 1933–1935 Pietro Annoni 1935 Pietro Annoni G. Lorenzini Rino Valdameri 1935–1936 Emilio Colombo 1936–1939 Achille Invernizzi 1939–1940 Umberto Trabattoni 1940–1944 Antonio Busini 1944–1945 Umberto Trabattoni 1945–1954 Andrea Rizzoli 1954–1963 Felice Riva 1963–1965 Nama Tahun Federico Sordillo 1965–1966 Franco Carraro 1967–1971 Federico Sordillo 1971–1972 Albino Buticchi 1972–1975 Bruno Pardi 1975–1976 Vittorio Duina 1976–1977 Felice Colombo 1977–1980 Gaetano Morazzoni 1980–1982 Giuseppe Farina 1982–1986 Rosario Lo Verde 1986 Silvio Berlusconi 1986–2004 Komisi Presidensial 2004–2006 Silvio Berlusconi 2006–2008 Mengalami kelowongan[45] 2008–2012 Silvio Berlusconi[46] 2012– [sunting] Daftar kapten AC Milan Massimo Ambrosini, kapten Milan saat ini * Bendera Inggris Herbert Kilpin (1899-1907) * Bendera Italia Gerolamo Radice (1908-1909) * Bendera Italia Guido Moda (1909-1910) * Bendera Belgia Max Tobias (1910-1911) * Bendera Italia Giuseppe Rizzi (1911-1913) * Bendera Belgia Louis Van Hege (1913-1915) * Bendera Italia Marco Sala (1915-1916) * Bendera Italia Aldo Cevenini (1916-1919) * Bendera Italia Alessandro Scarioni (1919-1921) * Bendera Argentina Bendera Italia Cesare Lovati (1921-1922) * Bendera Italia Francesco Soldera (1922-1924) * Bendera Italia Pietro Bronzini (1924-1926) * Bendera Italia Gianangelo Barzan (1926-1927) * Bendera Italia Abdon Sgarbi (1927-1929) * Bendera Italia Alessandro Schienoni (1929-1930) * Bendera Italia Mario Magnozzi (1930-1933) * Bendera Italia Carlo Rigotti (1933-1934) * Bendera Italia Giuseppe Bonizzoni (1934-1936) * Bendera Italia Luigi Perversi (1936-1939) * Bendera Italia Giuseppe Bonizzoni (1939-1940) * Bendera Italia Bruno Arcari (1940-1941) * Bendera Italia Giuseppe Meazza (1941-1942) * Bendera Italia Giuseppe Antonini (1942-1944) * Bendera Italia Paolo Todeschini (1944-1945) * Bendera Italia Giuseppe Antonini (1945-1949) * Bendera Italia Andrea Bonomi (1949-1952) * Bendera Italia Carlo Annovazzi (1952-1953) * Bendera Italia Omero Tognon (1953-1954) * Bendera Swedia Gunnar Nordahl (1954-1956) * Bendera Swedia Nils Liedholm (1956-1961) * Bendera Italia Francesco Zagatti (1961) * Bendera Italia Cesare Maldini (1961-1966) * Bendera Italia Gianni Rivera (1966-1975) * Bendera Italia Romeo Benetti (1975-1976) * Bendera Italia Gianni Rivera (1976-1979) * Bendera Italia Albertino Bigon (1979-1980) * Bendera Italia Aldo Maldera (1980-1981) * Bendera Italia Fulvio Collovati (1981-1982) * Bendera Italia Franco Baresi (1982-1997) * Bendera Italia Paolo Maldini (1997-2009) * Bendera Italia Massimo Ambrosini (2009- , tidak tetap) [sunting] Warna dan lambang Milan A.C. Milan fantasy flag Warna seragam kebanggaan Milan adalah merah-hitam,atau dalam bahasa Italia: Rossoneri[47], namun anehnya, di ajang final suatu kompetisi yang tidak memakai format kandang-tandang (contoh:Liga Champions) , Milan selalu memakai warna seragam putih. Tradisi ini dipercaya membawa keberuntungan untuk Milan. Dengan enam kali menang dari delapan laga final Liga Champions berseragam putih (hanya kalah melawan Ajax pada 1995 dan Liverpool pada 2005) membuat tradisi ini semakin kukuh dipertahankan. Selain kedua seragam Milan (merah-hitam dan putih), Milan memiliki seragam ketiga (third kit) berwarna hitam dengan sentuhan garis merah di beberapa bagian. Namun, seragam ketiga ini sangat jarang digunakan. Untuk "beberapa tahun" belakangan, lambang Milan memakai sentuhan bendera Milan (flag of Milan), yaitu lambang yang terlihat seperti lambang salib berwarna merah pada lambang Milan, yang aslinya adalah bendera dari Saint Ambrose.[48] Panggilan Milan yang lainnya, Il Diavolo Rosso (setan merah) berasal dari lambang bintang yang dikenakan Milan di atas lambang klubnya[48]. Bintang tersebut dikenakan Milan pada 1979 karena Milan sudah memenangkan lebih dari sepuluh gelar lokal (scudetto Seri A). Saat ini, lambang klub Milan adalah untuk dipersembahkan kepada bendera Comune di Milano, dengan singkatan ACM di atas dan tahun berdirinya 1899 di bawah.[48] [sunting] Rekor statistik Milan Andriy Shevchenko, topskorer terbanyak kedua Milan Paolo Maldini sampai sekarang mencetak rekor untuk total penampilan di Seri A untuk Milan dengan total ± 1000 penampilan, dan 600 diantaranya diperoleh dari Seri A (14 Mei 2007, tidak termasuk pertandingan playoff). Selanjutnya ia dikenal sebagai pemain paling sering tampil di Seri A sepanjang masa.[49] Topskor Milan sepanjang sejarah dipegang oleh Gunnar Nordahl, yang mencetak 254 gol dalam 268 permainan.[50] Andriy Shevchenko berada di urutan kedua dengan 243 gol dalam 298 permainan, dan pencetak gol tertinggi di skuat Milan saat ini adalah Filippo Inzaghi, dengan 101 gol dalam 220 permainan. Milan memiliki rekor yang unik namun impresif, yaitu saat mengikuti musim 1991/1992. Milan tidak pernah kalah dalam musim tersebut. Totalnya, Milan tidak pernah kalah dalam 58 pertandingan, dimulai dengan seri 0-0 melawan Parma saat 26 Mei 1991 dan secara ironis diakhiri dengan kekalahan kandang 1-0 dengan Parma juga, 21 Maret 1993. Rekor tidak terkalahkan ini merupakan rekor terpanjang ketiga di sepak bola Eropa, di bawah Steaua Bucharest dengan 104 pertandingan tanpa kekalahan dan Celtic dengan 68 pertandingan tanpa kekalahan.[51][52] Pada 2007, Milan bersama dengan Boca Juniors dari Argentina menyandang gelar klub dengan gelar internasional terbanyak versi FIFA.[53] Kerena status ini, Milan sempat merajai peringkat klub sepak bola terhebat dunia pada kisaran 2007. [sunting] Komponen penting Milan [sunting] Stadion !Artikel utama untuk bagian ini adalah: San Siro Stadion tim saat ini adalah Stadion Giuseppe Meazza yang berkapasitas 85.000 orang. Stadion ini juga dikenal dengan nama San Siro, karena berada di distrik San Siro. Stadion ini digunakan bersama dengan Internazionale, klub lain di Milan. Stadion ini dipakai ketika Seri A melaksanakan partai antara klub kota Milan, Derby della Madonnina (Ibu segala derby). Nama ini diberikan untuk penghormatan kepada patung bunda Maria yang berada di Milan (sering disebut Madonnina atau ibu), serta karena rivalitas keduanya yang sangat sengit karena keduanya sama-sama tim jajaran atas terhebat di Italia, atmosfer pertandingannya melebihi pertandigan derby manapun. Suporter AC Milan menggunakan "San Siro" untuk menyebut stadion itu karena dulunya Giuseppe Meazza, merupakan seorang pemain bintang bagi Inter (meski dia pernah membela Milan selama satu musim). Tetapi, pada masa mendatang, ada wacana untuk memindahkan homebase Milan ke stadion baru, seperti yang diungkapkan wakil presiden Adriano Galliani pada tahun 2006.[54] [sunting] Basis pendukung Secara sejarah, AC Milan (dipanggil dengan "Milan" saja di Italia) didukung oleh kaum pekerja dan kelas buruh di Milan yang umumnya merupakan para pendatang dari daerah Italia selatan (atas dasar itulah julukan "Casciavit" / obeng diberikan untuk Milan)[55], sementara Inter lebih didukung orang-orang kaya.[55] Meskipun begitu, pada beberapa tahun terakhir, basis pendukung telah banyak berubah. Milan kini dimiliki oleh raja media dan Perdana Menteri Italia, Silvio Berlusconi, sementara Inter dimiliki pebisnis garis tengah-kiri, Massimo Moratti. Basis pendukung Milan yang disebut Milanisti mayoritas berhaluan politik sayap kiri, berseberangan dengan Inter yang didominasi oleh pendukung yang secara tradisional berhaluan sayap kanan. Grup pendukung (ultras) yang terkenal dari Milan adalah Fossa Dei Leoni[56] yang beraliran ekstrem kiri, dan Brigate Rossonere[56] yang beraliran ekstrem kanan. Menyusul keributan dengan suporter Inter pada derby musim kompetisi 2005/2006, Fossa Dei Leoni membubarkan diri secara organisasi. Meskipun begitu, massa mereka masih setia mendukung Milan di tribun khusus bagian selatan stadion San Siro bersama kelompok lain, dengan sebutan Curva Sud.[56]. [sunting] Basis pendukung di Indonesia Milanisti Indonesia Pada 16 Maret 2003, sebuah komunitas khusus pendukung Milan di Indonesia terbentuk. Komunitas itu bernama "Milanisti Indonesia". Komunitas ini berawal dari milis oleh sesama pendukung dan akhirnya berlanjut sampai membentuk suatu organisasi. Saat ini Milanisti Indonesia sudah memiliki basis-basis di kota besar di Indonesia selain Jakarta. Saat ini, pemimpin sekaligus presiden dari Milanisti Indonesia adalah Arief Ikram.[57] [sunting] Nama Tahun Nama Catatan 1899 - 1919 Milan C.F.C (Milan Cricket and Football Club) 1919 - 1938 Milan F.C (Milan Football Club) 1938 - 1945 A.C. Milano (Associazione Calcio Milano) "Milano" adalah ejaan untuk Milan dalam Italia, dipakai selama era fasisme Italia dalam Perang Dunia 2 1938 - A.C. Milan (Associazione Calcio Milan) "Milan" adalah ejaan dalam Inggris, untuk menghormati Alfred Edwards [sunting] Himne Milan AC Milan juga mempunyai himne yang berjudul "Inno Milan!",diciptakan oleh Tony Renis, pembuat lagu asal Italia. Bahasa Italia Bahasa Indonesia Milan milan solo con te Milan milan sempre per te Camminiamo noi accanto ai nostri eroi Sopra un campo verde sotto un cielo blu Conquistate voi una stella in piã A brillar per noi E insieme cantiamo Milan Milan solo con te, Milan!! Milan Milan sempre per te Ooo oo... Ooo oo.. Una grande squadra Sempre in festa ol㨠Ooo oo... Ooo oo.. Ooo oo.. E insieme cantiamo Milan Milan solo con te, Milan!! Milan Milan sempre per te Con il Milan nel cuore Nel profondo dell'anima Un vero amico sei E insieme cantiamo Milan Milan solo con te, Milan!! Milan Milan sempre con te Ooo oo.. Ooo oo.. Milan Milan hanya dengan anda Milan Milan selalu untuk anda Kita berjalan di samping pahlawan kita Di lapangan hijau, di bawah langit biru Anda memenangkan bintang utama Bersinar untuk kita Dan bersama kami menyanyi Milan Milan hanya dengan anda, Milan!! Milan Milan selalu untuk anda Ooo oo... Ooo oo.. Sebuah tim besar Juga dalam perayaan Ooo oo... Ooo oo.. Ooo oo.. Dan bersama kami menyanyi Milan Milan hanya dengan anda, Milan!! Milan Milan selalu untuk anda Dengan Milan di hati Di kedalaman jiwa Seorang sahabat sejati anda Dan bersama kami menyanyi Milan Milan hanya dengan anda, Milan!! Milan Milan selalu untuk anda Ooo oo... Ooo oo.. [sunting] Tim rival Sebagai tim tradisional dalam kompetisi Italia dan Eropa, Milan memiliki berbagai rival/pesaing yang seimbang, yang telah bertemu dengan Milan di berbagai ajang pertandingan. Di Italia Di Luar Italia Bendera Inter Milan Internazionale Bendera Manchester United F.C. Manchester United F.C. Bendera Inggris Bendera Juventus Juventus F.C. Bendera Liverpool F.C. Liverpool F.C. Bendera Inggris Bendera A.S. Roma A.S. Roma Bendera Arsenal F.C. Arsenal F.C. Bendera Inggris Bendera Genoa C.F.C. Genoa C.F.C. Bendera FC Barcelona F.C. Barcelona Bendera Spanyol Bendera Fiorentina ACF Fiorentina Bendera Real Madrid C.F. Real Madrid C.F. Bendera Spanyol Bendera Atalanta B.C. Atalanta B.C. Bendera Ajax Amsterdam Ajax Amsterdam Bendera Belanda Bendera Napoli S.S.C. Napoli Bendera São Paulo F.C. São Paulo F.C. Bendera Brasil Bendera Sampdoria U.C. Sampdoria Bendera Boca Juniors Boca Juniors Bendera Argentina [sunting] Serba-serbi AC Milan di bidang keuangan Berdasarkan Deloitte Football Money League yang diterbitkan oleh konsultan Deloitte, di musim 2005/2006, Milan ada di peringkat kelima klub sepak bola dengan pendapatan terringgi di dunia dengan jumlah estimasi pendapatannya 233.7 juta Euro.[58] Saat ini, Milan menempati peringkat keenam dalam daftar Klub Sepakbola Terkaya Di Dunia oleh majalah Forbes, membuat Milan klub sepak bola Italia terkaya.[59] Fly Emirates adalah sponsor Milan saat ini, di mulai dari musim 2010/2011 dan setidaknya akan bertahan hingga 5 musim ke depan[60]. Perusahaan judi online Austria, bwin.com adalah sponsor Milan yang sebelumnya, dengan kontrak empat tahun dimulai dari musim 2006/2007.[61] Sebelum bwin.com, sponsor Milan adalah Opel, perusahaan mobil asal Jerman. Opel mensponsori Milan selama 12 tahun, dan terpampang selama itu juga dengan logonya, namun, pada musim 2003/2004 dan 2005/2006 nama sponsor Opel di seragam Milan berubah, menjadi Meriva (2003/2004) dan Zafira (2005/2006), dua mobil produk mereka. Seragam dan perlengkpan olahraga Milan saat ini disuplai dari perusahaan manufaktur olahraga Jerman, Adidas, yang kontraknya berakhir pada musim 2017/2018.[62] Kontrak ini membuat Adidas adalah manufaktur resmi semua seragam dan perlengkapan replika Milan. Sebelum Adidas, perusahaan olahraga Italia Lotto adalah manufaktur resmi seragam dan perlengkapan Milan. Tanggal 14 Januari 2008, Milan dan Adidas memperbaharui kontrak kerjasama sampai 30 Juni 2018. Berdasarkan kontrak, Adidas bertanggungjawab terhadap tiga franchise Milan: sponsor terhadap seragam, merchandise Milan, dan distribusi semua produk non-sepak bola Milan.[63] [sunting] Superleague Formula Mobil Superleague Formula AC Milan Milan juga mensponsori "AC Milan Superleague Formula"[64] dalam ajang balap mobil Superleague Formula (ajang balap mobil formula yang diponsori klub sepak bola, dan balapan sesuai nama klub yang mensponsorinya). Robert Doornbos yang balapan untuk Minardi dan Red Bull Racing di kejuaraan dunia Formula One, akan membalap untuk Milan.[65]. Doornbos memenangkan balapan pertamanya untuk tim di Superleague Formula Nürburgring 2008. Doornbos digantikan oleh juara GP2 series, Giorgio Pantano.[66] Penggantian ini menyebabkan Milan adalah peserta pertama yang memakai lebih dari satu pembalap. Di balapan pertama Giorgio, tim AC Milan mengalami masalah pada gearbox - saat pertandingan kualifikasi - yang menyebabkan ia terdampar di grid ke-16 saat balapan pertama. AC Milan memenangkan balapan kedua dari pembukaan musim 2009. Pada musim 2010, Milan menggunakan jasa Yelmer Buurman sebagai pengendara mobil Superleague Formula.[67] Manchester United F.C. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search "MUFC" redirects here. For other uses, see MUFC (disambiguation). Page semi-protected Manchester United The words "Manchester" and "United" surround a pennant featuring a ship in full sail and a devil holding a trident. Full name Manchester United Football Club Nickname(s) The Red Devils[1] Founded 1878, as Newton Heath LYR F.C. Ground Old Trafford (Capacity: 75,811[2]) Owner Glazer family Co-chairmen Joel and Avram Glazer Manager Sir Alex Ferguson League Premier League 2010–11 Premier League, 1st Website Club home page A red shirt with a white-and-black striped collar. White shorts. Black socks with red, white and black-striped tops. Home colours A blue and black stripe shirt with blue and black stripe shoulders and a blue and black stripe pattern on both sleeves. Black shorts. Blue socks with black tops. Away colours A white shirt with black shoulders and a red pattern on both sleeves. Black shorts with a white stripe on either side. White socks with black tops and red trim. Third colours Current season Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910. The 1958 Munich air disaster claimed the lives of eight players. In 1968, under the management of Matt Busby, Manchester United was the first English football club to win the European Cup. The current manager, Sir Alex Ferguson, has won 37 major honours since he took over in November 1986.[3][4] Manchester United has won many trophies in English football, including a record 19 league titles, a record 11 FA Cups,[5] four League Cups and a record 19 FA Community Shields. The club has also won three European Cups, one UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, one UEFA Super Cup, one Intercontinental Cup and one FIFA Club World Cup. In 1998–99, the club won a Treble of the Premier League, the FA Cup and the UEFA Champions League, an unprecedented feat for an English club. Manchester United is one of the wealthiest and most widely supported football teams in the world.[6][7][8][9] As of July 2011, the club is number one in Forbes magazine's annual ranking of the world's 50 most valuable sports teams, valued at $1.86 billion.[10] After being floated on the London Stock Exchange in 1991, the club was purchased by Malcolm Glazer in May 2005 in a deal valuing the club at almost £800 million.[11] Contents [hide] * 1 History o 1.1 Early years (1878–1945) o 1.2 Busby years (1945–1969) o 1.3 1969–1986 o 1.4 Ferguson years (1986–present) * 2 Crest and colours * 3 Grounds * 4 Support o 4.1 Rivalries * 5 Global brand o 5.1 Sponsorship * 6 Ownership and finances * 7 Players o 7.1 First-team squad + 7.1.1 On loan o 7.2 Reserves and academy o 7.3 Former players o 7.4 Club captains o 7.5 Player records * 8 Club officials o 8.1 Managerial history * 9 Honours o 9.1 Domestic + 9.1.1 League + 9.1.2 Cups o 9.2 European o 9.3 Worldwide o 9.4 Doubles and Trebles * 10 See also * 11 Notes o 11.1 Footnotes o 11.2 Citations * 12 Further reading * 13 External links o 13.1 Independent sites History Early years (1878–1945) Main article: History of Manchester United F.C. (1878–1945) refer to caption A chart showing the progress of Manchester United F.C. through the English football league system from joining as Newton Heath in 1892–93 to 2007–08 Manchester United was formed in 1878 as Newton Heath LYR Football Club by the Carriage and Wagon department of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (LYR) depot at Newton Heath.[12] The team initially played games against other departments and rail companies, but on 20 November 1880, they competed in their first recorded match; wearing the colours of the railway company – green and gold – they were defeated 6–0 by Bolton Wanderers' reserve team.[13] By 1888, the club had become a founding member of The Combination, a regional football league. Following the league's dissolution after only one season, Newton Heath joined the newly formed Football Alliance, which ran for three seasons before being merged with the Football League. This resulted in the club starting the 1892–93 season in the First Division, by which time it had become independent of the rail company and dropped the "LYR" from its name.[12] After two seasons, the club was relegated to the Second Division.[12] A black-and-white photograph of a football team lining up before a match. Four players, wearing dark shirts, light shorts and dark socks, are seated. Four more players are standing immediately behind them, and three more are standing on a higher level on the back row. Two men in suits are standing on either side of the players. The Manchester United team at the start of the 1905–06 season, in which they were runners-up in the Second Division In January 1902, with debts of £2,670 – equivalent to £210,000 as of 2012[nb 1] – the club was served with a winding-up order.[14] Captain Harry Stafford found four local businessmen, including John Henry Davies (who became club president), each willing to invest £500 in return for a direct interest in running the club and who subsequently changed the name;[15] on 24 April 1902, Manchester United was officially born.[16][nb 2] Under Ernest Mangnall, who assumed managerial duties in 1903, the team finished as Second Division runners-up in 1906 and secured promotion to the First Division, which they won in 1908 – the club's first league title. The following season began with victory in the first ever Charity Shield[17] and ended with the club's first FA Cup title. Manchester United won the First Division for the second time in 1911, but at the end of the following season, Mangnall left the club to join Manchester City.[18] In 1922, three years after the resumption of football following the First World War, the club was relegated to the Second Division, where it remained until regaining promotion in 1925. Relegated again in 1931, Manchester United became a yo-yo club, achieving its all-time lowest position of 20th place in the Second Division in 1934. Following the death of the club's principal benefactor, J. H. Davies, in October 1927, the club's finances deteriorated to the extent that Manchester United would likely have gone bankrupt had it not been for James W. Gibson, who, in December 1931, invested £2,000 and assumed control of the club.[19] In the 1938–39 season, the last year of football before the Second World War, the club finished 14th in the First Division.[19] Busby years (1945–1969) Main article: History of Manchester United F.C. (1945–1969) A black-and-white photograph of several people in suits and overcoats on the steps of an aircraft. The Busby Babes in Denmark in 1955 In October 1945, the impending resumption of football led to the managerial appointment of Matt Busby, who demanded an unprecedented level of control over team selection, player transfers and training sessions.[20] Busby led the team to second-place league finishes in 1947, 1948 and 1949, and to FA Cup victory in 1948. In 1952, the club won the First Division, its first league title for 41 years.[21] With an average age of 22, the media labelled the back-to-back title winning side of 1956 "the Busby Babes", a testament to Busby's faith in his youth players.[22] In 1957, Manchester United became the first English team to compete in the European Cup, despite objections from The Football League, who had denied Chelsea the same opportunity the previous season.[23] En route to the semi-final, which they lost to Real Madrid, the team recorded a 10–0 victory over Belgian champions Anderlecht, which remains the club's biggest victory on record.[24] A stone tablet, inscribed with the image of a football pitch and several names. It is surrounded by a stone border in the shape of a football stadium. Above the tablet is a wooden carving of two men holding a large wreath. A plaque at Old Trafford in memory of those who died in the Munich air disaster, including players names The following season, on the way home from a European Cup quarter-final victory against Red Star Belgrade, the aircraft carrying the Manchester United players, officials and journalists crashed while attempting to take off after refuelling in Munich, Germany. The Munich air disaster of 6 February 1958 claimed 23 lives, including those of eight players – Geoff Bent, Roger Byrne, Eddie Colman, Duncan Edwards, Mark Jones, David Pegg, Tommy Taylor and Billy Whelan – and injured several more.[25][26] Reserve team manager Jimmy Murphy took over as manager while Busby recovered from his injuries and the club's makeshift side reached the FA Cup final, which they lost to Bolton Wanderers. In recognition of the team's tragedy, UEFA invited the club to compete in the 1958–59 European Cup alongside eventual League champions Wolverhampton Wanderers. Despite approval from the FA, the Football League determined that the club should not enter the competition, since it had not qualified.[27][28] Busby rebuilt the team through the 1960s by signing players such as Denis Law and Pat Crerand, who combined with the next generation of youth players – including George Best – to win the FA Cup in 1963. The following season, they finished second in the league, then won the title in 1965 and 1967. In 1968, Manchester United became the first English (and second British) club to win the European Cup, beating Benfica 4–1 in the final[29] with a team that contained three European Footballers of the Year: Bobby Charlton, Denis Law and George Best.[30] Matt Busby resigned as manager in 1969 and was replaced by the reserve team coach, former Manchester United player Wilf McGuinness.[31] 1969–1986 Main article: History of Manchester United F.C. (1969–1986) A smiling man with dark hair wearing a white, green and blue tracksuit top over a blue shirt. He is holding a washbag under his right arm. Bryan Robson was the captain of Manchester United for 12 years, longer than any other player.[32] Following an eighth-place finish in the 1969–70 season and a poor start to the 1970–71 season, Busby was persuaded to temporarily resume managerial duties, and McGuinness returned to his position as reserve team coach. In June 1971, Frank O'Farrell was appointed as manager, but lasted less than 18 months before being replaced by Tommy Docherty in December 1972.[33] Docherty saved Manchester United from relegation that season, only to see them relegated in 1974; by that time the trio of Best, Law, and Charlton had left the club.[29] The team won promotion at the first attempt and reached the FA Cup final in 1976, but were beaten by Southampton. They reached the final again in 1977, beating Liverpool 2–1. Docherty was dismissed shortly afterwards, following the revelation of his affair with the club physiotherapist's wife.[31][34] Dave Sexton replaced Docherty as manager in the summer of 1977. Despite major signings, including Joe Jordan, Gordon McQueen, Gary Bailey, and Ray Wilkins, the team failed to achieve any significant results; they finished in the top two in 1979–80 and lost to Arsenal in the 1979 FA Cup Final. Sexton was dismissed in 1981, even though the team won the last seven games under his direction.[35] He was replaced by Ron Atkinson, who immediately broke the British record transfer fee to sign Bryan Robson from West Bromwich Albion. Under Atkinson, Manchester United won the FA Cup twice in three years – in 1983 and 1985. In 1985–86, after 13 wins and two draws in its first 15 matches, the club was favourite to win the league, but finished in fourth place. The following season, with the club in danger of relegation by November, Atkinson was dismissed.[36] Ferguson years (1986–present) Main article: History of Manchester United F.C. (1986–present) The torso and head of a grey-haired white man. He is wearing spectacles and a black coat. Alex Ferguson has been manager of Manchester United since November 1986. Alex Ferguson and his assistant Archie Knox arrived from Aberdeen on the day of Atkinson's dismissal,[37] and guided the club to an 11th-place finish in the league.[38] Despite a second-place finish in 1987–88, the club was back in 11th place the following season.[39] Reportedly on the verge of being dismissed, victory over Crystal Palace in the 1990 FA Cup Final replay (after a 3–3 draw) saved Ferguson's career.[40][41] The following season, Manchester United claimed its first Cup Winners' Cup title and competed in the 1991 UEFA Super Cup, beating European Cup holders Red Star Belgrade 1–0 in the final at Old Trafford. A second consecutive League Cup final appearance followed in 1992, in which the team beat Nottingham Forest 1–0 at Wembley.[36] In 1993, the club won its first league title since 1967, and a year later, for the first time since 1957, it won a second consecutive title – alongside the FA Cup – to complete the first "Double" in the club's history.[36] A white football player with short, dark, greying hair. He is wearing a red shirt, white shorts, white socks and white football boots. He is running and has puffed-out cheeks. Ryan Giggs is the most decorated player in English football history.[42] In the 1998–99 season, Manchester United became the first team to win the Premier League, FA Cup and UEFA Champions League – "The Treble" – in the same season.[43] Losing 1–0 going into injury time in the 1999 UEFA Champions League Final, Teddy Sheringham and Ole Gunnar Solskjær scored late goals to claim a dramatic victory over Bayern Munich, in what is considered one of the greatest comebacks of all time.[44] The club also won the Intercontinental Cup after beating Palmeiras 1–0 in Tokyo.[45] Ferguson was subsequently knighted for his services to football.[46] Manchester United won the league again in the 1999–2000 and 2000–01 seasons. The team finished as runners-up in 2001–02, before regaining the title in 2002–03. They won the 2003–04 FA Cup, beating Millwall 3–0 in the final at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff.[47] In the 2005–06 season, Manchester United failed to qualify for the knockout phase of the UEFA Champions League for the first time in over a decade, but recovered to secure a second-place league finish and victory over Wigan Athletic in the 2006 Football League Cup Final. The club regained the Premier League in the 2006–07 and 2007–08 seasons, and completed the European double by beating Chelsea 6–5 on penalties in the 2008 UEFA Champions League Final in Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium. Ryan Giggs made a record 759th appearance for the club in this game, overtaking previous record holder Bobby Charlton.[48] In December 2008, the club won the 2008 FIFA Club World Cup and followed this with the 2008–09 Football League Cup, and its third successive Premier League title.[49][50] That summer, Cristiano Ronaldo was sold to Real Madrid for a world record £80 million.[51] In 2010, Manchester United defeated Aston Villa 2–1 at Wembley to retain the League Cup, its first successful defence of a knockout cup competition.[52] After finishing as runner-up to Chelsea in the 2009–10 season, United achieved a record 19th league title in 2010–11, securing the championship with a 1–1 away draw against Blackburn Rovers on 14 May 2011.[53] Crest and colours A football crest. In the centre is a shield with a ship in full sail above a red field with three diagonal black lines. Either side of the shield are two stylised roses, separating two scrolls. The upper scroll is red and reads "Manchester United" in black type, while the lower scroll is white with "Football Club" also written in black. Manchester United badge in the 1960s The club crest is derived from the Manchester City Council coat of arms, although all that remains of it on the current crest is the ship in full sail.[54] The devil stems from the club's nickname "The Red Devils"; it was included on club programmes and scarves in the 1960s, and incorporated into the club crest in 1970, although the crest was not included on the chest of the shirt until 1971 (unless the team was playing in a Cup Final).[54] A photograph of the Newton Heath team, taken in 1892, is believed to show the players wearing red-and-white quartered jerseys and blue shorts.[55] Between 1894–96, the players wore distinctive green and gold jerseys[55] which were replaced in 1896 by white shirts, which were worn with blue shorts.[55] After its name change in 1902, the club colours were changed to red shirts, white shorts, and black socks, which has become the standard Manchester United home kit.[55] Very few changes were made to the kit until 1922 when the club adopted white shirts bearing a deep red "V" around the neck, similar to the shirt worn in the 1909 FA Cup Final. They remained part of their home kits until 1927.[55] In 1934, players sported cherry and white hooped shirts, but the following season the red shirt was recalled after the club's lowest ever league placing of 20th in the Second Division.[55] The black socks were changed to white from 1959 to 1965, where they were replaced with red socks up until 1971, when the club reverted to black. The current home kit is a red shirt with a white and black crew neck collar, worn with white shorts and black socks.[56] The Manchester United away strip has more often than not been a white shirt, black shorts and white socks, but there have been several exceptions. These include the navy blue shirt with silver horizontal pinstripes worn during the 1999–2000 season,[57] and the current away kit, which has a royal blue body and sleeves with hoops made of small midnight navy blue and black stripes, with black shorts and blue socks.[58] An all-grey away kit worn during the 1995–96 season was dropped after just five games because players claimed to have trouble finding their team-mates against the crowd.[59] In 2001, to celebrate 100 years as "Manchester United", a reversible white/gold away kit was released, although the actual match day shirts were not reversible.[60] The club's third kit is often all-blue, this was most recently the case during the 2008–09 season, to celebrate 40 years since it was worn for the club's first European Cup win in 1968.[61] Exceptions include blue-and-white striped shirts worn during the 1994–96 season, an all black kit worn during the Treble winning season, and white shirts with black-and-red horizontal pinstripes worn between 2003–05.[62] Grounds Main articles: North Road, Bank Street, and Old Trafford Old Trafford Theatre of Dreams A stand of a football stadium. The seats are red, and the words "Manchester United" are written in white seats. The roof of the stand is supported by a cantilever structure. On the lip of the roof, it reads "Old Trafford Manchester". Location Sir Matt Busby Way, Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, England Broke ground 1909 Opened 19 February 1910 Owner Manchester United Operator Manchester United Construction cost £90,000 (1909) Architect Archibald Leitch (1909) Capacity 75,811 seated[2] Tenants Manchester United (1910–present) Newton Heath initially played on a field on North Road, close to the railway yard; the original capacity was about 12,000, but club officials deemed the facilities inadequate for a club hoping to join The Football League.[63] Some expansion took place in 1887, and in 1891 Newton Heath used its minimal financial reserves to purchase two grandstands, each able to hold 1,000 spectators.[64] Although attendances were not recorded for many of the earliest matches at North Road, the highest documented attendance was approximately 15,000 for a First Division match against Sunderland on 4 March 1893.[65] A similar attendance was also recorded for a friendly match against Gorton Villa on 5 September 1889.[66] In June 1893, after the club was evicted from North Road by its owners, Manchester Deans and Canons, who felt it was inappropriate for the club to charge an entry fee to the ground, secretary A. H. Albut procured the use of the Bank Street ground in Clayton.[67] It initially had no stands, by the start of the 1893–94 season, two had been built; one spanning the full length of the pitch on one side and the other behind the goal at the "Bradford end". At the opposite end, the "Clayton end", the ground had been "built up, thousands thus being provided for".[67] Newton Heath's first league match at Bank Street was played against Burnley on 1 September 1893, when 10,000 people saw Alf Farman score a hat-trick, Newton Heath's only goals in a 3–2 win. The remaining stands were completed for the following league game against Nottingham Forest three weeks later.[67] In October 1895, before the visit of Manchester City, the club purchased a 2,000-capacity stand from the Broughton Rangers rugby league club, and put up another stand on the "reserved side" (as distinct from the "popular side"). However, weather restricted the attendance for the Manchester City match to just 12,000.[68] When the Bank Street ground was temporarily closed by bailiffs in 1902, club captain Harry Stafford raised enough money to pay for the club's next away game at Bristol City and found a temporary ground at Harpurhey for the next reserves game against Padiham.[69] Following financial investment, new club president J.H. Davies paid £500 for the erection of a new 1,000-seat stand at Bank Street.[70] Within four years, the stadium had cover on all four sides, as well as the ability to hold approximately 50,000 spectators, some of whom could watch from the viewing gallery atop the Main Stand.[70] However, following Manchester United's first league title in 1908 and the FA Cup a year later, it was decided that Bank Street was too restrictive for Davies' ambition;[70] in February 1909, six weeks before the club's first FA Cup title, Old Trafford was named as the home of Manchester United, following the purchase of land for around £60,000. Architect Archibald Leitch was given a budget of £30,000 for construction; original plans called for seating capacity of 100,000, though budget constraints forced a revision to 77,000. The building was constructed by Messrs Brameld and Smith of Manchester. The stadium's record attendance was registered on 25 March 1939, when an FA Cup semi-final between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Grimsby Town drew 76,962 spectators.[71] Bombing in the Second World War destroyed much of the stadium; the central tunnel in the South Stand was all that remained of that quarter. After the war, the club received compensation from the War Damage Commission in the amount of £22,278. While reconstruction took place, the team played its "home" games at Manchester City's Maine Road ground; Manchester United was charged £5,000 per year, plus a nominal percentage of gate receipts.[72] Later improvements included the addition of roofs, first to the Stretford End and then to the North and East Stands. The roofs were supported by pillars that obstructed many fans' views, and they were eventually replaced with a cantilevered structure. The Stretford End was the last stand to receive a cantilevered roof, completed in time for the 1993–94 season.[31] First used on 25 March 1957 and costing £40,000, four 180-foot (55 m) pylons were erected, each housing 54 individual floodlights. These were dismantled in 1987 and replaced by a lighting system embedded in the roof of each stand, which remains in use today.[73] The Taylor Report's requirement for an all-seater stadium lowered capacity at Old Trafford to around 44,000 by 1993. In 1995, the North Stand was redeveloped into three tiers, restoring capacity to approximately 55,000. At the end of the 1998–99 season, second tiers were added to the East and West Stands, raising capacity to around 67,000, and between July 2005 and May 2006, 8,000 more seats were added via second tiers in the north-west and north-east quadrants. Part of the new seating was used for the first time on 26 March 2006, when an attendance of 69,070 became a new Premier League record.[74] The record was pushed steadily upwards before reaching its peak on 31 March 2007, when 76,098 spectators saw Manchester United beat Blackburn Rovers 4–1, with just 114 seats (0.15 percent of the total capacity of 76,212) unoccupied.[75] In 2009, reorganisation of the seating resulted in a reduction of capacity by 255 to 75,957.[76][77] Manchester United has the third highest average attendance of European football clubs only behind Borussia Dortmund and FC Barcelona. Support Manchester United is reputed to be the most popular football club in the world, with one of the highest average home attendance in Europe. [78] The club's worldwide fan base includes more than 200 officially recognised branches of the Manchester United Supporters Club (MUSC), in at least 24 countries.[79] The club takes advantage of this support through its worldwide summer tours. Accountancy firm and sports industry consultants Deloitte estimate that Manchester United has 75 million fans worldwide,[7] while other estimates put this figure closer to 333 million.[8] Supporters are represented by two independent bodies; the Independent Manchester United Supporters Association (IMUSA), which maintains close links to the club through the MUFC Fans Forum,[80] and the Manchester United Supporters' Trust (MUST). After the Glazer family's takeover in 2005, a group of fans formed a splinter club, F.C. United of Manchester. The West Stand of Old Trafford – the "Stretford End" – is the home end and the traditional source of the club's most vocal support.[81] Rivalries Main articles: Manchester derby, Liverpool F.C.–Manchester United F.C. rivalry, and Leeds United A.F.C.–Manchester United F.C. rivalry Manchester United has rivalries with Leeds United, Liverpool, and Manchester City, against whom they contest the Manchester derby.[82][83] The rivalry with Liverpool is rooted in competition between the cities during the Industrial Revolution when Manchester was famous for its textile industry while Liverpool was a major port.[84] The "Roses Rivalry" with Leeds stems from the Wars of the Roses, fought between the House of Lancaster and the House of York, with Manchester United representing Lancashire and Leeds representing Yorkshire.[85] Global brand Turkish Airlines is an official sponsor of the club, as shown by a Boeing 737–800 logojet seen here at Atatürk International Airport in April 2011. Manchester United has been described as a global brand; a 2011 report by Brand Finance, valued the club's trademarks and associated intellectual property at £412 million – an increase of £39 million on the previous year, valuing it at £11 million more than the second best brand, Real Madrid – and gave the brand a strength rating of AAA (Extremely Strong).[86] In 2011, Manchester United was ranked first by Forbes magazine in its list of the ten most valuable sports team brands, valuing the Manchester United brand at $1.86 billion.[10] The club is currently ranked third in the Deloitte Football Money League (behind Real Madrid and Barcelona).[87] The core strength of Manchester United's global brand is often attributed to Matt Busby's rebuilding of the team and subsequent success following the Munich air disaster, which drew worldwide acclaim.[81] The "iconic" team included Bobby Charlton and Nobby Stiles (members of England's World Cup winning team), Denis Law and George Best. The attacking style of play adopted by this team (in contrast to the defensive-minded "catenaccio" approach favoured by the leading Italian teams of the era) "captured the imagination of the English footballing public".[88] Busby's team also became associated with the liberalisation of Western society during the 1960s; George Best, known as the "fifth Beatle" for his iconic haircut, was the first footballer to significantly develop an off-the-field media profile.[88] As the second English football club to float on the London Stock Exchange in 1991, the club raised significant capital, with which it further developed its commercial strategy. The club's focus on commercial and sporting success brought significant profits in an industry often characterised by chronic losses.[89] The strength of the Manchester United brand was bolstered by intense off-the-field media attention to individual players, most notably David Beckham (who quickly developed his own global brand). This attention often generates greater interest in on-the-field activities, and hence generates sponsorship opportunities – the value of which is driven by television exposure.[90] During his time with the club, Beckham's popularity across Asia was integral to the club's commercial success in that part of the world.[91] Because higher league placement results in a greater share of television rights, success on the field generates greater income for the club. Since the inception of the Premier League, Manchester United has received the largest share of the revenue generated from the BSkyB broadcasting deal.[92] Manchester United has also consistently enjoyed the highest commercial income of any English club; in 2005–06, the club's commercial arm generated £51 million, compared to £42.5 million at Chelsea, £39.3 million at Liverpool, £34 million at Arsenal and £27.9 million at Newcastle United. A key sponsorship relationship is with sportswear company Nike, who manage the club's merchandising operation as part of a £303 million 13-year partnership established in 2002.[93] Through Manchester United Finance and the club's membership scheme, One United, those with an affinity for the club can purchase a range of branded goods and services. Additionally, Manchester United-branded media services – such as the club's dedicated television channel, MUTV – have allowed the club to expand its fan base to those beyond the reach of its Old Trafford stadium.[7] Sponsorship Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor 1945–1975 Umbro none 1975–1980 Admiral 1980–1982 Adidas 1982–1992 Sharp Electronics 1992–2000 Umbro 2000–2002 Vodafone 2002–2006 Nike 2006–2010 AIG 2010–0000 Aon In an initial five-year deal worth £500,000, Sharp Electronics became the club's first shirt sponsor at the beginning of the 1982–83 season, a relationship that lasted until the end of the 1999–2000 season, when Vodafone agreed a four-year, £30 million deal.[94] Vodafone agreed to pay £36 million to extend the deal by four years, but after two seasons triggered a break clause in order to concentrate on its sponsorship of the Champions League.[94] To commence at the start of the 2006–07 season, American insurance corporation AIG agreed a four-year £56.5 million deal which in September 2006 became the most valuable in the world.[95][96] At the beginning of the 2010–11 season, American reinsurance company Aon became the club's principal sponsor in a four-year deal reputed to be worth approximately £80 million, making it the most lucrative shirt sponsorship deal in football history.[97] Manchester United announced their first training kit sponsor in August 2011, agreeing a four-year deal with DHL reported to be worth £40 million; it is believed to be the first instance of training kit sponsorship in English football.[98][99] The club's first kit manufacturer was Umbro, until a five-year deal was agreed with Admiral Sportswear in 1975.[100] Adidas received the contract in 1980,[101] before Umbro started a second spell in 1992.[102] Umbro's sponsorship lasted for ten years, followed by Nike's record-breaking £302.9 million deal that will last until 2015; 3.8 million replica shirts were sold in the first 22 months with the company.[103][104] In addition to Nike and Aon, the club also has several lower-level "platinum" sponsors, including Audi and Budweiser.[105] Ownership and finances See also: Glazer ownership of Manchester United Originally funded by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company, the club became a limited company in 1892 and sold shares to local supporters for £1 via an application form.[15] In 1902, majority ownership passed to the four local businessmen who invested £500 to save the club from bankruptcy, including future club president J.H Davies.[15] After his death in 1927, the club faced bankruptcy yet again, but was saved in December 1931 by James W. Gibson, who assumed control of the club after investing £2,000.[19] Gibson promoted his son, Alan, to the board in 1948,[106] but died three years later; the Gibson family retained ownership of the club,[107] but the position of chairman passed to former player Harold Hardman.[108] Promoted to the board a few days after the Munich air disaster, Louis Edwards, a friend of Matt Busby, began acquiring shares in the club; for an investment of approximately £40,000, he accumulated a 54 percent shareholding and took control in January 1964.[109] When Lillian Gibson died in January 1971, her shares passed to Alan Gibson who sold a percentage of his shares to Louis Edwards' son, Martin in 1978; Martin Edwards went on to become chairman upon his father's death in 1980.[110] Media tycoon Robert Maxwell attempted to buy the club in 1984, but did not meet Edwards' asking price.[110] In 1989, chairman Martin Edwards attempted to sell the club to Michael Knighton for £20 million, but the sale fell through and Knighton joined the Board of Directors instead.[110] Manchester United was floated on the stock market in June 1991 (raising £6.7 million),[111] and received yet another takeover bid in 1998, this time from Rupert Murdoch's British Sky Broadcasting Corporation. This resulted in the formation of Shareholders United Against Murdoch – now the Manchester United Supporters' Trust – who encouraged supporters to buy shares in the club in an attempt to block any hostile takeover. The Manchester United board accepted a £623 million offer,[112] but the takeover was blocked by the Monopolies and Mergers Commission at the final hurdle in April 1999.[113] A few years later, a power struggle emerged between the club's manager, Alex Ferguson, and his horse-racing partners, John Magnier and J. P. McManus, who had gradually become the majority shareholders. In a dispute that stemmed from contested ownership of the horse Rock of Gibraltar, Magnier and McManus attempted to have Ferguson removed from his position as manager, and the board responded by approaching investors to attempt to reduce the Irishmen's majority.[114] In May 2005, Malcolm Glazer purchased the 28.7 percent stake held by McManus and Magnier, thus acquiring a controlling interest through his investment vehicle Red Football Ltd in a highly leveraged takeover valuing the club at approximately £800 million (then approx. $1.5 billion).[115][116] In July 2006, the club announced a £660 million debt refinancing package, resulting in a 30 percent reduction in annual interest payments to £62 million a year.[117][118] In January 2010, with debts of £716.5 million ($1.17 billion),[119] Manchester United further refinanced through a bond issue worth £504 million, enabling them to pay off most of the £509 million owed to international banks.[120] The annual interest payable on the bonds – which mature on 1 February 2017 – is approximately £45 million per annum.[121] Despite restructuring, the club's debt prompted protests from fans on 23 January 2010, at Old Trafford and the club's Trafford Training Centre.[122][123] Supporter groups encouraged match-going fans to wear green and gold, the colours of Newton Heath. On 30 January, reports emerged that the Manchester United Supporters' Trust had held meetings with a group of wealthy fans, dubbed the "Red Knights", with plans to buying out the Glazers' controlling interest.[124] In August 2011, the Glazers were believed to have approached Credit Suisse in preparation for a $1 billion (approx. £600 million) initial public offering (IPO) on the Singapore stock exchange that would value the club at more than £2 billion.[125] Players First-team squad As of 8 January 2012.[126] Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Position Player 1 Spain GK David de Gea 3 France DF Patrice Evra (vice-captain) 4 England DF Phil Jones 5 England DF Rio Ferdinand 6 Northern Ireland DF Jonny Evans 7 England FW Michael Owen 8 Brazil MF Anderson 9 Bulgaria FW Dimitar Berbatov 10 England FW Wayne Rooney 11 Wales MF Ryan Giggs 12 England DF Chris Smalling 13 South Korea MF Park Ji-Sung 14 Mexico FW Javier Hernández 15 Serbia DF Nemanja Vidić (captain) 16 England MF Michael Carrick 17 Portugal MF Nani No. Position Player 18 England MF Ashley Young 19 England FW Danny Welbeck 20 Brazil DF Fábio 21 Brazil DF Rafael 22 England MF Paul Scholes 23 England MF Tom Cleverley 24 Scotland MF Darren Fletcher 25 Ecuador MF Antonio Valencia 30 Belgium DF Ritchie De Laet 34 Denmark GK Anders Lindegaard 40 England GK Ben Amos 42 France MF Paul Pogba 46 England MF Ryan Tunnicliffe 48 England FW Will Keane 50 England GK Sam Johnstone 51 England DF Ezekiel Fryers On loan Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Position Player 27 Italy FW Federico Macheda (at Queens Park Rangers until 30 June 2012)[127] 29 Poland GK Tomasz Kuszczak (at Watford until 30 June 2012)[128] 33 Portugal FW Bébé (at Beşiktaş until 30 June 2012)[129] No. Position Player 37 Republic of Ireland MF Robbie Brady (at Hull City until 30 June 2012)[130] 41 Norway FW Joshua King (at Hull City until 30 June 2012)[131] 47 Northern Ireland MF Oliver Norwood (at Coventry City until 30 June 2012)[132] Reserves and academy Further information: Manchester United F.C. Reserves and Academy Former players Further information: List of Manchester United F.C. players and Category:Manchester United F.C. players Club captains Further information: List of Manchester United F.C. players#Club captains Player records Further information: List of Manchester United F.C. records and statistics Club officials * Owner: Glazer family via Red Football Shareholder Limited[133] * Honorary president: Martin Edwards[134] Manchester United Limited * Co-chairmen: Joel Glazer & Avram Glazer[135] * Chief executive: David Gill[135] * Chief operating officer: Michael Bolingbroke[135] * Commercial director: Richard Arnold[136] * Chief of Staff: Ed Woodward[137] * Non-executive directors: Bryan Glazer, Kevin Glazer, Edward Glazer & Darcie Glazer[135] Manchester United Football Club * Directors: David Gill, Michael Edelson, Sir Bobby Charlton, Maurice Watkins[137] * Club secretary: John Alexander[138] * Global ambassador: Bryan Robson[139] Coaching and medical staff * Manager: Sir Alex Ferguson[140] * Assistant manager: Mike Phelan[141] * First team coach: René Meulensteen[142] * Goalkeeping coach: Eric Steele[143] * Fitness coach: Tony Strudwick[144] * Reserve team manager: Warren Joyce[145] Managerial history Main article: List of Manchester United F.C. managers Dates[146] Name Notes 1878–1892 Unknown 1892–1900 England A. H. Albut 1900–1903 England James West 1903–1912 England Ernest Mangnall 1912–1914 England John Bentley 1914–1922 England Jack Robson 1922–1926 Scotland John Chapman First manager from outside England 1926–1927 England Lal Hilditch 1927–1931 England Herbert Bamlett 1931–1932 England Walter Crickmer 1932–1937 Scotland Scott Duncan 1937–1945 England Walter Crickmer 1945–1969 Scotland Matt Busby 1969–1970 England Wilf McGuinness 1970–1971 Scotland Matt Busby 1971–1972 Republic of Ireland Frank O'Farrell First manager from outside the United Kingdom 1972–1977 Scotland Tommy Docherty 1977–1981 England Dave Sexton 1981–1986 England Ron Atkinson 1986–present Scotland Alex Ferguson Most honours won and longest-serving manager in club history.[140] Honours Manchester United's first trophy was the Manchester Cup, which it won as Newton Heath in 1886.[147] In 1908, the club won its first league title, and won the FA Cup for the first time the following year. Manchester United won the most trophies in the 1990s; five league titles, four FA Cups, one League Cup, five Charity Shields (one shared), one UEFA Champions League, one UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, one UEFA Super Cup and one Intercontinental Cup. The club currently holds the record for most top-division titles (19), the most FA Cups (11), and the most FA Cup Final appearances (18).[148] Manchester United holds the record for the most Premier League titles (12), and was the first English team to win the European Cup in 1968. The club's most recent trophy came in August 2011 with the 2011 FA Community Shield title. The only major honour that Manchester United has never won is the UEFA Europa League,[149] although the team reached the quarter-finals in 1984–85 and the semi-finals of the competition's precursor tournament, the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, in 1964–65.[150][151] FC Barcelona From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Page semi-protected This is a featured article. Click here for more information. For the basketball team, see FC Barcelona Bàsquet. For the reserve team, see FC Barcelona B. Barcelona FCB.svg Full name Futbol Club Barcelona Nickname(s) Barça or Blaugrana (team) Culés or Barcelonistas (supporters) Blaugranes or Azulgranas (supporters) Founded November 29, 1899 (1899-11-29) (112 years ago) as Foot-Ball Club Barcelona Ground Camp Nou, Barcelona (Capacity: 99,354[1]) President Sandro Rosell Manager Josep Guardiola[2] League La Liga 2010–11 La Liga, 1st Website Club home page Home colours Away colours Third colours Current season Futbol Club Barcelona (Catalan pronunciation: [fubˈbɔɫ ˈkɫub bərsəˈɫonə] ( listen)), also known as Barcelona and familiarly as Barça,[3] is a professional football club, based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Founded in 1899 by a group of Swiss, English and Catalan footballers led by Joan Gamper, the club has become a symbol of Catalan culture and Catalanism, hence the motto "Més que un club" (More than a club). The official Barça anthem is the "Cant del Barça" written by Jaume Picas and Josep Maria Espinàs.[4] Unlike many other football clubs, the supporters own and operate Barcelona. It is the world's second richest football club in terms of revenue, with an annual turnover of €398 million. The club holds a long-standing rivalry with Real Madrid, and matches between the two teams are referred to as "El Clásico". They are the current Spanish and European football champions, and have won 21 La Liga, 25 Copa del Rey, 10 Supercopa de España, 3 Copa Eva Duarte[5] and 2 Copa de la Liga trophies, as well as being the record holder for the latter four competitions. In international club football Barcelona have won four UEFA Champions League, a record four UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, four UEFA Super Cup, a record three Inter-Cities Fairs Cup[6] and a record two FIFA Club World Cup trophies.[7] Barcelona is the only European club to have played continental football every season since 1955, and one of the only three clubs to have never been relegated from La Liga, along with Athletic Bilbao and Real Madrid. In 2009, Barcelona became the first club in Spain to win the treble consisting of La Liga, Copa del Rey, and the Champions League. That same year, it also became the first football club ever to win six out of six competitions in a single year, thus completing the sextuple, comprising the aforementioned treble and the Spanish Super Cup, UEFA Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup.[8] Contents [hide] * 1 History o 1.1 Birth of FC Barcelona (1899–1922) o 1.2 Rivera, Republic and Civil War (1923–1957) o 1.3 Club de Fútbol Barcelona (1957–1978) o 1.4 Núñez and the stabilisation years (1978–2000) o 1.5 Exit Núñez, enter Laporta (2000–2008) o 1.6 The Guardiola era (2008–2012) * 2 Support o 2.1 El Clásico o 2.2 El derbi Barceloní * 3 Finances and ownership * 4 Records * 5 Crest and shirt * 6 Stadiums * 7 Honours o 7.1 Domestic competitions o 7.2 European competitions o 7.3 Worldwide competitions * 8 Current squad o 8.1 Out on loan * 9 Personnel o 9.1 Current technical staff * 10 Management * 11 See also * 12 Notes o 12.1 References * 13 Further reading * 14 Filmography * 15 External links History Main article: History of FC Barcelona Birth of FC Barcelona (1899–1922) Sports Notice: Our friend and companion Hans Gamper... former Swiss [football] champion, being keen on organising some football games in the city asks anyone who feels enthusiastic enough about the sport to present themselves at the office of this newspaper any Tuesday or Friday evening between the hours of 9 and 11pm. Gamper's advertisement in Los Deportes[9] On 22 October 1899, Hans Kamper placed an advertisement in Los Deportes declaring his wish to form a football club; a positive response resulted in a meeting at the Gimnasio Solé on 29 November. Eleven players attended—Walter Wild (the first director of the club), Lluís d'Ossó, Bartomeu Terradas, Otto Kunzle, Otto Maier, Enric Ducal, Pere Cabot, Carles Pujol, Josep Llobet, John Parsons, and William Parsons—and Foot-Ball Club Barcelona was born.[9] FC Barcelona had a successful start in regional and national cups, competing in the Campionat de Catalunya and the Copa del Rey. In 1902, the club won its first trophy, the Copa Macaya, and participated in the first Copa del Rey, losing 1–2 to Bizcaya in the final.[10] Gamper became club president in 1908, the club in financial difficulty after not winning a competition since the Campionat de Catalunya in 1905. Club president on five separate occasions between 1908 and 1925, he spent 25 years in total at the helm. One of his main achievements was ensuring Barça acquire its own stadium and thus generate a stable income.[11] On 14 March 1909, the team moved into the Camp de la Indústria, a larger stadium with a seating capacity of 8,000 people. From 1910 to 1914 Barcelona participated in the Pyrenees Cup, which consisted of the best teams of Languedoc, Midi, Aquitaine (Southern France), the Basque Country, and Catalonia. At that time it was considered the finest competition open for participation.[12][13] During the same period, the club changed its official language from Castilian to Catalan and gradually evolved into an important symbol of Catalan identity. For many fans, supporting the club had less to do with the game itself and more with being a part of the club's collective identity.[14] Gamper launched a campaign to recruit more club members, and by 1922 the club had over 20,000 members and was able to finance a new stadium. The club to moved to the new Les Corts, inaugurated the same year.[15] Les Corts had an initial capacity of 22,000, which was later expanded to 60,000.[16] Jack Greenwell was recruited as the first full-time manager, and the club's fortunes began to improve on the field. During the Gamper era, FC Barcelona won eleven Campionat de Catalunya, six Copas del Rey, and four Pyrenees Cups.[10][11] Rivera, Republic and Civil War (1923–1957) Black-and-white photo of the city from high above. Smoke from a bomb can be seen The aerial bombardment of Barcelona in 1938 On 14 June 1925, the crowd in the stadium jeered the national anthem in a spontaneous protest against Miguel Primo de Rivera's dictatorship. The ground was closed for six months as a reprisal, and Gamper was forced to relinquish the club presidency.[17] This coincided with the club's transition to professionalism; in 1926 the directors of Barcelona publicly declared Barcelona a professional side for the first time.[15] The club's 1928 victory in the Spanish Cup was celebrated with a poem titled "Oda a Platko", written by a member of the Generation of '27, poet Rafael Alberti, who was inspired by the "heroic performance" of the Barcelona keeper.[18] On 30 July 1930, Gamper committed suicide after a period of depression brought on by personal and financial problems.[11] Although they continued to have players of the standing of Josep Escolà, the club entered a period of decline in which political conflict overshadowed sport throughout society.[19] Although the team won the Campionat de Catalunya in 1930, 1931, 1932, 1934, 1936, and 1938,[10] success at a national level (with the exception of a disputed title in 1937) evaded them. A month after the Spanish Civil War began in 1936, several players from Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao enlisted in the ranks of those who fought against the military uprising.[20] On 6 August, Josep Sunyol, the club president and representative of a pro-independence political party, was murdered by Falangist soldiers near Guadarrama.[21] Dubbed the martyrdom of barcelonisme, the murder was a defining moment in the history of FC Barcelona.[22] In the summer of 1937, the squad went on tour in Mexico and the United States, where it was received as an ambassador of the Second Spanish Republic. That tour secured the club financially, but also resulted in half the team seeking asylum in Mexico and France. On 16 March 1938, Barcelona came under aerial bombardment, resulting in over 3,000 deaths; one of the bombs hit the club's offices.[23] Catalonia came under occupation a few months later. As a symbol of 'undisciplined' Catalanism, the club, down to just 3,486 members, faced a number of restrictions.[24] After the Civil War, the Catalan flag was banned and football clubs were prohibited from using non-Spanish names. These measures forced the club to change its name to Club de Fútbol Barcelona and to remove the Catalan flag from its club shield.[16] In 1943, Barcelona faced rivals Real Madrid in the semi-finals of Copa del Generalísimo. Their first match at Les Corts was won by Barcelona 3–0. Before the second leg, Barcelona's players had a changing room visit from Franco's director of state security. He "reminded" them that they were only playing due to the "generosity of the regime". Real Madrid dominated the match, winning 11–1.[25] Despite the difficult political situation, CF Barcelona enjoyed considerable success during the 1940s and 1950s. In 1945, with Josep Samitier as managers and players like César, Ramallets, and Velasco, they won La Liga for the first time since 1929. They added to this total in 1948 and again in 1949. They also won the first Copa Latina that year. In June 1950, Barcelona signed Ladislao Kubala, who was to be an influential figure at the club. On a rainy Sunday in 1951, the crowd left Les Corts stadium after a 2–1 win against Santander on foot, refusing to catch any trams and surprising the Francoist authorities. A tram strike was taking place in Barcelona, which received the support of blaugrana fans. Events such as this made the club represent much more than just Catalonia; many progressive Spaniards saw the club as a staunch defender of rights and freedoms.[26][27] Managers Ferdinand Daučík and László Kubala led the team to five different trophies including La Liga, the Copa del Generalísimo (now the Copa del Rey), the Copa Latina, the Copa Eva Duarte, and the Copa Martini Rossi in 1952. In 1953, the club won La Liga and the Copa del Generalísimo again.[16] Club de Fútbol Barcelona (1957–1978) Barcelona stadium seen from above. It is a large and asymmetrically shaped dome. The club's stadium, Camp Nou, was constructed with financial backing from the club's supporters in 1957.[28] With Helenio Herrera as manager, a young Luis Suárez, the European Footballer of the Year in 1960, and two influential Hungarians recommended by Kubala, Sándor Kocsis and Zoltán Czibor, the team won another national double in 1959 and a La Liga and Inter-Cities Fairs Cup double in 1960. In 1961 they became the first club to beat Real Madrid in European Cup competition, but lost 3–2 to Benfica in the final.[29][30][31] The 1960s were less successful for the club, with Real Madrid monopolising La Liga. The building of the Camp Nou, completed in 1957, meant the club had little money to spend on new players.[31] On the positive side, the decade saw the emergence of Josep Maria Fusté and Carles Rexach, and the club won the Copa del Generalísimo in 1963 and the Fairs Cup in 1966. Barça restored some of its former pride by beating Real Madrid 1–0 in the 1968 Copa del Generalísimo final at the Bernabéu, in front of Franco, with former republican pilot Salvador Artigas as manager. The end of Franco's dictatorship in 1974 saw the club changing its official name back to Futbol Club Barcelona and reverting the crest to its original design, again including the original letters.[32] The 1973–74 season saw the arrival of Johan Cruyff, who was bought for a world record £920,000 from Ajax.[33] Already an established player in Holland, Cruyff quickly won over the Barça fans when he told the European press he chose Barça over Real Madrid because he could not play for a club associated with Franco. He further endeared himself when he chose the Catalan name Jordi, after the local saint, for his son.[34] Next to players of quality like Juan Manuel Asensi, Carles Rexach, and Hugo Sotil, he helped the club win the La Liga title in 1973–74 for the first time since 1960,[10] defeating Real Madrid 5–0 at the Bernabéu along the way.[35] He was crowned European Footballer of the Year in 1973 during his first season with Barcelona (his second Ballon d'Or win; he won his first while playing for Ajax in 1971). Cruyff received this prestigious award a third time (the first player ever to do so) in 1974 while he was still with Barcelona.[36] Núñez and the stabilisation years (1978–2000) Diego Maradona playing with Barcelona. Beginning with Josep Lluís Núñez in 1978, the president of FC Barcelona has been elected by the club members. This decision was closely tied to Spain's transition to democracy in 1974 and the end of Franco's dictatorship. Núñez's main objective was to develop Barça into a world-class club by giving it stability both on and off the pitch. On recommendation from Cruyff, Núñez inaugurated La Masia as Barcelona's youth academy on 20 October 1979.[37] His presidency was to last for 22 years and it deeply affected the image of Barcelona, as Núñez held to a strict policy regarding wages and discipline, letting players such as Diego Maradona, Romário and Ronaldo go rather than meeting their demands.[38][39] On 16 May 1979, the club won its first UEFA Cup Winners' Cup by beating Fortuna Düsseldorf 4–3 in Basel in a final that was watched by more than 30,000 travelling blaugrana fans. In June 1982 Maradona was signed for a then-world record fee of £5 million from Boca Juniors.[40] In the following season, under manager Menotti, Barcelona won the Copa del Rey, beating Real Madrid. Maradona's time with Barça was short-lived; he soon left for Napoli. At the start of the 1984–85 season Terry Venables was hired as manager, and he won La Liga with notable displays by German midfielder Bernd Schuster. The next season Venables took the team to their second European Cup final, only to lose on penalties to Steaua Bucureşti during a dramatic evening in Seville.[38] After the 1986 FIFA World Cup, English top scorer Gary Lineker was signed along with goalkeeper Andoni Zubizarreta, but the team could not achieve success as Schuster was excluded from the team. Venables was fired at the beginning of the 1987–88 season and replaced with Luis Aragonés. The players rebelled against president Núñez in an event that became known as the Hesperia mutiny, and a 1–0 victory at the Copa del Rey final against Real Sociedad finished out the season.[38] photo of Johan Cruyff Johan Cruyff won four consecutive La Liga titles as manager of Barcelona. In 1988, Johan Cruyff returned to the club as manager and he assembled the so-called Dream Team. He used a mix of Spanish players like Josep Guardiola, José Mari Bakero, and Txiki Begiristain while signing international stars such as Ronald Koeman, Michael Laudrup, Romário, and Hristo Stoichkov.[41] Under his guidance, Barcelona won four consecutive La Liga titles from 1991 to 1994. They beat Sampdoria in both the 1989 Cup Winners' Cup final and the 1992 European Cup final at Wembley. They also won a Copa del Rey in 1990, the European Super Cup in 1992, and three Supercopa de España. With 11 trophies, Cruyff became the club's most successful manager, until being overtaken by Pep Guardiola in 2011.[42] He also became the club's longest consecutive serving manager, serving 8 years.[43] Cruyff's fortune changed in his final two seasons, when he failed to win any trophies and fell out with president Núñez, resulting in his departure.[38] Cruyff was briefly replaced by Bobby Robson, who took charge of the club for a single season in 1996–97. The club signed Ronaldo and delivered a cup treble, winning the Copa del Rey, Cup Winners Cup, and the Supercopa de España. Despite his success Robson was only ever seen as a short-term solution while the club waited for Louis van Gaal to become available.[44] The club won the UEFA Super Cup against Borussia Dortmund and won a Copa del Rey and La Liga double in 1998. In 1999 the club celebrated its 'centenari', winning the Primera División title. Rivaldo became the fourth Barça player to be awarded European Footballer of the Year. Despite this domestic success, the failure to extend that success to the Champions League led to van Gaal and Núñez resigning in 2000.[44] Exit Núñez, enter Laporta (2000–2008) Ronaldinho, 2005 Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player. The departures of Núñez and van Gaal were nothing compared to that of Luís Figo. As well as club vice-captain, Figo had become a cult hero and was considered by Catalans to be one of their own. Barça fans were distraught by Figo's decision to join arch-rivals Real Madrid, and during subsequent visits to the Camp Nou, he was given an extremely hostile reception. Upon his first return a piglet's head and a full bottle of whiskey were thrown at him from the crowd.[45] President Núñez was replaced by Joan Gaspart in 2000, and the three years he was in charge, saw the club decline and managers came and went; van Gaal served a second term. Gaspart did not inspire confidence off the field either and in 2003, he and van Gaal resigned.[46] After the disappointment of the Gaspart era, the club bounced back with the combination of a new young president, Joan Laporta, and a young new manager, former Dutch player Frank Rijkaard. On the field, an influx of international players combined with home-grown Spanish players led to the club's return to success. Barça won La Liga and the Supercopa de España in 2004–05, and the team's midfielder, Ronaldinho, won the FIFA World Player of the Year award.[47] In the 2005–06 season, Barcelona repeated their league and Supercup successes.[48] In the Champions League, Barça beat English club Arsenal 2–1 in the final. Trailing 1–0 to a 10-man Arsenal and with less than 15 minutes left, they came back to win 2–1 for the club's first European Cup victory in 14 years.[49] They took part in the 2006 FIFA Club World Cup, but were beaten by a late goal in the final against Brazilian side Internacional.[50] Despite being the favourites and starting strongly, Barcelona finished the 2006–07 season without trophies. A pre-season U.S. tour and open feud between the player Samuel Eto'o and Rijkaard was later blamed for the lack of trophies.[51][52] In La Liga, Barça were in first place for much of the season, but their inconsistency in the new year allowed Real Madrid to overtake them to become champions. The Guardiola era (2008–2012) The 2007–08 season was unsuccessful, and as Barça failed to emulate the success of previous years, Barça B youth manager Josep Guardiola took over Frank Rijkaard's duties at the conclusion of the season.[53] Guardiola brought with him the now famous tiki-taka style of play which he had been taught during his time in the Barcelona youth teams. In the process Guardiola sold Ronaldinho and Deco, and started building the Barcelona team around Xavi, Iniesta and Messi. Lionel Messi, three-time Ballon d'Or winner, in 2009, 2010 and 2011, and FC Barcelona's top goalscorer in official competitions with 243 goals.[54] Barça beat Athletic Bilbao 4–1 in the 2009 Copa del Rey Final, winning the competition for a record-breaking 25th time. A historic 2–6 victory against Real Madrid followed three days later and ensured that Barcelona became La Liga champions for the 2008–09 season. Barça finished the season by beating the previous year's Champions League winners Manchester United 2–0 at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome to win their third Champions League title and completed the first ever treble won by a Spanish side.[55][56][57] The team went on to win the 2009 Supercopa de España against Athletic Bilbao[58] and the 2009 UEFA Super Cup against Shakhtar Donetsk,[59] becoming the first European club to win both domestic and European Super Cups following a treble. In December 2009, Barcelona won the 2009 FIFA Club World Cup,[60] and became the first football club ever to accomplish the sextuple.[61] Barcelona accomplished two new records in Spanish football in 2010 as they retained the La Liga trophy with 99 points and won the Spanish Super Cup trophy for a ninth time.[62][63] After Laporta's departure from the club in June 2010, Sandro Rosell was soon elected as the new president. The elections were held on June 13, where he got 61.35% (57,088 votes, a record) of total votes.[64] Rosell signed David Villa from Valencia for €40 million.[65] and Javier Mascherano from Liverpool for €19 million.[66] In November 2010, Barcelona defeated their main rival, Real Madrid 5–0 in El Clásico. In the 2010–11 season, Barcelona retained the La Liga trophy, their third title in succession, finishing with 96 points.[67] In April 2011, the club reached the Copa del Rey final, losing 1–0 to Real Madrid at the Mestalla in Valencia.[68] In May, Barcelona defeated Manchester United in the 2011 Champions League Final 3–1 held at Wembley Stadium, a repeat of the 2009 final, winning their fourth European Cup.[69] In August 2011, the La Masia graduate Cesc Fàbregas was bought from Arsenal and who would help Barcelona defend the Spanish Supercup against Real Madrid. The Supercup victory brought the total amount of official trophies to 73, matching the number of titles won by Real Madrid.[70] Later the same month, Barcelona won the UEFA Super Cup after defeating Porto 2–0 thanks to goals from Lionel Messi and Cesc Fábregas. This extended the club's overall amount of official trophies to 74, surpassing Real Madrid's total amount of official trophies.[71] The UEFA Super Cup victory also marked another impressive achievement as Josep Guardiola won his 12th trophy out of 15 possible in only three years at the helm of the club, becoming the all-time record holder of most titles won as a coach at FC Barcelona.[72] In December, Barcelona won the FIFA Club World Cup for a record second time since its establishment, by beating the Brazilian 2011 Copa Libertadores holders, Santos, 4–0 in the final thanks to two goals from Lionel Messi and goals from Xavi and Fábregas.[73] As a result, the overall trophy haul during the reign of Guardiola was further extended and saw Barcelona win their 13th trophy out of 16 possible in 3.5 years, continuing their high-quality performance in recent world football competitions.[74][75] Support Main article: Supporters of FC Barcelona The nickname culer for a Barcelona supporter is derived from the Catalan cul (English: arse), as the spectators at the first stadium, Camp de la Indústria, sat with their culs over the stand. In Spain, about 25% of the population are said to be Barça sympathisers, second behind Real Madrid, supported by 32% of the population. Valencia is third, with 5%.[76] Throughout Europe, Barcelona is the favourite second-choice club.[77] The club's membership figures have seen a significant increase from 100,000 in the 2003–04 season to 170,000 in September 2009,[78] the sharp rise being attributed to the influence of Ronaldinho and then-president Joan Laporta's media strategy that focused on Spanish and English online media.[79][80] In addition to membership, as of June 2010 there are 1,335 officially registered fan clubs, called penyes, around the world. The fan clubs promote Barcelona in their locality and receive beneficial offers when visiting Barcelona.[81] The club has had many prominent persons among its supporters, including Pope John Paul II, who was an honorary member, and former prime minister of Spain José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero[82][83]. FC Barcelona has the second highest average attendance of European football clubs only behind Borussia Dortmund.[84][85] El Clásico Main article: El Clásico There is often a fierce rivalry between the two strongest teams in a national league, and this is particularly the case in La Liga, where the game between Barça and Real Madrid is known as El Clásico. From the start of national competitions the clubs were seen as representatives of two rival regions in Spain: Catalonia and Castile, as well as of the two cities. The rivalry reflects what many regard as the political and cultural tensions felt between Catalans and the Castilians, seen by one author as a re-enactment of the Spanish Civil War.[86] During the dictatorships of Primo de Rivera and especially of Francisco Franco (1939–1975), all regional cultures were suppressed. All of the languages spoken in Spanish territory, except Spanish (Castilian) itself, were officially banned.[87][88] Symbolising the Catalan people's desire for freedom, Barça became 'More than a club' (Més que un club) for the Catalans. According to Manuel Vázquez Montalbán, the best way for the Catalans to demonstrate their identity was by joining Barça. It was less risky than joining a clandestine anti-Franco movement, and allowed them to express their dissidence.[89] On the other hand, Real Madrid was widely seen as the embodiment of the sovereign oppressive centralism and the fascist regime at management level and beyond (Santiago Bernabeu, the former club president for whom the Merengues stadium is named, fought with los nacionales).[90][91] However, during the Spanish Civil War, members of both clubs such as Josep Sunyol and Rafael Sánchez Guerra suffered at the hands of Franco supporters. During the 1950s the rivalry was exacerbated further when there was a controversy surrounding the transfer of Alfredo di Stéfano, who finally played for Real Madrid and was key to their subsequent success.[92] The 1960s saw the rivalry reach the European stage when they met twice at the knock-out rounds of the European Cup.[10] El derbi Barceloní Main article: El derbi Barceloní Barça's local rival has always been Espanyol. Blanc-i-blaus, being one of the clubs granted royal patronage, was founded exclusively by Spanish football fans, unlike the multinational nature of Barça's primary board. The founding message of the club was clearly anti-Barcelona, and they disapprovingly saw FC Barcelona as a team of foreigners.[93] The rivalry was strengthened by what Catalonians saw as a provocative representative of Madrid.[94] Their original ground was in the affluent district of Sarrià.[95][96] Traditionally, especially during the Franco regime, Espanyol was seen by the vast majority of Barcelona's citizens as a club which cultivated a kind of compliance to the central authority, in stark contrast to Barça's revolutionary spirit.[97] In 1918 Espanyol started a counter-petition against autonomy, which at that time had become a pertinent issue.[93] Later on, an Espanyol supporter group would join the Falangists in the Spanish civil war, siding with the fascists. Despite these differences in ideology, the derbi has always been more relevant to Espanyol supporters than Barcelona ones due to the difference in objectives. In recent years the rivalry has become less political, as Espanyol translated its official name and anthem from Spanish to Catalan.[93] Though it is the most played local derby in the history of La Liga, it is also the most unbalanced, with Barcelona overwhelmingly dominant. In the league table, Espanyol have only managed to end above Barça on three occasions in almost 70 years and the only all-Catalan Copa del Rey final was won by Barça in 1957. Espanyol has the consolation of achieving the largest margin win with a 6–0 in 1951. Espanyol achieved a 2–1 win against Barça during the 2008–09 season, becoming the first team to defeat Barcelona at Camp Nou in their treble-winning season.[98] Finances and ownership In 2010, Forbes evaluated Barcelona's worth to be around €752 million (USD $1 billion), ranking them fourth after Manchester United, Real Madrid, and Arsenal, based on figures from the 2008–09 season.[99][100] According to Deloitte, Barcelona had a recorded revenue of €366 million in the same period, ranking second to Real Madrid, who generated €401 million in revenue.[101] Along with Real Madrid, Athletic Bilbao, and Osasuna, Barcelona is organised as a registered association. Unlike a limited company, it is not possible to purchase shares in the club, but only membership.[102] The members of Barcelona, called socis, form an assembly of delegates which is the highest governing body of the club.[103] As of 2010 the club has 170,000 socis.[78] An audit by Deloitte in July 2010 showed that Barcelona had a net debt of €442 million, currently 58% of net worth as evaluated by Forbes. The new management of Barcelona, which had ordered the audit, cited "structural problems" as the cause of the debt.[104] News had emerged that the club had recorded a loss of approximately €79 million over the course of the year, despite having defended their La Liga title.[105] For 2011, Barcelona's gross debt stands at around €483m and the net debt is at €364.[106] Barcelona was found to have the highest average salary per player of all professional sports teams in the world, just ahead of rival Real Madrid.[107] Records For more details on this topic, see List of FC Barcelona records and statistics. Xavi presently holds the team record for number of total games played (626) as well as the record number of La Liga appearances (412), surpassing the previous record holder Migueli (391).[108] FC Barcelona's all-time highest goalscorer in all competitions (including friendlies) is Paulino Alcántara with 369 goals.[109][108] The record league scorer is César Rodríguez, who scored 192 goals in La Liga between 1942 and 1955. Only four people have managed to score over 100 league goals at Barcelona: César Rodríguez (192), Lionel Messi (162), Ladislao Kubala (131) and Samuel Eto'o (108) . On 2 February 2009, Barcelona reached a total of 5,000 La Liga goals. The goal was converted by Messi in a game against Racing Santander, which Barça won 2–1.[110] On 18 December 2009 Barcelona beat Estudiantes 2–1 to win their sixth title in a year and became the first ever football team to complete the sextuple.[111] Barcelona's highest home attendance was 120,000, for a European Cup quarter-final against Juventus on 3 March 1986.[112] The modernisation of Camp Nou during the 1990s and the introduction of all-seater stands means the record will not be broken for the foreseeable future as the current legal capacity of the stadium is 98,772.[113] Crest and shirt diamond shaped crest surrounded by laurels and topped with a crown and a bat The first crest worn by Barcelona Since its foundation the club has played with a crest. The club's original crest was a quartered diamond-shaped crest topped by the Crown of Aragon and the bat of King James, and surrounded by two branches, one of a laurel tree and the other a palm.[114] In 1910 the club held a competition among its members to design a new crest. The winner was Carles Comamala, who at the time played for the club. Comamala's suggestion became the crest that the club wears today, with some minor variations. The crest consists of the St George Cross in the upper-left corner with the Catalan flag beside it, and the team colours at the bottom.[114] The blue and red colours of the shirt were first worn in a match against Hispania in 1900.[115] Several competing theories have been put forth for the blue and red design of the Barcelona shirt. The son of the first president, Arthur Witty, claimed it was the idea of his father as the colours were the same as the Merchant Taylor's School team. Another explanation, according to author Toni Strubell, is that the colours are from Robespierre's First Republic. In Catalonia the common perception is that the colours were chosen by Joan Gamper and are those of his home team, FC Basel.[116] Since its founding, Barcelona has never worn corporate advertisements on their shirt. On 14 July 2006, the club announced a five year agreement with UNICEF, which includes having the UNICEF logo on their shirts. The agreement has the club donate €1.5 million per year to UNICEF (0.7 percent of its ordinary income, equal to the UN International Aid Target, cf. ODA) via the FC Barcelona Foundation.[117] The FC Barcelona Foundation is an entity set up in 1994 on the suggestion of then-chairman of the Economical-Statutory Committee, Jaime Gil-Aluja. The idea was to set up a foundation that could attract financial sponsorships to support a non-profit sport company.[118] In 2004, a company could become one of 25 "Honorary members" by contributing between £40,000–60,000 (£45,800–68,700)[119] per year. There are also 48 associate memberships available for an annual fee of £14,000 (£16,000)[119] and an unlimited number of "patronages" for the cost of £4,000 per year (£4,600).[119] It is unclear whether the honorary members have any formal say in club policy, but according to the author Anthony King, it is "unlikely that Honorary Membership would not involve at least some informal influence over the club".[120] Barcelona ended their refusal of corporate sponsorship prior to the commencement of the 2011–12 season, signing a five-year €150m deal with the Qatar Foundation.[121] Period Kit manufacturer Shirt partner 1982–1992 Meyba None 1992–1998 Kappa 1998–2006 Nike 2006–2011 UNICEF 2011– Qatar Foundation, UNICEF Stadiums Main articles: Camp de la Indústria, Camp de Les Corts, and Camp Nou an elevated view of the stadium at night An elevated view of a full Camp Nou Barcelona initially played in the Camp de la Indústria. The capacity was about 6,000, and club officials deemed the facilities inadequate for a club with growing membership.[122] In 1922, the number of supporters had surpassed 20,000 and by lending money to the club, Barça was able to build the larger Camp de Les Corts, which had an initial capacity of 20,000 spectators. After the Spanish Civil War the club started attracting more members and a larger number of spectators at matches. This led to several expansion projects: the grandstand in 1944, the southern stand in 1946, and finally the northern stand in 1950. After the last expansion, Les Corts could hold 60,000 spectators.[123] After the construction was complete there was no further room for expansion at Les Corts. Back-to-back La Liga titles in 1948 and 1949 and the signing of in June 1950 of László Kubala, who would later go on to score 196 goals in 256 matches, drew larger crowds to the games.[123][124][125] The club began to make plans for a new stadium.[123] The building of Camp Nou commenced on 28 March 1954, before a crowd of 60,000 Barça fans. The first stone of the future stadium was laid in place under the auspices of Governor Felipe Acedo Colunga and with the blessing of Archbishop of Barcelona Gregorio Modrego. Construction took three years and ended on 24 September 1957 with a final cost of 288 million pesetas, 336% over budget.[123] One of the stands displaying Barcelona's motto, "Més que un club", meaning 'More than a club' In 1980, when the stadium was in need of redesign to meet UEFA criteria, the club raised money by offering supporters the opportunity to inscribe their name on the bricks for a small fee. The idea was popular with supporters, and thousands of people paid the fee. Later this became the centre of controversy when media in Madrid picked up reports that one of the stones was inscribed with the name of long-time Real Madrid chairman and Franco supporter Santiago Bernabéu.[126][127][128] In preparation for the 1992 Summer Games two tiers of seating were installed above the previous roofline.[129] It has a current capacity of 96,366 making it the largest stadium in Europe. There are also other facilities, which include:[130] * Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper (FC Barcelona's training ground) * Masia-Centre de Formació Oriol Tort (Residence of young players) * Mini Estadi (Home of the reserve team) * Palau Blaugrana (FC Barcelona indoor sports arena) * Palau Blaugrana 2 (Secondary indoor arena of FC Barcelona) * Pista de Gel (FC Barcelona ice rink) Honours See also: FC Barcelona honours and FC Barcelona in Europe As of 18 December 2011, Barcelona has won 21 La Liga, 25 Copa del Rey, 10 Supercopa de España, 3 Copa Eva Duarte[131] and 2 Copa de la Liga trophies, as well as being the record holder for the latter four competitions. They have also won 4 UEFA Champions League, a record 4 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, 4 UEFA Super Cup and a record 2 FIFA Club World Cup trophies.[7] They also won a record 3 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup trophies, considered the predecessor to the UEFA Cup-Europa League.[132] Barcelona is the only European club to have played continental football every season since 1955, and one of the only three clubs to have never been relegated from La Liga, along with Athletic Bilbao and Real Madrid. In 2009, Barcelona became the first club in Spain to win the treble consisting of La Liga, Copa del Rey, and the Champions League. That same year, it also became the first football club ever to win six out of six competitions in a single year, thus completing the sextuple, comprising the aforementioned treble and the Spanish Super Cup, UEFA Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup.[8] Domestic competitions * La Liga[133] Winners (21): 1928–1929, 1944–45, 1947–48, 1948–49, 1951–52, 1952–53, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1973–74, 1984–85, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11 Runners-up (22): 1929–30, 1945–46, 1953–54, 1954–55, 1955–56, 1961–62, 1963–64, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1970–71, 1972–73, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1981–82, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1988–89, 1996–97, 1999–00, 2003–04, 2006–07 * Copa del Rey[134] Winners (25): 1909–10, 1911–12, 1912–13, 1919–20, 1921–22, 1924–25, 1925–26, 1927–28, 1941–42, 1950–51, 1951–52, 1952–53, 1956–57, 1958–59, 1962–63, 1967–68, 1970–71, 1977–78, 1980–81, 1982–83, 1987–88, 1989–90, 1996–97, 1997–98, 2008–09 Runners-up (9): 1918–19, 1931–32, 1935–36, 1953–54, 1973–74, 1983–84, 1985–86, 1995–96, 2010–11 * Supercopa de España[135] The European Cup, which Barcelona won in 1992. Winners (10): 1983, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011 Runners-up (7): 1985, 1988, 1990, 1993, 1997, 1998, 1999 * Copa Eva Duarte (the forerunner to the Supercopa de España)[136] Winners (3): 1948, 1952, 1953[5] Runners-up (2): 1949, 1951 * Copa de la Liga[137] Winners (2): 1982–83, 1985–86 European competitions * European Cup / UEFA Champions League[138] Winners (4): 1991–92, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2010–11 Runners-up (3): 1960–61, 1985–86, 1993–94 * European Cup Winners' Cup / UEFA Cup Winners' Cup[139] The sextuple, which Barcelona won in 2009. Winners (4): 1978–79, 1981–82, 1988–89, 1996–97 Runners-up (2): 1968–69, 1990–91 * Inter-Cities Fairs Cup (the forerunner to the UEFA Europa League, although not organized by UEFA) Winners (3): 1955–58, 1958–60, 1965–66 Runners-up (1): 1961–62 * European Super Cup / UEFA Super Cup[140] Winners (4): 1992, 1997, 2009, 2011 Runners-up (4): 1979, 1982, 1989, 2006 Worldwide competitions * FIFA Club World Cup[141] Winners (2): 2009, 2011 Runners-up (1): 2006 * Intercontinental Cup Runners-up (1): 1992 Current squad Main article: List of FC Barcelona players For a list of all former and current FC Barcelona players with a Wikipedia article, see Category:FC Barcelona footballers. Spanish teams are limited to three players without EU citizenship. The squad list includes only the principal nationality of each player; several non-European players on the squad have dual citizenship with an EU country. Also, players from the ACP countries—countries in Africa, the Caribbean, and the Pacific that are signatories to the Cotonou Agreement—are not counted against non-EU quotas due to the Kolpak ruling. Further information: 2011–12 FC Barcelona season#Squad information See also: FC Barcelona B#Current squad As of 27 January 2012.[142][143][144][145] Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Position Player 1 Spain GK Víctor Valdés (3rd captain) 2 Brazil DF Daniel Alves 3 Spain DF Gerard Piqué 4 Spain MF Cesc Fàbregas 5 Spain DF Carles Puyol (captain) 6 Spain MF Xavi Hernández (vice-captain) 7 Spain FW David Villa 8 Spain MF Andrés Iniesta (4th captain) 9 Chile FW Alexis Sánchez 10 Argentina FW Lionel Messi 11 Spain MF Thiago Alcântara No. Position Player 13 Spain GK José Manuel Pinto 14 Argentina MF Javier Mascherano 15 Mali MF Seydou Keita 16 Spain MF Sergio Busquets 17 Spain FW Pedro Rodríguez 20 Netherlands MF Ibrahim Afellay 21 Brazil DF Adriano 22 France DF Éric Abidal 23 Spain FW Isaac Cuenca 24 Spain DF Andreu Fontàs Out on loan Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Position Player — Brazil DF Henrique (to Palmeiras) No. Position Player — Brazil FW Keirrison (to Coritiba) Personnel Current technical staff Photo of Guardiola Josep Guardiola, the current manager of FC Barcelona See also List of FC Barcelona managers Position Staff Manager Josep Guardiola Assistant manager Tito Vilanova Fitness coach Lorenzo Buenaventura, Paco Seiruŀlo, Aureli Altimira, Francesc Cos Goalkeeping coach Juan Carlos Unzué Director of football Andoni Zubizarreta Academy director Guillermo Amor Youth manager Eusebio Sacristán Last updated: 6 July 2011 Source: FC Barcelona Management See also: List of FC Barcelona presidents Photo of Rosell Sandro Rosell, the current President of FC Barcelona Office Name President Sandro Rosell Vice president of social area Jordi Cardoner Vice president of sports area Josep Bartomeu Corporate director general Antoni Rossich Board secretary Antoni Freixa Treasurer Susana Monje Director of social area Ramon Pont Last updated: 1 July 2010 Source: FC Barcelona See also Book icon Book: FC Barcelona Wikipedia books are collections of articles that can be downloaded or ordered in print. Sports * FC Barcelona Bàsquet * FC Barcelona Futsal * FC Barcelona Handbol * FC Barcelona Ice Hockey * FC Barcelona Hoquei * FC Barcelona Rugby * FC Barcelona Rugby League Reserve teams * FC Barcelona B * FC Barcelona C Other * Joan Gamper Trophy * List of fan-owned sports teams * Supporters of FC Barcelona * Forbes' list of the most valuable football clubs Notes Liverpool F.C. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search This article is about the English football club. For other uses, see Liverpool F.C. (disambiguation). Page semi-protected Liverpool The words "Liverpool Football Club" are in the centre of a pennant, with flames either side. The words "You'll Never Walk Alone" adorn the top of the emblem in a green design, "EST 1892" is at the bottom. Full name Liverpool Football Club Nickname(s) The Reds Founded 3 June 1892[1] Ground Anfield (Capacity: 45,522[2]) Owner Fenway Sports Group Chairman Tom Werner Manager Kenny Dalglish League Premier League 2010–11 Premier League, 6th Website Club home page A red shirt with white stripes down the sides. Red shorts with stripes at the side. Red socks with white white striped tops. Home colours A black shirt with a red collar and white stripes on the sides. Black shorts with white stripes at the side. Black socks with white striped tops. Away colours A white shirt with a black and stripe from the collar to the shoulder and blue stripes on the sides. White shorts with blue stripes at the side. White socks with blue striped tops. Third colours Current season Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won 18 League titles, the second most in English football, as well as seven FA Cups and a record eight League Cups. Liverpool has also won more European titles than any other English club, with five European Cups, three UEFA Cups and three UEFA Super Cups. Liverpool was founded in 1892 and admitted into the Football League the following year. The club has played at its home ground, Anfield, since its founding, and the team has played in an all-red home strip since 1964. The most successful period in Liverpool's history was the 1970s and '80s, when the club won numerous honours both domestically and in Europe. The club's supporters have been involved in two major tragedies. The first was the Heysel Stadium disaster in 1985, in which charging Liverpool fans caused a wall to collapse, killing 39 Juventus supporters. In the 1989 Hillsborough disaster, 96 Liverpool supporters lost their lives due to a crush against perimeter fencing. Liverpool has long-standing rivalries with city neighbours Everton and with Manchester United. The club's anthem is "You'll Never Walk Alone". Contents [hide] * 1 History * 2 Colours and crest * 3 Stadiums * 4 Support o 4.1 Rivalries * 5 Ownership and finances * 6 Liverpool F.C. in popular culture * 7 Players o 7.1 Current squad o 7.2 Out on loan o 7.3 Reserve squad o 7.4 Former players o 7.5 Player records * 8 Club officials * 9 Honours o 9.1 Domestic + 9.1.1 League + 9.1.2 Cups o 9.2 European o 9.3 Doubles and trebles * 10 See also * 11 Footnotes * 12 References * 13 External links History Main article: History of Liverpool F.C. Statue of a man with a scarf around his neck and his arms aloft. Behind the statue is the exterior of a stand. The statue of former manager Bill Shankly, outside Anfield Liverpool F.C. was founded following a dispute between the Everton F.C. committee and John Houlding, club president and owner of the land at Anfield. After eight years at the stadium, Everton relocated to Goodison Park in 1892 and Houlding founded Liverpool F.C. to play at Anfield.[3] Originally named "Everton F.C. and Athletic Grounds Ltd" (Everton Athletic for short), the club became Liverpool F.C. in June 1892 after the Football Association refused to recognise the club as Everton.[4] The team won the Lancashire League in its début season, and joined the Football League Second Division at the start of the 1893–94 season. After finishing in first place the club was promoted to the First Division, which it won in 1901 and again in 1906.[5] Liverpool reached its first FA Cup Final in 1914, losing 1–0 to Burnley F.C. It won consecutive League championships in 1922 and 1923, but did not win another trophy until the 1946–47 season, when the club won the First Division for a fifth time.[6] Liverpool suffered its second Cup Final defeat in 1950, playing against Arsenal.[7] The club was relegated to the Second Division in the 1953–54 season.[8] Soon after Liverpool lost 2–1 to non-league Worcester City F.C. in the 1958–59 FA Cup, Bill Shankly was appointed manager. Upon his arrival he released 24 players and converted a boot storage room at Anfield into a room where the coaches could discuss strategy; here, Shankly and other "Boot Room" members Joe Fagan, Reuben Bennett, and Bob Paisley began reshaping the team.[9] The club was promoted back into the First Division in 1962 and won it in 1964, for the first time in 17 years. In 1965, the club won its first FA Cup. In 1966, the club won the First Division but lost to Borussia Dortmund in the European Cup Winners' Cup final.[10] Liverpool won both the League and the UEFA Cup during the 1972–73 season, and the FA Cup again a year later. Shankly retired soon afterwards and was replaced by his assistant, Bob Paisley.[11] In 1976, Paisley's second season as manager, the club won another League and UEFA Cup double. The following season, the club retained the League title and won the European Cup for the first time, but it lost in the 1977 FA Cup Final. Liverpool retained the European Cup in 1978 and regained the First Division title in 1979.[12] During Paisley's nine seasons as manager Liverpool won 21 trophies, including three European Cups, a UEFA Cup, six League titles and three consecutive League Cups; the only domestic trophy to elude him was the FA Cup.[13] 3 burgundy tablets with gold engraved writing. Below the tablets are flowers. Hillsborough memorial, which is engraved with the names of the 96 people who died in the Hillsborough disaster Paisley retired in 1983 and was replaced by his assistant, Joe Fagan.[14] Liverpool won the League, League Cup and European Cup in Fagan's first season, becoming the first English side to win three trophies in a season.[15] Liverpool reached the European Cup final again in 1985, against Juventus at the Heysel Stadium. Before kick-off, Liverpool fans breached a fence which separated the two groups of supporters, and charged the Juventus fans. The resulting weight of people caused a retaining wall to collapse, killing 39 fans, mostly Italians. The incident became known as the Heysel Stadium disaster. The match was played in spite of protests by both managers, and Liverpool lost 1–0 to Juventus. As a result of the tragedy, English clubs were banned from participating in European competition for five years; Liverpool received a ten-year ban, which was later reduced to six years. Fourteen Liverpool fans received convictions for involuntary manslaughter.[16] Fagan resigned after the disaster and Kenny Dalglish was appointed as player-manager.[17] During his reign, the club won another three League Championships and two FA Cups, including a League and Cup "Double" in the 1985–86 season. Liverpool's success was overshadowed by the Hillsborough disaster: in an FA Cup semi-final against Nottingham Forest on 15 April 1989, hundreds of Liverpool fans were crushed against perimeter fencing.[18] Ninety-four fans died that day; the 95th victim died in hospital from his injuries four days later and the 96th died nearly four years later, without regaining consciousness.[19] After the Hillsborough disaster there was a government review of stadium safety. The resulting Taylor Report paved the way for legislation that required top-division teams to have all-seater stadiums. The report ruled that the main reason for the disaster was overcrowding due to a failure of police control.[20] Liverpool was involved in the closest finish to a league season during the 1988–89 season. Liverpool finished equal with Arsenal on both points and goal difference, but lost the title on total goals scored when Arsenal scored the final goal in the last minute of the season.[21] Photograph of a stand full of people some of whom are waving flags. In front of the stand is a field and a goal. The Kop before the Taylor Report recommended that standing areas in football grounds be outlawed following the Hillsborough disaster Dalglish cited the Hillsborough disaster and its repercussions as the reason for his resignation in 1991; he was replaced by former player Graeme Souness.[22] Under his leadership Liverpool won the 1992 FA Cup Final. Souness was replaced by Roy Evans, and Liverpool went on to win the 1995 Football League Cup Final. Gérard Houllier was appointed co-manager in the 1998–99 season and became the sole manager in November 1998 after Evans resigned.[23] In 2001, Houllier's second full season in charge, Liverpool won a "Treble": the FA Cup, League Cup and UEFA Cup.[24] Houllier underwent major heart surgery during the 2001–02 season and Liverpool finished second in the League, behind Arsenal.[25] Houllier was replaced by Rafael Benítez at the end of the 2003–04 season. Despite finishing fifth in Benítez's first season, Liverpool won the 2004–05 UEFA Champions League, beating A.C. Milan 3–2 in a penalty shootout after the match ended with a score of 3–3.[26] The following season, Liverpool finished third in the Premier League and won the 2006 FA Cup Final, beating West Ham United in a penalty shootout after the match finished on 3–3.[27] American businessmen George Gillett and Tom Hicks became the owners of the club during the 2006–07 season, in a deal which valued the club and its outstanding debts at £218.9 million.[28] The club reached the 2007 UEFA Champions League Final against Milan, as it had in 2005, but this time Liverpool lost 2–1.[29] During the 2008–09 season Liverpool achieved 86 points, its highest Premier League points total, and finished as runners up to Manchester United.[30] In the 2009–10 season, Liverpool finished seventh in the Premier League and failed to qualify for the Champions League. Benítez subsequently left by mutual consent[31] and was replaced by Fulham manager Roy Hodgson.[32] At the start of the 2010–11 season Liverpool was on the verge of bankruptcy and the club's creditors asked the High Court to allow the sale of the club, overruling the wishes of Hicks and Gillett. John W. Henry, owner of the Boston Red Sox and of New England Sports Ventures, bid successfully for the club and took ownership in October 2010.[33] Poor results during the start of that season led to Hodgson leaving the club by mutual consent and former manager Kenny Dalglish taking over.[34] Colours and crest Liverpool's home colours (1964 – present) For much of Liverpool's history its home colours have been all red, but when the club was founded its kit was more like the contemporary Everton kit. The blue and white quartered shirts were used until 1894, when the club adopted the city's colour of red.[3] The city's symbol of the liver bird was adopted as the club's crest in 1901, although it was not incorporated into the kit until 1955. Liverpool continued to wear red shirts and white shorts until 1964, when manager Bill Shankly decided to change to an all red strip.[35] Liverpool played in all red for the first time against Anderlecht, as Ian St. John recalled in his autobiography: “ He [Shankly] thought the colour scheme would carry psychological impact—red for danger, red for power. He came into the dressing room one day and threw a pair of red shorts to Ronnie Yeats. "Get into those shorts and let’s see how you look", he said. "Christ, Ronnie, you look awesome, terrifying. You look 7ft tall." "Why not go the whole hog, boss?" I suggested. "Why not wear red socks? Let’s go out all in red." Shankly approved and an iconic kit was born.[36] ” The Liverpool away strip has more often than not been all yellow or white shirts and black shorts, but there have been several exceptions. An all grey kit was introduced in 1987, which was used until the 1991–92 centenary season, when it was replaced by a combination of green shirts and white shorts. After various colour combinations in the 1990s, including gold and navy, bright yellow, black and grey, and ecru, the club alternated between yellow and white away kits until the 2008–09 season, when it re-introduced the grey kit. A third kit is designed for European away matches, though it is also worn in domestic away matches on occasions when the current away kit clashes with a team's home kit. The current kits are designed by Adidas,[37] who made the club's kits between 1985 and 1996. The only other branded shirts worn by the club were made by Umbro until 1985 and Reebok for ten seasons starting in 1996.[38] In January 2012, the club announced a record-breaking £25m deal with Warrior Sports to produce kits from the start of the 2012–13 season for six years.[39] Liverpool was the first English professional club to have a sponsor's logo on its shirts, after agreeing a deal with Hitachi in 1979.[40] Since then the club has been sponsored by Crown Paints, Candy, Carlsberg and Standard Chartered Bank. The contract with Carlsberg, which was signed in 1992, was the longest-lasting agreement in English top-flight football.[41] The association with Carlsberg ended at the start of the 2010–11 season, when Standard Chartered Bank became the club's sponsor.[42] The Liverpool badge is based on the city's liver bird, which is placed inside a shield. Above the shield is a representation of the Shankly Gates with the title of club's anthem, "You'll Never Walk Alone". The twin flames at either side are symbolic of the Hillsborough memorial outside Anfield, where an eternal flame burns in memory of those who died in the Hillsborough disaster.[43] Stadiums Main article: Anfield For information on Liverpool's proposed new stadium, see Stanley Park Stadium. A two-tiered stand which has red seats, there are also white seats which spell out "L.F.C. In front of the stand is a field of grass Anfield, home of Liverpool F.C. Anfield was built in 1884 on land adjacent to Stanley Park, Liverpool. It was originally used by Everton F.C. before the club moved to Goodison Park after a dispute over rent with Anfield owner John Houlding.[44] Left with an empty ground, Houlding founded Liverpool F.C. in 1892 and the club has played at Anfield ever since. The capacity of the stadium at the time was 20,000, although only 100 spectators attended Liverpool's first match at Anfield.[45] In 1906 the banked stand at one end of the ground was formally renamed the Spion Kop after a hill in KwaZulu-Natal.[46] The hill was the site of the Battle of Spion Kop in the Second Boer War, where over 300 men of the Lancashire Regiment died, many of them from Liverpool.[47] At its peak, the stand could hold 28,000 spectators and was one of the largest single-tier stands in the world. Many stadia in England had stands named after Spion Kop, but Anfield's was the largest of them at the time; it could hold more supporters than some entire football grounds.[48] Anfield could accommodate more than 60,000 supporters at its peak, and had a capacity of 55,000 until the 1990s. The Taylor Report and Premier League regulations obliged Liverpool to convert Anfield to an all-seater stadium in time for the 1993–94 season, reducing the capacity to 45,276.[49] The findings of the Taylor Report precipitated the redevelopment of the Kemlyn Road Stand, which was rebuilt in 1992, coinciding with the centenary of the club, and is now known as the Centenary Stand. An extra tier was added to the Anfield Road end in 1998, which further increased the capacity of the ground but gave rise to problems when it was opened. A series of support poles and stanchions were inserted to give extra stability to the top tier of the stand after movement of the tier was reported at the start of the 1999–2000 season.[50] Because of restrictions on expanding the capacity at Anfield, Liverpool announced plans to move to a new stadium at Stanley Park in May 2002.[51] Planning permission was granted in July 2004,[52] and in September 2006, Liverpool City Council agreed to grant Liverpool a 999-year lease on the proposed site.[53] Following the takeover of the club by George Gillett and Tom Hicks in February 2007, the proposed stadium was redesigned. The new design was approved by the Council in November 2007. The stadium was scheduled to open in August 2011 and would hold 60,000 spectators, with HKS, Inc. contracted to build the stadium.[54] Construction was halted in August 2008, as Gillett and Hicks had difficulty in financing the £300 million needed for the development.[55] Support A single tiered stand that contains thousands of people. Several flags are being waved. In front of the stand is a grass pitch with a goal. Kopites in The Kop Stand Liverpool is one of the best supported clubs in the world, with one of the highest average home attendances in Europe.[56] The club's worldwide fan base includes more than 200 officially recognised branches of the Association of International Branches (AIB) in at least 30 countries.[57] The club takes advantage of this support through its worldwide summer tours.[58] Liverpool fans often refer to themselves as Kopites, a reference to the fans who once stood, and now sit, on the Kop at Anfield.[59] In 2008 a group of fans decided to form a splinter club, A.F.C. Liverpool, to play matches for fans who had been priced out of watching Premier League football.[60] The song "You'll Never Walk Alone", originally from the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Carousel and later recorded by Liverpool musicians Gerry & The Pacemakers, is the club's anthem and has been sung by the Anfield crowd since the early 1960s. It has since gained popularity among fans of other clubs around the world.[61] The song's title adorns the top of the Shankly Gates, which were unveiled on 2 August 1982 in memory of former manager Bill Shankly. The "You'll Never Walk Alone" portion of the Shankly Gates is also reproduced on the club's crest. Design of the top of a set of gates, with the sky visible. The inscription on the gates reads "You'll Never Walk Alone". The Shankly Gates, erected in honour of former manager Bill Shankly The club's supporters have been involved in two stadium disasters. The first was the 1985 Heysel Stadium disaster, in which 39 Juventus supporters were killed. They were confined to a corner by Liverpool fans who had charged in their direction; the weight of the cornered fans caused a wall to collapse. UEFA laid the blame for the incident solely on the Liverpool supporters,[62] and banned all English clubs from European competition for five years. Liverpool was banned for an additional year, preventing it from participating in the 1990–91 European Cup, even though it won the League in 1990.[63] Twenty-seven fans were arrested on suspicion of manslaughter and were extradited to Belgium in 1987 to face trial.[64] In 1989, after a five-month trial in Belgium, 14 Liverpool fans were given three-year sentences for involuntary manslaughter;[65] half of the terms were suspended.[66] The second disaster took place during an FA Cup semi-final between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest at Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield, on 15 April 1989. Ninety-six Liverpool fans died as a consequence of overcrowding at the Leppings Lane end, in what became known as the Hillsborough disaster. In the following days The Sun newspaper published an article entitled "The Truth", in which it claimed that Liverpool fans had robbed and urinated on the dead and had attacked the police.[67] Subsequent investigations proved the allegations false, leading to a boycott of the newspaper by Liverpool fans across the city and elsewhere; many still refuse to buy The Sun more than 20 years later.[68] Many support organisations were set up in the wake of the disaster, such as the Hillsborough Justice Campaign, which represents bereaved families, survivors and supporters in their efforts to secure justice.[69] Rivalries Main articles: Merseyside Derby and Liverpool F.C. and Manchester United F.C. rivalry People in blue and red shirts on a field with a ball in the air. In the background is a stand that contains a lot of people. Merseyside derby at Anfield in 2006 Liverpool's longest-established rivalry is with fellow Merseyside team Everton, against whom the club contest the Merseyside derby. Their rivalry stems from Liverpool's formation and the dispute with Everton officials and the then owners of Anfield. Unlike other rivalries, there is no political, geographical or religious split between Liverpool and Everton.[70] The Merseyside derby is usually sold out. It is one of the few local derbies which do not enforce fan segregation, and hence was known as the "friendly derby".[71] Since the mid-1980s, the rivalry has intensified both on and off the field and, since the inception of the Premier League in 1992, the Merseyside derby has had more players sent off than any other Premier League game. It has been referred to as "the most ill-disciplined and explosive fixture in the Premier League".[72] Liverpool's rivalry with Manchester United is viewed as a manifestation of the cities' competition during the Industrial Revolution of the 19th century.[73] The rivalry between the clubs intensified during the 1960s, after Manchester United became the first English team to win the European Cup in 1968, an achievement surpassed by Liverpool's four European Cup victories in the 1970s and '80s. Manchester United started to dominate English football during the 1990s, making the rivalry all the more intense.[74] The last player to be transferred between the two clubs was Phil Chisnall, who moved to Liverpool from Manchester United in 1964.[75] Ownership and finances Photograph John W. Henry of Fenway Sports Group, the parent company of Liverpool F.C. As the owner of Anfield and founder of Liverpool F.C., John Houlding was the club's first chairman, a position he held from its founding in 1892 until 1904. John McKenna took over as chairman after Houlding's departure.[76] McKenna subsequently became President of the Football League.[77] The chairmanship changed hands many times before John Smith, whose father was a shareholder of the club, took up the role in 1973. He oversaw the most successful period in Liverpool's history before stepping down in 1990.[78] David Moores, whose family had owned the club for more than 50 years, became chairman after Smith's resignation. (His uncle John Moores was also a shareholder at Liverpool and was chairman of Everton from 1961 to 1973.) Moores owned 51 percent of the club, and in 2004 expressed his willingness to consider a bid for his shares in Liverpool F.C.[79] Moores eventually sold the club to American businessmen George Gillett and Tom Hicks on 6 February 2007. The deal valued the club and its outstanding debts at £218.9 million. The pair paid £5,000 per share, or £174.1M for the total shareholding and £44.8M to cover the club's debts.[80] Disagreements between Gillett and Hicks, and the fans' lack of support for them, resulted in the pair looking to sell the club.[81] Martin Broughton was appointed chairman of the club on 16 April 2010 to oversee its sale.[82] In May 2010, accounts were released showing the club to be £350M in debt with losses of £55M, causing auditor KPMG to qualify its audit opinion.[83] The club's creditors, including the Royal Bank of Scotland, took Gillett and Hicks to court to force them to allow the board to proceed with the sale of the club. A High Court judge, Mr Justice Floyd, ruled in favour of the creditors and paved the way for the sale of the club to Fenway Sports Group (formerly New England Sports Ventures), although Gillett and Hicks still had the option to appeal.[84] Liverpool was sold to Fenway Sports Group on 15 October 2010 for £300M.[85] Liverpool has been described as a global brand; a 2010 report valued the club's trademarks and associated intellectual property at £141M, an increase of £5M on the previous year. Liverpool was given a brand rating of AA (Very Strong).[86] In April 2010 business magazine Forbes ranked Liverpool as the sixth most valuable football team in the world, behind Manchester United, Real Madrid, Arsenal, Barcelona and Bayern Munich; they valued the club at $822M (£532M), excluding debt.[87] Accountants Deloitte ranked Liverpool eighth in the Deloitte Football Money League, which ranks the world's football clubs in terms of revenue. Liverpool's income in the 2009–10 season was €225.3M.[88] Liverpool F.C. in popular culture Because of its successful history, Liverpool is often featured when football is depicted in British culture and has appeared in a number of media "firsts". The club appeared in the first edition of the BBC's Match of the Day, which screened highlights of its match against Arsenal at Anfield on 22 August 1964. The first football match to be televised in colour was between Liverpool and West Ham United, broadcast live in March 1967.[89] Liverpool fans featured in the Pink Floyd song "Fearless", in which they sang excerpts from "You'll Never Walk Alone".[90] To mark the club's appearance in the 1988 FA Cup Final, Liverpool released a song known as the "Anfield Rap", featuring John Barnes and other members of the squad.[91] A documentary drama on the Hillsborough disaster, written by Jimmy McGovern, was screened in 1996. It features Christopher Eccleston as Trevor Hicks, whose story is the focus of the script. Hicks, who lost two teenage daughters in the disaster, went on to campaign for safer stadiums and helped to form the Hillsborough Families Support Group.[92] Liverpool features in the film The 51st State (also known as Formula 51), in which ex-hitman Felix DeSouza (Robert Carlyle) is a keen supporter of the team and the last scene takes place at a match between Liverpool and Manchester United.[93] The club was featured in a children's television show called Scully; the plot revolved around a young boy, Francis Scully, who tried to gain a trial match with Liverpool. The show featured prominent Liverpool players of the time such as Kenny Dalglish.[94] Players Current squad As of 31 January 2012.[95] Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Position Player 1 Australia GK Brad Jones 2 England DF Glen Johnson 3 Spain DF José Enrique 5 Denmark DF Daniel Agger 6 Brazil DF Fábio Aurélio 7 Uruguay FW Luis Suárez 8 England MF Steven Gerrard (captain) 9 England FW Andy Carroll 11 Argentina MF Maxi Rodríguez 14 England MF Jordan Henderson 16 Uruguay DF Sebastián Coates 18 Netherlands FW Dirk Kuyt 19 England MF Stewart Downing 20 England MF Jay Spearing 21 Brazil MF Lucas Leiva 23 England DF Jamie Carragher (vice-captain) No. Position Player 25 Spain GK Pepe Reina 26 Scotland MF Charlie Adam 30 Spain FW Suso 31 England MF Raheem Sterling 32 Brazil GK Doni 33 England MF Jonjo Shelvey 34 England DF Martin Kelly 35 England MF Conor Coady 36 England FW Nathan Eccleston 37 Slovakia DF Martin Škrtel 38 England DF Jon Flanagan 39 Wales FW Craig Bellamy 42 Hungary GK Péter Gulácsi 47 England DF Andre Wisdom 49 England DF Jack Robinson Out on loan Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Position Player 22 Scotland DF Danny Wilson (to Blackpool) — England FW David Amoo (to Bury) — Italy MF Alberto Aquilani (to Milan) — United States FW Villyan Bijev (to Fortuna Düsseldorf) No. Position Player — England MF Joe Cole (to Lille) — England DF Stephen Darby (to Rochdale) — Spain FW Daniel Pacheco (to Atlético Madrid) — Portugal MF Toni Silva (to Northampton Town) Reserve squad For more details on the reserve and academy squads, see Liverpool F.C. Reserves and Academy. Former players For details of former players, see List of Liverpool F.C. players and Category:Liverpool F.C. players Player records For player records, see List of Liverpool F.C. records and statistics. Club officials * Owner: Fenway Sports Group * Honorary Life President: David Moores Liverpool Football and Athletics Grounds Limited[96] * Principal owner: John W. Henry * Chairman: Tom Werner * Vice-chairman: David Ginsberg * Managing director: Ian Ayre * Chief financial officer: Philip Nash Liverpool Football Club * Directors: John W. Henry, Tom Werner, David Ginsberg, Ian Ayre, Philip Nash, Michael Gordon, Jeffrey Vinik * Director of football: Vacant * Club secretary: Ian Silvester * Operations director: Andrew Parkinson * Chief groundsman: Terry Forsyth * Stadium manager: Ged Poynton * Press officer: Ian Cotton Coaching and medical staff[97] * Manager: Kenny Dalglish * First team coach: Steve Clarke * First team coach: Kevin Keen * Goalkeeping coach: Vacant * Head of fitness and conditioning: Darren Burgess * Reserve team coach: Rodolfo Borrell Honours For more details on this topic, see Liverpool F.C. seasons. For honours won by Reserves and Academy teams, see Liverpool F.C. Reserves and Academy#Honours. Liverpool's first trophy was the Lancashire League, which it won in the club's first season.[98] In 1901, the club won its first League title, while its first success in the FA Cup was in 1965. In terms of the number of trophies won, Liverpool's most successful decade was the 1980s, when the club won six League titles, two FA Cups, four League Cups, five Charity Shields (one shared) and two European Cups. Liverpool has won the English League Championship eighteen times, the FA Cup seven times and the League Cup a record eight times. The club achieved a League and FA Cup "double" in 1986 and won the League and European Cup double both in 1977 and in 1984. Liverpool also won the League Cup in 1984 to complete a treble, a feat repeated (albeit with different trophies) in 2001, when the club won the FA Cup, League Cup and UEFA Cup.[99] Liverpool has one of the best records in the history of top-level football. The club has accumulated more top-flight wins than any other English team.[100] Liverpool also has the second-highest average league finishing position for the period 1900–1999, with an average league placing of 8.7.[101] Liverpool has won the European Cup, Europe's premier club competition, five times, an English record and only surpassed by Real Madrid and A.C. Milan. Liverpool's fifth European Cup win, in 2005, meant that the club was awarded the trophy permanently and was also awarded a multiple-winner badge.[102][103] Liverpool has won the UEFA Cup, Europe's secondary club competition, three times, a record the club shares with Juventus and Internazionale.[104] Domestic League * Football League First Division (English football champions):[105] 18 o 1900–01, 1905–06, 1921–22, 1922–23, 1946–47, 1963–64, 1965–66, 1972–73, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1985–86, 1987–88, 1989–90 * Second Division:[105] 4 o 1893–94, 1895–96, 1904–05, 1961–62 * Lancashire League: 1 o 1892–93 Cups * FA Cup: 7 o 1965, 1974, 1986, 1989, 1992, 2001, 2006 * League Cup: 8 o 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1995, 2001, 2003, 2012 * FA Charity Shield/FA Community Shield: 15 (10 outright, 5 shared) o 1964*, 1965*, 1966, 1974, 1976, 1977*, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1986*, 1988, 1989, 1990*, 2001, 2006 (* shared) * Football League Super Cup: 1 o 1986 European * European Cup/UEFA Champions League: 5 o 1977, 1978, 1981, 1984, 2005 * UEFA Cup: 3 o 1973, 1976, 2001 * UEFA Super Cup: 3 o 1977, 2001, 2005 Doubles and trebles * Doubles:[106] o League and FA Cup: 1 + 1985–86 o League and League Cup: 2 + 1981–82, 1982–83 o European Double (League and European Cup): 2 + 1976–77 o League and UEFA Cup: 2 + 1972–73, 1975–76 o League Cup and European Cup: 1 + 1980–81 * Trebles[106] o League, League Cup and European Cup: 1 + 1983–84 o FA Cup, League Cup and UEFA Cup: 1 + 2000–01 Especially short competitions, such as the FA Community Shield and the UEFA Super Cup, are not generally considered to contribute towards a Double or Treble.[107] Real Madrid C.F. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search "Real Madrid" redirects here. For the basketball team, see Real Madrid Baloncesto. For other uses, see Real Madrid (disambiguation). Page semi-protected Real Madrid Real Madrid C.F. emblem Full name Real Madrid Club de Fútbol[1] Nickname(s) Los Blancos (The Whites) Los Merengues (The Meringues) Los Vikingos (The Vikings) Founded 6 March 1902 (1902-03-06) (110 years ago) as Madrid Football Club[2] Ground Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid (Capacity: 85,454[3]) President Florentino Pérez Manager José Mourinho League La Liga 2010–11 La Liga, 2nd Website Club home page Home colours Away colours Third colours Current season Real Madrid Club de Fútbol (Spanish pronunciation: [reˈal maˈðɾið ˈkluβ ðe ˈfutβol] Royal Madrid Football Club), commonly known as Real Madrid, is a professional football club based in Madrid, Spain. It was founded in 1902 as Madrid Football Club and has traditionally worn a white home kit since. The word Real is Spanish for royal and was bestowed to the club by King Alfonso XIII in 1920 together with the royal crown in the emblem. The club established itself as a major force in both Spanish and European football during the 1950s. Unlike most European football clubs, Real Madrid's members (socios) have owned and operated the club since its inception. The club is the richest football club in terms of annual revenue, generating €438.6 million in 2011[4] and the second most valuable, worth €1.4 billion.[5] Real Madrid holds many long-standing rivalries, most notably El Clásico with FC Barcelona. The team has played its home matches in the 85,454-capacity Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in downtown Madrid since 1947. It is one of three clubs to have never been relegated from the top flight of Spanish football, along with Athletic Bilbao and Barcelona. Domestically, Real Madrid has won a record 31 La Liga titles, 18 Copas del Rey, 8 Supercopas de España, 1 Copa Eva Duarte and 1 Copa de la Liga.[6] Internationally it has won a record nine European Cup/UEFA Champions League titles and a record three Intercontinental Cups, as well as two UEFA Cups, and one UEFA Super Cup. Contents [hide] * 1 History o 1.1 Early years (1897–1945) o 1.2 Santiago Bernabéu Yeste and European success (1945–1978) o 1.3 Quinta del Buitre and seventh European Cup (1980–2000) o 1.4 Los Galácticos (2000-2006) o 1.5 New president Ramón Calderón (2006-2009) o 1.6 Second Pérez and Mourinho era (2009–present) * 2 Crest and shirt * 3 Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors * 4 Grounds * 5 Statistics and records * 6 Support * 7 Rivalries o 7.1 El Clásico o 7.2 El Derbi madrileño * 8 Finances and ownership * 9 Popular culture o 9.1 Real Madrid TV * 10 Players o 10.1 First-team squad o 10.2 Out on loan o 10.3 Extra players registered only for the UEFA Champions League * 11 Personnel o 11.1 Current technical staff * 12 Management * 13 Honours o 13.1 Domestic competitions o 13.2 European competitions o 13.3 Worldwide competitions * 14 See also * 15 References * 16 Further reading * 17 External links History Main article: History of Real Madrid C.F. Early years (1897–1945) Real Madrid team in 1905 Real Madrid's origins go back to when football was introduced to Madrid by the academics and students of the Institución libre de enseñanza, which included several Cambridge and Oxford University graduates. They founded Football Club Sky in 1897, playing on Sunday mornings at Moncloa. It split into two clubs in 1900: New Foot-Ball de Madrid and Club Español de Madrid.[7] On 6 March 1902, after a new Board presided by Juan Padrós had been elected, Madrid Football Club was officially founded.[2] Three years after its foundation, in 1905, Madrid FC won its first title after defeating Athletic Bilbao in the Spanish Cup final. The club became one of the founding sides of the Royal Spanish Football Federation on 4 January 1909, when club president Adolfo Meléndez signed the foundation agreement of the Spanish FA. After moving between grounds the team moved to the Campo de O'Donnell in 1912.[8] In 1920, the club's name was changed to Real Madrid after King Alfonso XIII granted the title of Real (Royal) to the club.[9] The then King of Spain Alfonso XIII. In 1929, the first Spanish football league was founded. Real Madrid led the first league season until the last match, a loss to Athletic Bilbao, meant they finished runners-up to Barcelona.[10] Real Madrid won its first League title in the 1931–32 season. Real won the League again the following year, becoming the first side to have won the championship twice.[11] On 14 April 1931, the arrival of the Second Spanish Republic caused the club to lose the title Real and went back to being named as Madrid Football Club. Football continued during the Second World War, and on 13 June 1943 Madrid beat Barcelona 11–1 in the second leg of a semi-final[12] of the Copa del Generalísimo, the Copa del Rey having been renamed in honour of General Franco. It has been suggested that players were intimidated by police,[13] including by the director of state security who "allegedly told the team that some of them were only playing because of the regime's generosity in permitting them to remain in the country."[14](p26) The Barcelona chairman, Enric Piñeyro, was assaulted by Madrid fans.[15](p284) Santiago Bernabéu Yeste and European success (1945–1978) With the arivial of Di Stéfano, Real Madrid became one of the most illustrious clubs in the world. Santiago Bernabéu Yeste became president of Real Madrid in 1945.[16] Under his presidency, the club, its stadium Santiago Bernabéu and its training facilities Ciudad Deportiva were rebuilt after the Spanish Civil War damages. Beginning in 1953, he embarked upon a strategy of signing world-class players from abroad, the most prominent of them being Alfredo Di Stéfano.[17] In 1955, acting upon the idea proposed by the French sports journalist and editor of L'Équipe Gabriel Hanot, Bernabéu, Bedrignan and Gusztáv Sebes created an exhibition tournament of invited teams from around Europe that would eventually become what today is known as the UEFA Champions League.[18] It was under Bernabéu's guidance that Real Madrid established itself as a major force in both Spanish and European football. The club won the European Cup five times in a row between 1956 and 1960, which included the 7–3 Hampden Park final against Eintracht Frankfurt in 1960.[17] After these five consecutive successes, Real was permanently awarded the original cup and earning the right to wear the UEFA badge of honour.[19] The club won the European Cup for a sixth time in 1966 defeating FK Partizan 2–1 in the final with a team composed entirely of same nationality players, a first in the competition.[20] This team became known as the Yé-yé. The name "Ye-yé" came from the "Yeah, yeah, yeah" chorus in The Beatles' song "She Loves You" after four members of the team posed for Diario Marca dressed in Beatles wigs. The Ye-yé generation was also European Cup runner-up in 1962 and 1964.[20] Amancio Amaro, captain of the Yé-yé. In the 1970s, Real Madrid won 5 league championships and 3 Spanish Cups.[21] The club played its first UEFA Cup Winners' Cup final in 1971 and lost to English side Chelsea 2–1.[22] On 2 July 1978, club president Santiago Bernabéu died while the World Cup was being played in Argentina. The International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) decreed three days of mourning to honour him during the tournament.[23] The following year, the club organized the first edition of the Santiago Bernabéu Trophy in the memory of its former president. Quinta del Buitre and seventh European Cup (1980–2000) By the early 1980s, Real Madrid had lost its grasp on the La Liga title until a new batch of home-grown stars brought domestic success back to the club.[24] Spanish sport journalist Julio César Iglesias gave to this generation the name La Quinta del Buitre ("Vulture's Cohort"), which was derived from the nickname given to one of its members, Emilio Butragueño. The other four members were Manuel Sanchís, Martín Vázquez, Míchel and Miguel Pardeza.[25] With La Quinta del Buitre (reduced to four members when Pardeza left the club for Zaragoza in 1986) and notable players like goalkeeper Francisco Buyo, right-back Miguel Porlán Chendo and Mexican striker Hugo Sánchez, Real Madrid had one of the best teams in Spain and Europe during the second half of the 1980s, winning two UEFA Cups, five Spanish championships in a row, one Spanish cup and three Spanish Super Cups.[25] In the early 1990s, La Quinta del Buitre split up after Martín Vázquez, Emilio Butragueño and Míchel left the club. In 1996, President Lorenzo Sanz appointed Fabio Capello as coach. Although his tenure lasted only one season, Real Madrid was proclaimed league champion and players like Roberto Carlos, Predrag Mijatović, Davor Šuker and Clarence Seedorf arrived at the club to strengthen a squad that already boasted the likes of Raúl, Fernando Hierro, Iván Zamorano, and Fernando Redondo. As a result, Real Madrid (with the addition of Fernando Morientes in 1997) finally ended its 32-year wait for its seventh European Cup. In 1998, under manager Jupp Heynckes, The Whites defeated Juventus 1–0 in the final thanks to a goal from Predrag Mijatović.[26] Los Galácticos (2000-2006) For more details on this topic, see Galáctico. Beckham and Zidane were considered "Galácticos". In July 2000, Florentino Pérez was elected club president.[27] He vowed in his campaign to erase the club's 270 million euro debt and modernize the club's facilities. However, the primary electoral promise that propelled Pérez to victory was the signing of Luís Figo.[28] The following year, the club got its training ground rezoned and used the money to begin assembling the famous Galáctico side including players such as Zinédine Zidane, Ronaldo, Luís Figo, Roberto Carlos, Raúl and David Beckham. It is debatable whether the gamble paid off, as despite a UEFA Champions League and an Intercontinental Cup (football) win in 2002, followed by the League in 2003, the club failed to win a major trophy for the next three seasons.[29] In the summer of 2003, just after capturing another La Liga title, Florentino Pérez and the board of directors refused to renew the contract of coach Vicente del Bosque and after an internal dispute forced captain Fernando Hierro to leave the club. They also ignored Claude Makélélé's request of a new contract with a better salary, in return, Makélélé asked for a transfer request, and was transferred to Chelsea.[citation needed] The few days after the capturing of the league title were surrounded with controversy. The first controversial decision came when Perez sacked winning coach Vicente del Bosque, after Real's sporting director claimed that del Bosque was not the right man for the job; they wanted someone young to shake up the team.[citation needed] The bad atmosphere continued when the Real legend and captain Fernando Hierro left the club after a disagreement with the management, as did Steve McManaman.[citation needed] However, the club toured Asia in pre-season and introduced newly signed David Beckham. Perez and his directors refused to renew Claude Makélélé's contract with a better salary, upsetting Makelele who asked for a transfer, eventually moving to Chelsea F.C..[citation needed] In the final days of the transfer window, Fernando Morientes left the club on loan to Monaco.[citation needed] Real Madrid, with newly appointed coach Carlos Queiroz, started their domestic league slowly after a hard win over Real Betis.[citation needed] The 2005-06 season began with the promise of several new signings — Julio Baptista (€20 Million), Robinho (€30 Million) and Sergio Ramos (€30 Million - Release Clause) —[citation needed] but the Brazilian coach was not able to find the right formula on the pitch as Real Madrid's poor form continued, with the team hitting rock bottom after a humiliating 0–3 loss at the hands of F.C. Barcelona in the Santiago Bernabéu.[citation needed] Luxemburgo would eventually resign and his replacement was Juan Ramón López Caro, formally the manager of Real Madrid Castilla.[citation needed] A brief return to form came to an abrupt halt after losing the first leg of the Copa del Rey quarterfinal, 6–1 to Real Zaragoza.[citation needed] Shortly after, Real Madrid were eliminated from the Champions League for a fourth successive year, this time at the hands of Arsenal. On 27 February 2006, Florentino Pérez resigned.[30] New president Ramón Calderón (2006-2009) Real Madrid's players celebrate their 2008 Supercopa de España title win against Valencia. Ramón Calderón was elected as club president on 2 July 2006 and subsequently appointed Fabio Capello as the new coach and Predrag Mijatović as the new sporting director. Real Madrid won the La Liga title in 2007 for the first time in four years but Capello was sacked.[31] On 9 June 2007, Real played against Zaragoza at La Romareda. The match got off to a bad start when Real Madrid were forced to change their lineup some minutes before the start of the match when young defender Miguel Torres tore his hamstring during warm-up.[citation needed] Zaragoza led Real 2-1 near the end of the match while Barcelona were also winning against Espanyol 2-1. Real's title challenge looked to be over.[citation needed] However, a late Ruud van Nistelrooy equalizer followed by a last minute Raúl Tamudo goal sprang Real Madrid's title hopes back into their favour.[citation needed] Sevilla were also held 0-0 away against Mallorca, which meant that a win at home against Mallorca would effectively secure Los Merengues their 30th Spanish league title.[citation needed] The title was won on 17 June, Real faced Mallorca at the Bernabéu, while Barcelona and Sevilla, the other title challengers, faced Gimnàstic de Tarragona and Villarreal respectively. At half time Real were 0-1 down, while Barcelona had surged ahead into a 0-3 lead in Tarragona; however, three goals in the last half-an-hour secured Real Madrid a 3-1 win and their first league title since 2003. The first goal came from Reyes who scored after a good work from Higuaín. An own goal followed by another delightful goal from Reyes allowed Real to begin celebrating the title. Thousands of Real Madrid fans began going to Plaza de Cibeles to celebrate the title.[citation needed] Second Pérez and Mourinho era (2009–present) Cristiano Ronaldo is the world's most expensive player. On 1 June 2009, Florentino Pérez regained Real Madrid's presidency.[32][33] Pérez continued with the Galácticos policy pursued in his first term, buying Kaká from A.C. Milan[34] then purchasing Cristiano Ronaldo from Manchester United for a record breaking £80 million. José Mourinho took over as manager in May 2010.[35][36] In April 2011, a strange occurrence happened, for the first time ever, four Clásicos were to be played in a span of eighteen days. The first fixture was for the Liga campaign on 17 April (which ended 1-1 with penalty goals for both sides), the Copa del Rey final (which ended 1-0 to Madrid), and the controversial two-legged Champions League semifinal on 27 April and 2 May (3-1 loss on aggregate) to Madrid. The first Clasico saw Cristiano Ronaldo get his first goal against Barcelona due to a penalty given to Madrid after a foul to Marcelo. The Copa del Rey final gave Real Madrid its first title under Mourinho with a header from Cristiano Ronaldo in extra time. The Champions League semifinal was perhaps the most controversial of the four, with the expulsion of Pepe in the first leg at the Santiago Bernabéu, after an alleged "dangerous challenge" to Barcelona defender Dani Alves. Alves was carried out in a stretcher "unable to walk", but after Pepe was shown red, Alves came running back into the field within seconds. After Pepe's sending off, coach José Mourinho was also sent off, receiving a fine and a five-match ban. This same match was also controversial in that Barcelona midfielder Sergio Busquets being captured on video saying what seemed like a supposed racial slur to Madrid left-back Marcelo. The second leg was not as controversial as the first, with perhaps the exception of an annulled goal to Gonzalo Higuaín after Cristiano Ronaldo had "fouled" Javier Mascherano as a result of a foul to Ronaldo by Gerard Pique.[citation needed] On 7 December, Real Madrid made history by having the best run in the Champions League group stage[citation needed] by defeating Ajax with no losses.[citation needed] Crest and shirt The progression of Real Madrid's crest since the Club's formation in 1902. The first crest had a simple design consisting of a decorative interlacing of the three initials of the club, "MCF" for Madrid Club de Fútbol, in dark blue on a white shirt. The first change in the crest occurred in 1908 when the letters adopted a more streamlined form and appeared inside a circle.[37] The next change in the configuration of the crest did not occur until the presidency of Pedro Parages in 1920. At that time, King Alfonso XIII granted the club his royal patronage which came in the form of the title "Real Madrid", roughly translated as "Royal".[38] Thus, Alfonso's crown was added to the crest and the club styled itself Real Madrid Club de Fútbol.[37] With the dissolution of the monarchy in 1931, all the royal symbols (the crown on the crest and the title of Real) were eliminated. The crown was replaced by the dark mulberry band of the Region of Castile.[11] In 1941, two years after the end of the Civil War, the crest's "Real Corona", or "Royal Crown", was restored while the mulberry stripe of Castile was retained as well.[16] In addition, the whole crest was made full color, with gold being the most prominent, and the club was again called Real Madrid Club de Fútbol.[37] The most recent modification to the crest occurred in 2001 when the club wanted to better situate itself for the 21st century and further standardize its crest. One of the modifications made was changing the mulberry stripe to a more bluish shade.[37] Real Madrid's first kit Real Madrid's traditional home colours are all white, although before its foundation the first kit initially adopted a blue oblique stripe on the shirt (the design was kept in the club crest); but unlike today, dark blue socks were worn. In the same year, the blue socks were replaced by black ones.[10][39] Real Madrid has maintained the white shirt for its home kit throughout the history of the club. There was however one season that the shirt and shorts were not both white. It was an initiative undertaken by Ecobal and Quesada in 1925, the two were traveling through England when they noticed the kit worn by London-based team Corinthian F.C., one of the most famous teams at the time known for its elegance and sportsmanship. It was decided that Real Madrid would wear black shorts in an attempt to look like the English team but the initiative lasted only one year. After being eliminated from the cup by Barcelona with a 1-5 defeat in Madrid and a 2-0 defeat in Catalonia, President Parages decided to return to an all-white kit claiming that the other brought bad luck. Years later, Leeds United switched their blue shirt for a white one after marveling at Real Madrid's 7-3 Victory against Eintracht Frankfurt in Glasgow's Hampden Park.[40] By the early 1940s the manager changed the kit again by adding buttons to the shirt and the club's crest on the left breast (which have remained ever since). On 23 November 1947, in a game against Atlético Madrid at the Metropolitano Stadium, Real Madrid became the first Spanish team to wear numbered shirts.[16] Real's traditional away colours are all black or all purple. The club's kit is currently manufactured by Adidas whose contract extends from 1998.[41][42] Real Madrid's first shirt sponsor, Zanussi, agreed for the 1982–83, 1983–84 and 1984–85 seasons. Following that, the club was sponsored by Parmalat and Otaysa before a long-term deal was signed with Teka in 1992.[43][44] In 2001, Real Madrid ended their contract with Teka and for one season used the Realmadrid.com logo to promote the club's website. Then, in 2002, a deal was signed with Siemens Mobile and in 2006, the BenQ Siemens logo appeared on the club's shirt.[45] Real Madrid's current shirt sponsor is bwin.com following the economic problems of BenQ Siemens.[46][47] Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors Period Kit manufacturer Shirt partner 1980–1982 Adidas None 1982–1985 Zanussi 1985–1989 Hummel Parmalat 1989–1991 Reny Picot 1991–1992 Otaysa 1992–1994 Teka 1994–1998 Kelme 1998–2001 Adidas 2001–2002 None* 2002–2005 Siemens mobile 2005–2006 Siemens 2006–2007 BenQ Siemens 2007– bwin.com *Realmadrid.com appeared in place of shirt sponsor to promote the club's new website. Grounds Main articles: Estadio Chamartín, Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, and Alfredo Di Stéfano Stadium Santiago Bernabéu The Santiago Bernabeu Stadium - U-g-g-B-o-y.jpg Broke ground 1944 Opened 14 December 1947 Architect Manuel Muñoz Monasterio, Luis Alemany Soler, Antonio Lamela Capacity 85,454 After moving between grounds the team moved to the "Campo de O'Donnell" in 1912, which remained its home ground for eleven years.[8] After this period, the club moved for one year to the Campo de Ciudad Lineal, a small ground with a capacity of 8,000 spectators. After that, Real Madrid moved its home matches to Estadio Chamartín which was inaugurated on 17 May 1923 with a match against Newcastle United.[48] In this stadium, which hosted 22,500 spectators, Real Madrid celebrated its first Spanish league title.[10] After some successes, the 1943 elected president Santiago Bernabéu decided that the Estadio Chamartín was not big enough for the ambitions of the club. A new stadium was built and was inaugurated on 14 December 1947.[16][49] This was the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium as it is known today, although it did not acquire this name until 1955.[17] The first match held on Bernabéu was played between Real Madrid and the Portuguese club Belenenses and won by The Whites with 3–1, the first goal being scored by Sabino Barinaga.[16] The capacity has changed frequently, peaking at 120,000 after a 1953 expansion.[50][51] Since then, there have been a number of reductions due to modernizations (the last standing places went away in 1998–99 in response to UEFA regulations which forbids standing at matches in the UEFA competition), countered to some extent by expansions.[50] The last change was an increase of about five thousand to a capacity of 85,454, effected in 2011. A plan to add a retractable roof has been announced.[52] Real Madrid has the fourth highest of the average attendances of European football clubs only behind Borussia Dortmund, FC Barcelona, and Manchester United.[53][54][55][56] The Bernabéu has hosted the 1964 European Championship final, the 1982 FIFA World Cup final, the 1957, 1969 and 1980 European Cup finals and the 2010 Champions League Final.[57] The stadium has its own Madrid Metro station along the 10 line called Santiago Bernabéu.[58] On 14 November 2007, the Bernabéu has been upgraded to Elite Football Stadium status by UEFA.[59] On 9 May 2006, the Alfredo Di Stéfano Stadium was inaugurated at the City of Madrid where Real Madrid usually trains. The inaugural match was played between Real Madrid and Stade Reims, a rematch of the 1956 European Cup final. Real Madrid won the match 6–1 with goals from Sergio Ramos, Cassano (2), Soldado (2), and Jurado. The venue is now part of the Ciudad Real Madrid, the club's new training facilities located outside Madrid in Valdebebas. The stadium holds 5,000 people and is Real Madrid Castilla's home ground. It is named after former Real footballer Alfredo Di Stéfano.[60] Statistics and records Main article: List of Real Madrid C.F. records and statistics Raúl is Real Madrid's all-time leader in goals scored and appearances. Raúl holds the record for most Real Madrid appearances, having played 741 first-team matches from 1994 to 2010. Manuel Sanchis, Jr. comes second, having played 711 times.[61] The record for a goalkeeper is held by Iker Casillas, with 575 appearances. With 127 caps (47 while at the club), Luís Figo of Portugal is Real's most capped international player.[62] Raúl is Real's all-time top goalscorer, with 323 goals in 741 games (1994–2010).[63] Four other players have also scored over 200 goals for Real: Alfredo Di Stéfano (1953–64), Santillana (1971–88), Ferenc Puskás (1958–66) and Hugo Sánchez (1985–92). Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo holds the record for the most league goals scored in one season (40 in 2010–11). Di Stéfano's 49 goals in 58 matches was for decades the all-time highest tally in the European Cup, until it was surpassed by Raúl in 2005. The fastest goal in the history of the club (15 seconds) was scored by Brazilian Ronaldo on 3 December 2003 during a league match against Atlético Madrid.[64] Officially, the highest home attendance figure for a Real Madrid match is 83,329, which was for a football cup competition, Copa del Rey, in 2006. The current legal capacity of Estadio Santiago Bernabéu is 80,354.[65] The club's average attendance in 2007–08 season was 76,234, the highest in European Leagues.[66] Real has also set records in Spanish football, most notably the most domestic titles (31 as of 2007–08) and the most seasons won in a row (5, during 1960–65 and 1985–90).[67] With 121 matches (from 17 February 1957 to 7 March 1965), the club holds the record for longest unbeaten run at home in La Liga.[68] The Whites also hold the record for winning the European Cup/UEFA Champions League nine times[69] and for the most semi-final appearances (22). Raúl González is as of December 2011[update] the all-time UEFA Champions League top scorer, with 71 goals in total, 66 whilst playing for Real Madrid. The team has the record number of consecutive participations in the European Cup (before it became the Champions League) with 15, from 1955–56 to 1969–70.[70] Trophy that proclaims Real Madrid as the best club of the 20th century. In June 2009, the club broke its own record for the highest transfer fee ever paid in the history of football by agreeing to pay Manchester United €96 million ($131.5 million, £80 million) for the services of Cristiano Ronaldo.[71][72] The fee of €76 million (over $100 million, £45.8 million) for Zinedine Zidane's transfer from Juventus to Real Madrid in 2001 was the previous highest transfer fee ever paid. That Zidane's record had been broken previously in June 2009, when Real Madrid had agreed to buy Kaká from A.C. Milan for a fee that was, for a few days, the first one to exceed the Zizou's transfer in pounds sterling. The club's record sale came on 1 September 2008, when they sold Robinho to Manchester City for €42 million (£32.5 million).[73] Support During most home matches the majority of the seats in the stadium are occupied by season ticket holders, of which there are average of 68,670.[1] To become a season ticket holder one must first be a socio, or club member. In addition to members, the club has more than 1,800 peñas (official, club-affiliated supporters' groups) in Spain and around the world. Real Madrid has the highest average all-time attendance in Spanish football and regularly attracts over 65,000 fans to Santiago Bernabéu; it was the second best-supported La Liga team in the 2004–05 season, with an average gate of 71,900.[74] Real Madrid's hardcore supporters are the so-called Ultras Sur supporters. They are known for their extreme right-wing politics. The Ultras Sur have developed an alliance with other right wing groups, most notably S.S. Lazio Irriducibili fans. On several occasions they have racially abused opposing players, and have been investigated by UEFA for doing so.[75][76] Rivalries El Clásico Main article: El Clásico The passage of congratulating Real Madrid as champions of the league by Barcelona. There is often a fierce rivalry between the two strongest teams in a national league, and this is particularly the case in La Liga, where the game between Real Madrid and Barcelona is known as 'The Classic' (El Clásico). From the start of national competitions the clubs were seen as representatives of two rival regions in Spain: Catalonia and Castile, as well as of the two cities. The rivalry reflects what many regard as the political and cultural tensions felt between Catalans and the Castilians, seen by one author as a re-enactment of the Spanish Civil War.[77] During the dictatorships of Primo de Rivera and especially of Francisco Franco (1939–1975), all regional cultures were suppressed. All of the languages spoken in Spanish territory, except Spanish (Castilian) itself, were officially banned.[78][79] Symbolising the Catalan people's desire for freedom, Barcelona became 'More than a club' (Més que un club) for the Catalans. According to Manuel Vázquez Montalbán, the best way for the Catalans to demonstrate their identity was by joining Barcelona. It was less risky than joining a clandestine anti-Franco movement, and allowed them to express their dissidence.[80] On the other hand, Real Madrid was widely seen as the embodiment of the sovereign oppressive centralism and the fascist regime at management level and beyond (Santiago Bernabéu, the former club president for whom the Merengues stadium is named, fought with los nacionales).[81][82] However, during the Spanish Civil War, members of both clubs such as Josep Sunyol and Rafael Sánchez Guerra suffered at the hands of Franco supporters. During the 1950s the rivalry was exacerbated further when there was a controversy surrounding the transfer of Alfredo Di Stéfano, who finally played for Real Madrid and was key to their subsequent success.[83] The 1960s saw the rivalry reach the European stage when they met twice at the knock-out rounds of the European Cup.[84] In 2002, the European encounter between the clubs was dubbed the "Match of The Century" by Spanish media, and was watched by more than 500 million people.[85] El Derbi madrileño Main article: El Derbi madrileño Real Madrid supporters during the 2006 El Derbi madrileño match held at Santiago Bernabéu. The club's nearest neighbour is Atlético Madrid, a rivalry being shared between fans of both football teams. Although Atlético was originally founded by three Basque students in 1903, it was joined in 1904 by dissident members of Madrid FC. Further tensions came because initially Real supporters came from the middle class while the Atlético supporters were drawn from the working class. Today these distinctions are largely blurred. They met for the first time on 21 February 1929 in matchday three of the first League Championship at the former Chamartín. It was the first official derby of the new tournament, and Real won 2–1.[10] The rivalry first gained international attention in 1959 during the European Cup when the two clubs met in the semi-final. Real won the first leg 2–1 at the Bernabéu while Atlético won 1–0 at the Metropolitano. The tie went to a replay and The Whites won 2–1. Atlético, however, gained some revenge when, led by former Real Madrid coach José Villalonga, it defeated The Whites in two successive Copa del Generalísimo finals in 1960 and 1961.[86] Between 1961 and 1989, when Real dominated La Liga, only Atlético offered it any serious challenge, winning Liga titles in 1966, 1970, 1973 and 1977. In 1965, Atlético became the first team to beat Real at the Bernabéu in eight years. Real Madrid's record against Atlético in more recent times is very favorable.[87] A high point coming in the 2002–03 season, when The Whites clinched the La Liga title after an impressive victory at Atlético 0–4 at the Vicente Calderón Stadium.[88] Finances and ownership It was under Florentino Pérez's first presidency (2000–2006) that Real Madrid started its ambition of becoming the world's richest professional football club.[89] The club ceded part of its training grounds to the city of Madrid in 2001, and sold the rest to four corporations: Repsol YPF, Mutua Automovilística de Madrid, Sacyr Vallehermoso and OHL. The sale eradicated the club's debts, paving the way for it to buy the world's most expensive players such as Zinédine Zidane, Luís Figo, Ronaldo and David Beckham. The city had previously rezoned the training grounds for development, a move which in turn increased their value, and then bought the site.[29] The EU-commission started an investigation into whether the city overpaid for the property, to be considered a form of state subsidy.[90] The sale of the training ground for office buildings cleared Real Madrid's debts of €270m and enabled the club to embark upon an unprecedented spending spree which brought big-name players to the club. In addition, profit from the sale was spent on a state-of-the-art training complex on the city's outskirts.[91] Although Pérez's policy resulted in increased financial success from the exploitation of the club's high marketing potential around the world, especially in Asia, it came under increasing criticism for being too focused on marketing the Real Madrid brand, and not enough on the performances of the team. By September 2007, Real Madrid was considered the most valuable football brand in Europe by BBDO.[92] In 2008, it was ranked the second most valuable club in football, with a value of €951 mil (£640 million / $1.285 billion),[93] only beaten by Manchester United, which was valued at €1.333 billion (£900 million).[94] In 2010, Real Madrid had the highest turnover in football worldwide.[95] In September 2009, Real Madrid's management announced plans to open its own dedicated theme park by 2013.[96] A study at Harvard University concluded that Real Madrid "is one of the 20 most important brand names and the only one in which its executives, the players, are well-known. We have some spectacular figures in regard to worldwide support of the club. There are an estimated 287 million people worldwide who follow Real Madrid."[97] In 2010, Forbes evaluated Real Madrid's worth to be around €992 million (USD $1,323 million), ranking them second after Manchester United, based on figures from the 2008–09 season.[98][99] According to Deloitte, Real Madrid had a recorded revenue of €401 million in the same period, ranking first.[100] Along with FC Barcelona, Athletic Bilbao, and Osasuna, Real Madrid is organised as a registered association. Unlike a limited company, it is not possible to purchase shares in the club, but only membership.[101] The members of Real Madrid, called socios, form an assembly of delegates which is the highest governing body of the club.[102] As of 2010 the club has 60,000 socios.[103] At the end of the 2009–10 season, the club board of directors of the club stated that Real Madrid had a net debt of €244.6 million, 82.1 million lower than the previous fiscal year. Popular culture Real Madrid was the featured club in the second edition of the Goal! football movie trilogy, Goal! 2: Living the Dream... (2007). The film follows former Newcastle United star Santiago Muñez as he is first scouted, and then signed by Real Madrid for the 2005–06 season. The film's creators wanted to put emphasis on the changes in Muñez's life after his move to Madrid. Production was done with the full support of UEFA, allowing the film crew to use many real life players in cameo roles. Real Madrid squad members featured in the film included Iker Casillas, Zinedine Zidane, David Beckham, Ronaldo, Roberto Carlos, Raúl, Sergio Ramos, Robinho, Thomas Gravesen, Michael Owen, Míchel Salgado, Júlio Baptista, Steve McManaman, Jonathan Woodgate, and Iván Helguera. Non-Real Madrid players to make cameo appearances included Ronaldinho, Thierry Henry, Lionel Messi, Samuel Eto'o, Andrés Iniesta, Pablo Aimar, Fredrik Ljungberg, Cesc Fàbregas, Santiago Cañizares and others. In the film, both Florentino Pérez and Alfredo Di Stéfano presented the fictional player Muñez to the club after his signing.[104] Real, The Movie is a 2005 part feature, part documentary film that showcases the world-wide passion for Real Madrid C.F. Produced by the club and directed by Borja Manso, it follows five sub-stories of fans from around the world and their love for Real Madrid. Along with the fictional portion of the film, it also contains real footage of the squad, during training at Ciudad Real Madrid, matches, and interviews. Although the film mentions all of the squad, it mainly focuses on galácticos such as David Beckham, Zinedine Zidane, Raúl, Luís Figo, Ronaldo, Iker Casillas, and Roberto Carlos, among others. The film was originally produced in Spanish, but has been dubbed for their world-wide fanbase. The book White Storm: 100 years of Real Madrid by Phil Ball was the first English-language history of Real Madrid. Published in 2002, it talks about the most successful moments of the club during its first centenary, having been translated into various languages. On 7 December 2011, Real Madrid released a dance adaptation of the club's anthem, "Himno del Real Madrid", titled "Everybody" as the first single from an upcoming album entitled The Legends: The Official Real Madrid Digital Music Album. It was created Australian DJs The Stafford Brothers.[105] Real Madrid TV Real Madrid TV is an encrypted Digital television channel, operated by Real Madrid specialising in the Spanish football team. The channel is available in Spanish and English. It is located at Ciudad Real Madrid in Valdebebas (Madrid), Real Madrid's training centre. Players Main article: List of Real Madrid C.F. players For a list of all former and current Real Madrid C.F. players with a Wikipedia article, see Category:Real Madrid C.F. players. Spanish teams are limited to three players without EU citizenship. The squad list includes only the principal nationality of each player; several non-European players on the squad have dual citizenship with an EU country. Also, players from the ACP countries—countries in Africa, the Caribbean, and the Pacific that are signatories to the Cotonou Agreement—are not counted against non-EU quotas due to the Kolpak ruling. First-team squad See Real Madrid squad 2011–12 As of 22 December 2011.[106] Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Position Player 1 Spain GK Iker Casillas (captain)[107] 2 Portugal DF Ricardo Carvalho 3 Portugal DF Pepe 4 Spain DF Sergio Ramos (vice-captain)[107] 5 Turkey MF Nuri Şahin 6 Germany MF Sami Khedira 7 Portugal FW Cristiano Ronaldo 8 Brazil MF Kaká 9 France FW Karim Benzema 10 Germany MF Mesut Özil 11 Spain MF Esteban Granero 12 Brazil DF Marcelo (vice-captain)[107] No. Position Player 13 Spain GK Antonio Adán 14 Spain MF Xabi Alonso 15 Portugal DF Fábio Coentrão 16 Turkey MF Hamit Altıntop 17 Spain DF Álvaro Arbeloa 18 Spain DF Raúl Albiol 19 France DF Raphaël Varane 20 Argentina FW Gonzalo Higuaín (vice-captain)[107] 21 Spain MF José Callejón 22 Argentina MF Ángel di María 24 France MF Lassana Diarra Out on loan Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Position Player — Spain MF Sergio Canales (at Valencia) — Netherlands MF Royston Drenthe (at Everton) — Argentina MF Fernando Gago (at Roma) No. Position Player — Spain DF David Mateos (at Zaragoza) — Spain MF Pedro León (at Getafe) Extra players registered only for the UEFA Champions League As of 2 September 2011.[108] Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Position Player 23 Portugal DF Pedro Mendes 25 Spain GK Tomás 26 Spain FW Álvaro Morata 27 Spain DF Nacho 28 Spain FW Jesé 29 Spain FW Joselu No. Position Player 30 Spain MF Álex Fernández 31 Spain GK Fernando Pacheco 32 Spain DF Dani Carvajal 33 Spain FW Óscar Plano 34 Russia MF Denis Cheryshev 36 Spain MF Lucas Vázquez Personnel Current technical staff Portuguese José Mourinho is the current manager of the team. See also List of Real Madrid C.F. managers Position Staff Head coach José Mourinho Assistant Coach Aitor Karanka Fitness Trainer Rui Faria Goalkeeper Coach Silvino Louro Technical Assistant José Morais Match delegate Chendo Last updated: 17 May 2011 Source: Real Madrid Management See also: List of Real Madrid C.F. presidents Businessman Florentino Pérez is the current president of the club. Position Staff President Florentino Pérez Honorary Life President Alfredo Di Stéfano 1st Vice-president Fernando Fernández Tapias 2nd Vice-president Eduardo Fernández de Blas Secretary of the Board Enrique Sánchez González Director General José Ángel Sánchez Director of the President's Office Manuel Redondo Director of the Social Area José Luis Sánchez Last updated: 10 June 2011 Source: Board of Directors, Organisation Honours As of 26 August 2011 Real Madrid have won a record 31 La Liga and a record 9 European Cup/UEFA Champions League trophies. The club was awarded with the recognition of FIFA Club of the 20th Century on 23 December 2000.[109] It also received the FIFA Order of Merit in 2004.[110] Added to this, Real is allowed to wear a multiple–winner badge on their shirt during UEFA Champions League matches as they have won more than five European Cups.[19] Domestic competitions * La Liga[111] Winners (31): 1931–32, 1932–33, 1953–54, 1954–55, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1960–61, 1961–62, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1971–72, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1994–95, 1996–97, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2006–07, 2007–08 Runners-up (20): 1929, 1933–34, 1934–35, 1935–36, 1941–42, 1944–45, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1965–66, 1980–81, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1998–99, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11 * Copa del Rey[112] Winners (18): 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1917, 1934, 1936, 1946, 1947, 1961–62, 1969–70, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1979–80, 1981–82, 1988–89, 1992–93, 2010–11 Runners-up (19): 1903, 1916, 1918, 1924, 1929, 1930, 1933, 1940, 1943, 1958, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1968, 1978–79, 1982–83, 1989–90, 1991–92, 2001–02, 2003–04 * Supercopa de España[113] Winners (8): 1988, 1989*, 1990, 1993, 1997, 2001, 2003, 2008 Runners-up (4): 1982, 1995, 2007, 2011 (* Won Copa del Rey and La Liga) * Copa Eva Duarte (Predecessor to the Supercopa de España)[114] Winners (1): 1947 * Copa de la Liga[115] Winners (1): 1985 Runners-up (1): 1983 European competitions Real Madrid's 9 European cups. * European Cup/UEFA Champions League[116] Winners (9): 1955–56*, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1965–66, 1997–98, 1999–2000, 2001–02 Runners-up (3): 1961–62, 1963–64, 1980–81 (* First ever winners) * UEFA Cup[117] Winners (2): 1984–85, 1985–86 * UEFA Cup Winners' Cup[118] Runners-up (2): 1970–71, 1982–83 * UEFA Super Cup[119] Winners (1): 2002 Daftar pemain sepak bola Indonesia Dari Wikipedia bahasa Indonesia, ensiklopedia bebas Perubahan tertunda ditampilkan di halaman iniBelum Diperiksa Langsung ke: navigasi, cari Halaman ini berisi daftar pemain sepak bola Indonesia. 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