association football club

An association football club is an organized team entity that competes in the sport of soccer under a common name, management, and identity, typically participating in official leagues and tournaments.

Observed surface forms (24)

• football club ×200
• sports club ×152
• English football club ×22
• professional football club ×15
• women's football club ×10
• professional women's soccer club ×8
• Mexican football club ×7
• Scottish football club ×6
• American soccer club ×4
• French football club ×4

• Italian football club ×3
• soccer club ×3
• women’s college soccer team ×2
• Arsenal F.C. home ground ×1
• English non-league football club ×1
• Manchester United club recognition ×1
• Nigerian football club ×1
• Scottish junior football club ×1
• South African football club ×1
• Spanish football club ×1
• amateur football club ×1
• precursor club ×1
• women's association football club ×1
• youth football club ×1

Instances (398)

• Newton Heath
  surface form: Newton Heath F.C.
• Atlético Ottawa
• Melbourne City FC
• Yokohama F. Marinos via concept surface "football club"
• Montevideo City Torque via concept surface "football club"
• Girona FC
• Sichuan Jiuniu F.C. via concept surface "football club"
• Mumbai City FC via concept surface "football club"
• Lommel SK via concept surface "football club"
• ES Troyes AC via concept surface "football club"
• Palermo FC via concept surface "football club"
• FC Bayern Munich via concept surface "football club"
• Al-Ahli SC (Qatar) via concept surface "football club"
• Dorados de Sinaloa via concept surface "football club"
• FC Barcelona via concept surface "football club"
• Brescia Calcio via concept surface "football club"
• Persepolis F.C. via concept surface "football club"
• Cologne via concept surface "professional football club"
  surface form: 1. FC Köln
• Shanghai SIPG F.C. via concept surface "football club"
• Ballymena United F.C.
• Newport (IOW) F.C.
• Newbury Town F.C. via concept surface "football club"
• Watford F.C.
• Celtic F.C. via concept surface "professional football club"
• Shanghai Shenhua F.C. via concept surface "football club"
• Swansea City A.F.C. via concept surface "football club"
• Esteghlal F.C. via concept surface "football club"
• Boca Juniors via concept surface "football club"
• River Plate via concept surface "football club"
• Witney Town F.C.
• Gillingham via concept surface "football club"
  surface form: Gillingham F.C.
• Al-Ahly SC (Benghazi) via concept surface "football club"
• Al-Nasr SC (Benghazi) via concept surface "football club"
• Charlotte Eagles via concept surface "soccer club"
• Charleston Battery
• Chicago Fire
  surface form: Chicago Fire FC
• Flamengo via concept surface "football club"
• Los Angeles FC
• Reading F.C. via concept surface "football club"
• Fluminense FC via concept surface "football club"
• Al Hilal SFC via concept surface "football club"
• FC Torpedo Kutaisi via concept surface "football club"
• FC Rotor Volgograd via concept surface "football club"
• Botafogo FR via concept surface "football club"
• CR Vasco da Gama via concept surface "football club"
• 1. FC Nürnberg via concept surface "football club"
• Newton Heath LYR Football Club
• Glazer family via concept surface "football club"
  surface form: Manchester United F.C.
• Brechin via concept surface "football club"
  surface form: Brechin City F.C.
• Club América via concept surface "professional football club"