Friday, January 22, 2010

Meanings of World Football Club Initials

Ever wonder what the VfB or RCD or SK or TSG stood for in the names of soccer clubs around the world? Here's a list of a few of the most widely used initials in official club names around the world with their meanings and English translations.

1. FC - First Football Club

1. FC Kaiserslautern
1. FC Köln
1. FC Nuremberg

AC - Associazione Calcio ("Football Association")

AC Milan
AC Siena

AIK - Allmänna Idrottsklubben ("General Sport Club")

AIK (Sweden)

AFC - Association Football Club

Leeds United AFC
Sunderland AFC

AS - Associazione Sportiva or Association Sportive ("Sport Association")

AS Roma
AS Livorno
AS Monaco
AS Saint-Etienne

AZ - Alkmaar Zaanstreek (Dutch teams Alkmaar '54 and FC Zaanstreek merged in 1967)

AZ Alkmaar

BK - Boldklub ("Ball Club")

Aalborg BK
Halmstads BK
Rosenborg BK

CD - Club Deportivo ("Sports Club")

CD Chivas USA
CD Guadalajara
CD Aguila

CSKA - Central Army Sports Club

CSKA Sofia
CSKA Moscow
CSKA Kyiv

IF - Idrottsförening or Idrætsforening ("Sport Society")

Brøndby IF
Hammarby IF
Helsingborgs IF
Vålerenga IF

JK - Jimnastik Kulübü ("Gymnastics Club")

Beşiktaş JK

PSV - Philips Sport Vereniging ("Philips Sport Union")

PSV Eindhoven

RC - Racing Club

RC Strasbourg
RC Lens

RCD - Real Club Deportivo ("Royal Sporting Club")

RCD Mallorca
RCD Espanyol

RSC - Royal Sporting Club

RSC Anderlecht

SK - 'Sporting Club' in Various Languages

SK Brann
Lierse SK
Fenerbahçe SK
Galatasaray SK
SK Rapid Wien

SS - Società Sportiva ("Sport Society")

SS Lazio

TSG - Turn- und Sportgemeinschaft ("Gymnastics and Sport Community")

TSG 1899 Hoffenheim

VfB - Verein für Bewegungsspiele ("Association for Exercise/Movement Games")

VfB Stuttgart

VfL - Verein für Leibesübungen ("Association for Physical Exercises")

VfL Bochum
VfL Wolsfburg

RANDOM NUMBERS - Year of Establishment

1860 München
Hannover 96
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Schalke 04
Mainz 05

1 comment:

  1. Wow, thanks for this. Very geeky but that is a great thing!

    RCM

    http://leftbackinthechangingrom.blogspot.com

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