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