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A football team is the collective name given to a number of players who play together in a football game, be it association football (soccer), rugby, Australian football, American football, Gaelic football, or other version of football. ... Soccer redirects here. ... Ebenezer Cobb Morley, who is regarded as the father of football. The history of association football, which is also known as soccer, can be traced to various traditional football games played in Europe in ancient times, but the modern game has its roots in the formation of the The Football... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Contents 1 Formation of the name 1.1 Common components 1.2 Common versus official usage 2 Club names referring to a profession or education 2.1 Club names referring to a profession 2.2 Club names referring to education 3 Club names referring to days and dates 4 Club names referring to the club's specific origins 5 Club names referring to an ethnic, social, national or religious background 6 Club names referring to geographical features 6.1 Club names referring to specific geographical features 7 Club names referring to plants 8 Club names referring to real or mythical creatures 9 Club names referring to real or mythical people 10 Club names referring to sport 10.1 Sports societies 11 Club names referring to values and ideals 12 Club names referring to natural phenomena 13 Unknown 14 Initials 15 References [edit] Formation of the name [edit] Common components A club's name is usually composed of two or more of the following elements, in most cases in the language of the club's home country: a word describing the type of entity that runs the club (or ran it when it was founded), such as "Club", "Association", "Society", "Centre", "League", "Union", etc. More recently some clubs are regular commercial enterprises[citation needed] and may have this reflected in their names. a word indicating that the club is associated with some sport(s), usually (but not always) including football. Examples are "football", "athletics", "exercises", "sports", etc. a geographical name associating the club with some place (usually the town or region where it plays home matches). Examples: "Paris", "Milano", "Recife", "Croatia", "Goiás" or, alternatively, a word that associates the club with something else (a religious, cultural or political tradition). Sometimes the name of the town or the country may be written as in English (AC Milan). a proper name, mascot or nickname, like "Cruzeiro" "Betis", or "Crusaders". in Belgium, Spain and the Netherlands some clubs are associated with the monarchy like Real Madrid. Official names often also contain common component (prepositions, conjunctions, etc.) (See List of common club name components section). This article is about the capital of France. ... Nickname: Motto: lucea omnibus Latin: That it may shine on all (Matthew 5:15) Location of Recife Country Brazil Region State Pernambuco Founded March 12, 1537 Incorporated (as village) 1709 Incorporated (as city) 1823 Government  - Mayor João Paulo Lima e Silva (PT) Area  - City 218 km² (84. ... Capital (and largest city) Goiânia Demonym Goiano Government  -  Governor Alcides Rodrigues  -  Vice Governor Ademir Menezes Area  -  Total 340. ... AC Milan is an Italian football club. ... This article is about the football (soccer) team. ... Real Betis Balompié is a Spanish football club in Sevilla founded in 1907. ... Crusaders FC is a Northern Ireland football club playing in the Irish Football League. ... For the documentary series, see Monarchy (TV series). ... Real Madrid Club de Fútbol is a Spanish sports club most widely known for its professional football team based in Madrid. ... In Europe, many (if not most) clubs are named after their towns or cities (e.g. "Deportivo La Coruña", "Liverpool FC", "Hamburger SV", etc. In South America, clubs are more likely to have proper names than to bear the city's name. Some clubs, like Hansa Rostock or Torpedo Moscow may have both. Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña, S.A.D. (abbreviated Depor) is a Spanish football club. ... {{Football club infobox | clubname = Liverpool FC | image = fullname = Liverpool FC | nickname = The Reds | founded = 1892 | ground = Anfield | capacity = 45,000 | chairman = D.R.Moores | Chief Executive Officer = R.N.Parry | manager = Rafael Benitez | league = FA Premiership | season = 2005-06 | position = FA premiership, 5th | pattern_la1=|pattern_b1=|pattern_ra1=| leftarm1=FFFFFF|body1=FF0000... Hamburger SV is a German football club based in Hamburg. ... FC Hansa Rostock is a German football club of the Bundesliga (premier league), based in the City of Rostock. ... FC Torpedo Moscow is a Russian football club, based in Moscow. ... [edit] Common versus official usage See also: Lists of nicknames in football (soccer) It is not uncommon for a club to be known in common usage by a name other than its official name, or the name on the badge. Official names may reflect the instances where two different clubs with exactly (or more or less) the same name, prompting one or both to be suffixed with a geographical distinction. Famous instances of this are PFC CSKA Moscow and CSKA Sofia; Dynamo Moscow, Dynamo Kyiv, Dynamo Dresden and Dinamo Tbilisi; América de Cali (Colombia) and Club América (Mexico). PFC CSKA Moscow (Russian: or Professional Football Club - Central Sports Club of Army (Moscow)) is the football section of the CSKA sports club of Moscow, Russia. ... PFC CSKA Sofia is the football club of the CSKA sports club of Sofia, Bulgaria, founded on May 5, 1948. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... FC Dynamo Kyiv (Ukrainian: ФК Динамо Київ, formerly Dinamo Kiev) is the main professional football club in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv. ... Dynamo Dresden are a German football club, based in Dresden, Saxony. ... FC Dinamo Tbilisi (Georgian: ) is the football team of Dinamo Tbilisi, playing in the capital of Georgia, Tbilisi. ... Corporación Deportiva América, commonly known as América de Cali, is a Colombian football team, based in Cali. ... Club América, most commonly known as just América, is a professional Mexican football club playing in the Primera División. ... Other clubs are more usually known by nicknames or contractions of their full names, for instance, Vasco da Gama is usually called simply "Vasco", F.C. Internazionale Milano is contracted to Inter, Sporting Clube de Portugal are often called Sporting. Manchester United is ofted shortened to Man United (or even Man U), and Lyon used instead of Olympique Lyonnais. A nickname is a short, clever, cute, derogatory, or otherwise substitute name for a person or things real name (for example, Nick is short for Nicholas). ... Vasco da Gama (after the famous Portuguese explorer of the same name) is a Brazilian football team from Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, founded on August 21, 1898 (although the football dept started on November 5, 1915). ... Football Club Internazionale Milano, commonly referred to as simply Internazionale, Inter or Inter Milan[1], is an Italian professional football club based in Milan, Lombardy, founded in 1908. ... Sporting Clube de Portugal (pron. ... Manchester Uniteds emblem Manchester United F.C. (often abbreviated to Man United or just Man U, pronounced man-yoo) is an English football club based at Old Trafford in Greater Manchester. ... Olympique Lyonnais (popularly known as OL, or simply Lyon) is a French football club based in Lyon. ... Some clubs are commonly referred to by their initials, such as QPR, for Queens Park Rangers. Queens Park Rangers are an English football team, from Shepherds Bush, London. ... In a few cases there are even common misconceptions about the official name of the club. A common example being Glasgow Rangers and Glasgow Celtic, where their proper official names are simply Rangers F.C. and Celtic F.C. Another misunderstanding is Belfast Crusaders where the proper name is just Crusaders F.C. For other uses, see Rangers F.C. (disambiguation). ... Current season Celtic Football Club are a football club from Glasgow, Scotland, who currently play in the Scottish Premier League, the highest form of competition in Scotland. ... Crusaders F.C. is a Northern Ireland football club playing in the Irish Premier League. ... [edit] Club names referring to a profession or education [edit] Club names referring to a profession Topic Meaning Country Clubs Armed forces For sport clubs affiliated with the armed forces of a country. See also CSKA.  Bhutan Royal Bhutan Army FC  Botswana Botswana Defence Force XI  Cambodia Army Division of Logistics, Royal Cambodian Air Force, Royal Navy  Myanmar Army  North Korea Haeju Army  Pakistan Pakistan Army, Pakistan Navy  Singapore Singapore Armed Forces Football Club  Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force Arsenal Factories creating weapons  Argentina Arsenal de Sarandí  England Arsenal  Honduras Arsenal Roatán  Ukraine FC Arsenal Kiev Beer  Eritrea Asmara Brewery  Ethiopia Harrar Beer Botling Cobre- Spanish for copper, after association with copper mining  Chile Club de Deportes Cobreloa, Club Deportes Cobresal Company name Club names containing the name of a company. These clubs were either founded by a company for its employees (e.g. PSV) or bought by a company (e.g. Red Bull Salzburg)  Austria Red Bull Salzburg  Colombia La Equidad  Germany Bayer 04 Leverkusen  Mexico Cruz Azul  England Vauxhall Motors, Rolls Royce Leisure, Billingham Synthonia (An ICI fertiliser brand), Sunderland Nissan, Cammell Laird  Italy A.S. Cisco Calcio Roma  Netherlands Philips Sport Vereniging  Russia Lada Togliatti, FC Torpedo-RG, FC Torpedo-ZIL  Turkey Türk Telekomspor  USA Red Bull New York  Wales Airbus UK Electrical Bargh: Persian for Electricity  Iran Bargh Shiraz F.C., Bargh Tehran F.C.  United States Houston Dynamo (Refers to Houston's energy-based industrial economy)  Germany 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam(The club was initially supported by the local energy supplier.) Industrial Revolution formed during the late Victorian Industrial boom  England Middlesbrough Ironopolis F.C. Metallurgy Foolad, Zob Ahan, and Mes: Persian for Steel, Steelworks, and Copper. Vasas: "Vas- és Fémmunkások" Hungarian for "Iron and Steel Workers"  Iran Foolad F.C., F.C. Zob Ahan, Mes Kerman F.C.  Hungary Budapesti Vasas Sport Club  Russia Metallurg Krasnoyarsk, Metallurg Lipetsk, Metallurg-Kuzbass Novokuznetsk  Ukraine Metalurh Donetsk, Metalurh Nikopol, Metalurh Zaporizhia, FC Stal Alchevsk  Poland Stal Mielec  Germany Stahl Eisenhüttenstadt Stålkameratene Mining Górnik: Polish for miner Zagłębie: Polish for coalfield Minero: Spanish for miner Colliery: Coal mine  England Atherton Collieries, Bentley Colliery, Harworth Colliery Institute, Pontefract Collieries, Thoresby Colliery Welfare, Thorne Colliery, Welbeck Colliery Welfare Blackwell Miners Welfare, Calverton Miners Welfare, Gedling Miners Welfare, Holbrook Miners Welfare  Poland Górnik Łęczna, Górnik Polkowice, Górnik Wieliczka Górnik Zabrze, Zagłębie Lubin, Zagłębie Sosnowiec  Venezuela Atlético Club Mineros de Guayana Municipal Indicates a club formed by workers of, or associated with, a city hall or otherwise related local government unit.  Guatemala CSD Municipal  Peru Deportivo Municipal  El Salvador Once Municipal Navy Malavan: Persian for Sailor  Iran Malavan F.C. Petroleum Naft: Persian for Petrol  Angola Académica Petróleo Kwanda Soyo, Atlético Petróleos do Huambo, Atlético Petróleos do Namibe, Atlético Petróleos Luanda  Bolivia Oriente Petrolero  Colombia Alianza Petrolera  Ecuador Esmeraldas Petrolero  Iran Sanat Naft F.C. Police For football clubs affiliated with a police force  Botswana Police XI  Cambodia Military Police  China Vanguard Hubei Police Academy  Ecuador Escuela Superior de Policía (ESPOLI)  England Metropolitan Police, West Midlands Police  India Punjab Police  Iraq Al-Shorta  Lithuania Sostinės Policija Vilnius  Isle of Man Police  Nepal Mahendra Police Club  Uganda Police FC Railroad workers Rah Ahan (Persian), Ferro Carril (Spanish), for Railroad (noun). Ferroviário (Portuguese) for Railroad (adjective).  Argentina Ferro Carril Oeste, Rosario Central (from Central Argentine Railway)  Brazil Ferroviário Atlético Clube, Associação Ferroviária de Esportes  England Darlington Railway Athletic, Harrogate Railway Athletic, Leigh RMI  Iran Rah Ahan F.C.  Mozambique Clube Ferroviário da Beira, Clube Ferroviário de Maputo, Clube Ferroviário de Nampula Ship-building After the Cammell Laird ship yard  England Cammell Laird F.C. Textile Nassaji: Persian for Textile Industry  Argentina Textil Mandiyú  Croatia NK Varteks Varaždin  Iran Nassaji Mazandaran F.C.  Mozambique Grupo Desportivo da Companhia Têxtil do Punguè Tractor manufacturing  Iran Teraktor Sazi F.C.  Russia Rotor Volgograd General  Italy SPAL 1907 (Società Polisportiva Ars et Labor) Alternate cover US 1979 and 2002 reissue cover, also known as paint spatter cover For the military meaning, see Armed forces. ... CSKA (an abbreviation for Central Sports Team of Army in several Slavic languages) may refer to army sports teams in several countries: CSKA Moscow in Russia, or its football (soccer) section PFC CSKA Moscow; CSKA Sofia in Bulgaria; CSKA Kyiv in Ukraine. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Bhutan. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Botswana. ... Botswana Defence Force XI is a football club from Botswana based in Gaborone. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Cambodia. ... All military aircraft in Cambodia are operated by the Royal Cambodian Air Force branch of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Myanmar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_North_Korea. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The Pakistan Army FC are a Pakistani football club who play in the Pakistan Premier League. ... The Pakistan Navy FC are a Pakistani football club who play in the Pakistan Premier League. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Singapore. ... The Singapore Armed Forces Football Club (SAFFC) is a professional soccer club which plays in Singapores S.League. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Trinidad_and_Tobago. ... Defence Force Football Club is a football club based in Chaguaramas, Trinidad and Tobago that plays in the countrys Professional Football League. ... The Royal Arsenal, originally known as the Woolwich Arsenal, carried out armaments manufacture, ammunition proofing and explosives research. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Argentina. ... Arsenal Fútbol Club, usually called Arsenal de Sarandí or simply Arsenal, is a football club from the Sarandí neighbourhood in the city of Avellaneda, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Arsenal Football Club (also known as Arsenal, The Arsenal or The Gunners) are an English professional football club based in Holloway, north London. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Honduras. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ukraine. ... FC Arsenal Kyiv (Ukrainian: ) is a professional football club in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv. ... For other uses, see Beer (disambiguation). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Eritrea. ... Asmara Brewery is a Eritrean football club based in Asmara. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ethiopia. ... Harrar Beer Botling FC is an Ethiopian football club based in Harari. ... For other uses, see Copper (disambiguation). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Chile. ... Club de Deportes Cobreloa is a Chilean football club from the Atacama Desert mining city of Calama which has established itself as one of the countrys most competitive clubs. ... Club Deportes Cobresal, is a Chilean football club based in the mining region of El Salvador. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Austria. ... Red Bull Salzburg is an Austrian football (soccer) club, based in Salzburg. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Colombia. ... La Equidad is a Colombian football (soccer) team, based in Bogotá. The club was founded in 1982. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Bayer 04 Leverkusen Fußball is a German football club based in Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Mexico. ... Club Deportivo Social y Cultural Cruz Azul, also known as Cruz Azul, is a popular Mexican professional futbol club. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Vauxhall Motors Football Club are an English football team based at Rivacre Park, Rivacre Road, in Hooton, sandwiched in between Eastham and Ellesmere Port, Wirral, who play in the Conference North. ... Rolls Royce Leisure F.C. is a football club based in Hucknall, England. ... Billingham Synthonia F.C. is a football club based in Billingham, England. ... ICI can refer to: Imperial Chemical Industries PLC. The ICI programming language. ... Sunderland Nissan F.C. is a football club based in Sunderland, England. ... Official club logo. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... PSV redirects here. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia. ... FC Lada Togliatti (Russian: ) is a Russian football club based in Togliatti. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Turkey. ... Türk Telekomspor is a sports club located in Ankara, Turkey. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Year founded 1995 (as NY/NJ MetroStars) League Major League Soccer Full name Red Bull New York Nickname Red Bulls, Metro, RBNY Stadium Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ Coach Juan Carlos Osorio Owner Red Bull GmbH First Game Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 NY/NJ MetroStars (Rose Bowl; April 13... Image File history File links Flag_of_Wales_2. ... This article is about the country. ... Airbus UK F.C. is a football team based in Broughton, North Wales, a few miles from the city of Chester. ... Farsi redirects here. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Iran. ... Bargh Shiraz Football Club (Persian: ‎ ) is an Iranian football club based in Shiraz, Iran. ... Bargh Tehran Football Club (Persian: ) was an Iranian football club based in Tehran, Iran. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Current season Houston Dynamo is a North American professional soccer team based in Houston, Texas, United States. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... 1. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Middlesbrough Ironopolis Football Club were an English association football club which briefly played in the Football League in the 1890s. ... Georg Agricola, author of De re metallica, an important early book on metal extraction Metallurgy is a domain of materials science that studies the physical and chemical behavior of metallic elements, their intermetallic compounds, and their compounds, which are called alloys. ... Farsi redirects here. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Iran. ... Foolad Khuzestan Football Club (Persian: ‎ , meaning Steel) is an Iranian football club, based in Ahvaz, Khuzestan. ... Football Club Zob Ahan (Persian: ) is an Iranian football club based in Esfahan, Iran. ... Sanat Mes Kerman Football Club (Persian: ‎ ) is a Iranian football team based in Kerman, Iran. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Hungary. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia. ... FC Metallurg Krasnoyarsk is a Russian football club based in Krasnoyarsk. ... Metallurg Lipetsk is a Russian football club in Lipetsk. ... FC Metallurg-Kuzbass Novokuznetsk is a Russian football club. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ukraine. ... FC Metalurh Donetsk (Ukrainian: ) is a Ukrainian football club from the city of Donetsk. ... FC Metalurh Nikopol (also referred as FC Metalurg Nikopol ) is a Ukrainian football club. ... FC Metalurh Zaporizhia (Ukrainian: ФК Металург Запоріжжя) is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Zaporizhia. ... FC Stal Alchivsk, also known as Stal Alchevsk, is a professional football team in the Ukrainian Premier League. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Poland. ... Stal Mielec is a Polish football club based in Mielec, Poland. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... This article is about mineral extractions. ... Górnik is a common prefix for Polish sports teams: Górnik Łęczna Stadion Górnik, their stadium Górnik Polkowice Górnik Radlin Górnik Wieliczka Górnik Zabrze Category: ... Wyoming coal mine Coal mining is the mining of coal. ... Surface coal mining in Wyoming in the United States of America. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Atherton Collieries F.C. are a football club based in Atherton in Greater Manchester, England. ... Bentley Colliery F.C. is a football club established in 1926 and based in Doncaster, England. ... Harworth Colliery Iinstitute F.C. is a football club established in 1931 who, despite being based in Harworth, near Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England, are members of the Sheffield and Hallamshire FA. In the 1979-80 season, they reached the 3rd round of the FA Vase. ... Pontefract Collieries F.C. are a football club based in Pontefract, England. ... Thoresby Colliery Welfare F.C. is a football club currently members of the Central Midlands League Premier Division and based in Edwinstowe, Notts, England. ... Thorne Colliery F.C. is a football club based in Thorne, England. ... Welbeck Colliery Welfare F.C. or Welbeck Welfare F.C. is a football club established around 1985 and based in Mansfield, England. ... Blackwell Miners Welfare F.C. is a football club based in Derbyshire, England. ... Calverton Miners Welfare F.C. are a football club based in Calverton, near Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England. ... Gedling Miners Welfare F.C. are a football club based in Gedling, near Arnold, Nottinghamshire, England. ... Holbrook Miners Welfare F.C. is a football club based in Holbrook, Derbyshire, England. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Poland. ... GKS Górnik Łęczna is a Polish football club based in Łęczna, Poland. ... Górnik Polkowice is a Polish football club based in Polkowice, Poland. ... Klub Sportowy Górnik Wieliczka is a Polish football club based in Wieliczka, Poland. ... Górnik Zabrze is a Polish football club based in Zabrze, Poland. ... ZagÅ‚Ä™bie Lubin is a football (soccer) club based in Lubin, Poland. ... ZagÅ‚Ä™bie Sosnowiec is a football (soccer) club based in Sosnowiec, Poland. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Venezuela. ... Atlético Club Mineros de Guayana, usually known as Mineros de Guayana or simply Mineros, is a Venezuelan football (soccer) club based in Ciudad Guayana. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Guatemala. ... Club Social y Deportivo Municipal, also known as Municipal or Los Rojos (the Reds), are a Guatemalan professional football club based in Guatemala City. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Peru. ... Club Centro Deportivo Municipal is a Peruvian football (soccer) team. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_El_Salvador. ... Once Municipal or 11 Municipal is a Salvadoran football club from Ahuachapán, El Salvador. ... Farsi redirects here. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Iran. ... Malavan Bandar Anzali Football Club (Persian: ‎ ) is a football team based in the city of Anzali. ... Farsi redirects here. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Angola. ... Académica Petróleo Kwanda Soyo is an Angolan football club based in Soyo. ... Atlético Petróleos do Huambo is an Angolan football club based in Huambo. ... Atlético Petróleos do Namibe is an Angolan football club based in Namibe. ... Atlético Petróleos Luanda, usually known as Petro Atlético Luanda, or simply Petro Atlético, is a traditional football (soccer) club from Luanda, Angola, founded in 1980. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Bolivia. ... Club Deportivo Oriente Petrolero is a Bolivian football club. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Colombia. ... Alianza Petrolera is a Colombian football (soccer) team, based in Barrancabermeja. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ecuador. ... The Club Deportivo Esmeraldas Petrolero is a soccer team from the city of Esmeraldas in the province of Esmeraldas in Ecuador, South America. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Iran. ... Sanat Naft Abadan Football Club (Persian: ) is an Iranian football club based in Abadan, Iran. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Botswana. ... Police XI is a football (soccer) club from Botswana based in Otse. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Cambodia. ... Military Police, is a football (soccer) club from Siem Reap, Cambodia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Peoples_Republic_of_China. ... Vanguard Hubei Police Academy FC (Simplified Chinese: 前卫湖北警官学院; Hanyu Pinyin: Qiánwèi HúbÄ›i Jǐngguān Xuéyuán ) is a chinese semi-professional football club its based in Wuhan city, Hubei Province, China. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ecuador. ... Club Deportivo ESPOLI is a professional soccer team from Quito, Ecuador, which belongs to the Escuela Superior de Policía (ESPOLI), which is a police academy of Quito. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Metropolitan Police F.C. are the football club of the Metropolitan Police Service, although in recent years there has been a relaxation in the rule that players had to be serving members of the police force. ... West Midlands Police F.C. is a football club based in Birmingham, England. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_India. ... // FC Punjab Police, more commonly called The Policemen, is an Indian institutional football club based in Jalandhar, Punjab (India). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Iraq. ... Al Shurta is an Iraqi football club based in Baghdad. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Lithuania. ... SostinÄ—s Policija Vilnius is a Lithuanian football team from Vilnius. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_isle_of_man. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Nepal. ... Mahendra Police Club is departmental police football club of Nepal. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Uganda. ... Police FC is a football club from Jinja in Uganda. ... This is the top-level page of WikiProject trains Rail tracks Rail transport refers to the land transport of passengers and goods along railways or railroads. ... Farsi redirects here. ... In linguistics, a noun or noun substantive is a lexical category which is defined in terms of how its members combine with other grammatical kinds of expressions. ... In grammar, an adjective is a word whose main syntactic role is to modify a noun or pronoun (called the adjectives subject), giving more information about what the noun or pronoun refers to. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Argentina. ... Club Ferro Carril Oeste is an Argentine sports club founded on July 28, 1904 by 95 railway workers in the Buenos Aires neighbourhood of Caballito. ... Former crest Club Atlético Rosario Central is a football club in Rosario, Argentina. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... Ferroviário Atlético Clube, or Ferroviário as they are usually called, is a Brazilian football team from Fortaleza in Ceará, founded on May 9, 1933. ... Associação Ferroviária de Esportes, or Ferroviária, as they are usually called, is a Brazilian football team from Araraquara in São Paulo state, founded on April 12, 1950. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Darlington Railway Athleic F.C. is a football club based in England. ... Harrogate Railway Athletic F.C. is an English football club based in Harrogate, North Yorkshire. ... Leigh Railway Mechanics Institute Football Club, usually known as Leigh RMI, are an English semi-professional association football team that plays in the Conference North of the Football Conference as of the 2007–08 season. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Iran. ... Rah Ahan Football Club (Persian: ‎ ) is an Iranian football club based in Tehran, Iran. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Mozambique. ... Clube Ferroviário da Beira is a Mozambican football club based in Beira. ... Clube Ferroviário de Maputo, usually known as Ferroviário de Maputo, or simply Ferroviário, is a traditional football (soccer) club from Maputo, Mozambique. ... Clube Ferroviário de Nampula is a Mozambican football club based in Nampula. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Official club logo. ... Farsi redirects here. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Argentina. ... Textil Mandiyú are an Argentina Football club, their home town is Corrientes, in the Province of Corrientes in North East Argentina. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Croatia. ... NK Varteks Varaždin is a Croatian football club based in the city of Varaždin in the north of the country. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Iran. ... Nassaji Mazandaran is an Iranian football club based in Qaem Shahr, Mazandaran, Iran. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Mozambique. ... Grupo Desportivo da Companha Têxtil do Punguè is a Mozambican football club based in Beira. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Iran. ... Teraktor Sazi Football Club (Persian: ) is an Iranian football club based in Tabriz, Iran. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia. ... SC Rotor Volgograd is a now defunct football club from Volgograd, Russia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... The old Spal logo SPAL 1907 are an Italian Association Football club, based in Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna. ... [edit] Club names referring to education Topic Meaning Country Clubs Academical Affiliation with academics. See also Estudiantes, University, Polytechnic.  Bulgaria Akademik Sofia, Akademik Svishtov  Denmark Akademisk Boldklub  Germany Akademischer BC 1897 Charlottenburg, Akademischer SC 1893 Berlin  Mozambique Associação Académica de Maputo