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Ranking the 43 best and weirdest named football clubs in the world
Mar 8, 2025
Football is full of boring team names like ‘United’, ‘Rovers’ and ‘City’. Look in the right places, however, and you’ll find some really, really good ones.
The rapid rise of fantasy football and casual five-a-side has changed what we think of as a football team name. ‘Inter Ya Gran’ is now officially the most popular club name in the world, and similar obscenities aren’t far behind.
But while anyone can make a silly pun, not everyone gets the chance to make a silly name for a football club playing in its country’s premier division.
What follows is a list of the 43 most brilliant football club names from around the world. Not all of them are major forces in world football, but every single one plays in its country’s highest league.
You’ll know a few of them. You’ll be surprised by others. You’re guaranteed to become a die-hard fan of at least one of the top five.
43. Millonarios F.C.
Bogota, Colombia
Initially the ‘Municipal Sports Club’, the ‘Millionaires’ got their nickname — and eventually their official title — after hiring expensive Argentine players in the late 1930s.
Show-offs.
42. LA Galaxy
Los Angeles, USA
Football icons like David Beckham, Steven Gerrard and Zlatan Ibrahimovic have turned the Galaxy into a global brand. Which is fitting, since the name ‘Galaxy’ was chosen to represent the ‘stars’ of Hollywood.
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