DiegoDiego Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 Just came across deportivo moron in Argentina Also from Argentina: Atletico Douglas Haig, named after the poppy and whisky chap from Edinburgh. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theroadlesstravelled Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 15 hours ago, Turkmenbashi said: My personal favourite is Thailand Tobacco Monopoly FC Now defunct but went out with possibly the greatest rage quit of all time. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlipperyP Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 (edited) and my avatar last week Miscellaneous Sporting Club Edited December 6, 2020 by SlipperyP 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongTimeLurker Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 17 hours ago, GNU_Linux said: The Estwatini (formerly Swaziland) top flight had a team called Eleven Men In Flight. The Guam Soccer League for a few seasons had a FC Beercelona.... A futsal team from Perth managed to get on UEFA's website as Outer Milan: https://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/teams/2605078--outer-milan/ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonD Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 15 hours ago, BillyAnchor said: I worked with a yank who was sacker daft and he thought Hamilton Academicals was hilarious for some reason. Narrow escape for Hamilton Academical then. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GNU_Linux Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 Space Jam Galaxy of the Cardiff & District League Division One (9th tier overall) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 On 5 December 2020 at 12:50, LincolnHearts said: In Myanmar, Shan Utd will take a bit of beating. I thought that the penny might eventually drop for this one... but it hasn't. What's so funny about it? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LincolnHearts Posted December 8, 2020 Author Share Posted December 8, 2020 3 minutes ago, Hedgecutter said: I thought that the penny might eventually drop for this one... but it hasn't. What's so funny about it? What does Shan mean in Scottish? 1. ' Shan' Definition: Unfair, disappointing, terrible, bad. Often used in conjunction with 'pure' (ie 'very') to denote extreme shanness. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 (edited) 29 minutes ago, LincolnHearts said: What does Shan mean in Scottish? Never heard of it until now. Cheers though. Eta: a quick search would suggest that 'shan' is a fairly Edinburgh-centric term Anyway, a quick look of the Zimbabwean leagues struck me as a potential treasure trove (if not for the actual name then for the nickname) Edited December 8, 2020 by Hedgecutter 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LincolnHearts Posted December 8, 2020 Author Share Posted December 8, 2020 5 minutes ago, Hedgecutter said: Never heard of it until now. Cheers though. Anyway, a quick look of the Zimbabwean leagues struck me as a potential treasure trove (if not for the actual name then for the nickname) Boy on the left is a unit. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch Stanton Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 (edited) FC Santa Claus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FC_Santa_Claus ETA badge Edited December 8, 2020 by Arch Stanton 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 (edited) Intrigued by this lot from Botswana. I presume that they have more subs than just 'Mr December'? Eta: I also see that there's a 'Happy Hearts Football Club' in Zambia In Ethiopia, Premier division 'Dire Dawa' aren't actually all that dire, and in Tanzania I suspect that Rhino Rangers v Ruvu Shooting might be a bit of a grudge match. Edited December 8, 2020 by Hedgecutter 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 These sleeping giants, hoping to one day get past Coffee Utd to play Paidha Black Angels in the Uganda Premier League. Absolutely loving the formal name for Uganda's 2nd tier btw. Uganda Big League Words cannot express how much I now want the 'Scottish Championship' changed to the 'Scottish Big League'. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Jean King Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 Kaiser Chiefs, imagine naming a football team after a pop group.Acht it was old hat, Former South African champs Amazulu beat them to it. Can picture them running on to I eat Cannibals ! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duszek Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 The Africans have this well sussed. From Liberia - Barrack Young Controllers From Guinea-Bissau - FC Cuntum 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 (edited) 9 minutes ago, Duszek said: From Guinea-Bissau - FC Cuntum Most clubs have their year of formation on the badge, but I like how Cuntum feel the need to specify the exact date. Christmas Day... Boxing Day... Cuntum Day Edited December 8, 2020 by Hedgecutter 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duszek Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 3 minutes ago, Hedgecutter said: Most clubs have their year of formation on the badge, but I like how Cuntum feel the need to specify the exact date. Christmas Day... Boxing Day... Cuntum Day A lot to like about Cuntum. Great set-up they’ve got there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 The Strathclyde Saturday morning league (previously this civil service league) has AC Milanda and used to have a team called LP20, after their work department. That lead to confusion quite often when the results got updated. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 Not too far away from Cuntum, I quite like the name FC Ultramarina (Cape Verde). I especially like how they tried to change the name but couldn't because... well, nobody could think of a name. it was named after a company (probably seafood) Sociedade Ultramarina de Conservas which was a benchmark of the city. After independence, the old Ultramarina name was kept as people could not figure a new name after that company became dissolved Their worst season was in 2005 when the club fielded ineligible players in every match and finished last place as the goals were awarded against them 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todd_is_God Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 German football is littered with some amazing names, particularly in the old DDR. However I like this one: 1. FC Willy Wacker Hechtsheim 1973 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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