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A sports club, athletics club or sports association is an eclectic institution oriented to multiple sports, which fields many teams and in several sports, working under the same umbrella organization. Sport is an Activity that is governed by a set of rules or Customs and often engaged in competitively A team comprises a group of people or Animals linked in a common purpose For the fictional company set in the Resident Evil videogame series see Umbrella Corporation. In a larger sense, it may also refer to any sports institution, even those that have only one sports team or a single sports department. Team sport refers to Sports that are practiced between opposing teams where the players interact directly and simultaneously between them to achieve an objective In order to differentiate a single-sport institution from a multi-sport one, the term multi-sport club is used. The term athletics club is usually unambiguous.

Examples abound of sports clubs that are in effect one sports team. Each team from the NBA (basketball), NFL (American football) or MLS (soccer) North American sports leagues, can be called sports clubs, but in practice, they focus solely on a single sport. The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league. Major League Soccer ( MLS) is the top-flight professional Soccer league in the United States and Canada with 14 teams 13 in the U A sports league is an organization that exists to provide a regulated competition for a number of people to compete in a specific Sport. On the other hand, North American varsity teams are generally organized into a structure forming a true multi-sport club belonging to an educational institution. In the United States and Canada, varsity sports teams are the principal athletic teams representing a College, University, High

Football provides an interesting contrast between nations. There are many clubs named "FC"/"CF" (English: Football Club/Portuguese:Clube de Futebol/Spanish:Club de Fútbol). Generally, British football clubs field only soccer teams; examples include Manchester United, Newcastle United F.C, Rangers FC and Celtic FC (although its full name was until 1994 The Celtic Football and Athletic Company Ltd. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Newcastle United Football Club (also known as The Magpies or The Toon) is an English football club based in Newcastle upon Rangers Football Club are an Association football team based in Glasgow Scotland, who currently play in the Scottish Premier League. The Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the east end of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League. ). Their counterparts in Latin countries tend to be full multisports clubs; examples in the Iberian Peninsula include the FC Porto, Boavista FC, and CF Belenenses in Portugal, and Real Madrid CF and FC Barcelona in Spain. The Iberian Peninsula, or Iberia, is located in the extreme southwest of Europe, and includes modern day Spain, Portugal, Andorra Futebol Clube do Porto ( pron futɨ'bɔɫ 'klub(ɨ du 'poɾtu - short FC Porto or FCP - is a Portuguese Sports club best known Boavista Futebol Clube ( pron boɐ'viʃtɐ often simply known as Boavista, is a Sports club from Porto, Portugal that was founded Clube de Futebol Os Belenenses, usually known simply as Belenenses ( pron Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Fútbol Club Barcelona ( Catalan fudˈbɔɫ ˌklup bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish ˈfutβol ˌkluβ baɾθeˈlona known familiarly as Barça (Spanish ˈbaɾsa Catalan Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.

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Generally, any sports club is characterized by having professional and amateur sports departments in various sports disciplines like football (soccer), basketball, futsal, volleyball, handball, rink hockey, water polo, rugby, athletics (track and field), boxing, baseball, tennis, sport rowing, gymnastics and other. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m Futsal is an indoor version of Association football. Its name is derived from the Portuguese fut ebol de sal ão and the Spanish Volleyball is an Olympic team sport in which two teams of 6 active players (5 normal players and one 'libero' are separated by a net that is usually four feet Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, or Olympic handball) is a Team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six Roller Hockey (Quad is highly popular and has many names worldwide that mean the same sport Water polo is a team water sport A team consists of six field players and one Goalkeeper. Rugby football (usually just " rugby " may refer to a number of sports through history descended from a common form of Football developed at Rugby School Boxing (sometimes also known as English boxing or pugilism) is a Combat sport in which two participants generally of similar weight, Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each Tennis is a sport played between two players ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles) GB coxless pair of Toby Garbett & Rick Dunn at Henley Royal Regatta 2004 Gymnastics is a Sport involving performance of exercises requiring physical strength agility and coordination An eclectic collection of competitive, recreational, and instructional athletic programs is available through club sports. The teams and athletes belonging to a sports club compete in several different leagues, championships and tournaments wearing the same club logotype, equipment colors and using the same club name, sharing also the same club fan base, supporters and facilities. A sportsperson ( British and American English) or athlete (principally American English is any person who participates regularly in a Sport. Fans in Little Italyjpg|thumb|right|Fans in Little Italy Manhattan celebrating the victory of the Italian association football team after the 2006 FIFA World Cup]][[Image Wm-oly-de-cr Many sports clubs have an associate system where the affiliated supporters pay an annuity fee. In those cases, the supporter becomes eligible to attend the club's home matches and exhibitions across the entire season, and have the right to practice almost every kind of sport at the club's facilities. Registered associate member fees, attendance receipts, sponsoring contracts, team merchandising, TV rights, and athlete/player transfer fees, are usually the primary sources of sports club financing. Merchandising refers to the methods practices and operations conducted to promote and sustain certain categories of commercial activity In association football, a transfer is the action taken whenever a player moves between clubs

Multi-sport clubs worldwide

In many regions of the world like Europe, North Africa, Middle East, Indian subcontinent or Latin America, sports clubs comprised of several sports departments (multisports clubs) or branches are very popular and have developed into some of the most powerful and representative sports institutions in those places. North Africa or Northern Africa is the Northernmost Region of the African Continent, separated by the Sahara from Sub-Saharan The Middle East is a Subcontinent with no clear boundaries often used as a synonym to Near East, in opposition to Far East. This article deals with the geophysical region in Asia For geopolitical treatments see South Asia.

Examples of this can be found throughout the world:

In the United Kingdom, almost all major sports organizations are dedicated to a single sport, however, rare examples of notable multisport clubs are found, like Fisher Athletic, Everton F.C., or Catford Wanderers. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. Club Atlético Boca Juniors known also as Boca Juniors or simply Boca, is one of the most popular Argentine Sports clubs, best known for Club Atlético River Plate, known also as River Plate or simply River, is an Argentine Sports club best known for its football Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield is an Argentine Sports club best known for its football team based in the Liniers neighborhood of western Bosnia and Herzegovina ( Latin script: Bosna i Hercegovina, Cyrillic script: Босна и Херцеговина is a country on the Balkan Borac ( Cyrilic: Борац is a Sports society with several teams from the city of Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Zrinjski Mostar is a Croats Sports association from the city of Mostar, Bosnia and |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld Associação Portuguesa de Desportos, usually called Portuguesa or Lusa, is a Sports club, and a traditional Brazilian football team from Clube de Regatas do Flamengo is a Brazilian Multisport club located in Rio de Janeiro. Fluminense Football Club is a Sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Olympic Cup (French Coupe Olympique) is an award given annually by the International Olympic Committee. Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras, usually called Palmeiras, is a Brazilian football team from São Paulo. The state of Bulgaria (България transliterated bg-Latn ''Balgaria'' The country preserves the traditions (in ethnic name language and alphabet of the First Bulgarian PFC CSKA Sofia (ПФК ЦСКА София is a Bulgarian football club from Sofia. PFC Levski Sofia, also known simply as Levski is a Bulgarian football club from Sofia. PFC Lokomotiv Sofia is a Bulgarian football club from the capital city of Sofia, founded on 28 October 1929 as ZHSK Chile, officially the Republic of Chile ( Spanish:) is a country in South America occupying a long and narrow Coastal strip wedged between the Club Deportivo Universidad Católica is one of Chile 's most popular football clubs based in the country's capital Santiago. Croatia (Hrvatska ˈxȓvatska officially the Republic of Croatia ( Republika Hrvatska) is a southern Central European country at the crossroads between For other uses see Mladost (disambiguation. HAŠK Mladost ( Mladost - lit Cyprus (Κύπρος transliterated: Kýpros,; Kıbrıs officially the Republic of Cyprus (Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία Kypriakī́ Dīmokratía A E Lemesos (Athlitiki Enosis Lemesou - AEL Αθλητική Ένωσις Λεμεσού - ΑΕΛ Athletic Union of Lemesos is a Greek Cypriot multisport club Athletic Club Omonia Nicosia (Αθλητικός Σύλλογος Ομόνοια Λευκωσίας is a Cypriot football club which plays in the capital The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe Aalborg Boldspilklub is a Danish professional Sports club based in the city of Aalborg. Aarhus Gymnastikforening ( AGF or AGF Aarhus) is one of the most successful and one of the oldest Sport clubs in Denmark. Kjøbenhavns Boldklub or KB is a Danish Sports club based in Copenhagen. This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. Zamalek Sporting Club (نادي الزمالك is one of Egypt's and Africa's preeminent Sports clubs The club was established in 1911 under the name of "Kasr El-Nil" Gezira Sporting Club (نادى الجزيرة الرياضى transliteration: nādī al-ǧazyrah al-reyādī) is the largest multi-sport facility in Egypt This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Stade Français CASG (usually known as Stade Français and Stade Français Paris) are a French professional Rugby union club based in the Stade Toulousain, also referred to as Toulouse, is a French Rugby union club from Toulouse in Midi-Pyrénées. Georgia ( საქართველო, Sakartvelo) is a Transcontinental country in the Caucasus region situated at the dividing line between Dinamo Tbilisi is a Sports club from Tbilisi, Georgia. It was founded in 1926 Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Bayer 04 Leverkusen Fußball is a German football club based in Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia. Dresdner SC is a German multisport club playing in Dresden, Saxony. Eintracht Frankfurt is a German Sports club, based in Frankfurt, Hesse that is best known for its football team. Verein für Bewegungsspiele Stuttgart 1893 e V, commonly known as VfB Stuttgart, is a German Sports club based in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία Crest and Colours Since the club's foundation AEK have had three main crests though all underwent minor variations Honours Football See also Aris FC Greek Championships Departments Iraklis is considered one of the most historical and important Greek sport clubs and maintains departments in many sports including Olympiacos Football Club Honours Total titles 63 Domestic League, Cups Overview Today three professional teams use the Panathinaikos name — the football team P Sports Departments AS PAOK Thessaloniki PAOK FC - Football Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic Ferencvárosi Torna Club (FTC also known as Ferencváros, nicknamed Fradi, is a sport club in Hungary, founded in 1899 by Ferenc Springer and a group Iceland, officially the Republic of Iceland ( ( Ísland or Lýðveldið Ísland ( FH, in full Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar, is an Icelandic Sports club, mainly known outside Iceland for football, from the town of Íþróttabandalag Akraness is an Icelandic Sports club founded in 1946 and based in the town of Akranes, west Iceland Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur, ( Icelandic for "Reykjavík Football Club" for short KR or KR Reykjavík, is an Icelandic India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Dempo Sports Club is a Sports club based in Panjim, Goa. Its football side is one of India's most prominent football teams Mohun Bagan Athletic Club (Mohun Bagan AC is a Sports club, best known for its football team based in the city of Kolkata, West Bengal, India Sporting Clube de Goa is a Sports club based in the Indian state of Goa. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. Hapoel Jerusalem is a sport organization in Jerusalem, Israel as a local branch of the Hapoel movement Hapoel Tel Aviv is a sports club in Israel containing Hapoel Tel Aviv B Maccabi Haifa (אגודת מכבי חיפה-כרמל Agudat Maccabi Haifa-Carmel) is a Sports club in Israel, founded in 1913 and part of the Maccabi Maccabi Tel Aviv ( מכבי תל אביב, often referred to simply as Maccabi is the biggest Sports club in Israel and a part of the Maccabi Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Associazione Sportiva Roma, ( commonly referred to as simply Roma, is an Italian professional football club from Rome, and are currently amongst Società Sportiva Lazio, ( commonly referred to SS Lazio or simply Lazio, is an Italian professional Sports club most noted for its football For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. is a Japanese J League football team Despite the club's relative youth only joining the J are a Japanese professional football (soccer club currently playing in the J-league Division 2 The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. Club Deportivo Guadalajara SA de CV, commonly known as Las Chivas ( The Goats) is a Mexican Association football team based in Guadalajara For other uses see Monaco (disambiguation Monaco, officially the Principality of Monaco ( French: Principauté de Monaco; Monégasque The Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club is a Monegasque football club founded in 1919 Montenegro ( British English) Montenegrin / Serbian: PLEASE DO NOT CHANGE THE LANGUAGES WITHOUT CONSENSUS ON THE TALK PAGE! Budućnost Podgorica is a sports society from Podgorica, Montenegro. Morocco (المغرب "al-Maghrib" officially the Kingdom of Morocco (المملكة المغربية is a country located in North Africa Raja Casablanca or Rajah (الرجاء البيضاوي الرياضي transliterated: ar-Raja' al-Baydawy ar-Riyady (Raja meaning hope in Arabic is a Wydad Athletic Club (WAC (نادي الوداد الرياضي is a Moroccan Athletics club based in Casablanca, Morocco, best known for The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands FC Omniworld is a Dutch football club The club was founded in the 1990s and is an expression of the ambitions of the city council of Almere to play Philips Sport Vereniging ( English: Philips Sports Union) widely known either as PSV or PSV Eindhoven, is a Sports club from Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay ( Spanish: República del Paraguay; Guaraní: Tetã Paraguái) is one of the only Club Olimpia is a traditional Paraguayan Sports club based in Asunción, best known for its Football (soccer team Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland Legia Warszawa ( pron ˈlɛgʲa varˈʂava Leg-ya Var-sha-va) is a Polish professional football club based in Warsaw Polonia Warszawa, ( pron pɔˈlɔɲa varˈʂava is a Polish Sports club with football and Basketball teams Śląsk Wrocław, pron ˈɕlɔ̃sk ˈvrɔʦwaf is a football club from Wrocław, Poland. Wisła Kraków ( pron 'viswa ˈkrakuf Veeswa Krakouf) is a Polish football club based in Kraków Poland Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. This article is for the student's union of the University of Coimbra for its autonomous professional football organization see Associação Académica de Coimbra - O Club Sport Marítimo, or just Marítimo ( pron mɐ'ɾitimu locally) is a Portuguese Sports club best-known for its Football team Futebol Clube do Porto ( pron futɨ'bɔɫ 'klub(ɨ du 'poɾtu - short FC Porto or FCP - is a Portuguese Sports club best known Sport Lisboa e Benfica (spɔɾ liʒˈboɐ i bɐ̃ĩˈfikɐ commonly referred to as simply Benfica, S Sporting Clube de Portugal ( pron 'spɔɾtĩg 'klub(ɨ dɨ puɾtu'gaɫ referred to coloquially as Sporting, Sporting CP or erroneously Sporting Qatar ( قطر; ˈqɑtˁɑr local pronunciation giṭar officially the State of Qatar (Arabic دولة قطر transliterated The Al-Sadd Sports Club (نادي السد القطري‎ is a Sports club, best known for its Football team of the Qatar National First Division Qatar Sports Club (نادي قطر الرياضي‎ is a Sports club based in Doha, Qatar. Romania ( dated: Rumania, Roumania FC Steaua Bucureşti is a Romanian professional football club from Ghenceasouth-west Bucharest. "U" Cluj is the common name of a Sports club from the city of Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending CSKA Moscow (Central Sports Army Club Moscow Russian: ЦСКА Москва, full name Федеральное государственное учреждение The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, KSA ( المملكة العربية السعودية, al-Mamlaka al-ʻArabiyya as-Suʻūdiyya) or Suudi Al-Ittihad (الاتحاد or Ittihad Jeddah is a Saudi Arabian Sports club based in the Red Sea port city of Jeddah. Serbia (Србија Srbija) officially the Republic of Serbia (Република Србија Republika Srbija) is a Landlocked Country Vojvodina Novi Sad, formed in 1914 is a Sports society ( Polideportivo) in Novi Sad, Serbia. Partizan Belgrade is a Sports society from Belgrade, Serbia. Founded in 1945 it's an umbrella organization featuring 25 clubs in 25 different sports Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Club Deportivo Numancia de Soria is a Spanish Sports club from Soria. Fútbol Club Barcelona ( Catalan fudˈbɔɫ ˌklup bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish ˈfutβol ˌkluβ baɾθeˈlona known familiarly as Barça (Spanish ˈbaɾsa Catalan "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. Allmänna Idrottsklubben (usually referred to as just AIK) currently located in Solna, just north of Stockholm, is one of the oldest largest and most Djurgårdens IF is a Swedish Sports club with several departments located in Stockholm. Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation Grasshopper-Club Zürich commonly referred to as simply GC, GCZ, or Grasshopper is a Swiss Multisports club based in Zürich Lausanne Sports (also referred to as LS) is a Sports club from Lausanne, Switzerland. Tunisia (تونس Tūnis officially the Tunisian Republic ( is a country located in North Africa. The Club Africain ( النادي الأفريقي) is a Tunisian Omnisport club founded in 1920 in Tunis. History Mahamed Zaoui and Hédi Kallei founded the club in the café that gave the club its name the The Étoile Sportive du Sahel (النـجـم الرياضي الساحلي often referred to as Étoile du Sahel, النـجـم الساحلي is a Sports club Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches Beşiktaş Jimnastik Kulübü (commonly Beşiktaş, bɛʃɪktɑːʃ ( English: Beşiktaş Gymnastics Club) is a professional Sports club Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü (Fenerbahçe Sports Club commonly known as Fenerbahçe (feneːɾbatʃe is a professional Sports club based in the district of Uruguay.(official full name in República Oriental del Uruguay;, Oriental Republic of Uruguay) is a country located in the southeastern part of South America Club Nacional de Football is a traditional Uruguayan Sports club, full of history based in Montevideo and founded in May 14, 1899 Club Atlético Peñarol is a Sports club in Montevideo, Uruguay, best known for its traditional football team a three-time World Champion Huracán Buceo is a Multisports club,best known for its football sideand it is located in Montevideo in Uruguay. Defensor Sporting Club is a Sports club in Montevideo, Uruguay. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Fisher Athletic FC are a semi-professional football club from South East London, currently playing in the Conference South, which is one of the two leagues Everton Football Club is an English football club located in the city of Liverpool. Catford Wanderers Sports Club Catford Wanderers Sports Club is on Beckenham Hill Road behind the large Homebase In addition, like in several other countries, many universities and colleges develop a wide range of student sport activities including at a professional or semi-professional level. Fulham F.C. once ran a professional rugby league team and rowing club, which other football clubs have emulated since. Fulham Football Club is an English football team based in Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Many football clubs originate from cricket teams.

In the United States of America major institutions like The New York Athletic Club, Los Angeles Athletic Club or many university athletic programs such as the California Golden Bears, Stanford Cardinal and Texas Longhorns are good examples of a sports club (see list of College Athletic Programs by US State). The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The New York Athletic Club is one of the exclusive athletic clubs that were established in the United States in the latter part of the nineteenth century Los Angeles Athletic Club (LAAC is an Athletic club in Los Angeles California, USA. The California Golden Bears is the nickname used for 27 varsity athletic programs of the University of California Berkeley. The Stanford Cardinal is the nickname of the athletic teams at Stanford University. Texas Longhorns athletics programs include the extramural and intramural sports teams of The University of Texas at Austin. This list main article is College sports. Notes This list is in the process of being converted to a tabular format

Major active sports clubs

Multi-sport clubs with over a hundred thousand registered associates or at least 4 million supporters or sympathizers audited and verified by independent auditors, and several trophies won in multiple sports include:

Associazione Sportiva Roma (Italy)

AS Roma (Italian: Associazione Sportiva Roma), or Rome Sports Association, is a sports club based in Rome, Italy and is the most prestigiuos sports association in Italy with lots of Italian championships, European Cup and World Championship in differents disciplines. Associazione Sportiva Roma, ( commonly referred to as simply Roma, is an Italian professional football club from Rome, and are currently amongst Italian ( or lingua italiana) is a Romance language spoken by about 63 million people as a First language, primarily in Italy. Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2 Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest

Cardiff Athletic Club (Wales)

Cardiff Athletic Club from Cardiff, Wales. Cardiff Athletic Club is a multi-sport club in Cardiff, the capital city of Wales. Cardiff ( 'kɑːdɪf) is the Capital and the largest city and county in Wales. It is the owner of the world famous Cardiff Arms Park rugby ground,[1][2][3] however, it is also a major shareholder of Cardiff Rugby Football Club Plc and a large shareholder in Cardiff Blues. Cardiff Arms Park ( Welsh: Parc yr Arfau Caerdydd) also known as The Arms Park, is a Rugby union Stadium situated in the centre A mutual shareholder or stockholder is an Individual or company (including a Corporation) that legally owns one or more shares of Cardiff Rugby Football Club was founded in 1876 The club played their first few matches at Sophia Gardens, but soon relocated to Cardiff Arms Park, where they Cardiff Blues (Gleision Caerdydd are one of the four professional Welsh Rugby union teams [4][3] Cardiff Athletic Club has five sports sections; the rugby section (Cardiff RFC), the cricket section (Cardiff Cricket Club), the (field) hockey section (Cardiff Hockey Club), bowls section (Cardiff Athletic Bowls Club) and the tennis section. The Athletic Club is one of the few multi-sport clubs in the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located

Futbol Club Barcelona (Spain)

FC Barcelona from Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, is one among many well-known examples of a major multi-sport club (club poliesportiu in Catalan). Fútbol Club Barcelona ( Catalan fudˈbɔɫ ˌklup bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish ˈfutβol ˌkluβ baɾθeˈlona known familiarly as Barça (Spanish ˈbaɾsa Catalan Barcelona ( Catalan bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish baɾθeˈlona is the capital and most populous city of the Autonomous Community of Catalonia Catalonia (Cataluña Catalunya Aranese: Catalonha) is an Autonomous Community in the northeast part of Spain. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Catalan ˈkætəˌlæn ( català kətəˈla or) is a Romance language, the national and official language of Andorra, and a co-official Although best known for its La Liga football team and its reserve football team FC Barcelona B, the club also incorporates other professional sports teams, having expanded into basketball, handball and roller hockey. The Primera División of the es Liga de Fútbol Profesional ( Professional Football League) commonly known as La Liga or Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, or Olympic handball) is a Team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six Roller hockey is a form of Hockey played on a dry surface using skates with wheels The teams involved in these sports are subsidized by the football section and wear the same colors. These include AXA FC Barcelona, FC Barcelona-Cifec and FC Barcelona Sorli Discau. FC Barcelona Bàsquet, known for sponsorship reasons as Regal FC Barcelona, is a Spanish - Catalan professional Basketball team History The handball section of Futbol Club Barcelona was founded on November 29 1942 during the presidency of Enrique Piñeyro. History The roller hockey section was founded on 1942 but due to venue problems it played only one season till 1948 when begun the great history of this section The club also includes a number of prominent amateur sports teams that compete in rugby union, women's basketball, women's football and wheelchair basketball. Overview See also Playing rugby union A rugby union match lasts for 80 minutes (plus stoppage time with a short Wheelchair basketball is a sport thought for people in Wheelchairs In some countries such as Canada Australia and England able-bodied athletes are allowed to compete alongside These include FCB Rugby, UB-Barça, and FC Barcelona-Institut Guttman. FCB Rugby is a Catalan Rugby union club The senior team currently plays in División de Honor de Rugby, the first level of Spanish rugby union Universitat de Barcelona-FC Barcelona is a Catalan women’s Basketball team FC Barcelona-Institut Guttman is a Catalan Wheelchair basketball team Other amateur teams represent the club in ice hockey, five-a-side football, athletics, baseball, cycling, field hockey, figure skating and volleyball. Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. Five-a-side football is a variation of Football (soccer in which each team fields five players (four Outfield players and a Goalkeeper) rather than the Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each Cycling is the use of Bicycles or - less commonly - Unicycles Tricycles Quadricycles and other similar wheeled Human powered vehicles Field hockey is a Team sport in which players attempt to score goals by hitting the Ball across the pitch with a stick Figure skating is an athletic Sport in which individuals pairs or groups perform spins, jumps, footwork and other intricate and challenging Volleyball is an Olympic team sport in which two teams of 6 active players (5 normal players and one 'libero' are separated by a net that is usually four feet With dozens of trophies in several sports and over 150,000 associates, FC Barcelona is a powerhouse in world sports with millions of supporters and sympathizers worldwide. Fútbol Club Barcelona ( Catalan fudˈbɔɫ ˌklup bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish ˈfutβol ˌkluβ baɾθeˈlona known familiarly as Barça (Spanish ˈbaɾsa Catalan

Futebol Clube do Porto (Portugal)

FC Porto from Porto, Portugal, fields teams in football, basketball, rink hockey, handball, swimming, and athletics. Futebol Clube do Porto ( pron futɨ'bɔɫ 'klub(ɨ du 'poɾtu - short FC Porto or FCP - is a Portuguese Sports club best known Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m Roller Hockey (Quad is highly popular and has many names worldwide that mean the same sport Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, or Olympic handball) is a Team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six Swimming is the movement by humans or animals through Water, usually without artificial assistance In total, FC Porto is the portuguese club with most international titles. In total, in all these sports including, the 1987 and 2004 Intercontinental Cup, the 1987 and 2004 European Champions Cup, the 1987 European Supercup and the 2003 UEFA Cup in football; rink hockey - European Cup in 1986 and 1990, CERS Cup in 1994 and 1996, Cup Winners Cup in 1982 and 1983, and European Supercup in 1987. The European Super Cup ( UEFA Super Cup) is at stake in an annual football game between the reigning champions of the UEFA Cup and the Champions The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA. In others sports is one of best clubs in the Portugal. With dozens of trophies in several sports and over 110,000 associates and is one of the most popular Portuguese Clubs with 3 million ?! supporters in Portugal and an estimated 28% ?! among the total population. FC Porto is a powerhouse in world sports.

Olympiacos CFP (Greece)

Olympiacos CFP from Piraeus, Greece, is a large multisport club in Europe and the most popular club in Greece. Olympiacos Football Club Honours Total titles 63 Domestic League, Cups It develops activities in 17 different competitive departments, including football. The club boasts European and international titles in football, basketball (Olympiacos BC), volleyball (Olympiakos SC), water polo and athletics. See also Olympiacos CFP Olympiacos Piraeus BC ( Greek name Κ Olympiacos SC is the Volleyball team of the Greek Sports club Olympiacos. Olympiacos have more honors than any other Greek team in men's football, volleyball and water polo. Olympiacos have achieved a Triple Crown (winning three major titles in one year) in two different sports (basketball and waterpolo).

Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos (Greece)

Panathinaikos from Athens, Greece, is a major multisports club with many departments (24 different competitive departments) and a large number of national and international titles won by them. Overview Today three professional teams use the Panathinaikos name — the football team P Athens (ˈæθənz Αθήνα Athina,) the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery as one of the world's Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία Furthermore, it is also the largest multisport club in Greece and also on an international scale, as measured by the number of different sports departments it maintains. The club is mostly known for its three professional teams football (Panathinaikos FC), basketball (Panathinaikos BC) and volleyball (Panathinaikos VC), where they compete at the highest level in Europe, but has also an enormous number of distinctions from its other amateur departments (Women Volleyball, Women Basketball, Athletics, Swimming, Cycling, Boxing, Diving, Archery, Shooting, Fencing, Table Tennis, Water Polo etc). Football is the word given to a number of similar Team sports all of which involve (to varying degrees kicking a Ball with the foot in an attempt to score a Panathinaikos Panathinaikos FC (ΠΑΕ Παναθηναϊκός also known as P Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m See also Panathinaikos Panathinaikos Basketball Club ( Greek name Κ Volleyball is an Olympic team sport in which two teams of 6 active players (5 normal players and one 'libero' are separated by a net that is usually four feet See also Panathinaikos Panathinaikos Voleyball Club is the Volleyball team of Panathinaikos, the Athens based Greek Sport Volleyball is an Olympic team sport in which two teams of 6 active players (5 normal players and one 'libero' are separated by a net that is usually four feet Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m Swimming is the movement by humans or animals through Water, usually without artificial assistance Cycling is the use of Bicycles or - less commonly - Unicycles Tricycles Quadricycles and other similar wheeled Human powered vehicles Boxing (sometimes also known as English boxing or pugilism) is a Combat sport in which two participants generally of similar weight, Diving off a deck into the Great South Bay of Long Islandjpg|thumb|A man dives into the Great South Bay of Long Island. Archery is the practice of using a bow or Crossbow to shoot Arrows Archery has historically been used in Hunting and Combat and has Shooting is the act or process of firing Rifles Shotguns or other projectile Weapons such as bows or Crossbows Even the firing of Fencing is the art of armed Combat involving Cutting, Stabbing, or slapping bludgeoning Weapons directly manipulated by hand Water polo is a team water sport A team consists of six field players and one Goalkeeper.

Società Sportiva Lazio (Italy)

S.S. Lazio (Italian: Società Sportiva Lazio), or Lazio Sports Association, is a sports club based in Rome, Italy and is the biggest sports association in Europe with athletes competing in 37 disciplines ranging from cricket to basketball to parachute jumping[5]. Società Sportiva Lazio, ( commonly referred to SS Lazio or simply Lazio, is an Italian professional Sports club most noted for its football Italian ( or lingua italiana) is a Romance language spoken by about 63 million people as a First language, primarily in Italy. Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2 Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m Parachuting, also known as skydiving is where a person jumps from enough height so that he can deploy a fabric Parachute and land safely Its men's football team however is by far its most important and notorious. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered

Sport Lisboa e Benfica (Portugal)

SL Benfica from Lisbon, Portugal, fields teams in football, basketball, rink hockey, futsal, volleyball, handball, rugby, cycling, and athletics, among other sports. Sport Lisboa e Benfica (spɔɾ liʒˈboɐ i bɐ̃ĩˈfikɐ commonly referred to as simply Benfica, S Lisbon (Lisboa liʒˈboɐ is the Capital and largest city of Portugal. Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m Roller Hockey (Quad is highly popular and has many names worldwide that mean the same sport Futsal is an indoor version of Association football. Its name is derived from the Portuguese fut ebol de sal ão and the Spanish Volleyball is an Olympic team sport in which two teams of 6 active players (5 normal players and one 'libero' are separated by a net that is usually four feet Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, or Olympic handball) is a Team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six Rugby football (usually just " rugby " may refer to a number of sports through history descended from a common form of Football developed at Rugby School Cycling is the use of Bicycles or - less commonly - Unicycles Tricycles Quadricycles and other similar wheeled Human powered vehicles In total, Benfica have won many titles in all these sports including the 1961 and 1962 European Champions Cup in football, rink hockey-CERS Cup in 1991, 3 Iberian Cups and 1 Torneio Ibérico in rugby, and 5 in the Athletics European Cup. With dozens of trophies in several sports and the largest number of associates, SL Benfica is a powerhouse in world sports. SL Benfica has the biggest fan base and the largest number of registered associates among Portuguese clubs, having also the largest number of supporters outside of Portugal for a Portuguese club, with a total of 12 million Benfica's supporters worldwide. Fans in Little Italyjpg|thumb|right|Fans in Little Italy Manhattan celebrating the victory of the Italian association football team after the 2006 FIFA World Cup]][[Image Wm-oly-de-cr [6] Almost every municipality of Portugal has its own Casa do Benfica (House of Benfica), which can also be found in many cities and towns of countries worldwide. [7] It is also the biggest club in the world in number of associates (registered paying supporters), with a number of 160,398 (as of November 2006), a fact which was attested by the Guinness Book of Records on 10th November 2006. Guinness World Records, known until 2000 as The Guinness Book of Records (and in previous U [8][9][10]

Jugoslovensko Sportsko Društvo Partizan (Serbia)

Yugoslav Sports society Partizan from Belgrade, Serbia was founded on October 4, 1945 as sport club of Yugoslav People's Army. Partizan Belgrade is a Sports society from Belgrade, Serbia. Founded in 1945 it's an umbrella organization featuring 25 clubs in 25 different sports Belgrade (Београд Beograd is the Capital and largest city of Serbia. Serbia (Србија Srbija) officially the Republic of Serbia (Република Србија Republika Srbija) is a Landlocked Country Events 610 - Heraclius arrives by ship from Africa at Constantinople, overthrows Byzantine Emperor Phocas Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar The Yugoslav People's Army (JNA YPA ( Serbo-Croatian, Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian: Jugoslavenska Narodna Armija or Jugoslovenska First clubs that were formed under the name of Partizan were football and athletic clubs. Fudbalski klub Partizan ( Serbian Cyrillic: Фудбалски клуб Партизан English: Football Club Partizan) is a professional football In 1946, basketball, voleyball, chess, tennis, swimming and skiing clubs were formed and in 1947 ice hockey, boxing, table tennis and road bicycle racing clubs. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Košarkaški klub Partizan ( Serbian Cyrillic: Кошаркашки клуб Партизан English: Basketball Club Partizan) is a professional Honours National championships (of SFR Yugoslavia): 10 ( 1946, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1953, 1967 Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Notable Players Preston Cicchine John Gordon Jocelyn Guimond Aleš Dvořák Bohuslav Subr Among the last clubs that were formed under the name of Partizan were judo, wrestling, water polo, handball, sport shooting, rowing, bowling and weightlifting clubs. History It was founded in 1946 and from 1952 is a member of the First League Honours National championships (of FR Yugoslavia and Serbia and Montenegro): 6 ( 1993, 1994, 1995, 1999

In 1950, club became sport society in which civilians were allowed to become members and athletes. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A civilian under International humanitarian law is a person who is not a member of his or her Country 's Armed forces. In 1960, society adopted its current name. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

Today, JSD Partizan, with 25 clubs, is the largest and the most successfull sport society in Serbia.

In season 2003/04 football, basketball, handball and waterpolo clubs of Partizan played in European Champions League in all of these sports.

Disbanded sports clubs

Sportvereinigung Dynamo (Germany)

Sportvereinigung Dynamo was an East German sports club created for members of the country's police and security forces. The Sportvereinigung Dynamo ( (Dynamo Sports Association was the sport organization of the security agencies ( Volkspolizei, Ministry for State Security and customs The German Democratic Republic ( GDR; Deutsche Demokratische Republik DDR; commonly known in English as East Germany) was a Socialist state The president SV Dynamo from its inception in 1953 until German reunification and the dissolution of the club in 1990 was Erich Mielke, head of the country's secret police, known as the Stasi. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Erich Fritz Emil Mielke ( December 28, 1907 - May 21, 2000 in Berlin) was a German Communist who held the military For the regular police in East Germany see Volkspolizei. The Ministerium für Staatssicherheit ( Ministry for State Security The association offices were located next to the Hohenschönhausen which was the headquarters of the Stasi. Hohenschönhausen was a borough of Berlin, that existed from 1985 until Berlin's 2001 administrative reform.

Dynamo-Sportforum Berlin was at one time the largest sports complex in Europe. Sportforum Hohenschönhausen is a multi-use sports complex in Hohenschönhausen, Germany that includes facilities for speed skating athletics cycling and other SV Dynamo enjoyed considerable success in international competition. At its height the association had a membership of ~280,000 which included over 110,000 children. [11]

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