List of football club mergers

This is a list of football clubs created by the merging of two or more clubs. Club mergers may be either true mergers, or amalgamations. In a true merger, club X joins club Y, transferring its members, assets, and liabilities to club Y; afterwards club X ceases to exist. In an amalgamation, club X and club Y transfer their members, assets, and liabilities to a newly formed club Z; afterwards club X and club Y both cease to exist.[1]

Belgian clubs

Clubs currently in the Belgian First Division A or the Belgian First Division B:

  • Beerschot VA created by the merger of KFCO Wilrijk and Beerschot AC in 2013. Both merging clubs had been formed out of a merger as well:
    • Beerschot AC, known as Germinal Beerschot until 2011, had been formed in 1999 as a merger of Germinal Ekeren and Beerschot VAC.
    • KFCO Wilrijk had been formed in 1993 as a merger of KFC Wilrijk and Olympia Wilrijk '72.
  • Eupen created by the merger of La Jeunesse d'Eupen and FC Eupen 1920 in 1945.
  • Excel Mouscron created by the merger of Peruwelz and Mouscron in 2010.
  • Genk created by the merger of Waterschei and Winterslag in 1988.
  • Kortrijk created by the merger of Kortrijk Sport and Stade Kortrijk in 1971.
  • Lierse Kempenzonen created by the merger of FC Oosterzonen and Lierse in 2018.
  • Lommel created by the merger of Racing Mol-Wezel and KVSK United Overpelt-Lommel in 2010 and initially called Lommel United. KVSK United Overpelt-Lommel had itself been formed as a merger of Overpelt-Fabriek and KFC Lommel SK in 2003.
  • OH Leuven created by the merger of Zwarte Duivels Oud-Heverlee, Daring Club Leuven and Stade Leuven in 2002.
  • Oostende created by the merger of AS Oostende and VG Oostende in 1981.
  • RWDM47 was formed out of a merger. In 2015, Standaard Wetteren and Wetteren-Kwatrecht merged into RFC Wetteren, continuing with the football licence of the latter, but selling the licence of the former to a group wanting to revive the legacy of R.W.D. Molenbeek and its successor FC Brussels which had gone into default respectively in 2002 and 2014. Strictly speaking, RWDM47 is hence the successor of Standaard Wetteren.
  • Sint-Truiden created by the merger of FC Union and FC Goldstar in 1924.
  • Westerlo created by the merger of Westerlo Sport and VC Westerlo in 1942.
  • Zulte Waregem created by the merger of Zultse VV and Waregem in 2001.

Croatian clubs

  • HNK Rijeka comes from the merger of CS Gloria into CS Olimpia in 1926.

Cypriot clubs

Dutch clubs

  • ADO Den Haag was created by the merger of FC Den Haag and Holland Sport in 1971.
  • AZ was created by the merger of Alkmaar '54 and FC Zaanstreek in 1967. The name AZ stands for Alkmaar Zaanstreek.
  • FC Amsterdam created by the merger of three clubs from the city of Amsterdam- Blauw-Wit, DWS, and De Volewijckers in 1972.
  • FC Den Bosch was created by the merger of BVV and Wilhelmina in 1967.
  • FC Twente was created by the merger of Sportclub Enschede and Enschedese Boys in 1965.
  • FC Utrecht created by the merger of three clubs from the city of Utrecht - DOS, Elinkwijk, and Velox in 1970.
  • Fortuna Sittard was created by the merger of Fortuna '54 and Sittardia in 1968.
  • N.E.C. was created by the merger of SV Nijmegen and SV Eendracht in 1910. The name Nijmegen Eendracht Combinatie, means combination of Nijmegen and Eendracht.
  • NAC Breda was created by the merger of ADVENDO and NOAD in 1912. Both acronyms, NOAD stands for Nooit Opgeven, Altijd Doorzetten (English: Never giveup, always go for it) and AVENDO stands for Aangenaam Door Vermaak En Nuttig Door Ontspanning (English: Pleasant For Entertainment And Useful For Relaxation) and C for Combinatie (English: Combination). The full name of NAC Breda is the longest name for a football club in the World with 80 characters.[2]
  • PEC Zwolle was created by the merger of Prins Hendrik and EDN (Ende Desespereert Nimmer) in 1910. The name P.E.C. stands for PH EDN Combinatie (PH EDN Combination).
  • RKC Waalwijk created by the merger of three clubs from the city of Waalwijk- HEC, WVB and Hercules in 1940. The name stands for Rooms Katholieke Combinatie (English: Roman Catholic Combination)
  • Roda JC Kerkrade was created by the merger of multiple clubs from the town of Kerkrade, SV Kerkrade and SV Bleijerheide merged to become Roda Sport in 1954. That same year Rapid '54 and amateur club Juliana merged to form Rapid JC. Roda Sport then merged with Rapid JC to form Roda JC in 1956. The town of Kerkrade was added to the club name in 2010 after the municipality had to bail the club out financially.[3]
  • SC Telstar was created by the merger of IJVV Stormvogels and VSV in 1963.

English clubs

Clubs currently in the Premier League, the Football League or the Football Conference:

Filipino clubs

French clubs

  • FC Nantes was founded in 1943 from a merger of local clubs.

German clubs

  • Hamburger SV created by a succession of mergers, most notably SC Germania Hamburg, Hamburger FC and FC Falke Eppendorf in 1919.
  • Karlsruher SC created by a succession of mergers, most notably KFC Phoenix and VfB Mühlburg in 1952.
  • 1. FC Köln created by the merger of Kölner BC and Spielvereinigung 1907 Köln-Sülz in 1948.
  • VfB Stuttgart created by the merger of Stuttgarter FV and Kronen-Club Cannstatt in 1912.

Greek clubs

Indian clubs

  • Mohun Bagan Super Giant created by the merger of ATK Football Club Kolkata and Mohun Bagan Athletic Club, Kolkata in 2020.

Indonesian clubs

Italian clubs

Japanese clubs

Kazakhstani clubs

Luxembourgish clubs

Portuguese clubs

  • In 1908, Sport Lisboa (founded in 1904) merged with Grupo Sport Benfica (founded in 1906) and changed its name to Sport Lisboa e Benfica.
  • União Foot-Ball Lisboa merged with Carcavelinhos Football Clube in 1942 to form Atlético Clube de Portugal.

Romanian clubs

  • Romcomit merged with Triumf in 1924 to form Juventus București, which later moved to Ploiești and became Petrolul Ploiești.

Scottish clubs

Serbian clubs

Spanish clubs

Surinamese clubs

Welsh clubs

Proposed mergers

Dutch clubs

English clubs

Indonesian clubs

Irish clubs

  • St Patrick's Athletic and St Francis during the 2001–2002 season, would have seen the club named either St Patrick's Athletic including St Francis or Dublin Saints.

Italian clubs


Scottish clubs

Welsh clubs

See also

References

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