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This page is a list of protest clubs that were created out of either sports fans, players, or club shareholders protesting the way the original club was treated or run. There are also clubs who have been created purely over arguments about who plays at a particular ground. The definition of it can also be used for a club protesting certain measures set out by a government or organisation

List

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= Association football =

class="sortable wikitable"

!Name!!Original Club!!Country!!Founded!!Reason for foundation

Bangor 1876 F.C.

|Bangor City F.C.

|{{Flag|Wales}}

|2019

|Protest against the involvement of the Vaughan family at Bangor City{{cite web |last1=Pichard |first1=Tom |date=June 12, 2019 |title=Newly-formed Bangor phoenix club unveil name and new crest |url=https://clwbpeldroed.org/2019/06/12/bangor-1876-football-club-north-wales/}}

A.F.C. BarnsleyBarnsley F.C.{{Flag|England}}2003Created in protest of anticipation of the winding up of Barnsley F.C.
FC Bayern Munich

|MTV Munich

|{{Flag|Germany}}

|1900

|Protesting the refusal of the German Football Association to allow MTV's footballers to join{{cite web |title=Success from the Outset |url=http://www.fcbayern.t-home.de/en/company/club/history/00268.php |url-status=dead |website=Fc Bayern München |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120515220306/http://www.fcbayern.telekom.de/en/company/club/history/00268.php |archivedate=May 15, 2012}}

Borussia Dortmund

|Trinity Youth

|{{Flag|Germany}}

|1909

|Broke away in protest of Trinity Youth's manager{{cite web |title=Borussia Dortmund History |url=http://www.borussiadortmund.azplayers.com/history.html |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707202444/http://www.borussiadortmund.azplayers.com/history.html |archivedate=July 7, 2011}}

Bradford City A.F.C.Manningham F.C.{{Flag|England}}1903Wanted to play another sportFrost. Bradford City: A Complete Record 1903–1988. p. 11.
Bray Wanderers A.F.C.St. Kevin's{{Flag|Republic of Ireland|name=Ireland}}1942Wanted to play another sport{{Cite web|url=https://www.braywanderers.ie/?id=925&no_cache=1&sword_list|title=Bray Wanderers|website=Bray Wanderers A.F.C. |access-date=2018-08-13}}
Cruzeiro Esporte Clube

|Yale Atlético Clube

|{{Flag|Brazil}}

|1921

|Protesting Yale's administrationhttp://www.jb.com.br/destaques/2005/brasileiro/cruzeiro.html{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes}}

Dial Square F.C.Arsenal F.C.{{Flag|England}}2020Protesting the running of Arsenal under Stan Kronke's ownership
Enfield Town F.C.Enfield F.C.{{Flag|England}}2001Protesting the way the original club was run{{cite web|url=http://www.etfc.co.uk/index.php?page=formed|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130723211308/http://www.etfc.co.uk/index.php?page=formed|title=About Enfield Town FC...|archivedate=July 23, 2013}}
Estudiantes de La Plata

|Gimnasia

|{{Flag|Argentina}}

|1905

|Broke away because of football practice cancellation{{cite web |title=Nuestra historia |url=http://www.edelpoficial.com.ar/portal/club/historia.mfw |website=Club Estudiantes de La Plata |language=es |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120423114853/http://www.edelpoficial.com.ar/portal/club/historia.mfw |archivedate=April 23, 2012}}

Göztepe S.K.

|Altay S.K.

|{{Flag|Turkey}}

|1925

|Some of the players protested the board of directors and broke away from Altay S.K.

Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem F.C.

|Hapoel Jerusalem F.C.

|{{Flag|Israel}}

|2007

|Protesting the management of the original club{{Cite news |last1=Dayan |first1=Aryeh |date=October 21, 2007 |title=Thousands Show up to Cheer Experimental Fan-owned Soccer Team |newspaper=Haaretz |url=http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/thousands-show-up-to-cheer-experimental-fan-owned-soccer-team-1.231591}}

Inter MilanA.C. Milan{{Flag|Italy}}1908Protesting against A.C. Milan not allowing foreign players{{Cite web|url=https://www.inter.it/it/societa|title=Inter.it|website=FC Internazionale - Inter Milan}}
A.F.C. Liverpool

|Liverpool F.C.

|{{Flag|England}}

|2008

|Protesting ticket prices at Anfield{{cite web |title=About AFC Liverpool |url=https://afcliverpool.org.uk/go/about |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120223073509/https://afcliverpool.org.uk/go/about |archive-date=February 23, 2012}}

Norwich City F.C.

|Norwich CEYMS F.C.

|{{Flag|England}}

|1902

|Wanted to play another sport{{cite web |date=October 29, 2009 |title=Club History - 1902 to 1940 |url=http://www.canaries.co.uk/page/History/0%2C%2C10355~1023784%2C00.html |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091208052006/http://www.canaries.co.uk/page/History/0%2C%2C10355~1023784%2C00.html |archivedate=December 8, 2009}}

FC OmniworldFC Amsterdam{{Flag|Netherlands}}1972DWS supporters protesting a merger between DWS, Volewijckers and Blauw-Wit{{Cite web|url=http://www.fcomniworld.nl/root/club|url-status=usurped|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120614215226/http://www.fcomniworld.nl/root/club|archivedate=June 14, 2012|title=Club|website=FC Omniworld}}{{Failed verification|date=November 2021}}
AC Omonia

|APOEL FC

|{{Flag|Cyprus}}

|1948

|Protesting APOEL's policy of forcing its members to support the political Right Wing

Omonoia 1948

|AC Omonia

|{{Flag|Cyprus}}

|2018

|Protesting Omonoia's takeover by private owners{{Cite web |last=Psyllides |first=George |date=2018-05-30 |title=Historic turn as Omonia taken over by private company |url=https://cyprus-mail.com/2018/05/30/historic-turn-as-omonia-taken-over-by-private-company/ |access-date=2019-12-06 |website=Cyprus Mail}}

Otahuhu United

|Courier Rangers AFC

|{{Flag|New Zealand}}

|1975

|Broke away in protest by parents of junior teams unhappy with club organisation{{cite web |title=About Us |url=http://www.otahuhusoccer.org.nz/AboutUs.htm |url-status=dead |website=Otahuhu United A.F.C |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724200720/http://www.otahuhusoccer.org.nz/AboutUs.htm |archivedate=July 24, 2011}}

Panathinaikos A.O.Panellinios G.S.{{Flag|Greece}}1908Protesting Panellinios G.S.'s refusal to form a football team.{{cite web|url=http://www.oleole.com/greece/panathinaikos/history/thip0.html|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722000749/http://www.oleole.com/greece/panathinaikos/history/thip0.html|archivedate=July 22, 2011|title=Panathinaikos History}}
Paris FCParis Saint-Germain F.C.{{Flag|France}}1969Broke away after Mayor of Paris wouldn't support a non-Paris team{{Cite web|url=https://parisfc.fr/|title=Paris FC}}
Real Madrid CFClub Español de Madrid{{Flag|Spain}}1902Club split in membership{{Cite web|url=http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/en/Club/1193041516534/Historia/History.htm|title = Real Madrid CF}}{{dead link|date=November 2021}}{{cbignore}}
Royal Ordnance Factories F.C.Royal Arsenal F.C.{{Flag|England}}1893Wanted a team for amateur factory workersRoper, Alan (2004). The Real Arsenal Story: In the Days of Gog. Wherry. {{ISBN|0-9546259-1-9}}.
Sheffield RoversSheffield Wednesday F.C.{{Flag|England}}1886Protesting the refusal to turn professional{{Cite web|url=http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/Sheffield_Wednesday/Sheffield_Wednesday.htm|title=Sheffield Wednesday|website=Historical Football Kits}}
Sunderland Albion F.C.Sunderland A.F.C.{{Flag|England}}1888Protesting professionalism{{Cite web|url=http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/Sunderland/Sunderland.htm|title=Sunderland|website=Historical Football Kits}}
Thursday WanderersSheffield F.C.{{Flag|England}}1876Wanted to play in the Sheffield Amateur Cup{{Cite web|url=http://www.btinternet.com/~a.drake/sheff/club/thursday.htm|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20120630225033/http://www.btinternet.com/~a.drake/sheff/club/thursday.htm|archivedate=June 30, 2012|title = Thursday Wanderers}}
Torino F.C.Juventus FC{{Flag|Italy}}1906Protesting a move away from Torino{{cite web|url=http://www.juventusstory.it/societa/storia/storia_tab.asp?Id_Stagione=6|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928092310/http://www.juventusstory.it/societa/storia/storia_tab.asp?Id_Stagione=6|archivedate=September 28, 2007|title=Stagione 1905|language=it}}
F.C. United of Manchester

|Manchester United F.C.

|{{Flag|England}}

|2005

|Protesting Manchester United's takeover by the Glazer family{{Cite web |title=A History of FC United of Manchester |url=http://www.fc-utd.co.uk/m_history.php |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170206160908/http://www.fc-utd.co.uk/m_history.php |archivedate=February 6, 2017}}

AFC Wimbledon

|Wimbledon F.C.

|{{Flag|England}}

|2002

|Protesting the move of Wimbledon F.C. to Milton Keynes{{cite web |title=The story of AFC Wimbledon |url=http://afcwimbledon.co.uk/history.php?Psection_id=4&Psub_section_id=6&squad= |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090318173703/http://afcwimbledon.co.uk/history.php?Psection_id=4&Psub_section_id=6&squad= |archive-date=March 18, 2009}}

FK Trepča

|KF Trepça

|{{Flag|Kosovo}}

|1989

|KF Trepça is the successor of the successful Yugoslavian Trepca according to the Football Federation of Kosovo, while FK Trepča is considered to be operating illegally.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/26/sports/soccer/mitrovica-kosovo-kf-trepca-fk-trepca.html|title= One City. Two Soccer Clubs Split by War.|work=New York Times|author=James Piotr Montague|quote= Kosovo’s federation disagrees, arguing that the club’s history, and future, are in Kosovo.|date=26 November 2016|access-date=15 May 2024}}{{cite web|url= https://www.ffk-kosova.com/en/historiku/|title=A brief history of Kosovo football|work=FFK|access-date=15 April 2024}}{{cite news|url=https://www.koha.net/sport/229828/trepca-ilegale-humb-miqesoren-me-partizanin-e-beogradit|title= Trepça ilegale humb miqësoren me Partizanin e Beogradit|trans-title=The illegal Trepca loses the friendly against Partizan from Belgrade|work=Koha Ditore|author=Arsim Maxhera|date=17 July 2020|access-date=19 April 2024}}

= Other sporting codes =

class="sortable wikitable"

!Name!!Original Club!!Country!!Sport!!Founded!!Reason for foundation with source

Bradford BullsBradford Park Avenue A.F.C.{{Flag|England}}Rugby league1907Protesting Bradford F.C.'s change of sports to Association football{{cite web |title=Bradford Bulls - 1901–1914: Pre-War |url=http://www.bradfordbulls.co.uk/content/History/3557/1901%20-%201914%3A%20Pre-War |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120224002227/http://www.bradfordbulls.co.uk/content/History/3557/1901%20-%201914:%20Pre-War |archivedate=February 24, 2012}}
London Scottish F.C.

|St. Andrew's Rovers FC

|{{Flag|England}}

|Rugby union

|1878

|3 club members broke away to form their own club for ScotsBath, Richard (ed.) The Complete Book of Rugby (Seven Oaks Ltd, 1997 {{ISBN|978-1-86200-013-1}})

London Wasps

|Harlequin F.C.

|{{Flag|England}}

|Rugby union

|1867

|Split in membership of Hampshire Rugby Club{{cite web |title=The Early Years |url=http://www.wasps.co.uk/History1.ink |url-status=dead |website=London Wasps |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140722215008/http://www.wasps.co.uk/History1.ink |archivedate=July 22, 2014}}

Newcastle Falcons

|Gosforth RFC

|{{Flag|England}}

|Rugby union

|1990

|Wanted to turn professional{{Cite web |title=Club History |url=http://www.gosforth-rfc.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=48&Itemid=60 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130420223657/http://www.gosforth-rfc.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=48&Itemid=60 |archivedate=April 20, 2013}}

Oakland Ballers

|Oakland Athletics

|{{Flag|USA}}

|Baseball

|2024

|Protesting the Athletics' relocation to Las Vegas{{Cite web |title=We Are The Oakland Ballers |url=https://www.oaklandballers.com/video/We_Are_The_Oakland_Ballers |access-date=2024-03-05 |website=Oakland Ballers |language=en}}

Oban Celtic

|Oban Camanachd

|{{Flag|Scotland}}

|Shinty

|1927

|Broke away in protest by players who couldn't get a game

Sheffield Eagles

|Huddersfield-Sheffield Giants

|{{Flag|England}}

|Rugby league

|2000

|Protesting an unsuccessful merger{{Cite web |title=Sheffield Eagles Club History |url=http://www.sheffieldeagles.com/history.htm |archive-date=March 30, 2010 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100330042210/http://www.sheffieldeagles.com/history.htm}}

See also

  • Phoenix club, clubs which arise after the disbandment of a former club

References

{{Reflist}}

Protest clubs