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8 unusual facts about Association Football


Chalmers Naval Architecture Students' Society

Its members participate in other FCS sponsored activities such as the Sunday soccer, beer-tasting night, FCS barbecues, and various trips.

Connaught Cup

The Challenge Trophy for men's amateur football, known as the Connaught Cup from 1912 to 1926

Derek Birnage

In 1954 Birnage launched a new sports-themed comic, Tiger, and asked writer Frank S. Pepper to create a more realistic football strip than The Champion's "Danny of the Dazzlers".

Inter Continental Cup

The Inter Continental Cup - Malaysia 2008 was an invitational football tournament, staged in Kuala Lumpur from May 15 to May 25, 2008.

Lancelot Layne

Many of his most remembered songs were not recorded, including the song "Strike Squad", which he composed for his local football team.

South Surrey Athletic Park

There are also four multi-purpose fields adjacent to Semiahmoo Secondary School that are commonly used for football, rugby and soccer.

Thierry Gilardi

Thierry Gilardi (26 July 1958 – 25 March 2008) was a French football commentator.

Victoria Beckham: Coming to America

Victoria Beckham: Coming to America was a 2007 one-hour American TV special that featured British former Spice Girl Victoria Beckham moving to the United States where her husband, David Beckham, began his career playing soccer for LA Galaxy of the MLS.


1993 Scottish Challenge Cup Final

The 1993 Scottish Challenge Cup Final, also known as the B&Q Cup Final for sponsorship reasons, was an association football match between Falkirk and St. Mirren on 12 December 1993 at Fir Park in Motherwell.

Al Saunders

Saunders was born in the north London suburb of Hendon as part of a sporting family; his great-uncle, Ron Saunders, played soccer for a number of teams in The Football League and later became a manager, winning honours with Norwich City and Aston Villa.

Alexander Pöllhuber

Alexander Pöllhuber (born 30 April 1985) is an Austrian professional association football player, currently playing for Austrian Football First League side SC Rheindorf Altach as a defender.

Antonio Rattín

Antonio Ubaldo Rattín (born May 16, 1937 in Tigre, Buenos Aires Province) is a former Argentine football player, best known as a Boca Juniors midfielder, and because of an incident in a match at the 1966 FIFA World Cup.

Associação Acadêmica e Desportiva Vitória das Tabocas

Associação Acadêmica e Desportiva Vitória das Tabocas, commonly known as Vitória das Tabocas, or as Acadêmica Vitória, is a Brazilian men's and women's football club based in Vitória de Santo Antão, Pernambuco state.

Beniamino Di Giacomo

Beniamino Di Giacomo (born November 13, 1935 in Porto Recanati) is a retired Italian professional football player and coach.

Bevan Fransman

Bevan Fransman (born 31 October 1983 in Cape Town, Western Cape) is a South African footballer, currently playing as a centre back for SuperSport United and the South African national team.

Bruno Correa

Bruno César Correa (born 22 March 1986) is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays for UAE Pro-League side Dubai CSC.

Bryan Arturo Johnson

Bryan Arturo Johnson Sacasa (born 9 October 1989 in El Progreso, Yoro, Honduras) is a Honduran footballer who play as centre back for Platense.

Bryan Gerzicich

Bryan Gerzicich (born March 20, 1984) is an American professional soccer player who plays for Hapoel Tel Aviv in the Israeli Premier League.

Charles Douglas Moffatt

Charles Douglas Moffatt (London, 5 July 1870 - Buenos Aires, 1 March 1953) was an English football player, considered one of the pioneers of the sport in Argentina.

Christian Gyan

Christian Attah Gyan (born 2 November 1978 in Tema) is a Ghanaian footballer who currently plays for Leonidas

Cyrille Makanaky

Cyrille Thomas Makanaky (born 28 June 1965 in Douala) is a Cameroonian retired footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.

Deportivo Iztacalco

Only 5 were selected, Diego "El Gato" Reynoso (goalkeeper), Guillermo "RBD" Guzmán (defender), Carlos "Piwi" Godínez and Anibal "Robinho" Cruz (midfielder) and Giovanni "Guardadito" Pérez (striker).

Dijilly Arsene Dit Patrick Vouho

Djilly Arsène Dit Patrick Vouho (born 25 June 1987 in Seguela) is an Ivorian footballer who plays as a Striker for Georgian Umaglesi Liga club Dinamo Tbilisi.

Edgar Álvarez

Édgar or Edgard Anthony Álvarez Reyes (born 9 January 1980 in Puerto Cortés) is a Honduran footballer who currently plays for Platense in the Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras.

Essau Kanyenda

Essau Boxer Kanyenda (born 27 September 1982 in Dedza, Malawi) is a Malawian international footballer who plays as a striker for South African side Polokwane City F.C..

Filipe Augusto

Filipe Augusto Carvalho Souza (born 12 August 1993 in Bahia, Brazil) is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays as a defensive midfielder for Portuguese top side Rio Ave.

Gabriel Paulista

Gabriel Armando de Abreu (born 26 November 1990), better known as Gabriel Paulista or simply Gabriel, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Villarreal CF as a centre back.

Gerard Oliva

Gerard Oliva Gregori (born 7 October 1989) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Austrian side SV Ried as a forward.

Gergő Lovrencsics

Gergő Lovrencsics (born 1 September 1988 in Szolnok) is a Hungarian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Lech Poznań.

Heather Aldama

Heather Marie Aldama (born 1 December 1978, in Redlands, California) is a retired American soccer midfielder who was a member of the United States women's national soccer team.

Ilya Fomitchev

Ilya Vladimirovich Fomitchev (born 14 August 1982 in Almaty) is a Kazakhstani professional footballer who plays for FC Vostok.

Jackie Mooney

He returned to play for Aer Lingus in the Leinster Senior League for 2 years before Billy Young (association football) brought him back into football with Athlone Town when they re entered the league for the 1969-70 League of Ireland season.

James Welldon

After school, he played as full-back in association football with the Old Etonians F.C. and took part in the first match (score 1-1 draw) of the 1876 FA Cup Final at Kennington Oval, which they ultimately lost after a replay to Wanderers when his place in team was taken by Edgar Lubbock.

Jean-Jacques Pierre

Jean-Jacques Pierre (born 23 January 1981 in Léogâne) is a Haitian footballer currently plays for French club SM Caen.

José Miguel Cubero

José Miguel Cubero Loría (born 14 February 1987 in Sarchí) is a Costa Rican football player, currently playing for C.S. Herediano in Primera División de Costa Rica, and for the Costa Rica national football team.

Joselito Vaca

Joselito Vaca Velasco (born August 12, 1982 in Santa Cruz de la Sierra) is a Bolivian footballer.

Júnior Morales

Júnior Exequiel Morales Maradiaga (born 23 March 1978 in San Pedro Sula, Honduras) is a Honduran footballer who currently plays as goalkeeper for Liga Nacional de Honduras club Atlético Choloma.

Marcelo Macías

Marcelo Antonio Macías Oliveri (born September 12, 1975 in Montevideo) is an Uruguayan football goalkeeper.

Martin Grasegger

Martin Grasegger (born 10 January 1989) is an Austrian professional association football player currently playing for FC Pasching.

Mich d'Avray

Jean-Michel (Mich) d'Avray (born 19 February 1962 in Johannesburg, South Africa) is a former professional association footballer who spent the majority of his playing career at Ipswich Town.

Mikel Álvaro

Mikel Álvaro Salazar (born 20 December 1982 in Amurrio, Álava) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Inter Baku PIK in Azerbaijan, as a midfielder.

Nicolás Muñoz

Nicolás Armando Muñoz Jarvis (born 21 December 1981 in Panama City, Panama) is a Panamanian footballer who currently plays for Isidro Metapan in the First Division of El Salvador.

Oeki Hoekema

Uilke Piebe ("Oeki") Hoekema (born 28 January 1949 in Leeuwarden) is a retired Dutch football player who played for Go Ahead Eagles, PSV, De Graafschap, Lierse SK, ADO Den Haag and FC Wageningen, as well as the Dutch national side.

Oreste Cioni

Oreste Cioni (born 13 February 1913 in Telgate, died 1968 in Terni) was an Italian footballer.

Palestra de São Bernardo

Palestra de São Bernardo, commonly known as Palestra, is a Brazilian football club based in São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo state.

Panushanth Kulenthiran

Panushanth Kulenthiran (born 26 July 1990 in Jaffna) is a Sri Lankan professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or striker for Italian side A. S. D. Monreale Calcio and the Tamil Eelam national team.

Patrick Tischler

Patrick Tischler (born 20 February 1987) is an Austrian footballer who plays for Admira Wacker in the Austrian Bundesliga.

Pierre-Antoine Dossevi

Pierre-Antoine Dossevi (born 17/01/52, Lomé, French Togoland) is a retired Togolese footballer.

Raúl Antonio Coreas

Raúl Antonio Coreas Pérez (born February 7, 1989 in San Miguel, El Salvador) is a Salvadoran footballer who currently plays for Dragón in the Salvadoran Second Division.

Raynaldo Sturrup

Raynaldo Sturrup (born 11 January 1990) is a Bahamian international footballer who plays college soccer for Thomas University, as a goalkeeper.

Rubén Baraja

In his first season he was a key element in the Ches Champions League campaign, as the club was beaten in the final for the second year running, this time losing in a penalty shootout to FC Bayern Munich, with the player scoring on his attempt.

Santiago Arias

Santiago Arias Naranjo (born 13 January 1992 in Medellín, Colombia) is a Colombian footballer who plays as a right back for Dutch club PSV Eindhoven in the Eredivisie.

Shouting for the Gunners

"Shouting for the Gunners" was a single released by the English football team Arsenal, with Tippa Irie and Peter Hunnigale, in 1993.

Sonni Nattestad

Sonni Ragnar Nattestad (born 5 August 1994) is a Faroese professional footballer who plays for FC Midtjylland and the Faroe Islands national team as a defender.

Sportivo Dock Sud

Club Sportivo Dock Sud (familiarly called Docke by fans) is an Argentine football club based in the Dock Sud district of Avellaneda Partido, Greater Buenos Aires.

Thiago Cruz Reggiani

Thiago Cruz Reggiani, known as Thiago Cruz (born 15 July 1981 in São Paulo, Brazil) is a football manager and a former striker.

Tom Meets Zizou

Tom Meets Zizou (German title: Tom Meets Zizou – Kein Sommermärchen Not a Summer's Tale) is a documentary film by director Aljoscha Pause, based on the life and career of German football player Thomas Broich.

Wally Quinton

Walter "Wally" Quinton (13 December 1917 – 1996) was an English professional footballer who made 85 appearances in the Football League playing for Rotherham United, Birmingham City, Brentford and Shrewsbury Town.


see also

2011–12 Fußball-Oberliga Baden-Württemberg

The 2011–12 season of the Oberliga Baden-Württemberg, the highest association football league in Baden-Württemberg, was the fourth season of the league at tier five (V) of the German football league system and the 35th season overall since establishment of the league in 1978.

AFC Compiègne

L'Association Football Club de Compiègne or AFC Compiègne is a French football club based in the commune of Compiègne.

Alexey Sereda

Aleksei Leonidovich Sereda (born 1966), Russian association football player and coach

Alexey Zakharov

Aleksei Sergeyevich Zakharov (born 1984), Russian association football player with FC Sever Murmansk

Bernard Parker

Bernard Parker (born 16 March 1986 in Boksburg, Gauteng) is a South African professional association football midfielder/striker playing for Kaizer Chiefs.

Boa Viagem

Boa Viagem Esporte Clube, an association football club based in Boa Viagem, Ceará

Charles Plumpton Wilson

He was thus one of only three players to represent England at both Association football and Rugby football, the others being Reginald Birkett and John Willie Sutcliffe.

Cup of Nations

Gulf Cup of Nations, an association football tournament currently held every two years

Afro-Asian Cup of Nations, an international association football competition played between the winners of the Asian Cup and African Cup of Nations

DUFC

Dundee United F.C., an association football club in Dundee, Scotland

Drogheda United F.C., an association football club in Drogheda, Ireland

Dynamo Berlin

Berliner FC Dynamo, an association football club separated out of SC Dynamo Berlin in 1966 and still extant

Fabiański

Łukasz Fabiański, Polish association football goalkeeper, currently playing for Arsenal F.C.

Football at the 1920 Summer Olympics

As Bernard Joy in Association Football (1960) was to write: "Out of pocket expenses were paid far in excess of the reimbursement for hotels and travelling. ... Payments for time lost from work, were made for playing and training, and teams were taken off for intense preparation together. Whatever the reason or excuse, thinly-veiled professionalism was rampant." Ironically Norway were not a professional side.

Football Australia

Football Federation Australia, Official body of association football (or soccer) in Australia

Four pointer

Six-pointer, an association football cliché that is used in leagues that employ a "three points for a win" system to describe a game between two teams with similar league positions

HKFA

Hong Kong Football Association, the association football federation of Hong Kong, China

Homenetmen Beirut

Homenetmen Beirut F.C. - association football (soccer) club in Lebanese Third Division

Hulbert

Robin Hulbert, an association football player for Darlington F.C and Swindon Town.

Humby

Dana Humby (born 1979), New Zealand association football player

Jablonec

FK Baumit Jablonec, an association football club based in Jablonec nad Nisou

James Lawlor

Jimmy Lawlor, retired Irish professional association football player

Kentucky Christian University

For the New Zealand association football club, see Kapiti Coast United.

King Edward Technical College

Dunedin association football team Dunedin Technical was formed by alumni of the institution, and was originally known as King Edward Technical College Old Boys.

Kirovski

Jovan Kirovski (b. 1976), American association football player of Macedonian descent

Hristijan Kirovski (b. 1985), Macedonian association football player

Leoncito

Antonio León Amador, better known as "Leoncito", a Spanish professional association football player

Maribor Branik

NK Maribor, an association football club established in December 1960, who joined MŠD Branik sports organization in 1988

McParland

Davie McParland is a former association football player and manager.

Mendo

Mendo Ristovski (born 1956), Australian association football player

Newport County

Newport County A.F.C., an association football club in the United Kingdom

NZF

New Zealand Football, the national governing body for association football in New Zealand

Oeste

Oeste Futebol Clube, an association football team in the State of São Paulo, Brazil

Percy Stout

Several of Stout's brothers were high profile sportsmen, and he followed younger brother Frank in joining association football team Gloucester City.

Pojat

Kaarinan Pojat (also known as KaaPo), soccer (association football) club from based in Kaarina, Finland

Queen's Park F.C.

Queen's Park is the oldest association football club in Scotland, having been founded in 1867, and is the oldest outside of England and Wales.

Roma FC

Dallas Roma F.C., amateur American association football club based in Dallas, Texas.

Rosenborg

Rosenborg BK, an association football club based in Trondheim, Norway

S.S. Lazio Rugby 1927

It is the rugby union branch of the multisport club S.S. Lazio, probably the biggest European multisport organization, which operates also the famous association football team with the same name.

Sam McMillan

Sammy McMillan, association football player (Manchester United, Wrexham, Northern Ireland)

Santarcangelo

Santarcangelo Calcio, an Italian association football club, based in Santarcangelo di Romagna.

Scotland women's national under-17 football team

The Scotland women's national under-17 football team, also known as Scotland under-17s or Scotland U17(s), represents Scotland in association football at an under-17 age level and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association, the governing body for football in Scotland.

Sergey Aleksandrov

Sergey Leonidovich Aleksandrov (b. 1973), Russian association football player who participated in the 1993 FIFA World Youth Championship

Shelbourne

Shelbourne F.C.; an association football club from Dublin, Ireland

South Melbourne Football Club

South Melbourne FC, an association football (soccer) club formerly known as South Melbourne SC, Hellas Hakoah and South Melbourne Hellas

Strathbogie

Strathbogie Park, the former name of Christie Park, Huntly, home ground of association football club Huntly F.C.

Teplitzer FK

FK Teplice, association football club from the Czech Republic, formed in Teplice in 1945

Van Zanten

David van Zanten (born 1982), Irish professional association football player

Waldock

Ronnie Waldock (born 1932), English former professional association football player