List of sports clubs inspired by others

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This is a list of sports clubs that were created or altered out of inspiration from a visiting team or from a member of the club requesting a change of first name or strip because they were inspired by another club through their performances or conduct.

As of 8 June 2017 in alphabetical order.
Team Inspiration Team Stadium City Country Result of inspiration Notes
ADAP/Galo Maringá FC Italy Juventus FC Estádio Willie Davids Maringá  Brazil Crest design and first kit colour, which were used by the former sporting club, Galo Maringá Futebol Clube, prior its fusion with Associação Desportiva Atlética do Paraná (ADAP) in 2006 [1]
Adelaide City FC Italy Juventus FC Adelaide City Park Adelaide  Australia Creation of club, first name until 1977, iconographic design and first kit colour since 1949[2] [3]
Alianza FC Peru Alianza Lima Estadio Cuscatlan San Salvador  El Salvador First name [4]
Altona East Phoenix SC Greece PAOK FC Paisley Park Soccer Complex Altona North, Melbourne Australia Founded in 1979 by Greek immigrants as East Altona PAOK SC, taking nickname and black and white stripes from Greek team. Renamed Altona East 'Phoenix' in 1990s, in accordance to new laws prohibiting ethnic names in soccer clubs.
Altona Magic SC North Macedonia FK Vardar Paisley Park Soccer Complex Altona North, Melbourne  Australia Founded in 1967 by a group of Macedonian immigrants passionate about football initiated a meeting in Yarraville with the idea of forming a football team and by 1968 the team was registered as the Kingsville Soccer Club. In 1979, Renamed Altona Gate Soccer Club and taking the club colours of red and black signify the famous Macedonian Football Club, FK Vardar Skopje.
América FC America do Rio Estádio Presidente Vargas Fortaleza  Brazil Creation of club [5]
América de Manaus America do Rio Estádio Roberto Simonsen Manaus  Brazil Creation of club [5]
América de Natal America do Rio Machadão Natal  Brazil Creation of club [5]
América de Rio Preto America do Rio Teixeirão São José do Rio Preto  Brazil Creation of club [5]
América do Sergipe America do Rio Estádio José Neto Propriá  Brazil Creation of club [5]
América de Teófilo Otoni America do Rio Estádio Nassri Mattar Teófilo Otoni  Brazil Creation of club [5]
América de Três Rios America do Rio Tievão Três Rios  Brazil Creation of club [5]
Arsenal FC England Nottingham Forest FC Emirates Stadium London  England First kit colour [6]
Arsenal Fútbol Club England Arsenal FC, CA Independiente and Racing Club Estadio Julio H. Grondona Avellaneda  Argentina First name (Arsenal)[7]
First kit colours (Independiente and Racing)[7]
Arsenal Bila Tserkva England Arsenal FC Trudovi Reservy Stadium Bila Tserkva  Ukraine First name and first kit colour [8][9]
Arsenal Kharkiv England Arsenal FC Arsenal-Spartak Stadium Kharkiv  Ukraine First name and first kit colour [8][9]
Associação Botafogo FC Botafogo FR Almeidão João Pessoa  Brazil Creation of club [10]
Atlético Torino Italy Torino FC Estadio Campeonísimo Talara, Piura  Peru First name and first kit colour [11]
Ayaks Shakhtarsk Netherlands AFC Ajax Shakhtar Stadium Shakhtarsk  Ukraine New name and crest [8]
Ballynahinch Rabbitohs Australia South Sydney Rabbitohs Ballymacaren Park Ballynahinch, County Down  Northern Ireland iconographic design and first kit colour
FC Barcelona Switzerland FC Basel Camp Nou Barcelona  Spain First kit colour [12]
Barcelona SC Spain FC Barcelona Estadio Monumental Banco Pichincha Guayaquil  Ecuador Crest design [13]
Barsa Sumy Spain FC Barcelona Barsa Football Center Sumy  Ukraine Creation of club and first name [14]
Bechem Chelsea England Chelsea FC Coronation Park Sunyani  Ghana Creation of club [15]
Belfast Celtic FC Scotland Celtic FC Celtic Park Belfast  Northern Ireland Creation of club [16]
Berekum Arsenal England Arsenal FC Berekum Sports Stadium Berekum  Ghana Creation of club [17]
Bloemfontein Celtic FC Scotland Celtic FC Vodacom Park Bloemfontein  South Africa Change of first name in 1984 [18]
Boca Juniors de Cali Argentina Boca Juniors Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero Cali Colombia Creation of club and first kit colour
Botafogo FC Brazil Botafogo FR Estádio 5 de Julho Ilha do Fogo  Cape Verde Creation of club and first kit colour
Botafogo FC Botafogo FR Almeidão João Pessoa  Brazil Creation of club and first kit colour [19]
Botafogo FR Italy Juventus FC Estádio Olímpico João Havelange Rio de Janeiro  Brazil Change of first kit colour in 1906 [20]
A.F.C. Bournemouth Italy AC Milan Dean Court Bournemouth  England Change of first kit colour in 1971
SC Braga England Arsenal FC Estádio AXA Braga  Portugal Change of first kit colour (1945–1947) [21]
Brisbane City FC Italy Italy Spencer Park Newmarket, Brisbane  Australia Crest design
Brunswick Zebras FC Italy Juventus FC Sumner Park Brunswick, Melbourne  Australia Creation of club, first name until 1993 and first kit colour[22] [23]
Club Real Potosí Spain Real Madrid CF Estadio Víctor Agustín Ugarte Potosí  Bolivia Change of crest design and first name in 1997 [24]
Colo-Colo FR Chile CSD Colo-Colo Estádio Mário Pessoa Ilhéus  Brazil Creation of club [25]
Conilon Futebol Clube de Jaguaré Botafogo FR Estádio do Conilon Jaguaré  Brazil Creation of club [26]
FC Chambly Italy FC Internazionale Stade des Marais Chambly  France Crest and first kit colour [27]
SC Corinthians Alagoano SC Corinthians Paulista Nelsão Maceió  Brazil Creation of club [28]
SC Corinthians Paulista England Corinthian FC Neo Química Arena São Paulo  Brazil Name of club [29]
Croydon City Arrows FC Italy AC Milan Dorset Recreational Reserve Melbourne  Australia Creation of club [30]
Crystal Palace FC Spain FC Barcelona and
Spain Levante UD
Selhurst Park Selhurst, London  England Change of first kit colour in 1974 [31]
Dallas Harlequins RFC England Harlequin FC Glencoe Park Dallas, Texas  United States Creation of club [32]
Dallas Tornado Scotland Dundee United FC Cotton Bowl Dallas, Texas  United States Creation of club [33]
Dandenong City SC HNK Hajduk Split Frank Holohan Soccer Complex Endeavour Hills, Melbourne Australia Founded in 1981 as Parkmore Hajduk by Croatian immigrants, after Croatian team Hajduk Split. Renamed Chelsea Hajduk, but merged with Dandenong City in 2008, keeping the latter's name.
Deportivo Italia Italy Italy Estadio Olímpico de la UCV Caracas  Venezuela First kit colour as the Italian community's football team in the country
Deportivo Táchira FC Italy Juventus FC and
Italy Italy
Estadio Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo San Cristobal  Venezuela Rebirth of San Cristobal's Juventus, founded by initiative of Deportivo Tachira's establisher and first president Gaetano Greco in 1970 and initially composed by former Juventus footballers. Named "Juventus" after the Italian club prior its debut in Venezuelan football's top flight in 1974. Its first season was held with mostly former Juventus players wearing a debut kit based on the Italy national team colours [34]
Detroit Cougars Northern Ireland Glentoran FC Tiger Stadium Detroit  United States Creation of club [35]
Donegal Celtic FC Scotland Celtic FC Donegal Celtic Park Belfast  Northern Ireland Creation of club [36]
Essendon Royals SC Italy US Triestina Clifton Park Essendon, Melbourne  Australia Creation of club and first name until 1983[37] [38]
Everton de Viña del Mar England Everton FC Estadio Sausalito Viña del Mar  Chile Creation of club [39]
Foggia Calcio Italy AC Milan Stadio Pino Zaccheria Foggia  Italy First kit colour
Forest Green Rovers FC Spain FC Barcelona The New Lawn Nailsworth  England Change of crest design (2009–2011) [40]
Gungahlin United FC Italy Juventus FC Gungahlin Enclosed Oval Gungahlin  Australia First name and first kit colour until 2005 [41]
Hobart Harlequins England Harlequin FC Rugby Park Cornelian Bay  Australia Change of kit colour [42]
Hobart Zebras FC Italy Juventus FC KGV Park Tasmania  Australia Creation of club, first name until 1997 and first kit colour. Since 1997 the club change the name by Australian Football League (AFC) decision, being knowns since then as "Zebras" after the Italian club's iconographic symbol[43]
Hong Kong Rangers FC Scotland Rangers FC Kowloon Bay Park Kowloon  Hong Kong Creation of club
CA Independiente England Nottingham Forest FC Estadio Libertadores de América Avellaneda, Buenos Aires  Argentina Change of first kit colour (presumably) [44]
C.S.D. Independiente del Valle Italy FC Internazionale Estadio Rumiñahui Sangolquí  Ecuador Crest and first kit colour
Inter Club d'Escaldes Italy FC Internazionale Centre d'Entrenament de la FAF Escaldes-Engordany  Andorra First name and first kit colour
FC Inter Turku Italy FC Internazionale Veritas Stadion Turku  Finland First name and first kit colour
G.D. Interclube Italy FC Internazionale Estádio 22 de Junho Luanda  Angola First name and first kit colour
J. Malucelli Futebol SC Corinthians Paulista Eco-Estádio Janguito Malucell Curitiba  Brazil Change of crest design, first name and first kit colour (2009–2012) [45]
AC Juventus Italy Juventus FC Estádio José de Melo Rio Branco, Acre  Brazil Creation of club and first name [46]
AS Juventus de Saint-Martin Italy Juventus FC Stade Alberic Richards Sandy Ground, Saint Martin  Saint Martin Creation of club, first name and first kit colour [47]
ASG Juventus de Sainte-Anne Italy Juventus FC Stade Rivière des Pères Sainte-Anne  Guadeloupe Creation of club
CA Juventus Italy Juventus FC and
Italy Torino FC
Estádio Rua Javari São Paulo  Brazil Original name used again since 1930 (Juventus)[48]
Change of first kit colour in 1930 (Torino)[49]
CS Juventus București Italy Juventus FC Stadionul Juventus Bucharest  Romania Crest design [50]
CSD Juventus Italy Juventus FC Folke Anderson Esmeraldas  Ecuador Creation of club and first kit colour
Sociedade Educação Física Juventus Italy Juventus FC Estádio Capitão Manoel Aranha Curitiba  Brazil Change of first name and first kit in 1935 [51]
SS Juventus Roma Italy Juventus FC Campo della Farnesina Rome  Italy Creation of club, first name and first kit colour [52]
Sport Vereniging Juventus Italy Juventus FC Municipal Stadium Antriòl, Kralendijk on Bonaire  Netherlands Antilles Creation of club, first name and first kit colour
Juventus-Firenze FBC Italy Juventus FC Campo della Farnesina Florence  Italy Creation of club and first name [53]
Juventus FC England Notts County FC Juventus Stadium Turin  Italy Change of first kit colour in 1903 according with former president Enrico Canfari's memoir (1915) [54]
Juventus Futebol Clube Italy Juventus FC Estádio João Francisco dos Santos Rio de Janeiro  Brazil Creation of club, first name and first kit colour [55]
Juventus Idrottsförening Italy Juventus FC Råby IP Västerås  Sweden Creation of club, first name and first kit colour. Initially was a Torinese team's fan club founded in 1948 by Italians to have immigrated to Sweden [56]
Juventus Orange Walk Italy Juventus FC Orange Walk People's Stadium Orange Walk  Belize Creation of club, first name and first kit colour [57]
Launceston City FC Italy Juventus FC Mitsubishi Park Tasmania  Australia Change of first name (1958–1997) and first kit colour in 1958 [58]
Leeds United AFC Spain Real Madrid CF Elland Road Leeds  England Change of first kit colour in 1960 [59]
Lincoln Red Imps F.C. England Lincoln City F.C. Victoria Stadium Gibraltar  Gibraltar Creation of club, first name and colours [60]
Liverpool Fútbol Club England Liverpool FC Estadio Belvedere Montevideo  Uruguay Creation of club [61]
Lurgan Celtic FC Scotland Celtic FC Knockrammer Park Lurgan  Northern Ireland Creation of club [62]
FC Martigues Italy FC Internazionale Stade Francis Turcan Martigues  France Change of crest design in 2017 [63]
Manchester 62 F.C. England Manchester United F.C. Victoria Stadium Gibraltar  Gibraltar Creation of club, first name and colours [64]
SSD Massese Italy Juventus FC Stadio degli Oliveti Massa  Italy Change of crest design and first kit colour in 1944 [65]
Moreland Zebras FC Italy Juventus FC CB Smith Reserve Moreland, Victoria  Australia Creation of club, crest design, first name until 1996, iconographic design and first kit colour [66]
Mighty Blackpool FC England Blackpool FC National Stadium Freetown  Sierra Leone Change of name in 1954 [67]
Ocean City Nor'easters England Reading FC Carey Stadium Ocean City  United States Change of first name, crest design and first kit colour (2008–2010) [68]
Olympiakos Nicosia Greece Olympiakos FC GSP Stadium Nicosia  Cyprus Creation of club [69]
SE Palmeirinha SE Palmeiras Estádio Vila Formosa Porto Ferreira  Brazil Creation of club [19]
FK Partizan Italy Juventus FC Partizan Stadium Belgrade  Serbia Change of first kit colour in 1957 [70]
CA Peñarol de Mar del Plata Uruguay CA Peñarol Polideportivo Islas Malvinas Mar del Plata  Argentina First name [71]
Petare FC Deportivo Italia Estadio Olímpico de la UCV Caracas  Venezuela First kit colour until 2015
A.C. Pisa 1909 Italy FC Internazionale Arena Garibaldi Pisa  Italy First kit colour since 1910
SE River Plate Argentina CA River Plate Estádio Idalito Oliveira Carmópolis  Brazil Crest and first kit colour [72]
Real Madrid CF England Corinthian FC Estadio Santiago Bernabéu Madrid  Spain First kit colour [73]
Real Odesa Spain Real Madrid CF SKA Stadium Odesa  Ukraine Creation of club, first name, crest design and first kit colour: an Odesa fan club of Real Madrid turned into a professional football club [8][9]
Real Salt Lake Spain Real Madrid CF America First Field Sandy, Utah  United States First name. The club has a partnership with the Spanish team for the development of the youth academy[74]
A.C. Renate Italy FC Internazionale Stadio Città di Meda Renate  Italy Crest and first kit colour [75]
Salford City Roosters Australia Sydney Roosters Moat Hall Sports Centre City of Salford  England Crest design, first name and first kit colour
SV River Plate Aruba Argentina CA River Plate Guiilermo P. Trinidad Stadium Oranjestad, Aruba  Aruba Crest design, first name and first kit colour
FC Santos Tartu Brazil Santos FC Tamme Stadium Tartu  Estonia Creation of club [76]
Santos Football Club Brazil Santos FC Providence Stadium Georgetown  Guyana Crest design and first kit colour [77]
Santos Futebol Clube Santos FC Estádio Municipal Glicério Marques Macapá, Amapá  Brazil Crest design and first kit colour [78]
Santos Futebol Clube de Angola Brazil Santos FC Estádio dos Coqueiros Viana, Luanda  Angola Crest design and first kit colour
Santos de Guápiles FC Brazil Santos FC Estadio Ebal Rodríguez Guápiles  Costa Rica First name
AC Sparta Prague England Woolwich Arsenal FC Generali Arena Prague  Czech Republic Change of first kit colour in 1906 [79]
South Humber Rabbitohs Australia South Sydney Rabbitohs Grimsby RUFC Lincolnshire  England iconographic design and first kit colour
St. Albans Saints Croatia Dinamo Zagreb Churchill Reserve St. Albans Australia Australia Original name in 1954 and current kit and crest design [80]
St. Catharines Wolves Italy AS Roma Club Roma Stadium St. Catharines  Canada Creation of club, crest design and first kit colour [81]
União Flamengo Santos FC Brazil CR Flamengo,
Brazil Santos FC and
Argentina Argentina
UB Stadium Gaborone  Botswana Creation of club and first name (Flamengo and Santos)
First kit colour (Argentina national team)
[82]
Tauro FC Italy Juventus FC Estadio Rommel Fernández Panama City  Panama Creation of club and first kit colour [83]
Unión Española SADP Spain Spain Estadio Santa Laura-Universidad SEK Independencia, Santiago de Chile  Chile First kit colour as the Spanish community's football team in the country[84] [85]
AD Vasco da Gama Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama Estádio José de Melo Rio Branco  Brazil Creation of club [86]
Wycombe Wanderers FC Wanderers FC Adams Park High Wycombe  England Creation of club [87]

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