List of sports clubs inspired by others

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.
TeamInspiration TeamStadiumCityCountryResult of inspirationNotes
ADAP/Galo Maringá FC Juventus FCEstádio Willie DavidsMaringá BrazilCrest 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 Juventus FCAdelaide City ParkAdelaide AustraliaCreation of club, first name until 1977, iconographic design and first kit colour since 1949[2][3]
Alianza FC Alianza LimaEstadio CuscatlanSan Salvador El SalvadorFirst name[4]
América FCAmerica do RioEstádio Presidente VargasFortaleza BrazilCreation of club[5]
América de ManausAmerica do RioEstádio Roberto SimonsenManaus BrazilCreation of club[5]
América de NatalAmerica do RioMachadãoNatal BrazilCreation of club[5]
América de Rio PretoAmerica do RioTeixeirãoSão José do Rio Preto BrazilCreation of club[5]
América do SergipeAmerica do RioEstádio José NetoPropriá BrazilCreation of club[5]
América de Teófilo OtoniAmerica do RioEstádio Nassri MattarTeófilo Otoni BrazilCreation of club[5]
América de Três RiosAmerica do RioTievãoTrês Rios BrazilCreation of club[5]
Arsenal FC Nottingham Forest FCEmirates StadiumLondon EnglandFirst kit colour[6]
Arsenal Fútbol Club Arsenal FC, CA Independiente and Racing ClubEstadio Julio H. GrondonaAvellaneda ArgentinaFirst name (Arsenal)[7]
First kit colours (Independiente and Racing)[7]
Associação Botafogo FCBotafogo FRAlmeidãoJoão Pessoa BrazilCreation of club[8]
Atlético Torino Torino FCEstadio CampeonísimoTalara, Piura PeruFirst name and first kit colour[9]
Ballynahinch Rabbitohs South Sydney RabbitohsBallymacaren ParkBallynahinch, County Down Northern Irelandiconographic design and first kit colour
FC Barcelona FC BaselCamp NouBarcelona SpainFirst kit colour[10]
Barcelona SC FC BarcelonaEstadio Monumental Banco PichinchaGuayaquil EcuadorCrest design[11]
Bechem Chelsea Chelsea FCCoronation ParkSunyani GhanaCreation of club[12]
Belfast Celtic FC Celtic FCCeltic ParkBelfast Northern IrelandCreation of club[13]
Berekum Arsenal Arsenal FCBerekum Sports StadiumBerekum GhanaCreation of club[14]
Bloemfontein Celtic FC Celtic FCVodacom ParkBloemfontein South AfricaChange of first name in 1984[15]
Boca Juniors de Cali Boca Juniors Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero Cali Colombia Creation of club and first kit colour
Botafogo FC Botafogo FREstádio 5 de JulhoIlha do Fogo Cape VerdeCreation of club and first kit colour
Botafogo FCBotafogo FRAlmeidãoJoão Pessoa BrazilCreation of club and first kit colour[16]
Botafogo FR Juventus FCEstádio Olímpico João HavelangeRio de Janeiro BrazilChange of first kit colour in 1906[17]
A.F.C. Bournemouth A.C. MilanDean CourtBournemouth EnglandChange of first kit colour in 1971
SC Braga Arsenal FCEstádio AXABraga PortugalChange of first kit colour (1945-1947)[18]
Brisbane City FC ItalySpencer ParkNewmarket, Brisbane AustraliaCrest design
Brunswick Zebras FC Juventus FCSumner ParkBrunswick, Melbourne AustraliaCreation of club, first name until 1993 and first kit colour[19][20]
Club Real Potosí Real Madrid CFEstadio Víctor Agustín UgartePotosí BoliviaChange of crest design and first name in 1997[21]
Colo-Colo FR CSD Colo-ColoEstádio Mário PessoaIlhéus BrazilCreation of club[22]
Conilon Futebol Clube de JaguaréBotafogo FREstádio do ConilonJaguaré BrazilCreation of club[23]
FC Chambly FC InternazionaleStade des MaraisChambly FranceCrest and first kit colour[24]
SC Corinthians AlagoanoSC Corinthians PaulistaNelsãoMaceió BrazilCreation of club[25]
SC Corinthians Paulista Corinthian FCEstádio do PacaembuSão Paulo BrazilCreation of club[26]
Croydon City Arrows FC AC MilanDorset Recreational ReserveMelbourne AustraliaCreation of club[27]
Crystal Palace FC FC Barcelona and
Levante UD
Selhurst ParkSelhurst, London EnglandChange of first kit colour in 1974[28]
Dallas Harlequins RFC Harlequin FCGlencoe ParkDallas, Texas United StatesCreation of club[29]
Dallas Tornado Dundee United FCCotton BowlDallas, Texas United StatesCreation of club[30]
Deportivo Italia ItalyEstadio Olímpico de la UCVCaracas VenezuelaFirst kit colour as the Italian community's football team in the country
Deportivo Táchira FC Juventus FC and
Italy
Estadio Polideportivo de Pueblo NuevoSan Cristobal VenezuelaRebirth 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 first kit with colours based on the Italian national team colours[31]
Detroit Cougars Glentoran FCTiger StadiumDetroit United StatesCreation of club[32]
Donegal Celtic FC Celtic FCDonegal Celtic ParkBelfast Northern IrelandCreation of club[33]
Essendon Royals SC US TriestinaClifton ParkEssendon, Melbourne AustraliaCreation of club and first name until 1983[34][35]
Everton de Viña del Mar Everton FCEstadio SausalitoViña del Mar ChileCreation of club[36]
Foggia Calcio AC MilanStadio Pino ZaccheriaFoggia ItalyFirst kit colour
Forest Green Rovers FC FC BarcelonaThe New LawnNailsworth EnglandChange of crest design (2009-2011)[37]
Gungahlin United FC Juventus FCGungahlin Enclosed OvalGungahlin AustraliaFirst name and first kit colour until 2005[38]
Hobart Harlequins Harlequin FCRugby ParkCornelian Bay AustraliaChange of kit colour[39]
Hobart Zebras FC Juventus FCKGV ParkTasmania AustraliaCreation 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[40]
Hong Kong Rangers FC Rangers FCKowloon Bay ParkKowloon Hong KongCreation of club
CA Independiente Nottingham Forest FCEstadio Libertadores de AméricaAvellaneda, Buenos Aires ArgentinaChange of first kit colour (presumably)[41]
C.S.D. Independiente del Valle FC InternazionaleEstadio RumiñahuiSangolquí EcuadorCrest and first kit colour
Inter Club d'Escaldes FC InternazionaleCentre d'Entrenament de la FAFEscaldes-Engordany AndorraFirst name and first kit colour
Inter Miami CF FC InternazionaleInter Miami CF StadiumMiami{{USA}First name[42]
FC Inter Turku FC InternazionaleVeritas StadionTurku FinlandFirst name and first kit colour
G.D. Interclube FC InternazionaleEstádio 22 de JunhoLuanda AngolaFirst name and first kit colour
J. Malucelli FutebolSC Corinthians PaulistaEco-Estádio Janguito MalucellCuritiba BrazilChange of crest design, first name and first kit colour (2009-2012)[43]
AC Juventus Juventus FCEstádio José de MeloRio Branco, Acre BrazilCreation of club and first name[44]
AS Juventus de Saint-Martin Juventus FCStade Alberic RichardsSandy Ground, Saint Martin Saint MartinCreation of club, first name and first kit colour[45]
ASG Juventus de Sainte-Anne Juventus FCStade Rivière des PèresSainte-Anne GuadeloupeCreation of club
CA Juventus Juventus FC and
Torino FC
Estádio Rua JavariSão Paulo BrazilOriginal name used again since 1930 (Juventus)[46]
Change of first kit colour in 1930 (Torino)[47]
CS Juventus Bucureşti Juventus FCStadionul JuventusBucharest RomaniaCrest design[48]
CSD Juventus Juventus FCFolke AndersonEsmeraldas EcuadorCreation of club and first kit colour
Sociedade Educação Física Juventus Juventus FCEstádio Capitão Manoel AranhaCuritiba BrazilChange of first name and first kit in 1935[49]
SS Juventus Roma Juventus FCCampo della FarnesinaRome ItalyCreation of club, first name and first kit colour[50]
Sport Vereniging Juventus Juventus FCMunicipal StadiumAntriòl, Kralendijk on Bonaire Netherlands AntillesCreation of club, first name and first kit colour
Juventus-Firenze FBC Juventus FCCampo della FarnesinaFlorence ItalyCreation of club and first name[51]
Juventus FC Notts County FCJuventus StadiumTurin ItalyChange of first kit colour in 1903 according with former president Enrico Canfari's memoir (1915)[52]
Juventus Futebol Clube Juventus FCEstádio João Francisco dos SantosRio de Janeiro BrazilCreation of club, first name and first kit colour[53]
Juventus Idrottsförening Juventus FCRåby IPVästerås SwedenCreation 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[54]
Juventus Orange Walk Juventus FCOrange Walk People's StadiumOrange Walk BelizeCreation of club, first name and first kit colour[55]
Launceston City FC Juventus FCMitsubishi ParkTasmania AustraliaChange of first name (1958-1997) and first kit colour in 1958[56]
Leeds United AFC Real Madrid CFElland RoadLeeds EnglandChange of first kit colour in 1960[57]
Liverpool Fútbol Club Liverpool FCEstadio BelvedereMontevideo UruguayCreation of club[58]
Lurgan Celtic FC Celtic FCKnockrammer ParkLurgan Northern IrelandCreation of club[59]
FC Martigues FC InternazionaleStade Francis TurcanMartigues FranceChange of crest design in 2017[60]
SSD Massese Juventus FCStadio degli OlivetiMassa ItalyChange of crest design and first kit colour in 1944[61]
Moreland Zebras FC Juventus FCCB Smith ReserveMoreland, Victoria AustraliaCreation of club, crest design, first name until 1996, iconographic design and first kit colour[62]
Mighty Blackpool FC Blackpool FCNational StadiumFreetown Sierra LeoneChange of name in 1954[63]
Ocean City Nor'easters Reading FCCarey StadiumOcean City United StatesChange of first name, crest design and first kit colour (2008-2010)[64]
Olympiakos Nicosia Olympiakos FCGSP StadiumNicosia CyprusCreation of club[65]
SE PalmeirinhaSE PalmeirasEstádio Vila FormosaPorto Ferreira BrazilCreation of club[16]
FK Partizan Juventus FCPartizan StadiumBelgrade SerbiaChange of first kit colour in 1957[66]
CA Peñarol de Mar del Plata CA PeñarolPolideportivo Islas MalvinasMar del Plata ArgentinaFirst name[67]
Petare FCDeportivo ItaliaEstadio Olímpico de la UCVCaracas VenezuelaFirst kit colour until 2015
A.C. Pisa 1909 FC InternazionaleArena GaribaldiPisa ItalyFirst kit colour since 1910
SE River Plate CA River PlateEstádio Idalito OliveiraCarmópolis BrazilCrest and first kit colour[68]
Real Madrid CF Corinthian FCEstadio Santiago BernabéuMadrid SpainFirst kit colour[69]
Real Salt Lake Real Madrid CFRio Tinto StadiumSandy, Utah United StatesFirst name. The club has a partnership with the Spanish team for the development of the youth academy[70]
A.C. Renate FC InternazionaleStadio Città di MedaRenate ItalyCrest and first kit colour[71]
Salford City Roosters Sydney RoostersMoat Hall Sports CentreCity of Salford EnglandCrest design, first name and first kit colour
Sport Club Internacional FC InternazionaleEstádio Beira-RioPorto Alegre BrazilCreation of club and first name[42]
SV River Plate Aruba CA River PlateGuiilermo P. Trinidad StadiumOranjestad, Aruba ArubaCrest design, first name and first kit colour
FC Santos Tartu Santos FCTamme StadiumTartu EstoniaCreation of club[72]
Santos Football Club Santos FCProvidence StadiumGeorgetown GuyanaCrest design and first kit colour[73]
Santos Futebol ClubeSantos FCEstádio Municipal Glicério MarquesMacapá, Amapá BrazilCrest design and first kit colour[74]
Santos Futebol Clube de Angola Santos FCEstádio dos CoqueirosViana, Luanda AngolaCrest design and first kit colour
Santos de Guápiles FC Santos FCEstadio Ebal RodríguezGuápiles Costa RicaFirst name
AC Sparta Prague Woolwich Arsenal FCGenerali ArenaPrague Czech RepublicChange of first kit colour in 1906[75]
South Humber Rabbitohs South Sydney RabbitohsGrimsby RUFCLincolnshire Englandiconographic design and first kit colour
St. Catharines Wolves AS RomaClub Roma StadiumSt. Catharines CanadaCreation of club, crest design and first kit colour[76]
União Flamengo Santos FC CR Flamengo,
Santos FC and
Argentina
UB StadiumGaborone BotswanaCreation of club and first name (Flamengo and Santos)
First kit colour (Argentina national team)
[77]
Tauro FC Juventus FCEstadio Rommel FernándezPanama City PanamaCreation of club and first kit colour[78]
Unión Española SADP SpainEstadio Santa Laura-Universidad SEKIndependencia, Santiago de Chile ChileFirst kit colour as the Spanish community's football team in the country[79][80]
AD Vasco da GamaClub de Regatas Vasco da GamaEstádio José de MeloRio Branco BrazilCreation of club[81]
Wycombe Wanderers FCWanderers FCAdams ParkHigh Wycombe EnglandCreation of club[82]

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