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 4 June 2016 in alphabetical order.
TeamInspiration TeamStadiumCityCountryResult of inspirationNotes
ADAP/Galo Maringá FCItaly 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 FCItaly Juventus FCAdelaide City ParkAdelaide AustraliaCreation of club, first name until 1977, iconographic design and first kit colour since 1949[2] [3]
Alianza FCPeru Alianza LimaEstadio CuscatlanSan Salvador El SalvadorFirst name[4]
América FC America 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 FCEngland Nottingham Forest FCEmirates StadiumLondon EnglandFirst kit colour[6]
Arsenal Fútbol ClubEngland 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 TorinoItaly Torino FCEstadio CampeonísimoTalara, Piura PeruFirst name and first kit colour[9]
Ballynahinch RabbitohsAustralia South Sydney RabbitohsBallymacaren ParkBallynahinch, County Down Irelandiconographic design and first kit colour
FC BarcelonaSwitzerland FC BaselCamp NouBarcelona SpainFirst kit colour [10]
Barcelona SCSpain FC BarcelonaEstadio Monumental Banco PichinchaGuayaquil EcuadorCrest design[11]
Bechem ChelseaEngland Chelsea FCCoronation ParkSunyani GhanaCreation of club [12]
Belfast Celtic FCScotland Celtic FCCeltic ParkBelfast Northern IrelandCreation of club[13]
Berekum ArsenalEngland Arsenal FCBerekum Sports StadiumBerekum GhanaCreation of club [14]
Bloemfontein Celtic FCScotland Celtic FCVodacom ParkBloemfontein South AfricaChange of first name in 1984 [15]
Botafogo FCBrazil 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 FRItaly Juventus FCEstádio Olímpico João HavelangeRio de Janeiro BrazilChange of first kit colour in 1906[17]
SC BragaEngland Arsenal FCEstádio AXABraga PortugalChange of first kit colour (1945-1947) [18]
Brisbane City FCItaly ItalySpencer ParkNewmarket, Brisbane AustraliaCrest design
Brunswick Zebras FCItaly Juventus FCSumner ParkBrunswick, Melbourne AustraliaCreation of club, first name until 1993 and first kit colour[19] [20]
Club Real PotosíSpain Real Madrid CFEstadio Víctor Agustín UgartePotosí BoliviaChange of crest design and first name in 1997[21]
Colo-Colo FRChile CSD Colo-ColoEstádio Mário PessoaIlhéus BrazilCreation of club[22]
Conilon Futebol Clube de JaguaréBotafogo FREstádio do ConilonJaguaré BrazilCreation of club[23]
SC Corinthians AlagoanoSC Corinthians PaulistaNelsãoMaceió BrazilCreation of club[24]
SC Corinthians PaulistaEngland Corinthian FCEstádio do PacaembuSão Paulo BrazilCreation of club [25]
Croydon City Arrows FCItaly AC MilanDorset Recreational ReserveMelbourne AustraliaCreation of club[26]
Crystal Palace FCSpain FC Barcelona and
Spain Levante UD		Selhurst ParkSouth Norwood, London EnglandChange of first kit colour in 1974 [27]
Dallas Harlequins RFCEngland Harlequin FCGlencoe ParkDallas, Texas United StatesCreation of club [28]
Dallas TornadoScotland Dundee United FCCotton BowlDallas, Texas United StatesCreation of club [29]
Deportivo ItaliaItaly ItalyEstadio Olímpico de la UCVCaracas VenezuelaFirst kit colour as the Italian community's football team in the country
Deportivo Táchira FCItaly Juventus FC and
Italy 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 [30]
Detroit CougarsNorthern Ireland Glentoran FCTiger StadiumDetroit United StatesCreation of club [31]
Donegal Celtic FCScotland Celtic FCDonegal Celtic ParkBelfast Northern IrelandCreation of club[32]
Essendon Royals SCItaly US TriestinaClifton ParkEssendon, Melbourne AustraliaCreation of club and first name until 1983[33] [34]
Everton de Viña del MarEngland Everton FCEstadio SausalitoViña del Mar ChileCreation of club [35]
Forest Green Rovers FCSpain FC BarcelonaThe New LawnNailsworth EnglandChange of crest design (2009-2011) [36]
Gungahlin United FCItaly Juventus FCGungahlin Enclosed OvalGungahlin AustraliaFirst name and first kit colour until 2005 [37]
Hobart HarlequinsEngland Harlequin FCRugby ParkCornelian Bay AustraliaChange of kit colour [38]
Hobart Zebras FCItaly 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[39]
Hong Kong Rangers FCScotland Rangers FCKowloon Bay ParkKowloon Hong KongCreation of club
CA IndependienteEngland Nottingham Forest FCEstadio Libertadores de AméricaAvellaneda, Buenos Aires ArgentinaChange of first kit colour [40]
J. Malucelli FutebolSC Corinthians PaulistaEco-Estádio Janguito MalucellCuritiba BrazilChange of crest design, first name and first kit colour (2009-2012)[41]
AC JuventusItaly Juventus FCEstádio José de MeloRio Branco, Acre BrazilCreation of club and first name [42]
AS Juventus de Saint-MartinItaly Juventus FCStade Alberic RichardsSandy Ground, Saint Martin Saint-MartinCreation of club, first name and first kit colour[43]
ASG Juventus de Sainte-AnneItaly Juventus FCStade Rivière des PèresSainte-Anne GuadeloupeCreation of club
CA JuventusItaly Juventus FC and
Italy Torino FC		Estádio Rua JavariSão Paulo BrazilOriginal name used again since 1930 (Juventus)[44]
Change of first kit colour in 1930 (Torino)[45]
CS Juventus BucureştiItaly Juventus FCStadionul JuventusBucharest RomaniaCrest design[46]
CSD JuventusItaly Juventus FCFolke AndersonEsmeraldas EcuadorCreation of club and first kit colour
Sociedade Educação Física JuventusItaly Juventus FCEstádio Capitão Manoel AranhaCuritiba BrazilChange of first name and first kit in 1935 [47]
SS Juventus RomaJuventus FCCampo della FarnesinaRome ItalyCreation of club, first name and first kit colour[48]
Sport Vereniging JuventusItaly Juventus FCMunicipal StadiumAntriòl, Kralendijk on Bonaire Netherlands AntillesCreation of club, first name and first kit colour
Juventus-Firenze FBCJuventus FCCampo della FarnesinaFlorence ItalyCreation of club and first name[49]
Juventus FCEngland Notts County FCJuventus StadiumTurin ItalyChange of first kit colour in 1903 according with former president Enrico Canfari's memoir (1915)[50]
Juventus Futebol ClubeItaly Juventus FCEstádio João Francisco dos SantosRio de Janeiro BrazilCreation of club, first name and first kit colour[51]
Juventus IdrottsföreningItaly 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[52]
Juventus Orange WalkItaly Juventus FCOrange Walk People's StadiumOrange Walk BelizeCreation of club, first name and first kit colour[53]
Launceston City FCItaly Juventus FCMitsubishi ParkTasmania AustraliaChange of first name (1958-1997) and first kit colour in 1958[54]
Leeds United AFCSpain Real Madrid CFElland RoadLeeds EnglandChange of first kit colour in 1960 [55]
Liverpool Fútbol ClubEngland Liverpool FCEstadio BelvedereMontevideo UruguayCreation of club [56]
Lurgan Celtic FCScotland Celtic FCKnockrammer ParkLurgan Northern IrelandCreation of club [57]
SSD MasseseJuventus FCStadio degli OlivetiMassa ItalyChange of crest design and first kit colour in 1944 [58]
Moreland Zebras FCItaly Juventus FCCB Smith ReserveMoreland, Victoria AustraliaCreation of club, crest design, first name until 1996, iconographic design and first kit colour [59]
Mighty Blackpool FCEngland Blackpool FCNational StadiumFreetown Sierra LeoneChange of name in 1954 [60]
Ocean City Nor'eastersEngland Reading FCCarey StadiumOcean City United StatesChange of first name, crest design and first kit colour (2008-2010) [61]
Olympiakos NicosiaGreece Olympiakos FCGSP StadiumNicosia CyprusCreation of club [62]
SE PalmeirinhaSE PalmeirasEstádio Vila FormosaPorto Ferreira BrazilCreation of club[16]
FK PartizanItaly Juventus FCPartizan StadiumBelgrade SerbiaChange of first kit colour in 1957[63]
CA Peñarol de Mar del PlataUruguay CA PeñarolPolideportivo Islas MalvinasMar del Plata ArgentinaFirst name[64]
Petare FCDeportivo ItaliaEstadio Olímpico de la UCVCaracas VenezuelaFirst kit colour until 2015
SE River PlateArgentina CA River PlateEstádio Idalito OliveiraCarmópolis BrazilCrest and first kit colour[65]
Real Madrid CFEngland Corinthian FCEstadio Santiago BernabéuMadrid SpainFirst kit colour[66]
Real Salt LakeSpain 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[67]
Salford City RoostersAustralia Sydney RoostersMoat Hall Sports CentreCity of Salford EnglandCrest design, first name and first kit colour
SV River Plate ArubaArgentina CA River PlateGuiilermo P. Trinidad StadiumOranjestad, Aruba ArubaCrest design, first name and first kit colour
FC Santos TartuBrazil Santos FCTamme StadiumTartu EstoniaCreation of club [68]
Santos Football ClubBrazil Santos FCProvidence StadiumGeorgetown GuyanaCrest design and first kit colour [69]
Santos Futebol ClubeSantos FCEstádio Municipal Glicério MarquesMacapá, Amapá BrazilCrest design and first kit colour [70]
Santos Futebol Clube de AngolaBrazil Santos FCEstádio dos CoqueirosViana, Luanda AngolaCrest design and first kit colour
Santos de Guápiles FCBrazil Santos FCEstadio Ebal RodríguezGuápiles Costa RicaFirst name
AC Sparta PragueEngland Woolwich Arsenal FCGenerali ArenaPrague Czech RepublicChange of first kit colour in 1906 [71]
South Humber RabbitohsAustralia South Sydney RabbitohsGrimsby RUFCLincolnshire Englandiconographic design and first kit colour
St. Catharines WolvesItaly AS RomaClub Roma StadiumSt. Catharines CanadaCreation of club, crest design and first kit colour [72]
União Flamengo Santos FCBrazil CR Flamengo,
Brazil Santos FC and
Argentina Argentina		UB StadiumGaborone BotswanaCreation of club and first name (Flamengo and Santos)
First kit colour (Argentina national team)		 [73]
Tauro FCItaly Juventus FCEstadio Rommel FernándezPanama City PanamaCreation of club and first kit colour [74]
Unión Española SADPSpain SpainEstadio Santa Laura-Universidad SEKIndependencia, Santiago de Chile ChileFirst kit colour as the Spanish community's football team in the country[75] [76]
AD Vasco da GamaClub de Regatas Vasco da GamaEstádio José de MeloRio Branco BrazilCreation of club[77]
Wycombe Wanderers FCWanderers FCAdams ParkHigh Wycombe EnglandCreation of club[78]

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References

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