Home›Football Codes›Team or ClubBrowse ByTeam or ClubFactsTeam or ClubFAQsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of OriginWell-attested1863 1Defining CharacteristicWell-attestedFootball is a family of team sports in which the object is to get the ball over a goal line, into a goal, or between goalposts using merely the body. 2Team or ClubFilter Results41 entriesSportAllAmerican Football (21)Association Football (19)Australian Rules Football (2)NationalityAllArgentina (3)Australia (2)Brazil (4)Cameroon (2)Cote d'Ivoire (1)Egypt (2)England (2)France (4)Georgia (1)Germany (3)Hungary (2)Ireland (2)Italy (3)Netherlands (2)Portugal (3)Slovenia (1)South Korea (1)Spain (5)Sweden (1)Switzerland (1)United Kingdom (3)United States (22)Active EraAll1920 (1)1927 (1)1929 (1)1931 (1)1941 (2)1943 (1)1945 (3)1946 (1)1947 (1)1948 (1)1953 (3)1956 (2)1960 (1)1961 (2)1962 (5)1966 (1)1968 (1)1970 (2)1972 (3)1973 (1)1976 (2)1977 (2)1978 (1)1979 (4)1980 (6)1981 (6)1983 (3)1985 (6)1986 (2)1987 (2)1988 (1)1992 (2)1993 (1)1995 (1)Competition CategoryAllTeam (35)CompetitionAll1948 Summer Olympics (1)2008 Summer Olympics (4)2012 Summer Olympics (2)Africa Cup of Nations (2)Bundesliga (1)FA Cup (3)FIFA U-20 World Cup (1)FIFA World Cup (12)La Liga (3)Ligue 1 (1)National Football League (5)Premier League (2)Pro Bowl (2)Super Bowl (22)UEFA Champions League (3)UEFA European Championship (4)World Chess Championship (1)Stadium CapacityAll27,000 (1)40,044 (1)41,507 (1)47,929 (1)55,865 (1)57,200 (1)60,704 (1)61,038 (1)61,276 (1)74,158 (1)75,024 (1)78,838 (1)83,186 (1)TitlesAll4 (1)6 (1)13 (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareAC MilanTeam or Club4 entriesAFC AjaxTeam or Club1 entryArizona CardinalsTeam or Club1 entryArsenal FCTeam or Club2 entriesBaltimore ColtsTeam or Club1 entryBoca JuniorsTeam or Club1 entryCarolina PanthersTeam or Club1 entryCeltic FCTeam or Club4 entriesChelsea FCTeam or Club6 entriesChicago BearsTeam or Club1 entryCincinnati BengalsTeam or Club1 entryCR FlamengoTeam or Club1 entryDallas CowboysTeam or Club1 entryDenver BroncosTeam or Club2 entriesDetroit LionsTeam or Club1 entryFC BarcelonaTeam or Club5 entriesFC Bayern MunichTeam or Club2 entriesGeelong Football ClubTeam or Club1 entryGermany National Football TeamTeam or Club1 entryGreen Bay PackersTeam or Club1 entryHawthorn Football ClubTeam or Club1 entryIndianapolis ColtsTeam or Club1 entryJuventus FCTeam or Club5 entriesKansas City ChiefsTeam or Club1 entryLA GalaxyTeam or Club1 entryLas Vegas RaidersTeam or Club2 entriesLiverpool FCTeam or Club1 entryLos Angeles ChargersTeam or Club2 entriesManchester City FCTeam or Club1 entryManchester United FCTeam or Club2 entriesMiami DolphinsTeam or Club2 entriesNew England PatriotsTeam or Club2 entriesNew Orleans SaintsTeam or Club1 entryParis Saint-Germain FCTeam or Club2 entriesPhiladelphia EaglesTeam or Club1 entryPittsburgh SteelersTeam or Club1 entryReal Madrid CFTeam or Club4 entriesSan Francisco 49ersTeam or Club2 entriesSeattle SeahawksTeam or Club1 entryTampa Bay BuccaneersTeam or Club1 entryWashington CommandersTeam or Club1 entryFAQsDo rugby players belong in the same athlete category as American football players?Yes. Rugby league and rugby union players share this category with American football and association football players, by shared lineage.This Football Codes subcategory groups athletes who competed in one of the goal-line or in-goal team sports descended from historical football codes: American football, association football, rugby league and rugby union. Quarterbacks, forwards, midfielders, halfbacks and every other position in these four codes belong here together, while athletes of court or bat-and-ball team sports are grouped elsewhere in this tree.Sources1. Wikipedia: History of association footballtier 2WikipediaHistory of association football, The Football Association sectionQuote, History of association football, The Football Association sectionculminating in the formation of The Football Association (The FA) in London, England, in 1863, and their issuing of the Laws of the Game in the same year.View the Source2. Wikipedia: Footballtier 2WikipediaFootball, lead sectionQuote, Football, lead sectionFootball is a family of team sports in which the object is to get the ball over a goal line, into a goal, or between goalposts using merely the body.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.