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The clubs were founded in 1858 and 1859 respectively and currently compete in the Australian Football League (AFL), making them the world's oldest football clubs that are now professional. The oldest football clubs trace their origins to the mid-19th century, a period when football evolved from being a casual pastime to an organised mainstream ...
Upon the clubs promotion from the national league in 2023 the club reclaimed the status of the worlds oldest football league club [5] 2 1863 [6] Stoke City: Championship: Prior to Notts County rejoining the League in 2023, Stoke City stated they were the oldest professional Football League Club in the world, existing since 1863. [7]
Sheffield Football Club is an English football club from Dronfield, North East Derbyshire. They currently compete in the Northern Premier League Division One East. Founded in October 1857 , [ 2 ] the club is recognised by FIFA as the oldest existing club still playing football in the world. [ 3 ]
Oldest non-European association football competition in the world. 1917: All Japan High School Soccer Tournament: high school tournament: Association football: Japan: 1921: Kentish Cup: international (services) Association football: Europe: Inter-Services. Oldest international military association football tournament. [6] 1921: FAI Cup: club ...
Notts County Football Club, commonly known as Notts, [a] is a professional football club based in Nottingham, England. The club competes in EFL League Two, the fourth tier of English football, following promotion from the National League in the 2022–23 season. Founded in 1862, Notts County are the oldest professional football club in the world.
Inter Milan win the FIFA Club World Cup for the first time, beating TP Mazembe, the first African club to reach the final. 2011 in football. Japan defeat the United States in the FIFA Women's World Cup final to win the tournament for the first time. Barcelona wins the FIFA Club World Cup for a then-record second time, beating Santos in the final.
BFC Germania 1888 was founded as BFC Germania by 17-year-old Paul Jestram, his three brothers, and a number of their schoolmates from Askanischen Gymnasium at a time when football was not yet common in Germany, the first football games having been played in Berlin and Hamburg in the winter of 1881–82 by expatriate Englishmen.
The Club of Pioneers was founded in 2013 by Sheffield FC, the first and oldest association football club in the world. The Club of Pioneers aims to discover and connect the world's oldest existing football clubs, to build a global network of like-minded football clubs to promote the importance of football history and the grass roots and amateur ...