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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 ...
Former league club Notts County claim an earlier foundation date of 1862; [30] following their relegation from the fourth tier of the English Football League in 2019, the EFL stated that Nottingham Forest were now the oldest professional football league club. [10] This was contested by Stoke City, who claim 1863 [8] as their foundation year. 6 ...
Association football: Argentina: Oldest top division association football league in the world and oldest league outside Great Britain. 1892: Brown Shield: interprovincial tournament: Brown Shield, 1892: Association football: New Zealand: Originally the country's premier football trophy, now only contested sporadically. [4] 1893: IFA Shield ...
Latvia is the first football team from the Baltic states to make an appearance in a major football competition, UEFA Euro 2004. 2004 in football; Greece produce one of the shocks in football history and become surprise winners of the Euro 2004 football tournament, defeating hosts Portugal 1–0 in the final. Waitakere United is founded.
England's first competition organised by a national body, the FA Cup, began in the 1871–72 season, making it one of the oldest football competitions in the world. [1] [2] Arsenal hold the record number of wins, with 14. [3] League football began in the next decade with the founding of The Football League in 1888–89.
American football teams by year of establishment (156 C) Association football clubs by year of establishment (172 C, 1 P) Australian rules football clubs by year of establishment (154 C)
Association football clubs established in 2009 (2 C, 338 P, 1 F) Association football clubs established in 2010 (1 C, 324 P) Association football clubs established in 2011 (1 C, 254 P)
[35] [36] Also a celebration of the Football League's 100th birthday, it was held during the 1987–88 season. FLCC Football League 100th Championship Challenge (discontinued). [37] [38] [39] A friendly competition [40] held at the end of the 1998–99 Football League between the champions of that league and the then record Football League ...