What's the meaning of the abbreviations in the names of football teams,like'FC ,AC,AS...'?

FC means football club.





Here are other acronyms from different Italian clubs:


AS - Associazione Sportiva Roma


AC - Associazione Calcio Milan


FC - Juventus Football Club


UC - Unione Calcio Sampdoria


SS - Societ脿 Sportiva Lazio


US - Unione Sportiva Citt脿 di Palermo





AC can also mean "athletic club"


AC - Athletic Club Omonia Nicosia (from Greece)


AC - Athletic Club Sparta (from Czech Republic)





AC can also mean "alliance club"


AC - Alliance Club Horsens (from Denmark)





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What's the meaning of the abbreviations in the names of football teams,like'FC ,AC,AS...'?
Football Club
Reply:AC is Athleic Club


AS is probably the same but in a foreign language


FC is Football Club
Reply:well the F C is football club, the A C on A C Milan is because it was formed as a cricket Club. don't know about the A S do but it could be Associated Soccer. depends on what language do are the country you found it in.
Reply:F C is football club. A C is athletic club i think never heard AS before sorry. maybe its acrington stanley LOL.
Reply:usaually its the city, or the division, im not sure what the examples you gave are.. KC= Kansas city NFC or NFL??
Reply:i agree
Reply:FC is football club
Reply:FC= Football Club


AC= Associazione Calcio ( Football Association in Italian )


AS= Association Sportive (Sport Association in french)
Reply:They usually stand for stuff about the club, etc.





FC, as in FC Barcelona, stands for Futbol Club. (That's how football is spelt in Spanish)





AC, as in AC Milan, stands for Associazione Calcio, an Italian word meaning Soccer Association.





AS, I'm not sure.
Reply:FC is Football Club