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FC Nantes
FC Nantes (Football Club de Nantes), French club founded 21 April 1943 in Nantes; eight Ligue 1 titles, four Coupes de France, jeu à la Nantaise style, La Jonelière academy, owned by Waldemar Kita since 2007, relegated to Ligue 2 in 2026.
FC Naples
FC Naples, a USL League One professional soccer club in Naples, Florida, began play in 2025 at Paradise Coast Sports Complex; its 2025 debut reached the playoff semifinals, distinct from SSC Napoli.
FC Nizhny Novgorod (ФК «Нижний Новгород»)
FC Nizhny Novgorod (ФК «Нижний Новгород», formerly Pari NN, Olimpiets, Volga-Olimpiets) is a Russian football club founded in 2015, playing at the 45,000-seat Nizhny Novgorod Stadium; relegated from the RPL in 2026 and renamed under new owner Andrei Artemov.
FC Nordsjælland
FC Nordsjælland (FCN), nicknamed "The Wild Tigers", is a Danish professional football club based in Farum, north of Copenhagen, founded in 2003 when it took over Farum Boldklub's league license.
FC Porto
FC Porto (Futebol Clube do Porto), Portuguese football club founded 1893, based at Estádio do Dragão; two European Cups (1987, 2004), two UEFA Cups, 31 league titles, record 88 trophies among Portuguese clubs.
FC Pune City
FC Pune City was an Indian Super League football club in Pune, Maharashtra, active 2014-2019, co-owned by the Wadhawan Group and Hrithik Roshan, with David Trezeguet as marquee player; it shut down in 2019 and became Hyderabad FC.
FC Pyunik
FC Pyunik (Փյունիկ), Yerevan football club founded 1992 by Khoren Hovhannisyan as Homenetmen, renamed 1995. Armenia's most titled club: 16 league titles, 8 cups, 10 supercups; first Armenian club past a Champions League qualifier (2002).
FC Rapid București
FC Rapid București (FC Rapid 1923), Romanian football club founded 25 June 1923 by Bucharest railway workers in Giulești; 3 titles, 13 Romanian Cups, 4 Supercups, UEFA Cup 2005-06 quarter-finalist, bankrupt 2016, refounded.
Fc receptor
Fc receptor: cell-surface protein binding the Fc region of antibodies (FcγRI/CD64, FcγRII/CD32, FcγRIII/CD16, FcεRI, FcαRI/CD89, FcµR, FcRn). Mediates phagocytosis, ADCC, degranulation via ITAM/ITIM signaling; FcγRIIb is the sole inhibitory Fcγ receptor.
FC Red Bull Salzburg
FC Red Bull Salzburg, Austrian Bundesliga club in Wals-Siezenheim, founded 1933 as SV Austria Salzburg, taken over and renamed by Red Bull in 2005; record title streak, 1994 UEFA Cup finalists, 2017 UEFA multi-club case with RB Leipzig.
FC Rostov
FC Rostov (ФК «Ростов»), founded 10 May 1930 in Rostov-on-Don, is a Russian Premier League club; runner-up in 2015/16, Russian Cup winner 2013/14, Champions League group-stage participant 2016/17, playing at Rostov Arena since 2018.
FC Rubin Kazan
FC Rubin Kazan (ФК «Рубин»), founded 1958 in Kazan, Tatarstan, is a Russian football club, two-time Premier League champion (2008, 2009), Russian Cup winner 2011/12, and Champions League group-stage participant.
FC Santa Coloma
FC Santa Coloma, Andorran football club in the Primera Divisió, record 13 league titles, first Andorran club to win a UEFA match (1-0 v Maccabi Tel-Aviv, 2007); distinct from town rival UE Santa Coloma.
FC Saturn Ramenskoye
FC Saturn Ramenskoye (ФК «Сатурн» Раменское) is a Russian football club from Ramenskoye in Moscow Oblast, founded in 1946, with twelve Premier League seasons between 1999 and 2010.
FC Schalke 04
FC Schalke 04 (FC Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04 e.V.), German football club founded 4 May 1904 in Gelsenkirchen; seven pre-Bundesliga titles, 1997 UEFA Cup winners, five DFB Cups, 2026 2. Bundesliga champions returning to the Bundesliga.
FC Seoul (FC 서울)
FC Seoul, also known as Lucky-Goldstar and LG Cheetah, is a South Korean professional football club that began in 1983 in Anyang and moved to Seoul in 2004.
FC Shakhtar Donetsk
FC Shakhtar Donetsk (ФК «Шахтар» Донецьк), Ukrainian football club founded 1936 as Stakhanovets; 16 league titles, 15 Ukrainian Cups, 2009 UEFA Cup winners; exiled from Donetsk since 2014, playing home matches abroad including Stamford Bridge in 2026/27.
FC Shakhtyor Donetsk (ФК «Шахтёр» Донецк) (2025)
FC Shakhtyor Donetsk (ФК «Шахтёр» Донецк), a club registered in occupied Donetsk, entered Russia's fourth-tier Second League Division B in 2026 after winning the Sodruzhestvo League; distinct from the exiled, UEFA-competing FC Shakhtar Donetsk, and contested by the UAF as a 'sham' club.
FC Sheriff Tiraspol
FC Sheriff Tiraspol, Moldovan league club from unrecognized Transnistria, founded 1996, owned by the Sheriff conglomerate; 19 of 21 titles and 2021 Champions League win over Real Madrid.
FC Sion
FC Sion (Olympique des Alpes SA/FC Sion), Swiss football club founded 1909, plays at Stade de Tourbillon; record 13 Swiss Cups, 2 titles (1992, 1997), 2011 Europa League exclusion.
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard (FCSM), French club founded 14 June 1928 by Jean-Pierre Peugeot, first openly professional club in France; champions 1935 and 1938, Coupe de France 1937 and 2007, Coupe de la Ligue 2004; relegated 2023, back in Ligue 2 in 2026.
FC Spartak Moscow (ФК «Спартак» Москва)
FC Spartak Moscow (ФК «Спартак» Москва), the People's Team, founded 1922; record 22 Russian/Soviet league titles, 5 Russian Cups, 1991 European Cup semi-finalists, LUKOIL Arena home, LukOil-owned.
FC Spartak Varna
FC Spartak Varna (ФК Спартак Варна), founded 28 August 1918 as Balgarski Sokol, is a Bulgarian football club in the efbet Liga; champion of Bulgaria 1932, Varna derby rival of Cherno More.
FC St. Gallen
FC St. Gallen is a Swiss professional football club founded in 1879, the oldest on the continent, with two Swiss titles and two Swiss Cups.
FC St. Pauli
FC St. Pauli (FC St. Pauli von 1910 e.V.) is a Hamburg football club at the Millerntor-Stadion, known for left-wing anti-fascist fan culture, the skull-and-crossbones emblem, eight Bundesliga seasons, the 2024 promotion, and relegation in 2026.
FC Tokyo
FC Tokyo (FC東京), J1 League club founded 1935 as Tokyo Gas FC, entered J.League 1999, plays at Ajinomoto Stadium (47,851); Emperor's Cup 2011, three J.League Cups, best J1 finish 2nd in 2019.
FC Twente
FC Twente, Dutch football club from Enschede founded 1965 (merger of Enschedese Boys and Sportclub Enschede); first Eredivisie title 2010, 1975 UEFA Cup finalist, plays at De Grolsch Veste.
FC Ufa (ФК «Уфа»)
FC Ufa (ФК «Уфа»), founded 23 December 2010 in Ufa, Bashkortostan, is a Russian football club playing in the First League; it reached the 2018/19 Europa League playoffs and won the 2023/24 third tier.
FC Urartu
FC Urartu (Ուրարտու Ֆուտբոլային Ակումբ), formerly FC Banants, is an Armenian Premier League club based in Yerevan; founded 1992 in Kotayk, league champion 2013/14 and 2022/23 Golden Double winner.
FC UTA Arad
FC UTA Arad (Bătrâna Doamnă), Romanian club founded 1945 as ITA Arad by baron Francisc von Neuman; six league titles (1947-1970), two cups, 1971-72 UEFA Cup quarterfinalists, refounded from Liga IV after 2010s dissolution.