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AaB Fodbold

AaB Fodbold (Aalborg BK), professional football department of Aalborg Boldspilklub af 1885, founded 1885; four Danish titles (1995, 1999, 2008, 2014), three cups, first Danish Champions League group-stage club, plays at Aalborg Portland Park.

Aarhus Gymnastikforening

Aarhus Gymnastikforening af 1880 (AGF) is a Danish sports club founded in 1880, known for its football team's six titles and nine cup wins.

AIK Fotboll

AIK Fotboll, football section of Allmänna Idrottsklubben (founded 1891), Stockholm club in Allsvenskan; 12 Swedish titles (latest 2018), 8 Swedish Cups, home at Strawberry Arena, Solna since 2013.

Allianssi

AC Allianssi (AC Vantaan Allianssi), Vantaa-based Finnish club founded 2002 from bankrupt FC Atlantis; Veikkausliiga 2002-2005, 2004 runners-up, League Cup 2004-05; collapsed 2006 after Ye Zheyun sale and match-fixing scandal.

Atvidaberg

Atvidaberg (Åtvidabergs FF, ÅFF), Swedish football club founded 1907 in Åtvidaberg, Östergötland; Swedish champions 1972 and 1973, 20 Allsvenskan seasons, beat Chelsea 1971; now in Ettan Södra.

B36 Tórshavn

B36 Tórshavn (Bóltfelagið 1936) is a Faroese football club founded 28 March 1936 in Tórshavn, playing at Gundadalur. It has won 11 Faroese league titles (last 2015, first retained title) and 7 cups, and reached the 2006-07 Champions League and 2020-21 Europa League third qualifying rounds.

B93 københavn

B93 (Boldklubben af 1893) is a Copenhagen multi-sports club founded in 1893, with nine Danish football championships, one Danish Cup, and a first team in the 1. division.

BK Häcken

BK Häcken (Bollklubben Häcken), football club founded 2 August 1940 on Hisingen, Gothenburg; men won Allsvenskan 2022 and Svenska Cupen 2016, 2019, 2023, 2025; women won Damallsvenskan 2025 and the inaugural UEFA Women's Europa Cup 2026.

Brage

IK Brage (Idrottsklubben Brage), Swedish football club founded 1925 in Borlänge, Dalarna; green-white colors, home Domnarvsvallen. 18 Allsvenskan seasons, 1980 cup final, UEFA Cup vs Inter 1988; now Superettan, two-star academy.

Brøndby IF

Brøndby IF (Brøndbyernes Idrætsforening), Danish football club founded 1964 in Brøndby, Copenhagen. 11 league titles, 7 cups, 1991 UEFA Cup semifinal, 1998 Champions League group stage; majority owned by Global Football Holdings since 2022.

Bryne FK

Bryne FK (Bryne Fotballklubb), Norwegian football club founded 10 April 1926 in Bryne, Rogaland; 1987 Norwegian Cup winners, 1980 and 1982 league runners-up, home of Erling Haaland's debut, playing 2026 in the OBOS-ligaen second tier.

Djurgårdens IF Fotboll

Djurgårdens IF Fotboll (DIF), Stockholm club founded 1891, football section 1899; 12 Swedish titles, 5 cups, 2024/25 Conference League semifinal, home Tele2 Arena/3Arena.

Egersund

Egersund (Egersunds Idrettsklubb, EIK, Tigrene), Norwegian multi-sports club from Egersund, Rogaland, founded 1919; football side promoted to OBOS-ligaen 2023, 4th in 2024, plays at B&G Parken.

F.C. Copenhagen

F.C. Copenhagen (F.C. København, FCK, The Lions), Danish football club founded 1 July 1992 as a first-team superstructure on KB (1876) and B 1903; record 16 Danish titles and 10 cups, home ground Parken.

FC Haka

FC Haka, Valkeakoski football club founded 1934, nine Finnish championships and twelve Finnish Cups, first Finnish league-and-cup double in 1960; relegated in 2025, stadium stand burned December 2025.

FC Midtjylland

FC Midtjylland, "The Wolves" (Ulvene), is a Danish Superliga club formed in 1999 from the merger of Herning Fremad and Ikast fS, based at MCH Arena in Herning, with four Danish titles, three cups, a 2004 academy, and data-driven recruitment under Matthew Benham and later HEARTLAND.

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.

FK Bodø/Glimt

FK Bodø/Glimt, also known as Bodo-Glimt, is a Norwegian football club from Bodø, above the Arctic Circle, that won its first league title in 2020 and reached the 2024/25 Europa League semi-finals.

Fram

Knattspyrnufélagið Fram (Fram Reykjavík) is an Icelandic multi-sport club founded 1 May 1908 in Reykjavík, one of the country's ten oldest. It holds 18 football league titles, 8 cups, and 78 total titles including dominant women's handball.

Fylkir reykjavik

Fylkir reykjavik refers to Íþróttafélagið Fylkir, a multi-sport club founded in 1967 in the Árbær district of Reykjavík, Iceland, best known for its football team.

Gefle

Gefle IF is a Swedish sports club from Gävle, founded in 1882 and described as Sweden's oldest multi-section sports club. Its football section played in Allsvenskan from 2005 to 2016.

Hammarby Fotboll

Hammarby Fotboll is the football section of the Stockholm club Hammarby IF, which was founded as a rowing club in 1889. The men's team plays in Allsvenskan and won the championship in 2001.

Haugesund

FK Haugesund, Norwegian football club founded 28 October 1993 from Haugar SK and SK Djerv 1919; Eliteserien 1997–2025, 3rd in 2013, cup runner-up 2007 and 2019, relegated 2025, leading OBOS-ligaen 2026.

Havnar Bóltfelag

Havnar Bóltfelag (HB), Harbour Football Club, is a Faroese football club in Tórshavn founded 4 October 1904; third oldest in the Faroes, its most decorated club, with many league titles, a 1955 first Double, and the first Faroese European advance in 1993.

Helsingborgs IF

Helsingborgs IF (HIF), Swedish football club founded 4 June 1907 in Helsingborg, home at Olympia. Early Allsvenskan powerhouse with titles 1929-1934; since 2016 relegated repeatedly, now a Superettan side rebuilding finances.

Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi

Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi (HJK, Helsingfors Fotbollsklubb), Finnish football club founded 1907 in Helsinki; most successful club in Finland with 29 titles, 13 cups, first Finnish Champions League group-stage club (1998/99).

Hobro

Hobro (Hobro IK, Hobro Idræts Klub), Danish football club founded 1913 in Hobro, northern Jutland; promoted to the Superliga for the first time in 2014, 7th in 2014/15, 1st Division champion 2016-17, now in the 1st Division at DS Arena.

Hønefoss

Hønefoss (Hønefoss Ballklubb, HBK) is a Norwegian football club from Hønefoss, Ringerike, founded 1895 as Liv. Men played Tippeligaen 2010, 2012, 2013; women reached Toppserien in 2025.

Honka

FC Honka is a Finnish football club from Tapiola in Espoo, founded in 1975. Three-time Veikkausliiga runners-up and 2012 Finnish Cup winners, it restarted in the fourth tier after bankruptcy in 2023.

Hvidovre IF

Hvidovre IF (Hvidovre Idrætsforening), Danish multi-sports club founded 15 October 1925 in Hvidovre, Copenhagen suburbs. Football department won Danish titles 1966, 1973, 1981 and the 1980 cup; first team now plays in the 1st Division.