This is a list of
football clubs created by the merging of two or more clubs. Club mergers may be either true mergers, or amalgamations. In a true merger, club X joins club Y, transferring its members, assets, and liabilities to club Y; afterwards club X ceases to exist. In an amalgamation, club X and club Y transfer their members, assets, and liabilities to a newly formed club Z; afterwards club X and club Y both cease to exist.[1]
Lommel created by the merger of Racing Mol-Wezel and KVSK United Overpelt-Lommel in 2010 and initially called Lommel United. KVSK United Overpelt-Lommel had itself been formed as a merger of Overpelt-Fabriek and
KFC Lommel SK in 2003.
RWDM47 was formed out of a merger. In 2015,
Standaard Wetteren and Wetteren-Kwatrecht merged into RFC Wetteren, continuing with the football licence of the latter, but selling the licence of the former to a group wanting to revive the legacy of
R.W.D. Molenbeek and its successor
FC Brussels which had gone into default respectively in 2002 and 2014. Strictly speaking, RWDM47 is hence the successor of Standaard Wetteren.
Sint-Truiden created by the merger of FC Union and FC Goldstar in 1924.
Westerlo created by the merger of Westerlo Sport and VC Westerlo in 1942.
FC Utrecht created by the merger of three clubs from the city of Utrecht - DOS,
Elinkwijk, and
Velox in 1970.
Fortuna Sittard was created by the merger of Fortuna '54 and Sittardia in 1968.
N.E.C. was created by the merger of SV Nijmegen and SV Eendracht in 1910. The name Nijmegen Eendracht Combinatie, means combination of Nijmegen and Eendracht.
NAC Breda was created by the merger of ADVENDO and NOAD in 1912. Both acronyms, NOAD stands for Nooit Opgeven, Altijd Doorzetten (English: Never giveup, always go for it) and AVENDO stands for Aangenaam Door Vermaak En Nuttig Door Ontspanning (English: Pleasant For Entertainment And Useful For Relaxation) and C for Combinatie (English: Combination). The full name of NAC Breda is the longest name for a football club in the World with 80 characters.[2]
PEC Zwolle was created by the merger of Prins Hendrik and EDN (Ende Desespereert Nimmer) in 1910. The name P.E.C. stands for PH EDN Combinatie (PH EDN Combination).
RKC Waalwijk created by the merger of three clubs from the city of Waalwijk- HEC, WVB and Hercules in 1940. The name stands for Rooms Katholieke Combinatie (English: Roman Catholic Combination)
Roda JC Kerkrade was created by the merger of multiple clubs from the town of Kerkrade, SV Kerkrade and SV Bleijerheide merged to become Roda Sport in 1954. That same year Rapid '54 and amateur club Juliana merged to form Rapid JC. Roda Sport then merged with Rapid JC to form Roda JC in 1956. The town of
Kerkrade was added to the club name in 2010 after the municipality had to bail the club out financially.[3]
SC Telstar was created by the merger of IJVV Stormvogels and VSV in 1963.
Watford created by the merger of West Hertfordshire and Watford St Mary's in 1898.
Maidenhead United created as Maidenhead Town by the merger of
Maidenhead and Maidenhead Norfolkian in 1919 before changing its name to Maidenhead United in 1920.
Torquay United created by the merger of Torquay Town and Babbacombe in 1921. Torquay Town was itself created by the merger of the original Torquay United and Ellacombe in 1910.
Società Sportiva Ambrosiana, created by the merger of
Football Club Internazionale and
Unione Sportiva Milanese in 1928 by the
fascist Italian government. Their name was changed to Associazione Sportiva Ambrosiana in 1929, Associazione Sportiva Ambrosiana-Inter in 1931 after fan pressure to add back Inter, and the club finally regained their name of Football Club Internazionale Milano at the end of
World War II in 1945 after the fascists were defeated.
UWIC Inter Cardiff FC created by the merger of Inter Cardiff FC with UWIC FC in 2000.
The New Saints F.C. created by the merger of Total Network Solutions (Who were renamed from Llansantffraid F.C. for Sponsorship reasons), and
Oswestry Town F.C. in 2003.
Port Vale F.C. and
Stoke City F.C. in 1926 and 2003;[12] Stoke rejected merger proposals in 1926, before their owners made a failed attempt to buy out a Port Vale in administration 77 years later.
Burnley F.C. and
Colne Dynamoes in 1987; Colne owner and Burnley Fan 'Chalky' White proposed the merger if Burnley were relegated from Div 4. They survived due to the Orient game and Colne folded in 1990 after they were refused entry to the conference.
St Patrick's Athletic and
St Francis during the 2001–2002 season, would have seen the club named either St Patrick's Athletic including St Francis or Dublin Saints.