Galatasaray S.K

Galatasaray S.K.
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Galatasaray S.K.

Full name
Galatasaray Spor Kulübü
Founded
October 20, 1905
Nicknames
Cim BomAslan (The Lion)Aslanlar (Lions)Sarı-Kırmızılılar (Yellow-Reds)Avrupa Fatihi (Conqueror of Europe)Gala (Mostly used in Europe)
Anthem
Re re re Ra ra ra Galatasaray Galatasaray Cim bom bom...
Club colours
Yellow and Red
Chairman
Adnan Polat
Website
http://www.galatasaray.org/
Galatasaray Spor Kulübü (English: Galatasaray Sports Club), is a Turkish sports club based in Istanbul, most notable for its football section, also known as Galatasaray S.K.. It also fields teams in Athletics, Basketball, Wheelchair basketball, Volleyball, Water polo, Swimming, Rowing, Sailing, Judo, Bridge, Equestrian and Superleague Formula Motorsports.
The football team is the most successful in Turkish football, holding the joint record for Turkish League titles, and record number of both Turkish Cup and TSYD Cups. They are the only Turkish team to have won the UEFA Cup.
İhsan Emre Vural and his teammate Ahmet Yumrukaya became the first world-champions in the history of Turkey when they finished first in the 2004 Under 23 World Rowing Championships held in Poznań, Poland. The club's Wheelchair Basketball team won the Champions Cup in 2008 and 2009. They also won Kitakyushu Cup and became world champion in 2008.[1][2] Galatasaray women's basketball team won the FIBA Eurocup 2009.[3]

RSC Anderlech

R.S.C. Anderlecht
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Anderlecht

Full name
Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht
Nickname(s)
"Purple & White", "Sporting"(Dutch: Paars-wit;(French: Les Mauves et Blancs)
Founded
May 27, 1908 (creation)1909 (registration)
Ground
Constant Vanden Stock StadiumAnderlecht, Brussels(Capacity: 26,361 (full)21,619 (UEFA))
Chairman
Roger Vanden Stock
Manager
Ariël Jacobs
League
Belgian First Division
2008-09
Belgian First Division, 2nd

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Current season
Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht, usually known as Anderlecht or RSCA, is a Belgian football club from Anderlecht, in the Brussels Capital Region. They are the most successful Belgian football team in European competition (with 5 trophies) as well as in the Belgian First Division (29 championship wins). Although they were founded in 1908, they only won their first major trophy after World War II (in 1947). Since then, they have never finished outside the top six of the Belgian first division. They have been in the first division since 1935. They are #12 in the all time List of UEFA club competition winners .

Olympic Lyonnais FC

Olympic Lyonnais FC

Olympique Lyonnais (popularly known as OL, or simply as Lyon) is a French football club based in Lyon. They play in France's highest football division, Ligue 1.
The club was formed as Lyon Olympique Universitaire in 1899, according to many supporters and sport historians, but was nationally established as a club in 1950. Their most successful period has been the 21st century - they won their first ever Ligue 1 championship in 2002, starting a national record-breaking streak of seven successive titles. Lyon have also won seven Trophée des Champions, four Coupe de France titles, three Ligue 2 Championships. They have appeared in the UEFA Champions League eleven times, but have not progressed further than the quarter-finals.
Olympique Lyonnais play their home matches at the 41,044-seat Stade de Gerland, Lyon. Their home colours are white, red and blue. OL were a member of the G14 group of leading European football clubs and are founder members of its successor, the European Club Association. The chairman is Jean-Michel Aulas and the first team is managed by Claude Puel.
The club also has a women's football team.

Bayer Leverkusen

Bayer 04 Leverkusen
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Bayer Leverkusen

Full name
TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen e. V.Bayer 04 Leverkusen FußballGmbH (Football)
Nickname(s)
Werkself ("Factory Squad"), "Neverkusen"
Founded
1 July 1904
Ground
LTU Arena, Düsseldorf (temporary)BayArena, Leverkusen,formerly "Ulrich-Haberland-Stadion" (permanent)(Capacity: 30,000)
President
Wolfgang Holzhäuser
Manager
Jupp Heynckes
League
Bundesliga
2008–09
Bundesliga, 9th

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Third colours
Bayer 04 Leverkusen is a German football club based in Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is the most well-known department of TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen, a sports club whose members also participate in athletics, gymnastics, basketball and other sports.

FC Bayern Munich

FC Bayern Munich

FC Bayern Munich (German: Fußball-Club Bayern München) is a German sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. It is best known for its professional football team, which is the most successful club in German football, having won 21 German titles and 14 cups.
The club was founded in 1900 by eleven football players led by Franz John.[1] Although Bayern won its first national championship in 1932,[2] the club was not selected for the Bundesliga at its inception in 1963.[3] In the middle of the 1970s, the club had its period of greatest success, when the famous team led by Franz Beckenbauer won the European Cup three times in a row (1974–76). In recent years they have been by far the most successful team in German football, winning seven of the last ten championships. The club's last international title was the Intercontinental Cup in 2001.
Since the beginning of the 2005–06 season, Munich plays its home games in the Allianz Arena. Previously the team had played for 33 years in the Olympic Stadium. The team colours are red and white, and the team crest shows the colours of Bavaria.[4]
Bayern is a membership-based club and with more than 152,000 members.[5] There are also more than 2,400 officially-registered fan clubs with about 177,000 members.[5] The club has other departments for chess, handball, basketball, gymnastics, bowling, table tennis, referees, and senior football with more than 1,100 active members.[6]FC Bayern Munich (German: Fußball-Club Bayern München) is a German sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. It is best known for its professional football team, which is the most successful club in German football, having won 21 German titles and 14 cups.
The club was founded in 1900 by eleven football players led by Franz John.[1] Although Bayern won its first national championship in 1932,[2] the club was not selected for the Bundesliga at its inception in 1963.[3] In the middle of the 1970s, the club had its period of greatest success, when the famous team led by Franz Beckenbauer won the European Cup three times in a row (1974–76). In recent years they have been by far the most successful team in German football, winning seven of the last ten championships. The club's last international title was the Intercontinental Cup in 2001.
Since the beginning of the 2005–06 season, Munich plays its home games in the Allianz Arena. Previously the team had played for 33 years in the Olympic Stadium. The team colours are red and white, and the team crest shows the colours of Bavaria.[4]
Bayern is a membership-based club and with more than 152,000 members.[5] There are also more than 2,400 officially-registered fan clubs with about 177,000 members.[5] The club has other departments for chess, handball, basketball, gymnastics, bowling, table tennis, referees, and senior football with more than 1,100 active members.[6]

R.C lens

RC Lens
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Lens

Full name
Racing Club de Lens
Nickname(s)
Les Sang et Or
Founded
1906
Ground
Stade Félix Bollaert,Lens(Capacity: 41,233)
Chairman
Gervais Martel
Manager
Jean-Guy Wallemme
League
Ligue 1
2008-09
L2, 1st (promoted)

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Away colours
Racing Club de Lens is a French football club which plays in the northern city of Lens, in the Pas-de-Calais département. Its nickname, sang et or (English: blood and gold), comes from its traditional colours of red and gold. Their primary rivals are their northern neighbors Lille OSC, whom they contest the Derby du Nord.

Valencia C.F

Valencia C.F

Valencia Club de Fútbol (also known as Valencia or Los Che) is a Spanish professional football club based in Valencia. They play in La Liga and are one of the most successful and biggest clubs in Spanish football. Valencia have won six La Liga titles, seven Copa del Rey trophies, two Fairs Cups, one UEFA Cup, one UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, two UEFA Super Cups and two Spanish Super Cups. They have also reached two UEFA Champions League finals in a row, losing to La Liga rivals Real Madrid in 2000 and then German club Bayern Munich in 2001. Valencia were also members of the G-14 group of leading European football clubs. In total, Valencia have reached seven major European finals, winning four of them.
In the all-time La Liga table, Valencia is in 3rd position behind Real Madrid and FC Barcelona. In terms of international titles, Valencia is again the 3rd-most successful behind Real Madrid and Barcelona - these three being the only Spanish clubs to have won five or more international trophies.[2]
Valencia were founded in 1919, and have played their home games at the 55,000-seater Estadio Mestalla since 1923. They are soon to move into the 75,000-seater Nou Mestalla in the north-west of the city in 2010. Valencia have a long-standing rivalry with Levante, also located in Valencia, and with another club in the Valencian Community region, Villarreal.
Valencia is the third-most popular football team in Spain, only behind Real Madrid and FC Barcelona.[3] It is also one of the biggest clubs in the world in terms of number of associates (registered paying supporters), with more than 50,000 season ticket holders and another 20,000+ season ticket holders on the waiting list, which will come into effect once the new 75,000-seater stadium is built.