Soccer teams that start with every letter, A to Z
Stuck on Q under Team? Polarzinho, a lifelong Bamboo FC fan, wrote the A to Z cheat sheet with soccer clubs from around the world.
By Polarzinho ·
Team is the category that turns any game of Stop into a sports talk show. I support Bamboo FC, which doesn’t exist, so I decided to help instead: here are soccer teams that start with every letter, A to Z.
I picked famous clubs from around the world. For the hard letters like X, Y and Z, I only listed real clubs.
How to use this list in Stop
Team is one of the categories Polar Games’ online Stop already knows. On the room setup screen you pick a ready-made theme or build your own category list.
Stop! only draws letters that have known answers in the round’s categories, and a letter never repeats in the same match. A smaller club is almost always a unique answer.
PolarzinhoGolden rule: during scoring, nobody argues about whose team is better. We only argue about whether it counts. That is enough arguing.
Soccer teams that start with A
- Arsenal
- Ajax
- Aston Villa
Soccer teams that start with B
- Barcelona
- Bayern Munich
- Benfica
- Boca Juniors
Soccer teams that start with C
- Chelsea
- Celtic
Soccer teams that start with E
- Everton
Soccer teams that start with F
- Flamengo
- Fiorentina
- Fulham
Soccer teams that start with G
- Galatasaray
Soccer teams that start with I
- Inter Milan
Soccer teams that start with J
- Juventus
Soccer teams that start with K
- Kaizer Chiefs
Soccer teams that start with L
- Liverpool
- Lyon
Soccer teams that start with M
- Manchester United
- Manchester City
- Milan
Soccer teams that start with N
- Napoli
- Newcastle United
Soccer teams that start with O
- Olympiacos
Soccer teams that start with P
- Paris Saint-Germain
- Porto
Soccer teams that start with R
- Real Madrid
- River Plate
Soccer teams that start with S
- Santos
- Sevilla
Soccer teams that start with T
- Tottenham Hotspur
Soccer teams that start with U
- Udinese
Soccer teams that start with V
- Valencia
- Villarreal
Soccer teams that start with W
- West Ham United
- Wolverhampton Wanderers
Soccer teams that start with X, Y and Z
- X: Xerez (Spain)
- Y: Young Boys (Switzerland)
- Z: Zenit (Russia)
Does the full name count? The classic scoring arguments
Can I use a club’s full official name for another letter?
Usually not. The common rule uses the name the club is known by. Using a long official name to land on another letter starts arguments.
Do national teams count?
Many groups say no: national teams belong to countries. Save them for the Country column.
Frequently asked questions
What soccer team starts with E?
Everton, from England.
What soccer team starts with X?
Xerez, a club from Jerez de la Frontera, in Spain.
What soccer team starts with Y?
Young Boys, from Bern, Switzerland.
What soccer team starts with Z?
Zenit, from Saint Petersburg, Russia.
Try it
Open Stop!, set up a room with a Team category and invite your friends (each cheering for their own club, of course). For other sports, the ping pong and 8-ball pool rules are on the blog too.