List of sports team names and symbols derived from Greek and Roman antiquity

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Names

After Greek antiquity

Teams in Greece

Teams in Cyprus

Teams in The Netherlands

Teams in the Czech Republic

Various sports clubs in Prague, the Czech Republic, have been named after Greek city-state Sparta:

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Italy

England

English association football leagues

Others

After Roman antiquity

Teams with Latin names

  • Albirex Niigata The Japanese soccer team name is made from combining the star Albireo and the Latin word Rex meaning 'king'. In 1997, due to copyright issues, the team name was changed from Albireo Niigata to the current Albirex Niigata.
  • Juventus (iuventūs, youth) (Italian soccer team)
  • Toshiba Brave Lupus (lupus, wolf) (Japanese rugby team)

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