The area of London is about 1572 square kilometers.
England's national professional club league has five levels, and then down are regional leagues, such as the sixth level of 2 leagues (South League and Northern United) a total of 44 teams, the seventh level of 3 leagues (South Super League, North Super League) 66 teams, the eighth level of six leagues a total of 132 teams, the ninth level of the league has 14 regional leagues with a total of 290 teams, and further down can not be found. The atmosphere of English football is far more exaggerated than everyone thinks.
London is a city where Everything is Possible, and there's so much to say about him. Football is one of the most popular and cultural sports in the UK, and almost every city here has a strong cohesion formed by football. This time, let's talk about the football culture of London, the "capital" city of the United Kingdom.
Why is london a special situation? In our most direct impression, a city only has one team as a representative, because as soon as I say where I am, I support the team there, like before our country just ran a professional football league, A A, Beijing Guoan, Shanghai Shenhua, Dalian Wanda and other cities a team, the name of the city is included in the name of the team, it is really convenient to call, remember, and support. Of course, now that the domestic league has been developing for such a long time, there are also some cities that have two representative teams.
Put your eyes on the Premier League, the general city of the United Kingdom is not very large due to the objective area and scale, so now part of it is also a team representing a city, and the team name is the name of the city, such as Southampton, Reading, Sunderland, Swansea, Cardiff City, Leicester City, Newcastle United... Of course, there is more than one team in one city, Manchester and Liverpool are the most famous "football center" cities in the United Kingdom, these two cities represent teams in the Premier League, Manchester United (Manchester United), Manchester City (Manchester City), Liverpool, Everton, which some of Everton students who do not understand football do not know that it is the representative of liverpool city, but the other three, a look and listen to know where it is.
If you want to talk about the "football center" city, London can not be less... London is the first "big" city in the United Kingdom, football culture, football atmosphere is of course also among the best, just said that the situation in London is more special, where is the special? In all the british football leagues, there is no team called "London Team", and London may be because it is so big, people in the south, north, east and west of the city are estimated to be unable to see each other for a lifetime. There are also differences in accents, culture, and economic development, so there are many teams in London, and each team is located in the southeast, south, and west of the city.
With London as vast as It is twice as big as Manchester and 15 times as large as Liverpool, it's really hard to find a club named after the city.
So only one club is named after their city and represents them, which is unfair to Londoners. The clubs of London represent the region to which the city belongs. Arsenal and Tottenham hotspur represent North London, Chelsea and Fulham (the UK parliamentary constituency) represent West London, and Queen's Park Rangers represent White City.
If we assume that Chelsea changed its name to London Football Club, it would be an unacceptable fact for a citizen living in North London to use the name of their city by a club from West London. Because the name London represents the whole of London, not just West London or North London.
Premier League teams in London: North West Three Bears, West Ham, Crystal Palace... And that's not counting the lifts of Fulham and The Rangers. With the financial resources of the Premier League, the quality of London's stadiums is not comparable to that of other big cities.
There are nearly 20 clubs in London, even one more than the Bundesliga, which shows how good the football atmosphere in London and the United Kingdom is, and these teams have corresponding die-hard fans, and this fan segmentation is also a considerable test for the team to operate the team management.
There are many teams in the populous countries of Western Europe with a perfect football system, such as in Spain, Madrid, Catalonia, Basque Country, Andalusia and other places can find double-digit teams.
In the 19/20 season of Madrid, for example, not counting the various second teams participating in the adult league, there are 28 teams in the first four divisions alone: Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid, Getafe, Leganes (La Liga), Alcocon, Vallecano, Fuen Labrada (La Liga b), Madrid International, Las Rosas, Mahdaunda, Kings San Sebastian (La Liga) Alcalá, Alcobendas, Pinto Athletic, Carabanchel, Alamo, Flat Earth, Moratas, Mostoles, Navalnello, Parra, UD Pozuelo, San Fernando, Santa Ana, Torrejón, Valderas, Adavi League, San André
The football atmosphere in England is so good, the system is perfect, compared to Chinese football, we really have a long way to go!
Clockwise count in the figure:
Chelsea, Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur, Leiden East, West Ham, Dugganham Redbridge, Charlton, Weiling United, Millwall, Bromley, Crystal Palace, Sutton United, AFC Wimbledon, Brentford, Wildstone, Fulham, Barnett, QPR
I didn't expect wildstone, Welling United, Dagenham and Sutton United to be London teams.
1 Chelsea, Premier League, Stamford Bridge Stadium,
Chelsea, currently the most popular team in London, the premier league giants, founded in 1905, won the first top league title in the history of the team in 1955, since 2003 Russian oil tycoon Abramovich joined Chelsea, began to build an ultra-luxurious lineup, the big stars gathered, popularity, in 2005, 2006, 2010 won the Premier League, in 2012 won the first UEFA Champions League title in the history of the team, The once iron-blooded style is also very popular and respected. Chelsea is a southwestErn London team, located in London's famous "rich quarter" Chelsea district, a typical Premier League "rich and handsome" team, one of the "London Top Three". In fact, when it comes to London's football team, the main ones are Chelsea and arsenal just mentioned.
Stadium: Stamford Bridge, 42,000 people, subway station: Fulham Broadway
地址：Stamford Bridge, Fulham Road, London, Greater London SW6 1HS
2 Tottenham Hotspur, Premier League, White Hart Lane,
Tottenham May not be as famous as the previous two teams, but the momentum has been strong in recent years and has also ranked among the top teams in the Premier League. When it comes to "Tottenham", some students may first think of the tube station "Tottenham Court Road" in central London. Forget it, it has nothing to do with this team. In addition, there may be some students who think of the London riots in the summer of 2011, yes, from that place (North London's Tottenham district). Founded in 1882, it was the first team in England to win both the top flight and the FA Cup . The North London team, and Arsenal are North London's sworn enemies, not the kind that wear the sky.
Stadium: White Hart Lane, home to more than 36,000 people, train station: White Hart Lane
地址： 748 High Rd, London Borough of Haringey, N17 0AP
3 West Ham United, Premier League, Upton Park,
Before saying this team, I would like to recommend you a movie, "Football Hooligans", a 2005 film, starring Elijah Wood (the actor who played Frodo in "The Lord of the Rings"), it is very recommended that you see, it is a very real portrayal of the British "football mania" group, British football culture and fan culture, and the main "football hooligans" described in the film are West Ham United fans, especially recommended for boys' shoes to take a good look, Because the movie also tells the story of how a "dick" nerd transformed into a bloody boy... West Ham United, east London team, founded in 1895, the team was originally formerly known as the "Thames Steel Team", founded by the foremen of the Thames Steel Works, and renamed West Ham United in 1900. It can also be seen from the logo of the team that the "worker" characteristics are very distinct, so the nickname, "Axe Gang", "Hammer Gang"... Of course, the style of the fans is also very tough, just look at the movie "Football Hooligan". Nor did the reputation of the "Axe Gang" come in vain...
Stadium: Upton Park, with a capacity of 36,000 people
Subway station: Upton Park
地址：Boleyn Ground, Green St, Upton Park, London E13 9AZ
4 Arsenal, Premier League, Emirates Stadium,
Arsenal presumably all of their classmates have heard of it! Yes, the fame is too big, the heritage is deep, the style is passionate and elegant, the team was founded in 1886 and has won 13 English top league titles. It is estimated that when it comes to The Football Team of London, most of the students may first think of Arsenal, and if they visit the stadium and the team museum, they will also choose Arsenal first, Arsenal is a team in North London, a famous giant team in the Premier League, and Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur to be introduced below are now the "London Top Three" of the Premier League.
Stadium: Emirates Stadium, home to more than 60,000 people
Metro station: Arsenal
地址：75 Drayton Park, London, Greater London N5 1BU
5 Crystal Palace, Premier League, Sheihurst Park,
The South London team, founded in 1905, is now a Championship team, and our former famous Chinese player Fan Zhiyi once played for this team.
Stadium: Selhurst Park, with a capacity of 26,000 people
Train station: Selhurst
地址：Whitehorse Lane, Selhurst, London SE25 6PU
6 Watford, Premier League, Vicarage Road Stadium,
Watford F.C. is a football club based in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, currently playing in the English Football Champions League. Renowned singer Elton John, a former proprietor, two-time president and honorary president of Watford, announced his resignation as honorary president on 6 November 2008 and again as honorary president on 25 March 2009.
Watford has been only a bubblic in the lower divisions, rising from D to the then top division in the 1977/78 season under former England manager Graham Taylor, finishing second after Liverpool in the first season (1982/83) and losing to Everton in the 1984 FA Cup final. Unfortunately, Taylor was relegated to Second Division after moving to Aston Villa in the 1987/88 season. Taylor re-voted Watford as director of football in 1996, re-emerged after the team was relegated to The Second Division (Third Division), assisted the team in successive promotions, and finally promoted to the Super League in the 2000/01 season, due to lack of strength, after losing 22 consecutive games, he was at the bottom of the table, and finally relegated back to the First Division (Second Division). In 2006, Watford won the Championship promotion play-off and was once again promoted to the Premier League, but unfortunately a year later, the relegation failed and was relegated to the Championship again. Since then, Watford have been fighting in the Championship. Until the 2014-15 season, Watford finished second in the Championship and directly promoted to the Premier League.
7 Brentford FC
West London, founded in 1889, is now a League One team.
Stadium: Griffin Park, home to 12,000 people
Train Station: Brentford
Address: Braemar Road, Brentford, TW8 0NT
8 Fulham, Championship, Villa Craven Stadium,
The middle team of the Premier League, strong and not weak, nicknamed "Farmer", was founded in 1879 and did not win the top league championship. Fulham and Chelsea are also South West London teams.
Course: Craven Cottage, home to 30,000 people
Metro station: Putney Bridge
地址：Craven Cottage, Stevenage Road, London, Greater London SW6 6HH
9 Queens Park Rangers, Championship, Loftus Stadium,
When it comes to this team, some students may first think of the group fight when our Chinese Olympic team played with this team in 2007. At that time, a QPR player provoked a provocation, resulting in a large-scale group fight, and many of our players were injured. QPR, West London, located in the West London White City and Shepherd's Bush area, was founded in 1882 as a team that lingered in the relegation and relegation zones.
Stadiums: Since the establishment of the team, a total of 16 home stadiums have been exchanged. The current home stadium is Loftus Road, which has a capacity of 19,000 people
地铁站：White City、Wood Lane、Shepherd’s Bush Market
地址：Loftus Road Stadium, South Africa Road, Shepherd’s Bush, London W12 7PJ
10 Millwall
Students who have watched the movie "Football Hooligans" should not be unfamiliar with this team, and it is they who "play against" West Ham United fans. West Ham United, also east London, was a sworn enemy. South East London team, founded in 1885, is now a Championship team.
Stadium: The Den, which seats 20,000 people
Train station: South Bermondsey, Metro station: Surrey Quays
地址：Zampa Rd, London, Greater London SE16 3LN
11 Charlton, Championship, Valley Course,
The look in the team logo with a short sword in hand is very cool. The South East London team, once the premier league team, first wandered in the Championship (the first level of the Premier League), and the nickname given to this team by Chinese fans was very "spoof", "I check" (I am embarrassed to say), and the team was founded in 1905.
Stadium: The Valley, which seats 27,000 people
Train station: Charlton
Address: Floyd Road, London SE7 8BL
12 AFC Wimbledon, League One, Kings Grass Court,
The South London team, founded in 2002, is now a League Two team and is said to have been one of the founding clubs of the Premier League.
Stadium: Kingsmeadow stadium, with a capacity of 5,000 people
Train stations: Berrylands, Kingston, Norbiton
地址：The Cherry Red Records Stadium, Jack Goodchild Way， Kingston upon Thames KT1 3PB
AFC Wimbledon. The old Premier League Wimbledon hung up after restructuring MK Dons (Milton Keynes, a few years ago in League One, recently did not pay attention), fans spontaneously formed AFC Wimbledon (a few years ago in League Two). Leiden's Eastern Terriers are old and remember a few cup matches against the Premier League's strong teams.
13 Leyton Orient
East London, founded in 1881 as a team in the current League One, is famous for the fact that during the outbreak of the First World War, all the players of this team were conscripted into the army.
Stadium: Matchroom Stadium, with a capacity of 9,000 people
Metro station: Leyton
Address: Brisbane Rd, London E10 5NE
In 2020, Leiden East was in financial trouble, and suddenly a person paid for the jersey advertisement of Leiden East, and this person was Harry Kane.
14 Barnet, British Parliamentary Union (ANF), Yamashita Stadium,
Barnett Football Club is a club of English football clubs founded in 1888 in Edgwell, north-west London, England, with the nickname "Bee".
Name: Barnett Football Club
English name: Barnet FC
Chinese translated name: Barnett F.C
Stadium: Ondhill Stadium
Country: England
League level: English National League
15 Sutton United, British House (ANF), Gander Green Lane
Sutton United F.C. is a football club based in Sutton, the capital of Sutton, South London, England, competing in the National League of English Football.
Founded March 5, 1898
16 Dagenham Redbridge, House Ofern (ANA), Victoria Road Stadium,
Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. is a club based in Dagenham, Greater London, England, which was promoted to The English First Division through a play-off in the 2009/10 season.
Team history
The club's history can be traced back to the merger of four amateur clubs: Ilford (founded in 1881), Leytonstone (1886), Walthamstow Avenue (1900) and Dagenham (1949). The teams have all achieved a number of results at different times, notably "Layton Stone", who has won the FA Amateur Cup 3 times and the Ismian League title nine times.
First in 1979, "Ilford" and "Laytonstone" merged to form "Leytonstone-Ilford", and in 1988 the team absorbed the troubled "WalthamsTow" and changed the team name to "Redbridge Forest". Redbridge Forest soon moved its home stadium to Victoria Road at Dugenham and qualified for the National League in 1991, and finally Redbridge Forest merged with Dugenham in 1992 to form the current "Dugenham and Redbridge Football Club".
The club was relegated to the Ismian League in 1996, but was promoted back to the National League in 2000 and made the team one of the strongest clubs in the league, finishing 3rd, 2nd and 5th in the first three seasons, all one step away from promotion. In 2002, the team narrowly ranked behind Boston United, and in the season when Boston won the championship, the team violated the football regulations to introduce players, and eventually Boston was punished with penalties, but retained the title and qualification, and Dagenham and Redbridge still failed to surpass Boston's points after being freed in Boston, and lost the opportunity to advance.
In the 2002–03 season, Dugenham and Redbridge finished 5th in the league and qualified for their first national league play-off, eliminating Moor Gambi in a penalty shootout in the semi-finals, facing Doncaster in the national league play-off final, trailing 2-0 to a 2-2 draw, but being eliminated by the Golden Ball in extra time.
The team has struggled in the league ever since, with the 2003–04, 2004–05 and 2005–06 seasons all in the middle of the league, with a 9-0 defeat to Boots Erfurt on 27 February 2004, which also tied the record for the highest disparity in the national league.
17 Wealdstone FC, England South,
Wealdstone FC (Cantonese name: Shek Wai Tak) is a football club in the English Southern League, schweed's home stadium is St Georges Stadium, St Georges Stadium can accommodate 15,000 spectators
18 Hampton Richmond Borough, English South,
19 Welling United, England South,
Welling United Football Club, a football club based in Welling, a borough of Bexley, outside London, Greater London, currently competes in the English Football Council National League, the fifth tier of the English Football League system.
Year of establishment: 1963
Course: Park View Road
20 Barnet FC
North London team, very north... Founded in 1888, it is now a League Two team.
Stadium: Underhill Stadium, with a capacity of 6,000 people
Metro station: High Barnet
地址：Underhill Stadium, Barnet Lane, Barnet, Hertfordshire EN5 2DN
21 Dagenham and Redbridge
East London, founded in 1992, is a combination of Redbridge Forest and Dugenham, and is now a League Two team.
Stadium: Victoria Road, with a capacity of 6,000 people
Metro station: Dagenham East
Address: Victoria Road, Dagenham RM10 7XL
Several teams in the same area of London are incompatible rivals, but also related to the team's history, cultural background and beliefs, and will solve this topic for everyone one by one, so it is a reminder that if you usually wear a team jersey or a team scarf, it is best not to "inadvertently" go to the chassis of other people's homes. Rivals such as Arsenal and Tottenham; Chelsea and Queens Park Rangers and Fulham; West Ham United and Millwall and Chelsea.