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30-468: The Ashwood Sports Club is a sports club located in the south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria . The club is mostly known for its Australian rules football team, which currently plays in the Division 3 of Southern Football Netball League . Apart from football, other sports practiced at Ashwood are basketball , cricket and netball . Ashwood Football Club was formed in 1985 by means of

60-429: A larger multisports club are examples of this (namely, Portuguese SADs ( Sociedade Anónima Desportiva ) such as Sport Lisboa e Benfica and Sporting Clube de Portugal , or Spanish SADs ( Sociedad Anónima Deportiva ) Real Zaragoza, S.A.D. and Real Betis Balompié S.A.D. , as well as Italian clubs like Società Sportiva Lazio S.p.A. ). Some sports teams are owned and financed by a single non-sports company , for example

90-755: A merger between Burwood and Essex Heights Football Clubs. Ashwood play their home games at Essex Heights Reserve, which is on the border of Ashwood and Mount Waverley in Melbourne, Victoria . The club currently has a senior and reserves teams as well as Juniors boys and Girl teams . Sports club Sports clubs range from organisations whose members play together, unpaid, and may play other similar clubs on occasion, watched mostly by family and friends, to large commercial organisations with professional players which have teams that regularly compete against those of other clubs and sometimes attract very large crowds of paying spectators . Clubs may be dedicated to

120-521: A player on one sports team within a sports and entertainment company to automatically play for another team in the same company. On the other hand, American varsity teams are generally organized into a structure forming a true multi-sport club belonging to an educational institution, but varsity collegiate athletics are almost never referred to as clubs; "club sports" in American colleges and universities refer to sports that are not directly sponsored by

150-901: A single sport or to several ( multi-sport clubs ). The term "athletics club" is sometimes used for a general sports club, rather than one dedicated to athletics proper. Friedrich Ludwig Jahn 's Turners movement, first realized at Volkspark Hasenheide in Berlin in 1811, was the origin of the modern sports clubs . Larger sports clubs are characterized by having professional and amateur departments in various sports such as bike polo , football , basketball , futsal , cricket , volleyball , handball , rink hockey , bowling , water polo , rugby , track and field athletics , boxing , baseball , cycling , tennis , rowing , gymnastics , and others, including less traditional sports such as airsoft , billiards , e-sports , orienteering , paintball , or roller derby . The teams and athletes belonging to

180-719: A single sport. There are some exceptions, especially when multiple such teams are under one ownership structure, in which case the club may be referred to as a "sports and entertainment" company; see, for example, the One Buffalo sports club, which fields an NFL team (the Buffalo Bills ), two hockey teams ( Buffalo Sabres and Rochester Americans ), professional lacrosse ( Buffalo Bandits and Rochester Knighthawks ), and general athletics and fitness (Impact Sports and Performance). Even in such circumstances, collective bargaining agreements and contract laws generally do not allow

210-421: A sports club may compete in several different leagues, championships and tournaments wearing the same club colors and using the same club name, sharing also the same club fan base , supporters and facilities. Many professional sports clubs have an associate system where the affiliated supporters pay an annuity fee. In those cases, supporters become eligible to attend the club's home matches and exhibitions across

240-737: Is a football club based in Zaragoza , Aragon , Spain, that currently competes in the Segunda División , the second tier of the Spanish league system . Zaragoza holds its home games at La Romareda . Founded on 18 March 1932, the club has spent the majority of its history in La Liga , although they have not played at that level since they were last relegated in 2013. They have won the Copa del Rey six times, 1963–64 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup and

270-1441: Is also a multisports organisation, with badminton , cricket, association football and tennis facilities. In addition, like in several other countries, many universities and colleges develop a wide range of student sport activities including at a professional or semi-professional level. Fulham F.C. once ran a professional rugby league team and rowing club, which other football clubs have emulated since. Many football clubs originate from cricket teams. Today, most major cities have separate clubs for each sport (e.g. Manchester United Football Club and Lancashire County Cricket Club are based in Manchester ). Many clubs internationally describe themselves as football clubs ("FC", "Football Club" in British English and "Fußball-Club" in German; "CF", Clube de Futebol in Portuguese and Club de Fútbol in Spanish). Generally, British football clubs field only football teams. Their counterparts in several other countries tend to be full multi-sport clubs, even when called football clubs ( Futebol Clube do Porto ; Fußball-Club Bayern München ; Futbol Club Barcelona ). The equivalent abbreviation "SC" (for "Soccer Club")

300-415: Is more common in the case of individual sports, such as the sport of athletics , where a distance runner may compete for a track and field team as well as a road running team, and also have further membership at a local sports club for training purposes. Some national sports bodies require an athlete to state a priority order of their club membership, outlining which club has the higher, or first, claim on

330-692: Is occasionally used in North American English (for example, Nashville SC and Orlando City SC ), but a general reluctance to decolonize the sport terminology means that most North American teams, somewhat ambiguously, as "football" in North American English refers to North American gridiron-style football still use "F.C." in their name instead (e.g. FC Dallas or Toronto FC ). Real Zaragoza, S.A.D. Real Zaragoza, S.A.D. ( Spanish pronunciation: [reˈal θaɾaˈɣoθa] ), commonly referred to as Zaragoza ,

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360-493: Is the owner of the Cardiff Arms Park site. It is responsible for much of the premier amateur sporting activities in city with cricket ( Cardiff Cricket Club ), rugby union (it is the major shareholder of the semi-professional Cardiff Rugby Club ), field hockey ( Cardiff & Met Hockey Club ), tennis ( Lisvane (CAC) Tennis Club ) and bowls ( Cardiff Athletic Bowls Club ) sections. Catford Wanderers Sports Club

390-513: The 1994–95 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup , amongst other trophies. Traditionally, their team colours are white shirts and socks with royal blue shorts. A government survey in 2007 found that 2.7% of the Spanish population support Real Zaragoza, making them the seventh-most supported in the country. The club's main rivals are: SD Huesca , their opponents in the Aragonese derby ; CD Numancia , from

420-666: The 2003–04 edition against Real Madrid in Barcelona (3–2 after extra time). However, the club also suffered top flight relegation in 2002 after narrowly avoiding so the previous season , but achieved immediate promotion in 2003 . In late May 2006, Agapito Iglesias purchased Alfonso Solans' shares and took control of the club, promising to build one of the strongest teams in Spain and Europe. In his first year in charge, he purchased Pablo Aimar from Valencia for € 11 million, and former manager Víctor Fernández also returned to

450-466: The Pichichi Trophy in the 1961–62 campaign , scoring 25 goals in 30 matches as Zaragoza finished in fourth position. Zaragoza finished third in 1973–74 and a best-ever second in the following season , losing the title in the last round to Real Madrid . The club was also defeated 0–1 in the 1976 domestic cup final against Atlético Madrid , spending two seasons in the second level during

480-610: The United States major institutions like The New York Athletic Club and Los Angeles Athletic Club serve as athletic clubs that participate in multiple sports. Examples also abound of sports clubs that are in effect one sports team. Each team from the NFL (American football), CFL (Canadian football), NBA (basketball), MLB (baseball), NHL (ice hockey) or MLS (association football) North American sports leagues , can be called sports clubs, but in practice, they focus solely on

510-638: The athlete's services. In many regions of the world like Europe , North Africa , West Asia , the Indian subcontinent or Central and South America , sports clubs with several sports departments (multisports clubs) or branches, including highly competitive professional teams, are very popular and have developed into some of the most powerful and representative sports institutions in those places. In general, student sports can be described as composed by multisports clubs, each one representing its educational institution and competing in several sport disciplines. In

540-592: The club. Mainly due to Diego Milito 's 23 goals in 2006–07 (he finished third to Roma 's Francesco Totti and Real Madrid's Ruud van Nistelrooy – 26 and 25 goals, respectively – in the European Golden Shoe race), Real Zaragoza finished in sixth position, thus qualifying to the UEFA Cup . However, the following season ended in relegation (18th position among 20 teams with only 10 wins in 38 matches, among them only 1 away win in 19 games) – for

570-596: The colleges but by student organizations (see National Club Football Association and American Collegiate Hockey Association for two leagues consisting entirely of college "club" teams in American football and ice hockey , respectively). In the United Kingdom , almost all major sports organisations are dedicated to a single sport, the exception to this is Cardiff Athletic Club based in Cardiff , Wales, which

600-417: The decade, with promotion at the first attempt on either occasion. In 1986 , Zaragoza won its third Copa del Rey, defeating Barcelona 1–0. The club finished the 1990–91 season in 17th position, thus having to appear in the promotion/relegation play-offs against Real Murcia ; on 19 June 1991, after a 0–0 away draw, a 5–2 home win meant the team managed to maintain its top level status. Víctor Fernández

630-447: The entire season, and have the right to practice almost every kind of sport at the club's facilities. Registered associate member fees, attendance receipts, sponsoring contracts, team merchandising , TV rights, and athlete/player transfer fees , are usually the primary sources of sports club financing. In addition, there are sports clubs, or its teams, which are publicly listed - several professional European football clubs belonging to

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660-523: The field of competitive club sports, an athlete will typically be registered to only one club for a given discipline and will compete for that club exclusively for the duration of a competition or season. Exceptions to this include player trades and transfers, athlete loan agreements and unattached trialists. Where an athlete competes in multiple disciplines, or where club membership has social or training aspects such as local athletic clubs, then athletes may register with multiple clubs. Multiple membership

690-596: The greatest players playing in Spain during that decade, which earned for themselves the designation of Los Magníficos . While the team failed to capture the league title, it finished in the top five every year until 1968–69 , with two third-place finishes, and also won its first two Copa del Rey titles and the 1963–64 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup . Zaragoza's famous attacking line included Canário , Carlos Lapetra , Marcelino , Eleuterio Santos and Juan Manuel Villa . The Peruvian Juan Seminario , who started his career in Spain with Los Maños before moving to Barcelona , won

720-440: The halfway line, putting it beyond the reach of goalkeeper David Seaman for the final 2–1 . The club then contested the 1995 UEFA Super Cup against Ajax , losing 1–5 on aggregate despite a home draw in the first leg. Víctor Fernández was dismissed from his post in early November 1996, after only winning one league match that season . The 2000s brought a further two Copa del Rey titles to Zaragoza's trophy cabinet, including

750-494: The nearby Province of Soria ; and CA Osasuna , the largest club in the neighbouring Navarre region. Real Zaragoza was originally formed from two rival teams: Iberia SC and Real Zaragoza CD . In 1939, after three years without football due to the Spanish Civil War , the team made its first appearance in La Liga , ending in 7th position out of 12 teams , but being relegated in 1941 . The club returned to

780-416: The second division at the first attempt . On the last matchday, on 20 June 2009, the team drew 2–2 at Rayo Vallecano with goals from youth graduate David Generelo and ex-Real Madrid defender Francisco Pavón , only trailing champions Xerez in the table. Nevertheless, that season Zaragoza was the best team at home, gained 50 from their 81 points in home games. However, after four seasons mainly spent in

810-583: The second time in the decade – with the side also being eliminated in the first round in European competition . Legendary club coach Víctor Fernández returned for a second spell, although he was sacked in January 2008, as the club had four managers during the campaign. On the last matchday, a brace from Ricardo Oliveira proved insufficient in a 2–3 away loss against Mallorca , with the team totalling 42 points to Osasuna 's 43. Zaragoza achieved promotion from

840-734: The several sports teams owned by Red Bull GmbH and collectively known as Red Bulls . Other examples of this are the several sports teams owned by Bayer AG and Philips corporations through the Bayer 04 Leverkusen and PSV Eindhoven respectively, that originally were works teams , the teams owned by the Samsung Group ( Samsung Sports ), and the teams owned by the Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG). They may compete in several different sports and leagues, being headquartered in some cases across several countries. In

870-430: The top division one year later, only to be immediately relegated back . It remained in Segunda División until the end of the 1950–51 campaign , when it achieved promotion by finishing second in a play-off league. On 8 September 1957, the team left its original stadium, El Torrero, for its current stadium, La Romareda . Beginning in the 1960–61 season , Zaragoza enjoyed a period of great success, showcasing some of

900-586: Was appointed manager in 1991. On 10 May 1995, one year after winning the Copa del Rey against Celta de Vigo , Zaragoza won the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup against Arsenal at the Parc des Princes , Paris , after having disposed of the likes of Feyenoord and Chelsea en route . With the score level at 1–1, the two teams entered extra time and, in the 120th minute, Nayim hit a half-volley from just past

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