This list covers 62 soccer teams that start with D, from “Dynamo Kyiv” to “Djoliba.” The clubs come from Europe, South America, Asia, Africa, and North America, and range from national giants to small community sides. You can use it to settle a quiz question, find a new team to follow, or plan a match day on your next trip.

Soccer teams are organized clubs that play competitive matches in leagues and cups, usually tied to a city, a neighborhood, or a community. Few letters show the sport’s reach better than D, which gives us “Dinamo” and “Dynamo” clubs across the old Soviet world and “Deportivo” sides all over Latin America.

Below you’ll find the table with the team, country, city, league, and description for each club.

Team: The name the club is best known by. Use it to search for fixtures, results, and news about the side you want to follow.

Country: The nation where the club is based. This helps you spot regional patterns and find teams from places you plan to visit.

City: The home city or town of the club. It tells you where to go if you want to watch a match in person.

League: The competition the club plays in at the moment. It shows you how high each team sits in its country’s football pyramid.

Description: A short summary of the club’s history, famous players, stadium, or biggest honors. It gives you the key facts about each team at a glance.

Soccer Teams

TeamCountryCityLeague
Dynamo KyivUkraineKyivUkrainian Premier League
Dynamo MoscowRussiaMoscowRussian Premier League
Dinamo ZagrebCroatiaZagrebCroatian Football League
Dinamo BucharestRomaniaBucharestRomanian SuperLiga
Dinamo MinskBelarusMinskBelarusian Premier League
Dinamo TbilisiGeorgiaTbilisiErovnuli Liga
Dinamo BatumiGeorgiaBatumiErovnuli Liga
Dinamo BrestBelarusBrestBelarusian Premier League
Dinamo CityAlbaniaTiranaKategoria Superiore
Dnipro-1UkraineDniproUkrainian Premier League
DundeeScotlandDundeeScottish Premiership
Dundee UnitedScotlandDundeeScottish Premiership
Dunfermline AthleticScotlandDunfermlineScottish Championship
Derby CountyEnglandDerbyEFL Championship
Doncaster RoversEnglandDoncasterEFL League Two
Dagenham & RedbridgeEnglandLondonNational League
DarlingtonEnglandDarlingtonNational League North
Dover AthleticEnglandDoverNational League South
Dorking WanderersEnglandDorkingNational League
Dulwich HamletEnglandLondonIsthmian League Premier Division
DortmundGermanyDortmundBundesliga
Darmstadt 98GermanyDarmstadt2. Bundesliga
Dynamo DresdenGermanyDresden2. Bundesliga
Deportivo La CoruñaSpainA CoruñaSegunda División
DijonFranceDijonChampionnat National
DunkerqueFranceDunkirkLigue 2
Derry CityIrelandDerryLeague of Ireland Premier Division
Drogheda UnitedIrelandDroghedaLeague of Ireland Premier Division
DundalkIrelandDundalkLeague of Ireland Premier Division
Dukla PragueCzech RepublicPragueCzech National Football League
DAC Dunajská StredaSlovakiaDunajská StredaSlovak First Football League
DebrecenHungaryDebrecenNemzeti Bajnokság I
DiósgyőrHungaryMiskolcNemzeti Bajnokság I
Differdange 03LuxembourgDifferdangeLuxembourg National Division
DjurgårdenSwedenStockholmAllsvenskan
Defensor SportingUruguayMontevideoUruguayan Primera División
DanubioUruguayMontevideoUruguayan Primera División
Deportivo CaliColombiaCaliCategoría Primera A
Deportes TolimaColombiaIbaguéCategoría Primera A
Deportivo PereiraColombiaPereiraCategoría Primera A
Deportivo PastoColombiaPastoCategoría Primera A
Deportivo TáchiraVenezuelaSan CristóbalVenezuelan Primera División
Deportivo CuencaEcuadorCuencaEcuadorian Serie A
DelfínEcuadorMantaEcuadorian Serie A
Deportivo GarcilasoPeruCuscoPeruvian Liga 1
Deportivo MunicipalPeruLimaPeruvian Liga 1
Defensa y JusticiaArgentinaFlorencio VarelaArgentine Primera División
Deportivo RiestraArgentinaBuenos AiresArgentine Primera División
Dorados de SinaloaMexicoCuliacánLiga de Expansión MX
D.C. UnitedUnited StatesWashington, D.C.Major League Soccer
Detroit City FCUnited StatesDetroitUSL Championship
Dhaka AbahaniBangladeshDhakaBangladesh Premier League
Delhi FCIndiaNew DelhiI-League
DempoIndiaPanajiI-League 2
Dalian YingboChinaDalianChinese Super League
Dordoi BishkekKyrgyzstanBishkekKyrgyz Premier League
DamacSaudi ArabiaKhamis MushaitSaudi Pro League
DhofarOmanSalalahOman Professional League
Daejeon Hana CitizenSouth KoreaDaejeonK League 1
Dreams FCGhanaDawuGhana Premier League
DynamosZimbabweHarareZimbabwe Premier Soccer League
DjolibaMaliBamakoMalian Première Division

Descriptions

Dynamo Kyiv
The most successful club in Ukraine, with a long record of domestic titles and two European Cup Winners’ Cup wins. Famous for the Soviet-era side managed by Valeriy Lobanovskyi.
Dynamo Moscow
Founded in 1923, this Moscow club once had the legendary goalkeeper Lev Yashin. It plays in the capital and has won multiple Soviet and Russian titles.
Dinamo Zagreb
Croatia’s dominant club, winning the league almost every season. It has produced stars like Luka Modrić and regularly plays in European competitions.
Dinamo Bucharest
One of Romania’s biggest clubs, founded in 1948 and nicknamed the “Red Dogs.” It has won many league titles and cups.
Dinamo Minsk
Belarus’s best-known club, and the only Belarusian side to win the Soviet Top League, in 1982.
Dinamo Tbilisi
Georgia’s most decorated club, which won the 1981 European Cup Winners’ Cup. It plays at Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena.
Dinamo Batumi
A Black Sea coast club that rose to win Georgian league titles in the 2020s and has played in European group stages.
Dinamo Brest
A club from Belarus’s western border city that won the league in 2019 and has played in European competition.
Dinamo City
A Tirana club formed in 2015 from the merger of Dinamo Tirana, and it has competed at the top of Albanian football.
Dnipro-1
Founded in 2018, this club is a successor to the old SC Dnipro and has played in the Ukrainian top flight.
Dundee
Founded in 1893, the club won the Scottish league in 1961–62 and reached the European Cup semi-finals the following year. It plays at Dens Park.
Dundee United
Nicknamed “the Terrors,” they won the 1982–83 Scottish title and reached the 1987 UEFA Cup final. Their home is Tannadice Park, a short walk from Dundee’s ground.
Dunfermline Athletic
A Fife club known as “the Pars” that won the Scottish Cup in 1961 and 1968. It plays at East End Park.
Derby County
Two-time English champions under Brian Clough in the 1970s. The Rams play at Pride Park and are among the Football League’s founding clubs.
Doncaster Rovers
A South Yorkshire club founded in 1879 that plays at the Eco-Power Stadium and has bounced between the lower divisions.
Dagenham & Redbridge
A club from east London formed in 1992 through a merger. It spent years in the Football League before dropping into non-league football.
Darlington
A County Durham club that has played in the Football League and had a brief spell in the lower divisions of the English pyramid.
Dover Athletic
A Kent club based near the English Channel, once among the top non-league sides, now in the National League South.
Dorking Wanderers
A Surrey club that climbed rapidly through non-league football in the 2020s and plays at Meadowbank.
Dulwich Hamlet
A south London non-league side famous for its passionate, community-minded fan base and Champion Hill stadium.
Dortmund
Short for Borussia Dortmund, one of Germany’s biggest clubs. Famous for the “Yellow Wall” at Signal Iduna Park and its Champions League win in 1997.
Darmstadt 98
A small club known as “the Lilies,” which has bounced between the Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga over the past decade.
Dynamo Dresden
East Germany’s most successful club alongside Dynamo Berlin. It won eight East German league titles and is known for loyal fans.
Deportivo La Coruña
Spanish league champions in 1999–2000, famous for the “Super Depor” era. They play at the Riazor stadium on Galicia’s coast.
Dijon
A Burgundy club that reached Ligue 1 in 2016 and has since been working to regain top-flight status.
Dunkerque
A northern French port-city club that rose into the professional ranks and has played in Ligue 2.
Derry City
A club based in Northern Ireland that plays in the Republic of Ireland’s league. They play at the Ryan McBride Brandywell.
Drogheda United
A club from County Louth known as the “Drogs” that has won the FAI Cup and played in the Premier Division.
Dundalk
One of Ireland’s most successful clubs, it won several titles in the 2010s and became the first Irish side to win a European group-stage match.
Dukla Prague
A former army club that won many Czechoslovak titles in the Cold War era and now plays in the Czech second tier.
DAC Dunajská Streda
A club from southern Slovakia with a mostly Hungarian-speaking fan base, which has played in the top flight and European qualifiers.
Debrecen
Short for Debreceni VSC, Hungary’s most successful club of the early 21st century, winning several league titles and playing in the Champions League group stage in 2009.
Diósgyőr
Short for Diósgyőri VTK, a Miskolc-based club with a long history and a loyal following in northeast Hungary.
Differdange 03
A club formed in 2003 from a merger that has been among the top teams in Luxembourg and played in European qualifiers.
Djurgården
One of Stockholm’s big clubs with a large fan base, winning Swedish league titles in 2019 and 2005 and playing at Tele2 Arena.
Defensor Sporting
A Montevideo club known as “los violetas” that has won several Uruguayan titles and reached the 1987 Copa Libertadores final.
Danubio
A Montevideo club known for developing young players, including Edinson Cavani and Luis Suárez’s national teammates.
Deportivo Cali
One of Colombia’s most successful clubs, it plays in green and white and reached the 1978 Copa Libertadores final.
Deportes Tolima
A club from the Andean city of Ibagué that won the Copa Libertadores qualifiers and several Colombian league titles.
Deportivo Pereira
The club won its first Colombian league title in 2022 and plays in the coffee-growing region of Colombia.
Deportivo Pasto
A club from southern Colombia that plays at one of the highest-altitude stadiums in the country.
Deportivo Táchira
Venezuela’s most successful club, based in the Andean state of Táchira, with numerous league titles.
Deportivo Cuenca
A club from Ecuador’s high-altitude southern city that won the national title in 2004.
Delfín
A coastal club that won the Ecuadorian league in 2019 and reached the Copa Libertadores.
Deportivo Garcilaso
A Cusco club that plays at altitude and won the Peruvian league title in 2013.
Deportivo Municipal
A Lima club founded in 1935 that has won the Peruvian league multiple times and plays in red and white.
Defensa y Justicia
A club from Buenos Aires province that won the Copa Sudamericana in 2020, its first major international title.
Deportivo Riestra
A small Buenos Aires club that rose through the divisions to reach Argentina’s top flight in 2024.
Dorados de Sinaloa
A Mexican club once managed by Diego Maradona, who coached the side in 2018–19.
D.C. United
One of MLS’s founding clubs, winning four league titles in the late 1990s and early 2000s. They play at Audi Field.
Detroit City FC
A fan-owned club from Detroit known for a passionate supporters’ culture and its stadium Keyworth.
Dhaka Abahani
One of Bangladesh’s most popular and successful clubs, with a history dating to 1949.
Delhi FC
A club from the Indian capital that competes in the I-League and has played at Ambedkar Stadium.
Dempo
A Goa club that won multiple I-League titles in the 2000s and 2010s and helped define Indian club football.
Dalian Yingbo
A coastal club that has risen through Chinese football and now plays in the top division.
Dordoi Bishkek
Kyrgyzstan’s most successful club, which won the AFC President’s Cup several times and has dominated the domestic league.
Damac
A club from southwestern Saudi Arabia that was promoted to the Saudi Pro League and plays in a mountain city.
Dhofar
Based in the southern city of Salalah, this club is among the most popular and successful in Oman.
Daejeon Hana Citizen
A club from central South Korea that won the Korean FA Cup in 2001 and plays in the top flight.
Dreams FC
A Ghanaian club that earned promotion and has since been a competitive side in the Ghana Premier League.
Dynamos
Zimbabwe’s most successful club, often called “Dembare,” with many league titles and a 1998 CAF Champions League final appearance.
Djoliba
Mali’s most decorated club, with a long record of national titles and African continental appearances.
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