This page lists 72 soccer teams whose names start with R, running from “Real Madrid” to “Rostov”. The list covers giants like “River Plate” and “Roma”, small town clubs, and newer sides such as “RB Leipzig”. You can use it to settle a trivia debate, find a new team to follow, or plan a stadium visit.

Soccer teams are organized clubs that compete in leagues and cups, usually tied to a city, a neighborhood, or a community. Many carry deep local pride, and “Red Star” in Paris was founded in 1897 by Jules Rimet, the man who later created the World Cup.

Below you’ll find the table with each team’s country, city, league, and a short description.

Team: The club’s name as it is commonly used, so you can quickly spot the teams you already know or want to learn about.

Country: The nation where the club is based, which helps you see how R-named teams are spread across Europe, the Americas, Africa, and Asia.

City: The home city or town of each club, useful if you’re planning a trip and want to catch a match nearby.

League: The competition the team currently plays in, so you can tell top-flight giants from lower-division clubs and follow their level.

Description: A short summary of each club’s history, colors, stadium, or biggest honors, giving you the key facts without needing to search elsewhere.

Soccer Teams

TeamCountryCityLeague
Real MadridSpainMadridLa Liga
Real SociedadSpainSan SebastiánLa Liga
Real BetisSpainSevilleLa Liga
Rayo VallecanoSpainMadridLa Liga
Real OviedoSpainOviedoLa Liga
Real ValladolidSpainValladolidSegunda División
Real ZaragozaSpainZaragozaSegunda División
Racing SantanderSpainSantanderSegunda División
Real MurciaSpainMurciaPrimera Federación
Racing FerrolSpainFerrolPrimera Federación
RB LeipzigGermanyLeipzigBundesliga
Rot-Weiss EssenGermanyEssen3. Liga
Jahn RegensburgGermanyRegensburg3. Liga
RomaItalyRomeSerie A
ReggianaItalyReggio EmiliaSerie B
RiminiItalyRiminiSerie C
RennesFranceRennesLigue 1
RC LensFranceLensLigue 1
RC StrasbourgFranceStrasbourgLigue 1
ReimsFranceReimsLigue 2
RodezFranceRodezLigue 2
Red StarFranceSaint-OuenLigue 2
ReadingEnglandReadingLeague One
Rotherham UnitedEnglandRotherhamLeague One
RochdaleEnglandRochdaleNational League
RangersScotlandGlasgowScottish Premiership
Raith RoversScotlandKirkcaldyScottish Championship
Ross CountyScotlandDingwallScottish Championship
Royal AntwerpBelgiumAntwerpBelgian Pro League
RWDMBelgiumBrusselsChallenger Pro League
Red Bull SalzburgAustriaSalzburgAustrian Bundesliga
Rapid WienAustriaViennaAustrian Bundesliga
Rheindorf AltachAustriaAltachAustrian Bundesliga
SV RiedAustriaRied im Innkreis2. Liga
RosenborgNorwayTrondheimEliteserien
Randers FCDenmarkRandersSuperliga
RKC WaalwijkNetherlandsWaalwijkEerste Divisie
Roda JC KerkradeNetherlandsKerkradeEerste Divisie
Rio AvePortugalVila do CondePrimeira Liga
Rangers TalcaChileTalcaPrimera B
Rapid BucureștiRomaniaBucharestSuperLiga
RijekaCroatiaRijekaHNL
Red Star BelgradeSerbiaBelgradeSuperLiga
Radnički NišSerbiaNišSuperLiga
Radnik SurdulicaSerbiaSurdulicaSuperLiga
Raków CzęstochowaPolandCzęstochowaEkstraklasa
Radomiak RadomPolandRadomEkstraklasa
Rukh LvivUkraineLvivUkrainian Premier League
RužomberokSlovakiaRužomberokSlovak First League
RabotnichkiNorth MacedoniaSkopjeMacedonian First League
Riga FCLatviaRigaVirslīga
RFSLatviaRigaVirslīga
Rosario CentralArgentinaRosarioLiga Profesional
River PlateArgentinaBuenos AiresLiga Profesional
Racing ClubArgentinaAvellanedaLiga Profesional
Red Bull BragantinoBrazilBragança PaulistaSérie A
RemoBrazilBelémSérie A
Real GarcilasoPeruCuscoLiga 1
Royal PariBoliviaSanta Cruz de la SierraPrimera División
Real EspañaHondurasSan Pedro SulaLiga Nacional
Real EstelíNicaraguaEstelíLiga Primera
Real Salt LakeUnited StatesSandyMLS
Racing LouisvilleUnited StatesLouisvilleNWSL
Raja CasablancaMoroccoCasablancaBotola Pro
RS BerkaneMoroccoBerkaneBotola Pro
Remo StarsNigeriaIkenneNigeria Premier Football League
Rivers UnitedNigeriaPort HarcourtNigeria Premier Football League
Rangers InternationalNigeriaEnuguNigeria Premier Football League
RatchaburiThailandRatchaburiThai League 1
Real KashmirIndiaSrinagarI-League
Rajasthan UnitedIndiaJhunjhunuI-League
RostovRussiaRostov-on-DonRussian Premier League

Descriptions

Real Madrid
The most decorated club in European football, with a record 15 European Cup and Champions League titles. They play at the Santiago Bernabéu and are famous for their all-white kit.
Real Sociedad
A Basque club that plays at the Anoeta Stadium and relies heavily on its youth academy. They won La Liga in the early 1980s and the Copa del Rey in 2021.
Real Betis
Seville’s green-and-white club, known for one of Spain’s most passionate fan bases. They won the Copa del Rey in 2022 and play at the Benito Villamarín.
Rayo Vallecano
A working-class club from the Vallecas neighborhood of Madrid, recognized by its white shirt with a red diagonal sash. They are known for a close-knit, politically active fan base.
Real Oviedo
One of Asturias’s historic clubs, playing in blue at the Carlos Tartiere. They returned to the top flight in 2025 after a long absence.
Real Valladolid
A club from northern Spain in purple-and-white stripes, owned in part by former Brazilian striker Ronaldo. They have moved between the top two divisions for decades.
Real Zaragoza
An Aragonese club that won the Cup Winners’ Cup in 1995 with a famous last-minute goal. They play at La Romareda.
Racing Santander
Cantabria’s main club, founded in 1913 and nicknamed Los Verdiblancos. They play at El Sardinero.
Real Murcia
A club from southeastern Spain wearing red, with a long history that includes several seasons in La Liga. They play at the Nueva Condomina.
Racing Ferrol
A Galician club from the port city of Ferrol, wearing green. They returned to the professional ranks in the 2020s.
RB Leipzig
Founded in 2009 with backing from Red Bull, they rose from the fifth tier to the Bundesliga by 2016. They won the DFB-Pokal in 2022 and 2023.
Rot-Weiss Essen
A Ruhr-region club that won the German championship in 1955 and the DFB-Pokal in 1953. They play at the Stadion Essen.
Jahn Regensburg
A Bavarian club from the city of Regensburg, usually just called Regensburg. They have spent several seasons in the second tier.
Roma
The capital’s giallorossi (yellow-reds), founded in 1927. They have won three Serie A titles and the first UEFA Conference League in 2022. They share the Stadio Olimpico with Lazio.
Reggiana
An Emilia-Romagna club nicknamed the Granata for its maroon kit. They returned to Serie B in 2023 and play at the Mapei Stadium.
Rimini
A club from the Adriatic seaside city of Rimini, wearing white and red. They have spent most of their history in the lower divisions.
Rennes
Officially Stade Rennais, a Brittany club in red and black. They won the Coupe de France in 2019 and are owned by the Pinault family.
RC Lens
A northern French club in red and gold, known for the packed Stade Bollaert-Delelis. They won Ligue 1 in 1998 and were runners-up in 2023.
RC Strasbourg
An Alsace club in blue, officially Racing Club de Strasbourg Alsace. They won the Coupe de France in 2001 and the league title in 1979.
Reims
Officially Stade de Reims, a Champagne-region club that reached the first European Cup final in 1956. They won six French titles in the 1950s and 1960s.
Rodez
A small club from southern France in red and gold, officially Rodez Aveyron Football. They reached Ligue 2 for the first time in 2019.
Red Star
A historic Paris-area club founded in 1897 by Jules Rimet, the man behind the World Cup. They play at the Stade Bauer.
Reading
Nicknamed the Royals, they play at the Select Car Leasing Stadium. They reached the Premier League in 2006 and won the second tier with a record 106 points that season.
Rotherham United
A South Yorkshire club nicknamed the Millers, who play at the New York Stadium. They have bounced between the second and third tiers in recent years.
Rochdale
A Greater Manchester club nicknamed the Dale, who spent over a century in the Football League before being relegated in 2021.
Rangers
One of Scotland’s two biggest clubs, based at Ibrox. They have won over 50 league titles and are rivals of Celtic in the Old Firm derby.
Raith Rovers
A Fife club that famously won the Scottish League Cup in 1994 and plays at Stark’s Park.
Ross County
A Highland club from Dingwall, the northernmost team in the senior Scottish leagues. They won the League Cup in 2016.
Royal Antwerp
Belgium’s oldest club, founded in 1880, nicknamed The Great Old. They won the league title in 2023 for the first time in 66 years.
RWDM
A Brussels club that revived the name of the old Racing White Daring Molenbeek. They won the Belgian title in 1975 as RWDM.
Red Bull Salzburg
The dominant Austrian club of the past decade, backed by Red Bull. They are known for developing young players who later move to Europe’s top clubs.
Rapid Wien
Vienna’s green-and-white club, with 32 Austrian league titles. They play at the Allianz Stadion and have a large fan base.
Rheindorf Altach
A small club from Vorarlberg in western Austria, often called Altach. They have played in the top flight since 2014.
SV Ried
An Upper Austrian club that won the Austrian Cup in 1998 and 2011. They are officially SV Josko Ried.
Rosenborg
Norway’s most successful club, with over 25 league titles. They played in the Champions League regularly in the 1990s.
Randers FC
A Danish club from Jutland that won the Danish Cup in 2006 and has been a regular in the Superliga.
RKC Waalwijk
A Dutch club from North Brabant in yellow and blue. They spent many seasons in the Eredivisie before being relegated in 2025.
Roda JC Kerkrade
A club from the Limburg border region in yellow and black. They won the Dutch Cup in 1997 and 2000.
Rio Ave
A northern Portuguese club in green and white that won the Taça de Portugal in 2014 and the Supertaça. They play at the Estádio dos Arcos.
Rangers Talca
A club from central Chile, wearing red and black, and one of the older teams in the country.
Rapid București
A Bucharest club in burgundy and white, founded in 1923. They won the Romanian title in 1967 and several Romanian Cups.
Rijeka
A port-city club nicknamed the Bijeli (the Whites). They won the Croatian league in 2017 and play at the Stadion Rujevica.
Red Star Belgrade
Known locally as Crvena Zvezda, the club won the European Cup in 1991. They are fierce rivals of Partizan in the Eternal Derby.
Radnički Niš
A club from southern Serbia that reached the UEFA Cup quarter-finals in the 1980s.
Radnik Surdulica
A small club from a town in southern Serbia that reached the top flight in 2015.
Raków Częstochowa
A club from southern Poland that won its first league title in 2023 and the Polish Cup in 2021 and 2022.
Radomiak Radom
A Polish club from central Poland that rose from the lower leagues to the top flight in 2021.
Rukh Lviv
A western Ukrainian club that has been based in Lviv since the 1990s and joined the top flight in 2020.
Ružomberok
A northern Slovak club, officially MFK Ružomberok, that won the league title in 2006 and has been a regular in the top flight.
Rabotnichki
A Skopje club that has won several Macedonian titles, playing in red and black.
Riga FC
A Latvian club founded in 2015 that quickly became one of the top teams in the country.
RFS
Riga Football School, a Latvian club that won the league title in 2021 and 2022.
Rosario Central
A club from Rosario in yellow and blue, nicknamed Canallas. They have a famous rivalry with Newell’s Old Boys.
River Plate
One of Argentina’s biggest clubs, with a red-sash white shirt. They play at the Monumental and have won the Copa Libertadores four times.
Racing Club
A club from Greater Buenos Aires in sky blue and white, nicknamed La Academia. They won the 1967 Copa Libertadores and Intercontinental Cup.
Red Bull Bragantino
A São Paulo state club taken over by Red Bull in 2019, which rose to the top flight and reached the 2021 Copa Sudamericana final.
Remo
A club from the northern city of Belém, nicknamed the Lion of the North. They returned to the top flight in 2026 after a long absence.
Real Garcilaso
A club from the Andean city of Cusco, playing at high altitude, and a regular in Peruvian top-flight football.
Royal Pari
A relatively young club from eastern Bolivia that won the national title in 2023.
Real España
One of Honduras’s biggest clubs, in yellow and black, nicknamed La Máquina. They play at the Estadio Francisco Morazán.
Real Estelí
The most successful club in Nicaraguan football, with numerous national titles.
Real Salt Lake
A Utah club that joined MLS in 2005 and won the MLS Cup in 2009. They play at America First Field.
Racing Louisville
A women’s pro club that joined the NWSL in 2021 and plays at Lynn Family Stadium.
Raja Casablanca
One of Africa’s biggest clubs, in green and white, with multiple CAF Champions League wins. They are rivals of Wydad in the Casablanca derby.
RS Berkane
A northeastern Moroccan club in orange, who have won the CAF Confederation Cup several times.
Remo Stars
A club from Ogun State that rose to the top flight in 2020 and won the league in 2024.
Rivers United
A club from the oil city of Port Harcourt that won the league in 2022.
Rangers International
Also known as the Flying Antelopes, a historic club with several league titles that plays in Enugu.
Ratchaburi
A club from western Thailand, founded in 2009, which won the FA Cup and has been a regular in the top flight.
Real Kashmir
A club from Kashmir founded in 2016, which won the I-League in 2021-22 and plays in white and maroon.
Rajasthan United
A club from the Indian state of Rajasthan that has been a regular in the I-League since the early 2020s.
Rostov
A southern Russian club that finished second in 2015-16 and has won the Russian Cup.
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