This is a list of football clubs created by the merging of two or more clubs. Club mergers may be either true mergers, or amalgamations. In a true merger, club X joins club Y, transferring its members, assets, and liabilities to club Y; afterwards club X ceases to exist. In an amalgamation, club X and club Y transfer their members, assets, and liabilities to a newly formed club Z; afterwards club X and club Y both cease to exist.[1]
Belgian clubs
Clubs currently in the Belgian First Division A or the Belgian First Division B:
- Beerschot VA created by the merger of KFCO Wilrijk and Beerschot AC in 2013. Both merging clubs had been formed out of a merger as well:
- Beerschot AC, known as Germinal Beerschot until 2011, had been formed in 1999 as a merger of Germinal Ekeren and Beerschot VAC.
- KFCO Wilrijk had been formed in 1993 as a merger of KFC Wilrijk and Olympia Wilrijk '72.
- Eupen created by the merger of La Jeunesse d'Eupen and FC Eupen 1920 in 1945.
- Excel Mouscron created by the merger of Peruwelz and Mouscron in 2010.
- Genk created by the merger of Waterschei and Winterslag in 1988.
- Kortrijk created by the merger of Kortrijk Sport and Stade Kortrijk in 1971.
- Lierse Kempenzonen created by the merger of FC Oosterzonen and Lierse in 2018.
- Lommel created by the merger of Racing Mol-Wezel and KVSK United Overpelt-Lommel in 2010 and initially called Lommel United. KVSK United Overpelt-Lommel had itself been formed as a merger of Overpelt-Fabriek and KFC Lommel SK in 2003.
- OH Leuven created by the merger of Zwarte Duivels Oud-Heverlee, Daring Club Leuven and Stade Leuven in 2002.
- Oostende created by the merger of AS Oostende and VG Oostende in 1981.
- RWDM47 was formed out of a merger. In 2015, Standaard Wetteren and Wetteren-Kwatrecht merged into RFC Wetteren, continuing with the football licence of the latter, but selling the licence of the former to a group wanting to revive the legacy of R.W.D. Molenbeek and its successor FC Brussels which had gone into default respectively in 2002 and 2014. Strictly speaking, RWDM47 is hence the successor of Standaard Wetteren.
- Sint-Truiden created by the merger of FC Union and FC Goldstar in 1924.
- Westerlo created by the merger of Westerlo Sport and VC Westerlo in 1942.
- Zulte Waregem created by the merger of Zultse VV and Waregem in 2001.
English clubs
Clubs currently in the Premier League, the Football League or the Football Conference:
Indian clubs
- [ATK Mohun Bagan] was created by the merger of ATK Football Club Kolkata and Mohun Bagan Athletic Club, Kolkata in 2020.
In 2023, the prefix 'ATK' was discarded due to continuous protests by Mohun Bagan fans and the club's identity was restored as Mohun Bagan Super Giants.