Soccer Basement

Arsenal were founded in 1886 and were the first Southern club to join the Football League, in 1893. They won their first major trophies in the 1930s, with five League Championship titles and two FA Cups.

Aston Villa was founded in 1874 and have played at their current home ground, Villa Park, since 1897. Aston Villa were founder members of Football League in 1888. They were also founder members of the Premier League in 1992.

Australia "Socceroos" is a 4-time Oceania Football Confederation champion and has been represented at two FIFA World Cup tournaments, in 1974 and 2006 including qualifying for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.

Birmingham F.C. was managed by World Cup Winning manager - Sir Alf Ramsey between 1977-78. One of Birmingham's greatest legends was Trevor Francis - scoring 133 goals in 328 appearances..

Brisbane Roar FC (formerly Queensland Roar FC) is a professional football club from Brisbane, Queensland, Australia competing in the A-League competition, playing their home games at Lang Park (Suncorp Stafium). They officially changed their name to Brisbane Roar FC on 5 May 2009.

Celtic was established in 1887, and played its first game in 1888. Celtic have won the Scottish championship on 42 occasions, most recently in the 2007/08 season, and the Scottish Cup 34 times. Celtic's home stadium is Celtic Park, the biggest football stadium in Scotland, with a capacity of 60,832.

Premiers of the 2007/08 season.. Australian Adam Kwasnik has scored the most goals for Central Coast in the A-League competition, with 14 - AWESOME!! Way to go Kwasnik..

Founded in 1905, Chelsea play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of English football. Chelsea have been English champions three times, and have won the FA Cup five times, the League Cup four times and the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup twice.

Everton Football Club are an English professional football club from the city of Liverpool. Having competed in the top division for a record 107 seasons, they have played more top-flight league games than any other English team and have won the League Championship 9 times — the fourth highest of any team.

FC Barcelona is one of 3 clubs never to have been relegated from La Liga and the most successful club in Spanish football after Real Madrid, having won 19 La Liga titles, a record 25 Spanish Cups, 8 Spanish Super Cups, 4 Eva Duarte Cups and 2 League Cups.

With Socceroo Jason Culina leading the Gold Coast United F.C. in their first A-League competion, much is expected from the team as they look to challenge for the title.

Juventus F.C. is historically the most successful team of Italian football and one of the most successful and recognized in the world. They were also Italy's best club of the 20th century and the second most successful European club in the same period

Liverpool F.C. is one of the most famous clubs in the football world having won more trophies than any other English club and has won a joint-record 18 league titles, 7 FA Cups, 7 League Cups, and the European Cup 5 times, a record for an English club.

Manchester City is now believed to be the wealthiest football club in the world after its purchase by the Abu Dhabi United Group in September 2008. Current players include Carlos Tevez, Robinho, Micah Richards and Emmanuel Adebayor to name a few.

Manchester United is one of the richest in the world with the highest revenue of any football club and is currently ranked as the richest and most valuable club in any sport.

Melbourne Heart FC is a professional football (soccer) club based in Melbourne, Australia. It is the 11th official franchise in the A-League, and the 12th to have played in the league. The club was formed in 2008, and plays its home matches at AAMI Park

Follow A-League superstars like Kevin Muscat, Carlos Hernandez and Archie Thompson as they show off their skills in helping Melbourne Victory to become the dominant force in the A-League..

Founded in 1892, Newcastle is one Englands best supported teams. Alan Shearer is the club's top goalscorer with 206 goals in all competitions.

The Newcastle United Jets F.C. have won one A-League championship, defeating arch rivals the Central Coast Mariners 1 - 0 in the 2007-08 Grand Final. In 2009 Newcastle Jets played in the AFC Champions League for the first time, reaching the Round of 16.

North Queensland Fury Football Club is an Australian professional association football (soccer) club based in Townsville, Queensland, and competes in the A-League. North Queensland, along with fellow Queensland club Gold Coast United. North Queensland play its home fixtures at Dairy Farmers Stadium in Townsville.

Perth Glory Football Club is an Australian professional association football (soccer) club in Perth, Western Australia, competing in Australia's top football competition the A-League.

Sydney FC are the A-League's first Champions. Some of the world's premier players who have played at Sydney FC include Dwight Yorke of Trinidad & Tobago and Juninho Paulista of Brazil.

Tottenham Hotspur F.C. were the first club in the 20th century to achieve the League and FA Cup Double, winning both competitions in the 1960–61 season. In 1963, Spurs became the first British club to win a major European trophy - the European Cup Winners' Cup.

Wellington Phoenix FC is a professional football club based in Wellington, New Zealand, competing in the Australian A-League. The club replaced the now-defunct New Zealand Knights in the 2007-08 season.

Founded in 1895, West Ham currently compete in the Premier League, and finished in 9th position in the 2008–09 season. Their highest finish in the Premier League was 5th in 1998–99.