Umeå IK
Umeå IK is a Swedish women’s football team, from the city of the same name, which was founded in 1917. It is a major force in European women’s football and has twice won the continent’s premier competition, the UEFA Women's Cup (2003 and 2004). They have also won five Swedish domestic championships (2000, 2001, 2002, 2005 and 2006), and lifted the Swedish Women’s Cup four times (2001, 2002, 2003 and 2007).
Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, who hail from the state of Minas Gerais, was founded by a local businesswoman who loved football. Unfortunately, the venture was short-lived and the club soon went out of business.
Vasco da Gama
Clube de Regatas Vasco da Gama is one of Brazil’s largest sporting institutions. Based in Rio de Janeiro, the club was founded on 21 August 1898. Its men’s team has won the Brazilian championship four times (1974, 1989, 1997 and 2000) as well South America’s Libertadores Cup on one occasion (1998).
Centro Sportivo Alagoano (CSA)
Centro Sportivo Alagoano (CSA) is a Brazilian football club from the state of Alagoas, which was founded on 7 September 1913. It has won the Alagoas State Championship 36 times, more than any other club. It is also the only club from the north and northeast regions of the country to reach the final of an official international tournament, after their senior men’s team finished as runners-up in Conmebol Cup, in 1999.
