Non-Welsh Teams That Sound Like They Could Be Welsh

Non-Welsh Teams That Sound Like They Could Be Welsh.

List of non-Welsh teams teams that you could imagine playing in the Welsh leagues due to their names.

1. Aberdeen of Scotland. As Aber is a Welsh word. 

2. Real Betis of Spain. As Betis sounds like Betws for Betws y coed. 

3. Glasgow Rangers of Scotland. As glas is a Welsh word.

4. Dundee United of Scotland. Dee is a river in Wales. 

5. Dundee of Scotland. Once again Dee is a river in Wales.  

6. Glasgow Celtic of Scotland. Glas is a Welsh word. 

7. Molde of Norway. Sounds a bit like the town Mold in North East Wales.  

8. Carlisle United of Northern England. Car is the first three letters like Cardiff in Wales. 

9. Preston North End of Northern England. Bres is a Welsh word meaning brass or money. 

10. Albion Rovers of Scotland. There is an Albion Rovers in Wales. 

11. Queen's Park of Scotland. There is a Queen's Park in the Welsh soccer system.

12. Monaco of the French League. Mon can be used as a Welsh name for Anglesey. 

13. Montpellier of France. Mon can be used as a Welsh name for Anglesey. 

14. Montrose of Scotland. Mon can be used as a Welsh name for Anglesey.

15. Montevideo City Torque of Uruguay. Once again, Mon can be used as a Welsh name for Anglesey.

16. Montevideo Wanderers of Uruguay. Mon can be used as a Welsh name for Anglesey.

17. CF Montréal of the MLS. Because Mon can be used as a Welsh name for Anglesey

18. Monterrey of Mexico. Because Mon can be used as a Welsh name for Anglesey, in Wales. 

19. Mons Calpe of Gibraltar. Mon can be used as a Welsh name for Anglesey. 

20. Finn Harps of Ireland. Wales has a cultural connection to playing the musical instrument of harps. 

21. St Patrick's Athletic of Ireland. Some legends say St Patrick was born in Wales. Though others say otherwise. 

22. RKC Waalwijk of the Netherlands. Part of name is looking a bit like Wales. 

23. CSKA Sofia of Bulgaria. Lots of Welsh women are called Sophie. 

24. Lokomotiv Sofia of Bulgaria. Lots of Welsh women are called Sophie. 

25. FC Viktoria Plzen of Czech Republic. Lots of Welsh women are called Victoria. 

26. Llapi of Kosovo. As lots of Welsh names begin with Ll. 

27. Carrick Rangers of Northern Ireland. Because Car is a bit like car in Cardiff. 

28. Glenavon of Northern Ireland. Because Glenavon sounds a bit like Glanafon which means river side in Welsh. 

29. Tre Penne in San Marino. As Pen means head in Welsh. 

30. Cartagena of Spain. Because their first 3 letters are car like Cardiff City. 

31. Newport Pagnell Town F.C of England. There is a Newport County from Wales playing in the English Leagues, they are from the city of  Newport in south east Wales. 

32. Newport Football Club from the Isle of Wight. Newport is also the name of a Welsh city in south east Wales. 

31. Sion of the Swiss League. Sion is also a Welsh first name.

32. Caracas of Colombia. Because their first 3 letters are car like Cardiff City. 

33. Bangor FC, a Northern Irish side. There is a Bangor City in the Welsh Leagues. 

34. Ards who have played in Bangor Northern Ireland. Bangor City is a team in the Welsh leagues. 

35. Lech Poznań in Poland. Llech can often be a Welsh place name. 

36. Abercorn F.C. formerly of the Scottish League. Aber is a Welsh name. 

37. Bali, Indonesia is home to Bali United fc, which plays in the Liga 1 of Indonesia. Bala is also the name of a town in Wales. Bala Town are from Wales.

38, Llaneros Fútbol Club S.A. A football club in Colombia. Llan is a term found in many many Welsh towns and cities such as Llandudno, Llangollen, Llanelwy, Llantysilio, Llanbedr, Llansannan, Llanfarifechan, Llanrwst. In Welsh Llan is place name element found in many different towns and cities,  In Spanish a Llanero is a South American herder.  Llanos is a huge grassland plain in Colombia and Venezuela.

39. Llaneros de Guanare Escuela de Fútbol. A football club based in Guanare, Portuguesa State, Venezuela. Llan is often found in Welsh place names. 

40. Unión Deportiva Llanera. A Spanish football side based in Posada de Llanera, in the autonomous community of Asturias.  Llan is often found in Welsh place names. 

41. AC Milan. Some scholars claim that lan in the Italian name Milano, comes from the Celtic root lan. This is the source of the Welsh name llan. 

41. Inter Milan. Some scholars claim that lan in the Italian name Milano, comes from the Celtic root lan. This is the source of the Welsh name llan.