Talk:List of fan-owned sports teams

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[edit] Fan vs. "public"

Do we know, in fact, that "fans" own these teams? Perhaps I inherited an ownership claim, but I'm not a fan of the team? I think this should be re-named "List of publicly-owned sports teams" or something similar. The point of distinction is that it is a collective ownership, not a corporate entity nor an individual, no? --ZimZalaBim ^talk 00:25, 9 October 2007 (UTC)

I think , he means by (Fans) who are Club's members. Saudi⁹⁹⁹⁹ 00:37, 9 October 2007 (UTC)

Huh? --ZimZalaBim ^talk 01:58, 9 October 2007 (UTC)

Maybe it could be renamed as 'community owned' sports teams. 134.148.5.118 06:37, 31 October 2007 (UTC)

I think fan-owned is probably the clearest, although maybe member-owned could also work? Sports teams under collective ownership?

On a related topic, I thought most German football teams were fan-/member-/collectively owned?

--Bcnviajero 18:22, 13 November 2007 (UTC)

Every sports club in Germany has to be member. In the Bundesliga there are some teams driven by a separate Inc. or a Ltd., but the German FA says the original clubs have to be the owner of 51% or more of that Inc./Ltd. So all German teams are more or less member driven. 84.172.160.247 (talk) 14:16, 19 November 2007 (UTC)

fan-owned or supporter-owned clubs should meet some incuestionable points:

1. Should be open for all the fans of the club 2. One member, one vote 3. Anyone can be elected for president or the board

--sdmyp 14:28, 28 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Colo-Colo and Atlas, out of the list

In the Colo-Colo page says -"In 2005 the club was turned into a joint stock company ("sociedad anónima") managed by Blanco y Negro S.A. (Black and White A.S., in reference to the team colors), and was put on the Santiago Stock Exchange."- It´s a Public comany that it´s innelegible for the list.

Atlas is not open for all the fans because only a hundred persons can manage the club

--sdmyp 14:28, 28 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Added AFC Liverpool

As above 83.104.60.60 (talk) 09:45, 27 March 2008 (UTC)