A.F.C. Richmond
| Full name | Association Football Club Richmond | |||
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| Nickname | The Greyhounds | |||
| Founded | 1897 (fictional) | |||
| Ground | Nelson Road Stadium (fictional) | |||
| Capacity | 25,000 (fictional) | |||
| Manager | George Cartrick (former, fictional),Ted Lasso (former, fictional), Roy Kent (fictional) | |||
| League | Premier League (fictional depiction) | |||
| Website | afcrichmond.com | |||
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A.F.C. Richmond is a fictional English professional association football club based in the London borough of Richmond upon Thames, featured in the Apple TV+ show, Ted Lasso. They play in the Premier League, the top division of English football following promotion in Season 2.
The club's origins can be traced as far back as 1897. In recognition of this, the club's official crest features that date. The club played their home games inside the fictional grounds of the Nelson Road Stadium, a venue modeled after the real-life Selhurst Park, home of Crystal Palace F.C..
The club was owned by Rupert Mannion until his ex-wife, Rebecca Welton, seized ownership of the club after their divorce, which arose from Rupert’s repeated infidelity toward Rebecca, often enabled by the club’s director of football, Leslie Higgins.