桑德兰足球俱乐部(Sunderland Association Football Club)于1879年成立,主场位于英格兰东北部桑德兰市威尔河(River Wear)畔新建的光明球场(Stadium of Light)。桑德兰早年的主场位于洛加公园球场(Roker Park,1898-1997),故被称为“洛加人”(Rokermen)。在二十世纪前期,桑德兰经常花费巨额金钱购买球员,亦被戏称为“英伦银行俱乐部”(Bank of England club),现时绰号为“黑猫”(Black Cats)。俱乐部格言Consectatio Excellentiae意思为“追求卓越”。球队共夺得六次甲组联赛冠军,但最近一次已是1936年。 Founded in 1879, the Sunderland Association Football Club is home to the newly established Stadium of Light on the River Wear in Sunderland, northeast England. Sunderland’s early home was at Roker Park (1898-1997) and was called the “Rokermen”. In the early part of the twentieth century, Sunderland often spent huge sums of money to buy players and was also dubbed the “Bank of England club”, now nicknamed “Black Cats.” The club motto Consectatio Excellentiae means “pursuit of excellence”. The team won six league titles altogether, but the last time it was 1936.