A.F.C. Bournemouth is an English football club currently playing in Football League Two. The club plays at Dean Court in Kings Park, Boscombe, Bournemouth, Dorset and have been in existence since 1899. Nicknamed The Cherries the team traditionally, played in red and white stripes, until 1971, when the strip was changed to one similar to that of A.C. Milan playing in red and black stripes. A predominantly red shirt was chosen for the 2004-05 and 2005-06 seasons before announcing a return to the stripes for the 2006-07 season due to fan demand.

Founded in 1899 out of the remains of the older Boscombe St. John's Club, the club was originally known as Boscombe F.C.. To reflect the overall town it became Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic F.C. in 1923 just before being elected to the Football League. Under manager John Bond the club adopted the more streamlined A.F.C. Bournemouth name in 1972.

The south coast club became the first football club to score 5 goals at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, beating Lincoln City 5-2 in the 2002-03 Division 3 Play-off final (the Slovak national side equalled this feat in 2006 against Wales). However, they remain the only team to have scored five goals in a Football League play-off final. They are also famous for defeating holders Manchester United in the FA Cup in January 1984, while they were managed by Harry Redknapp.