List of national association football teams by nickname
This is a list of nicknames of men's and women's national football teams.
Nickname | Translation[1] | Team |
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Kuq e Zinjtë | Red and Blacks | Albania |
AlSoqour Al kothor | the Green falcons | Saudi Arabia |
Cedars | Lebanon | |
Türko | Turkey | |
Les gars de Guadeloupe | Gwadaboys | Guadeloupe |
Renards du Désert | Desert Foxes | Algeria |
Palancas Negras | Black Antelopes | Angola |
Les Eperviers | The Sparrowhawks | Togo |
Sokoor Al-Jediane | Falcons of Jediane | Sudan |
Selecção das Quinas | National team of the five | Portugal |
Furia Roja | Red Fury | Spain |
The Bravehearts | Scotland | |
Celeste | Sky (Blue) | Uruguay |
Plavi | Serbia | |
Wunderteam | Wonder Team | Austria |
Lone Stars | Liberia | |
Simbas | Lions | Democratic Republic of Congo |
Les Ecureuils | Squirrels | Benin |
Les Hirondelles | Swallows | Burundi |
Les Aigles | Eagles | Mali |
Syli Nationale | National Elephants | Guinea |
Black Stars | Ghana | |
Les Aigles de Carthage | Eagles of Carthage | Tunisia |
Albicelestes | White and Sky blue | Argentina |
Los Gauchos | The Gauchos | Argentina |
Auriverdes | Gold and Green | Brazil |
Seleçao | The Selection | Brazil |
Canarinhos | Little Canaries | Brazil |
Los Cafeteros | The Coffee Growers | Colombia |
Charruas | Peru | |
La Vinotinto | The Burgundy | Venezuela |
All Whites | New Zealand | |
Guaraní | Paraguay | |
Squadra Azzurra | Blue Team | Italy |
Bafana Bafana[2] | The Boys | South Africa |
Bojovni Jondovci | The Fighting Jondas | Slovakia |
Les Bleus | The Blues | France |
The Boys in Green | Republic of Ireland | |
Chipolopolo | The Copper Bullets | Zambia |
Les Diables Rouges, Rode Duivels | Red Devils (French and Dutch) | Belgium |
Yoddha-E-Hind | India | |
Merah Putih | The Red and Whites | Indonesia |
Blue Samurai | Japan | |
Greenshirts | Pakistan | |
Danish Dynamite | Denmark | |
Les Éléphants | The Elephants | Côte d'Ivoire |
Huuhkajat | Eagle Owls | Finland |
Les Lions de l'Atlas | Atlas Lions | Morocco |
Lions Indomptables | Indomitable Lions | Cameroon |
Les Lions de la Téranga | The Lions of Teranga | Senegal |
The Locomotive | Czech Republic | |
Matildas | Australia (women's) | |
Norn Iron | Northern Ireland | |
Oranje | Orange, The Clockwork Orange | Netherlands |
Die Nationalelf | The National Eleven | Germany |
Το Πειρατικό ,To Piratiko | The Pirate Ship | Greece |
The Pharoahs | Egypt | |
Portokaloi | Cyprus | |
The Reggae Boyz | Jamaica | |
Sinivalkoiset | Finland | |
Soca Warriors | Trinidad and Tobago | |
Socceroos | Australia | |
The Steel Roses | China (women's | |
Super Eagles | Nigeria | |
Super Falcons | Nigeria (women's) | |
Taeguk Warriors | South Korea | |
The Three Lions | England | |
Los Ticos | Costa Rica | |
La mare rojo | The red tide | Panama |
Vincy Heat | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
Spice Boyz | Grenada | |
Sugar Boys | Saint Kitts and Nevis | |
Tricolors | Andorra | |
Los Tricolores, El Tri | The Tricolor | Mexico |
Amarillos | Yellows | Ecuador |
Vatreni | The Fiery Ones | Croatia |
Kockasti | The Chequereds | Croatia |
The Red, White & Blue | United States | |
Yanks | United States | |
The Flames | Malawi | |
Harimau Bintang | The Leopards | Brunei Darussalam |
Los Linces | The Lynxs | Andalusie |
Notes
- ^ All nicknames taken from What's in a name? Part II unless otherwise indicated
- ^ Mbeki sparks Bafana debate