football team names

 List of national association football teams by nickname

Africa (CAF)

Team	Nickname	Translation
Algeria	Les Fennecs	Desert Foxes
	Les Guerriers du Désert	The Desert Warriors
Angola	Palancas Negras	Sable antelopes
Benin	Les Écureuils	The Squirrels
Botswana	Zebras
Burkina Faso	Les Étalons	The Stallions
Burundi	Les Hirondelles	Swallows
Cameroon	Lions Indomptables	Indomitable Lions
Cape Verde	Tubarões Azuis	Blue Sharks
Central African Republic	Les Fauves	The Wild Beasts
Chad	Les Sao	After the Sao civilisation
Comoros	Les Coelecantes	The Coelacanths (A type of fish)
Congo	Diables Rouges	Red Devils
Congo DR	Les Léopards	The Leopards
Ivory Coast	Les Éléphants	The Elephants
Djibouti	Riverains de la Mer Rouge	Shoremen of the Red Sea
Egypt	الفراعنة	The Pharaohs
Equatorial Guinea	Nzalang Nacional	The Nation's Light
Eritrea		The Red Sea Boys
Ethiopia	Walyas
Gabon	Les Panthères	The Panthers
Gambia	Scorpions
Ghana	Black Stars
Guinea	Syli National	Elephant National Team
Guinea-Bissau	Djurtus	The Djurtus (a species of fox)
Kenya		Harambee Stars
Lesotho	Likuena	Crocodiles
Liberia	Lone Stars
Libya		The Mediterranean Knights
Madagascar	Barea	A species of zebu
Malawi	Flames
Mali	Les Aigles	Eagles
Mauritius	Club M
Morocco	Les Lions de l'Atlas (Al Esoud Al-Atlasiyah)[2]	Lions of the Atlas (mountains)
Mozambique	Os Mambas	The Mambas
Namibia	Brave Warriors
Niger	Mena	A species of antelope.
Nigeria	Super Eagles
Nigeria (Women's)	Super Falcons
Rwanda	Amavubi	The Wasps
São Tomé and Príncipe	Seleção dos Falcões e Papagaios	The Falcons and Parrots Team
Senegal	Les Lions de la Téranga	The Lions of Teranga
Seychelles	The Pirates
Sierra Leone	The Leone Stars
Somalia		Ocean Stars
South Africa	Bafana Bafana	Boys Boys
South Africa (Women's)	Banyana Banyana	Girls Girls
South Sudan		Bright Star
Sudan	صقور الجديان (Sokoor Al-Jediane)	Falcons of Jediane
		Nile Crocodiles
Swaziland	Sihalngu Semnikati	King's Shield
Tanzania		Kilimanjaro Stars
		Taifa Stars
Togo	Les Éperviers	The Sparrowhawks
Tunisia	Les Aigles de Carthage	Eagles of Carthage
Uganda	Cranes
Zimbabwe	The Warriors
Zambia	Chipolopolo	The Copper Bullets

Asia (AFC)

Team	Nickname	Translation
Afghanistan	شیران خراسان	Lions of Khorasan
Australia	Socceroos
Australia (Women's)	Matildas
Bahrain	آل الأحمر (al Ahmar)	The Red
Brunei	Tebuan	The Wasp
China PR	万里长城 (Wànli Chángchéng)	The Great Wall
China PR		The Dragons
China PR (women's)	铿锵玫瑰	The Steel Roses
India	Yoddha-E-Hind	Warriors of Hind, Blue tigers
India		Blue Tigers
Indonesia	Merah Putih	The Reds and Whites
	Garuda
Indonesia (Women's)	Putri Merah Putih	The Reds and Whites Ladies
	Putri Garuda	Garuda Ladies
Iran	تیم ملی Team Melli	The National Team
		Princes of Persia
Iraq	اسود الرافدين	Lions of Mesopotamia
Japan	サムライ・ブルー	Blue Samurai
Japan (Women's)	ナデシコ (Nadeshiko)	Large Pink
Jordan	النشامى (Al Nashama)	The Braves
Kuwait	Al-Azreg	The Blue
Lebanon	Les cèdres du Liban	Cedars of Lebanon
Malaysia	Harimau Malaya	Malayan Tigers
Maldives		Red Snappers
Mongolia	Xөx чононууд	Blue Wolves
Myanmar		Golden Tiger
		White Angels
Nepal	Gorkhali	Gurkha
North Korea	Chollima	Thousand-mile Horse
Oman		Red Warriors
Palestine	فرسان	The Knights
Pakistan		Greenshirts
Philippines	Azkals.	The Street Dogs.
Philippines (Women's)	Malditas.	Feisty Ladies.
Qatar	المارون	The Maroon
Saudi Arabia	Al Akhdar	The Green
		The Green Falcons
Singapore		The Lions
South Korea		Reds
	태극전사	Taeguk Warriors
Syria	نسور الشام	Damascus' Eagles, Qasyoun's (mountain) Eagles
Tajikistan	تاج	The Crown
Thailand	ช้างศึก (Changsuk)	War Elephants
Timor-Leste	O Sol Nascente	The Rising Sun
Turkmenistan	Green Man
United Arab Emirates	الصقور	The Falcons
Uzbekistan	Оқ Бўрилар	White Wolves
Vietnam	Những chiến binh Đỏ/ Ngôi sao vàng	The Red Warriors/ The Golden Star
Vietnam (Women's)	Nh?ng cô gái vàng	The Golden Girls

Europe (UEFA)

Team	Nickname	Translation
Albania	Kuqezinjtë, Shqiponjat (Shqipet)	The Red and Blacks, The Eagles
Andorra	Tricolors
Armenia	Հավաքական	The Collective Team
Austria	Wunderteam	The Wonder Team
Azerbaijan	Milli komanda	The National team
Belgium	Les Diables Rouges, Rode Duivels	The Red Devils (French and Dutch)
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Zmajevi, Ljljani, Zlatni Ljiljani	The Dragons, The Lilies, The Golden Lilies
Bulgaria	Лъвовете (Lvovete)	The Lions
Croatia	Vatreni, Kockasti	The Fiery Ones; The Chequered Ones
Czech Republic	Nároďák	The National Team
Denmark	The Danish Dynamite
England	The Three Lions
Estonia	Sinisärgid	The Blueshirts
Finland	Huuhkajat	The Eagle Owls
France	Les Bleu	The Blues
Georgia	ჯვაროსნები (Jvarosnebi)	The Crusaders
Germany	Die Mannschaft; Nationalelf; La Aplanadora(In Hispanic Countries);	The Team; The Steamroller;
Great Britain	Team GB
Greece	Το Πειρατικό (To Piratiko)	The Pirate Ship
Hungary	Nemzeti Tizenegy,Aranycsapat	The National Eleven;The Golden Team
Israel	Ha Nivheret, Ha Khoolim Levanim	The National Team, The Blues-And-Whites
Italy	Squadra Azzurra; Azzurri	The Blue Team; The Blues
Latvia	Izlase	The National Team (In Latvian)
Malta	Il-Kavallieri	The Knights (of Malta)
Montenegro	Hrabri Sokoli	The Brave Falcons
Netherlands	Oranje	The Orange, Clockwork Orange, The Flying Dutchmen
Northern Ireland	Norn Iron
Norway	Drillos	Used during the leadership of Egil "Drillo" Olsen
Poland	Bialo-czerwoni	The White and Reds
Portugal	Selecção das Quinas	National Team of the Shields
Republic of Ireland	The Boys in Green
Romania	Tricolorii	The Tricolours
Russia	Sbornaya	The National team
San Marino	La Serenissima	The Most Serenity
Scotland	The Tartan Terriers
Serbia	Beli Orlovi	The White Eagles
Slovakia	Repre / Naši	Short for Národná reprezentácia (The National Team) / The Ours
Spain	La Furia Roja, La Roja, La Furia	The Red Fury, The Red, The Fury
Sweden	Blågult	The Blue-Yellow
Switzerland	Nati	Short for Nationalmannschaft (The National Team)
Turkey	Ay Yildizlilar	The Crescent-Stars, The Comeback Kings
Ukraine	сині та жовті	The Blue and Yellows
Wales	Y Dreigiau	The Dragons

North America (CONCACAF)

Team	Nickname	Translation
Bahamas	Rake & Scrape Boys
Barbados	Bajan Pride
Belize	Beliceños
	Jaguars
Bermuda	Gombey Warriors
British Virgin Islands	Nature Boyz
Canada	Maple Leafs
	Canucks
	Les Rouges	The Reds
Costa Rica	La Sele	from "Seleccion"
	Los Ticos
Cuba	Los Leones del Caribe	The Caribbean Lions
Dominican Republic	Los Quisqueyanos
El Salvador	La Selecta	The Selected
	Los Cuscatlecos
Grenada	Spice Boyz
Guadeloupe	Les Gars de Guadeloupe	Guys of Guadeloupe
	Gwada Boys
	Les Boug'Wada	Creole version of "Gwada Boys"
Guatemala	Los Chapines
	La Azul y Blanco	The Blue & White
Haiti	Les Grenadiers
	Le Rouge et Bleu	The Red & Blue
Honduras	Los Catrachos
	La Bicolor	The Bi-color
	La H	The Letter H (The initial for Honduras)
Jamaica	Reggae Boyz
Jamaica (Women's)	Reggae Girlz
Mexico	La Plaga Negra	The Black Plague
	El Tri	from "Tricolor"
Nicaragua	Los Albiazules	The Whites & Blues
	Los Pinoleros	Pinole makers
	La Azul y Blanco	The Blue & White
Puerto Rico	El Huracán Azul	The Blue Hurricane
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Sugar Boys
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Vincy Heat
Trinidad and Tobago	Limbo Warriors
United States	Stars & Stripes
	Yanks

South America (CONMEBOL)

Team	Nickname	Translation
Argentina	La Albiceleste	The White and Sky-Blue
Bolivia	La Verde	The Green
Brazil	Auriverdes	Gold and Green
	Canarinhos	Little Canaries
	Seleção	Selection
	Samba Kings
Brazil (Women's)	Canarinhas	Little Female Canaries
Chile	La Roja	The Red
Colombia	Los Cafeteros	The Coffee Growers
Colombia (Women's)	Las Chicas Superpoderosas	Powerpuff Girls
Ecuador	Amarillos	Yellows
	La Tri	The Tricolour
Paraguay	La Albirroja	The White-Red
Peru	La Franja	The Strip
Uruguay	La Celeste	The Sky Blue
	Los Charrúas
Venezuela	La Vinotinto	The Burgundy