List of national football (soccer) teams by nickname
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This is a list of nicknames of men's and women's national football teams.
| Nickname | Translation[1] | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
[edit] Notes
- ^ All nicknames taken from What's in a name? Part II unless otherwise indicated
- ^ Mbeki sparks Bafana debate
