List of national association football teams by nickname
This is a list of nicknames of national association football teams.
AFC (Asian Football Confederation)
CAF (Confederation of African Football)
CONCACAF (Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football)
CONMEBOL (Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol)
OFC (Oceania Football Confederation)
UEFA (Union of European Football Associations)
Team | Nickname | Translation |
Albania |
Kuqezinjtë,[65] Shqiponjat (Shqipet) |
The Red and Blacks, The Eagles |
Andorra |
Tricolors |
|
Armenia |
Հավաքական (Havak'akan) |
The Collective (team) |
Austria |
Wunderteam[66] |
|
Azerbaijan |
Milli |
The National Team |
Belgium |
Les Diables Rouges, Rode Duivels |
The Red Devils (French and Dutch) |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Zmajevi, Ljljani, Zlatni Ljiljani |
The Dragons, (Golden) Lilies |
Bulgaria |
Лъвовете (Lavovete) |
The Lions |
Croatia |
Vatreni,[1] Kockasti |
The Fiery Ones; The Chequered Ones |
Czech Republic |
Nároďák[1] |
The National Team |
Denmark |
The Danish Dynamite |
|
England |
The Three Lions[1] |
|
Estonia |
Sinisärgid[67] |
The Blueshirts |
Finland |
Huuhkajat |
The Eagle Owls |
France |
Les Bleus[1] |
The Blues |
Georgia |
ჯვაროსნები (Jvarosnebi) |
The Crusaders |
Germany |
DFB or DFB-Elf; Nationalelf |
The Team; |
Greece |
Το Πειρατικό (To Piratiko); Η Εθνική (I Ethniki) |
The Pirate Ship; The National Team |
Hungary |
Nemzeti Tizenegy, Aranycsapat |
The National Eleven, The Golden Team |
Israel |
Ha Nivheret, Ha Khoolim Levanim, Ha Melah[68] |
The National Team, The Blues-And-Whites, The Salt |
Italy |
Azzurri |
The Blues |
Latvia |
Izlase |
The National Team (In Latvian) [69] |
Malta |
Il-Kavallieri |
The Knights (of Malta) |
Montenegro |
Hrabri Sokoli |
The Brave Falcons |
Netherlands |
Oranje[1] |
The Orange, Clockwork Orange, The Flying Dutchmen |
Northern Ireland |
Norn Iron [70] |
|
Norway |
Drillos |
Used during the leadership of Egil "Drillo" Olsen |
Poland |
Biało-czerwoni / Orły [1] |
The White and Reds / The Eagles |
Portugal |
Selecção das Quinas[1] |
National Team of the “Quinas” |
Republic of Ireland |
The Boys in Green |
|
Romania |
Tricolorii [71][72] |
The Tricolours |
Russia |
Sbornaya[1] |
The National team |
San Marino |
La Serenissima |
The Most Serene |
Scotland |
The Tartan Terriers |
|
Serbia |
Beli Orlovi |
The White Eagles |
Slovakia |
Repre / Naši |
Short for Národná reprezentácia (The National Team) / The Ours |
Slovenia |
Fantje |
The Boys |
Spain |
La Furia Roja, La Roja, La Furia[6][73] |
The Red Fury, The Red, The Fury |
Sweden |
Blågult |
The Blue-Yellow |
Switzerland |
Nati |
Short for Nationalmannschaft (The National Team) |
Turkey |
Ay Yıldızlılar |
The Crescent-Stars, The Comeback Kings |
Ukraine |
Синьо-жовті [1] |
The Blue and Yellows |
Wales |
Y Dreigiau |
The Dragons |
See also
References
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- ↑ http://www.furiaroja.org; also known simply as "La Roja"