Team Nickname notes

Afghanistan Team Melli meaning “the National Team” (in Persian)

Albania Kuqezijte “the Red and Blacks” (in Albanian)
Algeria Les Fennecs The Desert Foxes (in French)
American
Au Filli “the National Team” (in Samoan)
Samoa
Andorra la Seleccio Tricolor “the Tricolor Selection” (in Catalan)
Angola Os Palancas Negras The Black Antelopes (in Portuguese)
the Rainbow
Anguilla Warriors, the Soccer
Dolphins
Antigua and
the Wadadi Boyz Wadadi is a local dance
Barbuda
Argentina la Albiceleste “the White and Sky Blues” (in Spanish)
Armenia Azgayin Havaqakan “the National Team” in Armenia
Aruba la Seleccion “the Selection”
a hybrid word from Soccer and Kangaroo (a native
Australia the Socceroos
animal to Australia)
meaning the Wonder Team (also das Team, die Rot-
Austria Wunderteam
Weiss-Roten - “the Red, White and Reds” in German)
Odlar Yurdu
Azerbaijan “the Team from the Land of Fire” in Azeri
Komandasi
the Rake and Scrape
Bahamas named after a local dance
Boys
Bahrain Al Theeb Al Ahmar meaning “the Red Wolves” in Arabic
Bangladesh Jatyia Dol “the National Team” in Bengali
Barbados Bajan Pride Bajan is a popular team for citizens of Barbados
Nacionalnaya
Belarus meaning “the National Team” in Belorussian
Sbornaya
les Diables Rouges /
Belgium 'the Red Devils' (in French and Flemish)
Rode Duivels
Belize The Jaguars
Benin Les Ecureuils The Squirrels (in French
Bermuda the Gombey Warriors after a traditional dance
Bhutan the Yellow Dragons also Druk XI (“the Dragons XI” in Dzongkha)
La Verde means 'The Green' or to some 'The Green
Bolivia La Verde
Pasture' because of one of the colors of the national flag.
Bosnia- “the National Team” (in Bosnian). also Zuto-Plavi (“the
BH Representacija
Herzegovina Blue and Yellows” in Bosnian)
Botswana the Zabras
 'little canary', or The Selection/National Team (in
Brazil Canarinho, or Seleção
Portuguese)
British Virgin
the Nature Boyz
Islands
Brunei
Tebuan meaning "The Wasps" or “the Hornets” in Malay.
Darussalam
Bulgaria Lavovete “the Lions” in Bulgarian
Burkina Faso les Etalons the Stallions” in French
les Hirondelles –
Burundi Intamba Mu “the Swallows” in French and Kirundi
Rugamba
Cambodia Krom Chumreswcheit “the National Team” in Khmer
Cameroon Lions indomitables meaning Indomitable Lions (in French)
Canada the Canucks a slang term for Canadians. also the Maple Leafs
“the Black Sharks” (in Portuguese). Also Crioulos (“the
Cape Verde Tubaroes Azuis
Crioles” in Portuguese)
Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands
Team
Central African “the Fwans of Ubangui”, a tributary of the Congo river,
les Faons d’Ubangui
Republic in French
after the Sao civilization that once inhabited part of
Chad les Sao
Chad
Chile La Roja The Reds (in Spanish)
Team China – Zhong
China also Team Dragon – Long Zhi Dui
Guo Dui,
Chinese Taipei Zhong Hua Dui “China Team” in Chinese
meaning “the Tricolors” (in Spanish). Also la Seleccion
Colombia la Tricolor
Cafetera (“the Coffee Makers”)
“the Coelecanths” in French, a prehistoric fish once
Comoros les Coelecantes believed to be extinct but which has reappeared off the
coast of Comoros
Congo les Diables Rouges “the Red Devils” in French
Congo DR Les Simbas “the Lions” in Swahili
Cook Islands Soka Kuki Airani “the National Team” in Maori, the Green and Whites
Spanish slang for natives of Costa Rica. Also la Tricolor
Costa Rica Los Ticos (“the Tricolors” in Spanish), la Roja (“the Reds”), la
Sele (“the Selection”
Cote d’Ivoire Les Éléphants The Elephants (in French)
Croatia Vatreni Fiery boys
meaning “the Tricolors” (in Spanish). Also los Leones
Cuba la Tricolor
del Caribe (“the Lions of the Caribbean”)
Cyprus I Galanolefki “the White and Blues” in Greek
The Locomotive. Also Cesti Lvi ( "the Czech Lions” in
Czech Republic Lokomotiva
Czech), Narodny Tym (“the National Team” in Czech)
Demark Danish Dynamite
les Riverains de la
Djibouti the Young Red Sea in French
Mer Rouge
Dominica Dominica Team
Dominican
los Quisqueyanos a slang term for Dominicans in Spanish
Republic
Ecuador la Tri or la Tricolor the Tricolor (in Spanish)
Egypt the Pharaohs
Los Guanacos or La
El Salvador “Guanaco” is Spanish slang for citizens of El Salvador
Selecta
England the Three Lions
Equatorial “the National Lighting” (in Fang). Also Veve Nacional
la Nzalang Nacional
Guinea (“the National Sparkle” in Fang).
Eritrea the Red Sea Boys
Estonia Sinisargid “the Blues” in Estonian
Ethiopia Walyas a species of wild goat
Faroe Islands Landslidid “the National Team” in Faroese
Fiji Timi ni viti “the National Team” in Fijian
Finland Sinivalkoiset “the White and Blues” in Finnish
France les Bleus meaning 'the blues' in French
Gabon les Pantheres the Panthers” in French
Gambia the Scorpions
menaing “the Crisaders” in Georgian. Also erovnuli
Georgia Jvarosnebi
Nakrevi (“the National Team” in Georgian)
Die Mannschaft, or
Germany meaning 'The Team', 'The National Eleven' (in German)
Die Nationalelf
Ghana the Black Stars
The Pirate Ship. Also Peirates (“the Pirates” in Greek),
Greece To Peiratiko
Ethniki Ellados (“the Greek Team” in Greek)
Grenada the Spice Boys
"Matao" refers to the people in the upper class of the
Guam Matao ancient Guam society. Previously the team was known
as "the Men in Blue and White".
“Chapin” is Spanish slang for a citizen of Guatemala.
Guatemala el Equipo Chapin also la Azul y Blanco (“the Blue and Whites” in
Spanish) and la Bicolor (“the Bicolors”)
Guinea Syli Nationale the National Elephants (in Susu)
Guinea-Bissau os Djurtus Creole for a species of fox
The Golden Jaguars,
Guyana
the Guy Stars
meaning “the Bicolors” (in French). Also l’Onze
Haiti les Bicolores
national (“the National Eleven” in French)
Catracho is Spanish slang for a citizen of Honduras,
Honduras Los Catrachos therefore meaning 'the Hondurans'. Also la Bicolor (“the
Bicolors” in Spanish)
Hong Kong Hong Kong Team
“the National Team” in Hungarian). Also the Magical
Hungary Valogatott Magyars (particularly in relation to the Hungary team of
the 1950s)
Iceland Strakamir Okkar “Our Boys” in Icelandic
The Indian National team are also sometimes referred to
India Blue Tigers as the the "Bhangra Boys" (Bhangra is a dance
originating from the Punjab region)
meaning “the Red and Whites”. Another nickname for
Indonesia Merah Putih the Indonesian Football Team is "Garuda" (see
comments below)
Team Mehdi or Team meaning the National Team (in Persian). Also Shirants
Iran
Melli Perse (“the Persian Lions” in Persian)
“the Lions of the Two Rivers” in Arabic, also the
Iraq Osod Al Rafideen
Babylon Lions
Israel Nivheret Hatchelet “the Sky Blue Team” in Hebrew
meaning 'blues'. Also la Nazionale (“the National
Italy Azzurri
Team”)
Jamaica Reggae Boyz
also Nihon Daihyo (“Japanese Representatives” in
Japan Samurai Blues
Japanese)
Jordan Al Nashama “the Brave” in Arabic
Kazakhstan Kazakhstanskie barsy “the Snow Leopards” in Russian
“Harambee” means “We will work together” in Swahili
Kenya the Harambee Stars
and is also the country’s motto.
In the local Chamorro dialect, the "y" is pronounced like
Northern a "z." So it is pronounced ah-zu-zus. An ayuyu is a large
Blue Ayuyus
Mariana Islands land crab that is prized as a delicacy. Both the men and
women's teams use this nickname.
North Korea A Korean mythical horse, translates as "thousand-mile
Chollima
(Korea DPR horse"
South Korea Asian Tigers or
also the Red Devils
(Korea Republic Taeguk Warriors
Kuwait Al Azraq “the Blues” in Arabic
Kyrgyzstan Krasnaya Sbornaya “the Red Team” in Russian
Laos Thim Xad “the National Team” in Laos
Latvia Izlase “the National Team” in Latvian
Lebanon Al Aarz “the Team of Cedars” in Arabic
Lesotho the Likuena “the Crocodile” in Sesotho
Liberia the Lone Star
Libya Al Akhdar “the Greens” in Arabic
short for “Nationalmannschaft”, meaning “National
Liechtenstein Nati
Team” in German
Lithuania Rinktine “the National Team” in Lithuanian
Luxembourg D’Leiwen “the Lions” in Luxembourgish
Macau a Equipa Verde “the Green Team” in Portuguese
Macedonia Creveni Lavovi “the Red Lions” in Macedonian
a species of zebu, which appears of the country’s coat of
Madagascar Bareas
arms
Malawi the Flames the word “Malawi” itself means “flames” in Chichewa
Malaysia Sang Harimau “the Malaysian Tigers” in Malay
Maldives Guamee Team “the National Team” in Dhivehi
Mali Les Aigles The Eagles (in French)
Malta Knights of St John
Mauritania les Mourabitounes after an ancient dynasty that ruled Mauritania
Mauritius Club M Also "les Dodos" after the dodo bird
el Tri / el Tricolor / also less commonly uses the alternative nickname of
Mexico
Tricolores "Los Aztecas".
Moldova Selectionata “the Selection” in Moldovan
Blue Wolf is a symbol of Turkic and Mongolian people.
Blue Wolves Named after the Mongolian Blue Wolf legend. The team
Mongolia
( Хөх чононууд ) has also been known in the past as "Shegshee", which
means “the National Team” in Mongolian.
Montenegro Sokoli “the Hawks” in Serbian
Montserrat the Emerald Boys
les Lions de l’Atlas, “the Lions of Atlas” (in French), named after the Atlas
Morocco
Atlas Lions Mountains
Mozambique the Mambas the most poisonous snake in Africa
also Latywesinahthin, “the National Team” in Myanmar
Myanmar White Angels

Namibia the Brave Warriors

Gorkhalis means the inhabitants of Gorkha. Nepal was
Nepal Gorkhalis
frequently called the Gorkhali Kingdom. Sometimes
 they are also called "Rastriya Toli", meaning “the
National Team” in Nepalese.
Netherlands /
Oranje meaning 'orange' (in Dutch)
Holland
Netherlands
e Selekshon “the Selection” in Papiamento
Antilles
French for the kagu bird that is native to New
New Caledonia les Cagous Caledonia. Also known as les Rouges et Gris (“the Red
and Greys” in French).
New Zealand the All Whites
meaning “the Blues and Whites”. Also known as el
Nicaragua la Azul y Blanco Equipo Pinolero (“Pinolero” is a slang for a citizen of
Nicaragua)
Niger the Mena a species of antelope
Nigeria the Super Eagles
Republic of
the Boys in Green
Ireland
the Green and White
Northern Ireland
Army
Norway Landslaget “the National Team” in Norwegian
Oman Al Ahmar “the Reds” in Arabic
the Green and White
Pakistan
Team
Palestine Al Muntakhab “the National Team” in Arabic
“the Red Tide”. Also known as el Equipo Canalero (“the
Panama Marea Roja
Canal Team”)
Papua New PNG Team – Nesenol
“the National Team” in Tok Pisin
Guinea Tim
Paraguay Guaraníes also La Albirroja (White and red in Spanish)
Peru la Blanquirroja “the White and Reds” in Spanish
Derived from the word askal, meaning “the Stray Dogs”
Philippines Azkals in Philipino. They are also known as the "Tri-Stars"
(From the three stars on their flag).
White-Reds ( in Polish). Also Polskie Orly (“ the Polish
Poland Bialo-Czerwoni
Eagles” in Polish)
Portugal Selecção das Quinas National Team (in Portuguese)
Puerto Rico El Huracán Azul Spanish for "The Blue Hurricane"
Qatar Al Ennabi “the Crimsons” in Arabic
Romania Tricolorii Three Colored Ones (in Romanian)
Russia Sbornaya meaning 'Team' or 'Selection'
Rwanda Amavubi “the Wasps” in Kinyarwanda
Samoa Manumea after a native bird
San Marino la Serenissima “the Most Serene” in Italian
Sao Tome e
os Verde-Amarelos “the Green and Yellows” in Portuguese
Principe
“the Green Hawks/Falcons” (in Arabic). Also Ouilad Al
Saudi Arabia Al Sogour Al Akhdar
Sahraa (“the Sons of the Desert” in Arabic)
Scotland the Tartan Army particularly used in reference of Scotland’s fans
Les Lions de la The Lions of Teranga / the Lions of Hospitality (in
Senegal
Teranga French). “Teranga” originates from the Wolof language.
Serbia Plavi the blue, or Orlovi (“the eagles” in Serbian)
Seychelles the Pirates
Sierra Leone the Leones Stars
Singapore the Lions
Slovakia The Fighting Jondas also Narodny Tim (“the National Team” in Slovak)
Slovenia Reprezentanca “the Representatives” in Slovenian
Solomon Islands the Bonitos after a species of fish similar to tuna
Somalia the Ocean Stars
South Africa Bafana Bafana "the boys, the boys" in isiZulu
meaning 'The Red Fury'. Alos la Seleccion (“the
Spain La Furia Roja
Selection” in Spanish).
also sometimes known as Papandu Kandyama, which
Sri Lanka Brave Reds
means “the National Team” in Sinhalese.
St Kitts and
the Sugar Boy
Nevis
St Lucia Saint Lucia Team
St Vincent and
the Vincy Heat
the Grenadines
Sudan Sokoor Al-Jediane Desert Hawks. Also the Nile Crocodiles
Natio stands for the abbreviation of national, and
national refers to national team. Other names that are
Suriname Natio
used are A-Selektie, which means “the A Selection” in
Dutch, and Suriboys.
Swaziland Sihlangu Semnikati “the Shield of His Majesty” in Swaz
the Blue and Yellows (in Swedish). Also Kronos (“the
Sweden Blågult
Crowns” in Swedish).
Schweizer Nati, or
Switzerland meaning 'The Nats' – short for Nationals
just Nati
Syria Al Ahmar the Reds” in Arabic
Tahiti l’Equipe du Fenua “fenua” means “island” in Tahitian
Tajikistan Dastai Muntakhabi “the National Team” in Tajik
 “Taifa” is Swahili for country. Also known as the
Tanzania the Taifa Stars
Kilimanjaro Stars
also known as Team Chart Tai, “the National Team” in
Thailand 'War Elephants'
Thai
Meaning 'The Rising Sun' in Portugeuese. Also known
Timor-Leste O Sol Nascente
as The Little Samba Nation and El Lafaek.
Togo les Eperviers the hawks or Sparrowhawks (in French)
Tonga Timi Fakafomua “the National Team” in Tongan
Trinidad &
Soca Warriors named after after a local musical genre
Tobago
Les Aigles de
Tunisia The Eagles of Carthage (in French)
Carthage
Ay Yıldızlılar (or Ay
Turkey meaning Crescent Stars
Yildiz
Turkmenistan Akhal-Teke the Dark Horses
Turks and
TCI Team
Caicos Islands
Uganda the Cranes the bird which appears on their crest
Ukraine Zbirna or Sbirna national team (in Ukrainian)
United Arab
Al Sukoor “the Eagles” in Arabic
Emirates
Uruguay Charrúas also La Celeste Olímpica (The Olympic Sky Blue)
The Dashing Eagle is the American symbol of power
US Virgin
The Dashing Eagle and grace, transformed to embody the unique optimism,
Islands
flair, and self-determination of the islands.
USA The Stars and Stripes
White Wolves (Oq
also soemtimes known as Terma Jamoasi, meaning “the
Uzbekistan boสปrilar/Oา ะฑั
National Team” in Uzbek.
pะธะปap)
the Men in Black and
Vanuatu
Gold
Venezuela la Vinotinto “the Burgundies” in Spanish
Vietnam Doituyen Qocdia “the National Team” in Vietnamese
Wales the Dragons
Yemen Al Yemen al Saeed “Happy Yemen” in Arabic
Zaire Leopards
Zambia Chipolopolo The Copper Bullets (in Bemba)
Zimbabwe the Warriors