List of national association football teams by nickname
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This is a list of nicknames of national association football teams.
[edit] Europe
| Nickname |
Translation[1] |
Team |
| Odlar Yurdu |
The Land of Fire |
Azerbaijan |
| Լեռնականներ (Lernakanner) |
Highlanders |
Armenia |
| Kuqezinjtë[2] |
Red and Blacks, Eagles |
Albania |
| Selecção das Quinas[3] |
National Team of the Shields |
Portugal |
| La Furia Roja, La Roja, La Furia, La Selección[4][5] |
The Red Fury, The Red, The Fury, The Selection |
Spain |
| Zmajevi, Ljljani, Zlatni Ljiljani |
Dragons, Lilies, Golden Lilies |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Бели Орлови (Beli Orlovi) |
White Eagles |
Serbia |
| Wunderteam [6] |
Wonder Team |
Austria |
| Squadra Azzurra; Azzurri |
Blue Team; The Blues |
Italy |
| Les Bleus[3] |
The Blues |
France |
| Il-Kavallieri |
The Knights (of Malta) |
Malta |
| Die Mannschaft; La Aplanadora(In Hispanic Countries); Die Nationalelf |
The Team; The Steamroller; The national eleven |
Germany |
| The Boys in Green |
|
Republic of Ireland |
| Hrabri Sokoli |
The Brave Falcons |
Montenegro |
| Repre / Naši |
Short for Národná reprezentácia (National Team) / Ours |
Slovakia |
| Danish Dynamite |
|
Denmark |
| Les Diables Rouges, Rode Duivels |
Red Devils (French and Dutch) |
Belgium |
| Лъвовете |
The Lions |
Bulgaria |
| Huuhkajat |
Eagle Owls |
Finland |
| Nároďák [3] |
The National Team |
Czech Republic |
| Norn Iron [7] |
|
Northern Ireland |
| Oranje[3], Oranjeleeuwen |
Orange, Orange Lions, The Clockwork Orange, the Dutch eleven, The Flying Dutchmen |
Netherlands |
| ჯვაროსნები (Jvarosnebi) |
Crusaders |
Georgia |
| Το Πειρατικό (To Piratiko) |
The Pirate Ship |
Greece |
| The Three Lions[3] |
|
England |
| The Tartan Terriers |
|
Scotland |
| Tricolorii [8][9] |
The Tricolours |
Romania |
| Tricolors |
|
Andorra |
| Vatreni[3], Kockasti |
The Fiery Ones; The Chequered Ones |
Croatia |
| Biało-czerwoni[3] |
White and Reds |
Poland |
| Drillos |
Used during the leadership of Egil "Drillo" Olsen |
Norway |
| Blågult |
Blue-Yellow |
Sweden |
| Nati |
short for Nationalmannschaft (National Team) |
Switzerland |
| Ay Yıldızlılar |
Crescent-Stars, Comeback Kings |
Turkey |
| Жовто-Блакитні (Zhovto-Blakytni), Збірна (Zbirna)[3] |
Yellow-Blue, Selection |
Ukraine |
| Sinisärgid[10] |
Blueshirts |
Estonia |
| The Dragons |
|
Wales |
| Izlase |
The National Team (In Latvian) [11] |
Latvia |
| La Serenissima |
The Most Serenity |
San Marino |
[edit] Africa
[edit] Americas
[edit] Middle East
| Nickname |
Translation[1] |
Team |
| Team-e Melli/تیم ملی |
The National Team |
Afghanistan |
| Les cèdres du Liban [56] |
Cedars of Lebanon |
Lebanon |
| Al-Azreg |
The Blue |
Kuwait |
| نسور الشام, نسور قاسيون |
Damascus' Eagles, Qasyoun's (mountain) Eagles |
Syria |
| تیم ملی، شاهزادههای پارسی[3] |
The National Team, Princes of Persia |
Iran |
| Ay Yıldızlılar [57] |
Crescent-Stars |
Turkey |
| Ha Nivheret, Ha Khoolim Levanim,[58] |
The National Team, The Blues-And-Whites |
Israel |
[edit] Asia and Pacific Region
[edit] See also
[edit] References
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- ^ disputed; nickname for teams of 1934 and 1938
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- ^ not confirmed
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- ^ Formerly known as the SWANZ.
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