List of CONMEBOL national association football teams by nickname

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The following is a list of nicknames of South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) national association football teams.

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Nicknames

TeamNicknameEnglish translationNotesRef.
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina La AlbicelesteThe White and Sky-BlueThe Argentinian flag has 3 equal stripes, the white and blue stripe represent the sky clouds and the yellow sun in the middle. [1]
Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia La VerdeThe GreenIn 1957, the Bolivian Football Federation decided to use one of the colors in the Flag of Bolivia. Given red and yellow were used by many of the other South American countries, green became the primary color, leading to the nickname "La Verde" ("The Green"). [2]
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil CanarinhoThe Little CanaryIn reference to the yellow shirt. [2]
A SeleçãoThe TeamSeleção means a word in portuguese for an association football national team. [3]
Verde-AmarelaThe Green and YellowThe flag of Brazil also known in Portuguese as Verde e amarela ("The Green and Yellow"). [2]
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile La RojaThe Red OneThe Chile national football team wears Red Jerseys, Blue shorts and white socks. The color scheme of red, white, and blue has been in use since 1947. [4]
El equipo de todosEveryone's team [5]
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Los CafeterosThe Coffee GrowersColombian coffee is renowned around the world for its quality and delicious taste. [6]
La TricolorThe Tricolour The national flag of Colombia symbolizes Colombian independence from Spain, gained on 20 July 1810. It is a horizontal tricolor of yellow, blue and red. [7]
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia (Women's)Las Chicas Superpoderosas The Powerpuff Girls In reference to the popular Powerpuff Girls cartoon, in which super-powered little girls set out to save the world. [8] [9]
Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador La Tri / TricolorThe TricolourThe Flag of Ecuador has a horizontal tricolor of yellow blue and red with the National Coat of Arms superimposed at the center. [10]
Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay La AlbirrojaThe White-RedFrom the Paraguayan Flag which is white and red. [10]
Los GuaraníesThe Guaraní From their ancestors. Many modern Paraguayans are descendants of the intermingling of the Spanish and Guarani. [10]
Flag of Peru (state).svg  Peru La BlanquirrojaThe White-RedFrom the Peruvian flag which is white and red. [2]
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay La Celeste (Olímpica)The (Olympic) Sky BlueFrom the Uruguay flag which has sky blue and white colors. [2] [11]
Los Charrúas The CharrúaIndigenous people living in present-day Uruguay. [2]
Flag of Venezuela (state).svg  Venezuela La VinotintoThe BurgundyBecause of the traditional burgundy color of their shirts. [12]
Los LlanerosThe PlainsmenA llanero is a South American herder. The name is taken from the Llanos grasslands occupying western-central Venezuela. [2]
La Remolacha MecanicaThe Clockwork BeetFrom the sugar beetroot. [2]

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Football (Soccer) Team Nicknames". Topendsports.com.
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  4. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 22 July 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ↑ "Chile vs Peru Prediction. Sure Bet tips & H2H" . Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  6. ↑ Elcomercio.pe, Redacción (7 February 2019). "Colombia: Carlos Queiroz presentado como entrenador de la selección 'cafetera'". El Comercio (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  7. ↑ "OFICIAL: Carlos Queiroz es el nuevo DT de Colombia | Goal.com". www.goal.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  8. ↑ Colombia debuta este miércoles en los Olímpicos con las Chicas Superpoderosas Archived 22 January 2013 at archive.today
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