List of non-FIFA and former national association football teams by nickname

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The following is a list of nicknames of non-FIFA and former national association football teams.

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Nicknames

Non-FIFA teams

ConIFA teams

  • Nicknames in italics are commonly used in English.
TeamNicknameEnglish translationNotesRef.
Flag of the Republic of Abkhazia.svg  Abkhazia ГорцыThe HighlandersFrom the Greater Caucasus mountains in northwestern Georgia. [1] [2]
КавказцыCaucasians
Flag of Artsakh.svg  Artsakh ԽաչակիրներThe CrusadersFrom the volunteer detachment of the Armenians from the diaspora who volunteered to fight in the Artsakh conflict. [3]
Flag of Ogaden National Liberation Front(2).svg  Barawa مدينة ﺑﺮﺍﻭةThe Barawanis [4]
Flag placeholder.svg  Cascadia The Dougies The Doug, or Douglas fir, is one of the primary symbols of the Cascadia bioregion. [5]
Flag of CSSC.svg  Chagos Islands [6]
Flag of the County of Nice.svg  County of Nice La SeleciounThe Selection [7]
Flag of Darfur.svg  Darfur Darfur United [8]
Flag of the Isle of Man.svg  Ellan Vannin Ellan VanninIsle of Man [9]
Felvidek (Upper Hungary) football flag.png  Felvidék [10]
Flagge Franken.svg  Franconia Franken-ElfFranken Eleven [11]
Flag of Greenland.svg  Greenland Polar-BamserneThe Polar Teddy BearsReferencing the polar bears that live within Greenland. [12]
Flag of Kurdistan.svg  Kurdistan Region The Tricolour TeamThe Kurdistan region's flag is a tricolour of green, red and white. [13]
Flag of Kabyle.svg  Kabylie [14]
Flag of Transcarpathian Oblast.svg  Kárpátalja kaːrpaːtɒjjɒ [14]
Flag of Kiribati.svg  Kiribati [15] [16]
Fictitious flag of Lazistan Sanjak.svg  Lazistan [17]
Matabeleland football flag.svg  Matabeleland IngqungquluThe Warrior Birds [18]
Flag of Monaco.svg  Monaco [19]
Flag of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.svg  Northern Cyprus Kuzey Kıbrıs Millî Futbol Takımı [20]
Flag of Occitania (with star).svg  Occitania La SeleccionThe Selection [21]
Flag of Padania.svg  Padania I RossocrociatiThe Red CrossesThe Saint George's cross has been used extensively as a symbol of Northern Italy. It was also included in the previous version of the flag of Padania. [22]
Panjab football flag.png  Panjab
Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec Les Québécois The Québécois [23]
Flag of Raetia.svg  Raetia Die Bündner The Grisons [24]
Roma flag.svg  Romani people I RomThe GypsiesRomanis are referred to as "gypsies". [25]
Sami flag.svg  Sápmi LappsLaplanders [26]
Flag of Sardinia.svg  Sardinia Sa NatzionaleThe National Team [27]
Skanska flaggan.svg  Skåneland SkånelandeneThe Scanians
Flag of Somaliland.svg  Somaliland
Flag of South Ossetia.svg  South Ossetia
Flag of Szekely Land.svg  Székely Land
Bicolor flag of Tamil Eelam.svg  Tamil Eelam Tamil TigersPossibly a reference to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, who fought for the region's independence from Sri Lanka.
Flag of Tibet.svg  Tibet 禁断の集団The ForbiddensNamed after the Danish documentary on the team, called The Forbidden Team. [28]
Flag of Transnistria (state).svg  Transnistria
Flag of Tuvalu.svg  Tuvalu
Unification flag of Korea.svg  United Koreans in Japan FC Korea [29]
Flag of Western Armenia.svg  Western Armenia The Highlanders [30]
Flag of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.svg  Western Sahara Los DromedariosThe Dromedaries [31]
Yorkshire Flag.png  Yorkshire The VikingsThe Vikings are major historical influencers of Yorkshire culture including dialect words and aspects of pronunciation derive from old Norse. [32] [33]
Flag of Zanzibar.svg  Zanzibar Zanzibar Heroes [31]
The Leopards [31]

Other non-FIFA teams

  • Nicknames in italics are commonly used in English.
TeamNicknameEnglish translationNotesRef.
Flag of the Basque Country.svg  Basque Country Euskal SelekzioaThe Basque Team [34]
Flag of Bonaire.svg  Bonaire
Flag of Brittany (Gwenn ha du).svg  Brittany The Black Devils
Les Diables Noirs
An Du Diaouloù
Flag of Catalonia.svg  Catalonia La SeleccióThe Selection [35]
La QuatribarradaThe QuadrupleIn reference to the four orange horizontal bands on the flag of Catalonia. [35]
La SegadoraThe Reapers Els Segadors is the official anthem of Catalonia. [35]
La SenacafThe Senacaf [35] [36]
Flag of French Guiana.svg  French Guiana Les Yana DòkòsThe Yana Dòkòs [37]
Flag of the Federated States of Micronesia.svg  Micronesia The Four StarsIn reference to the stars on the flag of the F.S. of Micronesia. [38]
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Team GB [39]
Flag of Guadeloupe (local).svg  Guadeloupe Les Gars de GuadeloupeGuys of Guadeloupe [40]
Les Boug'WadaGwada Boys [40]
Flag-of-Martinique.svg  Martinique Les MatininoThe MatatinoTribute to the history of the island. [41] [42]
Flag of Nauru.svg  Nauru
Flag of Niue.svg  Niue
Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands.svg  Northern Mariana Islands The Blue AyuyusAyuyu is the name given to the Coconut crab. [43]
Flag of Palau.svg  Palau
Proposed flag of Reunion (VAR).svg  Réunion Club RIn reference to the initial for Réunion. [44]
Flag of the Republika Srpska.svg  Republika Srpska Бијели орлови
Bijeli orlovi		The White Eagles
Flag of France.svg  Saint Martin Saint Swallows[ citation needed ]
Flag of Sint Maarten.svg  Sint Maarten
Flag of the Vatican City (2023-present).svg  Vatican City

Former teams

TeamNicknameEnglish translationNotesRef.
Flag of the CIS (UEFA Euro 1992).svg  CIS
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany Weltmeister der FreundschaftsspieleWorld Champion of FriendliesDubbed by Fritz Wutke, recalling the 3–3 draw in a friendly match against Brazil in the Maracanã Stadium coming from a three-goal deficit. [45] [46]
Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland
Ensign of the Palestine Mandate (1927-1948).svg  Mandatory Palestine Eretz IsraelLand of Israel [47]
Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1986-2010).svg  Netherlands Antilles De AntilopenThe Antelopes[ citation needed ]
Flag of Saar (1947-1956).svg  Saar
Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg  Serbia and Montenegro Plavi

Плави

The Blues[ citation needed ]
Flag of South Vietnam.svg  South Vietnam Rồng VàngGolden Dragons[ citation needed ]
Flag of South Yemen.svg  South Yemen صقور الجنوبFalcons of the South[ citation needed ]
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Красная АрмияRed Army[ citation needed ]
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia PlaviThe Blues[ citation needed ]
Flag of Zaire (1971-1997).svg  Zaire Les LéopardsThe Leopards [48]

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