List of mainland European football club nicknames
This is a list of nicknames for mainland European football clubs.
| Nickname | Translation | Club | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Die Grün-Weißen | The Green and Whites | Rapid Vienna | Austria |
| Les Sang et Or | The Blood(red) and Gold | A.F.C. Tubize | Belgium |
| De Vereniging | The Association | Cercle Brugge K.S.V. | Belgium |
| De Club | The Club | Club Brugge K.V. | Belgium |
| De Kanaries | The Canaries | K. Sint-Truidense V.V. | Belgium |
| De Buffalo's | The Buffalos (reference to Buffalo Bill) | KAA Gent | Belgium |
| De Kakkers | The Crappers | KV Mechelen | Belgium |
| The Great Old | Royal Antwerp F.C. | Belgium | |
| Essevee | Dialectic pronunciation of the abbreviation "S.V." | S.V. Zulte Waregem | Belgium |
| Les Rouches | The Reds | Standard Liège | Belgium |
| Kanarite | The Canaries | Botev Plovdiv | Bulgaria |
| Drakonite | The Dragons | Dunav | Bulgaria |
| Zelenite orli | The Green Eagles | Ludogorets | Bulgaria |
| Piratite | The Pirates | Maritsa | Bulgaria |
| Modri | The blues | Dinamo Zagreb | Croatia |
| Bili | The whites | HNK Hajduk Split | Croatia |
| Majstori s Mora | Masters from the seaside | HNK Hajduk Split | Croatia |
| Sešívaní | Stapled | Slavia Praha | Czech Republic |
| Rudí | Reds | Sparta Praha | Czech Republic |
| De Hvide | The Whites | AGF Aarhus | Denmark |
| De Striwede | The Striped | Odense Boldklub | Denmark |
| Stregerne | Stripes | Odense Boldklub | Denmark |
| Striwerne | The Stripes | Odense Boldklub | Denmark |
| Klubi | The Club | HJK Helsinki | Finland |
| Les Rouge et Blanc | The Red and Whites | AS Monaco | France |
| Les Verts | The Greens | AS Saint-Étienne | France |
| Les Chamois | The Chamois | Chamois Niortais FC | France |
| Les Sangliers | The Wildboars | CS Sedan Ardennes | France |
| Les Forgerons | The Blacksmiths | FC Gueugnon | France |
| Les Merlus | The Hakes | FC Lorient | France |
| Les Graoullys | The Graoully Dragons | FC Metz | France |
| Les Grenats | The Maroons (kit colour) | FC Metz | France |
| Les Canaris | The Canaries | FC Nantes | France |
| Les Lionceaux | The Lion Cubs | FC Sochaux | France |
| Les Marine et Blanc | Blue and White | Girondins de Bordeaux | France |
| Les Dogues | The Mastiffs | Lille | France |
| Les Crocodiles | The Crocodiles | Nimes Olympique | France |
| Les Aiglons | The Eaglets | OGC Nice | France |
| Les Gones | The Boys | Olympique Lyon | France |
| Les Phocéens | The Phocians | Olympique Marseille | France |
| Les Parisiens | The Parisians | Paris Saint-Germain F.C. | France |
| Les Sang et Or | The Blood and Gold | RC Lens | France |
| Les Lions | The Lions | SC Bastia | France |
| Les Violets | The Purples | Toulouse FC | France |
| Les Athéniens | The Athenians | Valenciennes FC | France |
| Die Roten Teufel | Red Devils | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Germany |
| Der Club | The Club | 1. FC Nürnberg | Germany |
| Kartoffelkäfer | Potato beetles | Alemannia Aachen | Germany |
| Die Werkself | The Factory XI | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | Germany |
| Die Schwarzgelben | The Black and Yellows | Borussia Dortmund | Germany |
| Die Fohlen | The Foals | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Germany |
| Die Adler | The Eagles | Eintracht Frankfurt | Germany |
| Launische Diva | Temperamental diva | Eintracht Frankfurt | Germany |
| Die Fuggerstädter | Named after the Fuggers | FC Augsburg | Germany |
| Die Roten | The Reds | FC Bayern Munich | Germany |
| FC Hollywood | FC Hollywood | FC Bayern Munich | Germany |
| Die Schanzer | The Fortress Guards | FC Ingolstadt 04 | Germany |
| Geißböcke | Billy Goats | 1. FC Köln | Germany |
| Die Knappen | The Miners | FC Schalke 04 | Germany |
| Die Königsblauen | The Royal Blues | FC Schalke 04 | Germany |
| Die Freibeuter | The Pirates | FC St. Pauli | Germany |
| Der Dino | The Dinosaur | Hamburger SV | Germany |
| Die Rothosen | The Red Shorts | Hamburger SV | Germany |
| Die Alte Dame | The Grand Dame | Hertha BSC | Germany |
| Die Blau-Weissen | The Blue-Whites | Hertha BSC | Germany |
| Die Zebras | The Zebras | MSV Duisburg | Germany |
| Die Kleeblätter | The Clover Leaves | Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | Germany |
| Die Kraichgauer | From the Kraichgau region | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | Germany |
| Die Wölfe | Wolves | VfL Wolfsburg | Germany |
| Dikefalos Aetos | Double-Headed Eagle | AEK | Greece |
| Enosis | Union | AEK | Greece |
| i Kritiki | The Cretans | Ergotelis | Greece |
| Vasilissa tou Kambou | Queen of the Lowlands | Larissa | Greece |
| Vyssini | The Crimsons | Larissa | Greece |
| Erythrolefki | Red-Whites | Olympiacos | Greece |
| Thrylos | Legend | Olympiacos | Greece |
| Prasini | Greens | Panathinaikos | Greece |
| Istorikos | Historic | Panionios | Greece |
| Kyanerythri | Blue-Reds | Panionios | Greece |
| Fradi | Ferencvárosi TC | Hungary | |
| Zöld Sasok | Green Eagles | Ferencvárosi TC | Hungary |
| The Candystripes | Derry City FC | Ireland | |
| HaZehubim | The Golden Ones | Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv FC | Israel |
| HaShedim HaAdumim | The Red Devils | Hapoel Tel-Aviv FC | Israel |
| HaKofim HaYerukim | The Green Apes | Maccabi Haifa FC | Israel |
| HaYahalomim | The Diamonds | Maccabi Netanya FC | Israel |
| HaLuzonim | The Luzon Family | Maccabi Petach-Tikva FC | Israel |
| La Dea | The Goddess | Atalanta | Italy |
| Nerazzurri | The Black and Blues | Atalanta | Italy |
| I Galletti | The Roosters | Bari | Italy |
| I Biancoazzurri | The White-Blues | Brescia | Italy |
| Leonessa | Lioness | Brescia | Italy |
| Gli Isolani | The Islanders | Cagliari | Italy |
| I Rossoblu | The Red-Blues | Cagliari | Italy |
| Gli Elefanti | The Elephants | Catania | Italy |
| Rossazzurri | Red and Light-Blues | Catania | Italy |
| Cavallucci Marini | Seahorses | Cesena | Italy |
| Mussi Volanti | The Flying Donkeys | Chievo | Italy |
| I Viola | The Purples | Fiorentina | Italy |
| Satanelli | Imps | Foggia | Italy |
| Canarini | The Canaries | Frosinone | Itay |
| I Rossoblu | The Red-Blues | Genoa | Italy |
| Il Grifone | The Griffin | Genoa | Italy |
| Nerazzurri | The Black and Blues | Inter | Italy |
| La Beneamata | The Cherished Ones | Inter | Italy |
| Il Biscione | The Big Grass Snake | Inter | Italy |
| I Bianconeri | The White and Blacks | Juventus | Italy |
| I Gobbi | The Humpbacks | Juventus | Italy |
| La Vecchia Signora | The Old Lady | Juventus | Italy |
| I Biancocelesti | The White and Sky Blues | Lazio | Italy |
| Le Aquile | The Eagles | Lazio | Italy |
| Lupi | Wolves | U.S. Lecce | Italy |
| Il Diavolo | The Devil | Milan | Italy |
| Rossoneri | Red and Blacks | Milan | Italy |
| Gli Azzurri | The Blues | Napoli | Italy |
| I Ciucciarelli | The Little Donkeys | Napoli | Italy |
| Aquile | Eagles | Palermo | Italy |
| Rosanero | The Pink-Blacks | Palermo | Italy |
| I Crociati | The Crusaders | Parma | Italy |
| I Gialloblù | The Yellow and Blues | Parma | Italy |
| Delfini | The Dolphins | Pescara | Italy |
| Giallorossi | The Yellow and Reds | Roma | Italy |
| I Lupi | The Wolves | Roma | Italy |
| I Blucerchiati | The Blue-Ringed | Sampdoria | Italy |
| I Neroverdi | The Black and Greens | Sassuolo | Italy |
| I Granata | The Maroons | Torino | Italy |
| Il Toro | The Bull | Torino | Italy |
| Zebrette | The Little Zebras | Udinese | Italy |
| I Gialloblù | The Yellow-Blues | Verona | Italy |
| Plavo-Bijeli | The Blue-Whites | Budućnost | Montenegro |
| Varvari | The Barbarians | Budućnost | Montenegro |
| Romantičari | The Romanticists | Mladost | Montenegro |
| Orlovi | The Eagles | Lovćen | Montenegro |
| Vukovi | The Wolves | Zeta | Montenegro |
| De Residentieclub | The Residence Club | ADO Den Haag | Netherlands |
| De Blauwen | The Blues | AGOVV | Netherlands |
| Godenzonen | Sons of the God(s) | Ajax Amsterdam | Netherlands |
| De Superboeren | The Super Peasants | De Graafschap | Netherlands |
| De Kralingers | The Kralingers | Excelsior | Netherlands |
| Blue White Dragons | FC Den Bosch | Netherlands | |
| De Schapenkoppen | The Sheep Heads | FC Dordrecht | Netherlands |
| De Trots van het Noorden | The Pride of the North | FC Groningen | Netherlands |
| De Zwarte Schapen | The Black Sheep | FC Omniworld | Netherlands |
| Tukkers | FC Twente | Netherlands | |
| Utreg | FC Utrecht | Netherlands | |
| Het Andere Oranje | The Other Oranje | FC Volendam | Netherlands |
| Blue Fingers | Blauw Vingers | FC Zwolle | Netherlands |
| Stadionclub | the Stadium club | Feyenoord Rotterdam | Netherlands |
| De Roodbroeken | The Red Shorts | Haarlem | Netherlands |
| Heraclieden | Heraclids | Heracles Almelo | Netherlands |
| De Sterrendragers | The Wearers of Stars | MVV | Netherlands |
| De Parel van het Zuiden | The Pearl of the South | NAC Breda | Netherlands |
| Boeren | Peasants | PSV Eindhoven | Netherlands |
| De Trots van het Zuiden | The Pride of the South | Roda JC | Netherlands |
| De Superfriezen | The Super Frisians | SC Heerenveen | Netherlands |
| De Kasteelheren | The Chatelains | Sparta | Netherlands |
| De Witte Leeuwen | The White Lions | Telstar | Netherlands |
| Black Yellow Angels | Veendam | Netherlands | |
| The Good Old | VVV | Netherlands | |
| Tricolores | Willem II | Netherlands | |
| Aristokratene/Rødbuksene | The Aristocrats/The Red Shorts | Fredrikstad | Norway |
| Rød trøyene | The Redshirts | Brann | Norway |
| Grønnbuksene | The Green Shorts | HamKam | Norway |
| Kamma | HamKam | Norway | |
| Fugla | The birds | Lillestrøm | Norway |
| Troillongan/Troillan | The Troll kids/The Trolls | Rosenborg | Norway |
| Gutan | The Boys/Lads | Tromsø | Norway |
| Enga | Vålerenga | Norway | |
| De mørkeblå | The Dark Blues | Viking | Norway |
| Pasy | The Stripes | Cracovia | Poland |
| Kolejorz | The Railwaymen | Lech Poznan | Poland |
| Wojskowi | The Armymen | Legia Warszawa | Poland |
| Czarne Koszule | The Black Shirts | Polonia Warszawa | Poland |
| Biala Gwiazda | The White Star | Wisla Kraków | Poland |
| A Briosa | The Stout One | A. Académica de Coimbra | Portugal |
| Os Estudantes | The Students | A. Académica de Coimbra | Portugal |
| As Panteras Negras | The Black Panthers | Boavista | Portugal |
| Os Alvinegros | The White and Blacks | C.D. Nacional da Madeira | Portugal |
| Os Nacionalistas | The Nacionalists | C.D. Nacional da Madeira | Portugal |
| Os Verde-Rubros | The Green and Reds | C.S. Marítimo | Portugal |
| Os Castores | The Beavers | F.C. Paços de Ferreira | Portugal |
| Os Azuis e Brancos | The Blue and Whites | F.C. Porto | Portugal |
| Os Dragões | The Dragons | F.C. Porto | Portugal |
| Os Portistas | "Os Portistas" | F.C. Porto | Portugal |
| Os Arcebispos | The Archbishops | S.C. Braga | Portugal |
| Os Arsenalistas | The Arsenalists | S.C. Braga | Portugal |
| Os Guerreiros do Minho | The Warriors of Minho | S.C. Braga | Portugal |
| Os Minhotos | "Os Minhotos" | S.C. Braga | Portugal |
| As Águias | The Eagles | S.L. Benfica | Portugal |
| O Glorioso | The Glorious One | S.L. Benfica | Portugal |
| Os Benfiquistas | "Os Benfiquistas" | S.L. Benfica | Portugal |
| Os Encarnados | The Reds | S.L. Benfica | Portugal |
| Os Leões | The Lions | Sporting C.P. | Portugal |
| Os Leoninos | The Leonines | Sporting C.P. | Portugal |
| Os Verdes e Brancos | The Green and Whites | Sporting C.P. | Portugal |
| Os Afonsinos | "Os Afonsinos" | Vitória de Guimarães | Portugal |
| Os Conquistadores | The Conquerors | Vitória de Guimarães | Portugal |
| Os Vimaranenses | "Os Vimaranenses" | Vitória de Guimarães | Portugal |
| Os Sadinos | "Os Sadinos" | Vitória de Setúbal | Portugal |
| Vulturii violeți | The Violet Eagles | Argeș Pitești | Romania |
| Câinii roșii | The Red Dogs | Dinamo București | Romania |
| Spartanii | The Spartans | Dinamo | Romania |
| Alb-roșii | The White and Reds | Dinamo | Romania |
| Marinarii | The Seamen | Farul Constanța | Romania |
| Rechinii | The Sharks | Farul | Romania |
| Steagul | The Flag (former club name) | Brașov | Romania |
| Galben-negrii | The Yellow and Black | FC Brașov | Romania |
| Vampirii albaștri | The Blue Vampires | Gloria Bistrita | Romania |
| Minerii | The Miners | CSM Jiul Petroșani | Romania |
| Găzarii | The Gasers | Petrolul Ploiești | Romania |
| Lupii galbeni | The Yellow Wolves | Petrolul | Romania |
| Bancarii | The Bankers | Progresul București | Romania |
| Cavalerii frunzei de platan | The Knights of Sycamore Leaf | Progresul | Romania |
| Frizerii | The Barbers | Progresul | Romania |
| Gașca nebună | The Crazy Gang | Sportul Studențesc | Romania |
| Alb-negrii | The White and Blacks | Sportul Studențesc | Romania |
| Studenții | The Students | Sportul Studențesc | Romania |
| Magica Steaua | The Magical Steaua | Steaua București | Romania |
| Militarii | Army men | Steaua | Romania |
| Ros-albaștrii | The Red and Blues | Steaua | Romania |
| Viteziștii | The Speeders | Steaua | Romania |
| Alb-negrii | The White and Blacks | Universitatea Cluj | Romania |
| Iubirea unor inimi românesti | The Love of Some Romanian Hearts | Universitatea Cluj | Romania |
| Șepcile rosii | The Red Caps | Universitatea Cluj | Romania |
| Studenții | The Students | Universitatea Cluj | Romania |
| U | Universitatea Cluj | Romania | |
| Campioana unei mari iubiri | The Champion of a Great Love | Universitatea Craiova | Romania |
| Craiova Maxima | Universitatea Craiova | Romania | |
| Leii | The Lions | Universitatea Craiova | Romania |
| Oltenii | The People from Oltenia | Universitatea Craiova | Romania |
| Știinta | "Science" (former club name) | Universitatea Craiova | Romania |
| Alb-roșii | The White and Reds | UTA | Romania |
| Bătrâna doamna | The Old Lady | UTA | Romania |
| Galben-verzii | The Yellow and Greens | Zimbru Chișinău | Romania |
| Koni | The Horses, The Steeds | CSKA Moscow | Russia |
| Dinamiki | The Dynamic | Dynamo Moscow | Russia |
| Musora | The Cops | Dynamo Moscow | Russia |
| Kepki | Tha Caps | FC Moscow | Russia |
| Krysy | The Rats | Krylia Sovetov Samara | Russia |
| Parovozy | The Steam Locomotives | Lokomotiv Moscow | Russia |
| Zheleznodorozhniki | The Railwaymen, The Railroaders | Lokomotiv Moscow | Russia |
| Inoplanetyane | The Aliens, The Extraterrestrials | Saturn Ramenskoye | Russia |
| Krasno-belye | The Red and Whites | Spartak Moscow | Russia |
| Myaso | The Meat | Spartak Moscow | Russia |
| Svinyi | The Pigs | Spartak Moscow | Russia |
| Bomzhi | The Bums, The Tramps | Zenit St. Petersburg | Russia |
| Meshki | The Bags | Zenit St. Petersburg | Russia |
| Sine-belo-golybye | The Blue and White and Light-Blue | Zenit St. Petersburg | Russia |
| Crveno-beli | The Red and whites | Crvena Zvezda | Serbia |
| Zvezda | The Star | Crvena Zvezda | Serbia |
| Voša | From the name of the club | FK Vojvodina | Serbia |
| Romanticari | The romantics | OFK Beograd | Serbia |
| Crno-beli | The Black and whites | Partizan | Serbia |
| Jugosloveni | Yugoslavs | Partizan | Serbia |
| Parni valjak | The steam roller | Partizan | Serbia |
| Meraklije | Hedonists | Radnicki Nis | Serbia |
| Real sa Nišave | Real from Nišava | Radnicki Nis | Serbia |
| Los Leones de San Mamés | The Lions of Saint Mammes | Athletic Club de Bilbao | Spain |
| Colchoneros | Mattress Makers | Atlético Madrid | Spain |
| Los Rojiblancos | The Red and Whites | Atlético Madrid | Spain |
| Els Orelluts | The Big-eared | CD Castellón | Spain |
| Els Arlequinats | Harlequins' | CE Sabadell FC | Spain |
| Os Celtiñas | The Little Celts | Celta de Vigo | Spain |
| Els Blaugrana | The Scarlet and Blue | FC Barcelona | Spain |
| Els Culers | The Bottoms / The Arsers | FC Barcelona | Spain |
| Nàstic | Gimnàstic de Tarragona | Spain | |
| Les Granotes | The Frogs | Levante UD | Spain |
| Los Boquerones | The Anchovies | Málaga CF | Spain |
| Franjirrojos | The Red Sashes | Rayo Vallecano | Spain |
| Los Periquitos | The Budgies | RCD Espanyol | Spain |
| Los Blancos | The Whites | Real Madrid | Spain |
| Los Galácticos | The Galactics | Real Madrid | Spain |
| Los Merengues | The Meringues | Real Madrid | Spain |
| Los Vikingos | The Vikings | Real Madrid | Spain |
| Erreala | The Royal | Real Sociedad | Spain |
| Txuriurdin | White and Blue | Real Sociedad | Spain |
| Los Pimentoneros | The Red Peppers | Real Murcia | Spain |
| Los Carbayones | The Oaks | Real Oviedo | Spain |
| Los Nervionenses | The Ones from Nervión | Sevilla FC | Spain |
| Los Chicharreros | The Ovens | Tenerife | Spain |
| Los Ches | The Hey! | Valencia | Spain |
| El Submarino Amarillo | The Yellow Submarine | Villarreal | Spain |
| Gnaget | The Gnaw (as in "rodent gnaw") | AIK | Sweden |
| Järnkaminerna | The Iron Stoves | Djurgården | Sweden |
| Makrillarna | The Mackerels | GAIS | Sweden |
| Bajen | Derived from club name | Hammarby IF | Sweden |
| Änglarna | The Angels | IFK Göteborg | Sweden |
| Blåvitt | Blue White | IFK Göteborg | Sweden |
| Kamraterna | The Comrades | IFK Göteborg | Sweden |
| Peking | Beijing | IFK Norrköping | Sweden |
| Bebbi | Inhabitant of Basel | FC Basel | Switzerland |
| RotBlau | RedBlue | FC Basel | Switzerland |
| Mavi Simsekler | Blue Lightning | Adana Demir SK | Turkey |
| Akrepler | The Scorpions | Antalyaspor | Turkey |
| Kara Kartallar | The Black Eagles | Besiktas J.K. | Turkey |
| Firtina | Storm | Bucaspor | Turkey |
| Sincan Kaplanlari | Sincan Tigers | Bugsas Spor | Turkey |
| Yesil Timsahlar | The Green Crocodiles | Bursaspor | Turkey |
| Kirmizi Simsekler | The Red Lightnings | Eskisehirspor | Turkey |
| Sari Kanaryalar | The Yellow Canaries | Fenerbahçe SK | Turkey |
| Aslanlar | The Lions | Galatasaray | Turkey |
| Cim Bom Bom | from a boxer called "Jim" | Galatasaray | Turkey |
| Akdeniz Aslanlari | The Mediterranean Lions | Kahramanmarasspor | Turkey |
| Kaplanlar | The Tigers | Malatyaspor | Turkey |
| Tarzanlar | The Tarzans | Manisaspor | Turkey |
| Yigidolar | The Spartans | Sivasspor | Turkey |
| Militsionery | From Ukrainian "Militsiya" | Dynamo Kyiv | Ukraine |
| Girnyky | The Miners | Shakhtar Donetsk | Ukraine |
| Kroty | The Moles | Shakhtar Donetsk | Ukraine |
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