List of mainland European football club nicknames

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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
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 color)	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 Nuremberg	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	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 Berlin	Germany
Die Blau-Weissen	The Blue-Whites	Hertha BSC Berlin	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
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
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
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
Plavi	Blues	Budućnost	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
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
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 violeti	The Violet Eagles	Arges	Romania
Câinii rosii	The Red Dogs	Dinamo	Romania
Spartanii	The Spartans	Dinamo	Romania
Alb-rosii	The White and Reds	Dinamo	Romania
Marinarii	The Seamen	Farul	Romania
Rechinii	The Sharks	Farul	Romania
Steagul	The Flag (former club name)	FC Brasov	Romania
Galben-verzii	The Yellow and Greens	FC Brasov	Romania
Vampirii albastri	The Blue Vampires	Gloria Bistrita	Romania
Minerii	The Miners	Jiul	Romania
Gazarii	The Gasers	Petrolul	Romania
Lupii galbeni	The Yellow Wolves	Petrolul	Romania
Bancarii	The Bankers	Progresul	Romania
Cavalerii frunzei de platan	The Knights of Sycamore Leaf	Progresul	Romania
Frizerii	The Barbers	Progresul	Romania
Gasca nebuna	The Crazy Gang	Sportul Studentesc	Romania
Alb-negrii	The White and Blacks	Sportul Studentesc	Romania
Studentii	The Students	Sportul Studentesc	Romania
Magica Steaua	The Magical Steaua	Steaua	Romania
Militarii	The Ones from the Military	Steaua	Romania
Ros-albastrii	The Red and Blues	Steaua	Romania
Vitezistii	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
Sepcile rosii	The Red Caps	Universitatea Cluj	Romania
Studentii	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 Oltenians	Universitatea Craiova	Romania
Stiinta	"Science" (former club name)	Universitatea Craiova	Romania
Alb-rosii	The White and Reds	UTA	Romania
Batrâna doamna	The Old Lady	UTA	Romania
Galben-verzii	The Yellow and Greens	Zimbru	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