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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Les Dogues | The Mastiffs | Lille | France |
| Les Lions | The Lions | SC Bastia | France |
| Les Marine et Blanc | Blue and White | Girondins de Bordeaux | France |
| Les Sang et Or | The Blood and Gold | RC Lens | France |
| Les Gones | The Boys | Olympique Lyon | France |
| L'OM | The OM | Olympique Marseille | France |
| Les Grenats | The Pomegrenades | FC Metz | France |
| Les Rouge et Blanc | The Red and Whites | AS Monaco | France |
| Les Aiglons | The Eaglets | OGC Nice | France |
| Les Verts | The Greens | AS Saint-Étienne | France |
| Les Lionceaux | The Lion Cubs | FC Sochaux | France |
| Racing | RC Strasbourg | France | |
| Les Athéniens | The Athenians | Valenciennes FC | France |
| Gnaget | The Rodent | AIK | Sweden |
| De Residentieclub | The Residence Club | ADO Den Haag | The Netherlands |
| Joden | Jews | Ajax Amsterdam | The Netherlands |
| De Blauwen | The Blues | AGOVV | The Netherlands |
| Die Hütteldorfer | Rapid Vienna | Austria | |
| Kanoniere | cannoneers | Rapid Vienna | Austria |
| Die grüne Religion | The green religion | Rapid Vienna | Austria |
| Roş-albaştrii | The Red and Blues | Steaua | Romania |
| Magica Steaua | Magical Steaua | Steaua | Romania |
| Câinii roşii | The Red Dogs | Dinamo | Romania |
| Alb-roşii | The White and Reds | Dinamo, UTA | Romania |
| Ştiinţa | Universitatea Craiova | Romania | |
| Şepcile roşii | The Red Caps | Universitatea Cluj | Romania |
| "U" | Universitatea Cluj | Romania | |
| Minerii | The Miners | Jiul | Romania |
| Iubirea unor inimi româneşti | The Love of some Romanian hearts | Universitatea Cluj | Romania |
| Alb-negrii | The White and Blacks | Universitatea Cluj, Sportul Studenţesc | Romania |
| Steagul | The Flag | FC Braşov | Romania |
| Lupii galbeni | The Yellow Wolves | Petrolul | Romania |
| Găzarii | The Gasers | Petrolul | Romania |
| Galben-verzii | The Yellow and Greens | FC Braşov, Zimbru | Romania |
| Bătrâna Doamnă | The Old Lady | UTA | Romania |
| Vampirii albaştri | The Blue Vampires | Gloria Bistriţa | Romania |
| Rechinii | The Sharks | Farul | Romania |
| Marinarii | The Seamen | Farul | Romania |
| Gaşca nebună | The Crazy Gang | Sportul Studenţesc | Romania |
| Studenţii | The Students | Sportul Studenţesc, Universitatea Cluj | Romania |
| Bancarii | The Bankers | Progresul | Romania |
| Frizerii | The Barbers | Progresul | Romania |
| Cavalerii Frunzei de Platan | The Knights of the Sycamore Leaf | Progresul | Romania |
| Vulturii violeţi | The Violet Adlers | Argeş | Romania |
| Blue White Dragons | FC Den Bosch | The Netherlands | |
| De Schapenkoppen | The Sheep Heads | FC Dordrecht | The Netherlands |
| Heraclieden | Heraclids | Heracles Almelo | The Netherlands |
| De Kralingers | The Kralingers | Excelsior | The Netherlands |
| De Stadionclub | The Stadium Club | Feyenoord Rotterdam | The Netherlands |
| De Superboeren | The Super Peasants | De Graafschap | The Netherlands |
| De Trots van het Noorden | The Pride of the North | FC Groningen | The Netherlands |
| De Roodbroeken | The Red Shorts | Haarlem | The Netherlands |
| De Superfriezen | The Super Frisians | SC Heerenveen | The Netherlands |
| De Sterrendragers | The Wearers of Stars | MVV | The Netherlands |
| De Parel van het Zuiden | The Pearl of the South | NAC Breda | The Netherlands |
| De Zwarte Schapen | The Black Sheep | FC Omniworld | The Netherlands |
| Boeren | Peasants | PSV Eindhoven | The Netherlands |
| De Trots van het Zuiden | The Pride of the South | Roda JC | The Netherlands |
| De Kasteelheren | The Chatelains | Sparta | The Netherlands |
| De Witte Leeuwen | The White Lions | Telstar | The Netherlands |
| Tukkers | FC Twente | The Netherlands | |
| Utreg | FC Utrecht | The Netherlands | |
| Black Yellow Angels | Veendam | The Netherlands | |
| Het Andere Oranje | The Other Oranje | FC Volendam | The Netherlands |
| The Good Old | VVV | The Netherlands | |
| Tricolores | Willem II | The Netherlands | |
| Blue & White Army | FC Zwolle | The Netherlands | |
| Thrylos | Legend | Olympiacos | Greece |
| Erythrolefki | Red-Whites | Olympiacos | Greece |
| Järnkaminerna | The Iron Stoves | Djurgården | Sweden |
| Kamma, Grønnbuksene | HamKam | Norway | |
| Troillongan/Troillan | The Troll kids/The Trolls | Rosenborg | Norway |
| Gutan | The Boys/Lads | Tromsø | Norway |
| Aristokratene/Rødbuksene | The Aristocrats/The red shorts | Fredrikstad | Norway |
| Fugla | The birds | Lillestrøm | Norway |
| Klubi | The Club | HJK Helsinki | Finland |
| Makrillarna | The Mackerels | GAIS | Sweden |
| Nàstic | Gimnastic de Tarragona | Spain | |
| Els Orelluts | Long eared bats | CD Castellón | Spain |
| Los Carbayones | Real Oviedo | Spain | |
| Los Ches | Valencia | Spain | |
| Colchoneros | Mattress Makers | Atlético Madrid | Spain |
| Los Leones de San Mamés | The Lios of San Mamés | Athletic Club de Bilbao | Spain |
| Los Chicharreros | Tenerife | Spain | |
| Blaugrana | The Blue scarlets | FC Barcelona | Spain |
| Los Culés | The bottoms | FC Barcelona | Spain |
| Los Periquitos | The parraqueets | RCD Espanyol | Spain |
| Los Merengues | The Meringues | Real Madrid | Spain |
| Los Galácticos | The Galactics | Real Madrid | Spain |
| Los Boquerones | The Anchovies | Málaga CF | Spain |
| El Submarino Amarillo | The Yellow Submarine | Villarreal | Spain |
| Los Pimentoneros | The Paprikas | Real Murcia | Spain |
| Kara Kartallar | The Black Eagles | Beşiktaş JK | Turkey |
| Sarı Kanaryalar | The Yellow Canaries | Fenerbahçe SK | Turkey |
| HaZehubim | The Golden Ones | Bnei Yehuda 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 |
| Le Rondinelle | The Robins | Brescia | Italy |
| I Bianconeri | The White and Blacks | Juventus | Italy |
| La Vecchia Signora | The Old Lady | Juventus | Italy |
| I Gialloblù | The Yellow and Blues | Parma | Italy |
| Mussi Volanti | Flying Donkeys | Chievo | Italy |
| I Viola | The Purples | Fiorentina | Italy |
| Rossoneri | Red and Blacks | AC Milan | Italy |
| I Diavolo | The Devil | AC Milan | Italy |
| Nerazzurri | The Black and Blues | Atalanta | Italy |
| Nerazzurri | The Black and Blues | Inter | Italy |
| Giallorossi | The Yellow and Reds | Roma | Italy |
| Els Arlequinats | Harlequins' | CE Sabadell FC | Spain |
| Bajen | Hammarby IF | Sweden | |
| Blåvitt | Blue White | IFK Göteborg | Sweden |
| Änglarna | The Angels | IFK Göteborg | Sweden |
| Les Canaris | The Canaries | Nantes | France |
| Der Club | The Club | 1. FC Nuremberg | Germany |
| Die Knappen | The Miners | FC Schalke 04 | Germany |
| Die Rothosen | The Red Shorts | Hamburger SV | Germany |
| Der Dino | The Dinosaur | Hamburger SV | Germany |
| Die Roten Teufel | Red Devils | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Germany |
| Die Wölfe | Wolves | VfL Wolfsburg | Germany |
| Die Alte Dame | The Old Lady | Hertha BSC Berlin | Germany |
| Die Freibeuter | The Pirates | FC St. Pauli | Germany |
| Die Roten | The Reds | FC Bayern Munich | Germany |
| FC Hollywood | Hollywood Football Club | FC Bayern Munich | Germany |
| Die Zebras | The Zebras | MSV Duisburg | Germany |
| Die Fohlen | The Foals | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Germany |
| Geißböcke | Billy Goats | FC Köln | Germany |
| Die Adler | The Eagles | Eintracht Frankfurt | Germany |
| Launische Diva | Moody diva | Eintracht Frankfurt | Germany |
| Pasy | The Stripes | Cracovia Kraków | Poland |
| Kolejorz | The Railwaymen | Lech Poznań | Poland |
| Biała Gwiazda | The White Star | Wisła Kraków | Poland |
| Os Leões | The Lions | Sporting CP | Portugal |
| Os Encarnados | The Reds | SL Benfica | Portugal |
| As Águias | The Eagles | SL Benfica | Portugal |
| O Glorioso | The Glorious | SL Benfica | Portugal |
| Os Estudantes | The Students | Académica | Portugal |
| De Hvide | The Whites | AGF Aarhus | Denmark |
| Striwerne, De Striwede, Stregerne | The Stribes, The Stribed, Stribes | Odense Boldklub | Denmark |
| Buffalos | KAA Gent | Belgium | |
| Gornyaki | The Miners | Shakhtar Donetsk | Ukraine |
| Kroty | The Moles | Shakhtar Donetsk | Ukraine |
| Koni | The Horses, The Steeds | CSKA Moscow | Russia |
| Myaso | The Meat | Spartak Moscow | Russia |
| Krasno-belye | The Red and Whites | Spartak Moscow | Russia |
| Zheleznodorozhniki | The Railwaymen, The Railroaders | Lokomotiv Moscow | Russia |
| Parovozy | The Steam Locomotives | Lokomotiv Moscow | Russia |
| Krysy | The Rats | Krylia Sovetov Samara | Russia |
| Kepki | Tha Caps | FC Moscow | Russia |
| Bomzhi | The Bums, The Tramps | Zenit St. Petersburg | Russia |
| Inoplanetyane | The Aliens, The Extraterrestrials | Saturn Ramenskoye | Russia |
| Cim Bom Bom | from the song "Jim Bon Bon" | Galatasaray | Turkey |
| Kartoffelkäfer | Potato beetles | Alemannia Aachen | Germany |
