Soccer Team Nicknames - IN PROGRESS!!

To those who don't follow soccer coverage too closely, the nicknames used to refer to the teams in the various leagues can be confusing at first, especially when they are used by Tommy Smyth or other marble-garbling commentators in the midst of a verbal onslaught of footie-jargon.  This entry will serve as a guide to help identify the teams to which these nicknames refer.  This will be periodically updated.  By country:

United Kingdom

• Barclays Premier League (English Premier League/EPL/the Premiership)

Arsenal F.C. - "the Gunners"

Aston Villa F.C. - "Villa," "the Villa," "the Villans," "the Lions"

Blackburn Rovers F.C. - "Rovers," "the Blue and Whites," "the Pride of Lancashire"

Bolton Wanderers F.C. - "the Trotters"

Chelsea F.C. - "the Blues" (formerly "the Pensioners")

Everton F.C. - "the Toffees," "the Blues", "the People's Club"

Fulham F.C. - "the Cottagers," "the Whites"

Hull City A.F.C. - "the Tigers"

Liverpool F.C. - "the Reds"

Manchester City F.C. - "the Citizens," "the Blues," "City"

Manchester United F.C. - "the Red Devils," "Man U"

Middlesborough F.C. - "the Boro," "Smoggies"

Newcastle United F.C. - "the Magpies," "the Toon"

Portsmouth F.C. - "Pompey," "the Blues," "the Blue Army"

Stoke City F.C. - "the Potters"

Sunderland A.F.C. - "the Black Cats," "the Mackems"

Tottenham Hotspur F.C. - "Spurs," "Lilywhites"

West Bromwich Albion F.C. - "West Brom," "the Baggies," "Albion," "the Throstles," "W.B.A."

West Ham United F.C. - "the Hammers," "the Irons," "the Academy of Football"

Wigan Athletic F.C. - "the Latics"

• Clydesdale Bank Premier League (Scottish Premier League/SPL)

Aberdeen F.C. - "the Dons," "the Reds," "the Dandies"

Celtic F.C. - "the Bhoys," "the Hoops," "the Celts"

Dundee United F.C. - "the Terrors," "the Arabs" (technically this refers to supporters, but recently has come to be used by media to refer to the club itself as well)

Falkirk F.C. - "the Bairns"

Hamilton Academical F.C. - "the Accies," "the Pride of Lanarkshire"

Hearts of Midlothian F.C. - "the Maroons," "Hearts," "Jam Tarts," "Jambos"

Hibernian F.C. - "the Hibs," "the Hibees," "the Cabbage"

Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. - "Caley Thistle," "Caley Jags," "the Highlanders"

Kilmarnock F.C. - "Killie"

Motherwell F.C. - "the 'Well," "the Steelmen"

Rangers F.C. - (Glasgow Rangers) "the Gers," "the Teddy Bears," "the Light Blues"

St. Mirren F.C. - "the Buddies," "the Saints"

Spain

• La Liga de Fútbol Profesional (La Liga/Spanish League)

Unión Deportivo Almería

Club Atlético de Madrid - Indios (Indians), los Colchoneros (the Matress Makers), los Rojiblancos (the Red and Whites), Los de la Ribera del Manzanares (Those from the Banks of the Manzanares), Atleti, El Pupas (the Jinxed One)

Athletic Club Bilbao - los Leones (the Lions)

F.C. Barcelona - Barça, Culés (or Culers), Blaugrana (Blue-Maroon)

Real Betis Balompié - Béticos del Universo, Verdiblancos

Real Club Deportivo de la Coruña, S.A.D. - Depor, Super Depor, Herculinos, Blanquiazules, Sala Calvet, Turkos

Reial Club Deportiu Espanyol de Barcelona - Periquitos (Parakeets), Blanquiazules (White and Blues)

Getafe C.F. - Azulones (Dark Blues), El Geta

Málaga C.F. - Boquerones (Anchovies)

Real Club Deportivo Mallorca - Barralets, Ensaimada Mecánica

Club Deportive Numancia de Soria - Rojillos

Club Atlético Osasuna - Los Rojillos

Real Madrid C.F. - Los Vikingos (Vikings), Los Blancos (Whites), Los Merengues (Meringues)

Real Racing Club de Santander - Racinguistas, Verdiblancos, Montañeses

Real Club Recreativo de Huelva - Recre, El Decano (The Dean)

Sevilla F.C. - Sevillistas, Rojiblancos, Palanganas, los Nervionenses

Real Sporting de Gijón - Rojiblancos

Valencia C.F. - los Che

Real Valladolid C.F. - Pucela

Villareal C.F. - el Submarino Amarillo (the Yellow Submarine)

Italy

• Lega Calcio Serie A TIM (Serie A - Italian League)

Atalanta B.C. - La Dea (The Goddess), Nerazzurri (Black-blues), Orobici (Orobics)

Bologna F.C. 1909 - Rossoblu (Red-blues), Felsinei

Cagliari Calcio SpA - Rossoblu (Red-blues), Isolani (Islanders)

Calcio Catania SpA - Rossazzurri (Red and Light-Blues), Gli Elefanti (the Elefants), Etnei (Etneans)

A.C. Chievo Verona - gialloblu, Mussi Volanti (Flying Donkeys), Ceo

A.C.F. Fiorentina - Viola (Purple), Gigliati (Lilies)

Genoa C.F.C. - i rossoblu (Red-blues), il Grifone (the Griffin), il Vecchio Balordo (the Old Fool)

F.C. Internazionale Milano - Nerazzurri (Black-blues), la Beneamata (the Cherished), il Biscione (the Big Grass Snake), "Inter," "Inter Milan"

Juventus F.C. - la Vecchia Signora (the Old Lady), la Fidanzata d'Italia (the Girlfriend of Italy), i Bianconeri (white-blacks), le Zebre (the Zebras), "Juve"

S.S. Lazio - Biancocelesti (white and sky-blues), Aquilotti (Young Eagles), Le Aquile (The Eagles)

Unione Sportiva Lecce - Giallorossi (Yellow-reds), Salentini (Salenters), Lupi (Wolves)

A.C. Milan - Rossoneri (Red-blacks), il Diavolo (the Devil)

S.S.C. Napoli - Azzurri (Blues), Partenopei

U.S. Città di Palermo - Rosanero (pink-blacks), Aquile (Eagles)

Reggina Calcio - Amaranto (Dark-red)

A.S. Roma - i Giallorossi (Yellow-reds), la Magica (the Magic), i Lupi (the Wolves)

U.C. Sampdoria - Blucerchiati (Blue-ringed)

A.C. Siena - Bianconeri (white and blacks), Robur

Torino F.C. - i Granata (the Maroons), il Toro (the Bull)

Udinese Calcio - Bianconeri (white and blacks), Zebrette (Little Zebras)

Germany

• Fußball-Bundesliga (Bundesliga - German League)

  DSC Arminia Bielefeld - Die Arminen, Die Blauen

  Bayer 04 Leverkusen - Werkself (Factory Squad)

  FC Bayern Munich - Der FCB, Der Bayern (the Bavarians), Die Roten (the Reds), FC Hollywood

  VfL Bochum - Die Unabsteigbaren ("The Unrelegables" - only prior to 1994)

  BV Borussia Dortmund - Die Schwarzgelben (Black-yellows)

  Borussia Mönchengladbach - Die Fohlen (the Foals)

  Eintracht Frankfurt - Die Adler (the Eagles), SGE (Sportsgemeinde Eintracht), Launische Diva (Moody Diva)

  FC Energie Cottbus - Energie, Die Lausitzer

  Hamburger SV - Rothosen (Red Shorts), HSV, Hanseaten, Urgestein (Primary Rocks), Bundesliga-Dino (the Dinosaur)

  Hannover 96 - Die Roten (the Reds)

  Hertha BSC Berlin - Die Alte Dame (the Old Lady), "the Blue-Whites"

  TSG 1999 Hoffenheim - Hoffe

  Karlsruher SC - KSC

  1. FC Köln - Die Geißböcke (the Billy Goats), FC

  FC Schalke 04 - Die Königsblauen (the Royal Blues), Die Knappen (the Miners)

  VfB Stuttgart - Die Roten (the Reds), Die Schwaben, Die jungen Wilden

  SV Werder Bremen - Werder

  VfL Wolfsburg - Die Wölfe (the Wolves)

France

• Ligue 1 Orange

  AJ Auxerre - AJA

  F.C. Girondins de Bordeaux - Bordeaux

  Stade Malherbe de Caen

  Grenoble Foot 38

  Le Havre AC - Le H.A.C.

  Le Mans UC72 - Le Mans

  Lille Olympique Sporting Club - Les Dogues (the Mastiffs), LOSC

  F.C. Lorient Bretagne Sud - Les Merlus

  Olympique Lyonnais - Les Gones, Lyon, OL

  Olympique de Marseille - l'OM, l'Ohème, Marseillais

  A.S. Monaco F.C. - Les Rouge et Blanc (the Red and White)

  A.S. Nancy-Lorraine - ASNL

  F.C. Nantes - Les Canaries (the Canaries)

  OGC Nice - Les Aiglons (the Eagles), le Gym, l'OGCN

  Paris Saint-Germain F.C. - PSG

  Stade Rennais F.C. - Les Rouges et Noirs (the Red and Blacks)

  A.S. Saint-Étienne - Les Verts (the Greens)

  F.C. Sochaux-Montbéliard - Les Lionceaux (the Lion Cubs)

  Toulouse F.C. - TFC, le Téfécé, le Tef

  Valenciennes F.C. - Les Athéniens (the Athenians - former nickname)

United States of America

• Major League Soccer (MLS)

Mexico

• Primera División de México

National Teams

• France - Les Bleus (the Blues)
• Italy - Azzurri (the Blues)
• Brazil - Auriverde/Os Verdes Amarelos (the Green and Yellows), A Seleção (the Selection), Canarinho (the Little Canary)