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

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

## Nicknames
### Non-FIFA teams
#### ConIFA teams

* Nicknames in italics are commonly used in English.
| Team | Nickname | English translation | Notes |
| Abkhazia | Горцы | The Highlanders | From the Greater Caucasus mountains in northwestern Georgia. |
| Abkhazia | Кавказцы | Caucasians | From the Greater Caucasus mountains in northwestern Georgia. |
| Artsakh | Խաչակիրներ | The Crusaders | From the volunteer detachment of the Armenians from the diaspora who volunteered to fight in the Artsakh conflict. |
| Barawa | مدينة ﺑﺮﺍﻭة | The Barawanis | |
| Cascadia | The Dougies | The Dougies | The Doug, or Douglas fir, is one of the primary symbols of the Cascadia bioregion. |
| Chagos Islands | | | |
| County of Nice | La Selecioun | The Selection | |
| Darfur | دارفور المتحدة Darfur United | دارفور المتحدة Darfur United | |
| Ellan Vannin | Ellan Vannin | Isle of Man | |
| Felvidék | | | |
| Franconia | Franken-Elf | Franken Eleven | |
| Greenland | Polar-Bamserne | The Polar Teddy Bears | Referencing the polar bears that live within Greenland. |
| Kurdistan Region | | The Tricolour Team | The Kurdistan region's flag is a tricolour of green, red and white. |
| Kabylie | | | |
| Kárpátalja | kaːrpaːtɒjjɒ | | |
| Kiribati | | | |
| Lazistan | | | |
| Matabeleland | Ingqungqulu | The Warrior Birds | |
| Monaco | | | |
| Northern Cyprus | Kuzey Kıbrıs Millî Futbol Takımı | | |
| Occitania | La Seleccion | The Selection | |
| Padania | I Rossocrociati | The Red Crosses | The 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. |
| Panjab | | | |
| Quebec | Les Québécois | The Québécois | |
| Raetia | Die Bündner | The Grisons | |
| Romani people | I Rom | The Gypsies | Romanis are referred to as "gypsies". |
| Sápmi | Lapps | Laplanders | |
| Sardinia | Sa Natzionale | The National Team | |
| Skåneland | Skånelandene | The Scanians | |
| Somaliland | | | |
| South Ossetia | | | |
| Székely Land | | | |
| Tamil Eelam | Tamil Tigers | Tamil Tigers | Possibly a reference to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, who fought for the region's independence from Sri Lanka. |
| Tibet | 禁断の集団 | The Forbiddens | Named after the Danish documentary on the team, called The Forbidden Team. |
| Transnistria | | | |
| Tuvalu | | | |
| United Koreans in Japan | FC Korea | FC Korea | |
| Western Armenia | | The Highlanders | |
| Western Sahara | الإبل Los Dromedarios | The Dromedaries | |
| Yorkshire | The Vikings | The Vikings | The Vikings are major historical influencers of Yorkshire culture including dialect words and aspects of pronunciation derive from old Norse. |
| Zanzibar | Zanzibar Heroes | Zanzibar Heroes | |
| Zanzibar | The Leopards | The Leopards | |

#### Other non-FIFA teams

* Nicknames in italics are commonly used in English.
| Team | Nickname | English translation | Notes |
| Basque Country | Euskal Selekzioa | The Basque Team | |
| Bonaire | | | |
| Brittany | The Black Devils | | |
| Brittany | Les Diables Noirs | | |
| Brittany | An Du Diaouloù | | |
| Catalonia | La Selecció | The Selection | |
| Catalonia | La Quatribarrada | The Quadruple | In reference to the four orange horizontal bands on the flag of Catalonia. |
| Catalonia | La Segadora | The Reapers | Els Segadors is the official anthem of Catalonia. |
| Catalonia | La Senacaf | The Senacaf | |
| French Guiana | Les Yana Dòkòs | The Yana Dòkòs | |
| Micronesia | The Four Stars | The Four Stars | In reference to the stars on the flag of the F.S. of Micronesia. |
| Great Britain | Team GB | Team GB | |
| Guadeloupe | Les Gars de Guadeloupe | Guys of Guadeloupe | |
| Guadeloupe | Les Boug'Wada | Gwada Boys | |
| Martinique | Les Matinino | The Matatino | Tribute to the history of the island. |
| Nauru | | | |
| Niue | | | |
| Northern Mariana Islands | The Blue Ayuyus | The Blue Ayuyus | Ayuyu is the name given to the Coconut crab. |
| Palau | | | |
| Réunion | Club R | Club R | In reference to the initial for Réunion. |
| Republika Srpska | Бијели орлови Bijeli orlovi | The White Eagles | |
| Saint Martin | Saint Swallows | Saint Swallows | |
| Sint Maarten | | | |
| Vatican City | | | |

### Former teams

* Translations in italics indicate nicknames also used in English.
| Team | Nickname | English translation | Notes |
| CIS | | | |
| Czechoslovakia | | | |
| East Germany | Weltmeister der Freundschaftsspiele | World Champion of Friendlies | Dubbed by Fritz Wutke, recalling the 3–3 draw in a friendly match against Brazil in the Maracanã Stadium coming from a three-goal deficit. |
| Ireland | | | |
| Mandatory Palestine | Eretz Israel | Land of Israel | |
| Netherlands Antilles | De Antilopen | The Antelopes | |
| Saar | | | |
| Serbia and Montenegro | Plavi Плави | The Blues | |
| South Vietnam | Rồng Vàng | Golden Dragons | |
| South Yemen | صقور الجنوب | Falcons of the South | |
| Soviet Union | Красная Армия | Red Army | |
| Yugoslavia | Plavi | The Blues | |
| Zaire | Les Léopards | The Leopards | |