Football Team Nicknames (Women)
Many football teams from around the world have another name by which they are more well known. We have a very expensive list of the men's national team nicknames. Here are the corresponding names for the female national teams. These are not all official names, and some national teams have more than one nickname.
I have tried to find the most commonly used nickname, and included others if known. Some of the teams have listed their nickname the same as for the men's team, and many more may also go by this nickname.
If you have any corrections or additions, please let me know.
List of National Women's Teams
| Team | Nickname | notes |
|---|---|---|
| Albania | Kuq e Zinjtë | meaning Red and Blacks |
| Angola | Welwitschias | |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Benna Girls | |
| Argentina | Albicelestes | |
| Armenia | Ararat | |
| Australia | The Matildas | a matilda is Australian slang for a swag carried by travellers, as in Waltzing Matilda, a popular Australia bush ballad. |
| Azerbaijan | Odlar Yurdu | meaning The Land of Fire |
| Bahrain | The Reds | |
| Belgium | Belgian Red Flames | |
| Bhutan | Druk Eleven | |
| Bolivia | La Verde | meaning The Green one |
| Botswana | The Zebras | |
| Brazil | As Canarinhas | meaning The Female Canaries |
| Bulgaria | The Tricolours | |
| Burundi | Swallows | |
| Cameroon | Indomitable Lionesses | |
| China | The Steel Roses | or the Forceful Roses |
| Chinese Taipei | Mulan | from Hua Mulan, a legendary woman warrior |
| Colombia | Las Chicas Superpoderosas | The Powerpuff Girls. Also Las Cafeteras - The Coffee Growers |
| Congo | Diablesses Rouges | meaning The Red She-Devils |
| Costa Rica | Las Ticas | Tica in Costa Rican Spanish means a Costa Rican woman. Also,
La Sele (The Selection) La Tricolor (The Tricolor). |
| Ecuador | La Tricolor | meaning Three colors |
| Egypt | The Pharaohs | |
| El Salvador | La Selecta | also Selección Cuscatleca, Cuscatlecos, La Azul |
| England | The Lionesses | |
| Equatorial Guinea | Nzalang Nacional | |
| Eswatini | Super Falcons | |
| Ethiopia | Lucy | |
| Faroe Islands | Kvinnulandsliðið | meaning Women's National Team |
| Finland | Helmarit | meaning the Pearl Owls |
| France | Les Bleues | meaning The Blues |
| Germany | Die Nationalelf | meaning The National Eleven |
| Ghana | Black Queens | |
| Guam | Masakåda | |
| Gyuana | Lady Jaguars | |
| Haiti | Les Grenadieres | Grenadiers, meaning soldiers. Other names they may be called: Le Rouge et Bleu, Les Bicolores and La Sélection Nationale. |
| Indonesia | Putri Merah Putih | Meaning the Red and White Ladies . Also Putri Garuda meaning Garuda Ladies. |
| Iran | Team Melli Zanan | meaing "The Ladies National Team" |
| Ireland | The Girls in Green | |
| Italy | Le Azzurre | The Blues |
| Jamaica | Reggae Girlz | |
| Japan | Nadeshiko | a flower Dianthus superbus (Large Pink) |
| Kenya | Harambee Starlets | |
| Lebanon | The Cedars | |
| Macedonia | The Red Lions | |
| Maldives | Daughters of the waves | |
| Martinique | Les Matinino | |
| Mauritania | Mourabitounes | |
| Mexico | El Tricolor | The Tricolor |
| Morocco | Atlas Lions | |
| Myanmar | The White Angles | |
| Nepal | Nepali Cheli's | |
| Netherlands | Leeuwinnen (Lionesses) | or Oranje Leeuwinnen ('Orange Lionesses') |
| New Zealand | Football Ferns | |
| Nicaragua | La Azul y Blanco | meaning the blue and whites. Also known as Los Pinoleros, Albiazules |
| Nigeria | Super Falcons | |
| North Korea | Chollima | a mythical winged horse |
| Norway | The Grasshoppers | Gresshoppene |
| Panama | Las Canaleras | The Canal Girls |
| Papua New Guinea | Lakatois | a Lakatois is a Motuan sailing vessel |
| Paraguay | Las Guaraníes/La Albirroja | |
| Peru | La Blanquirroja, La Rojiblanca | variations of The White And Red |
| Philippines | Filipinas | Which means, Filipino ladies. They were previously called the Malditas, meaning Feisty Ladies |
| Rwanda | She-Amavubi | meaning The She-Wasps |
| Serbia | Beli Orlovi | meaning The White Eagles |
| Sierra Leone | Sierra Queens | |
| Singapore | The Lionesses | |
| South Africa | Banyana Banyana | 'Girls Girls' |
| South Korea | Taegeuk Nangja | Taegeuk Ladies. Taegeuk refers to the ultimate reality from which all things and values are derived. It is also the symbol that makes up the center of the South Korean Flag. |
| Spain | las soñadoras (the dreamers) | also La Roja (The Red One) |
| Sudan | The Challenge | |
| Sweden | Blågult | The Blue and yellow |
| Switzerland | La Nati | |
| Tajikistan | The Persian Lion | |
| Tanzania | Twiga Stars | |
| Thailand | Chaba Kaew (ชบาแก้ว) | Chaba Kaew is the name of female elephant from the Thai animated movie Khan Klua. |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Women Soca Warriors | |
| Türkiye | Ay-Yıldızlılar | meaning Crescent Stars |
| Turkmenistan | Green Girl | |
| Uganda | Crested Cranes | |
| Ukraine | Zhinky | |
| Uruguay | Las Celestes, Charrúas | |
| USA | USWNT, Team USA, The Stars and Stripes, The Yanks | USWNT = US Women's National team? not very creative |
| Vietnam | The Golden Girls | 'Những cô gái vàng' in Vietnamese |
| Wales | the Dragons | in Welsh: Y Dreigiau |
| Zambia | The She-polopolo | |
| Zanzibar | Zanzibar Queens |
Related Pages
- See the list of men's national team nicknames
- About sporting team nicknames from around the world
- Top-10 List of Funny National Team Names
- About Soccer Teams and Leagues
- Rugby League and Rugby Union Team Names.
Any comments, suggestions, or corrections? Please let us know.
Selected Comments
Commenting is generally, though you can read some selected comments below.
- Some of my Zambian friends call the women's team "The Copper Queens", copper is the main export of Zambia. (from Neil, July 2023)
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