List of football (soccer) club nicknames in the Americas
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This is a list of nicknames of football clubs in The Americas. For United States based teams, only those nicknames distinct from those used in the official club name, are listed, e.g. The Crew, for Columbus Crew.
| Nickname | Translation | Club | Country
Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xeneizes | The Genoese | Boca Juniors | Argentina |
| Los Cuervos | The crows | Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro | Argentina |
| Los Sabaleros | The fishmen | Colón de Santa Fe | Argentina |
| El Santo | The Saint | Club Atlético San Martín de San Juan | Argentina |
| Los Lobos | The Wolves | Gimnasia y Esgrima | Argentina |
| Los Millionarios | The Millionaires | River Plate | Argentina |
| Los leprosos | The leprous | Newell's Old Boys | Argentina |
| Los Canallas | The Rabble | Rosario Central | Argentina |
| Granate | The garnet | Club Atlético Lanús | Argentina |
| Los Matadores | The Killers | Club Atlético Tigre | Argentina |
| La Academia | The Academy | Racing Club de Avellaneda | Argentina |
| El Arse | The 'Arse' | Arsenal de Sarandí | Argentina |
| El Taladro | The Drill | Club Atletico Banfield | Argentina |
| El Fortin | The Fortress | Velez Sarsfield | Argentina |
| El Globo | The Globe | Club Atletico Huracan | Argentina |
| Los Diablos Rojos | The Red Devils | Independiente | Argentina |
| Los Bichos Colorados | The red bugs | Argentinos Juniors | Argentina |
| Los pincharratas | The medicine students / The rat-stabbers | Estudiantes de La Plata | Argentina |
| Los aurinegros | The black and yellow | Olimpo de Bahía Blanca | Argentina |
| Los lobos jujeños | The wolves from Jujuy | Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy | Argentina |
| Los Verdolagas / El trén | The train | Ferro Carril Oeste | Argentina |
| Los Funeberos | The pat funereal | Chacarita Juniors | Argentina |
| Los Cerveceros | The beermakers | Quilmes Atlético Club | Argentina |
| La T / El Tallarin | The 'T' / The Noodle | Talleres de Córdoba | Argentina |
| Chivas,Chivas Rayadas | Goats | Club Deportivo Guadalajara | Mexico |
| Águilas | Eagles | Club América | Mexico |
| Tiburones | Sharks | Veracruz | Mexico |
| Los Diablos Rojos | The Red Devils | Club Deportivo Toluca | Mexico |
| La Machina Celeste | The Blue Sky Machine | Cruz Azul | Mexico |
| Galo | The rooster | Atlético Mineiro | Brazil |
| Furacão | The hurricane | Atlético Paranaense | Brazil |
| Estrela Solitária / O Glorioso | The Lone Star / The Glorious One | Botafogo | Brazil |
| Timão | The great Team | Corinthians | Brazil |
| Coxa Branca | The white thy | Coritiba | Brazil |
| Tigre | The Tiger | Criciúma | Brazil |
| Raposa | The fox | Cruzeiro | Brazil |
| Urubu | The Vulture | Flamengo | Brazil |
| Pó-de-arroz | The Face Powder | Fluminense | Brazil |
| Imortal tricolor | The three-colored immortal | Grêmio | Brazil |
| Bugre | The Indians | Guarani | Brazil |
| Colorado/Campeão de Tudo | The reds/The champions of everything | Internacional | Brazil |
| Timbú | A kind of rat | Náutico | Brazil |
| Porco / Verdão | The pig / The big green | Palmeiras | Brazil |
| Macaca | The female monkey | Ponte Preta | Brazil |
| Coral | The coral snake | Santa Cruz | Brazil |
| Peixe | The fish | Santos | Brazil |
| Leão da Ilha | The Island Lion | Sport Recife | Brazil |
| Bacalhau | The Cod | Vasco da Gama | Brazil |
| O mais querido / Tricolor | The most beloved / Three-coloured | São Paulo | Brazil |
| Bolsilludos / Bolsos | Pockets / Bags | Nacional | Uruguay |
| Carboneros | Coalers | Peñarol | Uruguay |
| Mirasoles | Sunflowers | Peñarol | Uruguay |
| Manyas | Peñarol | Uruguay |
