List of ethnic sports team and mascot names
Many sports teams are named for an ethnic group or similar category of people. Though these names typically refer to a group native to the area in which the sports team is based, many teams take their names from groups which are known for their strength (such as Spartans or Vikings), despite not being located near the historic homes of these groups. Professional teams American Allen Americans (ECHL) – Allen, Texas, USA Houston Texans (National Football League) – Houston, Texas, USA New York Knicks (NBA), the name "Knick" is a shortened version of the word "Knickerbocker", a term which comes from a pseudonym used by Washington Irving in his book, A History of New York. The term was used to refer to the descendants of the original Dutch settlers of New York. Later, by extension, the term was used to describe New Yorkers in general. New York Yankees (Major League Baseball) – New York City, New York, USA Rochester Americans (American Hockey League) – Rochester, New York, USA Tri-City Americans (Western Hockey League) – Kennewick, Washington, USA Bavarians FC Bayern Munich (Association football) – Munich, Germany Boers Indios del Bóer ("Indians of the Boer") (Baseball) - Managua, Nicaragua Canadian Canadians in general Vancouver Canucks (National Hockey League) – Vancouver, British Columbia French Canadians Les Canadiennes de Montréal (Canadian Women's Hockey League) – Montreal, Quebec, Canada Montreal Canadiens (National Hockey League) – Montreal, Quebec, Canada Celtic/Irish Boston Celtics (NBA) – Boston, Massachusetts, USA Celta de Vigo – Galician football team whose name reflects Celtic people. Celtic FC – Scottish football team whose name reflects Celtic people, both Scottish and Irish. Hibernian FC – Scottish football club reflecting Irish origins. London Irish (Premiership Rugby) – Brentford, Greater London, England Cornish London Cornish (Rugby Union) – London, England Cossacks Vinnytski Haidamaky (Ukrainian Hockey Championship) – Vinnytsia, Ukraine Kozakken Boys (Tweede Divisie) — Werkendam, Netherlands Egyptian Al Masry SC – Port Said, Egypt Egypt national football team The Pharaohs – Alexandria and Cairo, Egypt Indian Mumbai Indians, Cricket, (Indian Premier League) – Mumbai, Maharashtra, India Indigenous peoples Italian Brooklyn Italians – U.S. Football (soccer) team based in Brooklyn, New York Audax Italiano – Chilean Football club based in La Florida Maccabees Poles Polonia Warsaw – Polish Football (soccer) team, founded when Poland was not an independent country Roslagen Rospiggarna (Allsvenskan) Saxons The England Saxons, the country's second men's rugby union XV, formerly known as England A Scots/Highlanders Edmonton Scottish (AMSL) – Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Highlanders, a team based in Otago, New Zealand, named for the Scottish population of the area. London Scottish F.C. (RFU Championship) – Richmond, London, England Victoria Highlanders (USL League Two) – Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Spaniards Deportivo Español, Parque Avellaneda, Argentina RCD Espanyol, Barcelona Real Club España, Mexico City San Diego Padres (MLB), San Diego, California, USA Unión Española, Independencia, Chile Alavese Deportivo Alavés, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain Asturians Asturias F.C., Mexico City Viking Canberra Vikings (NRC) – Canberra, Australia Minnesota Vikings (NFL) – Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA Viking FK (Eliteserien) – Stavanger,