With the Fantasy Premier League (FPL) deadline looming, managers are finalizing their squads for the 2026/27 season, but the most crucial decision remains the team name. Metro has compiled a comprehensive list of the good, bad, and outright hilarious names players are choosing, offering inspiration for those still undecided before the opening match on Friday, August 21.
Classic FPL Team Names That Never Miss
Some names are timeless, blending humor with football references that resonate across seasons. Metro highlights a selection of the best classics seen in recent years, including '3 Men and a Bebe,' '50ShadesOfAndyGray,' 'ABCBDE FC,' 'Absolutely Fabregas,' and 'Alisson Blunderland.' These names demonstrate a mix of pop culture and football puns, such as 'Backstreet Moyes,' 'Blink 1-Eto’o,' and 'Boly Pocket.'
Other notable classics include 'Cesc and the City,' 'Ctrl + Alt + De Laet,' 'Delph & Safety,' 'Dzeko & the Bunnymen,' 'Fiddler on the Huth,' and 'Flying Without Ings.' The list continues with 'Game Of Throw-Ins,' 'Gangsters Allardyce,' 'Giroud Awakening,' 'HuttonDressedAsLahm,' 'Khedira Pin Drop,' 'Klopps and Robbos,' 'Krul and the Gang,' 'Le Saux Solid Crew,' 'Löw Island,' and 'Luke Kyle Walker.'
More classics include 'Men Behaving Chadli,' 'Michu at De Gea Ba,' 'MurderOnZidanesFloor,' 'Neville Wears Prada,' 'Norfolk n’ Good,' 'Obi 1 Kenobi 0,' 'Pjanic! At The Disco,' 'Smack My Bilic Up,' 'Sound of the Lloris,' 'TAA Very Much,' 'The Cesc Pistols,' 'The Martial Mata LP,' 'Tinchy Sneijder,' and 'Who Ate All Depays?'
Player-Based FPL Team Names for 2026/27
Many managers name their teams after current players, often with clever wordplay. For instance, a team dedicated to Bukayo Saka could be 'Saka potatoes,' as Metro notes. The list features a wide array of such names, including 'AbraDubravka,' 'Ait Nouri Geller,' 'Ake Breaky Heart,' 'Arne Hole’s A Goal,' 'Arteta-tete,' 'Ashley Old Ayew Being Served,' 'Back of the Neto,' 'Bacuna Mateta,' 'Bad to the Bowen,' 'Ballon D’awson,' 'Bangers and Rashford,' 'Ben Mee Shake Mee,' 'Berge King,' 'Bernard’s Poch,' 'Blazinchenko Squad,' 'Born in a Barnes,' 'Botman and Robin,' 'Botman Begins,' 'Bowen 747,' 'Bowen Arrow,' 'Boys In Dahoud,' 'Brennan Jerry’s,' 'BrokebackMount10,' 'Bruno Dos Tres,' 'Calafiori Sunshine,' 'Carson Dioxide,' 'Castagne Me Now,' 'Castagne Supernova,' 'Champagne De Cordova,' 'Cheesy Garnachos,' 'ChickenTikkaMoSalah,' 'Clyne of Duty,' 'Cobra Kai Havertz,' 'Come Digne With Mee,' 'Comme Ci Konsa,' 'Curious Jorginho,' 'Dango Unchained,' 'Darwin Theory,' 'Diaz Nother Day,' 'DropItLikeIt’sSlot,' 'Ederson Ake & Palmer,' 'Egg On Your Faes,' 'Endo Story,' 'Exposed Areola,' 'Eze Come, Eze Go,' 'Fee Fi Foden,' 'FeelsLikeSummerville,' 'Femme Fatawu,' 'FullKrugMetalJacket,' 'Garnacho Chips,' 'Gilmour Girls,' 'Guantana Maupay,' 'GvardiolsOfTheGalaxy,' 'Haaland Oates,' 'Haalandaise Sauce,' 'Hakuna Mateta,' 'Hall In One,' 'Havertz Your Way,' 'Hellmans Mainoonaise,' 'Heung Like A Horse,' 'High Faivre,' 'HouseOfTheDragusin,' 'I Love Lamp(tey),' 'I’m Yelling Timber,' 'IncogNeto,' 'IngsCanOnlyGetBetter,' 'Issa Ring Toss Game,' 'It’sOffToZirkzeeGo,' 'Just like Evans,' 'Kai Me A River,' 'Kamada Harris,' 'Keita Mooy Hart,' 'Kids See Groß,' 'Kilman Me Softly,' 'Kinder Mbeumo,' 'KudusToYou,' 'Leif Right Now,' 'Lil Eze Vert,' 'Livin’ Saliba,' 'Loca Lord and Savio,' 'Los Porro Hermanos,' 'Losing My Reguilon,' 'LoveTheWaySzoboszlai,' 'Major League Saka,' 'Malo Gusto: Bad Fart,' 'Matty Cash Hoes,' 'MattyCashInTheAttic,' 'McGinn and Tonic,' 'McKenna Kick It?,' 'Men with Van De Ven,' 'Mings of Power,' 'Minteh Fresh,' 'Mitomavirus,' 'More Tea Vicario?,' 'Mudryk To Life,' 'Name’s Not Andre M8,' 'Netflix and Chilwell,' 'Nkunku Clock,' 'Not Isakly Sure,' 'Now I’m a Baleba,' 'Øde Toilette,' 'Odegaarden Partey,' 'Ødeparfum,' 'Okoli Dokily,' 'Old Havertz Kai Hard,' 'Omari Me OnanaMataPlea,' 'Palmer Violets,' 'Paqueta Crisps,' 'PARTEYNEXTDOOR,' 'Pinky and De Bruyne,' 'Pomegranate Malacia,' 'Porro’d Time,' 'Pro Evolution Saka,' 'Quansah & Konsa,' 'Que Salah, Salah,' 'Raya Sunshine,' 'Reece’s Set Pieces,' 'Rice Rice Bebe,' 'Rodri, You Plonker,' 'Ross Barkleycard,' 'Saka Potatoes,' 'Saka White Rice,' 'Saving Private Raya,' 'Schär & Schär Alike,' 'Schlupptown Dunk,' 'Shaw Thing,' 'She Sells Lascelles,' 'Shiver Me Timbers,' 'Slot Machine,' 'Slot Shaming,' 'Smith Rowe Vs Wade,' 'Smith Rowe Your Boat,' 'Snoop Udogie Dogg,' 'Solanke-panky,' 'Son hits the sky,' 'Song of Rice Of Dier,' 'Sons Of Angearchy,' 'Sorry Nic Jackson,' 'Soucek Mate,' 'Sterling Silver,' 'Stranger Ings,' 'Szobosslads,' 'Szoboszlai4aWhiteGuy,' 'Targett Practice,' 'Tarkowsky and Hutch,' 'Tha’ts NumberHwang!,' 'The Konate Kid,' 'ThomasTheFrankEngine,' 'Tielemans Square,' 'TierneyOfEverything,' 'Todibo Selector,' 'Tomiyasu,ICanBoogie,' 'TonaliAddictedtoBass,' 'Tuchel For School,' 'Two Become Son,' 'Udogie Style,' 'Under My Cucurella,' 'Uptown Dunk,' 'V 4 van de Vendetta,' 'Veiga Megadrive,' 'WeDontTalkAboutBruno,' 'WindBeneathMyMings,' 'Yoro Wizard Harry,' 'Zirkzee & I Know It,' 'Zirkzee Football,' 'Ederson Volleys,' 'Morning Traore,' and 'Sonny and Schar.'
Retro FPL Team Names and Metro’s Favourites
Retro names, dedicated to Premier League legends and former players, also remain popular. Metro lists numerous examples, including 'A Wenger’s Endgame,' 'Air Forss One,' 'AlbrightonTheNight,' 'Amartey McFly,' 'Anelka Skelter,' 'Angus Gunns & Roses,' 'ASMR Begovic,' 'BashamTheBishop,' 'Benrahmarama,' 'BentekeFriedChicken,' 'Boom Xhaka Laca,' 'Cahills Have Eyes,' 'Cancelo Culture,' 'Cesc Pistols,' 'Champs Olise,' 'Cheesy Iheanachos,' 'Childish Firmino,' 'Crouch Potatoes,' 'DannDannDannDannDann,' 'Death cab for Guti,' 'Death Cab for Kuqi,' 'Dendonkin’ Donuts,' 'DontLookBackTanganga,' 'Drinkwater Not Koke,' 'Dude Where’s Micah?,' 'Dukes of Hazard,' 'Dyer Straits,' 'Emile Burlesquey,' 'Enter Shaqiri,' 'Fat Pascal,' 'Fer Fuchs Ake,' 'For Fuchs Sake,' 'Fornals Attire,' 'Fred Again..,' 'Fred Dead Redemption,' 'Gayle Force Win,' 'Gelhardt or Go Home,' 'Hanging By A Fred,' 'Hawk Tuanzebe,' 'Hepatitus Bramble,' 'I kissed Keith Curl,' 'I Kvist a girl,' 'I’m Eric Laporte FC,' 'Ibe Did It Mooy Way,' 'Ice Ice Beagrie,' 'IfTomoriNeverComes,' 'ImLovinEngelsInstead,' 'It’s Britney, Klich,' 'It’sAllGoneShaneLong,' 'Jose’s A…what?,' 'Jurgen-a Love It,' 'Kabak to the Future,' 'Kanu Kick It?,' 'Keane As Mustard,' 'Keita The Door,' 'Kloppenheimer,' 'Klopps and Szobosz,' 'Knockaert Blow,' 'Koch Au Van,' 'Koeman Eileen,' 'Krul Intentions,' 'Lads on Toure,' 'Lady Yaya,' 'Lallana Del Rey,' 'Lallanas in Pyjamas,' 'Land Down Undav,' 'Let’s Go Fosu-Mensah,' 'Lingardium Leviosa,' 'Love & Cesc & Matic,' 'MandalorIan Wright,' 'Mané’s Not Hot,' 'Mee, My Delph & Ibe,' 'Minority Laporte,' 'Mint Bailly’s,' 'MirrorSignalMalouda,' 'Molly’s Arch,' 'Moura The Explorer,' 'Moves Like Xhaka,' 'Ndiaye Will Always..,' 'Never In Doughty,' 'NevesGunoGibbsYouUp,' 'No Weimann No Cry,' 'Of Mice and Mendy,' 'On Me Gedson,' 'One Size Fitz Hall,' 'Out On Bale,' 'PickPochettino,' 'Purple Reina,' 'Rock the Gaspar,' 'Rodallega Bombs,' 'Romeu & Houllier,' 'Saint-Maximin Points,' 'Salt & Pepe,' 'Sancho Paunchez,' 'Santi Vaxxers,' 'Sarri Not Sarri,' 'Schmeichel Jackson,' 'Show Me The Mane,' 'Singing In Va Rane,' 'Sissoko Ono,' 'Slumdog Mignolet,' 'Sol Calibre,' 'Sonic Huth,' 'Soumare Lovin’,' 'Stanislas-t resort,' 'Sympathy 4 G Neville,' 'Taking Le Tiss,' 'The Wenger Boys,' 'Three’s Kompany,' 'Tortoise and De Gea,' 'Turf, Blind and Dier,' 'Up The Duffy,' 'Victor Moses Lawn,' 'Werner Brothers,' 'What Samatta With U,' 'WhatScamaccaWithYou?,' 'WhenDierStartsToBurn,' 'Willian Dollar Baby,' and 'Yes Ndidi.'
Metro also shares its personal favourites, including 'A Night In Lascelles,' 'Afternoon De Ligt,' 'Ange Management,' 'Areola Grande,' 'Bellerin Than Out,' 'Better Call Saúl,' 'De Jong Trousers,' 'Earth Wind & Maguire,' 'Elneny and the Jets,' 'Estupina Colada,' 'Groß Misconduct,' 'GuardianOfTheGulasci,' 'Gueye Pride,' 'Hotel? Thiago,' 'Howe Toon Is Now,' 'Isco Inferno,' 'Judy Haaland,' 'Just 1 Cornet 0,' 'Klich and Collect,' 'Kodja and Maja,' 'Krafth Beer,' 'MacAwoniyi Cheese,' 'Mbeumo No.5,' 'ModerOnTheDancefloor,' 'Muller Reus Corner,' 'NotMikeDeanForever,' 'Onana What’s My Name,' 'Rubber Digne Rapids,' 'Run The Kewells,' 'Sancho Unchained,' 'TeaForTheTielemans,' and 'The 40-yr-old Virgil Arrow.'
As the August 21 deadline approaches, these names offer a mix of humour, creativity, and football knowledge, ensuring managers can enter the new season with a memorable identity.
