What to name my fantasy team?
Your entire fantasy season depends on this crucial decision. It determines whether you will be feared, respected or laughed at by other players. Don't screw it up.
Seriously, it's not that big of a deal. This guide offers ideas to help you pick a great name for your fantasy team or league. Many of the examples are from fantasy football but these ideas can be used to name teams in fantasy baseball, hockey, basketball, soccer or any fantasy sport...even fantasy golf.
What makes a good team name?
Team names can instill fear in your opponents, make them laugh or just ask "what is this dude on?".A team name should sound good when used in smack talk.
Examples:
1. "You don't have a prayer against team name."
2. "team name is going to dominate this league."
Remember, it's your team so have fun naming it. The name doesn't even have to make sense and you can always change it later. Some people change their team name every week to trash talk their opponent.
Real Sports Teams
Lots of people name their fantasy team after their favorite pro or college team. It's quick, easy and you show support for your team.
If you want to be more creative, change the name up a little with similar words. For example, there's a guy in one of my leagues who is a Detroit Lions fan so he names his fantasy team "Motorcity Maulers".
You can also name it after your favorite team's fans like "Raider Nation" or a team slogan like "Fear The Turtle".
If you want to be more creative, change the name up a little with similar words. For example, there's a guy in one of my leagues who is a Detroit Lions fan so he names his fantasy team "Motorcity Maulers".
You can also name it after your favorite team's fans like "Raider Nation" or a team slogan like "Fear The Turtle".
Songs & Bands
Use the title or a lyric from a favorite song. Country songs can make good team names because they usually have funny titles. Any song titles by Weird Al Yankovic are also good candidates.
Some example ideas:
Some example ideas:
Sports Phrases & Quotes
Athletes and coaches frequently mouth off with memorable quotes. Use one as your team name.
Examples:
"Just give me the damn ball"
"He hate me"
"They are who we thought they were"
Examples:
"Just give me the damn ball"
"He hate me"
"They are who we thought they were"
Movies & TV Shows
The title of your favorite movie/TV show or a great quote from it can make a good team or league name.
Here are a few movie title ideas:
Here are a few movie title ideas:
Current Events and Slang
Make up a name based on anything that's happening in the sport or other news. One year I named my fantasy NASCAR team "Jet Fuel Additives Anonymous" based on the fuel additive scandal at the start of the 2007 season.
Lots of fantasy football teams used a name like "Vick's Dog Sitting Service" last season. "Favre's Flip Floppers" could be a good one for 2009.
Slang words or phrases are good, too. "Pimp My Team" for example.
Lots of fantasy football teams used a name like "Vick's Dog Sitting Service" last season. "Favre's Flip Floppers" could be a good one for 2009.
Slang words or phrases are good, too. "Pimp My Team" for example.
Your Own Name or Nickname
Examples:
"Frank's Fury"
"Craig's Crew"
"Matt's Masters of Mayhem"
"Rover's Racetrack Raiders"
Where Are You From?
Use your nationality or location
Americans aren't fans of getting beat at our own game by someone who shouldn't know anything about football, basketball or baseball. So if you're from another country, make sure to remind us with your team name. Something like "British Bulldogs", "Kiwis" or "Scottish Soccer Hooligans" should do the trick.
You can also use your city, street or neighborhood in your team same. Some examples include "Pine Street Punks", "Boston Bruisers" or "South Street Crew".
You can also use your city, street or neighborhood in your team same. Some examples include "Pine Street Punks", "Boston Bruisers" or "South Street Crew".
Girl Team Names
Any of the above ideas will work for a girl's team. But if you really want to have fun, pick something that reminds the guys they are getting whooped by a girlKira suggested "Victorious Secret" in the comments below, that's a great chick team name!
Other Examples:
"Girl Power"
"End Zone Divas"
Anything with the word "pink"
Work and Occupation Related Names
A lot of fantasy leagues are started by people at the same job. Make up a name based on your company, job field or something funny that happened at work.
Still can't think of a name?
I've searched the web for lists of good fantasy team names. I discovered there's a lot of junk and not much good stuff. Here is the best of what I've found so far.
- Junkyard Jake's Team Name Generator
- This is cool. The site will generate a random name and logo for you. Expect names like the Astonishing Touchdown Hags, Disturbed GameDay Psychos and Loony TrashTalk'n Chicks.
- FantasyTeamNames.net
- A new site where you can submit and vote for your favorite fantasy team names. You'll find some good ones like Tomorrow Never Addais and Bill Belichick's Video Rentals.
- Action Art Banner's Team Names
- A sports banner company that built a list of team names from the banners they've created.
- TeamNames.net
- A list of team names that you can rate. Also has a random team name generator.
Comments
What's your favorite fantasy team name? What do you use for ideas?
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- steven steven Dec 6, 2009 @ 4:45 pm
- RAVCOS all the way RAVCOS stand for RAVENS and BRONCOS
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- Ravco Ravco Dec 6, 2009 @ 4:41 pm
- RAVCOS stands for RAVENS and BRONCOS
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- G & K G & K Dec 3, 2009 @ 8:44 pm
- The combination of first letters from my lover's name and mine.
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- KAZ KAZ Sep 21, 2009 @ 12:11 pm
- "Stepdad" - Because you hate me and I beat you
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- pooper pooper Sep 19, 2009 @ 3:09 pm
- headblade
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- john doe john doe Sep 13, 2009 @ 12:48 am
- does anyone know what brand of razor chuck norris uses?
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- Willy V Willy V Sep 8, 2009 @ 10:02 pm
- Last year's team name-- Show Me Your TD's
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- anonymous creature anonymous creature Sep 8, 2009 @ 9:08 am | in reply to Rob
- Best name I've seen yet! Hope you don't mind if I use it in my league.
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- Rob Rob Sep 2, 2009 @ 9:30 pm
- "somewhere over D WAYNE BOWE"
"W D FORTE"
"philips river monsters"
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- Bill "it is what it is" B Bill "it is what it is" B Sep 2, 2009 @ 5:52 pm
- For basketball:
Smokin Tree's and Strokin Three's
Baseball:
We've got the Runs
Heat
Chin Music
Football:
The Law
Fetus Smashers
That Ain't Mayo
I Touchdown There
Philly Con-Vick
Some of my favorites :)
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- Kimmy Kimmy Sep 2, 2009 @ 12:20 am
- I play in a fantasy football league and my team name is "Kimmy's #1 team." I have won 3 times in the past 6 years.
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- Dr. Jones Dr. Jones Sep 1, 2009 @ 11:49 pm
- Some of my past league favorites:
Kibbles -n- Vicks,
Vick -n- a Box,
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- bengriston bengriston Sep 1, 2009 @ 2:34 pm
- Someone in my league this year went with, make u seau. I thought that was pretty creative.
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- cadilacjax cadilacjax Aug 27, 2009 @ 1:55 pm
- Hey I take offense to that..lol....(first name Jack)
Try Arrowhead Raider Haters! www.cadilacjax-sports.blogspot.com
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- d rock d rock Aug 24, 2009 @ 7:44 pm
- Jack Meoff
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- A-kirb sonnn A-kirb sonnn Aug 21, 2009 @ 2:22 pm
- white cassell
here for beer
kibbles and vick
Have Bush? Get Barber!
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- Katee Katee Aug 21, 2009 @ 10:06 am
- we have a team name "with someone else's balls" so that when someone asks you who you are playing this week, you have to say "Im playing with someone else's balls"
Hee hee!
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- leftlefter leftlefter Aug 19, 2009 @ 4:47 pm
- Fun and relevant for those of us getting ready for the upcoming fantasy football season. For more funny and generally off color team names check out the Over The Line site. Over The Line is a sport played almost exclusively on the beach in San Diego and if you scroll down to the past winners sections you will get some idea of the type of team names I'm talking about. Without question the funniest, most clever, and raunchiest names are from the women's teams. I won't give any examples here because I'm new and don't want to be banned from the site on my first day. But check out Over The Line for more great team names and some laughs..
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- Drew Drew Aug 18, 2009 @ 9:59 pm
- Warner before you Faulk her----vintage Rams
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Off Constantly---so it says Team A beats off constantly
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- psufootball psufootball Aug 17, 2009 @ 10:36 am
- Great lens
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- DarkStar DarkStar Aug 15, 2009 @ 11:48 pm
- H.Y.B. V.O.T.E. -> Hide Your Beagles Vick's on the Eagles
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HUGE B(o)(o)BS
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- dannym29 dannym29 Aug 5, 2009 @ 3:53 pm
- Hi,
Well done this is a brilliant lens, it is very informative and makes for brilliant reading.
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- Tim Tim Jul 22, 2009 @ 2:39 pm
- Brees took a deuce in a bush
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- chuck chuck Jul 10, 2009 @ 3:22 pm
- Hoof Hearted
Urine Trouble
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- Damone Damone Jul 3, 2009 @ 4:29 pm
- I think a great name would be the clubber langs. The team would be hard, nasty and hungry.
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- gville-spots gville-spots Jun 19, 2009 @ 5:41 pm
- everyone has to have a g spot somewheres
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- Hotshot16 Hotshot16 Jun 1, 2009 @ 2:58 pm
- How about our 6 a side team at uni, "Inter Minan"
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- astounded astounded May 22, 2009 @ 8:16 pm
- For some like me (aka TERRIBLE at choosing names) this is a really useful lense.
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- GingerAlly GingerAlly May 22, 2009 @ 9:57 am
- I would choose any name with the Pink in it! It's my favourite colour. this is a great well ranked lens 5 stars for you!
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- urantiamichael urantiamichael May 8, 2009 @ 4:56 am
- uratiarams league champs yahoo fantasy footbakll
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by Mac33
I've been playing fantasy football and fantasy NASCAR for several years.
Every team and league needs a good name. (more)
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