PES 2018 real team names lists - Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Man Utd and other teams
A list of the real team names for all major leagues in PES 2018.
PES 2018 real team names are useful if you're not onboard with the idea of downloading yourself a pre-built option patch - or worse, the option doesn't exist because you're playing on Xbox One.
If you want to play PES 2018 as though it's a fully licensed game, you need to spend time in the game's editor menus and change things for yourself.
The process can be somewhat time consuming - with players claiming that changing every piece of data, including creating customised kits and renaming stadia, leagues, cups and so on, can take as much as 40 hours.
If you're only interested in the team names, however - so that you're not playing with Man Red in a local derby against Man Blue - then you can achieve the desired results fairly quickly and painlessly.
Thankfully players themselves don't need changing - and if you want to know who is top in the latest edition, PES 2019, our PES 2019 best players page can help.
Which leagues have official licenses in PES 2018?
Fortunately, this year's Pro Evo does have a fairly comprehensive collection of officially licensed competitions. A handful of leagues are realised in-game, either fully or very close to it. Here's a list of the leagues that you do not need to edit:
- Ligue 1 Conforma
- Domino's Ligue 2
- Eredivisie
- Serie A - aside from Juventus and the league's own official name.
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
- Liga De Chile
- Liga De Argentina
- AFC Champions League
Crucially, note that German Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich aren't represented in the game at all. The only clubs teams available this season being official versions of Borussia Dortmund, RB Leipzig and FC Schalke 04 - all of which are listed under "Other European Teams".
PES 2018 real team names list
To assist you in renaming unlicensed teams, we've put together a table that contains all relevant teams and their real-world names. Change these in-game and you'll at least understand who is who when PM Black White knock out London FC in the Champions League.
Note: teams for which PES 2018 has the official license for - such as Liverpool, most of Serie A, FC Porto and Barcelona - have been excluded from the following lists.
English League / Premier League
Arsenal and Liverpool are the only English Premier League sides officially licensed this season, but the remaining 18 clubs need editing.
| PES Team Name | Real Team Name |
|---|---|
| East Dorsetshire | AFC Bournemouth |
| East Sussex | Brighton and Hove Albion |
| Lancashire Claret | Burnley |
| London FC | Chelsea |
| South Norwood | Crystal Palace |
| Merseyside Blue | Everton |
| West Yorkshire Town | Huddlesfield |
| East Midlands | Leicester City |
| Man Blue | Manchester City |
| Man Red | Manchester United |
| Tyneside | Newcastle United |
| Hampshire Red | Southampton |
| St Red | Stoke City |
| West Glamorgan City | Swansea City |
| North East London | Tottenham Hotspur |
| Hertfordshire | Watford |
| West Midlands Stripes | West Bromwich Albion |
| East London | West Ham United |
English 2nd Division / The Championship
Fulham FC is officially licensed this season, so no need to edit the West London side. The remaining 23 as follows:
| PES Team Name | Real Team Name |
|---|---|
| West Midlands Village | Aston Villa |
| SY Red | Barnsley |
| West Midlands City | Birmingham City |
| NW White Black | Bolton Wanderers |
| Hounslow | Brentford |
| SW Red | Bristol City |
| ST Yellow | Burton Albion |
| South Wales | Cardiff City |
| Derbyshire | Derby County |
| Yorkshire Orange | Hull City |
| East Anglia Town | Ipswich Town |
| Yorkshire Whites | Leeds United |
| Teesside | Middlesbrough |
| GL Blue White | Millwall |
| Norfolk City | Norwich City |
| Notts Reds | Nottingham Forest |
| LN White | Preston North End |
| North West London | Queens Park Rangers |
| Berkshire Blues | Reading |
| South Yorkshire Blues | Sheffield Wednesday |
| YH Red Black | Sheffield United |
| Wearside | Sunderland |
| WM Gold | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
Spanish League / La Liga
Within Spain's La Liga, PES 2018 features official licenses for Atletico Madrid, Barcelona and Valencia. Current league and Champions League holders Real Madrid are the highest profile Spanish club requiring an edit.
| PES Team Name | Real Team Name |
|---|---|
| PV Sky Blue White | Alaves |
| PV White Red | Athletic Bilbao |
| GA Cyan | Celta Vigo |
| GA Blue Whites | Derpotivo La Coruna |
| PV Blue Red | Eibar |
| CT Blue White | Espanyol |
| MD Cobalt Blue | Getafe |
| Ct Carmine White | Gorona |
| CN Yellow Blue | Las Palmas |
| MD Blue White | Leganes |
| ED Blue Burgundy | Levante |
| AN Cyan White | Malaga |
| AN Green White | Real Betis |
| MD White | Real Madrid |
| PV Blue White | Real Socedad |
| AN White Red | Sevilla |
| ED Yellow | Villareal |
Spanish Second Division / Segunda Division
| PES Team Name | Real Team Name |
|---|---|
| MD Canary Yellow | Alcorcon |
| AN Scarlet White | Almeria |
| AN Yellow Blue | Cadiz |
| AN Viridian White | Cordoba |
| ED White Green | Elche |
| CT Red | Gimnastic |
| AN Red White | Granada |
| AR Burgundy Blue | Huesca |
| GA Red White | Lugo |
| IB Red Black | Mallorca |
| CL Red Black | Mirandes |
| CL Red | Numancia |
| NC Red | Osasuna |
| AS Blue | Oviedo |
| MD Scarlet White | Rao Vallecano |
| CT Red Black | Reus Deportiu |
| AN White Red B | Sevilla Atletico |
| AS Red White | Sporting Gijon |
| CN White Blue | Tenerife |
| MC Navy Blue | UCAM Murcia |
| CL Purple | Valladolid |
| AR White Blue | Zaragoza |
Italian League / Serie A
Only Italian champions Juventus require changing here.
| PES Team Name | Real Team Name |
|---|---|
| PM Black White | Juventus |
Looking for more help? See our resources on PES 2018 potential wonderkids and best young players, real team names, and, for those playing PES 19, PS4 and PC owners can read how to download option files in PES 2019 and likewise the highest rated best players in PES 19, too.
Italian 2nd Division/ Serie B
| PES Team Name | Real Team Name |
|---|---|
| MA Zebra | Ascoli |
| Alvegiaro | Avellino |
| Bagnaroni | Bari |
| Brutie | Brescia |
| ER White Red | Carpi |
| ER Black White | Cesena |
| DL Crimson | Cittadella |
| LB Red Grey | U.S. Cremonse |
| TO Blue | Empoli |
| PL Red Black | Foggia Calcio |
| TI Yellow Blue | Frosinone |
| PM Blue White | Novara |
| SI Pink Black | U.S.C. Palermo |
| ER Yellow Blue | Parma |
| Prastogna | Perugia |
| AB White Light Blue | Pescara |
| Pailamundoveli | Pro Vercelli |
| CM Burgundy | Salernitana |
| Spremonese | Spezia |
| Teccarina | Ternana |
| DL Green Black Orange | Venezia FC |
| LR White Blue | Virtus Entella |
Portugal League / Primeira Liga
In the Portugese League, PES 2018 features official licenses for FC Porto, SL Benfica and Sporting CP.
| PES Team Name | Real Team Name |
|---|---|
| BJ Red | Academica de Coimbra |
| Blemotao | Belenenses |
| Borfecao | Boavista |
| Bresigne | Braga |
| TM Blue Red | Chaves |
| Estralpao | Estoril |
| DL Azure Blue | Feirense |
| Maseadeira | Maritimo |
| Meraszilho | Moreirense |
| AL Black White | Olhanense |
| Podefteza | Pacos de Ferreira |
| Rovaneche | Rio Ave |
| BA Yellow Green | Tondela |
| Visicutao | Vitoria de Guimaraes |
| Verfolcao | Vitoria de Setubal |
Additional reporting by Chris Tapsell.