If you don’t fancy downloading yourself a quick and dirty option file patch – or worse, you’re unable to because you play on Xbox One – then your next best bet for setting PES 2017 up like a fully licensed game is to dive into the built-in editor and change those names around yourself.
It can be somewhat arduous – some players online have claimed that changing everything in-game, including customising all kits, stadia, leagues and so on, can take up to 40 hours – however doing just the team names is relatively easy, and worth it, if Man Red taking on London FC is the sort of thing that’ll ruin your experience.

Which leagues have official licenses in PES 2017?
Forunately, this year’s Pro Evo does have a collection of strong licenses, with a handful of relatively well-known leagues fully realised in-game. Here’s a list of the leagues (and some particularly standout teams) that you won’t need to edit:
- Ligue 1
- Ligue 2
- Eredivisie
- Serie A – aside from Juventus, Sassuolo, and the league’s own official name.
- Campeonato Brasileiro Srie A
- Primera Divisin of Chile
- Argentine Primera Divisin
- AFC Champions League
Note that Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich aren’t represented in the game at all, with the only German top flight teams available being the official versions of Borussia Dortmund, Bayer Leverkusen and Schalke, which are listed under “Other European Teams”. We’ve compiled a list of the best players in PES 2017 , and some Bayern players feature as free transfers as a result, so it’s worth checking out.

Close enough…
PES 2017 real team names list
The downside, again, is that replacing each team name, tournament, kit colour and more can take tens of hours to completely do for everything in the game. To help you out somewhat, we’ve compiled a table with all of the teams and their corresponding real-world names, so you’ll at least know what’s going on when PM Black White knock Bresigne out of the Champions League.
Note that in the lists below teams which PES 2017 already has the license for, such as Liverpool and most of the Italian Serie A, have been excluded – worry not Merseryside Red fans!
English League / Premier League
Premier League sides Arsenal and Liverpool see their official licenses in the game this year, with last year’s Manchester United license no longer available.
PES Team Name | Real Team Name |
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East Dorsetshire | AFC Bournemouth |
Lancashire Claret | Burnley |
London FC | Chelsea |
South Norwood | Crystal Palace |
Merseyside Blue | Everton |
Yorkshire Orange | Hull City |
East Midlands | Leicester City |
Man Blue | Manchester City |
Man Red | Manchester United |
Teeside | Middlesbrough |
Hampshire Red | Southampton |
St Red | Stoke City |
Wearside | Sunderland |
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
PES Team Name | Real Team Name |
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West Midlands Village | Aston Villa |
SY Red | Barnsley |
West Midlands City | Birmingham City |
Lancashire Blue | Blackburn Rovers |
Hounslow | Brentford |
East Sussex | Brighton and Hove Albion |
SW Red | Bristol City |
ST Yellow | Burton Albion |
South Wales | Cardiff City |
Derbyshire | Derby County |
West London White | Fulham |
West Yorkshire Town | Huddersfield |
East Anglia Town | Ipswich Town |
Yorkshire Whites | Leeds United |
Tyneside | Newcastle United |
Norfolk City | Norwich City |
Notts Reds | Nottingham Forest |
LN White | Preston North End |
North West London | Queens Park Rangers |
Berkshire Blues | Reading |
Yorkshire Reds | Rotherham United |
South Yorkshire Blues | Sheffield Wednesday |
LN Azure Blue White | Wigan Athletic |
WM Gold | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
Spanish League / La Liga
For the Spanish League, PES 2017 already features the official licenses for Atletico Madrid and Barcelona – a double kick in the teeth for Real Madrid fans, who this year miss out on an official representation.
PES Team Name | Real Team Name |
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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 |
AN Red White | Granada |
CN Yellow Blue | Las Palmas |
MD Blue White | Leganes |
AN Cyan White | Malaga |
NC Red | Osasuna |
AN Green White | Real Betis |
MD White | Real Madrid |
PV Blue White | Real Socedad |
AN White Red | Sevilla |
AS Red White | Sporting Gijon |
ED White Orange | Valencia |
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 |
MD Cobalt Blue | Getafe |
CT Red | Gimnastic |
Ct Carmine White | Gorona |
AR Burgundy Blue | Huesca |
ED Blue Burgundy | Levante |
GA Red White | Lugo |
IB Red Black | Mallorca |
CL Red Black | Mirandes |
CL Red | Numancia |
AS Blue | Oviedo |
MD Scarlet White | Rao Vallecano |
CT Red Black | Reus Deportiu |
AN White Red B | Sevilla Atletico |
CN White Blue | Tenerife |
MC Navy Blue | UCAM Murcia |
CL Purple | Valladolid |
AR White Blue | Zaragoza |
Italian League / Serie A
PES Team Name | Real Team Name |
---|---|
PM Black White | Juventus |
Sansagiulo | Sassuolo |
Italian 2nd Division/ Serie B
PES Team Name | Real Team Name |
---|---|
MA Zebra | Ascoli |
Alvegiaro | Avellino |
Bagnaroni | Bari |
CM Yellow Red | Benevento |
Brutie | Brescia |
ER White Red | Carpi |
ER Black White | Cesena |
DL Crimson | Cittadella |
TI Yellow Blue | Frosinone |
Litolizano | Latina |
PM Blue White | Novara |
Prastogna | Perugia |
TO Blue Black | Pisa |
Pailamundoveli | Pro Vercelli |
CM Burgundy | Salernitana |
ER Sky Blue | SPAL |
Spremonese | Spezia |
Teccarina | Ternana |
Drepanumese | Trapani |
DL Blue | Verona |
Vocchaioni | Vicenza |
LR White Blue | Virtus Entella |
Portugal League / Primeira Liga
In the Portugese League, PES 2017 features official licenses for SL Benfica and Sporting CP.
PES Team Name | Real Team Name |
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Arimelcao | Arouca |
Blemotao | Belenenses |
Borfecao | Boavista |
Bresigne | Braga |
TM Blue Red | Chaves |
Estralpao | Estoril |
DL Azure Blue | Feirense |
Maseadeira | Maritimo |
Meraszilho | Moreirense |
Nardimcol | Nacional |
Podefteza | Pacos de Ferreira |
DL Blue White | Porto |
Rovaneche | Rio Ave |
BA Yellow Green | Tondela |
Visicutao | Vitoria de Guimaraes |
Verfolcao | Vitoria de Setubal |
That’s all for the major leagues in PES 2017. Don’t forget that, if you’re extra dedicated, everything down to collars on the kits and positioning of the badges in Pro Evo can be edited – but likewise remember that if you’re on PS4 or PC, a very handy option file can be downloaded instead, which does it all for you.
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