What is the Nike Phantom?

Phantom is the name of a football line from Nike. They are shoes designed for ball contact, with a low, smooth upper and a sole with studs instead of a treaded sole for street use.

Why does a Nike Phantom often have no visible laces?

Because irregularities on the instep affect shooting and receiving. For this type of shoe the laces are therefore often hidden or shifted to the side so that the contact surface with the ball remains as smooth as possible.

Why are some regular sneakers also called Phantom?

Because Nike Phantom is also used as a color name for an off-gray white. A sneaker with Phantom in the name can therefore refer to that color and have nothing to do with the football line.

What do the letters after the model name, like FG or TF, mean?

They indicate the surface the sole is made for. They determine where you can use the shoe: a sole for natural grass doesn't work well on artificial turf or indoors, and vice versa.

Can you wear a Nike Phantom football shoe daily?

That's not what it's built for. The sole with studs is intended to grip soft ground and is uncomfortable on the street. For daily use the sneakers in the range are the logical choice.

Nike Phantom – compare prices & all colorways

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Nike Low Pink Oxford – “Pink Oxford / Light Thistle / Phantom” (DD1503-601)

Nike Phantom 6 High Elite FG Shadow Pack (HJ2147-003)

Nike P-6000 Phantom / Metallic Silver / Light Orewood Brown / Tattoo (IV6035-030)

Nike Phantom 6 Low Elite Hyper Pink – “Hyper Pink / White / Black” (IH1778-900)

Nike Phantom 6 Low Elite FG SE Travis Scott (IQ8140-900)

Nike Phantom 6 High Elite FG “Red” (HJ2147-400)

Nike Phantom 6 Low Academy FG/MG Erling Haaland Harness Your Haaland (HQ2314-603)

Nike Phantom Luna 2 Pro FG “Sunset Pulse Black” (FJ2575-600)

Nike Phantom 6 High Elite Hyper Pink – “White / Hyper Pink” (IH1779-900)

Nike Phantom GX 2 Elite FG “2024 Shadow Pack” (FJ2559-002)

Nike Phantom 6 Low Academy MG Scary Good Pack (HM9203-400)

Nike Phantom GX 2 Pro FG Mad Voltage Pack (FJ2563-003)

Nike Phantom 6 Low Academy TF Shadow Pack (HQ2325-003)

Nike Phantom 6 Low Academy MG Attack Pack (HM9203-446)

Nike Phantom 6 Low Elite FG Scary Good Pack (HJ2146-400)

Nike PHANTOM LUNA 2 ACADEMY MG “SUNSET PULSE BLACK” (FD6725-600)

Nike Phantom GX 2 Academy FG/MG Metallic Silver Volt Black (FD6723-003)

Nike Phantom 6 Low Academy MG Max Voltage Pack (HM9203-800)

Nike Phantom GX 2 Academy MG Black Deep Jungle (FD6723-002)

Nike Phantom Luna 2 Academy Mg “Mad Ready Pack” (FD6725-100)

Nike Phantom 6 High Academy TF Max Voltage Pack (HQ2049-800)

Nike Phantom GX 2 Academy FG/MG Mad Energy Pack (FD6723-300)

Nike Phantom GX 2 Elite FG Mad Energy Pack (FJ2559-300)

Nike Phantom 6 Low Academy Erling Haaland Harness Your Haaland (IH1794-603)

Nike Phantom Luna 2 Elite FG “Mad Ambition Pack” (FJ2572-400)

Nike Phantom Luna 2 Club MG High Black Deep Jungle (FJ2558-002)

Nike Phantom Luna 2 Elite FG “Mad Voltage Pack” (FJ2572-003)

Nike Phantom 6 Low Club IC Erling Haaland Harness Your Haaland (IH1803-603)

Nike Phantom 6 Low Academy TF GS “Shadow Pack” (HQ2038-003)

Nike Phantom 6 Low Academy MG Max Voltage Pack (HJ4564-800)

Nike Phantom 6 Low Academy TF Erling Haaland Harness Your Haaland (HQ2040-603)

Nike Phantom 6 Low Club MG Attack Pack (HM9202-446)

Nike Phantom GX 2 Club MG Blue Fury White (FJ2557-400)

Nike Phantom 6 Low Academy TF Attack Pack (HQ2038-446)

Nike Phantom Luna 2 Elite FG “Prism Pack” (FJ2572-800)

Nike Phantom 6 Low Academy IC Max Voltage Pack (HQ2035-800)

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Which Nike Phantom gives off the strongest hype signal?

The Hypescore reads the signal strength of every Nike Phantom colorway. Community votes, resale movement, search demand and scarcity together decide how much hype a sneaker gives off, expressed in GSv. On the left the strongest hype signals, on the right the colorways just being picked up and rising fast.

Strongest hype signal

1Nike Phantom 6 Low Elite FG SE Travis Scott (IQ8140-900)RADIATINGNike Voetbalschoenen · from €274 · 7 shops64GSv
2Nike Phantom 6 Low Elite IC SE “Travis Scott” (IV2037-900)RADIATINGNike Voetbalschoenen · from €222 · 5 shops57GSv
3Nike Low Pink Oxford – “Pink Oxford / Light Thistle / Phantom” (DD1503-601)RADIATINGNike Phantom · from €44 · 10 shops56GSv
4Nike Phantom 6 High Elite FG Chrome Black (IH3735-001)SEISMICNike Voetbalschoenen · from €152 · 4 shops50GSv
5Nike Phantom GX 2 Elite FG Blue Fury (FJ2559-400)CHARGINGNike Phantom GX 2 · from €127 · 3 shops47GSv

Just in, rising

1Nike Phantom 6 Low Elite Erling Haaland (HQ2332-603)CHARGINGNike Voetbalschoenen · from €176 · 4 shops42GSv
2Nike x Kobe Bryant Phantom 6 Low Elite SE ‘Phantom’ – Firm Ground (IF4392-001)CHARGINGNike Voetbalschoenen · from €261 · 5 shops46GSv
3Nike Phantom 6 High Elite FG Chrome Black (IH3735-001)SEISMICNike Voetbalschoenen · from €152 · 4 shops50GSv
4Nike Phantom 6 Low Elite FG Fear Nothing Pack (HQ2331-400)CHARGINGNike Voetbalschoenen · from €129 · 3 shops42GSv
5Nike Phantom 6 Low Elite FG SE Travis Scott (IQ8140-900)RADIATINGNike Voetbalschoenen · from €274 · 7 shops64GSv

About Nike Phantom

Nike Phantom

Phantom is, at Nike, the name of a football line, and that origin explains why these shoes look different from the rest of the range. They are not designed to sit on the street, but to strike a ball.

Why a football boot is so smooth

When shooting and receiving, every irregularity on the instep counts. That is why laces on this type of shoe are often hidden or shifted, and the upper runs as tight as possible over the foot. Where a sneaker uses overlays for reinforcement, a football boot uses them to guide contact with the ball. That makes the silhouette lower and smoother than you might expect from Nike.

The sole shows where it belongs

Under these models there are no waffle soles but cleats or studs, matched to the surface: natural grass, artificial turf or an indoor court. The designation of that is usually included in the model name itself, and completely determines where you can use the shoe.

Note: Phantom is also a color name

There is a second reason you encounter this name. Nike also uses Phantom as a color designation for a broken, grayish white. A sneaker with Phantom in the name therefore need not have anything to do with the football line — it can simply be the color. The same name, two completely different things.

On this page you can see which versions with the name Phantom are hottest right now according to the Hypescore, from what price they can be found and in how many shops they are in stock.