Hertha Berliner Sport-Club e.V., commonly known as Hertha BSC and sometimes referred to as Hertha Berlin, is a professional association football club based in Berlin, Germany, competing in the Bundesliga (2022–23), the top tier of German football. This unofficial Hertha BSC flag (German: inoffizielle Flagge von Hertha BSC) consists of the team's official logo placed on a horizontally divided blue-and-white background derived from the club's traditional visual identity and long-standing branding.
| Flag Proportion: | 3:5 (standard flag ratio) |
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| Flag Format: | Animated GIF (25-frame loop) |
| Flag Usage: | Fan-made / unofficial digital flag |
The Hertha BSC logo also features a stylized blue-and-white flag outlined in black and mounted on a flagpole, with the club name "Hertha BSC" displayed within the white section. The blue and white colors represent the club's traditional identity and have been associated with the team throughout its history. The flag motif refers to the steamship "Hertha," after which the club was named, a vessel that once operated on the Spree and Havel rivers in Berlin. This connection gives the emblem a distinctive local and historical significance. The simple, hand-drawn appearance of the flag has become one of the most recognizable symbols in German football. Overall, the emblem represents Hertha BSC's identity as a football club from Berlin, Germany, highlighting its local heritage, tradition, and long-standing connection to the city.
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| Team name: | Hertha, Berliner Sport-Club e. V. |
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| Team nicknames: | Die Alte Dame (The Old Lady) |
| Team abbreviation: | Hertha BSC |
| Founded: | 1892 |
| Location: | Berlin, Germany |
| Stadium: | Olympiastadion |
| Capacity: | 74,649 |
| League: | Bundesliga |
| Team Colors: | Blue and White |
| Championships: | 2 |
| Second places: | 5 |
| Seasons in Bundesliga: | |
| Mascot: | Herthinho (a bear) |
