Club Sport Marítimo, commonly known as Marítimo, is a sports club based in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal, that competes in the Primeira Liga (2021-22), the top flight of Portuguese football. This unofficial C.S. Marítimo flag (Portuguese: bandeira não oficial do C.S. Marítimo) features the club's official logo on a green-and-red horizontally striped background derived from the team's traditional colors and visual identity.
| 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 Club Sport Marítimo logo features a stylized lion standing in front of a wooden ship's steering wheel while clutching a football, a composition that reflects both sporting identity and maritime heritage. Above the steering wheel, the initials "CSM" appear on a ribbon in the colors of the Portuguese flag, reinforcing national identity. The ship's steering wheel element represents the club's maritime origins and pays homage to the city of Funchal, Madeira, and its seafaring traditions, as well as the dockworkers who founded the club in 1910. The lion symbolizes strength, bravery, and competitive spirit, and the club is often nicknamed "Os Leões do Almirante Reis" (The Lions of Almirante Reis). The combination of maritime and heraldic elements reflects both local history and sporting ambition. Overall, the emblem represents Club Sport Marítimo's identity, maritime heritage, and enduring pride in Portuguese football.
Alternative Flag Designs
| Team name: | Club Sport Marítimo |
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| Team nicknames: | Maritimistas, O Maior das Ilhas (The Greatest of the Islands), Os Verde-Rubros (The Green-and-Reds), Os Leões do Almirante Reis (The Lions of Almirante Reis) |
| Team abbreviation: | CSM |
| Founded: | 1910 |
| Location: | Funchal, Madeira, Portugal |
| Ground: | Estádio do Marítimo |
| Capacity: | 10,932 |
| League: | Primeira Liga |
| Team Colors: | Green and Red |
| Championships: | - |
| Second places: | - |
| Seasons in top division: | 43 |
| Mascot: | Garras the Lion |