Fotbal Club Sheriff Tiraspol, commonly known as FC Sheriff Tiraspol or simply Sheriff, is a professional football club based in Tiraspol, a city located in the unrecognized breakaway region of Transnistria. The team competes in the Moldovan Super Liga, the top tier of Moldovan football. This unofficial FC Sheriff Tiraspol flag (Romanian: steag neoficial al FC Sheriff Tiraspol; Russian: неофициальный флаг ФК «Шериф Тирасполь») features the club's official emblem centered on a yellow background, with the colors directly derived from the crest and the club's traditional 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's emblem is built around a large yellow sheriff's badge, immediately reflecting the club's name and the identity of its founding corporate sponsor, the Sheriff conglomerate. At the center of the badge is a football decorated with star-shaped patterns, emphasizing the club's sporting identity. The words "fotbal club" appear above the ball, while the bold "SHERIFF" inscription stretches across it, making the club's name the focal point of the crest. The sheriff's star symbolizes authority and law enforcement, a direct reference to the Sheriff company founded by former Soviet police officer Viktor Gushan, whose business empire became closely associated with both the club and the Transnistrian region. The bold yellow-and-black color scheme mirrors the club's traditional home colors while creating a distinctive and easily recognizable visual identity. Altogether, the emblem combines the club's corporate origins, football tradition, and striking symbolism into one of the most recognizable crests in Moldovan football.
| Team name: | Fotbal Club Sheriff |
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| Team nicknames: | Viespile (The Wasps), Zholto-Chornyye (The Yellow-Blacks), Osy (The Wasps) |
| Team abbreviation: | - |
| Founded: | 1997 |
| Location: | Tiraspol, Transnistria |
| Stadium: | Sheriff Arena |
| Capacity: | 12,746 |
| League: | Moldovan Liga |
| Team Colors: | Yellow and black |
| Championships: | 21 |
| Second places: | 5 |
| Mascots: | - |
