Cliftonville Football & Athletic Club is a professional Northern Irish football club based in Cliftonville in north Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. The team competes in the NIFL Premiership, the top tier of Northern Irish football, and is one of the country's popular clubs. This unofficial Cliftonville FC flag (Irish: bratach neamhoifigiúil Cliftonville FC) features the club's official emblem centered on a red background, a design inspired by the team's home jersey and long-standing 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 Cliftonville FC logo is based on a circular design with a white central field featuring a stylized green three-leaf shamrock. The shamrock is an iconic symbol of Ireland, with its three leaves traditionally associated with faith, hope, and love, while also reflecting the cultural and religious heritage associated with Saint Patrick. Surrounding the shamrock is a white ring with a red border bearing the full name "CLIFTONVILLE FOOTBALL & ATHLETIC CLUB" in black lettering. The circular arrangement of the lettering and red accents reflects the club's traditional red colors and its identity as "The Reds" of north Belfast. The modern form of the emblem was established around 1992, giving the crest a clean circular structure that combines the Irish shamrock with the club's long-standing red visual identity. Together, the green shamrock, circular design, club name, and red accents connect Cliftonville's emblem with Irish cultural heritage, its north Belfast roots, and its enduring football tradition.
| Team name: | Cliftonville Football & Athletic Club |
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| Team nicknames: | The Reds |
| Team abbreviation: | - |
| Founded: | 1879 |
| Location: | Cliftonville, Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Stadium: | Solitude |
| Capacity: | 6,000 |
| League: | NIFL Premiership |
| Team Colors: | Red |
| Championships: | 2 |
| Mascots: | - |
