Crusaders Football Club is a professional Northern Irish football club based 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 Crusaders FC flag (Irish: bratach neamhoifigiúil Crusaders FC) features the club's official emblem centered on a red-and-black vertically striped 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 Crusaders FC logo features a helmeted knight holding an upright sword alongside a white shield bearing a red cross, reflecting the medieval-inspired meaning of the club's name. The knight represents the name "Crusaders", which was proposed by founding member Thomas Palmer in 1898 after the club rejected local street names in favor of a title associated with medieval Christian knights and carrying international significance. The white shield and red cross draw directly on the historical iconography of medieval crusader orders and chivalry, reinforcing the emblem's distinctive historical theme. The red, black, and white color scheme forms the club's traditional visual identity, with red conveying boldness and character while black and white provide strong definition to the knight's armor and the overall design. Beneath the central emblem is an oval white ribbon bearing the club's formal name, "CRUSADERS F.C.". Together, the armored knight, upright sword, shield and cross, oval name ribbon, and distinctive colors create an emblem that reflects the club's name, founding history, and long-standing identity in north Belfast football.
| Team name: | Crusaders Football Club |
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| Team nicknames: | The Crues, The Hatchetmen |
| Team abbreviation: | - |
| Founded: | 1898 |
| Location: | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Stadium: | Seaview |
| Capacity: | 3,383 |
| League: | NIFL Premiership |
| Team Colors: | Red, black and white |
| Championships: | 3 |
| Mascots: | - |
