All-New Logo After Just 6 Years: 1898-2023: Here Is The Full Italy Crest History
Jan 4, 2023, by Pat
Update January 2023: After just six years, the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) have launched another all-new logo. Italian Football TV have created a nice infographic featuring every Italy football team crest in history.
Italy Football Logo History
Interestingly, new Italy kit maker Adidas will bring back the fans' popular 1992 logo with a retro remake kits collection.
1910-1946
Starting off, the Italian national team wore a simple coat of arms badge on its jerseys, featuring the Savoy Cross in the center.
1945-1960
1945 saw the first 'own' logo introduced for the FIGC (Italian Football Federation), which did not appear on shirts (the Scudetto was used instead), but could be seen as an inspiration for the most recent versions of the badge.
1960-1966
1966-1984
1946-1982 (shirt)
After the war, the well-known 'Scudetto', worn by the Italian league winner to this day, started to feature on the Italy national team kits instead of the Savoy Cross.
1982-1991
Having updated the previous variant over the previous almost 40 years, a brand-new logo was created in the 1980s.
1991-2003
Another big update followed in 1991, with a design that's very much a child of its time.
2003-2006
In 2003, the FIGC introduced the logo which is more or less still used today.
2006-2017
With the 2006 World Cup in the bag, the crest was updated ever so slightly to accommodate the fourth star won in Germany. The swirl in the center was enlarged as well.
2018
The 2018 World Cup saw Italy adopting a totally new crest for the first time in more than ten years.
2023
After just six years, the FIGC unveiled another all-new logo. It debuts on the Adidas Italy 2023 home and away kits. Adidas are replacing Puma.
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A creative concept visualized by Bleacher Report has sparked discussion among kit enthusiasts, posing an intriguing question: what if players who have won the FIFA World Cup were allowed to wear a special champion badge on their club kits? Under current FIFA equipment regulations, only reigning national team champions and Club World Cup winners are permitted to sport the official FIFA Champions Badge, but bringing an individual achievement patch to the club stage introduces a bold twist to modern shirt details.
The mockups feature World Cup winners wearing a sleek, gold trophy silhouette on their kit sleeves stamped with the year of their international triumph. The concept envisions players like Lionel Messi donning a 2022 patch on his Inter Miami shirt, Kylian Mbappé carrying a 2018 badge in Real Madrid white, and Rodri sporting a 2026 mark. It serves as an immediate visual marker of football's ultimate honor, staying with the player regardless of their club transfers.
In reality, domestic leagues and confederations enforce strict uniform guidelines that limit sleeve real estate almost entirely to league badges, sleeve sponsors, and charitable campaign logos. While regulatory hurdles make such a badge virtually impossible in professional football, the visualization offers a clean and compelling look at how personal legacy could be integrated into club kits.
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Inter Milan officially debuted their new Nike 26-27 third kit on the pitch during a dramatic 5-3 Serie A comeback victory against Udinese at the San Siro, just hours after its official unveiling.
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