Barcelona Proposes New Crest Design for Next Season

Barcelona says it plans to redesign the club's emblem for the start of next season.

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) – Barcelona says it plans to redesign the club's emblem for the start of next season.

The most significant change would be the removal of the letters ''FCB,'' standing for Futbol Club Barcelona, which have been at the center of the design for more than 100 years.

The current emblem was introduced in 2002.

The updated crest:
✅ The shape is kept intact.
✅ The FCB acronym disappears.
✅ The internal black lines disappear.
✅ More homogeneous, more harmonious, and brighter.
✅ To be applied beginning with the 2019/20 season. pic.twitter.com/xIurAqtF8l

— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) September 27, 2018

This is the proposed update to the Barça crest, subject to member approval
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— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) September 27, 2018

The updated version must be approved in a membership vote on Oct. 20. It would be the 11th design of the emblem in the 119-year history of the Spanish club.