Valencia Logo PNG
Footballers playing under the Valencia logo have wings. They fly across the field without letting go of the ball from their “embrace.” Their love for their native land and football helps them. The emblem shows self-confidence and readiness to fight back against anyone who tries to take the championship.
On March 18, 1919, a group of enthusiasts founded a football club in Bar Torino in Valencia. Octavio Augusto Milego Díaz became the first president after a coin toss. The first official match took place on May 21, 1919, ending in a 0:1 loss to Gimnástico. From the start, the crest featured a bat, a traditional symbol of the city.
In 1923, the team moved to Mestalla and won the regional championship, earning a place in the Copa del Rey. The Civil War interrupted progress, but in 1941 Valencia won their first major trophy, defeating Espanyol in the cup final. In 1941–42, the club secured its first La Liga title, followed by two more in 1943–44 and 1946–47.
European success came in the early 1960s. Valencia won the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup in 1962 against Barcelona and defended it in 1963 against Dinamo Zagreb. In 1964, they lost the final to Real Zaragoza.
A new phase began in 1970 under Alfredo Di Stéfano. He led the club to another league title in his first season. In 1980, Valencia won the UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup, beating Arsenal on penalties in Brussels. Mario Kempes was a key figure of that period.
At the turn of the century, Valencia returned to the top level. In 2000, they lost the Champions League final to Real Madrid. In 2001, they reached the final again but fell to Bayern Munich on penalties.
Under Rafael Benítez, the club won La Liga in 2002. It achieved a double in 2004, winning the UEFA Cup after beating Marseille. After his departure to Liverpool, results declined, leading to financial issues, relegation in 2013, and a takeover by Peter Lim in 2014.
Meaning and History
The bat, which later became the club’s main symbol, was originally depicted on the coat of arms of King James I of Aragon. There are two versions of its origin. According to one of them, she sat on the top of the flag when the king liberated Valencia from the Moorish invaders. According to other accounts, many bats were in that area, which inspired the authors of the Royal Coat of Arms.
As a result, this animal became part of the state symbols, and from there, it migrated to the Valencia football club’s emblem. Moreover, the first logo featured a red-and-yellow striped diamond and a gold crown taken from the city’s heraldic shield. They complemented the black letters “C” and “V” and a large light-brown soccer ball.
What is Valencia?
Valencia is a shortened name for Valencia Club de Fútbol. This is a professional soccer team from Spain that participates in La Liga. It was established in 1919. The club has achieved considerable success domestically. Internationally, it has won the UEFA Intertoto Cup, UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup, and UEFA Cup once each, and the UEFA Super Cup and Inter-Cities Fairs Cup twice each.
1921 – 1941
This emblem is based on a previous version in the club’s first year of existence. Above is a gray-black bat (previously completely black), and below is a triangular coat of arms. Directly below the animal is a blue rectangle labeled “Valencia C.F.” On the 1919-1920 logo, the quadrangle was purple and contained the letters “V. C. F.” (from Valencia Football Club).
The shield’s inside is lined with the same stripes as those on the rhombus on the city’s coat of arms. There are only nine of them: five yellow and four red. In the center is a soccer ball, the design of which has hardly changed at Valencia from 1921 to 1941. There was one unpopular logo that looked simplified to the basic graphic. The artists changed the proportions and colors of the elements, but the experiment was unsuccessful.
1941 – the 1970s
The logo, adopted in 1941, is very similar to the one created in 1921. They have much in common: the same tapered yellow lines on the shield, wide contours, and a minimalistic bat. Only the primary colors differ.
the 1970s – 1980s
For the first time, the bottom of the shield became pointed. The lettering in the blue rectangle has changed because Valencia Football Club has been renamed Valencia Club de Futbol. The palette has shifted to darker tones, especially in the brown ball and the burgundy vertical lines. The wide, light yellow stroke is gone. The designers have also updated the bat, giving it an elegant shape and embellishing the black silhouette with white and gray highlights.
the 1980s – 1992
In the new emblem version, the bat stands on the shield, touching it with the tips of its wings. She is depicted in a cartoon style, although the artists have done it without detail. The coat of arms is slightly stretched downward, which gives the inscription more space. The colors are expressionless, pale, and muted.
1992 – 2001
The light blue rectangle containing the club’s name has turned dark blue. The Valencia owners decided that more global changes would be redundant.
2001 – 2012
From 2001 to 2012, the team used an improved logo structurally similar to previous versions. The bat on it is depicted quite realistically; the artists paid attention to the anatomical details. The shield is enlarged, and the colors are brighter.
2012 – today
The latest Valencia graphic contains all the same elements: a bat, a soccer ball, the club’s name, and a triangular shield with yellow and red stripes.
Font and Colors
The bat is the region’s main symbol and has been used in local heraldry for several centuries. Therefore, DC Comics claims that the Spanish club’s logo resembles the winged superhero Batman, but there is no basis for this claim.
Red and yellow stripes on the shield can also be interpreted differently. On the one hand, they resemble the colors of the ancient Catalan flag of Senyera. But in fact, this pattern was taken from the coat of arms of the city of Valencia.
The club’s name is in simple, chopped type. The inscription is unremarkable and lost against the background of graphic elements. The emblem is very bright and colorful: the list of colors used includes black (#000000), yellow-orange (#D18816), red-orange (#AA2D2A), red (#EE3524), yellow (#FFDF1C), and light blue (#0097D7).