Futbol as Football Series: TB FCS Royn

Futbol as Football Series: #TBFCSRoyn from the #Effodeildin of #FaroeIslands

A big Takk Fyri #THANKYOU  #TAKKFYRI to the folks who have visited the blog from the Faroe Islands!

This is my second club design from our friends from the North Atlantic and this club caught my attention due to the origin of the squad. It is a merger (2017) between three teams from #Suðuroy Island: #TBTvøroyri, #FCSuðuroy and #RoynHvalba. From the team's Wikipedia Page:

The name is too long to use, so the media started to use the word Suðuroyarliðið in stead, which means The team from Suðuroy and the supporters and the chairmen have agreed upon using the word Suðringar, which means People of Suðuroy.

It is not uncommon in the United States for communities or small High Schools, especially in rural communities in North & South Dakota, Montana, Idaho, etc., to "join forces" in order to fields a Grid Iron team. 

Examples: Mayville-Portland-Clifford-Galesburg (#NorthDakota), Clark Co/Watersprings (#Idaho), Grass Range-Winnette (#Montana), Lingle-Fort Laramie (#Wyoming)  I understand this happens quite often in Club Futbol around the world and looked like a great project to take on. 

I decided to see what history/wildlife I could use as a visual image for Suðuroyarliðið for the squad's livery. Also, the team's uniform outfitter, Hummel, played a big part of what I went with for the visual identity of the club. I used one of the nesting birds that calls the island home, the European Storm Petrel, as a mascot. I combined the Petrel and the flame from the clubs current crest as a logo. To top it all off I got to use the color Phthalo Green (#123524) in the squad's color palate.

I went with a curved shoulder stripe/yoke and a colored side panel for my mock ups. On the "Generic" mock up, I used a really unique stripe-to-knee loop. I used Petrels in place of the Hummel chevrons on the shoulders and the back of the helmet. When I saw the plain uniform it was missing something - a "texture". I went with the M84 Camo pattern used by the #DanishMilitary.  The main reason I'm using this for my uniform isn't necessarily in homage to the military but more for bird watching/hunting. How do you get close to a wild animal to observe & take pictures? Camouflage/Ghillie Suits/Bird blinds. 

Also to give the kits a more unique flavor. For my "Real World" concepts I went with #AlphaPerformance's V8 Jerseys and Elite pants.

Fonts used: Numbers/Name on Back - alt smaq 6.8, Team Name on Front - Racing Sans One.

 

Futbol as Football Series: Greve Fodbold

Futbol as Football Series: #GreveFodbold from the #Danish2ndDivision from #Denmark.

This is another tip of the hat to the guests we had from Denmark.

Denmark has a healthy #AmericanFootball heritage, so me doing a #FutbolasFootball concept in a way seems redundant (with my growing education of the AmFLs around the world!). 

Has this stopped me? NO!

I dipped into Danish Divisions of Futbol and settled on the Danish 2nd Division squad Greve Fodbold because the city symbol on their badge would look great on a lid!

Plus their nickname is Den Blå Bølge (The #BlueWave #DenBlåBølge). I thought about redoing the Fighting Green Wave from Tulane/Narrows HS (VA)/Ashbrook HS (NC) to put on the uniform...

I passed on it, so I'll show you here -- cause I'm nutty like that!

I found a cool minimalist wave from Clipart-Library.com and it has become a nice shoulder symbol.

For both my "Generic" and "Real World" mock-ups I adapted the collar design from the Greve Fodbold Ladies' squad. @grevefodboldkvinder

I kept the pant stripe and helmet stripe simple. I tried using a wave style pant stripe and I changed my mind. There's enough going on with the helmet and shoulder design that I went simple. 

BUT THERE IS A STRIPE!!

Since Hummel does their real world futbol kit, I was thinking which American Football kit manufacturer I could go with. After two minutes of deliberation, I settled on #AlphaPerformance. I have been following their designs and I seriously hope they get a bigger foothold in the sporting world! I like Nike's uniforms, I am fine with some of what UnderArmour does, Adidas... they have some good uniforms. The #A is doing some big things in the European leagues and hopefully they can get a few more teams here in the US and could hang with the big 3 manufacturers and could surpass Russell. 

#jussayin

I went with their V8 pants and their V9 jerseys. Check out England's national Gridiron squad who flosses in Alpha V9 outfit system. Throw in #SaarlandHurricanes, #SchwäbischHallUnicorns, #AFCBiennaJets, #WasaRoyals, #FortBendStorm.

I also placed #Sjaelland's logo on the back of the helmet and used Denmark's alternative flag on the jerseys.

Font Used: New Athletic M54, Wordmark: Gentlemanly and Excelsior Sans.