Athletic Club’s badge is a black-and-white circular emblem with a thick outer ring. Inside, the initials “AC” appear on the left, while the rest of the circle is filled with horizontal black-and-white bands, creating a clean alvinegro mark without animals, crowns, stars or founding dates.
The initials stand for Athletic Club, and the black-and-white colours match the club’s traditional identity from São João del-Rei, Minas Gerais. The club is widely known as Esquadrão de Aço, or “Steel Squadron,” a nickname used alongside its modern football identity.
Athletic was founded on 27 June 1909 as Athletic Foot-Ball Club, with its founding meeting held at the home of first president Omar Telles Barbosa. On 10 August 1913, it officially adopted the name Athletic Club after expanding beyond football into other sports.
The badge’s simple monogram-and-stripes design reflects that older multi-sport club identity, while remaining strongly associated with the revived professional football project that returned in 2018.
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About Athletic (Esquadrão de Aço) — Athletic is a professional football club from Brazil competing in Brasileirão Série B. This page provides the primary crest and social media icon (SVG & PNG) with transparent backgrounds for editorial/reference use. For official brand rules, consult the club’s official site. Athletic crest and related marks are trademarks of their respective owners; high‑quality logo files are provided above on this page.
