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Lucozade Powerleague's five-a-side team crests rebranded by Music

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Date
11 August 2016
A grid of 50 colourful football club crests, each topped with the words “Locozade” and “Powerleague”. The shields feature a variety of geometric patterns, animals and city names, including “Birmingham”, “Glasgow” and “Liverpool”.

Manchester-based creative agency Music has created 50 contemporary crest designs for Lucozade Powerleague’s 5-a-side football teams.

Designed by Music in collaboration with the players, the crests feature a wide range of motifs that draw from the personality, history and geography of the teams and their communities.

Inspired by heraldic tradition, many of the designs reference the location’s coat of arms, such as the salmon from Glasgow’s coat of arms, the Wigan sparrowhawk, and a stag for Derby. Amsterdam’s crest appropriates the city’s signature three crosses. While others, like Nottingham’s use of an arrow fletching and Stoke’s nuclear power station, reference emblems of their history and economy.

The Lucozade Powerleague branding, featured on the mast of the crests, serves as a unifying element.

“This is what football is really about, getting people together, creating a tribe and instilling local pride,” says Music creative director David Simpson. “Wherever you live and whoever you follow, the passion and energy behind football can be distilled into a powerful icon – the club crest.”

A logo for the “Lucozade Powerleague” featuring a black shield with an orange border. Inside the shield, a white circle is trailed by orange flames above the word “Portobello”.
A logo for the “Lucozade Powerleague” in Glasgow. A teal dolphin leaps within a dark navy shield, with the word “Glasgow” written in white along the bottom curve.
A logo for the “Lucozade Powerleague” in Tottenham. The design features a pink and black shield containing a stylised castle silhouette and the word “Tottenham”.
A logo for the “Lucozade Powerleague” featuring a pink and navy blue shield. The word “Wembley” is written in white across the blue section of the shield.
A black and white logo for the “Lucozade Powerleague” in Hamilton. The design features a shield containing a stylised profile of a helmeted figure with a plume.
A logo for the Lucozade Powerleague. A green shield contains the text “YOUR HOME OF 5-A-SIDE FOOTBALL” and “SINCE 1987”.
A person stands with their back to the camera, looking out over a green football pitch. Bold white text reads “Call your mates. Then give 5 of them hell.” Below this, a Powerleague logo and the website “powerleague.co.uk” are displayed.
A long rectangular billboard on a brick wall features a series of panels for Powerleague. The panels alternate between black-and-white photos of football players and green backgrounds with the text “Your home of 5-a-side football”.

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Jamie Green

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Jamie joined It’s Nice That back in May 2016 as an editorial assistant. And, after a seven-year sojourn away planning advertising campaigns for the likes of The LEGO Group and Converse, he came back to look after New Business & Partnerships here at It’s Nice That until September 2024.

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