History: The evolution of the Blue Cross coat of arms through the ages

The workers of the La Creu Blava Cooperative decided to found a football team of the same name at the beginning of 1927, after several years of intending to have sports branches. in the cement plant. At this time, the directors of the Cruz Blau Sports Club they decided to use as a badge the same shield that the company used.

Currently, the shield of the Cement Machine is made up of a blue circle, that counts on eight stars in the part superior and the word Mexico in capital letters in the part inferior. The eight stars refer to the MX League trophies the institution has won since its promotion to the First Division in 1964.

The center of the circle is white. Above it says Esportiu and below it Blue Cross, And in the center it has a red square, with a blue cross on a white background, keeping with it the original shield of the cement plant. But it was not always so. The original shield of the football team has undergone several modifications throughout history.

The first of them, the one of 1927, is the same that today they use the branch of Noble and the Feminine category. Shield-shaped, the letters CA at the top, red border and a blue cross in the center. It lasted until 1964, when it changed after the ascent to First.

after a new insignia came to him, with an irregular shape. At the top, in curved letters, was “AC (Civil Association) Blue Cross”. Below, meanwhile, says Sports Club. In the center was a white circle with a red border, with a blue cross with a white border.

In 1971 the celestial shield already began to change to one of similar to which it uses the institution at present. Rectangular in shape, with a dark blue border, in the central part, as before, the red square with the blue cross. At the top and bottom, small white rectangles with blue letters: Sport (top) Blue Cross (bottom).

Between 1972 and 1980 the shield stayed and it was only adding in the form of stars the trophies that were winning Blue Cross. 1972 (3), 1973 (4), 1974 (5), 1979 (6), 1980 (7). The insignia born in the ’80s lasted for 16 years, Since 1996 came the logo we know today.

The only difference? The current shade of blue is a little darker, and has one more star than the one born 25 years ago. And the only thing we want all Blue Cross fans is for a new shield to be born in mid-2021: recognizing the 9 league titles we so long for.