NK Domžale, officially Nogometni klub Domžale, is a Slovenian football club based in the town of Domžale. The club’s visual identity is built around a shield-shaped crest that incorporates the club’s founding year and a yellow-and-blue color scheme tied directly to the municipality of Domžale.
Design and History
The club crest features the year of the club’s establishment prominently within its design [1]. The club was originally founded on 7 November 1920 as Športni klub Disk (SK Disk), a predecessor organization to today’s NK Domžale [2].
In September 2017, the club announced a change to its founding year following a historical discovery. Research confirmed that the club was actually established in 1920, not in the year previously used on the crest. As part of this correction, the club introduced a new visual identity, with the most important element being the crest, which now displays the year 1920 in its lower section [3].
Meaning and Symbolism
The yellow-and-blue color combination used in the club’s crest reflects the club’s connection to the town of Domžale, whose municipal coat of arms and flag also use the same yellow-and-blue combination [1]. The municipal coat of arms features three golden wheat ears on a blue field, woven together in a straw braid, a reference to the town’s historical straw-hat making industry [4].
The club’s nickname, Rumena družina (The Yellow Family), further reinforces the centrality of the yellow color to the club’s identity [5].
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