By Chris Wright
We’ve already covered South American and African football‘s finest insignia over the past couple of weeks, so it’s bloody well high time that we turn our sights on Asian football’s mostest fantabulous-est club badges.
Here goes…
1. TOT Sport Club, Thailand
TOT are owned by the Thai national telecommunications company and their actual, honest-to-goodness club nickname is “Hello”…
2. Gomback United, Singapore
Bullsh*t…
3. Bangkok Glass Rabbits, Thailand
There are people out there who would probably pay good money for a Bangkok Glass Rabbit…
4. Samut Songkhram FC, Thailand
What could be more terrifying than a mackerel? How about a RAGING MACKEREL?
5. Quingdao Liming, China
Featuring Hello Kitty’s older, camper brother…
6. Shaanxi Guoli, China
Sadly now defunct, Shaanxi live on through their rubbish badge…
7. Shatin Sports Association, Hong Kong
Isn’t this the international sign for “please proceed to the lifeboats in an orderly fashion via the emergency exits”…
8. Hunan Xiangjun, China
Yes, truly “shoking”…
9. FC Suzuka Rampole, Japan
No-one knows quite what to expect, when the Rampoles are in full effect…
10. Aceh United, Indonesia
Clip Art to the rescue…
11. Nagoya Grampus Eight (old logo), Japan
Incredibly well orca-strated…
12. Dolphins United, Phillipines
Any resemblance to other club logos you may notice is purely coincidental…
13. FC Ryukyu, Japan
Now that’s just plain cool…
14. Thanh Hoa FC, Vietnam
How very elaborate…
15. Persebaya FC, Indonesia
Ah yes, the eternal battle twixt shark and alligator…
16. Kamatamare Sanuki, Japan
Correct, that’s a bowl of noodles with a football in it…
17. Chunceon FC (old logo), South Korea
Hands up, we’ve got no idea what’s going on here…
18. Persiter Ternate, Indonesia
C’mon boys, you’re not even trying. That’s supposed to be a stingray by the way..
19. Taejon Citizens, South Korea
Big thumbs up…
20. Hello United, Cambodia
Again, sadly defunct (the club became Phnom Penh Crown FC in 2009)…
21. Yongin Citizens FC, South Korea
Glorious. Like the front cover of a Talk Talk album…
22. FC Mito Holly Hock, Japan
Naff name, but that’s a mighty purdy club crest…
23. Montedio Yamagata, Japan
Again, just a straight-up good-lookin’ logo…
24. West Asian Football Federation
Just a bit waff innit?
25. Sunken Garden United, Phillipines
Pathetic, in the truest sense of the word…