With some teams who feature in the Crest Redesign Competition Weekly (CRCW), it’s very hard to distance the creativity from the current team badge.

Not impossible, and in the 402nd stage of our long-running contest, Ochoa510 went ultra-minimalist and ultra-modern with their Real Sociedad effort, and to great effect, but generally there was a basis of faithfulness once the voting page was populated.

1. Fußballclub Union Berlin e. V. - 1. FC Union Berlin - didn’t have, in 2023-24, a season like they had the previous campaign, but it’s likely they’ll be pretty satisfied with their showing in recent years.

They probably would have made the Crest Redesign Competition Weekly (CRCW) at some point, but their presence this year can be put down to their contemporary exploits, and certainly the excitement that their stage was met with can.

Having 400 stages of a challenge is quite an achievement, so huge thanks have to go to everyone who has contributed to the Crest Redesign Competition Weekly (CRCW) over the years, not least the wonderful administrators - it’s currently in the assured hands of Narci.

For the 400th chapter, presentation was kept uniform - with records of the entrants displayed on special frames - and the fantasy client were Abu Dhabi-based UAE Pro League side Al Ain Football Club (FC).

Poland have a rich history in football, and there’s no bigger club side there than the Ekstraklasa’s Legia Warszawa (Warsaw).

When Wojskowi got a deserved Crest Redesign Competition Weekly (CRCW) stage, it came as no surprise when it was well subscribed - 19 entries made the voting page - and the quality was fantastic too.

Named after the murdered South African civil rights activist, Bakau-based Steve Biko Football Club (FC) might not be famous for their footballing exploits beyond the Gambia, but they’re iconic through association and have a striking identity.

So, of course, a Crest Redesign Competition Weekly (CRCW) stage was fun, and while one entry, from Tombot, had a depiction of Biko, the rest focused on the Bakau Giants Killers’ crocodile emblem, with the bronze-bagging submission from Rabbi, for one, a lot of that aforementioned fun.

Belgium’s current crest, complete with English-language national association billing, has been around for a few years now, but not everyone’s on board.

Here comes the Crest Redesign Competition Weekly (CRCW) to, sort of, save the day, and the 397th stage provided several superlative alternatives to the international side.