Editing Lille OSC (section)

===Crest and nicknames===
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Lille's crest has changed many times. The first crest of the newborn club was simply the [[Escutcheon (heraldry)|escutcheon]] of the city of Lille dating from [[1235]] that shows an [[argent]]-on-[[gules]] [[fleur-de-lys]].<ref>{{cite web |language=fr |url=http://fbecuwe.free.fr/blasonLille.htm |title=Les armes de la ville de Lille |last=Becuwe |first=François |website=fbecuwe.free.fr |access-date=19 August 2022 |archive-date=20 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720221254/http://fbecuwe.free.fr/blasonLille.htm |url-status=live}}</ref> The fleur-de-lys refers to the name and the insularity of the city. "''Lille''", or "''Lile''" and "''Lysle''" depending on the past forms, is phonetically close to "''Lisle''", an old spelling of "''Lys''". The lys also makes reference to the [[water flag]], which were rife through the [[marshes]] surrounding the city. The colours of the heraldry, argent (white) and gules (red), embody wisdom and wealth for the first one, and passion and faithfulness for the second.<ref>{{cite web |language=fr |url=https://www.goodmorninglille.org/blog/blason-lille-armoirie |title=Les armoiries de Lille expliquées |website=goodmorninglille.org |access-date=19 August 2022 |archive-date=5 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221005075754/https://www.goodmorninglille.org/blog/blason-lille-armoirie |url-status=live}}</ref>

White and red were the colours of [[Olympique Lillois]] while blue, traditional colour of the team shorts, refers to [[SC Fives]] and is also present in the first-ever club crest from 1946. Red remains the main colour used by the club in its imagery, on its website or its social media.

The club adopted the colours of his founding and merging parents, and the fleur-de-lys symbol that can be seen in the first badges. In 1981, the [[mastiff]] appeared for the first time in the club crest and has never left it. The nickname, ''Les Dogues'' ([[French language|French]] for "The Mastiffs"), evokes and emphasizes the team's aggressiveness and dedication, and was first used in the 1920s for Olympique Lillois players.<ref name="LOSCnickname">{{Cite web |language=fr |url=https://footnickname.wordpress.com/2020/05/13/66-lille-osc-les-dogues |title=#66 – Lille OSC : les Dogues |date=13 May 2020 |website=FootNickname |access-date=25 August 2022 |archive-date=7 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221007212140/https://footnickname.wordpress.com/2020/05/13/66-lille-osc-les-dogues/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |language=fr |url=http://www.lavoixdunord.fr/region/pourquoi-appelle-t-on-les-joueurs-du-losc-les-dogues-ia19b0n2291929 |title=Pourquoi appelle-t-on les joueurs du LOSC les dogues ? |date=12 August 2014 |website=[[La Voix du Nord (daily)|La Voix du Nord]] |access-date=19 August 2022 |archive-date=28 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160428071635/http://www.lavoixdunord.fr/region/pourquoi-appelle-t-on-les-joueurs-du-losc-les-dogues-ia19b0n2291929 |url-status=live}}</ref> This nickname seems to have appeared for the first time in the now-defunct newspaper ''Le Télégramme du Nord'' (French for "The North Telegram") on 10 November 1919. Olympique Lillois started to officially use it in the club's press releases a few weeks later.<ref>{{cite news |language=fr |url=https://www.losc.fr/actualites/2025-02-27/les-dogues-ont-105-ans |title=Les « Dogues » ont 105 ans  |last1=Boone |first1=Damien |last2=Pousset |first2=Maxime |date=28 February 2025 |publisher=LOSC |access-date=28 February 2025 |archive-date=28 February 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250228151211/https://www.losc.fr/actualites/2025-02-27/les-dogues-ont-105-ans |url-status=live}}</ref> Other nicknames or designations are frequently used, like ''Les Nordistes'' (French for "The Northmen") or ''Les Lillois'' ({{IPA|fr|lilwa}}), the [[demonym]] corresponding to Lille.

In 1989, a new crest was unveiled which combines the fleur-de-lys and a mastiff that seems jumping out of the flower. The acronym "''LOSC''" is supplemented by the term "''Lille Métropole''" to enhance the [[Métropole Européenne de Lille]] size and importance in Western Europe. The club officials at that time wanted to entrench the club in its region, not only in the city but in a 1,000,000-inhabitants area where the club moved some facilities. This badge was marginally revised in 1997 but was replaced in 2002 with a more stylish one where the dog and the acronym are prominent. In 2012, the fleur-de-lys once again became a central element in the logo. The badge shape recalls the previous heraldry, and only the city and club name appear at the top of the logo like a crown.<ref>{{cite web |language=fr |url=https://www.losc.fr/actualites-foot-lille/un-blason-nouvelle-g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ration-pour-le-losc |title=Un blason nouvelle génération pour le LOSC |date=30 May 2012 |website=LOSC.fr |access-date=19 September 2022 |archive-date=20 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920172743/https://www.losc.fr/actualites-foot-lille/un-blason-nouvelle-g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ration-pour-le-losc |url-status=live}}</ref>

The latest crest, which was unveiled in 2018, uses every club symbol (the club initials, the mastiff, the fleur-de-lys and the three colours) inside a [[Pentagon#Regular pentagons|regular pentagon]] shape, form of the [[Citadel of Lille]]'s heart.<ref>{{cite web |language=en |url=https://www.dragonrouge.com//work/losc |title=LOSC - Dragon Rouge |date=19 June 2018 |website=Dragon Rouge |access-date=19 August 2022 |archive-date=3 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221003180459/https://www.dragonrouge.com/work/losc/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media |language=fr |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJh_h-BFYJA |title=Découvrez le nouveau logo du LOSC |date=19 June 2018 |author=LOSC |via=YouTube |access-date=19 August 2022 |archive-date=19 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220819042416/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJh_h-BFYJA&gl=US&hl=en |url-status=live}}</ref>

<gallery class="center" caption="Lille OSC crest history" widths="100px" heights="100px">
Blason ville fr Lille (Nord).svg|1944–1946{{efn|[[Escutcheon (heraldry)|Escutcheon]] of the city of Lille}}
LOSC 1946-1955.svg|1946–1955
LilleOSC5574.svg|1955–1974
LilleOSC7481.svg|1974–1981
LilleOSC8189.svg|1981–1989
LilleOSC8997.svg|1989–1997
LilleOSC9702.svg|1997–2002
LilleOSC0212.svg|2002–2012
LilleOSC1218.svg|2012–2018
</gallery>
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