The Lion, Tal-Irish, and the Town’s Symbols Floriana’s badge is built around the lion, one of the club’s strongest symbols. The lion has featured prominently on the badge since 1936, alongside the Latin motto “Ex Ludis Virtus,” usually translated as “virtue out of the game” The lion has local meaning beyond football. It is linked to the coat of arms of Grandmaster Manoel de Vilhena and to the statue of St Publius, Floriana’s patron saint, where a lion is also present The nicknames tell the same identity story in a different way. Floriana are known as “Il-Greens,” a direct reference to the club’s green colours, and “Tal-Irish,” a nickname tied to the Royal Dublin Fusiliers connection that shaped the club’s shirt in 1905. Those symbols point to the institutions and communities that helped shape the club: the British military presence in Malta, the Royal Dublin Fusiliers stationed in Floriana, the civic imagery of the town, and the religious symbolism attached to St Publius. The club’s official story also leans heavily into community and youth, describing Floriana as a club rooted in identity, resilience, tradition, and ambition. Put together, the badge, nicknames, and colours give Floriana a rare football identity: local, military, civic, religious, and sporting all at once.

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