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by Zachary Harden, 20 December 2004
The Flag - Attributes and Semiology: Consists in a field with
approximated ratio 2:3; this is, square and half of length with
red wine background and the Coat of Arms of the Federation on the
center. Until the time of the redaction of this report is not
available data about the semiology of this flag. However, the
color red color is associate to the idea of courage, anger,
intrepidity and sacrifice,
Historical Synthesis: Although seems to exist several opinions
about the matter, the official version indicates that the use of
red wine as emblematic color of the Federation and the National
Selection of Football (Soccer) goes back to 1938 when a
Venezuelan Sport Delegation attended for first time and
international multidisciplinary event; in this case, the
"Bolivarian Games" in Bogota, Colombia and
consequently, the International Olympic Committee asked for the
authorities of National Institute of Sports to determine its
uniform, which was established as red wine t-shirt and gray
trousers. Also is commented that the election of colors obeyed to
the point of view of then President of the Institute: a
high officer of the National Guard, organism whose emblematic
color is dark red or Bordeaux red. From there, the red wine has
come fortifying as Venezuelan international sport color, with
remarkable presence in the uniforms of national selections in
another sport disciplines and consolidating more and more like a
specie of o