Twelve years after their foundation, Sydney FC are eager to change their crest from an outdated flashy logo to a more traditional football style.

New sky blue?: The proposed crest for Sydney FC.

The club stated their preference for the new design to be an evolution of the current crest rather than a completely new image, still retaining the images and colours associated with the club since its foundation in 2004.

With the assistance of graphic designer Liam Johnson, supporters submitted a six-page presentation on their preferred crest that draws influence form Serie A club AS Roma. A simplified, refined and classier form of their existing badge was presented and while it won't likely be the final version approved by the board, it will form the principles of the club's next badge.

The orange trim on the existing badge will be gone, so too the large football and the branding of "Sydney FC" is to be brought inside the borders of the new logo. Fans are pushing for the club to stick with the image of the Opera house, part with the federation star and further represent the city with the anchor and crown inspired by the City of Sydney logo.