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Crystal Palace Honors FA Cup Winners with Triangular Flags

9/26/2025

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Crystal Palace uses triangular corner flags at Selhurst Park to honor FA Cup winners.
The tradition lets defending champions use triangle flags instead of square ones.
Cardiff City’s 1927 FA Cup win reportedly started the practice.
Notable clubs have not adopted it; Leicester used triangular flags in 2021-22; the International Football Association Board does not regulate corner flag shapes.

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Crystal Palace uses triangular corner flags at Selhurst Park to honor FA Cup winners.
The tradition lets defending champions use triangle flags instead of square ones.
Cardiff City’s 1927 FA Cup win reportedly started the practice.
Notable clubs have not adopted it; Leicester used triangular flags in 2021-22; the International Football Association Board does not regulate corner flag shapes.