Champions League 2021/22 – Kit Overview – Football Kit Geek

On Saturday 28th May 2022, Real Madrid won their 14th Champions League (European Cup) against Liverpool in the Final at Stade de France in Paris. I wanted to follow my overview of the kits worn in the Group Stages with a Kit Overview of the Knock Out Stages of the competition, as well as a final overview of the competition from The Group Stages

Knock Out Round Kit Stats

30 Kits worn in Knock Out Stages – 29 games
17 Home Kits (13 first choice / 4 variations)
5 Away Kits (3 first choice / 2 variations)
8 3rd Kits (7 first choice / 1 variation)
7 New Kit Variations used in Knock Out Stages

Overall Kit Stats (Including Group Stages)

96 Kits worn in Group Stages – 125 games
48 Home Kits (30 first choice / 18 variations)
30 Away Kits (21 first choice / 9 variations)
17 3rd Kits (15 first choice / 2 variations)
1 4th Kit used

Kit Overview

Group A / Group B

Group C / Group D

Group E / Group F

Group G / Group H

The 7 “New Kits Variations” seen in the Knockout Stages:

Atletico Madrid – Home Kit, with red shorts and socks at Manchester City

Real Madrid – Home Kit with away socks at Chelsea

Real Madrid – Away Kit at Manchester City

Benfica – 3rd Kit at Ajax

Benfica – Away at Liverpool

Lille OSC – Away with black socks at Chelsea

Chelsea – Away with alternative yellow shorts (at Lille OSC and Real Madrid)

Kit Variations Stats

Looking in more detail at the Kit Variations worn by the Champions League Teams

Four Teams in 5 Kit variations
- AC Milan (6 Games) – Home Kit x3, Away Kit, 3rd Kit
- Manchester United (8 Games) – Home Kit x3, Away Kit, 3rd Kit
- Atletico Madrid (10 Games) – Home Kit x3, Away Kit, 3rd Kit
- Benfica (10 Games) – Home Kit x2, Away Kit x2, 3rd Kit
Three Teams in 4 Kit variations
- Zenit St.Petersberg (6 Games) – Home Kit, Away x3
- Lille OSC (8 Games) – Home Kit, Away Kit, 3rd Kit x2
- Chelsea (10 Games) – Home Kit x2, Away Kit, 3rd Kit
14 Teams in 3 Kit Variations
- 4 Teams in Home, Away, 3rd Kits (Manchester City, Inter Milan, Bayern Munich, Red Bull Salzburg)
11 Teams in 2 Kit Variations
Most variations of Home Kit – 3
- AC Milan
- Atletico Madrid
- Manchester United
Most variatons of Away Kit – 3:
- Zenit St.Petersburg
Most variations of 3rd Kit – 3:
- Lille OSC
14 Teams did not wear any Kit Variations, just default Home, Away, 3rd, 4th or Cup Kits
- Club Brugges
- Manchester City
- Paris St.Germain
- Liverpool
- Ajax
- Inter Milan
- Shakhtar Donesk
- Sheriff Tiraspol
- Barcelona (Cup Kit and 4th Kit)
- Dynamo Kyev
- Bayern Munich
- Villarreal
- Young Boys
- Red Bull Salzburg
Most worn Home Kit – 11, Villarreal (out of 12 games)
Most worn Away Kit – 3, Young Boys (6 Games)
Most worn 3rd Kit – 4, Sporting Lisbon (8 Games) / Manchester City (12 games)
Most worn 4th Kit – 2, Barcelona

Knock Out Fixtures

Group Stage Fixtures can be found here

Kit Highlights:

Villareal wore their home kit in 11 of their 12 fixtures

Atletico Madrid wore three different home kit variations in the Champions League all against English opposition.

Borussia Dortmund were the only team in the competition not to wear a change kit, only wearing their home kit with two pairs of shorts, default black and alternative fluro yellow.