Champions League: Match 1, Kit Review

This season see a new format of the Champions League, so I thought I would jump on the bandwagon and create a Matchweek Kit Review, much like my Premier League ones… so here we are, looking at Match 1 of The Champions League, 2024/25 Edition!

The current Kit Overview for Kits worn by The Champions League Teams.

This gives 103 of the 108 Kits of the 36 Teams, but there will be more thanks to a 4th Kits or Cup Kits that we are likely to see in use over the coming months!

Match 1 Fixtures

Total Kits Used

  • Kits Worn in Total – 36

New Kits this Matchweek

As the first week of the Competition, all 36 kits are being used for the first time!

Kit Highlights

Due to some of the regional country laws around sponsorship gave some slightly different Kit Looks..

Aston Villa wore a Charity Sponsor (one they have used before) in their game at BSC Young Boys, their first game in Europe’s Premier Competition for over 40 years!

Stuttgart wore their Away Kit at Real Madrid, but went with no sponsor to give them a plan chest band on the kit, for a classic look!

Bayern Munich followed their recent trend of wearing change kits in Home European games, by wearing their “Trefoil” Clad 3rd Kit in the emphatic 9-2 victory against Dinamo Zagreb.

As pointed out by our friend Denis of Museum of Jerseys all 11 of Liverpool players were in Green, although different shades in their game at AC Milan.

Manchester City debuted their 4th Kit in their Home game against …., released just last week they were quick to use the kit (even before using their 3rd kit) and it was in a Home fixture, is this a trend we will see for the rest of the campaign for The English Champions!

Only three teams wore Home Kits in Away games, Inter Milan at Manchester City (possible only due to 4th kit being worn at Home), Girona at PSG and Arsenal at Atalanta.

Borussia Dortmund wore their “Cup Kit” at Club Brugge, so could be argued it was actually four teams!

My favourite Kit Match of the week was the game between AS Monaco and Barcelona, a nice Kit Match up with two good kits for these teams this season..!

Kit Stats

Overall we have seen the following kits…

  • 20 Home Kits
  • 8 Away Kits
  • 6 3rd Kits
  • 1 4th Kit
  • 1 “Cup” Kit

Kit Variations seen this week

  • Juventus – Home, with alternative white shorts & socks
  • Aston Villa – 3rd, with alternative white shorts
  • Bayer Leverkusen – 3rd, with alternative white shorts & socks

Let me know your thoughts or other details you spotted this week in the comments below or at @Kit_Geek and I will be back after next round of Champions League games on the 1st / 2nd October 2024.

Harry Kane: 100 Caps

On Tuesday 10th September 2024, Harry Kane reached the milestone of 100 Caps for England in the UEFA Nations League game against Finland.

I have previously looked back at the Kits worn by Harry Kane as he approached the England Men’s Team National Scoring record – here, I thought now was a good time to revist the kits worn by current England Captain in his 100 National Appearences.

The Debut… Harry Kane made his debut on 27th March 2015 against Lithuania and marked his debut by scoring within 80 seconds of coming on as a second half substitute. The Kit England where wearing that evening was the All White Kit first introduced for the 2014 World Cup.

2015, also saw Kane in the Secondary Kit of this set, an All Red Look at San Marino.

Nike Vapour Template years, 2016 to 2017… regular followers of mine will know that I regard this template as one of the best in recent years and one that really liked England in (however I am aware this is not the common opionion). Kane wore five different variations of the kit, 2 Primary, 2 Secondary and 3rd choice look, scoring in each of these looks.

World Cup 2018, Kane was now Captain of the National Team and a succesful World Cup campaign not only resulted in England unexpectedly reaching the Semi-Finals but also ended with the Golden Boot for Kane, with 6 Goals in the tournament, Kane wore 3 different kit looks in this tournament.

2019 to 2022… The Covid years, which included the delayed Euro 2020 which England reached the final and Kane’s scoring 31 goals in his 40 appearances from 2019 until the start of the World Cup in 2022! There were three Kit Cycles in this time, the main one being the Euro 2020 Kit, which the Primary shirt was only used through the tournament in 2 variations (Navy shorts and White Shorts), the all white look used in the final defeat against Italy.

Kane also had a decent scoring record in the wonderful Blue Secondary Kit in this set, scoring a total 7 Goals in just 5 appearences in this kit, including a Hat-Trick against Albania in November.

2021 was the year that Kane made the most appearances for England with 16 in total, with 16 goals!

World Cup 2022, Kane’s 3rd Tournament as Captain of the Team and another tournament with just the Primary Kit used and like Euro 2020 with 2 variations, one with default navy shorts and one with white shorts.

These kits were used from September 2022 and through-out 2023, a year which he broke the England goal scoring record with a penalty against Italy. The Secondary kit of this set was only used twice and Kane scored just the one goal in it’s first appearance against Germany in The Nations League.

Euro 2024, another tournament for Kane and England, Kane’s 5th in total, 4th as Captain another record which he holds for English National team. The tournament ended in another Final defeat and was also the 3rd Tournament in row England did not wear a change kit, using alternative shorts to provide contrast to the their opponents.

Kane has also scored in current Secondary Kit in it’s only appearance so far against Bosnia & Herzegovina in March 2024 after coming on as a second half substitute, scoring in these 3 kit looks means that he has now scored in 20 different kits total in his England career… (so far)!!

Kit Breakdown – Kane’s Kit usage for England in his 100 Caps.

Goals by Kits – The Kits worn for each of Kane’s 68 England Goals.

  • Primary Kit Goals – 48 Goals in 11 Different Kit Looks
  • Seconadry Kit Goals – 16 Goals in 7 Different Kit Looks
  • 3rd Kit Goals – 2 Goals in 1 Kit Look

Congratuations to Harry Kane on his 100th Cap for England, let me know your favourite Kits in Kane’s England Carrer or any other comments at @Kit_Geek

Premier League: Matchweek 3 Kit Review

Matchweek 3 is completed, the Transfer Window has been slammed shut and we have now made it to the first International Break of the 2024/25 Premier League season, so let’s take some time to look into the Kits worn this weekend!

You can find last week’s report here

The current Kit Overview for Premier League is below.

We have seen 58 out of 60 Kits released so far… with just Aston Villa and Wolverhampton Wanderers to confirm their 3rd Kits.

Matchweek 3 Fixtures

Total Kits Used

  • Kits Worn in Total – 35 (+3 Kits this Matchweek)
  • Goalkeeper Kits – 34 (+3 Kits this Matchweek)

New Kits this Matchweek

There were 3 new Kits seen this Matchweek..

Manchester City Away Kit

Tottenham Hotspur Away Kit

Liverpool 3rd Kit

There was also 3 new Goalkeeper Kits on show this weekend

  • Ipswich Town, Pink
  • West Ham United, Green
  • Liverpool, Green

Kit Highlights

For the 2nd week in a row, there was no variations (alternative shorts / socks) with the kits used, there has only been 1 used so far this season, after the time last season we had already seen 10!

There 5 teams that have only 1 kit so far this season – Chelsea, Fulham, Leicester City, Manchester United and Wolverhampton Wanderers.

The remaining 15 Teams have worn 2 kits over the opening 3 fixtures, no team in 3 kits in 3 games.

My favourite Kit Match Up of the weekend was the game between Manchester United and Liverpool, Liverpool in their 3rd Kit gave us a classic look for a classic Premier League fixture

Kit Stats

Overall we have seen 14 Home Kits and 5 Away and 1 3rd Kits in action.

There were no Kit variations used in this Matchweek, the second week in a row.

Kit Grid – Up to 2nd September

Kit News

Nike released their 3rd Kits this week, all notably have the Nike Swoosh rotated 90′ on the shirt for change in look for the US Manufacturer and forms part of the “Together We Rise’ collection for it’s high profile clubs.

Chelsea’s 3rd Kit takes inspiration from Punk and Punk Rock which can find its origins in the West London region, a black kit with pink and yellow details throughout the kit.

Liverpool’s 3rd Kit is more a traditional look, with it’s white shirt, black shorts and white socks. The kit celebrates the women’s game and its acceleration in world sport.

Tottenham Hotspur’s 3rd Kit is an all-green Kit is inspired by local heritage, with references to the trees from which the name ‘Seven Sisters’ is derived

It was the 2nd Round of The Carabao Cup this past week, the time that Premier League Clubs enter the competition, and it gave us the first competive use of AFC Bournemouth, Brentford and Southampton’s 3rd Kits.

Newcastle United used alternative white socks with their Home Kit and most interestingly Brighton & Hove Albion using white shorts with their Home Kit at The Amex Stadium against Crawley Town

Let me know your thoughts in the comments below or at @Kit_Geek and I will be back with Matchweek 4’s review after the International Break!

Premier League – Matchweek 1

Premier League – Matchweek 2

Premier League: Matchweek 2 Kit Review

Matchweek 2 is now completed, with all teams now playing at Home this season.

You can find last week’s report here

The current Kit Overview for Premier League is below.

We have seen 55 out of 60 Kits released so far… with just 5 Teams left to release their 3rd Kits.

Matchweek 2 Fixtures

Total Kits Used

  • Kits Worn in Total – 32 (+12 Kits this Matchweek)
  • Goalkeeper Kits – 31 (+11 Kits this Matchweek)

New Kits this Matchweek

There were a total of 12 new kits seen this weekend, being the 2nd round of fixtures there is no surprise there, with the following teams at Home and in their Home Kit for the first time this season…

  • Brighton & Hove Albion
  • Crystal Palace
  • Southampton
  • Aston Villa
  • AFC Bournemouth

That means there was seven change kits used for the first time

  • West Ham United, 3rd
  • Ipswich Town, Away
  • Nottingham Forest, 3rd
  • Everton, Away
  • Arsenal, Away
  • Newcastle United, 3rd
  • Brentford, Away

Kit Highlights

I am starting with Goalkeeper Kits this week, with the four Umbro supplied teams seeing their Goalkeepers using the same template / colour this weekend, possibly no surprise but I wanted to call out…!

There were 8 Teams that have worn their Home Kits in their opening 2 games of the season, Manchester United, Fulham, Leicester City, Manchester City, Tottenham Hotspur, Wolves, Chelsea and Liverpool.

3rd Kits were used for the first time this season, with West Ham, Nottingham Forest and Newcastle United using 3rd Kits this weekend.

AFC Bournemouth celebrated their 125th Anniversary with some special match detailing on their shirt worn against Newcastle United, the special crest will only be used in this game.

My favourite Kit Match Up of the weekend was the game between Aston Villa and Arsenal, for the second week in a row I have gone for Adidas v Adidas but both these kits being used for the first time this season really worked together and the Arsenal Away kit looked better in action that I was expecting!

Kit Stats

Overall we have seen 13 Home Kits and 4 Away and 3 3rd Kits in action.

There were no Kit variations used in this Matchweek

Kit Grid – Up to 26th August

Kit News

There were two Kits launched this week, both on Friday 23rd August.

Everton, who’s 3rd Kit takes influence of the 100 year anniversary of an exhibition baseball game hosted at Goodison Park. On 23 October 1924, Chicago White Sox and New York Giants played at the ground. The Kit is neutral colour, almost cream (or Ecru) in colour with Navy and Yellow detailing, paired with Navy Shorts and neutral socks completing their first kits from Castore.

Nottingham Forest also released their 3rd Kit, which is light / sky blue in the current Adidas template and worn with white shorts and sky blue socks, and was also debuted this weekend at Southampton.

Let me know your thoughts in the comments below or at @Kit_Geek and Matchweek 3 Review will be published after next weekend’s games.

Premier League – Matchweek 1

Premier League: Matchweek 1 Kit Review

Here we go again…

The 2024 / 25 Premier League Season has now kicked off and just like last season, I will be taking a more in depth look into the Kits each Matchweek.

The current Kit Overview for Premier League is below.

We have seen 53 out of 60 Kits released so far… with just 7 Teams left to release their 3rd Kits.

Matchweek 1 Fixtures

Total Kits Used

  • Kits Worn in Total – 20
  • Goalkeeper Kits – 20

New Kits this Matchweek

Of course all kits this week are being used for the first time this season, more details will appear in this section as we move through the season and new kit looks / variations are used.

Kit Highlights

There was just the one “Kit Mash” up on show, Aston Villa who launched their Away Kit the day before their game at West Ham, went with pairing their new kit with their Home Socks to avoid a clash with West Ham who are in White Shorts and Socks this season.

Chelsea started their second consecutive season with no front of shirt sponsor, no agreement was in place for the deadline to add a sponsor, so just as last season it will be a few weeks before we see any changes here.

Arsenal started the season in an unexpected Goalkeeper Kit, having previously advised that they would use the yellow and pink versions of the current Adidas Tiro 24 template, as well as the plain Black Adidas Orginals shirt as a 3rd Option, it was the Black Tiro 24 that was used in the opening game… could be an interesting season for Keeper Kits at The Emirates, with rumours of a 5th keeper look potentially being used this season.

My favourite Kit Match Up of the weekend was the game between Manchester United and Fulham, and its mainly related to those shorts… their design and look is one of my favourite kit details of this season, so seeing two team in this look was great to see in action in the opening game of the season.

Kit Stats

Overall we have seen 15 Home Kits and 5 Away, with no 3rd Kits in action.

There was just the one Kit variations used in this Matchweek

  • Aston Villa, Away Kit with Home Socks

Kit Grid – Up to 20th August

Kit News

Watch this space for upcoming kit news, still a few 3rd Kits to released and a couple of potential 4th Kits, so we will take a look at those here as we move through the season as well as other Kit related news to Premier League teams.

A reminder you can find details of the 7 Different Kit Manufacturers used in the Premier League this season (along with the rest of The EFL Clubs), here.

That is this Premier League Matchweek Kit Review, 10 games down… 370 to go!!

Let me know your thoughts in the comments below or at @Kit_Geek and Matchweek 2 Review will be published after next weekend’s games.

Kit Manufacturers Breakdown: 2024/25

UPDATE JULY 2025 – TO FIND 25 / 26 SEASON DETAILS – CLICK HERE

Following on from my reference article last season, which you can find here. I thought it was time to get update one for the forthcoming season.

Overview of Kit Manufacturers

Breakdown per Manufacturer (In good old fashioned League Ladders Style)!

Puma – 17 Teams (+1 Team from 23/24)

Macron – 17 Teams (+2 Teams)

Adidas – 11 Teams (+2 Teams)

Umbro – 10 Teams (-3 Teams)

Castore – 6 Teams (-1 Team)

Errea – 6 Teams (same number)

Nike – 6 Teams (-1 Team)

Hummel – 3 Teams (-1 Team)

Oxen – 3 Teams (+1 Team)

Joma – 2 Teams (-1 Team)

New Balance – 2 Teams (same number)

That Leaves nine teams this season that are the only club that their manufacturer supplies.

FBT – Crewe Alexandra (League Two)

Kappa – Hull City (Championship)

Kelme – Watford (Championship)

Mills – Tranmere Rovers (League Two)

O’Neills – Bristol City (Championship)

SUDU – Wolverhampton Wanderers (Premier League)

TAG – Burton Albion (League One)

Terrace – Morecambe (League Two)

VX3 – Newport County (League Two)

So there we have it, 92 Team, 20 manufacturers, 2 more than last season (SUDU and Terrace) and all the details you may need.

Any surprises there, any thoughts and comments please let me know?

Euro 2024: Kit Report

On Sunday 14th July Euro 2024 came to close with Spain defeating England in the final at Berlin of the 17th Edition on the European Championships.

As always I like to take a look at the kits worn through out the competition and here looking at the Knockout Phase. You can find the Group Stages and the kits worn in those games here.

Fixtures

Round of 16 Games – 29th June to 2nd July

Quarter-Finals – 5th to 6th July

Semi-Finals – 9th to 10th July

Final – 14th July

Kit Stats

  • 48 Kits worn – 51 games
  • 28 Primary Kits (20 Default / 8 Variations)
  • 19 Secondary Kits (14 Default / 5 Variations)
  • 1 3rd Kits (1 Default)

Kit Log by Group

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Group E

Group F

Kit Highlights

There was only one new Kit variation used in the Knockout Phase of the competition (15 Games) and that was by France, who wore alternative white shorts with their Secondary Kit against Spain in the Semi-Finals. The shorts were bespoke shorts and continued the pinstripe of the shirts into the shorts, much like the default blue pair.

This also meant that France wore their Secondary Kit 5 times in 6 games including all knockout games, and the only time they wore their Primary Kit was with alternative Blue shorts against Poland for an “All Blue” Kit look.

England only wearing their Primary Kit (in 2 variations) through-out the competition means they have now gone 6 years without wearing a change kit in a major finals tournament (19 games out of a possible 21), the last time they wore a change kit was in the World Cup 3rd / 4th Place Playoff game in 2018, a total of 2192 Days (and counting).

Along with France the only other team to wear a change kit in the knock out phase was Netherlands, who wore their secondary kit in their Last 16 Game against Romania.

Four Nations ended the tournament wearing 3 different Kit Variations, along with France, there was Poland (3 Kits in 3 Games), Austria and Italy both with 3 Kits in 4 games including to looks for their Primary Kits.

There we have it, Euro 2024 and all of the Kits Worn.

Let me know your thoughts and Kit Highlights in the comments below or over at @Kit_Geek

Related Articles:

Euro 2024: Kit Log Group Stages

Euro 2024: Kit Overview

England & The Euros: Kit History

Euro 2024: Kit Log Group Stages

The Group Stages of Euro 2024 is now completed and 24 teams has become 16 as we reach the knock out stage of the competition. As we have a small break between the two stages of the competition it is time for me to take a look back at the kits worn in the Group Stages!

You can find a general overview of the Euro 2024 Kits here!

Fixtures

Round 1 – 14th June to 18th June

Round 2 – 19th June to 22nd June

Round 3 – 23rd June to 26th June

Kit Stats

  • 47 Kits worn – 36 games
  • 28 Primary Kits (20 Default / 8 Variations)
  • 18 Secondary Kits (14 Default / 4 Variations)
  • 1 3rd Kits (1 Default)

Kit Overview by Group

Group A

  • 6 Kits worn in Group
  • Scotland and Hungary in just one kit
  • Hungary in their registered Secondary kit in all 3 games
  • Germany / Switzerland in Secondary kits in their 2nd Group games

Group B

  • 8 Kits worn in the Group
  • Italy in 3 different Kit Looks in 3 games – 3 different pairs of shorts!
  • Croatia only team to wear just one kit

Group C

  • 8 Kits worn in the Group
  • Each team in 2 different Kits
  • England / Denmark in 2 variations of Primary Kit
  • Serbia used alternative red shorts / socks with Primary Kit

Group D

  • 10 Kits worn in the Group – Most in Tournament
  • Poland / Austria in 3 different kits in their 3 games
  • France in alternative blue shorts / socks in the one game in Primary Kit
  • Poland v Austria was only Primary v Primary kit game, however Poland wore variation with white shorts

Group E

  • 7 Kits worn in the Group
  • Romania the only team to wear just one kit
  • Belgium worn Primary against Romania (All Yellow) and Secondary against Ukraine (All Yellow)

Group F

  • 8 Kits in the Group
  • All teams in 2 Kits
  • Czechia in a kit mash ups in all their games

Kit Highlights

Italy wore two different pairs of white shorts in their opening two fixtures, with the alternative white shorts for their Secondary Kit have the red / green details that match the shirt and with their all blue look in their final group game meant that was three kits in three games, with three different pairs of shorts.

Another team to have two pairs of shorts of the same colour was France, with Blue Shorts as part of their default Secondary Kit with the matching pinstripe and they then wore alternative blue shorts with their Primary Kit in their final group match against Poland.

Belgium played both Romania and Ukraine in their Group, both playing in All Yellow… interestingly they went with their Primary Kit against Romania and decided to change to their Secondary Kit against Ukraine!

Czechia wore Kit Mash ups in all three of their games, wearing Primary Shorts with Secondary Kit in the first two games, then Secondary Shorts with Primary Kit for a Red / Blue / Blue look in their final match.

England have not set the tournament ablaze as yet, but one small highlight for me has been Jordan Pickford being in three different goalkeeper kits in the group games!

There were just four Nations that wore just one Kit, Scotland and Hungary (both in Group A), Croatia and Romania… the only one of these four teams to qualify to the Knock-out Rounds.

There we have it, the Group Stages of Euro 2024 and all of the Kits Worn, I will be back after the final to round up the Knock-out rounds.

Let me know your thoughts and Kit Highlights in the comments below or over at @Kit_Geek

Premier League: Top Trumps 2023/24

I like to look at Football Kits and Kit Stats in many ways, one way that I wanted to revisist for the previous seasons was a Top Trump format.

So for those of a certain age will know all about Top Trumps, so for this set I have looked at the kits of each of the 20 Premier League Teams, Home, Away and Third kits and stats around these kits, the stats I have picked are the following:

  • League Games Worn – How many league games was the kit (and variations) worn
  • Variations of Kit – The number of variations of that kit were worn
  • Games Won – Number of games won wearing the kit(s)
  • Points Won – Number of points won wearing the kit(s)
  • Points per game – The average number of points per game (total points / games worn) per kit

I have highlighted the “Top Trump” in each section in “Gold and Black”.

The cards by each team….

There they are, 60 Top Trump cards… any surprises there, Wolverhampton Wanderers points per game in their change kits, Tottenham Hotspur scoring 54 points in their home kit, Luton Town’s 4 variations of their 3rd Kit?

What would you consider as the overall “Top Trump” card, Manchester City Home Kit or something else?

Are there any other stats that you think I should haved used for future Top Trump looks at Football Kits.

Please let me know over at @Kit_Geek on Twitter or in the comments below.

You can find some related posts here…

Top Trumps 22/23

Premier League: End of Season Report

Premier League: 100 Kits

Euro 2024: Kit Overview

Euro 2024, Hosted by Germany Kicks off on Friday 14th June with the Hosts taking on Scotland in the opening fixture. The 17th Euros Tournament since they started in 1960 and will be contested by 24 Teams across 6 Groups with 4 Teams in each group, the 3rd Tournament to take this format.

I wanted to document the Kits used in the tournament here as a reference piece for those that want a quick reference Kit Guide.

There will be follow up post of the Kit Usage as we move through the tournament but lets kick off with a Kit Overview…

The Groups

Group A: Germany / Scotland / Hungary / Switzerland

Adidas are prominent in Group A, suppling 3 of the four teams with Puma suppling Switzerland.

Group B: Spain / Croatia / Italy / Albania

Adidas leading the group here, with two teams, Nike and one of the two Teams supplied by Macron (Albania) in this group. Albania also one three teams with a registered 3rd kit, they did manage to wear three different kits in their three group games in EURO 2016

Group C: Slovenia / Denmark / Serbia / England

Nike taking the lead in Group C, with two teams, Puma and the only Hummel kit of the tournament making up the rest of the group.

Group D: The Netherlands / France / Poland / Austria

Nike again leading a group, this time with 3 Teams, Puma making up the group with Austria.

Group E: Ukraine / Slovakia / Belgium / Romania

Joma are supplying two teams in the competition, they are both in Group E (Ukraine / Romania). Adidas and Nike being the two other manufacturers. Romania are one of the three teams that will have three kit options available to them.

Group F: Portugal / Czechia / Georgia / Turkey

Another group with 2 Nike Teams, Puma and the second Macron Nation in this group, interestingly both Countries (Georgia here) supplied by Macron have three different kits (Primary, Secondary, 3rd).

Kit Manufacturers Breakdown

There are just 6 Kit Manufacturers supplying Nations in Euro 2024, with Nike having the most Teams with 9 (37.5%) of teams. Hummel, the only team to provide just one Nation… of course, Denmark.

There will be regular updates across my Social Media Channels of the kits used over the tournament, with my regular deep dive looks after the Group Stages and then a Final Look at the end of the Competition.

There we have it, a reference piece to get you set for the Euros, let me know your thoughts and comments at @Kit_Geek and I hope you enjoy the tournament.

For more European Championship Content…

England & The Euros Kit History