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Champions League: Match 8, Kit Review

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The Champions League reaches the end of the league phase, Match 8 saw all 36 teams play on the same day at the same time, much as we see in other competitions on the final round of games.

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

This gives 107 of the 108 Kits of the 36 Teams, (111 including Cup and 4th Kits).

Match 8 Fixtures

Total Kits Used

  • Kits Worn in Total – 104 (+8 from Match 6)

New Kits this Matchweek

There were eight new Kits on show in these final round of matches

  • Celtic – 3rd
  • Sparta Prague – Away
  • Shakhtar Donetsk – Away / Home shorts
  • Arsenal – Away
  • Feyenoord – 3rd with alternative white shorts & socks
  • Club Brugges – 3rd / Home socks
  • PSV – Home with alternative white shorts
  • Bologna – Away / Home shorts

Kit Highlights

Real Madrid and Borussia Dortmund were the only teams to wear just the one kit in their eight league games.

There were two teams that wore their 5th Kit Variation of Competition so far…

Feyenoord, wore their 3rd Kit with alternative white shorts and socks, having now worn 1 Home Kit Look, 2 Away and 2 3rd Kits.

Sparta Prague wore their Away Kit for the first time, ending their run in the competition with 1 Home Kit, this Away Kit and 3 different 3rd Kit looks.

Celtic and Arsenal wore change kits for the first time in the competition this season.

My favourite Kit Match of the week was the game between Manchester City and Club Brugges, regular followers and readers will know that I am partial to a kit that has contrasting socks, so with both teams in this look it was always going to be this game!

Kit Stats

Overall this Matchweek we have seen the following kits…

  • Home Kits – 18
  • Away Kits – 8
  • 3rd Kits – 5
  • “Cup” Kits – 4
  • 4th Kits – 1

There were 5 Kit Variations used this week

  • Shakhtar Donetsk – Away with Home shorts
  • Feyenoord – 3rd with alternative white shorts & socks
  • Club Brugges – 3rd with Home socks
  • PSV – Home with alternative white shorts
  • Bologna – Away with Home shorts

Let me know your thoughts in the comments below or over at my Socials…

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I will be back later this week with a more detailed look at the Kits worn by the teams in this phase of the competition.

Other posts that you will find interesting….

Champions League – Match 1

Champions League – Match 2

Champions League – Match 3

Champions League – Match 4

Champions League – Match 5

Champions League – Match 6

Champions League – Match 7

Premier League – Matchweek 23

England Kit History

Champions League: Match 7, Kit Review

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The Champions League is back for 2025 and we are now in uncharted territory, its January, it’s Champions League Group Phase Match 7… the penultimate round of fixtures in the revamped competition!

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

This gives 107 of the 108 Kits of the 36 Teams, (111 including Cup and 4th Kits).

Match 7 Fixtures

Total Kits Used

  • Kits Worn in Total – 96 (+5 from Match 6)

New Kits this Matchweek

There were five new Kits on show this week

Juventus in yellow shorts and socks with their Away Kit

RB Leipzig in Away Kit.

PSG in their 4th Kit for the first time, this is Jordan inspired kit.

RB Salzburg in Away kit, this was the first time in a change kit and was worn with alternative navy socks (default being light blue).

Inter Milan in their 3rd Kit for the first time in the competition.

Kit Highlights

AC Milan wore their 3rd Kit at Home again, this was the 3rd time this was worn at Home in their four games at The San Siro.

Bayern Munich another team that have heavily used their 3rd Kit in the competition this season, this was the 6th time it what used in their 7 games, but also was this a clash with Feyenoord, although given Bayern’s Kit choices this year this was likely the best option without mashing kits up.

PSG and Manchester City gave us a unique 4th Kit v 4th Kit look, now it can be argued that neither kit was really needed but as a Kit Geek, I loved it… something different and something new for me!

My favourite Kit Match of the week was the game between Slovan Bratislava and Stuttgart, mainly due this being a Cup Kit v Cup Kit, and giving us a nice looking kit match up.

Kit Stats

Overall this Matchweek we have seen the following kits…

  • Home Kits – 17
  • Away Kits – 9
  • 3rd Kits – 5
  • “Cup” Kits – 3
  • 4th Kits – 2

There were 2 Kit Variations used this week

  • Juventus – Away Kit with alternative yellow shorts and socks
  • RB Salzburg – Away with alternative navy socks

There are still 4 Clubs in total that have worn the same kit in their opening six fixtures of the competition (Borussia Dortmund, Celtic, Arsenal, Real Madrid).

There are 16 teams that have used Home (or Cup), Away and 3rd Kits, plus Manchester City wearing Home, 3rd and 4th Kits!

Let me know your thoughts in the comments below or over at my Socials…

X – @kit_geek or Bluesky – Kit Geek

I will be back for the final round of Champions League Group games, Match 8!

Other posts that you will find interesting….

Champions League – Match 1

Champions League – Match 2

Champions League – Match 3

Champions League – Match 4

Champions League – Match 5

Champions League – Match 6

Premier League – Matchweek 22

England Kit History

Champions League: Match 6, Kit Review

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The 2024/25 Champions League returns for Match 6 of the League Phase and the final round of fixtures in 2024, before we move into new territory with the final two rounds in January.

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

This gives 107 of the 108 Kits of the 36 Teams, (111 including Cup and 4th Kits).

Match 6 Fixtures

Total Kits Used

  • Kits Worn in Total – 91 (+3 from Match 5)

New Kits this Matchweek

There were 3 new Kits on show this week

Aston Villa used their 3rd Kit in it’s default look for the first time this season, having previously worn with alternative white shorts.

AS Monaco wore their Away kit for against Arsenal.

Sparta Prague wore another mash up, this time with 3rd shirt and away shorts and socks.

Kit Highlights

Bayern Munich used their 3rd kit for a 5th time out of the 6 games, still yet to wear their Home Kit!

Sparta Prague have now worn their 3rd Kit in three different variations, all black, with away socks and now with away shorts and socks.

AC Milan v Red Star Belgrade gave us both team in their 3rd Kits!

Seven Teams in total have worn four different kit looks in their six games, AC Milan, Aston Villa, Bayer Leverkusen, Feyenoord, Manchester City, Slovan Bratislava and Sparta Prague.

My favourite Kit Match of the week was the game between Benfica and Bolonga, a classic Benfica look and a wonderful Bolonga 3rd Kit was a great look on the pitch and the stand one of this week!

Kit Stats

Overall this Matchweek we have seen the following kits…

  • 20 Home Kits
  • 6 Away Kits
  • 6 3rd Kits
  • 4 “Cup” Kits

There were 2 Kit Variations used this week

  • Juventus – Home Kit with alternative white shorts and socks
  • Sparta Prague – 3rd with Away shorts and socks

There are still 6 Clubs in total that have worn the same kit in their opening six fixtures of the competition (Borussia Dortmund, Celtic, Arsenal, PSG, Real Madrid, RB Salzburg).

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.

Other posts that you will find interesting….

Champions League – Match 1

Champions League – Match 2

Champions League – Match 3

Champions League – Match 4

Champions League – Match 5

Premier League – Matchweek 15

England Kit History: 1990 – 1999

England Kit History

Champions League: Match 5, Kit Review

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The 2024/25 Champions League returns for Match 5 of the League phase, the “super” league is now taking shape for the 36 teams competing!

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

This gives 107 of the 108 Kits of the 36 Teams, (111 including Cup and 4th Kits).

Match 5 Fixtures

Total Kits Used

  • Kits Worn in Total – 88 (+5 from Match 4)

New Kits this Matchweek

There were 5 new Kits on show this week

  • Slovan Bratislava – Home
  • Brest – Away
  • Feyenoord – Away / Alternative white socks
  • Atalanta – Away
  • Stuttgart – 3rd

Kit Highlights

Bayern Munich continue to appear to be using their 3rd Kit as the Champions League first choice kit, wearing it for the fourth time against PSG and the for third time in a Home game.

Slovan Bratislava wore their fourth different kit of the competition, after using their registered Home Kit for the first time in the Champions League this season, after previously wearing a special cup kit, away and 3rd kits!

Bologna wore their 3rd Kit at Home against Lille, the 3rd time they have worn the kit this season in the competition but the first time at home!

Although not an actual kit from the game, but as part of the build up to the game between AS Monaco and Benfica this wonderful graphic was created which incorparates the kits worn in the match as F1 Overalls.

Five Teams in total have worn four different kit looks in their opening five games.

My favourite Kit Match of the week was the game between Manchester City and Feyenoord, not only a cracking game on the pitch but the two kits used worked well together and I do enjoy constrasting socks, so both team in this look is a win for me!

Kit Stats

Overall this Matchweek we have seen the following kits…

  • 22 Home Kits
  • 7 Away Kits
  • 5 3rd Kits
  • 2 “Cup” Kits

There was just 1 Kit Variation used this week

  • Feyenoord – Away with alternative white socks

6 Clubs in total have worn the same kit in their opening five fixtures of the competition (Borussia Dortmund, Celtic, Arsenal, PSG, Real Madrid, RB Salzburg).

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.

Other posts that might interest you….

Champions League – Match 1

Champions League – Match 2

Champions League – Match 3

Champions League – Match 4

Premier League – Matchweek 12

England Kit History

Champions League: Match 4, Kit Review

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The 2024/25 Champions League returns for Match 4 of the League phase, half way through this stage of the reformated competition!

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

This gives 107 of the 108 Kits of the 36 Teams, (111 including Cup and 4th Kits).

Match 4 Fixtures

Total Kits Used

  • Kits Worn in Total – 83 (+11 from Match 3)

New Kits this Matchweek

There were 11 new Kits on show this week

  • AC Milan – Home / Alternative black shorts & socks
  • Bayer Leverkusen – Away
  • Dinamo Zagreb – Away
  • Girona – 3rd / Away socks
  • Juventus – Away
  • Manchester City – Home / Alternative white socks
  • Monaco – 3rd / Charcoal shorts
  • Aston Villa – Away / Home shorts
  • Atletico Madrid – Away
  • Brest – Away / 3rd shorts
  • Benfica – Home / Alternative red shorts

Kit Highlights

The week’s fixtures started with a Kit Mash up on show, Girona using their 3rd Kit with Away socks for an interesting look at PSV! This was the first time they had used a change kit in this season’s competition.

AC Milan, Bayer Leverkusen and Manchester City, are teams that have worn four different kit looks in their opening four games….

Levekusen in Away kit at Liverpool (a kit worn by their goalkeeper in the last round of fixtures).

Man City in Home / white socks at Sporting CP!

AC Milan in an alternative look for their Home Kit this season, but remains a classic AC Milan look with black shorts / socks, this also opens up more alternative possibiltes for future fixtures with their default white shorts / socks.

Bayern Munich used their 3rd Kit at Home for a second in this competition, this means they are yet to to wear their Home Kit in their opening 4 games!

12 Team in total have worn three different kit looks in their opening four games.

My favourite Kit Match of the week was the game between Sparta Prague and Brest, Brest another team in an interesting kit mash up, using 3rd shorts with their away kit for a look very much like a “Team USA” kit and paired with the lovely tri-colour kit of Sparta Prague made a good visual match up.

Kit Stats

Overall this Matchweek we have seen the following kits…

  • 19 Home Kits
  • 9 Away Kits
  • 4 3rd Kits
  • 4 “Cup” Kits

There were 7 Kit Variations used this week

  • Girona – Away / 3rd Socks
  • AS Monaco – 3rd / Charcoal shorts
  • Manchester City – Home / White socks
  • AC Milan – Home / Black shorts & socks
  • Aston Villa – Away / Home shorts
  • Benfica – Home / Red shorts
  • Brest – Away / 3rd shorts

7 Clubs in total have worn the same kit in their opening three fixtures of the competition (Borussia Dortmund, Celtic, Arsenal, Atalanta, PSG, Real Madrid, RB Salzburg).

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.

Other posts that might interest you….

Champions League – Match 1

Champions League – Match 2

Champions League – Match 3

Premier League – Matchweek 10

England Kit History

Champions League: Match 3, Kit Review

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The 2024/25 Champions League returns for Match 3 of the League phase, after the second international break of the season, with the new version of the competition starting to bed in with clubs and fans alike.

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

This gives 107 of the 108 Kits of the 36 Teams, (111 including Cup and 4th Kits) with Atalanta, Bologna, PSG and Red Star Belgrade (FK Crvena zvezda) releasing their 3rd Kits and Feyenoord confirming their 3rd Kit Shorts and Socks inbetween Match weeks.

Match 3 Fixtures

Total Kits Used

  • Kits Worn in Total – 72 (+13 from Match 2)

New Kits this Matchweek

There were 13 Kits on show this week

  • AC Milan – 3rd
  • Club Brugge – Away
  • Red Star Belgrade – Away
  • Shakhtar Donetsk – Away
  • SK Slovan Bratislava – Cup Kit
  • PSV – 3rd Kit (All White)
  • Sporting CP – Away
  • Bayer Leverkusen – 3rd
  • Lille – 3rd
  • Feyenoord – 3rd
  • Manchester City – Home
  • Sparta Prague – 3rd / Away socks
  • Inter Milan – Away

Kit Highlights

Slovan Bratislave wore an unexpected kit, is it a 4th Kit or a Cup Kit, time will tell but it was not expected at Girona.

PSV went for All White look at PSG, wearing alternative white shorts and socks to give the clean overall look at PSG.

AC Milan went for their 3rd Kit at Home against Club Brugge, another look not expected and meant they used Home. Away 3rd Kits in their opening 3 games.

Thanks to @SVBJude04 who shared that Bayer Leverkusen Goalkeeper Matěj Kovář who wore the Leverkusen Away Kit, with the team in their 3rd Kit at Brest, they went with outfield change kit as their choice for evening… something we are certainly behind in Kit Geek Towers.

11 Team in total have worn three different kit looks in their opening three games.

There 7 seven teams that have worn Home, Away, 3rd Kits are AC Milan, Feyenoord, Lille, PSV, Red Star Belgrade, Shakhtar Donetsk and Sporting CP.

Manchester City and Slovan Bratislava have worn three different kits, with 4th / Cup Kits being used.

Bayer Levekusen and Sparta Prague have both worn their 3rd Kits in two different variations to give their three different looks.

My favourite Kit Match of the week was the game between Juventus and Stuttgart, there were plenty of nice kit match ups on show this week but this one was my favourite, Juventus appear to be using white shorts / socks in Europe this season and paired with a classic looking Stuttgart Away kit gave us a nice balance in their game!

Kit Stats

Overall this Matchweek we have seen the following kits…

  • 18 Home Kits
  • 7 Away Kits
  • 9 3rd Kits
  • 2 “Cup” Kits

There were 3 Kit Variations used this week

  • Juventus – Home, with alternative white shorts and socks
  • PSV – 3rd, All white
  • Sparta Prague – 3rd / Away socks

11 Clubs in total have worn the same kit in their opening three fixtures of the competition

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 22nd / 23rd October 2024.

Other posts that might interest you….

Champions League – Match 1

Champions League – Match 2

Premier League – Matchweek 8

England Kit History

Champions League: Match 2, Kit Review

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The 2024/25 Champions League returns for Match 2 of the League phase, all teams now playing Home and Away in this new version of the competition. So it is that time again to look at the Kits worn this week.

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

This gives 107 of the 108 Kits of the 36 Teams, (111 including Cup and 4th Kits) with Atalanta, Bologna, PSG and Red Star Belgrade (FK Crvena zvezda) releasing their 3rd Kits and Feyenoord confirming their 3rd Kit Shorts and Socks inbetween Match weeks.

Match 2 Fixtures

Total Kits Used

  • Kits Worn in Total – 59 (+23 from Match 1)

New Kits this Matchweek

There were 23 Kits on show this week

  • Suttgart – Cup Kit
  • Sparta Prague – 3rd
  • Barcelona – Home
  • BSC Young Boys – Away
  • Bayer Levekusen – Home
  • AC Milan – Away
  • Red Star Belgrade – 3rd
  • PSV – Home
  • Sporting CP – 3rd
  • Slovan Bratislava – 3rd
  • Manchester City – 3rd
  • Feyenoord – Away
  • Shakhtar Donetsk – Home
  • Aston Villa – Home
  • Bayern Munich – Away
  • Benfica – Home
  • Atletico Madrid – 3rd
  • Lille – Home
  • Liverpool – Home
  • Bologna – 3rd
  • RB Leipzig – Home
  • Juventus – 3rd
  • Strum Graz – Home

Kit Highlights

Stuttgart followed a tradition we often see with German teams in Europe and used a dedicated European Kit for the first time, with gold details and paired with red socks (different from their Away Kit socks).

On Tuesday 1st October, out of the 18 teams that played 7 in total wore the same kit as in Match 1, with 6 teams playing against each other, with RB Salzburg v Brest, Arsenal v PSG and Borussia Dortmund v Celtic, the only other team that wore the same kit was Inter Milan!

Slovan Bratislava wore their 3rd Kit at Home against Manchester City, who also wore their 3rd Kit so the rare sight of a 3rd Kit v 3rd Kit match up!

BSC Young Boys wore a change kit in The Champions League for the first time since 8th December 2021 when they played Manchester United, they used their all white Away against Barcelona on Tuesday 1st October.

Bayern Munich have yet to wear their Home Kit in the competition, having worn 3rd Kit in first game and now Away kit at Aston Villa.

Bologna launched their 3rd Kit on Monday and debuted it in their game against Liverpool.

One of the Kits of the season, Juventus’ 3rd Kit was used for “The Old Lady’s” visit to RB Leipzig, the second of the possible four Trefiol Kits to used in the Competition, and it looks great in action.

My favourite Kit Match of the week was the game between PSV and Sporting CB, a classic look for PSV Eindhoven and the Sporting Kit being something a little different produced a nice Kit Match up with a real European feel… loved it!

Kit Stats

Overall this Matchweek we have seen the following kits…

  • 21 Home Kits
  • 4 Away Kits
  • 9 3rd Kits
  • 2 “Cup” Kits

There were no Kit Variations used this week, all 36 Kits were in their default look.

13 Clubs in total have worn the same kit in their opening 2 fixtures of the competition

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 22nd / 23rd October 2024.

Other posts that might interest you….

Champions League – Match 1

Premier League – Matchweek 6

Champions League: Match 1, Kit Review

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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.

Champions League 2023/24: Kit Overview

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On Saturday 1st June 2024, Real Madrid won the Champions League for the 6th time in 11 years and 15th time overall in the history of the tournament.

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

  • 31 – Kits worn in Knock Out Stages – 29 games
  • 17 – Home Kits (15 Default / 2 Variations)
  • 7 – Away Kits
  • 5 – 3rd Kits
  • 1 – 4th Kit
  • 1 – Cup Kit
  • 5 New Kit Variations used in Knock Out Stages

Overall Kit Stats (Including Group Stages)

  • 95 Kits worn – 125 games
  • 40 Home Kits (15 Default / 11 Variations)
  • 25 Away Kits (22 Default / 3 Variations)
  • 24 3rd Kits (19 Default / 5 Variations)
  • 3 4th Kits
  • 3 Cup Kits used (2 Defaults / 1 variation)

Kit Overview

Group A / Group B

Group C / Group D

Group E / Group F

Group G / Group H

Knock Out Fixtures

Group Stage Fixtures can be found here

The 5 “New Kits Variations” seen in the Knockout Stages:

Arsenal wore their home kit with alternative socks against FC Porto in their Last 16 Game.

FC Porto returned the alternative Home Kit look in the return leg of their match up with Arsenal, these were the only two alternative kit looks used in the Knock-Out games of the Champions League this season.

Napoli wore their away for the first time in the competition this season when they Barcelona.

Atletico Madrid wore their away in game against Borussia Dortmund, this meant they were the 2nd team to wear Home, Away, 3rd and 4th Kits in the competition, Barcelona being the first.

It took Real Madrid to the 2nd Leg of their Quarter Final against Manchester City to wear their Away for the first time, they then wore it again in their next game against Bayern Munich.

Kit Variations Stats

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

  • FC Porto in 5 Kit Variations (8 Games): Home Kit x3, Away Kit, 3rd Kit
  • 6 Teams in 4 Kit variations
    • Manchester United (6 Games): Home Kit x2, Away Kit, 3rd Kit
    • Arsenal (10 Games): Home Kit x2, 3rd Kit x2
    • Napoli (8 Games): Home Kit x2, Away Kit, 3rd Kit
    • Atletico Madrid (10 Games): Home Kit, Away Kit, 3rd Kit, 4th Kit
    • Celtic (6 Games): Home Kit, Away Kit x2, 3rd Kit
    • Barcelona (10 Games): Home Kit, Away Kit, 3rd Kit, 4th Kit
  • 17 Teams in 3 Kit Variations
    • 8 Teams in Home, Away, 3rd Kits
    • 9 Teams using a variation of one their kits to give 3 variations in total
  • 7 Teams in 2 Kit Variations
  • 1 Team in just 1 Kit – BCS Young Boys
  • Most variations of Home Kit – 3 (FC Porto)
  • Most variatons of Away Kit – 2 (RC Lens / Feyenoord / Celtic)
  • Most variations of 3rd Kit – 2 (Arsenal / PSV / RB Salzburg)
  • Most variations of Cup Kit – 2 (Borussia Dortmund)
  • 17 Teams did not wear any Kit Variations, just default Home, Away, 3rd, 4th or Cup Kits
  • Most worn Home Kit – 7, Real Madrid (13 Games) / PSG (12 Games)
  • Most worn Away Kit – 7, Bayern Munich (12 Games)
  • Most worn 3rd Kit – 5, RB Salzburg (2 Variations in 6 Games)
  • Most worn 4th Kit – 3, Barcelona (10 Games)
  • Most worn Cup Kit – 13, Borussia Dortmund (2 Variations in 13 Games)

All Kit variations and the number times they were worn by Group…

Kit Highlights:

There was an increase in overall kits used from last season, increasing from 87 to 95 (9%) with 24 of the 32 teams using at least 3 Kit Looks, and just 8 teams using a maxium of 2 kits.

Only one team, BSC Young Boys wore just one kit look in their Champions League Campaign, which lasted their 6 Group Games.

Borussia Dortmund’s run to the final saw them only use their Cup Kit through-out their 13 games in two variations (Black Shorts and Yellow Shorts)…

FC Porto wore the most Kit Variations in this season’s competition, with 5 kit looks including 3 different Home Kit variations…

Let me know you favourite kits, kit highlights and kit match ups of the 2023/24 Champions League in the comments below or over at @Kit_Geek

Champions League 2023/24: Group Stage, Kit Overview

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On Wednesday 13th December, the Group Stages of the Champions League wrapped up for the final time, with 32 teams becoming 16 for the Knock Out Stages starting in February.

The format of the competition is changing from next season will see the removal of the group stages as we know them.

In true Kit Geek style I wanted to take a look at the kits worn by the 32 teams competing in these group stages.

Overall Kit Stats:

  • 90 Kits worn in Group Stages – 96 games
  • 38 Home Kits (27 first choice / 11 variations)
  • 22 Away Kits (19 first choice / 3 variations)
  • 21 3rd Kits (18 first choice / 3 variations)
  • 9 “Cup” / 4th Kits (7 first choce / 2 variations)

Group A

  • 11 Kits worn in the Group
  • Manchester United the only team to use Home, Away and 3rd Kits, with 2 Home variations used 4 variations in total (joint highest in Group Stages)
  • Bayern Munich and FC Copenhagen in just Home and Away Kits
  • Galatasaray in two variations of Home Kit (one with Alternative Shorts)
  • Most worn Kits in the Group Galatasaray Home and Bayern Munich Away – 4

Group B

  • 11 Kits worn in the Group
  • No team wore Home, Away and 3rd kits, just two kits with some variations!
  • All teams wore alternative white socks when playing at Sevilla, all the only alternative worn by that team
  • All teams wore change kits in away games
  • Most worn Kit was all Home Kits (Cup Kit for RC Lens) and Sevilla 3rd Kit – 3

Group C

  • 10 Kits worn in the Group
  • No Team wore Home, Away and 3rd Kits
  • Two Home Kit Variations worn, Napoli and SC Braga with Alternative Shorts
  • Real Madrid in 3rd Kit in all Away games
  • Most worn Kit, All Home Kits and Real Madrid Away, Union Berlin Cup Kit

Group D

  • 12 Kits worn in the group
  • Inter Milan and Real Sociedad in Home, Away, 3rd Kits
  • RB Salzburg in Home Kit for just one game, wearing Cup Kit 5 times in 2 variations
  • Real Sociedad only team to play in change kits in all away games
  • Most worn kit in the group, Inter Milan Home – 4

Group E

  • 12 Kits worn in the group
  • Celtic and Atletico Madrid only teams to wear 3 different kits, Celtic (H, A, 3rd) and Atletico (H, 3rd, Special)
  • Atletico Madrid in Special Kit against Celtic
  • Celtic wore plain teamwear socks with Home Kit (x3) and Away Kit (x1) meaning 4 different kit variations used (joint highest in Group Stages)
  • Most worn kit in the group, Lazio Home – 5

Group F

  • 11 Kits worn in the Group
  • PSG and AC Milan used Home, Away and 3rd Kits
  • Borussia Dortmund in just Cup Kit in all group games, using alternative yellow shorts in all away games
  • Newcastle United in alternative white shorts in 3 games, including one home game and only used change kit once
  • Most worn kits in group, PSG Home, Borussia Dortmund Cup kit (both variations), AC Milan Home, Newcastle United Home with white shorts – 3

Group G

  • 9 kits worn in the group (lowest in Group Stages)
  • BSC Young Boys in Home Kit in all games, only team to do so in Group Stages
  • RB Leipzig only team to wear Home, Away and 3rd Kits
  • Red Stat Belgrade in 2 variations of Home Kit, Red shorts and socks (4), White shorts and socks (1)
  • Most worn kit in Group, BSC Young Boys Home – 6

Group H

  • 14 Kits worn in the group (Highest in Group Stages)
  • FC Barcelona only team in Group Stages to wear Home, Away, 3rd and 4th Kits, a different change kit in every away game
  • Shakhtar Donetsk in Home, Away and 3rd Kits
  • FC Porto in 4 different kit variations (joint highest in Group Stages)
  • Most worn kit in the Group, Shakhtar Donesk Home Kit – 4

Matchday Breakdowns:

Match Day 1

Match Day 2

Match Day 3

Match Day 4

Match Day 5

Match Day 6

Kit Highlights:

Looking at some of my favourite Kit highlights of the Group Stages.

In Group B, Sevilla’s default look with black socks with their white home kit meant that each of the teams visiting The Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium wore alternative white socks with their change kit!

When Atletico Madrid visited Celtic, they wore a Special All Red Shirt with Home Shorts and Socks. It is the same as the special kit from the 2021-22 season, with a different sponsor and without the 75th-anniversary logo. The red also means Atletico pay homage to the red kit worn in the famous battle away against Celtic 50 years ago.

When Manchester United visited Galatasaray, they wore their 3rd kit with alternative red shorts… this gave us a unique look of White / Red / White for The Red Devils, Red shorts not being used since 1956/57 season when an all red look was used by Sir Matt Busby – Details about this can be found on Museum of Jerserys here

FC Barcelona used four distinct kits within the Group Stages, using a different change kit in each of their away games, this included their 4th Kit (Senyera Kit) which has been used by the club since 2022/23 Season.

The only team in the Group Stages to wear just one kit (with one variation) was BSC Young Boys, their home kit being worn in all six group games.

There we have it, my round up of this season’s and the final ever (?) Champions League Group Stages, let me know you favourite kits, kit highlights and kit match ups in the comments below or over at @Kit_Geek