Tag: News

Premier League: Matchweek 13 Kit Review

Posted in Kit News, Premier League Kit LogTagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , 7 Comments

The Premier League Matchweek 13 is completed, a third of the way through the season and the return of Friday Night Football for just the 3rd time this season, let’s take a deeper look into the kits worn this weekend.

You can find last week’s report here

The current Kit Overview for Premier League is below.

Matchweek 13 Fixtures

Total Kits Used

  • Kits Worn in Total – 69 (+2 Kits this Matchweek)
  • Goalkeeper Kits – 60 (+1 Kits this Matchweek)

New Kits this Matchweek

There were two new Kit looks this Matchweek..

Southampton wore their 3rd kit for the first time in the Premier League this season, having worn it in the Carabao Cup in the same look with alternative white shorts.

Aston Villa wore their Away shirt with Home shorts and socks for another away kit look for them this season!

The one new goalkeeper kit on show:

  • Crystal Palace – Fluro Yellow

Kit Highlights

Aston Villa are fast becoming my favourite team on the road this season, wearing the 4th different variation of their Away Kit this season, only wearing it look the one time. They are using the home kit to mash up their looks, we still have yet to see their 3rd kit used in the Premier League.

My favourite Kit Match Up of the weekend was the game between Tottenham Hotspur and Fulham, the Fulham away this season is a great look and worked well match up at Tottenham!

Kit Stats

Overall we have seen 15 Home Kits, 3 Away Kit and 2 3rd Kits

There were three variations seen this weekend

  • Southampton – 3rd with alternative white shorts
  • Aston Villa – Away with home shorts & socks
  • Everton – All Blue, 2nd time used this season

Kit Grid – Up to 1st December

Kit News

There was no significant Premier League Kit News this weekend and will be back on Friday after the first round of mid-week fixtures of this season!

Let me know your thoughts in the comments below or at @Kit_Geek 

If you liked this, then check out the below posts that have recently been published on the site…

Premier League – Matchweek 8

Premier League – Matchweek 9

Premier League – Matchweek 10

Premier League – Matchweek 11

Premier League – Matchweek 12

Champions League – Match 4

England Kit History – 1980 to 1989

England Kit History (Reference Page)

Champions League: Match 5, Kit Review

Posted in Kit NewsTagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , 4 Comments

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 2, Kit Review

Posted in General, Kit HistoryTagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , 9 Comments

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

Kit Manufacturers Breakdown: 2024/25

Posted in EFL, General, Kit History, Kit News, Premier League Kit LogTagged , , , , , , , , , , 3 Comments

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?

The Heat Press – Issue 1

Posted in General, Kit News, The Heat PressTagged , , , , , , 1 Comment

The Heat Press is a new feature that I want to introduce to the Kit Geek Site.

This will be a regular look at the latest news in the Kit World, taking a few talking points from that week and looking into them in a little more detail as well as final section sharing some of the best content from the wonderful creators in The Kit Community.

The Headlines

  • Shelter’s No Home Kit Initiative
  • Christmas Kits
  • The Kitsman Awards
  • Marseille Extend Kit Deal

Shelter’s No Home Kit Initiative

I am sure you are aware of Shelter’s #NoHomeKit charity campaign this Christmas. The campaign is asking for Teams and Fans to wear their away kits to rasie awareness to the Homeless over the Christmas period. Some EFL Teams will be taking part in this over the coming week, so keep an eye of those teams using their change kits in home games.

There is a great video over on Shelter’s Twitter Account promoting the initiative – Click here to see that video.

Here is my tweet helping to promote the cause, so make sure you share your away kits using the #NoHomeKit “hashtag” and if you can donate, please go to https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/NoHomeKit and give what you can.

Christmas Kits

Its that time of year when some team release special Christmas Kits, so far we have seen the following kits on show.

U.S. Cremonese, the Italian Team in Serie B

Werder Bremem in Bundesliga 2

Atalanta were also due to have a Christmas Kit but this got pulled in the end, due to the sky line incorporated into the shirt not being of Bergamo where the club are based but being of Torino, I would like to have been a fly on wall on that discussion!!

The Kitsman Awards

The wonderdul @The_Kitsman over on Twitter created an 2021 Awards for Kit Community, the categories as follows…

Voting is currently open for the top four nominees in each category and will remain open until 23rd December 2021, so make sure you check out Josh’s timeline and vote for your favourite accounts

Marseille Extend Kit Deal

Olympique de Marseille and Puma have announced an extenstion to their current kit deal until 2028. The French club have been using Puma kits since the 2018 / 19 season and this deal will mean their relationship will be at least 10 years in the making.

And finally…..

Whats happening in the Kit Community.

I want to end each issue with some content that is being created by other in the Kit Community

There is a new Kitbliss Podcast, check out this latest offering from the wonderful Chris at Kitbliss here

Check out this short video from @ChatShirt which is highlight the @chanceunitedfc shirt and how you can order one the shirts to support this great charity.

Kit Mag Volume 2 is now out and is a great read for Kit Lovers out there, you can get both digital and print copies at https://www.kitmag.co.uk/

And thats it, I hope you liked the first issue of The Heat Press, let me know your thoughts and comments and if there is any content that you would like me to share in coming weeks, please message me and let me know the details or use the comments field below or contact me over on @Kit_Geek on Twitter