2026-27 Football Kits: Parma, Melbourne Victory, CS Sedan, Germany, Barça
Parma go neon, Victory change hands, Sedan go gothic, Germany say goodbye, Barça embrace Sant Jordi. The 2026-27 kit landscape is already shifting fast.
Parma’s third kit turns the lights down, then up
Parma Calcio and Puma have completed the club’s 2026-27 wardrobe with a third kit that looks built for night games and bright floodlights.
The shirt is unapologetically dark: a black base that lets the details do the shouting. Neon pink slices through the design – high-contrast accents that frame a refined single-button collar, sharp sleeve cuffs and energetic underarm panels. Every logo across the front follows the same rule: striking pink, no compromise.
On the upper back, a graffiti-style “Writing Our Future” graphic breaks from the traditional, giving the shirt a street edge that fits a club still writing its modern identity.
With this release, Parma’s home, away and third kits for 26-27 are now locked in.
Melbourne Victory close the Macron chapter
In Australia, a major kit handover is underway.
A-League side Melbourne Victory have confirmed a new multi-year deal with Melbourne-based activewear brand Elite Eleven, who step in as the club’s official Technical Kit and Apparel Partner from the 2026-27 season. The agreement runs for four seasons and ends Victory’s stint with Italian supplier Macron.
The club wasted no time. Almost immediately after the announcement, Victory rolled out their 26-27 training and lifestyle range under a pointed slogan: “Melbourne Born. Melbourne Worn.” It’s a clear play on local identity and a nod to the homegrown nature of their new partner.
The training gear is already on sale. The main event, though, is still to come. Victory’s new 26-27 home and away match kits are set for an official unveiling in early October.
CS Sedan Ardennes go black and gothic with Kappa
Across in France, CS Sedan Ardennes have rounded off their first full collection with Kappa by unveiling a new third kit for 2026-27.
After a retro green home shirt and an off-white away strip, the third jersey pushes in a different direction: modern and lifestyle-driven. The base is predominantly black, clean and sharp, but the personality comes from across the chest – a bold gothic-style “ARDENNES” wordmark that instantly defines the shirt.
The club crest switches to a monochrome white badge on the left chest, matched by white Kappa Omini logos on the right chest and running along the shoulders. On the sleeves, subtle red and green trim quietly nods back to Sedan’s traditional colors without disturbing the all-black dominance.
Black shorts and black socks complete the Kappa CS Sedan Ardennes 2026-27 third strip, keeping the silhouette sleek from head to toe.
Adidas and Germany prepare a final farewell
Some kits carry more than a season’s worth of meaning. Germany’s next one will carry seven decades.
Adidas CEO Björn Gulden has confirmed that the German national team will wear a special farewell shirt in their UEFA Nations League fixtures in late 2026. Speaking on the Spielmacher podcast, Gulden outlined that this dedicated jersey will be worn on the pitch as Adidas closes out its legendary partnership with the German Football Association (DFB).
The relationship began in 1954 and ran through all four of Germany’s men’s World Cup titles and multiple European Championship wins. It is one of the defining alliances in football kit history. With Nike set to take over as DFB’s official supplier from the start of 2027, those Nations League games will be the last time Die Mannschaft step out in Adidas.
Leaked images have already given fans a taste of the goodbye. The farewell shirt is predominantly black, cut through by vertical gold diamond pinstripes down the front. The iconic Adidas Trefoil returns, paired with a classic DFB crest, while a retro-inspired V-neck and cuff detailing pull the design back towards the partnership’s early decades.
It looks every bit a commemorative piece for a story that began in Bern and will close on a very different football landscape.
Barça’s Sant Jordi statement fourth kit
In Spain, Nike and FC Barcelona are preparing another chapter in the club’s growing line of special-edition strips.
New renders from Barcelona shirt specialist memorabilia1899 show how the leaked 2026-27 fourth jersey could look on the pitch, modelled on Anthony Gordon and Pedri. The design leans heavily into local identity, drawing inspiration from Sant Jordi (Saint George), the patron saint of Catalonia.
The base is a light beige, calm and neutral, which allows a bold maroon cross to dominate the front of the shirt. It’s an unmistakable visual, instantly evoking the Sant Jordi flag. Dark navy details sharpen the edges: the collar, sleeve cuffs, Nike Swoosh and Spotify sponsor logo all take on the darker tone.
Navy shorts and socks complete the set, anchoring the dramatic cross with a more understated lower half.
Barcelona’s 26-27 fourth kit is expected to drop in January 2027, arriving with a matching apparel collection that will push the Sant Jordi theme off the pitch and into everyday wear.
The designs keep changing, the partners keep rotating, and some of football’s longest-running stories are reaching their final pages. The next question is simple: which of these shirts will still be remembered when the results have long faded?
