2016 Copa America Centenario Kits Overview
Apr 22, 2016, by Pat
- Tournament Details: The Copa America Centenario, celebrating the tournament's 100th anniversary, was hosted in the USA in the summer of 2016, featuring 16 teams from South, Central, and North America.
- Kit Updates: Many teams, including the USA, Brazil, and Uruguay, unveiled new home and away kits specifically for the tournament, while others carried over or slightly updated their previous designs.
- Key Kit Suppliers: Adidas, Nike, Marathon Sports, New Balance, and Romai Sports were mentioned as some of the key suppliers of the kits for the participating teams.
Just one year after Chile hosted and won the cup, Copa America will come to the US in the summer of 2016 to celebrate its 100th anniversary. Let's take a look at the kits of the teams participating in the first-ever Copa America to be hosted outside of South America. In total, ten teams from South America and six from Central and North America will participate in the tournament.
Copa America 2016 Soccer Jerseys
United States
Colombia
Costa Rica
Paraguay
Brazil
Ecuador
Haiti
Peru
Mexico
Uruguay
Jamaica
Venezuela
Argentina
Chile
Panama
BoliviaUnited States
USA 2016 Copa America Away Kit
As tournament hosts, the United States head Group A. The US Soccer Federation unveiled a new crest in early 2016, followed by the new United States home and away jerseys in March.
Brazil
Brazil 2016 Copa America Away Kit
One of the top favorites for the title, the Brazil national team finally unveiled new kits again, after the 2015 home and away football shirts were skipped due to disappointing sales of the 2014 jerseys.
Brazil 2016 Copa America Pre-Match Shirt
Mexico
Mexico returns its traditional green home shirt color for 2016, while the white Mexico away football kit is carried over from last year.
Argentina
Argentina 2016 Copa America Kit
Argentina 2015-2016 Away Shirt
After four years with white shorts, Argentina returns to sporting black ones at Copa America 2016. The 2015 Argentina away kit is carried over.
Bolivia
Long-term kit supplier Marathon Sports already unveiled the new Bolivia 2016 home and away kits which are green and red, respectively.
Chile
After signing a contract with Nike only last summer, Chile received relatively unique home and away kits, before updating the set again for Copa America Centenario.
Colombia
White Colombia 2016 Copa America Home Kit
Informed by traditional Colombia jerseys, the new Colombia 2016 home kit is white, while the navy Colombia 2016 away shirt is set to be carried over.
Costa Rica
Costa Rica will unveil two new jerseys for Copa America Centenario. Both will be made by New Balance who became the Central American country's kit supplier only this year.
Ecuador
Ecuador 2016 Home and Away Kits
Marathon Sports launched the new Ecuador home and away kits which were already used in the 2018 World Cup qualifiers.
Haiti
Jamaica
Jamaica 2015 Home and Away Kits
Having already participated in the 2015 edition of Copa America, Jamaica is expected to again sport the unique kits unveiled by Romai Sports last May.
Panama
Panama 2016 Copa America Away Kit
Just like Costa Rica, Panama is supplied by American brand New Balance. And just like them, Panama is receiving two new shirts in time for the Copa America.
Paraguay
Supplied by Adidas, Paraguay is expected to continue sporting the home and away kits unveiled for Copa America's 2015 edition.
Peru
Peru is another team that's expected to not unveil new kits between now and the start of Copa America Centenario.
Uruguay
After not unveiling new kits in 2015, Uruguay launched new home and away kits in early 2016, set to be used at the tournament.
Venezuela
Venezuela 2015-2016 Home and Away Kits
Venezuela is highly likely to again use the fluorescent yellow-heavy Venezuela 2015 home and away kits, made by long-term supplier Adidas.
Which 2016 Copa America kit is your favorite? Which team are you backing to win? Let us know in the comments below.
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