KV Oostende 2021 Anniversary Kit Released - All-New Logo Designed By Sporting Goods Retailer Decathlon
Jun 4, 2021, by Chris
Belgian football club Koninklijke Voetbalclub Oostende, also called KV Oostende or KVO, released an all-new logo. Together with it, the club revealed a special shirt, called anniversary jersey.
In 1981, two football clubs in the city of Ostend decided to merge, A.S. Oostende and V.G. Oostende, into K.V. Oostende.
What makes this jersey and crest redesign special is that it was made by their supplier Kipsta, the soccer brand of large French sporting goods retailer Decathlon.
"There were some good ideas among them, but the designs were mainly based on old crests and logos. The history of the club is important, but with our new logo, we really want to enter a new era. It had to be clean, innovative and modern," said Executive President Gauthier Ganaye. A situation that Kipsta is addressing as the official technical partner of the club.
Decathlon also has a particularly extensive and high-quality graphics department
"You might expect a graphic marketing company to design this, but at Decathlon we also have a particularly extensive and high-quality graphics department," says Vincenzo Verhoeven, who is responsible for the collaboration with the soccer clubs.
Kipsta KV Oostende 2021 Anniversary Shirt
Check out Kipsta's KV Oostende 2021 anniversary jersey below.
The Kipsta Oostende 2021 anniversary football shirt boasts a clean look in white with a unique fading center stripe in the club's green, red and yellow colors.
The three colors can be also seen on the sleeve cuffs.
On the left chest is the club's new logo, while the Kipsta brand is on the right chest.
Kipsta KV Oostende 2020-2021 Kits
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Adidas Gives Czechia and Singapore Identical Kit Designs
Following Czechia's high-profile switch from Puma to Adidas after 33 years, kit enthusiasts quickly spotted an uncanny similarity between Czechia's newly unveiled 26-27 home shirt and another recent Adidas addition: Singapore. Both national teams recently parted ways with long-term suppliers, with Singapore ending a two-decade partnership with Nike just weeks before Czechia ended their three-decade Puma era, only for both to receive remarkably similar shirts from the Three Stripes.
The resemblance between the two red shirts is unmistakable. Both jerseys rely on the exact same template and trim styling, built around a red base with a white crew collar bordered by thin navy blue piping, matching white sleeve cuffs with identical navy trim, and white Three Stripes across the shoulders. The primary visual difference is found in the texture of the fabric, as Singapore's kit incorporates a subtle tonal wave pattern, whereas Czechia's jersey arrives in a plain, solid red finish. Even the promotional launch shots look almost mirrored, with both federations photographing players seated or standing while holding an Adidas Tiro football.
The duplication stems from Adidas' streamlined template strategy when signing new federations on tight turnaround times. With both agreements sealed relatively late in the cycle, bespoke tailor-made graphics were kept to a minimum, resulting in what fans have labeled accidental twin kits on opposite sides of the globe.
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The combination was previously used in a friendly against Birmingham City last month and is set to be used regularly throughout the season. It also marks the fourth time in the last five seasons that Barcelona have used red as a supplementary colour alongside their home shirt.
The new combination made a memorable competitive debut as Barcelona secured a 5-0 win over Valencia.
Thanks to @jerseystory_vn for the information and collage.
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The Patrick SV Zulte Waregem 26-27 third jersey features a black base detailed with thin vertical silver pinstripes down the front. A closer inspection reveals that the pinstripes incorporate handwritten script documenting key milestones and dates throughout the club's history, highlighting achievements such as their inaugural 2001-02 title and their memorable 2012-13 campaign as league runners-up.
Completing the anniversary aesthetic, the jersey is finished with a silver V-neck collar and matching sleeve cuffs. All branding—including the monochrome SV Zulte Waregem club crest, Patrick maker's marks, and primary sponsors iDocta and Elindus—appears in silver and white to match the unified commemorative design.
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In their Serie A clash against Inter at San Siro, SSC Napoli caught the attention of eagle-eyed Napoli kit expert @TutelaMagliaNA. For the 26-27 centenary season, EA7 designed two distinct pairs of white shorts: the home shorts carry the club's special centenary crest, while the away version features an alternate Mount Vesuvius-themed logo. Because the red jersey used the standard circular Napoli crest, pairing it with either of the 26-27 white shorts would have caused a clash of emblems on the same uniform.
Rather than producing a third set of white change shorts solely to carry the standard badge, Napoli simply reused their plain white match shorts from 25-26.
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Thanks to @jerseystory_vn for the information and collage.
