Manchester City 26-27 Third Kit Released
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- Kit Release and Creation: Manchester City officially released their 26-27 third kit on August 27, 2026, which was originally created by a fan using the Puma AI Creator, with Puma adding a gradient blur for the sponsor.
- Design Features: The new Puma Manchester City 26-27 third kit boasts a classic white design with a fading navy/sky blue central stripe, a thick v-collar, and embossed 'CITY' patterns on the sleeve cuffs.
- Fan-Generated AI Design Process: The kit was selected from almost 180,000 fan-designed kits made with Puma's AI Creator tool in late 2024, with 10 finalists and the winner announced 18 months later at the kit's launch.
Update - Aug 27, 2026: Manchester City has officially released the new 26-27 third kit. It was created by a fan using the Puma AI Creator. Puma has added a gradient to the design, so it blurs out for the sponsor.
Manchester City 26-27 Third Kit
The new Puma Manchester City 26-27 third kit has a classic design with some modern touches. It is mainly white with a navy/sky blue stripe running down the center - the stripe fades out towards the main sponsor. Puma uses a thick v-collar.
The sleeve cuffs feature an embossed CITY pattern, similar to the design on the sleeve cuffs of Bayern Munich’s 2025-26 away kit.
Manchester City 26-27 Third Kit - Winning Design Vs Final Kit
Manchester City's 2026-2027 third kit was created via Puma's AI Creator tool in late 2024. 10 designs made it to the final vote, with the winner only to be announced with the launch in 2026 - 18 months later. In total, almost 180,000 kits were designed by City supporters around the world with the help of AI, using text prompting, customization tools, and intuitive sliders. Voting was open at aicreator.puma.com.
Manchester City 26-27 Third Kit - 10 Finalists
The submitted designs of the Puma Manchester City 26-27 3rd kit were, really, anything but magnificent. Instead, many of them are the contrast of bangers, and all of them could have easily been designed without the help of any AI.
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Manchester City 25-26 vs 26-27 Third Kits
Puma combines the Man City 2026-27 third shirt with navy shorts and white socks.
The Manchester City 2026-2027 3rd kit is available from 27 August 2026.
Check out all Manchester City Football Club kits on Football Kit Archive.
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