Chelsea 26-27 Home Kit Released
Jun 2, 2026, by Chris
- Official Release and Color Scheme: Chelsea officially unveiled their 2026-27 home kit on June 2, 2026, which features a deep blue base combined with striking Midwest Gold accents, referencing their 1990s era.
- Distinctive Crest Design: The kit stands out with a yellow lion crest, marking the first time in modern history a Chelsea home kit doesn't use the contemporary logo, and also includes a subtle tonal full crest pattern across the fabric.
- Historical Color Revival and Fan Involvement: This kit revives the use of yellow on a home shirt after five years, commemorating 30 years since the 1995-97 kit with yellow logos, and incorporates design input from a London-based designer to include more fan feedback.
Update - June 2, 2026: Chelsea have officially unveiled their new 2026-27 home kit, featuring a deep blue base with striking gold accents. The design pay homage to their transformative 1990s era.
Chelsea 26-27 Home Kit
Check out Nike's Chelsea 2026-27 home jersey below.
The Nike Chelsea FC 26-27 home jersey combines Bright Blue with Midwest Gold, plus white. This means that a standard Chelsea blue is combined with a striking yellow.
It is the first time since the 2021-22 season that Chelsea uses yellow for a home shirt - exactly five years in 2026. It also marks 30 years since the first-ever Chelsea home kit with yellow logos was worn - 1995-1997.
Two elements let the Chelsea 26-27 kit stand out:
- First, the crest. The Chelsea 26-27 home kit features a yellow lion crest. This marks the first time in modern history that a Chelsea home kit does not use the modern logo.
- Second, the Chelsea 26-27 home kit has a subtle tonal pattern of the full crest that covers the entire fabric of the jersey.
Design-wise, the Nike Chelsea Football Club 26-27 home football shirt is simple and classic, based on the new Nike template that debuts for the 2026 World Cup.
The shorts are blue & yellow, while the socks feature a nice design in white & blue, mirroring the laurel wreath seen in the shirt design.
Replica Version
The match version of the Nike Chelsea 2026-27 home kit very nicely makes use of a bespoke Aero-Fit fabric, giving the kit a special, bespoke haptic feeling. Meanwhile, the replica has the pattern embossed very subtly.
Long-Sleeve Replica Version
Chelsea 25-26 Vs 26-27 Home Kits
Chelsea 25-26 Home Kit Released
As with the Chelsea 25-26 shirts, the Nike Chelsea 26-27 home shirt has been designed by a London-based designer, as a move by Nike to bring the design closer to the club and to include more fan feedback. A good idea, as designing all kits from the HQ in the USA sometimes has led to several unpopular Chelsea home shirts in recent years.
Check out all Chelsea FC kits on Football Kit Archive
The Nike Chelsea 26-27 home shirt is available from 2 June 2026.
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Nottingham Forest Announce Bally Bet Sleeve Sponsor Deal
Nottingham Forest have officially announced a two-season partnership with Bally’s Intralot, confirming them as the club's Official Sleeve Partner for the 26-27 and 27-28 campaigns.
As part of the agreement, the Bally Bet logo will appear on the sleeves of the men’s first-team shirts, while the Jackpotjoy branding will feature on the sleeves of the Nottingham Forest Women’s first team. The move follows Bally’s tenure as the club’s primary front-of-shirt sponsor during the 25-26 season.
With the Premier League’s ban on front-of-shirt gambling sponsorships coming into effect for the 26-27 season, Forest introduced Marex as their new front-of-shirt sponsor.
Shifting Bally's to the sleeve allows the club to extend their commercial partnership while adhering to the league's regulations, which continue to permit gambling brands on shirt sleeves.
Hull City Announce McVitie's as Sleeve Sponsor for 26-27 Season
Hull City has officially announced the return of iconic British biscuit brand McVitie's as the official sleeve sponsor across all first-team playing shirts throughout the 26-27 season. The deal marks a reunion between the Tigers and pladis-owned McVitie's, following an earlier partnership between the two during the 23-24 campaign.
The distinctive navy and gold McVitie's badge sits directly on the left sleeve above the cuff trim, complementing the club's 26-27 kit range produced by Oxen. Unfortunately, these colors do not fit.
