TSV 1860 München Announce Societas Kit Deal + Crest Change After Trademark Clash
- New Kit Supplier: TSV 1860 Munich has announced a three-year kit deal with local Munich-based brand Societas, replacing Joma, which will commence from the 2026-27 season.
- Crest Change: Due to a trademark clash following the insolvency of the professional football company, the new Societas kits will temporarily feature the historical FA (Fußballabteilung) logo instead of the iconic lion crest.
- Societas Brand Background: Societas is a new football kit brand founded in 2024 by the creators of A Kind of Guise and Bureau Borsche, which has previously produced special kits for 1860 Munich's e.V. and collaborated on fashion collections for other prominent clubs.
TSV 1860 Munich has officially announced local Munich-based brand Societas as the club's new kit supplier, replacing Joma. The new partnership will run for three years, starting from the 26-27 season. Societas is already familiar to the fans, having previously produced special kits for 1860 Munich's e.V. (registered association) over the past years.
No Lion Crest on 1860 München Kits
A significant visual change for the upcoming kits will be the club crest. Due to the recent insolvency of the club's professional football company (KGaA) and the resulting loss of commercial trademark rights, 1860 Munich will temporarily not be able to use their iconic lion crest. Instead, the new Societas kits will feature the historical FA (Fußballabteilung) logo.
Societas Brand
While Societas is a new player as a primary kit manufacturer, the brand has an established (yet short) background in design. The company has previously collaborated on fashion collections for several prominent clubs, including VfB Stuttgart, FC Augsburg, VfL Bochum, and Young Boys Bern.
Societas is a football kit brand founded by the creators of A Kind of Guise and Bureau Borsche in Munich in 2024. Its first project was a bespoke green-and-gold members' kit for TSV 1860 München e.V., which sold out quickly due to strong fan support. Bureau Borsche created the branding and kits for several huge and popular clubs, including Inter and Venezia.
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