All the new A-League kits ahead of the 2016-17 campaign
ADELAIDE UNITED
The A-League champions have changed kit manufacturers this season, moving from Kappa to Macron, but will continue to play in a predominantly red strip.
The new kit features navy blue and yellow trim around the sleeves, socks and the inside of the collar, which also features the club’s establishment date.
The 2016-17 strip also features several nods to the Red’s title win last season. The 2016-17 kit will be the first to sport a unique ‘A-League champions’ patch, which appears in place of the standard A-League logo on the right of the chest, while the kit also features a silver star above the club’s crest to signify last season’s title.
The club’s away kit will be all black, with red accents on the sleeves, shoulders and shorts.
BRISBANE ROAR
It’s difficult to miss Brisbane Roar’s bright orange kit, but it’s the subtle touches on this season’s Umbro strip that make it stand out.
Embossed detailing on the sleeves resembles the seats at Suncorp Stadium, a subtle nod to the club’s home ground.
Another touch pays homage to a famous moment in the club’s history – just above each player’s name on the back of the shirt is an image of a sound wave. That specific sound wave was from the noise created by the crowd inside Suncorp when Erik Paartalu scored the last gasp equaliser to send the 2011 Grand Final to penalties, which Brisbane eventually won. The latitude and longitude of the stadium also appear on the inside of the jersey below the Umbro logo.
CENTRAL COAST MARINERS
Central Coast are another team to move kit manufacturers this season, switching from Kappa to Umbro. Aside from that, the first thing you notice about the new Mariners kit is that it (thankfully) doesn’t feature the palm tree silhouette like last season.
It is replaced by a far simpler kit, one that features a yellow shirt and shorts with both featuring a navy blue stripe down the side, matching the socks.
Similar to Brisbane’s Umbro kit, the Mariners shirt features the co-ordinates of the club’s home ground, Central Coast Stadium and a pattern “inspired by the waves of the idyllic beaches on the Central Coast” according to the club’s website.
The ‘iconic’ palm trees haven’t been completely removed, featuring far more subtly on the back of the shirt.
MELBOURNE CITY
The kit that Tim Cahill will be sporting this season is an offering from Nike, where the home kit is plain and simple, but the away kit is a bit crazy.
Despite wanting to join other members of the City Football Group family in playing in a predominantly sky blue strip, Melbourne City will again wear an all-white kit, with sky blue sleeves and socks.
While the home kit is not that memorable, the away strip is sure to turn some heads. Like previous iteration, the club’s away kit will be red and white in a nod to their previous incarnation as Melbourne Heart. The fading design makes the white of the shirt look pink, like it’s the result of someone accidentally throwing a red sock in with a washing load of the home strip.
MELBOURNE VICTORY
Victory’s new Adidas home kit features a departure from their usual design.
Gone is the solid white ‘V’ which has become synonymous with Victory’s home kits, replaced instead with a more subtle chevron which features five stacked blocks which fade into the club’s traditional navy blue.
“This is the first time in the club’s history that any colour other than white has been used in the home jersey chevron, with the stacked blocks representing a club which is continuously evolving and pushing the boundaries in football,” a statement on the club’s website read.
The shirt’s material features a watermark throughout which reads ‘Melbourne boys are still number one’, a nod to the classic Melbourne Victory fan song.
The strip will feature an ‘all navy’ look, with the deep blue shirt matching the shorts and socks.
NEWCASTLE JETS
While not having a new home kit for the 2016-17 season – although their jersey sponsor has changed to Chinese company Ledman, who now own the club – Newcastle will be sporting a new away kit.
The strip features a predominantly gold shirt, similar to the one the club wore in the early years of the A-League, with blue shoulders, shorts and socks.
PERTH GLORY
As well as unveiling a host of new players, including Socceroos international Rhys Williams, Perth have also unveiled a striking new yellow away strip for the upcoming campaign.
The Macron kit features black trim, as well as a pattern where the yellow fades to black honeycombed stripes at the bottom of the shirt. The asymmetrical teardrop collar is also a nice touch.
The kit represents the state colours of Western Australia, with Williams saying at the launch: “I like the contrast of the state colours and the black swan on the neck line, so I think it will bring the fans, members and the city of Perth together.”
Glory will also be releasing a Heritage Jersey for their round one clash with the Mariners at nib Stadium.
SYDNEY FC
The Sky Blues have unveiled a new, navy blue third kit as well as a slightly tweaked white away kit for the new campaign.
The alternative shirt is the opposite of their home kit – a navy shirt with sky blue trim and accents.
WELLINGTON PHOENIX
The team from across the ditch will feature new home and away kits this season.
The home strip will remain predominantly yellow with black accents and a fading vertical pinstripe.
The away kit is a new design, a grey number featuring a checkerboard pattern and dark diagonal stripe across the chest.
In addition to these strips, the Nix will also be sporting a special edition 10-year anniversary ‘All Black’ kit this season.
“[The kit] will contain a marine and wind feature celebrating the club’s Wellington origins, a map of New Zealand that reinforces the Phoenix’s status as the only professional football club in the country, and most significantly the names of 93 players who have represented the side over the past decade, carefully etched into the predominantly black shirt,” a statement on the club’s website read.
The All Black kit will be revealed in December before being worn for the first time in the match against Western Sydney Wanderers on 17 December.
WESTERN SYDNEY WANDERERS
Beaten grand finalists Wester Sydney will have new home and away kits this season.
The home strip of red and black hoops paired with black shorts remains, although with some subtle differences. Gone are the black hoops on the sleeves, which will this season be all red, while the red of the shirt is more bright and electric than the deeper crimson of previous seasons.
The new away kit represents a change from the usual white and grey hoops. This season, Tony Popovic’s boys will feature in an all-white away strip, with bright red sleeves and socks giving the kit a splash of colour.
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