Real Madrid are known for winning trophies and their staple white home kits. This got me thinking, what are the best home kits the club has had over their incredible 115 years? It was tough to choose just 5, and after consulting with The Real Champs writers, I’ve been able to narrow it down. Let’s kick off the rankings with the honorable mentions.
Honorable Mentions
1931/1932: Lace-up Collar & First LaLiga title
After digging and digging through Getty Images, I was unable to find a picture of the actual jersey, which is pretty disappointing because it is one of the most interesting kits the club has ever had.
You can see a picture of the jersey, and get a little history on the season Los Blancos had here. To give you an idea, think Orlando Bloom in Pirates of the Caribbean. The “jersey” looks like a pirate shirt with the strings down the front showing a lot of chest.
The interesting jersey was worn by Real when they won their first LaLiga title and they went the entire season without losing a single match. In summary, I chose this jersey, not for its look, but for the incredible season, it was used for.
I’d advise going to check it out.
1998/1999: White and Dark Blue & Intercontinental Cup title
After cutting ties with Adidas in 1985, Real Madrid made the switch back to their current brand sponsor for the 1998/’99 season. With the return to Adidas, Real won their second Intercontinental Cup (now called the FIFA Club World Cup) thanks to a fantastic performance from Raúl who scored the match-winner in the final.
The ’98/’99 kit saw the Real Madrid crest move back to the left side after featuring in the dead center of the kit the previous few years. This was also the year the dark blue color returned to accent the kit.
An interesting side note, while it might be hard to see in the above picture, the classic Real Madrid logo, the club’s first ever logo, is at the neck in gold and looks very nice between the dark blue collar.
A clean kit that was very basic, but at the same time kept the class of a Real kit.
1982/1983: First Adidas kit & 15th Copa Del Rey title
Rewind about 20 years from the previous kit, when Real Madrid first partnered with Adidas in 1980. Again, I apologize, as I was unable to find a picture of the kit. If you’d like to see it, click here.
After first joining up with Adidas for two seasons, the kit featured no sponsor. The 1982/’83 season was the first in Real Madrid’s history that featured a sponsorship on the front. That first sponsor was Zanussi, an Italian producer of home appliances.
Even though the deal with the Italian company only lasted a year, it was still a significant move for the club. Since the ’82/’83 season’s first sponsorship, there has only been one season since, the 2001/2002 season (we will discuss that more later) that has not featured a sponsorship.
The spring of ’82 saw Los Blancos win their 15th Copa Del Rey title 2-1 over Sporting Gijón in the sponsorship-less uniforms.