This is the new Atletico Madrid kit 2015/16, Spanish giants Atletico de Madrid’s new home strip for the upcoming La Liga season. Atleti finished third in Spain last season behind winners and European champions Barcelona and arch rivals Real Madrid. The new kit, celebrating the 20th anniversary of Atletico’s League and Cup double in the 1995-96 season, was officially unveiled on June 24, 2015 by Los Colchoneros
The shirt also has a new sponsor in the form of Plus500, who first struck an association with the club earlier this season to appear on the back of the shirt. That deal has now been expanded, with the trading company now appearing on the front of the shirt as part of a contract for the next two seasons.
The strip features the five classic red stripes, with thinner red stripes on either side. In a major change, the back of the shirt will be completely red for the first time in the club’s history. The jersey also has blue stripes running along the side, complementary to stripes of the same colour on the shorts.
The v-neck features blue trim and inside the back of the neck is a small Spanish flag that marks the 20th anniversary of the triumph with the dates 1995-96 and 2015-16
Pretty standard.
Not bad. It’s a wonder Nike didn’t ask them to sell the club’s tradition and change to horizontal stripes so they could increase their profits.
The sponsor is awful
sponsors always spoil the shirt.
@Derby
Agreed. Fortunately many clubs sell sponsorless shirts and this is another example of a shirt that would look better without.
Simeone looks like a pretty good photographer…
I think this is pretty cool tbh.
I hate striped and hooped shirts with a plain back.
@Waldschrat
The plain red coloured back is a major change for Atleti, who as the article mentions, have never had a shirt like this before.
@Derby
agreed. it would be an almost flawless design without it, although i liked their 14/15 kit better.
@Chaffy
quote your source, please. when did Nike ask Barcelona to change to hoops? it’s my understanding that it’s the club which requested the design, not the other way round.
@Waldcchart you’re absolutely right. bad back. didn’t like it at all.