Top 10 Best Away Kits of the 2026-27 Season (Ranked)

Away kits are where designers take their risks, and the 2026-27 crop proves it. While home shirts went heritage this year, the away rail is full of purple, pinstripes and gold. Below is our ranked top ten, built from public fan ratings on Football Kit Archive plus the design detail released by each club.

Which is the best away kit of the 2026-27 season?

Chelsea’s black-and-gold Nike away shirt is the best-rated away kit of 2026-27, holding roughly 4.21 stars on Football Kit Archive as of 28 July 2026. Brighton’s Nike away shirt leads the Premier League field on 4.11, according to Footy Headlines, while Arsenal’s navy “Bruised Banana” revival and Inter Milan’s baseball-inspired pinstripes are the most talked-about designs of the season.

The 10 best 2026-27 away kits, ranked

1. Chelsea (Nike)

Gold has been absent from Chelsea’s wardrobe since 2021-22, and its return is the single best decision any kit designer made this summer. The shirt is a deep black base with gold crest, sponsor and swoosh, launched under Nike’s “Unleash the Lion” line. It is the highest-rated away shirt in the public Football Kit Archive vote at around 4.21 stars. Browse the full Chelsea jersey range.

2. Arsenal (adidas)

Arsenal have gone back to 1991. The navy base carries an engineered geometric graphic lifted from the famous “Bruised Banana” away shirt worn between 1991 and 1993, reworked rather than reprinted. Coming off a Premier League title, it is a confident piece of storytelling. See the Arsenal shirt collection.

3. Inter Milan (Nike)

The boldest concept of the year. Inter looked to American baseball, translating pinstripes and a contrast button-down collar into nerazzurri blue, and paired it with a redesigned monogram crest that splits the “I” and the “M”. Divisive on release, it has aged well. Shop Inter Milan jerseys.

4. Barcelona (Nike)

Officially “Field Purple / Metallic Gold”, Barcelona’s away shirt runs a purple and black base under iridescent gold badging. It is the loudest Barça away shirt in years and has been an immediate seller. Find it in the Barcelona range.

5. Brighton (Nike)

Proof that budget does not decide taste. Brighton’s away shirt tops the entire Premier League fan vote on 4.11 stars, ahead of every kit from the traditional big six. Nike kept the palette restrained and let the cut do the work.

6. AC Milan (adidas)

A white away shirt with a tribute to the 2005 and 2007 Champions League finals against Liverpool, carrying the motto “After Istanbul, there’s always Athens”. Rarely does a kit reference a defeat and a redemption in the same breath. Browse AC Milan shirts.

7. Manchester United (adidas)

United revive their 1988 look, complete with the adidas Trefoil and a subtle wave pattern representing the River Irwell. It was first worn in a pre-season friendly, reportedly against Rosenborg, and drew strong marks from the kit community. See the Manchester United collection.

8. Real Madrid (adidas)

Dark green, with off-white crest and logos. Madrid rarely stray this far from white, black or gold, and the restraint is what makes it work — no graphic, no gradient, just an unusual colour executed cleanly. Shop Real Madrid jerseys.

9. Bayern Munich (adidas)

An unmistakably retro away shirt, built around the adidas Trefoil and a 1990s-into-2000s feel. It is the least experimental shirt in this ten and lands purely on execution. Browse Bayern Munich shirts.

10. Napoli

Napoli’s away shirt — maker detail not confirmed at the time of writing — leans on the city’s long-standing bond with Argentina and, by extension, Diego Maradona. It is a sentimental pick rather than a design-led one, but it means more in Naples than any graphic could. See Napoli jerseys.

How the top five compare

Ratings are public Football Kit Archive community scores as of 28 July 2026 and move as more supporters vote.

What the 2026-27 away kits tell us

Two patterns stand out. First, Nike owns the risk-taking end of the market this season — Chelsea, Inter, Barcelona and Brighton are all theirs, and all four sit in the top five. Second, adidas has applied the same archive-first logic to away shirts that it used on home shirts, with Arsenal, Manchester United and Bayern all mining specific years rather than inventing new graphics.

That split matters if you are buying. The adidas revivals will look correct in five years; the Nike statement shirts will date, but they will also be remembered. If you want the home-shirt side of the picture, see our ranking of the ten best 2026-27 home kits.

Frequently asked questions

Which club has the best away kit in 2026-27?

Chelsea. The black-and-gold Nike shirt holds the highest public fan rating of any 2026-27 away kit at roughly 4.21 stars on Football Kit Archive, and it marks the return of gold detailing to the club’s kits for the first time since 2021-22.

What is Arsenal’s 2026-27 away kit based on?

The 1991-93 “Bruised Banana” away shirt. adidas reworked its geometric pattern as an engineered graphic on a navy base rather than reproducing the original yellow and black colourway.

Why does Inter Milan’s away kit have pinstripes?

Nike drew on American baseball design for the 2026-27 away shirt, reinterpreting pinstripes and a contrast collar in Inter’s blue. The kit also introduced a redesigned crest with a separated “I” and “M” monogram.

Where can I buy 2026-27 away kits?

433FC stocks 2026-27 away shirts for every club in this ranking, in fan and player versions across S to 4XL. Browse by club through the league pages linked above.

What colour is Real Madrid’s 2026-27 away kit?

Dark green, with off-white crest and logo detailing. It is one of the rare occasions Madrid have used green as a primary away colour.