Power Ranking: The 10 Best Football Kits of the 2025-26 Season

The 2025-26 season delivered some of the most striking shirt designs in recent memory, with Adidas dominating the conversation and several clubs leaning hard into nostalgia. Below is our power ranking of the ten best kits to drop this campaign, judged on design, storytelling and on-pitch presence.

Why these ten?

We weighed three things: visual impact, the story behind the design, and how the shirt looks in motion under stadium lights. With the World Cup 2026 looming, brands are clearly experimenting more than usual — and supporters are the winners.

The top 10 kits of 2025-26

1. Liverpool — Home (Adidas)

Adidas marked its return to Anfield with a tribute to the 2006-07 shirt. The “Strawberry Red” base, paired with crisp white logos and a slim trim around the torso, is minimalism done right. It is the most universally praised kit of the season.

2. Manchester City — Home (Puma)

A retro-inspired sash design splits opinion in the best way. Puma drew from City’s 1960s heritage and produced something instantly recognisable — a rare feat in a market where most home shirts look interchangeable.

3. Paris Saint-Germain — Home (Nike)

The Eiffel Tower motif woven into the chest is cheeky, confident and unmistakably Parisian. PSG continue to treat their kits as fashion drops, and this one earned its place on the catwalk as much as the pitch.

4. Arsenal — Away (Adidas)

Navy blue, with electric lightning bolts crackling across the body. Adidas pitched it as a nod to Arsenal’s flair under the floodlights at the Emirates. The away strip is arguably better than the home this year.

5. Ajax — Home (Adidas)

A 750th-anniversary tribute to the city of Amsterdam, with subtle canal-line graphics and the club crest reimagined in heritage gold. Quietly one of the most thoughtful designs of the year.

6. Arsenal — Home (Adidas)

The gothic “A” embossed across the chest divided traditionalists, but the cleaner red and white palette and the heavier collar give the shirt a modern weight. A grower.

7. Juventus — Home (Adidas)

Pink trims on the iconic black-and-white stripes pay homage to Juve’s original 1897 shirts. A bold colour choice that links the present squad to its earliest identity.

8. Napoli — Away (EA7)

A cream base etched with elegant references to Naples’ streets, mosaics and coastline. EA7 has quietly become one of the most interesting kit makers in Serie A.

9. Inter — Away (Nike)

An “ice cold” tribute to the 2026 Winter Olympics, hosted in Milan. Pale blue with frosted detailing — a one-season concept that absolutely lands.

10. AC Milan — Away (Puma)

Puma leaned into the club’s “Diavolo” nickname with a deep red devil motif on a near-black base. Aggressive, cinematic, and a clean break from the usual white away strip.

Design trends shaping 2025-26

Three patterns stood out across the season’s launches:

• Heritage callbacks. Liverpool, Juventus and Manchester City all mined their archives for templates, a reaction to fan fatigue with template-driven design.
• City-as-canvas. PSG, Ajax and Napoli each used their cities as the design brief, embedding local landmarks into the fabric of the shirt.
• Adidas resurgence. Five of our top ten are Adidas, including the return to Anfield. The brand’s consistency across markets is hard to ignore.

What’s next

26-27 leaks are already arriving thick and fast — Adidas has been linked to bold new templates for Juventus, Manchester United, RC Strasbourg, Club América and Union Berlin, all of which we have covered in detail.

FAQ

Which kit topped most rankings this season?
Liverpool’s Strawberry Red home shirt has been the consensus pick across major outlets including Bleacher Report, Soccer Bible and Planet Football.

Which manufacturer dominated 2025-26?
Adidas, with five entries in our top ten and several more strong releases just outside it.

When do 2026-27 kits start releasing?
Major clubs typically reveal new home shirts between May and July, with leaks beginning months earlier. Several 26-27 designs have already surfaced.