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Man City 26-27 Away Kit Released: Black, Gold, Worker Bees
Manchester City’s 2026-27 Puma away kit was unveiled in Hong Kong on 30 July 2026 and goes on sale worldwide on 31 July. It is black with vibrant yellow and gold trim on the crew collar, cuffs and underarm side stripes, monochrome yellow sponsor marks, and an embossed worker bee pattern across the front. Black shorts, hooped black and yellow socks. No price has been published.
TL;DR
- Manchester City’s 2026-27 Puma away kit was unveiled in Hong Kong on 30 July 2026, a day before its worldwide on-sale date of 31 July.
- Black base, vibrant yellow and gold trim on the crew collar, cuffs and underarm side stripes, monochrome yellow sponsor marks, and an embossed worker bee pattern across the front. Black shorts, hooped black and yellow socks.
- The June leaks got the shirt broadly right but were wrong or silent on three details, the socks among them.
What did Manchester City actually reveal in Hong Kong?
Manchester City showed the 2026-27 away kit in Hong Kong on 30 July 2026, at an event on the pre-season tour and a day ahead of the official worldwide release on Friday 31 July, as Footy Headlines reported. Phil Foden and Abdukodir Khusanov were among the players who presented the shirt on stage.
What does the Manchester City 26-27 away kit look like?
The base is black. The accents are vibrant yellow and a brighter gold, used in two roles rather than as one flat trim: yellow on the collar and sleeve cuffs, gold picking out the crew-neck edge, the underarm side stripes and the cuff detailing. The sponsor marks are monochrome yellow, so the front block reads as a single tonal family rather than the usual multi-colour clutter.
The graphic is the point of the shirt. A worker bee motif is sublimated and embossed across the front panel, tonal against the black rather than printed in contrast. The bee is a Manchester civic emblem dating from the city’s industrial period, and it has appeared on Manchester apparel for years, though rarely as the dominant front graphic on a City matchday shirt.
Black shorts complete it, and the socks are hooped in black and yellow. The socks carry most of the colour contrast in the kit when it is seen from distance.
How accurate were the leaks?
We covered this shirt in June, when the first images leaked. Setting that piece against the reveal is a fair test of how much a leak actually tells you.
| Element | What the leak said | What the reveal showed |
|---|---|---|
| Base colour | Deep black | Correct |
| Accents | Two tones — pale yellow and brighter gold | Partly — the two-tone split held, but the yellow is brighter than the leak suggested |
| Front graphic | Embossed worker bee, tonal on black | Correct |
| Collar | Plain crew-neck, no contrast piping | Wrong — yellow and gold trim on the collar |
| Shorts and socks | Not pictured | Black shorts, hooped black and yellow socks |
| Side stripes | Not mentioned | Gold underarm side stripes |
| Release window | Late July to early August 2026 | Correct — 31 July 2026 |
So the leak called the identity of the shirt and the timing, and missed the finishing. That is the usual pattern: leaked images are shirt-only and front-facing, so collar trim, side panels and the rest of the kit stay hidden until launch.
What is the Asian Tour nameset, and should you print it?
City also gave a first look at an Asian Tour nameset font for the back of the shirt. It is worth a thought before you order, because a nameset is the one part of a shirt you cannot change later.
A tour font is tied to the pre-season fixtures it was made for, and Premier League matches use the league’s own mandated nameset. If you want the shirt to match what you see on a Saturday, the standard league nameset is the closer choice; if you want it to date itself to this tour, the Asian Tour font does that deliberately.
Where can you buy the Manchester City 2026-27 away shirt?
The kit goes on general sale worldwide on 31 July 2026. Neither Puma nor the club published a headline price.
At 433FC the 26-27 away shirt is stocked in short and long sleeve, both in the player-version cut. The 2026/27 away jersey player version is the tighter, lighter match-spec fit at $44.99, and the away long sleeve player version is the same design and price for colder fixtures. The full Manchester City range has the home shirts alongside them.
Manchester City 26-27 away kit: common questions
Is this the real Manchester City 2026-27 away kit?
Yes. This is an official club reveal, not a leak: City presented it at their own Hong Kong tour event on 30 July 2026, worn by players on stage.
When does the Manchester City 26-27 away kit release?
It goes on sale worldwide on Friday 31 July 2026, the day after the Hong Kong unveiling.
What is the pattern on the Man City away shirt?
It is a worker bee motif, sublimated and embossed across the front panel in a tonal black. The worker bee is a civic symbol of Manchester tied to the city’s industrial history.
Where can I buy Manchester City jerseys?
433FC stocks the 2026-27 home and away shirts, including the away in player version in both short and long sleeve, with worldwide shipping.
Are the socks really hooped?
Yes. The reveal shows black shorts with black and yellow hooped socks.
Related reading
- Manchester City player version shirts: fit, fabric and sizing
- Erling Haaland’s Manchester City shirt number for 2026-27
- Manchester City 2026/27 home jersey
- Leaked: Boca Juniors 26-27 home kit
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