A home kit, an away kit and a third kit are the three shirt designs a club or nation wears in a season — the home kit is the primary, most recognisable design, the away kit is a contrasting design worn when colours clash with the opponent, and the third kit is an extra, often more experimental design used for cup competitions, European away games or as a lifestyle piece. Here is exactly what separates the three, and which one is worth buying first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A home kit is the shirt a club or country wears at its own stadium, built around its traditional colours — think Liverpool’s red or Brasile’s yellow. It is usually the best-selling design of the season because it represents the club’s identity most directly, and it is the safest first jersey for a new fan to buy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
An away kit is worn when a team plays at an opponent’s stadium and the two clubs’ home colours would otherwise clash. Trasferta kits give designers more freedom, which is why they are often the boldest, most collectible release of the season — unusual colourways, gradients and pattern work rarely seen on the home shirt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A third kit is a club’s backup option, used when both the home and away shirts clash with an opponent, most often in European or cup competitions. Because it is not tied to traditional colours, the third kit tends to be the most fashion-forward design of the three and is frequently worn off the pitch as a casual piece rather than for matchday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If this is your first shirt from a club, start with the home kit — it is the design most people will recognise and the one that best represents the team. If you already own a home shirt and want something that stands out, an away or third kit is the better pick. You can browse the newest releases in our New Arrivals collection<\/a> or shop by club in Popular Teams<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Yes — plenty of fans deliberately mix eras, pairing a current-season shirt with a heritage design. If you like the idea of building a rotation across different years, our retro jerseys collection<\/a> is a good place to start, and everything is also available in adult sizing through our men’s collection<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A home kit uses a club’s traditional colours and is worn at its own stadium, while an away kit uses a contrasting design worn at an opponent’s stadium to avoid a colour clash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A third kit is needed for matches, usually in cup or European competitions, where both the home and away shirts clash with the opponent’s colours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Away and third kits are usually the best choice for everyday wear, since their bolder designs are built with more of a lifestyle look in mind compared to the traditional home shirt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Buy the home kit first if you want the most recognisable version of a club’s shirt. Buy the away kit first if you already know the club well and want a design that stands out more.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A home kit, an away kit and a third kit are the three shirt designs a club or nation wears in a season — the home kit is the primary, most recognisable design, the away kit is a contrasting design worn when colours clash with the opponent, and the third kit is an extra, often […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7791","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"blocksy_meta":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/retrofootballjersey.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7791","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/retrofootballjersey.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/retrofootballjersey.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/retrofootballjersey.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/retrofootballjersey.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7791"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/retrofootballjersey.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7791\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7793,"href":"https:\/\/retrofootballjersey.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7791\/revisions\/7793"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/retrofootballjersey.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7791"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/retrofootballjersey.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7791"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/retrofootballjersey.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7791"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Can you wear a kit from a previous season?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Frequently asked questions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
What is the difference between a home and away kit?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Why do clubs need a third kit?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Which kit is best for everyday wear?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Should I buy the home kit or away kit first?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n