Barça’s history is closely tied to Barcelona, the city where the soccer club was founded in 1899. Today, the reigning Spanish league champions paid tribute to the city with the launch of their third kit for the 2018/2019 season.
The third jersey features a pale pink color crossed by a diagonal sash running from the left shoulder to the bottom right. The stripe pays tribute to Avinguda Diagonal, one of Barcelona's most important avenues, and is superimposed on a reddish-toned satellite image of the Eixample district.
For architects and urban planners, this milestone is particularly significant, as the Eixample is the result of the most important urban transformation in Barcelona's history: the Cerdà Plan, designed by engineer and urban planner Ildefonso Cerdà and implemented starting in 1860.
“The club is part of the city; its influence can be seen in every avenue and square, and this passion is what truly inspired this collection,” said Pete Hoppins, Design Director of Nike Football, in statements reported today by the newspaper La Vanguardia.
For the 2018/2019 season, Barça had already unveiled its first two kits. In the home jersey, the team also pays tribute to the city by including ten red stripes that symbolize its ten districts.
Via La Vanguardia and Metrópoli Abierta.
This article was written by Nicolás Valencia. The translation is powered by AI.
