Crystal Palace have controversially pivoted from their trademark red and blue home kit and will instead don white at Selhurst Park next season.
The new kit is a modern twist on Palace’s iconic sash kit, first worn en route to the semi-final of the FA Cup in 1976.
Set against a chequered backdrop, the shirt is white with a red and blue sash detailed with white pinstripes.
The sleeves also incorporate red and blue stripes with a matching white pinstripe.
Palace wore a white sash at home throughout the late 70s and 80s – with a brief revival in the 2008/09 season – before red and blue became the norm.
In recent history, the sash has been an away kit. But it will return to Selhurst Park to celebrate the 50th anniversary of its original introduction.
The badge also has a retro feel with the design throwing it back to Crystal Palace’s circular club crest, originally used from 1973 through to 1987
Adam Wharton and Eddie Nketiah don new kit, with chequered background.
Eddie Nketiah, Adam Wharton and Tyrick Mitchell show off new shirt
The shirt is paired with white shorts and completed with predominantly white socks which feature red and blue hoops.
Some fans on social media have been disappointed by the kit. Not because it moves away from the traditional red and blue, but because of the pinstripes and the understated club badge.
Palace’s old badge, which featured on kits throughout the 70s and 80s, sits on the sash – but fans think it is too small and gets lost amid the whopping Temporal logo.
One fan reckons the badge is too small and isn’t a fan of the pinstripes
The size of the badge was a major talking point for Palace fans
The kit has split opinion amongst the Palace fanbase
It has been a bad week for this supporter, with England crashing out of the World Cup and Palace releasing an underwhelming kit
Another fan was baffled as to how Palace have got a remake of a iconic kit so wrong
There has been much made about the size of the sponsor
This fan could not hide his disappointment
Some are unsure what to make of it
James is bewildered by the sponsor overpowering the club’s emblem
However, some don’t understand the backlash
The UEFA Conference League champions also used the kit launch to showcase the new Europa League badge, which will feature on Palace’s sleeve in European matches this season.
The Europa League logo is sealed with ‘UEFA Conference League 2026 winners’ as Palace enter the second tier of European competition for the first time.
Palace unveiled their kit with a video featuring faces from the club’s past, present and future.
Narrated by academy talents Joel Drakes-Thomas and Jamila Toure, the video features Brennan Johnson, Eddie Nketiah, Adam Wharton, Jaydee Canvot, Oscar Mingueza and Tyrick Mitchell modelling the new design.
Meanwhile, the likes of Vince Hilaire, Dave Swindlehurst and Billy Gilbert – who played for Palace in the 70s – were also among the first to see the brand-new kit, as were Darren Ambrose and Mark Bright.
Members of the women’s squad also starred in the video – including new signing and former England international Beth England.
Palace have been soft-launching the kit over the past week, as sashed billboards popped up across South London while the club posted several cryptic clues on social media.
Adult shirts start at £65, with shorts an additional £35 – junior prices are £10 cheaper.
