New Balance Football today officially unveiled Athletic Club’s home and away kits for the 2019/20 Spanish La Liga and Copa del Rey seasons.
The Athletic Bilbao 2019/20 home shirt is a clean and classic take on Los Leones’ iconic racing red and white vertical stripes. The shirt sleeves are red and black with a white trim.
Athletic Club’s 2019/20 New Balance away kit is a celebration of the Basque flag, in recognition of the Club’s special commitment to recruiting and fielding players exclusively from the Basque region.
The jersey is eden green with racing red, gold and has the Basque flag framed on the nape of the back of the neck. A bespoke graphic, inspired by the Basque flag is proudly displayed on the front of the jersey.
Goalkeeper jerseys for 2019/20 are phantom black (home) and grey (away).
The 2019/20 strips are part of New Balance Football’s ‘Upon this Ground’ campaign for Athletic Club, which celebrates the Club’s unique heritage and Basque roots.
Club forward Iñaki Williams said: “I believe the new kits respect our traditions very well. All the players are proud to wear the Red and White stripes of Athletic Club of course and this year’s away shirt shows our special connection to the Basque region. I am looking forward to wearing these jerseys very much!”
General Manager of New Balance Football, Kenny McCallum, added: “Athletic Club is a special Club with its own unique, independent philosophy and we wanted the kits to be a celebration of that. I’m looking forward to seeing the players step out in both kits next term.”
New Balance Football has employed cutting edge design technology across all 2019/20 jerseys to ensure superior performance. A bonded chest seam promotes comfort while an integrated ventilation zone helps to keep players’ comfortable in all conditions.
A mesh structure across the shoulders and back aids airflow and darting around the neck and sleeves encourages freedom of movement.