AS Monaco Football
Kits
AS Monaco, founded in 1924, play their football in Ligue 1
in France, despite technically not being part of the country. Based in the
wealthy Monte Carlo, Monaco are one of the most successful clubs in French
football history with 7 League Titles and 5 'Coupe De France' victories. On top
of that, Monaco remarkably reached the 2004 champions league final only to be
defeated by Jose Mouinho's Porto.
'Les Rouges et Blanc' is the clubs nickname which literally
translates as 'The Red and Whites'. They play their football at the Stade Louis
II in Fontiville which is an 18,500 capacity stadium and are owned by majority shareholder
Dmitry Rybolovlev. The club play in distinctive red and white halved shirts,
which are a unique design in European football.
Monaco's history has been somewhat up and down to say the
least. Despite being founded in the 1920's, they never started playing in the
top tier of French Football until 1953.
In the early 1960's, Monaco would endure some on-field
success. Lead by Lucien Leduc, Monaco would win their first professional trophy
the 'Coupe De France' and follow that up by winning the French Championships.
In 1963, the club would secure their first ever league and cup double.
With the club looking to push on domestically and in Europe,
Monaco appointed relatively unknown manager Arsene Wenger. This would prove to
be an inspired choice as the manager would deliver success to the club and in
doing so bring some legends of the game to Monaco with the likes of Jurgen
Klinsmann, George Weah and Glenn Hoddle wearing the famous red and white
jersey.
Wenger's reign would also see him produce some of the
nations most coveted players with the likes of Thierry Henry, Lilian Thuram and
Emmanuel Petit making their way through the Monaco youth system. The club would
win the 1988 league title in Wenger's first season in charge followed by the
1991 'Coupe de France'. Under Wenger's stewardship, they would compete in the
latter stages of Europe and could have enjoyed more success had it not been for
the controversy surrounding Marseilles match fixing scandal. Wenger would leave
in 1994 due to difficulties with the board. However, it was during his period
at the club which saw Monaco put on the global map and sales of Monaco football
shirts have continued to rise since then.
Despite his departure, the club would still manage to win 2
more league titles in 1997 and 2000 under the guidance of Jean Tigana and
Claude Puel respectively.
At the turn of the millennium, the club would endure
financial difficulties. With debts mounting, the club would be banned from
purchasing players. However, this didn't stop new manager Didier Deschamps
achieving the remarkable feat of leading Monaco to a European Cup Final. They
were eventually defeated 3-0 by Porto but claimed massive scalps earlier in the
tournament knocking out the likes of Real Madrid.
With the club unable to hold on to their star players, it
was back to reality for many years. The club would slowly decline and
eventually in 2010-11, the club would be relegated to Ligue 2.
With the club still struggling financially, December 2011
saw a huge change in fortune. Russian Billionaire Dmitry Bylovlev would buy a
66% stake in the club. The club would climb out of the relegation zone and
under the stewardship of newly appointed Claudio Ranieri, AS Monaco would
return to Ligue 1 the following season as Ligue 2 Champions. The billionaire
owner opened his cheque book on several occasions most notably signing James
Rodriguez, Joao Moutinho and Radamel Falcao. During this period, demand for
Monaco shirts skyrocketed and for a period, they were our best selling Ligue 1
Football Shirt, ahead of PSG.
Monaco Home Shirt
With their nickname translating as 'The Red and Whites', it
is no surprise the clubs colours are the exact same. The clubs red and white
shirt separated by a diagonal line on the front and back of the shirt is one of
the most famous in European football. The club finish off the kit with white
shorts and white socks. AS Monaco are currently sponsored by Fedcom. Nike took
over the contract in 2014 after a previous spell with Macron.
Monaco Training Kit
As well as the Monaco soccer jerseys, you can also buy an extensive range of training kit from Nike. Popular items include the polo shirts, jackets, tracksuits and training tops, which are available in adult and children's sizes and in a range of colours and sizes.