Napoli Football Shirts

Napoli Football Shirts

One season guaranteed that Napoli shirts will go down in history as one of the most famous jerseys in the history of football. In 1986-1987, inspired by the legendary Diego Maradona, the unfancied Naples side won the Serie A title. It was the first time that a team from Southern Italy has won the league and further boosted the legendary status of Maradona, after his World Cup winning exploits the previous summer in the 1986 World Cup.

Napoli are the fourth best supported Serie A side and have a fiercely passionate set of supporters. Nicknamed I ciucciarelli, which translates as “little donkeys”, the initially attempted derogatory slur after a poor 1926-27 season has been adopted as a fond nickname, with the club adopting a donkey called O’Ciuccio as their mascot.

After a period of decline brought upon by financial troubles and the departure of star players such as Gianfranco Zola and Daniel Fonseca, Napoli were declared bankrupt in 2004. They were reformed by Aurelio De Laurentiis as Napoli Soccer and fought their way back through the leagues, regaining Serie A status and even restoring their history when De Laurentiis stuck a deal with the liquidators.

With a fresh batch of stars such as Edinson Cavani, Ezequiel Lavezzi and Gonzalo Higuain all featuring for the club in recent times, Napoli are once again competing for the Serie A title.

Napoli Home Shirt

The Napoli home jersey is a beautiful shade of sky blue, which is worn with white shorts and sky blue socks. The origins of the shirt are the blue waters of the Gulf of Naples. Having originally featured two shades of blue, a single tone was adopted in 1920 in the form of azure, leading to the club sharing the azzurri nickname with the Italian national team.

Napoli Shirt Badge

The Napoli badge features a large letter N which is placed in a circle and is traced back to Internazionale Napoli who also used a similar design on their jerseys. The badge has been altered throughout the years and the club cannot seem to make up their mind whether or not they want the club name featured around the N. Various shades of blue have been used for the badge and there has also been a gold N – a departure from the traditional white.

Napoli Kit History

The early Napoli jerseys were manufactured by Puma. The most famous Napoli kits are of course those from the Maradona era, which were manufactured by sportswear company NR (Ennerree) and had a number of sponsors including Buitoni and Mars.

In recent times, Kappa and Macron have manufactured the kits with Lete the primary sponsor.

Maradona Napoli Shirts

While we offer a full range of shirt printing for the current Napoli players, as well as allowing you to choose official name and numbers for your own name, by far our best popular player continues to be Diego Maradona. Even 30 years on from his time in Naples, the legend of Maradona lives on and he remains one of our bestselling Serie A football shirts each season.