Valencia Football
Shirt
One of the most successful teams
in Spain (leaving aside the Gary Neville era!) with six La Liga titles to their
name, Valencia were founded in 1919 and play their games at the famous Mestalla
stadium.
The club’s logo features a distinctive
bat, the reasons for which are the subject of much discussion. The club were
even sued in 2013 by Marvel Comics who argued that this was an infringement on
their Batman trademark, however the case was thrown out as Valencia had been
using the crest 20 years before the first release of Batman.
The Valencia home shirt is always
white and is traditionally worn with black shorts and socks. The colour orange
also regularly features as the trim for the jerseys.
However, the club are arguably
more famous for their Senyera shirt (which
translates as flag shirt) and is worn as the away jersey. It is not uncommon at
UKSoccershop for us to sell more of the away shirt of Valencia than we do for
the home.
Senyera Shirt
The Senyera strip comprises of
red and yellow stripes with a blue trim, which represents the colours of the
Valencian flag. Dating back to the 13th century, it’s representation
is hugely symbolic for the locals and is closely associated with the unique
culture and history of the city. As a result, the club find creative ways to
work this into the change kit.
It was first featured in the 1934
Copa Del Rey final – which they lost 2-1 to Real Madrid – with the flag colours
being featured on a burgundy shirt.
Other common variations have seen
the entire strip comprise of the famous stripes, while blue and orange away
shirts are also regularly available for sale.
Valencia Kit History
The first commercial Valencia CF
jerseys were released by Adidas in 1980. Since then, the club have had a number
of kit suppliers including Puma, Nike, Kappa and Joma. Valencia switched back
to Adidas at the beginning of the 2015-2016 season.
