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Hello.

This post focuses on football kits, with a look at some of my favorites available in the game.

I occasionally watch football matches when they make headlines, and I have noticed just how varied the kits are. I have also wondered what the different markings on them mean, so I took this opportunity to do some research and put together a brief overview. If you are as unfamiliar with the subject as I am, you may have had some of the same questions.

My Questions About Football Kits

• Q: Who designs them, and what guides the design?

The process involves specialists, including designers from sportswear brands, club staff, and external designers. Colors are chosen to reflect the team's identity, though player comfort is, of course, a priority before the visual design.

• Q: What are the markings on the chest?

Kits feature the team crest and the manufacturer and sponsor logos, along with the player's number and name. The number of stars represents the number of titles the team has won.

• Q: What is the difference between home, away, and third kits?

Type	Purpose
Home	The primary kit worn at the team's home stadium
Away	The kit worn for away matches in another region or stadium
Third	A backup kit used when the teams' colors are too similar Sometimes features experimental designs

• Q: What is the difference between authentic and replica kits?

Authentic kits use materials similar to those used in the players' kits, while replicas are designed as merchandise for supporters, based on the same design. Authentic kits are said to cost roughly 1.5 times as much as replicas.

• Q: Why are kits important?

Featuring company logos on kits generates substantial advertising revenue, but the kits themselves also serve as merchandise. A popular design can raise a team's profile and boost its popularity in its own right.

I was impressed to learn that football kits play a much larger role than I had expected, extending well beyond clothing that expresses a team's identity.

Football Kits You Can Also Find in FC ONLINE

FC ONLINE also recreates a wide variety of kits from different countries. Given what kits represent and the roles they play in real life, it makes sense for a football game tied to the real sport to reproduce them with such care.

Each has its own character and style, but I have chosen 3 that I find particularly appealing.

• Team: FC Seoul

• Season: 2025 season

• Manufacturer: PRO-SPECS

• This design was introduced for a special event in 2024 and was so well received that it was officially adopted in 2025

• Team: Gimcheon Sangmu FC

• Season: 2025 season

• Manufacturer: KELME

• The pattern around the calves is cute

• Team: Pohang Steelers

• Season: 2026 season

• Manufacturer: PUMA

As someone unfamiliar with the subject, I tend to picture red when I think of Korean football kits, which is probably why these caught my eye. Even so, I think each is attractive in its own distinctive way. For fans who like the kits enough to buy them as real-world merchandise, seeing them in the game may be especially meaningful.

Thank you for reading.