Chelsea 2022/23 kit update: Home, away and third kit information

Third kit

As you can tell by the accompanying picture above, the third kit is where Nike really makes its money. The Blues’ alternate shirts are always the most daring of the three scheduled annual releases. This is where the clubs can rope in the supporters who care more about unique and fun designs than anything else. The cultural classics are more often than not the third shirts. It’s not since the 2016/17 line released by Adidas for the eventual title winners that Chelsea fans have been treated to a simplistic third kit—until now.

The Blues’ 2022/23 third threads won’t feature anything crazy, such as a black camo design, a city map on the chest, an extended collar, fading popsicle-colored stripes or an out-of-this-world color combination. Instead, Nike has decided to create a minimalistic shirt with some soothing colors to stand out from the intertwined designs of the home and away looks. Here’s your first look at the newest leaked images of the Blues’ alternate uniforms:

The base color for this kit will be gold. Seeing as Chelsea’s home and away threads will be blue and white respectively, it’s not farfetched to expect the Blues to wear this classy kit more often than in years past. The accent color in this shirt will be black, which will appear on the badge, the Nike swoosh, the sponsor logo and on the sleeve cuffs. An orange (slightly darker than the secondary color of last year’s third kit) stripe will sit on the edge next to the black stripe on the cuff.

The most distinctive feature of the newly leaked shirt is the design on the front and back collar. The front is masked by the fact it’s the same gold color as the rest of the kit. However, the back portion sees the black accent reappear in a design straight out of the Blues’ 2007/08 kit collection. It’s just one more classy touch to a classic that has the potential to be a timeless look once the official line is unveiled in the next few months. There is no information available yet about the shorts or socks, but it’s surely a great way to cap off three solid shirts for Chelsea’s debut campaign under new ownership.

Which of the three new threads is your favorite? Let us know in the comments or on Twitter!