The new Nike FC Barcelona 15-16 Home Kit features horizontal stripes for the first time in the club history. The new Barcelona 2015-2016 Third Kit was released on September 15.
The new FC Barcelona 15-16 Kits are made by long-term kit supplier Nike and feature Qatar Airways as shirt sponsor. The Barcelona - Qatar Airways sponsorship is in its last year and the Barcelona 2015-16 Home and Away Kits could be the last to feature the Qatari airline's logo on the front.
Barcelona 15-16 Home Kit
This is the FC Barcelona 2015-2016 Home Shirt.
The new Barcelona 2015-16 Home Jersey boasts horizontal blue and red stripes for the first time in the club's history. The hoops appear on both the front and the back of the new Barcelona Kit, while the upper part and the sleeves of the new Barcelona 15-16 Shirt are solid blue.
Nike claims that the horizontal stripes design of the new Barcelona Kit takes inspiration from the "horizontal stripes on the Blaugrana flags fans hold aloft on match days at Camp Nou."
After three seasons with the same typeface, the font utilized for player names and numbers was redesigned for the new Barcelona 15-16 Kit.
The v-collar of the Barcelona 15-16 Home Kit boasts the Catalan flag, while there's a yellow line on each side of the new Barcelona 2015-16 Home Jersey. The Nike Swoosh and the Qatar Airways logo are white.
The shorts of the new Barcelona 2015-2016 Kit are red instead of the traditional blue shorts, after FC Barcelona wore red shorts in 2010-11 and 2005-06. The new Barcelona 15-16 Home Kit socks are dark blue with a red band around the top and a striking yellow chevron design at the back.
Barcelona 2015-16 Away Kit
This is the new Barcelona 15-16 Away Shirt.
The Barcelona 15-16 Away Shirt returns to the orange yellow / red design of the 13-14 Away Shirt, inspired by the Catalan flag, the 'Senyera'. The backside of the new Barcelona 2015-2016 Away Jersey holds orange and red vertical stripes, while the sleeves and the front are solid orange.
The Unicef logo continues to be placed on the lower back of the Barcelona 2015-2016 Shirts. The new FC Barcelona 15-16 Away Shirt features an orange-yellow / red / blue crew neck collar.
Blue shorts and yellow socks complete the bold design of the new FC Barcelona 2015-2016 Away Kit.
Barcelona 15-16 Third Kit
This is the new FC Barcelona 2015-16 Third Shirt by Nike.
The new Barcelona 15-16 Third Kit is mainly light blue with black details, based on Nike's new 15-16 Third Kit template.
The new Barcelona 2015-2016 Home and Away Kits are sure to stir controversy amongst fans of the club. What do you think about the radical change in Barcelona's 2015-2016 Home Shirt and the Barcelona 15-16 Away Jersey?