The 2019-2020 Ligue 1 season will kick off on Friday, August 9 2019, with the match between AS Monaco and Olympique Lyon. It will be the first time since 2001 that AS Monaco will wear Kappa kits as they switched away from Nike to the Italian brand. We take aa detailed look at the kit supplier switches and the battle of brands in the Ligue 1 of the 2019-2020 season.
Ligue 1 2019-2020 Kit Brand Battle
Infographic and info via @planetafobal.
Like in 2018-19, Puma is the brand with the most teams seen - it kept the same 5: Olympique de Marseille, Amiens, Nîmes, Stade Rennais and Girondins de Bordeaux. Nike retain the second place despite losing to Monaco, as the other two they had (PSG and Montpellier) were joined by two of the promoted teams: Stade Brestois and FC Metz.
The podium is completed by three brands - Adidas (Lyon and Strasbourg), Kappa (Angers and Monaco) and New Balance (LOSC Lille and FC Nantes); the remaining five teams' jerseys are made by fve brands - Le Coq Sportif (Saint-Étienne), Umbro (Stade de Reims), Lotto (Dijon FCO) and Joma (Toulouse).
In total, there have been just two kit maker switches.
Kit Maker Switches Ligue 1 2019-2020: AS Monaco: Nike → Kappa | Stade de Reims: Hungaria → Umbro
Would you like Kappa to make more kits for French Ligue 1 teams? What do you think of Puma's lineup in France? Share your thoughts in the comments below.