27th June 2019, Manchester, UK. Bundesliga mainstays Werder Bremen today unveil new Home and Away strips that celebrates both the club’s rich history, and the fans that have stuck with them through thick and thin; the fans that make up the ‘Green and White Wonderwall.’
Together, Building the Strength to Succeed
It has been 120 years since a group of high-school kids formed an amateur football team using equipment they reportedly won during a tug-of war competition. This handful of early football fanatics affectionately named their nascent club after their river-side playing field in North Western Germany. In the intervening years, the SV Werder Bremen football team has become a national powerhouse, experiencing innumerable highs and lows along the way, while becoming embedded at the core of the local community.
SV Werder is a club born out of a child-like adoration for the sport, and this spirit is maintained come rain or shine. Following a particularly tough period throughout the 1970’s and into the early 80’s, Werder dropped into the second division for the first and only time in the club’s history. Things looked bleak until now-legendary coach Otto Rehhagel came in to revolutionise the whole playing style and ethos of the club, ushering in what is now remembered as ‘Pure Football’ era of Werder Bremen, in which their up-tempo play and a towering defence lead them to 4 domestic trophies and a European Cup-Winners Cup.
Optimistic ahead of the season that awaits, Werder have revealed new home and away kits that take inspiration from the period of tenacious transformation throughout the 1980’s and early 90s, while boldy embracing the club’s bright future. Armed with new apparel to turn heads on the pitch, and unite fans in the stand, Werder head into 19/20 ready to paint the league green and white.
In line with club tradition, the emerald of the Grün-Weißen is at the heart of the home kit, dominating the jersey with the addition of understated retro-pinstripe detailing in an optical drop-needle texture. The collar is a smart interpretation of the classic folded neck designs, with a tighter fit and brilliant-white contrast lining for a contemporary look.
A full-colour Werder crest sits proudly on the left-chest, as it does on the kit’s shorts, which are presented in white, with contrasting green side panels, internal drawcords and an elasticated waistband. Completing the home strip are socks in emerald green, featuring white side panels, cotton footbeds and cool-zone technology on the instep.
The away jersey comes in the traditional white of Werder, with tonal strips reminiscent of the now highly coveted jerseys of the 80s and 90s. Maintaining the vintage feel, a ‘shattered diamond’ pattern harking back to the graphic-heavy designs of that era, make up the sleeves, while the neck is presented in a classic ‘V-shape’ cut, with a bespoke sign-off on the rear-neck.
A tonal green design makes up the shorts, with contrasting dark-green and emerald panels and a full-colour crest, along with internal drawcord and an elasticated waistband. White socks with emerald side panels, Werder lettering on the rear, cotton footbeds and cool-zone technology on the instep, complete the kit.
