Nike and FC Barcelona continue their narrative for the 2025/26 season with the launch of the club’s new third shirt — a progressive drop that sits under the wider “Shaping The Future” campaign. If the home kit spoke to tradition, this latest release speaks to ambition.
Drenched head-to-toe in a striking bright mango, the Barcelona 25/26 third shirt pulls directly from one of Barça’s most glorious chapters: the orange kit worn in December 2009 when Pep Guardiola’s men conquered the Club World Cup final to seal the sextuple. That night cemented a legacy. That shirt became an icon. And now, its spirit returns, reimagined through the lens of 2025.
The design taps into Nike’s early-2000s Total90 aesthetic, resurrecting its unapologetic energy with sharp geometry running across the front of the jersey. Navy accents frame the collar and back striping, while piping slices through the vibrant canvas to add a technical edge. At the centre, Spotify’s logo sits proudly, locking modernity into a shirt that oozes history. Shorts and socks arrive in matching mango, making for one of the most audacious full looks in the club’s recent memory.
Accompanying the launch of the jersey is a promo video that taps directly into the Barça psyche. Victory is the headline, but fans are the heartbeat. The film rewinds to the euphoria of 2009, a moment etched into football history, when the club achieved the unthinkable sextuple. That past glory isn’t just nostalgia; it’s the spark that fuels the present, with the spotlight turned firmly on the Camp Nou faithful.
In step with that legacy, the shirt itself becomes a symbol of transition — from eras defined by icons, to one powered by youth and belief. Under Hansi Flick, Barcelona’s collective energy feels like it’s reaching ignition point. The new generation on the pitch, pushed higher by the noise in the stands, paints a picture of a side preparing to chase new heights.
This third kit, then, is more than alternate colours. It’s stitched into the storyline of a club that has always blended style and substance. As Barça look ahead to 25/26, the jersey lands as a statement of intent: one that recalls the past, but is made for the future.
Pick up the Barcelona 25/26 third shirt from 23 August at prodirectsport.com/soccer
