Bayern Munich’s 2026/27 third jersey treats club history as something to be discovered rather than simply printed across the chest. Designed with Europe’s biggest nights in mind, adidas builds the shirt around a dark foundation with vivid red details, then works four defining Bayern moments into the graphic language.
Four moments from Bayern history
The references span different generations. Franz Beckenbauer represents the era in which Bayern established itself at the summit of European football. Oliver Kahn’s penalty heroics in Milan in 2001 recall the night Bayern reclaimed the European Cup after a 25-year wait. From the same year, Patrik Andersson’s dramatic free kick against Hamburg evokes one of the most improbable Bundesliga title finishes in German football history.
The fourth image belongs to Arjen Robben. His late winner against Borussia Dortmund at Wembley in 2013 completed Bayern’s Champions League triumph and became one of the defining goals of the club’s modern era.
A dark European-night identity
Instead of using those moments as oversized retro photographs, adidas integrates them into a contemporary third-kit design. The dark base creates a more serious European-night feel, while vivid red accents reconnect the shirt immediately with Bayern’s traditional identity.
Why the history matters
Third jerseys often give designers more freedom than a club’s home kit. Here that freedom is used to connect four very different Bayern generations: Beckenbauer’s European dynasty, Kahn and Andersson’s dramatic 2001 season, and Robben’s 2013 Wembley moment. The result is less a remake of one historical shirt than a compact timeline of the club’s winning culture.
Unveiled on August 20, 2026, the jersey was positioned to make its competitive debut in the Supercup against Borussia Dortmund. For supporters, that timing adds another layer: a shirt celebrating Bayern history entering a new season against the same opponent Robben defeated at Wembley thirteen years earlier.