7 Countries That Wear a Different Jersey Colour Than Their Flags

7 Countries That Wear a Different Jersey Colour Than Their Flags

Many nations choose the colors of their jerseys based on their flag and this is a good way of showing exactly who they're representing. A few others though decide to choose a color that has nothing to do with their flag for multiple reasons. Let's take a look at seven such nations.

We begin with the hosts of this year's Euros, Germany. Their kit features a white shirt and black shorts and if you look at their flag you'll notice an absence of that white color so why exactly do they use it? The German Football Federation was founded in 1900 when white was the national color of the country between 1867 and 1918. Back then, they were known as Prussia. The colors stuck through the years and they don't seem to be going anywhere anytime soon.

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[GeographyGent]

I'm not trying to be that guy but as a history nerd In 1900 it was not Prussia it was the German empire

[nielsprogamer]

Man put William the 3rd king of England and ruler of the Netherlands as the leader of the revolt but he was only born in 1650😢. The real one was William the Silent or William of orange nassau

[emitouya]

Uruguay: we play with "sky blue" because of a coincidence. Long story short: It was the beginning of the 20th century, , more or less, and we were about to play a friendly match against our neighbours Argentina, so when both teams showed up on the pitch the reff noticed that the shirts were similar, because they use the classic blue and white stripes and we were entirely white. So it could let to confusion. They asked us if we had aways shirts, which, by the time, it wasn't really common to have them. So, the legend tells that our coach ran out of the stadium to find another group of shirts to use faster. Luckily for him, the club River Plate (older than the argentinian one, but extint nowadays) was playing a match nearby with their away shirts, as you gess, all sky blue, so he asked to borrow some to the national team, they agreed and we won against Argentina 3-0 so it stead as the main colour. That's like the official version, with variations.
(Sorry for my bad english, i tried my best 😅)

[jonathancooper]

NZ wear white as a contrast to the rugby team and because association football rules at the time prevented all black kits, as those were the officials’ colours.

[Totgehoert]

0:49 as a German I have to pedantic and claim that back then Germany was known as the German Empire. it was unified and dominated by Prussia. Nevertheless, it was just it biggest and most important state. The national colors even come from the Prussian flag (which was black-white-black) but the Black-White-Red banner is a combination of the Prussian flag and the flag of the northern german federation which used white and red as it's colors

[gwheregwhizz]

Surprisingly, very few countries play in striped shirts Argentina, Paraguay... struggling.

[NIDELLANEUM]

Fun fact: Italy's Azzurro is technically a shade of *light* blue. We have a distinct name for Blue (Blu) and Light Blue (Azzurro). It is specifically *Savoy* Blue and one shouldn't confuse it with that's typically "Azzurro" in Italian, which is the same shade as Serie A team Napoli. Hence why Napoli is also called "Gli Azzurri" when their colour is much lighter than Italy's

[davidcoldstar]

The reason Japan plays in blue is in the early days of Japanese football, many of the best players belonged to Tokyo Imperial University, and the color of the jersey there was blue. It was considered appropriate for Japan, a maritime nation.
Before the establishment of a professional football league in Japan, the national team only wore red jerseys for three years, but their performance was not so good.
Since many Asian national teams wear red jerseys, Japan's blue stands out.

[tonybaihao]

About the Netherlands, William's title is the Prince OF Orange, being a descendant of the House of Orange-Nassau. This Royal House comes from the town of Orange in Southern France.

[T]

With regards to the Australian jersey, you have to earn it so you can’t buy the same jerseys awarded to the players.
The Australian coat of arms is on the jerseys of players who earn it. So when you buy a jersey from the shop, it’ll have the Football Australia logo where the coat of arms should be.

[jonasrmb]

The leader of the nederlands revolt was Wilhelm von Oranien & he was a GERMAN nobleman, not an English one
The first line of the dutch national anthem is 'Wilhelm of Oranien, me that I am of German blood'

[jvltk]

The former East German national team played in blue tops and white shorts, neither of these colours were present in their flag...

[TheGiantKillers]

Northern Ireland. When originally formed as Ireland in 1880, they played in blue, continuing to do so even after they became Northern Ireland in 1921. However, regular clashes with Scotland saw them change to green in 1927. The choice is relatively obvious. Ireland is known as the emerald isle. The Republic of Ireland also play in green, but in their case, green figures prominently in their flag whereas Northern Ireland play under the white and red Ulster banner, and prior to that, played under the also white and red St Patrick's Cross.

[firstpersonwinner]

Actually the German uniform isnt based on the Empire of Gernany's tricolor, but actually the older black and white eagle flag of Prussia.

[johnsonbedford]

Ghana, Malaysia, New Zealand, India, are few i can remember.

[jonathancooper]

Also, the Japanese university squad, who represented the country initially, had blue as the home kit and it stuck.

[abdulwahabalqallaf-ujer]

I never expected you to put Kuwait in a video about football

[GioMarron]

I saw something recently on Venezuela changing their kit
The burgundy colour originated, this said, from the uniform of the Venezuelan National Guard.
I don’t know how accurate that is but it did mention that In the 1967 Copa América Venezuela also wore the Peñarol shirt v Chile to avoid colors clash, as Venezuela had arrived in the Estadio Centenario (Peñarol's frequent venue) with no alternate shirts and that did happen

[edwinsparda]

Back in that era, Germany was known as imperial Germany (Deutches Reich or Kaiserreich). Prussia was one of the kingdoms in Germany as well as the biggest state (next were Bayern, Sachsen, Baden, Württemberg, etc). Prussia was the driving force behind German Unification. This is where most of Germany's stereotypes originate from (aside from Bayern traditions). The kit colours originate from Prussia's state colours and flags (as well as its ruling house, the house of hohenzollern).

[GUYSWITHGOOSE]

I have been wanting a video like this Thank you