New York Cosmos - 2026 Kits
Feb 2, 2026
Is the third time the charm? That’s the hope! The New York Cosmos are on the verge of making their return (again!), this time to USL League One in the third division of American club soccer.
With their first season back on the pitch just around the corner, they have actually become the first club to officially release both their home and away kits for the new campaign. Let’s take a look at the newest iteration of this storied club and how they’ll be taking the pitch in the new year.
The home kit stays true to a long tradition of utilizing a predominately green shirt as you can see above. For 2026, the club has gone with thick vertical stripes of contrasting shades of green. This is accented by a simple white collar and cuffs. White piping on the raglan sleeves meets a patch of white under the arms.
As of right now, there is no jersey sponsor for either the home or the away. If one is introduced at some point during the season, it will be interesting to see how that is handled and how that would affect the overall look of the kit. Speaking of the overall kit, we have not seen which shorts will be used with this shirt. Both previous iterations have paired white shorts with the green top and I hope we see that continue here - fingers crossed!
The away kit that was just released pulls its entire color profile from the Cosmos logo itself. A Navy shirt with thin vertical pinstripes of a contrasting shade of blue serves as the base while a very bright multi-colored vertical sash runs top to bottom, aligned with the club crest.
The navy base is the same navy as the background for the crest and each of the three colors in the sash are pulled from the “pinwheel” elements of the crest as well. I really like this shirt. I don’t believe that we have seen the Cosmos utilize this look before as they typically go with an all white kit for their away strip.
As mentioned above, there is no front of shirt sponsor featured at the moment. The home shirt has plenty of open space to accommodate one in the future - the away strip on the other hand is another story. Hoping they don’t have to figure out how to fit on a sponsor on this one but you know, business is business.
Overall I would say this is a really solid reintroduction. There isn’t anything groundbreaking here but I know that I am looking at the New York Cosmos when I see these. What are your thoughts? Have you grabbed one or both? Are you going to? Let me know in the comments!
Sarasota Paradise - ‘26 Primary
Jan 8, 2025
The Sarasota Paradise of USL League one have released their new 2026 Primary kit called "The Primetime Streak".
This kit features Paradise's iconic stripes across the chest - a look that has been with them since their inception. This version of the kit keeps those stripes to the chest and does not carry over on to the areas like it did previously which I think really cleans the kit up quite nicely. In addition to the main stripes, there are horizontal pinstripes as well.
Beyond the different levels of striping, there is also a new ribbed knit collar and cuff which really rounds out the look nicely and provides a really cohesive look. It seems that moving in to the professional divisions has allowed for a more elevated fabric solution which I'm sure the players will appreciate!
This look is very unique and quite iconic at this point. These jerseys are unmistakably Sarasota. I am really looking forward to seeing what the club releases for their 2026 Secondary kit and I have my fingers crossed that they try their hands at a Third kit as well. We will see, the season will be here before we know it!
What are your thoughts on the kit? Let us know in the comments below!