Real Salt Lake unveil their 2012 Home and Away Kits

by denz on Jan 26, 2012 4:03 PM MST

So it is time for Real Salt Lake to get a refresh of their kits, at least new home and away versions, as there will be no new 3rd kit for the 2012 season and no more of the "Victory Gold" kits. This means you will be seeing a lot of the new kits:

(Kyle Beckerman)

It is a kinda unique design and I don't believe that any other MLS teams have a kit designed like this, and to be honest I actually like the design as it brings in a good dose of cobalt. Here is a better look at the jersey:

(Nat Borchers)

As you can see the blue goes down the right side of the jersey and is accented with yellow piping. The shorts are Claret with the RSL crest and 3 yellow Adidas stripes, I like the contrast of this kit and how it looks.

So what about the new road kit? Well more shots of the home kit and your first look at the away kit after the jump:

So a couple of the details of the home kit that I really like:

I find myself liking the bit of yellow (gold) that accents with the blue of the collar, I think it is a nice touch. I also like the RSL logo on the back of the neck of the jersey:

For those fans around in the early days this logo is very familiar and I think it pays some respect to the founding of the team.

So are you ready for the road kit? I thought you would be:

(Will Johnson)
As you can see it stays with the white main color again with the cobalt on the side and this time claret strips and yellow (gold) piping for the accents. Here is another picture of it:

(Chris Wingert)
As if Wingert didn't look like a bad ass before, he sure does in the new away jersey. The back of the away jersey will feature the crown logo just below the collar, similar to the current version of the jersey but this time in cobalt instead of claret:

So I have been a critic of some of the past designs and while I am sure there will be plenty of people who might take issue with these options, I am not one of them. I like the look and I believe it is unique to just RSL as far as MLS goes.

Here is the drawing version of both the home and away jerseys:

So what do you think about it?

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Have they actually changed?

by Alan Clark on Jan 26, 2012 4:27 PM MST reply actions

yes

not only has the second color gone from each sleeve only to the right sleeve and panel. Not a huge change but a good change in my mnd.

by denz on Jan 26, 2012 4:40 PM MST up reply actions

I really like the home kit a lot.

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by justinmayhugh on Jan 26, 2012 4:56 PM MST reply actions

Home kit is awesome

I don’t like the away kits shorts, I would like the blue stip to connect with the shorts, then again I have not seen the home shorts either.

by Barker801 on Jan 26, 2012 6:37 PM MST via mobile up reply actions

Meh

I’m just counting down the days till 1013 when we can dump xango

by TopherYork on Jan 26, 2012 6:54 PM MST reply actions

lol *2013

by TopherYork on Jan 26, 2012 6:54 PM MST up reply actions

If we do

To be honest Xango has been a great partner, they do a lot more than just pay for the front of jersey. Yes I would like a bigger brand, but we started the who front of kit sponsor thing, so maybe we can take it to a new level next year.

by denz on Jan 26, 2012 7:09 PM MST up reply actions

Am I alone?

I don’t really like the new kits. Maybe because I had to much hype for them. I just thought they would be much better than they are. Oh well, I’m still RSLTID!

by Carter Crosland on Jan 26, 2012 8:55 PM MST via Android app reply actions

It is very rare that anything lives up

to the hype, you have to remember this is MLS and Adidas you are dealing with. I do like them, first I like the colors and design and the fact that it is a unique look for RSL makes them even better to me

by denz on Jan 26, 2012 10:09 PM MST up reply actions

Meh.

That is all.

by nessie on Jan 26, 2012 10:31 PM MST reply actions

Denz

very true. like I said, im not sure what it is, I just don’t like them. I’ll have to see them in person today

by Carter Crosland on Jan 27, 2012 6:29 AM MST via Android app reply actions

like the home kit

but im not the first one to complain about the white road jersey. RSl has one of the more unique color sets of any MLS team, and if im not mistaken a few years ago their 2nd kit was like a reverse of their usual, which was cooler than the more generic white.

btw did you know this was linked to MLSsoccer.com?

by ianua ditis on Jan 27, 2012 8:06 AM MST reply actions

I didn't

That is way cool and explains a lot of the extra hits this morning. Way cool.

by denz on Jan 27, 2012 8:16 AM MST up reply actions

strip

If the blue strip continued on the shorts, I’d be cool with it. But from the limited photos it just looks weird to me. You can see it in Wingert’s picture. Maybe it will look better than I think, but so far it bugs me a little bit.

by vexic on Jan 27, 2012 8:58 AM MST reply actions

home +, away -

The home kit is classy and different. Pretty decent.

The away kit, meh. MLS doesn’t need more white uniforms. Fail.

by over there on Jan 27, 2012 9:08 AM MST reply actions

Away

If they would have just done one off the jersey in that template I think we all would have less of an issue with it.

by ajreyna on Jan 27, 2012 9:29 AM MST reply actions

H/A v 1st/2nd?

Does RSL really go to their ‘away’ jersey any time they play somewhere other than Rio Tinto? I thought they’d be in the reds any time they played unless they /choose/ to go alternate jersey at home or HAVE to go to white to avoid a conflict with another side (TFC, Fire, Timbers in in Rose City alts, etc…). I agree white jerseys are overdone in MLS, for now. That said, RSL still has some of the better looking kits in the league, even with the white variant.

by JD SoOR on Jan 27, 2012 9:35 AM MST reply actions