With the disclosing of their inaugural kits forward of their USL Championship debut in 2024, Rhode Island FC is hoping to make skilled soccer a giant deal within the smallest state within the Union.
The Pawtucket-based staff launched their kits — manufactured by New York sportswear firm Capelli Sport — throughout an occasion on Monday, December 4, the place additionally they introduced the signing of ahead Jerome ‘JJ’ Williams.
The house “Energy Kit” is navy blue — or “Bay Blue,” because the membership calls it — and performs off the lightning bolt theme discovered within the membership crest. Amber lightning bolts run throughout the highest and backside of the entrance of the package, with bolder white bolts underneath the crest on the left chest and in the midst of the underside half. The sleeve cuffs are amber, as are 4 squares on every shoulder, which is a design characteristic discovered on all Capelli kits.
The away “Rhode Kit”, in the meantime, is predominantly amber with a tonal design on the back and front through which stripes — some containing the names of all 39 cities and cities in Rhode Island — overlap with knotted nautical ropes. The henley collar is navy blue, as are panels that run underneath the arms and taper on the shoulders. The again of the collar has 13 gold stars, the identical quantity discovered on the Rhode Island state flag.
Each jerseys characteristic the emblem of main sponsor Breeze Airways on the entrance, in addition to Rhode Island Vitality on the again collar and Centreville Financial institution on the suitable sleeve.
“The Rhode Island FC kits are another example of our commitment to being a club for all Rhode Island. From the Rhode Island businesses on the jerseys to the Rhode Island details on the kits, they were carefully created with Rhode Island in mind,” RIFC president Brett Luy mentioned on the team’s website. “Throughout my professional soccer career, I remember just how important it was to have a kit that makes you feel ready for game day and that fans are excited to wear as they cheer you on, and I think the Rhode Island FC kit will do just that for our players and our fans.”
Rhode Island FC will take to the pitch for the primary time when the brand new USL Championship season kicks off in March 2024. They’ll play their first season out of Beirne Stadium at Bryant College in Smithfield earlier than shifting to a brand new state-of-the-art soccer-specific stadium at Tidewater Touchdown in downtown Pawtucket.
