The MLS kit chart breakdown - Dallas News

We've been sharing Kyle Burkholder's (@kyleburkholder) fun MLS kit chart on twitter this year. And as I was looking at it today I decided to break it down.

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Some Observations

• Solid single color kits (shirts, shorts, socks) are the most common kit in the league even if we ignore solid white.

• There is WAY too much solid white and solid black in this league.

• New York Red Bulls are all over the map. They've worn solid red or solid white more than the sets they claim are their actual kits: red/white/red and white/red/white.

• NYCFC has worn a sky blue/white change kit as a secondary 3 times and their claimed solid gray change kit only once.

• Thank goodness for FCD's blue socks or else there would be 5 teams that wear solid red. Generally speaking, from this chart you can see why I'm trumpeting the red/white/blue kit for Dallas after the death of hoops.

• While there are a LOT of teams with a red, white, and blue color in their badge and branding, there is actually only one team that wears a Red/Blue combo and that's FC Dallas. (It's maybe even a red/white/blue combo but we're ignoring the white panel and calling that a "red" jersey) The Revs don't mix the red and blue. Chicago and RSL only use blue as a trim color.

• I've always wished FCD had stayed red and black, I liked that combo. This year only Atlanta United used Red and Black. For DC United and Toronto black/gray is really just a trim color.

For this breakdown, I've ignored the Earth Day black/white kits. Those were 1 off specials.

Colors

White
Primary: LA Galaxy, Vancouver Whitecaps
Secondary: Atlanta United, Chicago Fire, DC United, LAFC, Minnesota United, Montreal Impact, New York Red Bulls (twice), Orlando City, Philadelphia Union, Portland Timbers, Real Salt Lake, San Jose Earthquakes, Seattle Sounders, Toronto FC

Black/Dark Gray
Primary: DC United, Sporting KC, LAFC, Minnesota United, San Jose Earthquakes
Secondary: Chicago Fire, Columbus Crew, Houston Dynamo, NYCFC (rare), Vancouver Whitecaps

Red
Primary: Chicago Fire, Real Salt Lake, Toronto FC
Secondary: New York Red Bulls (twice)

Red/White
Primary: New York Red Bulls (once)
Secondary: New York Red Bulls (once), New England Revolution

Red/Black
Primary: Atlanta United

Red/Blue
Primary: FC Dallas

Blue
Primary: NYCFC, Philadelphia Union, Sporting KC
Secondary: LA Galaxy

Blue/Black
Primary: Montreal Impact

Blue/White
Primary: New England Revolution
Secondary: FC Dallas

Blue/Green
Primary: Seattle Sounders

Sky Blue/White
Primary: Sporting KC
Secondary: NYCFC (common)

Sky Blue/Dark Blue
Primary: NYCFC

Yellow
Primary: Columbus Crew

Yellow/Blue
Secondary: Colorado Rapids

Green
Primary: Portland Timbers

Purple
Primary: Orlando City

Claret/Sky Blue
Primary: Colorado Rapids

Orange/White
Primary: Houston Dynamo

Pattern

Not evident in the chart are teams that use a pattern consistently and have stuck with it for a while now. These are the rare teams using a pattern as part of their identity. Like FC Dallas used to do with hoops but no longer do.

Stripes: Atlanta United, Montreal Impact
Bar: Chicago Fire
Slash: LA Galaxy
Hoops: None (sigh)

By the way, if you are a kit nerd like me you might enjoy our 20 Years: FC Dallas Jerseys post from earlier this year.

In case you are curious, here's last year's complete chart.

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