FC Cincinnati is celebrating their 10th anniversary of their founding. To commemorate this milestone, they incorporated aspects of previous kit designs into their new 2025 ‘The Orange and Blue Legacy Kit’. Corben Bone, Omar Cummings, and Manu Ledesma got to show off the new home kits at the annual kit reveal event at the Cincinnati Music Hall.
Kit details as provided by FC Cincinnati:
“The Orange and Blue Legacy Kit celebrates the club’s rich history, growth, and deep connection with its fans and the community. The Orange and Blue Legacy Kit honors the team’s journey throughout the years and the supporters who have been an integral part of its success. It serves as a symbol of pride and unity, reinforcing our commitment to excellence on and off the field.
The kit’s design serves as a tribute to our roots, honoring the early days in the USL while simultaneously embracing our ongoing journey in the MLS. The kit celebrates the bond with our supporters, embraces the past and emphasizes future growth and prosperity.
The kit incorporates elements from our past, specifically the beloved 2016-17 USL jersey. It features the colors from the FC Cincinnati crest and a distinctive orange sash adorned with diamonds that pay tribute to our USL roots and reflect our identity as the “Gem of the Queen City.”
Our staff at Cincinnati Soccer Talk offer to share their opinions on the new kit as well as take a look at previous FC Cincinnati kits.
A | Gracin Galbreath – @gra_cin on X
I think this kit is a solid A. It checks off a lot of what fans have been asking for—diamonds, a throwback kit, more orange on a primary, etc. They didn’t seem to have a “kit identity” once they joined MLS, but this one mixes the past and the present well while keeping the sash—are we going to keep seeing that style, and is it meant to represent the crest?
Overall, I would rank it as the best kit they’ve released in MLS. I enjoyed the River Kit, but it has now been demoted to second place. For me, the rest go in this order: Juncta Juvant Kit, Heritage Link Kit, inaugural home kit, the BOLD kit, the Canvas Kit, the Dynamic Kit, and the inaugural away kit.
A | Cliff Adams – cliff-a.bsky.social on BlueSky
I never thought I’d like orange. However, my favorite kit was the 2022-2023 Orange Away Kit (A+). This allowed my family to spot me and my svelte figure in a crowd. And if I were to go out and about, nothing screams “I’m an FCC fan! Deal with it!” like that orange!
The 2023 “River” Kit (C+) made me wonder why we would celebrate something so heavily polluted as a city identifier and caused me to worry we were venturing into 80s territory. I like “timeless.” Just because you can do something stylistically doesn’t mean you should, which was a sentiment wholly disregarded for the 2020 Home Kit (D+), featuring the three, thick vertical shoulder lines, the two-tone dark blue approach which felt disjointed, but probably served to dismiss the 2019 lighter, “Nippert-era” blue. Ironically, the new 2025 Home Kit seems to take all those 2020 elements and assemble them with more thought. I love the big orange sash, and combined with the Adidas shoulder “epaulets,” it reminds me of some of the great Peruvian National team kits and evokes “brave soldier.” I can’t wait to see this on ours! I’ll be purchasing this one!
B | Jacob Holton – @jakeholton12 on X
I give the new home kit a B grade. I love the sash with the diamonds. It’s a really cool bit of design that harkens back to the 2018 kits, which were the last of the USL era. I wish the light blue at the bottom of the kit was present throughout, but the two blues on the shirt isn’t awful. FC Cincinnati haven’t had a really great home kit in their time in MLS. The inaugural one in 2019 was nice, but I think the new one tops it, and is miles better than the River kit. In terms of Overall ranking, it’s pretty high The Heritage kit is the best of the MLS era followed by the Juncta Juvant kit, then the Canvas kit, and I think the new home shirt goes right behind it, it’s a great effort by Adidas.
B+ | Josh Dye – @Aquanoggin on BlueSky
The Legacy Kit gets a B+ from me. The homage to years past is nicely done, with the diamonds finally making it back into the rotation. This sash works much better than the River Kit and I like the pops of blue. My biggest problem is the shoulder navy and the upper chest navy still looks like different shades and I don’t know if I’ll be able to unsee it. It cracks the Top 5 as my favorite FCC shirts so far.
1.) 2018 USL Home
2.) Heritage Kit
3.) Dynamic Kit
4.) Inaugural Kit
5.) Orange and Blue Legacy Kit
Here are CST’s previous articles regarding MLS kit releases.
If you would like to get your own Orange and Blue Legacy Kit, you can purchase them starting Thursday, Feb. 13th at the OTR Team Store and the TQL Stadium Team Store which will be open for special hours Thursday through Saturday 11 a.m. – 6 p.m. Visit the Team Store site for more information.
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