Greece: Skoda Xanthi FC Kits 2009/10

Skoda Xanthi is a Greek Super League club from the city of Xanthi in Northern Greece. The club was renamed to Skoda Xanthi from Xanthi Athletic Club in 1991, when it was taken over by Viamar which is the official importer of Czech Republic-based car brand Skoda. The club represented Greece in the UEFA Cup in 2001/02, 2005/06 and 2006/07, and finished the 2004/05 season in the fourth place of the Greek Super League which is the best position in their history. In the 2008/09 season they ranked 7th with 9 wins and 11 draws out of 30 matches. The starting 4 games of the 2009/10 Super League season consisted of a win, a draw and two losses.

Denmark-based sportswear company Hummel supplies Skoda Xanthi with its playing kits. The sponsor of the shirts is Emporiki Bank which has 370 branches across all Greece. The home shirt of Skoda Xanthi is mainly red but has various details in gold and black. The edges of the sleeves are gold, while the collar has the presence of black and gold. The left sleeve is black and so are the sides of the shirt. The black stripes on the sides are bordered by golden piping, and have gold V-shaped details on them. The stripe on the right side of the shirt extends across the right shoulder to the collar, and the stripe on the left side extends across the bottom-front of the shirt.The red home shorts have the same side-stripes that appear on the shirt, and details on black and gold on the bottom left. The socks are pretty basic in comparison with their complementary garments, being red with minor white details. The same style is used for the away kit, with all the details remaining unchanged, and the only change being the base colour of the kit, which in this case is white instead of red.

Thanks to Nikos for the news and pictures about the Greek clubs’ shirts