With just one week left to run until the 2023 Major League Soccer season whirs into life, all 29 of the clubs set to compete in the league’s 28th year have unleashed their new kits.
Each of the individual 2023 jerseys are inspired by a central theme; a unique kernel of creative impetus that has shaped the design. Some are straightforward odes to home states, cities and fans. Some boast esoteric subject matter as varied as the Northern Lights, 1970s martial arts movie stars, country music outlaws, beehives and blossoms.
As ever, there is a wide array of hits and misses included in the bunch, so we’ve sifted through to evaluate the myriad offerings on show — from the exquisite right through to the downright hideous.
Here’s a comprehensive ranking of all 28 new (and one old) MLS kits released for the 2023 season:
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A message to our fans.#CFMTL pic.twitter.com/FGIbN4L4eS
— CF Montréal (@cfmontreal) February 3, 2023
At the moment, Montreal don’t have a new-for-2023 kit. The club issued a statement earlier in the month that this year’s jersey “will not be available at this time,” noting that it is consulting with indigenous communities about an inscription that would be added to the shirt. We’ll have to reserve judgment until the final product is revealed.
Daniel Patrick 🤝 @NewYorkRedBulls
A special collaboration for a new 2023 look.
— Major League Soccer (@MLS) February 15, 2023
Created in collaboration with Australian-born streetwear designer Daniel Patrick, the 2023 Red Bulls kits marks a radical departure from the club’s conventional livery and features a faded, blotchy yellow and blue aesthetic that ends up looking somewhere between a paint-stained dust sheet and a week-old bruise. Pass.
