Celtic have unveiled their new Adidas home kit for the 2026/27 season, giving supporters their first look at the hoops they’ll wear at Paradise next term – and it’s built around one of the most significant anniversaries in our history.
As confirmed via the official Celtic FC website, the club and adidas dropped the new home shirt on May 6, with pre-orders opening immediately and a wider general sale date of Thursday, May 14. The kit marks the 60th anniversary of the Lisbon Lions – the 11 men who made history in Lisbon on May 25, 1967, to become the first British side to lift the European Cup.
This isn’t just a routine seasonal refresh. The timing, the detailing, and the framing all point to a shirt designed to carry genuine meaning rather than simply shift units – though, let’s be honest, it’ll do plenty of the latter too.
Sixty Years On – The Detail That Matters
The design leans heavily into heritage, with gold detailing running through the shirt as a direct nod to the Lions’ achievement. The crest receives a special anniversary treatment, and the gold accents carry through to the shorts – subtle enough to feel respectful rather than garish. It’s the kind of considered design work that rewards a closer look.
On the technical side, adidas have equipped the standard version with CLIMACOOL moisture-management technology, while the player edition steps that up to CLIMACOOL+ – the same fabric performance upgrade we’ve come to expect from the premium tier of the adidas range. The launch imagery featured both James Forrest and women’s team representative Kelly Clark, which is a genuinely nice touch – the club using a heritage moment to bring both sides of the Celtic family into the same frame.
The classic green and white hoops remain exactly as they should be. There’s no unnecessary tinkering with the template here – just clean, confident Celtic colours dressed up in gold for a season that deserves it.
What The Support Makes Of It
Supporter reaction across Celtic’s channels was immediate and warm, which shouldn’t surprise anyone. A Lisbon Lions anniversary shirt was always going to land well – these aren’t abstract figures from club mythology, they’re flesh-and-blood heroes who still walk among us, and honouring them with something this visible feels entirely right.
As Goal noted in their coverage, adidas had “drawn inspiration from one of the club’s greatest-ever sides” – and you can feel that in the execution. This isn’t a lazy heritage badge-slap on a standard template. The gold runs through the whole thing with purpose. Coming off the back of another trophy-winning season and with the squad showing real signs of long-term commitment – Yang Hyun-jun tied down until 2030 being a case in point – there’s genuine momentum around this club right now, and a kit like this captures the mood perfectly.
Sixty years since Lisbon. Still wearing the hoops. Still winning. Get it ordered, folks.
