Kit evolution
47 seasons · 3 kit makers · 9 shirt sponsorsKit makerKelme1994–1998
Shirt sponsorShirt sponsors, oldest first · swipe- Zanussi ’82–’85
- Parmalat ’85–’89
- Reny Picot ’89–’91
- Otaysa ’91–’92
- Teka ’92–’01
- No sponsor ’01–’02
- Siemens ’02–’06
- BenQ-Siemens ’06–’07
- bwin ’07–’13
- Emirates ’13–now
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Grouped by maker era. Identical maker and sponsor years are collapsed into one row. Yellow chips link to our sold-price pages.
1980-81 to 1981-82
No shirt sponsor
Earliest season with a reliably sourced maker. Some kit archives also list Mont-halt in 1980-81; maker records before 1980 differ between archives.1982-83 to 1984-85
Zanussi
First chest sponsor.1985-86
Parmalat
Parmalat replaces Zanussi; Adidas continues as maker this season.1986-87 to 1988-89
Parmalat
First Hummel season (some summaries date the switch to 1985). One kit archive lists a Sanyo-branded shirt in 1988-89; others show Parmalat.1989-90 to 1990-91
Reny Picot
1991-92
Otaysa
One later press summary dates the Otaysa deal to 1992; kit archives show Otaysa for 1991-92 only.1992-93 to 1993-94
Teka
1994-95 to 1997-98
Teka
First Kelme season (deal agreed July 1994).1998-99 to 2000-01
Teka
Adidas returns.2001-02
No shirt sponsor
Centenary season. Contemporary reports describe a shirt without a sponsor; some kit archives list Teka early in the season or realmadrid.com on some shirts.2002-03 to 2005-06
Siemens
Siemens mobile branding.2006-07
BenQ-Siemens
Joint BenQ-Siemens branding after BenQ took over the Siemens mobile business.2007-08 to 2012-13
bwin
2013-14 to 2022-23
Emirates
Emirates on the front; shown as Fly Emirates on earlier shirts.2023-24 to 2026-27
EmiratesSleeve: HP
HP on the sleeve from February 2024, the club's first sleeve sponsor.Spot a mistake? Tell us — we update the table when sources clarify.
Sources: club records, kit archives and contemporary news.
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