Tribute to the historic 2011 season: FC Porto unveil new away kit | OneFootball

On Wednesday, FC Porto unveiled a special edition kit to mark the 15th anniversary of their Europa League victory in Dublin.

“Starting from the lightning bolt, the defining element of the stripes on the main kit from that season—the one worn in the final at Aviva Stadium—a new alternative shirt is born, which is the inversion of the second kit from 2011, used, for example, in the unforgettable victory in Vienna, in a match played under a blanket of snow. Now, navy blue predominates over the thin yellow stripes, in a lightning bolt pattern. Thus, the logic from 15 years ago is reversed, giving rise to a new world and the opportunity for new and fresh memories,” the Dragons explain.

Silvestre Varela, winner of that trophy, stars in the launch campaign, “inspired by the atmosphere of Irish bars and filmed at Bar Bonaparte Downtown, recreating the spirit experienced by Porto fans in the streets and pubs of Ireland, with special focus on the legendary The Temple Bar.”

“That season was memorable and rightly goes down in history as one of FC Porto’s best ever. All the fans still often share with me stories from matches during that journey, stories from Dublin, the atmosphere in the city, the game... Many memories that are also mine and that this shirt brings back,” said the former winger.

“The Vienna match was one of the most special games of that campaign, without a doubt. This kit is a well-achieved tribute to that game, but above all, to that entire historic season,” he added.

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