Royal Challengers Bengaluru Jerseys: Editions and Buying Guide

Royal Challengers Bengaluru have worn red since 2008, paired first with gold, then with blue, then with black, and since 2024 under a new name and crest. The club lost three finals, in 2009, 2011 and 2016, before winning the IPL for the first time in 2025 and then defending the title in 2026, which is why the red and black shirt is in more demand now than at any point in its history. This guide covers the kit season by season, the green alternate the club wears once a year, the Puma shirts it sells, what we hold, and how to buy an RCB shirt in the UK.

Red and Gold, 2008 to 2010

The first kit, made by Reebok, was red and golden yellow. The side lost its first final in 2009 to the Deccan Chargers, and 2010 brought a gold-heavy variation before the colours settled.

Red, Gold and Blue, 2011 to 2015

From 2011 the shirt carried red with gold and blue, and this is the kit Chris Gayle wore for his 175 not out against Pune Warriors on 23 April 2013, still the highest score in the league. The club lost its second final in 2011 to Chennai Super Kings. The green alternate also dates from 2011, when RCB began wearing a green kit for one home match a season under a Go Green initiative; our separate guide to the RCB green jersey covers it. Adidas made the 2015 kit.

Red and Black, 2016 to 2023

Black became the secondary colour in 2016, the year Zeven took over the kit, Virat Kohli scored 973 runs with four hundreds, and the side lost its third final, to Sunrisers Hyderabad by eight runs. Wrogn made the 2020 kit, with dark blue in place of black for a season. On 20 September 2021 in Abu Dhabi the team wore a one-off sky-blue kit against KKR in the colours of PPE as a tribute to frontline workers, later auctioned for vaccine access. Puma became kit partner in March 2021 with exclusive rights to replicas, and has made every kit since. Qatar Airways was the front sponsor from 2023.

Bengaluru, 2024 Onwards

• 2024. On 19 March 2024 the club renamed itself Royal Challengers Bengaluru and unveiled a new logo and kit at its RCB Unbox event. There was no anniversary edition; 2024 was the league's seventeenth season.
• 2025. First title, beating Punjab Kings by six runs in Ahmedabad on 3 June 2025, Krunal Pandya taking two for 17. The 2025 green match was played away, against Rajasthan Royals in Jaipur on 13 April, with the club stating that its Puma kits use 95 per cent textile and polyester waste.
• 2026. The title retained, beating Gujarat Titans by five wickets in Ahmedabad on 31 May 2026, Kohli 75 not out from 42 balls, the third franchise to defend an IPL title. Nothing replaced Qatar Airways on the front, BKT on the back. In March 2026 United Spirits agreed to sell the franchise to an Aditya Birla Group-led consortium for around 16,660 crore rupees, subject to approvals.

Where the Shirts Come From

Puma holds the replica rights. Its Indian site lists the 2026 men's official jersey at 5,999 rupees, with fan jerseys, youth sizes, women's league shirts and a green replica alongside, and the club runs its own store at shop.royalchallengers.com. Puma shirts carry the cat logo on the sleeve and the club's new crest; anything with the pre-2024 crest is an older season or a copy.

What We Hold

We list the Royal Challengers Bangalore 2023 official IPL jersey at £47.99 and £54.99 and it is currently sold out in every size. RCB stock is the hardest of any franchise to hold since the 2025 title, so the choose your own collection is the only reliable list. RCB is one of the teams in the pool for our IPL mystery box, which is the most likely way to end up with one from us.

Buying an RCB Shirt in the UK

1. Check the crest. The 2024 redesign changed the logo. A "2026" shirt with the old lion is wrong.
2. Check the Puma branding. Puma has made every kit since 2021. Adidas, Zeven and Wrogn shirts are 2015, 2016 to 2019 and 2020 respectively.
3. Know the editions. Red and black is the regular kit; green is a one-match alternate sold as a replica; the 2021 sky-blue shirt was a single-match tribute and genuine examples are rare.
4. Expect to pay for 2025 and 2026. Title-season shirts are the ones copyists target. Our guide to authentic cricket shirts has the checks.
5. Size up. Indian-market shirts run small; exchanges are our returns policy.

FAQs: Royal Challengers Bengaluru Jerseys

Why is the RCB jersey green sometimes? Since 2011 the club has worn a green kit for one match a season to promote environmental awareness. The 2026 green match was against Delhi Capitals at the Chinnaswamy on 18 April.

Who makes RCB jerseys? Puma, since March 2021, with exclusive replica rights. The 2026 official jersey lists at 5,999 rupees on Puma's Indian site.

What colour was the first RCB jersey? Red and golden yellow, made by Reebok, in 2008.

Has RCB won the IPL? Yes, in 2025 against Punjab Kings and again in 2026 against Gujarat Titans, after losing the finals of 2009, 2011 and 2016.

Can I buy an RCB jersey in the UK? From Puma or the club store shipping from India, or from UK specialists when stock allows. Ours sells out quickly; the IPL mystery box includes RCB in its pool.

Sources

The 2026 final is reported by ESPNcricinfo. The 2024 rename and new kit were reported by The Quint. The Puma partnership was announced via exchange4media, 30 March 2021. Stock is ours on 14 October 2026.