Manchester City 2026-27 third kit by Puma: designed by a fan using AI

Manchester City have unveiled their 2026-27 third kit, made by Puma. Unlike the club's regular home and away releases, the shirt was created through the PUMA AI Creator platform and selected from designs submitted by supporters around the world.

The design

The jersey has a white base with two vertical bands running down the centre, one dark navy and one sky blue, both using tonal gradient sections through the stripes. The bands extend from the V-neck down the front of the shirt, with additional dark blue and sky blue panels positioned towards the lower sides.

Dark navy is used for the Puma logo on the right chest and for the Etihad Airways shirt sponsor. The Manchester City crest keeps its standard colours on the opposite side, and the sleeve sponsor also appears in navy. Inside the neckline, repeating "A.I. CREATOR" lettering references how the design was made.

The full kit pairs the shirt with dark blue shorts, featuring the club crest on one leg and a white Puma cat on the other. White socks complete the strip, detailed with sky blue and navy horizontal bands around the calf, a navy Puma logo, and grey sections at the heel and toe.

The Authentic version uses lightweight Puma ULTRAWEAVE fabric alongside dryCELL and ThermoAdapt technologies for moisture and temperature management, made with at least 50 per cent recycled material. The Replica version uses Puma RE:FIBRE technology and is produced from 95 per cent recycled polyester sourced from textile waste.

The story

The winning design came from Elliott, a lifelong Manchester City supporter, who created it using Puma's generative AI platform. Launched in December 2024, PUMA AI Creator let fans produce football shirt concepts through written prompts and editing tools. More than 180,000 designs were submitted by users from over 200 countries, followed by 1.7 million ratings. Ten designs reached the final public vote in January 2025, before Elliott's concept was selected as the winner.