CANADIAN PREMIER LEAGUE UNVEILS MACRON 2021 CLUB KITS
Toronto, ON – (June 7, 2021) – Today, the Canadian Premier League (CPL) and official league technical provider, Macron, a leader in the international teamwear market, unveils the custom-designed playing kits for the Canadian Premier League eight clubs Atlético Ottawa, HFX Wanderers FC, York United FC, Forge FC, Valour FC, FC Edmonton, Cavalry FC and Pacific FC squads for 2021. The Macron 2021 new kits will make their debut on June 26 when The Kickoff Presented by Volkswagen will commence with the League’s 2021 regular season’s first two matches. This year the kits provide a nod of acknowledgement and gratitude to the community where each club plays. Each jersey features a unique graphic, symbol, image, or icon that represents their home. While the look of each jersey is unique in design, developing high quality custom kits with distinctive looks to provide the needed professional technical features while enhancing them with exciting graphic designs is the key to the Canadian Premier League / Macron partnership.
Clubs (where applicable) will continue to use their kits from 2020 in 2021 including the black City Edition Away Kits. Each team-authentic jersey will be available online for purchase at: HFX Wanderers FC, Atlético Ottawa, York United FC, Forge FC, Valour FC, FC Edmonton, Cavalry FC and Pacific FC for $119.99 CAD (Adult) and Youth $79.99 CAD. Fans will be able to customize each jersey with either their favourite CPL player or own names and number for an additional $34.99 CAD.
FC Edmonton
The FC Edmonton 2021 kit maintains the recognizable classic Royal Blue, with a twist. Inspired by Blue Denim the jersey includes subtle pops of the classic white and dark blue and a stylish add-on to the collar with navy buttons. No jersey is complete without a nod to the Eddies symbol of good luck, Rally Rabbit, who is featured prominently on the back of the collar.
Kit Sponsor: Swoop
About Canadian Premier League
Canadian Premier League (CPL) is Canada’s Tier 1 professional men’s soccer league that debuted on April 27, 2019. Playing in world-class and unique venues, and partnering with strong community-led ownership groups, the CPL is a league for Canadians by Canadians that brings professional soccer to communities coast-to-coast. For updates and more information, please go to CanPL.ca.
About Macron
Macron (www.macron.com) is a leading European company in the production and sale of active sportswear, operating in four main business areas: Teamwear, sportswear and accessories for team sports (football, rugby, basketball, volleyball, baseball, handball, futsal, running); Merchandising, official kits, free time products and accessories for the supporters of the club sponsored by Macron; Run & Train, technical apparel for individual runners and for fitness; Athleisure, sports inspired apparel for leisure time, for those who wish to wear Macron outside pure sporting activities. Macron owes it success to the capacity of interpreting the needs and demands of those who do sport, developing high quality and technicality products.
CANADIAN PREMIER LEAGUE 2021 MACRON CLUB KITS THE LINEUP
We Are Many, We Are One! Divided on the field, but united in our hearts, we celebrate our shared passion for soccer with this mantra on the back collar of all our kits.
Every jersey features the league’s mission “For Canadians, By Canadians” on the inside neck – an everyday reminder of why this league exists and to inspire our mission to grow the beautiful game of soccer in Canada.
The icon of the Italian brand, the Macron Hero characterizes and identifies the technical garments. The logo features the human body and takes inspiration from the tip of the spear, by definition a representation of dynamos and speed. The Macron Hero symbolizes even more effectively the joy at the end of the challenge, the achievement of a target, fatigue, passion and determination and epitomizes the Macron philosophy: “Work hard. Play harder”.