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So after weeks and weeks of anticipation, February 17th has been confirmed as the official release date for the new 2017 Orlando City SC home jersey.

Having sported the same Adidas jersey for two full Major League Soccer campaigns, 2017 will see Jason Kreis‘ men donning a brand new look.

Lions supporters got the vaguest of sneak peaks of the new jersey in a tweet by Orlando City SC yesterday evening.

Coming February 17th. You can stop asking now. #NeverHuntAlone pic.twitter.com/EFSki5R0y3

— Orlando City SC (@OrlandoCitySC) February 8, 2017

What do we know?

On authentic 2017 Orlando City SC home jerseys, what we do know is that the club crest will be a transfer, with raised ‘Orlando City’ lettering and our unmistakable Lion logo made of shiny material, rather than being embroidered.

A similar kind of aesthetic was included on the 2016 Orlando City SC away jersey although the Lion on that particular crest was a little different.

Rumours

Although we cannot officially confirm, a few mutterings in the Twittersphere have suggested the new 2017 Orlando City SC jersey will be based upon the Adidas template recently unveiled by New York City FC and Portland Timbers.

With those two franchises being among the first to reveal their new 2017 jerseys this off-season, an awesome aesthetic is the city flags of New York City and Portland being incorporated in the bottom left hand corner.

RT if you’re getting the new #NYCFCkit! https://t.co/FQjqekAjC5 pic.twitter.com/tFdvU1c4dV

— New York City FC (@NYCFC) February 7, 2017

Seeing some nice new kits unveiled across MLS. Bar was set pretty high, though. ? https://t.co/I5t1Cb5ADZ #RCTID pic.twitter.com/ghVijNt0Gw

— Portland Timbers (@TimbersFC) February 7, 2017

We’re hoping the state flag of Florida, or something of that ilk is incorporated on the 2017 Orlando City SC home jersey. That would look awesome!

Next in the collection

So the 2017 Orlando City SC home jersey will be the fourth individual outfield design sported by Orlando City SC in Major League Soccer to date with two generations of goalkeeper’s jersey having been worn too.

Here at Orlando City UK, we can’t wait to get ourselves kitted out in the new home jersey which will be the latest in our growing collection of Orlando City SC MLS jerseys.

Orlando City SC Home Jersey – 2015/16

Orlando City SC Away Jersey – 2015

Orlando City SC Away Jersey – 2016

Orlando City SC Goalkeeper Jersey – 2016

Buying in the UK?

While we now have a release date of February 17th, it is likely to take a little while before the new 2017 Orlando City SC home jersey is available to purchase inside the United Kingdom!

Here at Orlando City UK, we’ll be looking to align ourselves with Manchester-based supplier Kitbag.com yet again in 2017, and we’ll have more information about when they stock the new jersey, and discounts for UK fans in due course!