Retro & New River Plate Football Shirts & Kits — Men’s and Kids Jerseys

About River Plate shirts

White with a diagonal red sash — la banda — one of the few shirts in football to use a diagonal as its defining feature, and unmistakable because of it. Before that, Argentine maker Fazio supplied shirts in the early and mid-1970s. adidas have supplied the kit since 1982, one of the longest continuous arrangements in South American football.

Twenty-eight Argentine league titles and four Copa Libertadores. Our range spans 1986 to the current 2026/27 kits and is retro-weighted — around half of what we hold is from past seasons.

Home, away and third kits, plus kids kits, training wear and jackets. Every listing states the season and the cut.

Sizing

New-season kits run close to standard European sizing, so take your usual size. Shirts from the 1990s and early 2000s were cut wider through the body and shorter in the sleeve relative to the chest; as a general rule in the vintage trade they fit about one size smaller than the label suggests, though it varies by manufacturer and year.

Do not rely on the label. Every listing carries flat measurements in centimetres — pit to pit, length, sleeve. Lay a shirt you already wear flat, measure it the same way and compare the numbers. It takes about ninety seconds and it is the single biggest cause of returns when people skip it.

Standard cut and player version

Some shirts are listed as player version. That is the squad specification rather than the retail cut: slimmer through the body, lighter and more technical fabric, and different construction at the collar and cuff.

The standard cut is the retail fan version — roomier, heavier fabric, and what most people are looking for. If you intend to wear the shirt rather than play in it, take the standard cut.

Printing

Names and numbers are applied in the font issued for that season rather than a modern house lettering. This cannot be undone once applied, which is why we hold period fonts rather than defaulting to one style.

Squad numbers are applied as issued, or send your own name and number. Printing is free and adds one to two working days. Printed shirts cannot be returned unless the shirt itself is faulty — if you are unsure of the size, order it plain, check it against the measurements, and we will print it afterwards for the same price.

Delivery and returns

Free delivery on orders over £30, otherwise £3.95 tracked, arriving in two to 7–14 days from order to delivery, UK and international. Free over £30 to every country, otherwise £3.95 tracked; customers outside the UK are responsible for any import duty or local tax.

Thirty days to return anything unworn with tags still attached. If it arrives damaged or is not what the listing described, we cover the return postage.