Why are La Liga teams wearing retro jerseys this weekend? Spanish clubs with kit nod to heritage and history
Throwback kits are often favourites of fans across Europe and around the world, but rarely does a whole league bring all its clubs together to enjoy one coordinated retro event.
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Throwback kits are often favorites of fans across Europe and around the world, but rarely does a whole league bring all its clubs together to enjoy one coordinated retro event. That's exactly what will happen in La Liga this weekend as 16 of its 20 top flight clubs and all those in the second tier will be participating in a country-wide initiative to remember the roots of each current member. Fans will notice that their favorite La Liga club will be sporting a retro kit, along with a few other quirks to Spanish top flight action through early April.
The Sporting News brings you an overview of what this initiative is about and who will be participating. MORE: An up-to-date list of the La Liga top goal scorers for the 2025/26 season Why are La Liga clubs wearing retro jerseys this weekend? Thirty-eight of 42 teams in the top two divisions of Spanish football will wear throwback kits throughout the domestic slate of matches in the second weekend of April.
From April 10-13, all clubs except four will participate in the La Liga Retro initiative by wearing retro kits to honour the league's history and heritage. The retro kits were unveiled March 19 at Madrid Fashion Week by Madrid-based photographer Sharon Lopez . Only Barcelona , Rayo Vallecano, Getafe and Real Madrid will not take part in the festivities.