Some Bundesliga fans have been waiting for this day for a long time …
In the 1996/97 season the newly promoted Bochum obtained a sensational fifth place. Ruhrpott-Klub thus secured their first European Cup participation in the club’s history and a year later they were cleared to play in the UEFA Cup.
For the first international season, Bochum had a special idea for the shirt. They ran out of rainbow jerseys!
And after all, with the colored shirt, they reached the third round of the UEFA Cup. In the first round, VfL Turkey club Trabzonspor eliminated, then eliminated FC Brugge from Belgium. Then it ended up against Ajax Amsterdam.
25 years later, the iconic rainbow jersey returns!
As announced by VfL itself, the Bochum players will wear a new version of the cult shirt in the Bundesliga home game against Gladbach on Tuesday.
The sponsor “Vonovia”, the Bochum crest and other small details are marked with the colors of the rainbow on the black jersey.
The club writes about the announcement: “The historical derivation is not the only reason for the rainbow jersey. Because, as anchored in the declaration of intent, VfL is committed to respecting the following values: tolerance, fair play, solidarity and equality” .
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And further: “Even though our colors are blue and white, we represent variety and diversity and therefore we are actually colored like a rainbow, because diversity means diversity of people and life forms”.
The shirt is already available in the Bochum online shop. Fans need to act fast enough though!
Because the rainbow jersey is limited to 4630 pieces, according to the Bochum postcode. The shirt costs € 54.95 in children’s sizes, while adult Bochum fans have to pay € 79.95.
Shortly after the start of sales, fans had already been moved to the online queue. Apparently, most of the Bochum fans are excited about the return of the rainbow …
