Kjøbenhavns Boldklub turned 150 on April 26, 2026, and F.C. Copenhagen and adidas marked the milestone with a special anniversary jersey based on KB’s blue and white stripes. Jacob Lauesen said the tribute was designed to acknowledge a club “that has played a defining role in Danish football and in F.C. Copenhagen’s success.”
The shirt is not just symbolic. F.C. Copenhagen will wear the exclusive anniversary jersey on April 27, 2026, in Parken against Vejle Boldklub in the 3F Superliga, and a limited edition went on sale Friday, April 24, 2026 — members could buy it from 9:00 and the general release followed at 10:00. The jersey is available in the FCK Fan Shop in Parken, at Jorcks Passage through Unisport, and online at fckfanshop.dk. A short film narrated by Mads Mikkelsen accompanies the launch.
KB’s 150th is a deep cut of local history. Founded in April 1876, Kjøbenhavns Boldklub is Denmark’s oldest club and the oldest club outside the British Isles. Its roots are tied to Blegdamsfælleden, the open ground where Parken now stands. KB still functions as a talent-development environment — the club counts more than 5,700 members and has fostered players including Nils Middelboe, Eigil Nielsen, William Kvist and Thomas Delaney.
The unveiling links that lineage to F.C. Copenhagen’s modern identity: KB and B1903 joined in 1992 to form F.C. Copenhagen, and the club’s contemporary kit borrows directly from KB’s palette. Henrik Eigenbrod noted that “KB is a club steeped in tradition, forming part of the foundation of F.C. Copenhagen,” and emphasized KB’s continuing role developing players who may progress to the professional ranks.
There is, however, a tension between celebration and commerce. The jersey is a limited-edition, commercially sold item created in partnership with a global brand — a fact Henrik Hallberg framed as part of the point, saying F.C. Copenhagen’s link to “one of the world's oldest football clubs” is rare and “something that we at adidas are proud to be part of paying tribute to.” That commercial visibility will test how the public values a club that remains primarily grassroots while its colours are repackaged for retail and matchday spectacle.
For fans of copenhagen fc the shirt is a visible claim: it places KB’s stripes back on the field of Parken and into the league’s spotlight. The practical test comes immediately — the jersey will be on display in a 3F Superliga match on April 27 — and the wider test will be whether the tribute strengthens KB’s role as a living academy rather than just a heritage brand.
The most consequential outcome is simple and immediate: the jersey turns history into a present-day image, and that image will be judged on the pitch. If the goal of the campaign was to remind Copenhagen that its professional club is rooted in local, century-old footballing life, the club will have its answer after the whistle in Parken on April 27, 2026.
