TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – The new uniform for the Indonesian national team was officially released by Erspo, the latest apparel jersey for the Garuda Squad. Later, this jersey will be used by the Red and White Team to compete in a number of competitions, including the 2026 World Cup Qualification, the U-23 Asian Cup, and the 2024 AFF U-17 Cup.

The national team’s first jersey will use the dominant color red with an embossed motif which means support from supporters, including applause, stomping of feet, the sound of spectators’ screams and the beat of drums. Apart from that, the new uniform model for the national team was also inspired by the Indonesian national team jersey in 1981 when they succeeded in beating Japan in a friendly match.

“The Indonesian national team is calling. I’ve always loved the national team, given the opportunity, I took it. “This was the inspiration when the Indonesian national team won against Japan in 1981,” said Erspo founder Muhammad Sadad at a press conference which took place in Jakarta, Monday, March 18 2024.

The second jersey is white with a retro feel and the same O-Neck model as the first jersey. For the first goalkeeper jersey, it is dominated by highlighter green with a red O-Neck circle on the sleeve. Then, the second goalkeeper’s jersey is predominantly dark blue or navy.

For your information, Erspo is a new apparel brand that is collaborating with the Indonesian Football Association (PSSI) to make Indonesian national team jerseys. This follows the completion of the PSSI and Mills contracts in February 2024.

So, what is the profile of Erspo, the new Indonesian national team jersey brand? Check out the complete summary of information below.

Erspo Profile

Erspo or Erigo Sport is a sub-brand belonging to the brand streetwear fashion famous from Indonesia, Erigo. Erspo was founded by the owner of its parent brand, Muhammad Sadad.

Erigo was first founded around 2010-2011 under the name Selected & Co. Then, in 2013, Muhammad Sadad as the owner and founder changed the brand name to Erigo. Since then, the name Erigo has slowly become known to the wider public.

Over time, Erigo has become a well-known local fashion brand, even worldwide. Erigo products have also been sold to various countries, such as Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines and Thailand.

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Not stopping by releasing streetwear products, Erigo spread its wings by establishing the sub-brand Erigo Sport or Erspo. This subsidiary is a local apparel company that focuses on the production of sportswear or clothing sportswear.

Launching from the page PSSI, on January 22 2024, Erigo through Erspo finally officially signed an exclusive cooperation contract with PSSI to become the new apparel for the Indonesian national team. This collaboration carries the tagline ‘Moving Forward Into The Golden Era’, which is hoped that an era of glory will come for the Indonesian National Team.

Through this collaboration, Erspo will supply the Indonesian national team’s sportswear needs for the next two years or two seasons. PSSI General Chair, Erick Thohir welcomed this collaboration enthusiastically while encouraging local brands to go global.

“This is a new era, a golden era. Not only do we encourage our national team to prepare well, especially yesterday training center in Turkey, U-20 preparations, but we also open how local brands can go global. “We are trying to encourage local brands, which are encouraged by the world’s young generation, to become a mutually beneficial ecosystem with Indonesian football,” said Erick, quoted by Tempo Tuesday, March 19 2023.

Erick also said that the value of the cooperation contract with Erspo reached IDR 16.5 billion, with IDR 5 billion in cash. Apart from that, there is also the term royalty which is used for the first time in collaboration between an apparel brand and the Indonesian National Team.

In this collaboration, Erspo succeeded in defeating 19 other brands that were competing to become suppliers of the Indonesian national team’s sportswear needs. That moment was also the first time Erigo officially announced Erspo to the public as a new brand. The launch of Erspo is proof of Erigo’s seriousness in entering the industry sportswear.

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