da casino： GOAL looks back at the very best shirts the Blues have worn on the road ahead of them releasing their new 2023-24 kits
da blaze casino： From the simple early days, to the out-there experimentalism of the 1990s and the innovation of the modern day, Chelsea have had some exceptional away shirts down the years.
However spectacular, some worn during periods of mediocrity are easily forgotten, while other more simple designs will still live long in the memory as a result of their unbreakable connection to glorious periods in the Blues' storied history.
But which are the greatest Chelsea away or third kits of all time? GOAL runs through its top 10 below…
Getty101998-2000: Simple but effective
Sometimes the best kits are the most simple. Chelsea's away kit from 1998 to 2000 was a basic white design, with the old 'CFC' badge centred over the classic Autoglass sponsor.
The Blues wouldn't taste too much glory wearing it, however, although they did come within seven minutes of a Champions League final before Barcelona produced a stirring comeback and knocked them out in 2000.
Advertisement91988-90: A forgotten great
Although Chelsea haven't had a red strip since the early 90s, it was previously the traditional colour of choice for their changed kits. Umbro introduced these horizontal stripes on the third shirt in 1988, and it's become one of the forgotten greats.
The Blues actually reintroduced a more orangey shade of red for their 2020-21 third shirt, although that design from Nike proved rather unpopular.
Getty Images82011-12: Camp Nou comeback
A kit that isn't very 'Chelsea' on the face of it, but one that will be fondly remembered forever by everyone associated with the club. While the black and yellow panels at the top of the shirt are a questionable fashion choice, it was in this shirt that Chelsea pulled off one of the most remarkable results in their history.
The Blues were staring another Champions League semi-final exit in the face against Barcelona in 2012, two goals and a man down at Camp Nou having won the first leg 1-0.
However, Ramires' iconic lob and Fernando Torres' famous pitch-length sprint to round Victor Valdes saw Chelsea pull off a remarkable comeback to etch that team and this kit into the folklore of the club.
Getty72008-09: FA Cup glory in yellow
Although they've had some horrific fluorescent efforts in the past, Chelsea's changed kits in yellow are some of the best around. Their 2008-09 third kit was no exception, with this softer tone of yellow complemented by blue trim and the centred adidas three-stripe logo.
It was a largely forgettable season for the Blues, but they still claimed silverware at the end of it and did so wearing this strip, with Frank Lampard firing them to an FA Cup triumph over Everton.