Forge FC unveiled their “black & gold” third kit on Thursday in a design set to “pay homage” to the city’s sporting past.
The Macron designs are set to be worn just once this season on June 15, when Forge welcome Valour FC to Tim Hortons Field (5 p.m, ET/OneSoccer).
“We are excited to wear the black and gold kits to honour the rich sporting history in Hamilton,” Forge captain, Kyle Bekker said. “Everyone associates those colours with the city and we’re certainly aware of the great teams here that have worn them. We look forward to carrying on that tradition on June 15.”
Inspired by the city that made us.
Introducing our first-ever Black & Gold kit.

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The Forge FC black and gold kit was formed to pay homage to Hamilton’s sports history. Hamilton teams that have worn black and gold include the 15-time Grey Cup Champion Hamilton Tiger-Cats, the 2018 Ontario Hockey League Champion Hamilton Bulldogs, the Hamilton Steelers of the Canadian Soccer League, the National Hockey League’s Hamilton Tigers of the 1920s, and Hamilton’s new pro basketball team, the Hamilton Honey Badgers of the Canadian Elite Basketball League.
The kit, designed in conjunction with Forge FC’s 2019 home and away jerseys, includes Tim Hortons as the title kit partner, the Forge FC sparks in gold, and the club’s secondary mark – a forge hammer with six strips of tape representing the six communities of Hamilton – embossed on the front of the jersey over the heart.