Quick answer: To buy custom soccer jerseys wholesale, work directly with a manufacturer that sublimates full kits (jersey, shorts and socks), handles sponsor logos and player numbers, and gives clear sample and bulk timelines. Glory Ground produces soccer kits in Shenzhen with an MOQ of 10 pcs per design, 5-day samples and bulk production in around 2 weeks.
Clubs and academies order soccer kits in larger volumes than most teams: several age groups, home and away colors, goalkeeper kits and training wear, often every season. Buying wholesale from a manufacturer rather than through a retail catalog gives you control over design, fabric and timing. Here is what to plan for.
Decide What Goes in Your Kit
List every item and how many teams need it. A full club order usually includes:
- Home and away jerseys for each age group.
- Shorts in matching or contrasting colors.
- Goalkeeper jerseys, often long-sleeve, in a color that contrasts with both outfield kits.
- Training tops and pinnies for sessions.
- Socks if you want the full matching kit.
Each garment style and colorway is a separate design with an MOQ of 10 pcs, so an academy running many age groups can usually use one design across all of them and simply vary sizes.
Choose the Right Fabric
Soccer is played in heat, rain and cold. Most clubs choose a lightweight polyester knit or mesh that wicks moisture and dries quickly. Finer knits print sharper detail for crests and sponsor logos; more open mesh breathes better in hot climates. Ask for swatches and a sample before deciding. Our fabric is OEKO-TEX certified (23.HCN.91580), useful for youth academies that need to document textile safety.
Sponsor Logos, Crests and Numbers
Sublimated graphics
With sublimation, crests, sponsor logos, patterns and numbers are printed into the fabric. There is no added weight or risk of peeling, and each shirt can carry a different number and name at no extra complexity.
Embroidered or applied crests
Some clubs prefer an embroidered crest for a premium look on match shirts while keeping everything else sublimated. This is common on adult first-team kits.
Plan for sponsor changes
Sponsors change between seasons. Keeping sponsor artwork in a separate layer makes it easy to update the next order without redesigning the kit.
The Wholesale Ordering Process
- Send your brief: crest, colors, sponsor logos and the full item list.
- Approve mockups: front, back and shorts views for every design.
- Sample in about 5 days: check color, fabric and fit.
- Send one roster file: sizes, names and numbers, organized by team.
- Bulk in about 2 weeks: production after sample and roster approval.
- Packed by team: so you can distribute without re-sorting.
Plan Your Season Timeline
Allow time for mockup revisions, sampling, around 2 weeks of production and shipping. Many clubs place their main order two months before the season and a smaller top-up order for late registrations. With a capacity of 50,000 pieces per month, our factory can handle full club orders alongside mid-season reorders.
Questions to Ask a Soccer Jersey Manufacturer
- Do you produce in your own factory?
- Can you make full kits, including goalkeeper and training wear?
- What are your sample and bulk lead times?
- How do you handle different sizes, names and numbers?
- Is your fabric certified?
Glory Ground has manufactured custom sportswear in Shenzhen for more than 10 years, and we answer each of these in writing before you order.
Explore Our Soccer Range
Browse our custom soccer jerseys for ideas, or see the full product catalog for training wear and other sports. To understand each production step, read inside our factory: from design to shipping. Starting a club brand? See how to launch your own custom sportswear brand.
Kits for Academies with Many Age Groups
Academies face a particular challenge: the same kit in many sizes, from young children to adults, and a constant flow of new players. Three practices make this easier. First, use one master design for all age groups so every team counts toward the same design. Second, collect sizes through a single registration form and export it into one roster spreadsheet. Third, keep a small buffer of spare kits in the most common youth sizes for players who join mid-season. Since the approved design is kept on file, top-up orders can go straight to production.
Goalkeeper and Training Wear
Goalkeeper jerseys need a color that contrasts with both your kits and your opponents’. Many clubs order two goalkeeper colorways. Training tops and pinnies can share the club’s pattern in simplified form, which keeps the look consistent while saving the full design for match day.
Sizing Across Youth and Adult Teams
Youth and adult players need different size charts, not just smaller versions of adult sizes. Ask for both charts and a sample in a mid-youth and a mid-adult size. Shorts sizing matters too, especially for younger players who grow quickly; many clubs order one size up for the youngest age groups.
Why Cutting Precision Matters for Kits
Soccer kits often use stripes, hoops and sponsor bands that cross seams. If panels are cut even slightly off, stripes will not meet at the side seams and logos can shift. Precise cutting after printing keeps every size in a club order looking identical, from the smallest youth shirt to the largest adult jersey.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the minimum order for wholesale soccer jerseys?
Our MOQ is 10 pcs per design, with mixed sizes, names and numbers allowed.
Can you make complete soccer kits?
Yes. We make jerseys, shorts, goalkeeper jerseys and training tops, designed to match.
Can sponsor logos be sublimated?
Yes. Sponsor logos, crests, patterns and numbers can all be sublimated into the fabric, or crests can be embroidered.
How long does a club order take?
Samples take about 5 days; bulk production takes around 2 weeks after approval, plus shipping.
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Ready to Start Your Order?
Planning kits for your club or academy? Send us an inquiry with your sport, quantity per design and artwork or reference images, and our Shenzhen team will reply with a design proposal and sampling schedule.
