The 2026 World Cup has officially kicked off. Now Urban Jungle Malta is handing over the design pen to the public. Urban Athletes:
Design Edition is a nationwide competition inviting anyone aged 18 or over to create an original football jersey design, with the winning kit professionally produced and €1,000 up for grabs.
No design degree required.
Participants download the official Urban Athletes jersey template, design the front and back, incorporate an Urban Athletes patch of their choice, and submit online alongside a short-written piece, up to 500 characters, explaining the story or inspiration behind the design. The submission deadline is June 28, 2026.
Originality, storytelling, and passion for football matter most, you don’t need to be a professional designer to enter.
After submissions close, a jury selects the 48 strongest entries based on creativity, originality, football culture relevance, storytelling, feasibility, and brand fit.
Those 48 then enter the Creator Arena, a knockout tournament run on Urban Jungle Malta’s Instagram, where designs go head-to-head in daily public Story polls. Each battle lasts 24 hours. The design with the most votes advances. Contestants are encouraged to rally their friends, families, and football communities behind them, making it as much a test of connection as of craft.
The final four each receive Urban Jungle gift vouchers. The overall winner takes home a €1,000 Urban Jungle gift voucher, gets their jersey professionally produced, and earns recognition across the Urban Jungle platform.
Enter through: https://www.urbanjunglestore.com/pages/urban-athletes-design-edition-malta#uj-gallery-end
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