FC88 was founded by Nicole Bekkers while working at the Dutch FA. Seeing thousands of jerseys from past seasons go to waste, she knew football could do better. Now, together with Matthijs Smit, she and FC88 gives old shirts a new life—with craftsmanship, passion, and a deep respect for the game. Starting in one studio in the Netherlands, now FC88 upcycled from one of 6 studios across Europe for football clubs and federations from over 12 countries. In each studio, local craftsmen rework football shirts into unique items that last.

The custom upcycled items will be made in the FC88 studio in Venlo, the Netherlands.

We turn outdated football shirts into premium, upcycled products. We love football shirts and hate waste—so we teamed up with football clubs and federations to save jerseys that would otherwise be destroyed.

Our webshop offers two types of products:

• Pre-made items – handcrafted from authentic football jerseys we’ve sourced.
• Custom upcycled items – made from your own jersey, transformed into something new.

We’re kicking off our online webshop with bucket hats, tote bags, gym bags, and bum bags - and we hope to add our signature sport bags and roll-up backpacks soon!

We are proud to upcycle jerseys for Club Brugge, the Dutch football federation, AS Monaco, Real Betis, Eintracht Frankfurt, and many more. Their upcycled collections are sold through their own channels—we’ll post links on this page whenever their collections drop!

Since 2020, we have already saved over 40,000 football shirts from landfill—and we’re just getting started!

Yes! Every product is made from real, official football shirts—either past-season stock, defected shirts with defects like misprinted names or logos and surplus club merchandise. We make sure every upcycled piece keeps the identity and history of the shirt alive.

After purchasing one of our custom upcycle product, you’ll receive instructions on where and how to ship your jersey.

We carefully deconstruct your jersey and transform it into a unique bucket hat, bum bag, or another custom accessory of your choice. Every detail, from logos to patches, is considered to keep the heritage of your shirt alive.

The left-overs will be kept by us for future upcycling projects. Or, if you want to receive the left-over fabric, we can send it with your product. Just add this to a note when shipping your jersey to us.

However, we can't ship your left-over fabric back to you after your upcycled item is already been shipped back.

The shipping cost for sending your upcycled jersey from our studio back to you will be calculated at checkout. The cost of shipping your t-shirt to us is not included and will depend on the carrier you select.

Yes! While the final design depends on the shirt’s layout, you can let us know your preferences, such as keeping the shirt sponsor visible on the upcycled item or keeping name and/or number on the product. However, all our products are unique and handmade. So, sometimes the final design depends on the size of the shirt and size of the product you have chosen. We want to make you happy and try our utmost best to create an amazing piece of football history for you.

Custom orders usually take about 4 weeks from the time we receive your shirt. Depending on how busy our team in the studio is. Every item is crafted individually, so good work takes some time. But we promise that it's worth it!

Ready-made upcycled items ship within 5 work days.

Yes! Small stains or minor damage usually aren’t an issue—we work around them or incorporate them into the design. If we think a shirt is too damaged to upcycle, we’ll let you know before starting the process.

In general, we would need adult size jerseys for custom made products (size Small or bigger).

All our products are one size fits all, except for bucket hats, which come in S/M and L/XL. For L/XL bucket hats we would need an XL sized jersey minimum.

Yes, but only within Europe. Shipping costs and delivery times vary based on your location. If you are from outside of Europe, please contact us.

Absolutely! If you’d like to upcycle multiple jerseys for a team, club, or group, get in touch, and we’ll discuss options. We are very familiar with creating unique batches of upcycled products. From football clubs like Juventus to grassroots teams like High Five.

For the custom-made items, unfortunately, we can’t accept returns. However, if there’s an issue with your order (it's ripped or stained, for example), please contact us, and we’ll do our best to make it right. For more information, check out our return policy page