FC Aarau 2001-02 Away Jako Wojciechowski Match Issue Shirt

FC Aarau 2001-02 — Wojciechowski's Jako away jersey, authentic match issue

2001-2002 season, Aargau canton, FC Aarau battles in the Swiss Challenge League with this away jersey by Jako — and not just any jersey: a match issue prepared for player Wojciechowski, with his name flocked on the back. This is not an item pulled from a warehouse box; it's a piece that has lived.

Jersey details

Season: 2001-2002
Club: FC Aarau
Type: Away
Kit manufacturer: Jako
Sponsor: RADIO ARGOVIA
Condition: 8/10
Status: LITTLE PULLS, USED PRINTINGS AND LOGO STICKER — authentic wear of a worn vintage jersey, slight marks that tell the story of the season

What this jersey represents

FC Aarau is one of the most historic clubs in Swiss football, founded in 1902, with strong roots in the city and the Aargau region. At the turn of the 2000s, the club went through a period of reconstruction after its years in the Super League, seeking to stabilize itself in the Swiss elite. The sponsor Radio Argovia, an iconic local station in the region, perfectly illustrates this intimate relationship between the club and its territory — a community rootedness that major European clubs have long lost.

This 2001-02 season took place in a context of Swiss football that was still very identity-driven, before the major professionalization that would smooth out visual identities and club cultures. Jako, a discreet but solid German kit manufacturer, then clothed several second and third-tier European clubs with a handcrafted seriousness that major brands no longer offer. The Wojciechowski flocking on the back transforms this standard away jersey into a human document: someone actually wore this, on a pitch, for real.

Moments etched in this jersey

FC Aarau and its roots in the Swiss Super League
Aarau club experienced its glory days in the Ligue Nationale A, the pinnacle of Swiss football, including a Swiss championship title in 1993. This golden era remains the absolute benchmark for Aargau supporters, and every season in the early 2000s was fueled by this glorious memory.

A Jako kit manufacturer too often forgotten by collectors
Since the 1960s, Jako has produced sober and functional football kits, widely distributed in Germany and German-speaking Switzerland. Jako jerseys from that era are now underrepresented in collections, making them rare pieces to find — and all the more interesting when it's a match issue.

Radio Argovia: a sponsor that speaks to the heart of the region
Having Radio Argovia as a jersey sponsor is the very image of European provincial football as it still existed in the early 2000s — before global TV rights and anonymous corporate partnerships. This type of local sponsor, now extremely rare at this level, gives this jersey an authentic flavor and strong testimonial value.

Authentic vs Replica

A match issue jersey is a jersey prepared for a specific player — cut, tailored, flocked with their name and number, ready to be worn during an official match. It's not a mass-market replica sold in stores: it's the professional version, with finishes reserved for players. The difference can be felt in the cut, the quality of the prints, and the details of the flocking prepared to withstand playing conditions.

This Wojciechowski jersey bears the marks of this player's life: the slightly worn prints, the lived-in logo sticker, the small pulled threads — all of this is proof that this jersey is not an untouched display item. It was prepared for the field, and it shows. An 8/10 condition for a used item is fair and good.

Vintage size guide

Vintage jerseys from the 2000s — and especially Jako jerseys from that period — are generally cut narrower and shorter than current standards. An XL from 2001 often corresponds to a modern L, sometimes even an M depending on your body shape and how you like to wear it. Never rely on the size marked on the label without checking the actual measurements.

Before confirming your order, take a measuring tape and measure a jersey you wear regularly flat: shoulder-to-shoulder width, armpit-to-armpit width, and total length. Then compare with the measurements provided in the product description. This is the only way to avoid unpleasant surprises with a vintage collector's jersey that cannot be returned.

Why have it in your collection

Match issue jerseys from Swiss clubs of the 2000s are among the hardest pieces to find in the world of vintage football. The market focuses on major English, Spanish, or Italian clubs — and Swiss League clubs often get overlooked. A jersey flocked with a player's name, away, Jako, with a local sponsor: this level of specificity makes this piece almost impossible to find elsewhere. The informed collector knows exactly what they have in their hands.

There aren't many in this condition with this level of provenance. An 8/10 condition on a worn match issue is exactly what you're looking for if you want an authentic piece, not a plastic-wrapped item that has never seen a locker room. The slight wear on the prints and the logo sticker is the signature of experience — and that cannot be manufactured.

To go further

• FC Aarau — Wikipedia
• Football Kit Archive — Jersey history
• UEFA — European football

If you're looking for a piece of vintage Swiss football that is off the beaten track, with a real story and a real name on the back — this is it. It's up to you.