{"product_id":"2004-05-duisburg-shirt","title":"MSV Duisburg 2004-05 Home Uhlsport Vintage Jersey S","description":"\u003ch2 style=\"font-size:1.8em;font-weight:bold;margin-bottom:16px;\"\u003eMSV Duisburg 2004-05 Jersey – The Uhlsport era in the 2. Bundesliga, a battle-worn kit from the Lower Rhine\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:1.1em;line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:20px;\"\u003eThe 2004-2005 season saw \u003cstrong\u003eMSV Duisburg\u003c\/strong\u003e fighting in the \u003cstrong\u003e2. Bundesliga\u003c\/strong\u003e to return to German football's top flight. This \u003cstrong\u003eUhlsport home jersey\u003c\/strong\u003e, emblazoned with sponsor \u003cstrong\u003eICELINE\u003c\/strong\u003e, wasn't worn by global stars – it was worn by warriors from the Lower Rhine, in front of a \u003cstrong\u003eWedau\u003c\/strong\u003e stadium that never abandoned its team, even in difficult times. That's precisely what makes it a special piece.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size:1.4em;font-weight:bold;margin-top:28px;margin-bottom:12px;\"\u003eJersey details\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height:2;margin-bottom:20px;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSeason:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2004-2005\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eClub:\u003c\/strong\u003e MSV Duisburg\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eType:\u003c\/strong\u003e Home\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eKit manufacturer:\u003c\/strong\u003e Uhlsport\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSponsor:\u003c\/strong\u003e ICELINE\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e S\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8\/10\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eState:\u003c\/strong\u003e SLIGHTLY USED PRINTINGS, LITTLE DIRTY, LITTLE PULLS – authentic wear of a worn vintage jersey, traces from the field, not from a hanger\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size:1.4em;font-weight:bold;margin-top:28px;margin-bottom:12px;\"\u003eWhat this jersey represents\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:14px;\"\u003eIn 2004-05, \u003cstrong\u003eMSV Duisburg\u003c\/strong\u003e played in the \u003cstrong\u003e2. Bundesliga\u003c\/strong\u003e, the German second division, during a pivotal period in its history. The club, founded in 1902, navigated between ambitions of returning to the \u003cstrong\u003eBundesliga\u003c\/strong\u003e and the economic and sporting realities of a German football scene undergoing restructuring. The \u003cstrong\u003eSchauinsland-Reisen-Arena\u003c\/strong\u003e — then known as \u003cstrong\u003eMSV-Arena\u003c\/strong\u003e — remained a popular footballing stronghold in the Ruhr, a region where football is a working-class religion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:20px;\"\u003eThat season, the Duisburg squad relied on solid players, typical of German second-division football: fighters, discreet professionals who knew their job. Names like \u003cstrong\u003eBoubacar Diallo\u003c\/strong\u003e and local stalwarts who wore this jersey in tight matches against clubs like FC St. Pauli, Karlsruher SC, or VfL Bochum. No glitz, just pure commitment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size:1.4em;font-weight:bold;margin-top:28px;margin-bottom:12px;\"\u003eMoments etched in this jersey\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:12px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDuisburg in pursuit of promotion\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nThe 2004-05 season was a transitional one for the club from the Lower Rhine, with the constant goal of regaining credibility in the German football landscape. Every home match in this jersey represented a battle for the honor of an industrial city proud of its footballing identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:12px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUhlsport on German pitches\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 2004-05, \u003cstrong\u003eUhlsport\u003c\/strong\u003e supplied several clubs in the Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga, asserting its recognizable technical style, often appreciated by connoisseurs. Wearing a \u003cstrong\u003evintage Uhlsport jersey\u003c\/strong\u003e from this era means holding a piece of German sports equipment history in your hands — an authentic brand, far from giants like Nike or Adidas, that earned respect on German pitches.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:1.8;margin-bottom:20px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eICELINE, the sponsor of the 2000s\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nThe sponsor \u003cstrong\u003eICELINE\u003c\/strong\u003e on the chest of this jersey is a strong temporal marker of German second division football's commercial culture in the early 2000s. These regional or niche sponsors, now almost absent from major kits, give this \u003cstrong\u003ecollector's jersey\u003c\/strong\u003e an authenticity and character that multinational-sponsored jerseys will never have.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size:1.4em;font-weight:bold;margin-top:28px;margin-bottom:12px;\"\u003eAuthentic vs. Replica\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:14px;\"\u003eAn \u003cstrong\u003eauthentic vintage jersey\u003c\/strong\u003e is a piece actually used or designed to be worn on the field — fitted cut, technical fabric, stitched or period heat-pressed flocking, without the compromises of mass-market replicas. It's not a copy made for the stands: it's the same jersey as those worn by the players. And you can feel it in the touch, in the cut, in every small detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:20px;\"\u003eThis one shows an \u003cstrong\u003e8\/10 condition\u003c\/strong\u003e with some slight wear marks on the prints, minor dirt, and small pulls on the fabric — exactly what you'd expect from an \u003cstrong\u003eauthentic 20-year-old vintage worn jersey\u003c\/strong\u003e. It's not a defect, it's proof of life. A jersey in perfect condition in its blister pack from 2004 no longer exists. This one, however, has lived.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size:1.4em;font-weight:bold;margin-top:28px;margin-bottom:12px;\"\u003eVintage size guide\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:14px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVintage sizes from the 2000s\u003c\/strong\u003e do not correspond to current standards — and this is a reality that every collector must keep in mind before buying. An S from 2004 from Uhlsport generally runs smaller and fits tighter than a modern S: the cut is shorter in the back, closer to the body on the shoulders, with less room in the chest. It's not a size S in today's sense.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:20px;\"\u003eBefore confirming your order, take a measuring tape and measure your chest circumference and your shoulder-to-shoulder length. Then compare it with our measurements available upon request. A jersey that is too tight or too loose on you is neither pleasant to wear nor to display. Take two minutes to measure — you won't regret it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size:1.4em;font-weight:bold;margin-top:28px;margin-bottom:12px;\"\u003eWhy have it in your collection\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:14px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJerseys from German second-division clubs from the early 2000s\u003c\/strong\u003e are among the rarest and most sought-after pieces by serious collectors. Not because they belong to a world champion club, but precisely because they represent football in its rawest truth — a traditional club, a footballing city, a bygone era of sports equipment. \u003cstrong\u003eMSV Duisburg\u003c\/strong\u003e, a centenary club with a real track record in the Bundesliga in the 1970s-80s, is an institution of German football too often ignored by collectors — which makes its jerseys even rarer on the market.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:20px;\"\u003eThere aren't many in this condition on the market. A \u003cstrong\u003evintage Uhlsport jersey\u003c\/strong\u003e from 2004-05, with integrated ICELINE sponsor, condition 8\/10, is a piece that won't come across your path very often. Kits of this type disappear into private collections or gradually degrade — finding a legible, wearable example, still with character, is a real opportunity for the collector who knows what they're looking for.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size:1.4em;font-weight:bold;margin-top:28px;margin-bottom:12px;\"\u003eTo go further\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"line-height:2.2;margin-bottom:16px;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MSV_Duisburg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"\u003eMSV Duisburg – Wikipedia\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.footballkitarchive.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"\u003eFootball Kit Archive – Jersey history\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.uefa.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"\u003eUEFA – European Football\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"font-style:italic;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eIf you're looking for a \u003cstrong\u003erare German vintage jersey\u003c\/strong\u003e with character and a true history, the Duisburg 2004-05 Uhlsport ticks all the boxes. It's up to you to decide if you'll let this pass you by.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Duisburg","offers":[{"title":"S","offer_id":54008895963411,"sku":"339107","price":39.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0949\/4839\/3235\/files\/eng_pm_2004-05-DUISBURG-SHIRT-S-339107_1.jpg?v=1775341962","url":"https:\/\/supporterid.com\/en\/products\/2004-05-duisburg-shirt","provider":"SUPPORTER ID®","version":"1.0","type":"link"}