Young Boys Bern 2012-13 Jako Home Vintage Jersey – 8/10

Young Boys Bern 2012-13 Jako Jersey – BSC during the Bernese reign over the Super League

In 2012-13, BSC Young Boys experienced a pivotal season: the club from the Swiss federal capital, still chasing a championship title that had eluded them for decades, relied on a strong team to stand up against Basel, the Swiss giant of the era. This Jako home jersey sponsored by BAUHAUS is the exact testament to this period of fierce struggle in the Swiss Super League — an authentic, worn, living piece.

Jersey details

Season: 2012-2013
Club: Young Boys Bern
Type: Home
Kit Manufacturer: Jako
Sponsor: BAUHAUS
Condition: 8/10
State: SLIGHTLY USED PRINTINGS - authentic wear of a worn vintage jersey

What this jersey represents

The 2012-13 season was a time when BSC Young Boys desperately tried to break FC Basel's domination of the Swiss championship. The club from the Stade de Suisse in Bern had a competitive squad, built to contend at the top of the Swiss Super League. Jako, a serious and discreet German equipment manufacturer, dressed the Yellow and Black with a clean design, typical of the early 2010s — far from frills, but with a strong identity. The sponsor BAUHAUS, a German DIY and home improvement brand well established in Switzerland, perfectly matched the image of a club rooted in its city, popular, hardworking.

On the field, the 2012-13 Young Boys could count on reliable elements from the Swiss football scene. Players like Marco Wölfli, the club's emblematic goalkeeper who spent most of his career in Bernese colors, were there to provide a solid backbone. In attack, the club relied on players capable of making a difference in a highly contested Swiss league where every point counted against Basel, Zurich, or Grasshopper. It is this permanent competition, this status of ambitious outsider, that gives this jersey all its charm from that period.

Moments etched in this jersey

The relentless rivalry with FC Basel
In 2012-13, FC Basel was in full hegemony over the Swiss Super League, racking up championship titles. The derbies and direct confrontations between Young Boys and Basel were major events in the Swiss calendar, matches where the Stade de Suisse turned into a cauldron and where wearing this jersey had a special meaning for both players and supporters.

The Stade de Suisse as a fortress
The Bernese stadium, inaugurated in 2005, is one of the most modern in Switzerland with over 30,000 seats. At home, Young Boys relied on their public to compensate for budget differences with Romand or Basel clubs, and this Jako jersey is the one players donned before stepping onto the — already controversial — synthetic pitch of the Stade de Suisse.

An era of reconstruction and ambition
The early 2010s marked a period of serious structuring of the sporting project for Young Boys, with the declared ambition of becoming Swiss champions again — a title the club had not won since 1986. This jersey reflects this restrained ambition, this permanent tension between the club's glorious history and the anticipation of a triumph that would finally come in 2018. Collecting this jersey means holding a piece of this long quest in your hands.

Authentic vs Replica

An authentic vintage jersey is a piece that actually existed in the locker rooms or stands of a specific era. It is not a reproduction retrospectively manufactured to satisfy market nostalgia: it is the original item, with its period tags, its flocking made with the techniques of the time, and sometimes the small imperfections that prove this jersey has lived. This is exactly what you have here with this Jako BSC Young Boys 2012-13.

The advertised condition is 8/10 with slight wear on the prints — which is perfectly normal and even desirable for a piece of this age. These micro-traces of wear on the flocking or logos are not defects: they are tangible proof that this jersey went through a real football season, that it was worn, washed, lived in. A collector knows how to recognize the difference between a jersey "too new to be true" and an authentically vintage piece in remarkable condition.

Vintage size guide

Vintage football jerseys from the early 2010s — and particularly those produced by kit manufacturers like Jako — tend to have a more fitted cut than current standards. The M/L size indicated for this jersey corresponds to a cut of the time: neither the ultra-slim fit of the 2000s, nor the loose fit of today, but an in-between that may surprise you if you've never ordered a vintage Jako jersey. As a general rule, if you're between two sizes, take the larger one.

Before confirming your order, take 30 seconds to measure a jersey you already wear and that fits you well: chest circumference and back length. Then compare with the exact measurements you can request directly from the store. This is the only reliable method to avoid unpleasant surprises with vintage European size jerseys from the 2010s. A collector's jersey that doesn't fit is always an avoidable frustration.

Why have it in your collection

The vintage BSC Young Boys jersey remains a rare piece in the European collector's market. Young Boys does not have the visibility of a Bundesliga or Premier League club, which makes its vintage jerseys even harder to find outside Switzerland. A Jako home jersey 2012-13 with BAUHAUS sponsor is a very specific combination you won't come across every day on sales platforms. For a Swiss football fan or a collector of Jako jerseys from the 2010s, it's clearly a piece that deserves attention.

And in this condition — 8/10, slight wear on the prints — there really aren't many circulating. Most worn jerseys from that era have taken a beating over the years: faded, torn flocking, distorted collar. This one is in a condition that would even allow it to be worn daily without shame, while also displaying it in a serious collection. It's the right balance between authenticity and preservation.

To go further

• BSC Young Boys - Wikipedia
• Football Kit Archive - History of jerseys
• UEFA - European Football

If you collect Swiss football jerseys or Jako pieces from the 2010s, this Young Boys 2012-13 ticks all the boxes — rare, authentic, in good condition. It's up to you to decide if you let it slip away.