Milan Home Centenary Jersey 1999/00 – Andriy Shevchenko – No.7 – Vintage Store Replica Nameset – Adidas – Serie A

AC Milan Centenary Shirt 1999/00 with Andriy Shevchenko's name: an extraordinary vintage relic

The AC Milan Centenary shirt for the 1999/2000 season, signed by Adidas, is one of the most iconic and sought-after relics in the history of Italian football collecting. Specially created to celebrate the centenary of the Rossoneri club – founded in 1899 – this kit, inspired by Milan's very first shirt, stands out clearly from standard versions due to its special design: the St. George's Cross emblem instead of the usual Rossoneri shield, the internal tape with the repeated "100 MILAN" inscription, and the tricolor Italian Champion patch on the left sleeve, won in the previous 1998/99 season. The Opel sponsor is prominently displayed in the center in an embroidered version, with the Adidas logo on the left chest. The quality of the Italian fabric, produced in Italy with factory code 15715, testifies to the extremely high artisanal standard of late 1990s Adidas shirts. This size L example bears the name SHEVCHENKO and the number 7 in a non-original replica nameset version. The nameset shows storage cracks on the initial and final letters – a defect declared with full transparency that does not affect the authenticity and exceptional historical value of this piece, which is now very difficult to find more than twenty-five years after its production.

The player: Andriy Shevchenko

Andriy Shevchenko (Dvirkivshchyna, September 29, 1976) is the greatest footballer in the modern history of AC Milan and one of the strongest center forwards European football has ever produced. Arriving in Milan in the summer of 1999 from Dynamo Kyiv after an extraordinary Champions League season, he immediately sealed the terms of what would become an indissoluble relationship between a striker and a club. With the Rossoneri, he won the Ballon d'Or in 2004, one Scudetto, one Champions League, one Coppa Italia, and one Supercoppa Italiana. With 173 goals scored in 322 appearances for Milan, he is the club's second all-time leading scorer. In the 1999/2000 season, the one for this centenary shirt, Shevchenko made his official debut for the Rossoneri, scoring 24 league goals and immediately becoming the absolute darling of the Milanese fans. With the Ukrainian national team, he set records for appearances and goals that remain unbroken today, before becoming the team's manager. A Centenary shirt with his number 7 is among the most desired vintage relics by Rossoneri collectors worldwide.

What is a Vintage Store shirt with a replica nameset?

A Vintage shirt is an official kit produced more than twenty years ago, classified as such for its intrinsic historical and collectible value. The Store version is the original commercial variant produced by the technical sponsor for the consumer market, identical in design and materials to the match kit. The term replica nameset indicates that the personalization with name and number on the back was applied with non-original Adidas materials, unlike the match nameset applied directly at the factory. This characteristic is declared with full transparency, along with any cracks present on the nameset, and does not affect the authenticity of the shirt itself. For collectors, the Milan Centenary shirt with Shevchenko's number 7 represents one of the rarest and most historically significant pieces of Rossoneri collecting, practically impossible to find on the market more than twenty-five years after its production.

Authenticity and MTM guarantee

MTM Memorabilia is the Italian benchmark for demanding collectors of authentic sports memorabilia. Each shirt is selected with rigorous criteria of authenticity, provenance, and quality by our experts. The originality of this item is directly guaranteed by MTM. The nameset with name and number on the back is a non-original Adidas replica version, with storage cracks declared with full transparency and documented in our guarantee, to protect the collector. Every shipment is made with rigid, shockproof, and moisture-proof packaging to ensure maximum protection during transport. Express courier with delivery within 24/72 hours of payment confirmation, both for Italy and abroad.