Royal Antwerp Football Club, founded on 1 January 1880, is based in Antwerp, Belgium and competes in the Belgian Pro League. The team play in red and white at the Bosuilstadion in the Deurne district, and supporters seeking signed football shirts can find curated pieces on Walkouts.
A founding presence in Belgian football, Antwerp have five league crowns and multiple cup successes, most recently completing a domestic double in 2022-23. The club's honours include five Belgian league titles and a run to the 1992-93 Cup Winners' Cup final, while they made their first UEFA Champions League group stage appearance in 2023. The club is ranked 238 by the IFFHS, a useful comparative reference for collectors.
Anniversary releases attract particular attention, notably the 1980 Centenary shirts issued with a special crest, and commemorative material from the 2020 140 years celebration. Those anniversary runs often carried unique badges and numbered elements that set them apart from standard retail jerseys, and they turn up at auction and in private sales with provenance notes.
Collectors explicitly chase signed retail shirts as well as match-worn items, with early fanshop runs, player-issue variants and region-specific releases proving desirable. Supplier eras matter for authenticity, with Jako and Adidas runs showing distinct tag details, and provenance notes repeatedly highlight the desirability of shirts linked to the 1993 European campaign.
Local culture adds provenance value, the Antwerp derby fixtures against Beerschot and matchday framing at Bosuilstadion make certain derby-worn shirts especially sought. Framed shirts, match-issued shirts and limited edition retail runs from key supplier transitions often command interest among regional collectors and archivists who track maker labels and sponsor panels.
Seasonal magnets include the 1992-93 European campaign and later landmark years, and collectors prize signed retail shirts from those runs for display and study because they tie to decisive fixtures and visible tournament patches. Where offered, a COA alongside a signed retail shirt is a common verification cue noted in provenance records, and it helps separate early fanshop releases from later reproductions.
The white away set, most famously the white away 1992-93 ECWC, is one of the iconic away colourways tied to Antwerp's European push and shows up in search lists alongside pieces from the 2019-20 cup-winning season and the 2022-23 double season. Pieces with clear provenance, maker tags from the Jako or Adidas eras, and verified signatures are the most actively traded items, often offered with Free worldwide shipping and listed through specialist outlets such as Walkouts.
