icarus catalogue 2.0 (1)

ICARUS
2020 CATALOGUE

IN THIS ISSUE
CHERNOBYL
PALM BEACH BREAKERS
ALLENTOWN UTD.
MESOPOTAMIA SERIES
PHILLY LONESTARS
KINGDOM OF KUSH
PROVIDENCE FC
FALL RIVER MARKSMEN
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FC STROITEL PRIPYAT

PALM
the color scheme
is light and bright,
aligning with a
tropical mood.

BEACH BREAKERS
Competing in the UPSL,
Icarus partnered early with
“The Breakers” to provide
them a unique variety of kits and
a crest that pays homage to their
South Florida background.

[Palm Beach Breakers, 2019 home kit.]

ALLENTOWN UNITED
“Royalty and Elegance for The People’s Club”
A true community club, Allentown
was established by Emmanuel
Ntow-Mensah to help local
players each their highest
potential. The club strives
to create role models in
their community and bring people
from all parts of life together.

ROYALT Y
Hailing from the Queen City, Allentown
United came to Icarus wanting a kit that
depicted their identity of royalty and elegance.
With this in mind, we set about designing
a pair of kits that were striking yet
tasteful. The Home Kit uses the royal blue
and gold color scheme found on the Allentown
city flag and club crest, alongside
a hoop that extends to the sleeves as well.
Crest draws upon royal inspiration
with the crown and
wreath, while the club colors
are inspired by the city flag.
The intertwined letters nod
to the city’s togetherness.

ELEGANCE
The Away Kit goes beyond just
inverting the color scheme,
with the club’s signature gold
hoop only appearing when jersey
and shorts are worn together.

the
MESOPO

TAMIA
series

NINEVEH SPORTING CLUB
s
Away shirt for the 700-699 BC
mesopotamian premier league season.
The season is fondly remembered by
“the Ninnies faithful” for the club’s 6 goal
comeback win against Kingdom
of Kush FC in the Near
East Champions League Semi-Finals.

ASSUR AFC
s
Home shirt for the club’s 500th season.
The Archers won the league with
a mere 8 goals conceded thanks to
stellar goal-keeping from their
captain Dagan “The Eagle” Adad.

BABYLON AKKADI FC
s
Home shirt for the club’s 250th season
in the Mesopotamian Premier League.
The Stars of the Euphrates finished 3rd
in the league thanks to 20 goals from
Shushushi Ishkabal. The famed Hammurabi
and Associates was the shirt sponsor.

LIONS OF BABYLON FC
s
Home shirt for the club’s 850th season in
the Mesopotamian Premier League. The
Lions won the league thanks to 37 goals
from hometown hero, Nabu Apla-Assur.

TIGRIS FC
s
Home shirt for the club’s 675th season.
Tigris won the league following
an outstanding campagin from
captain Shuo “The Tiger King” Akshotik.

GILGAMESH FC
s
Away shirt for the Uruk-based club’s
300th season. Named for the city’s famed
King, Gilgamesh FC is one of the more
succesful Mesopotamian clubs with 37
MPL titles. The club’s motto is “Sha naqba
īmuru” or “He who saw the abyss”.

HANGING GARDENS FC
s
Third shirt for the 657-656 BC season.
The Gardeners finished runners up
in the league to Nineveh SC but won
the MesoCup following an excellent
campaign from winger Nebu Marduk.

UR FC
s
Home shirt for Ur FC’s memorable
725-724 BC season. The Crescents won
the league in stylish fashion thanks to
their dynamic number 9, the Scythian
League import Kissarka Osyrus.

PHILADELPHIA
LONE STARS FC
Philadelphia Lone Star FC was founded in 2001
by Bobby Ali, a Liberian immigrant who fled
civil war in his home country. What began as a
team of just 13 young Liberian players has grown
into one of Philadelphia’s biggest soccer teams
that competes in USL 2, NPSL, UPSL and WPSL.
When they came to us, we set about designing a set
of kits that paid homage to the club’s Liberian heritage
as well as our shared home — Philadelphia.
Crest thematically combines
elements of Liberian flag and
city of Philadelphia through
symbol and color.

MOHAMMED
MAYAH #4

The Liberty Bell adorns
the shoulders of the home
shirt, while the ‘Lone Star’
—the nickname of the
Liberia National Team—
decorates the rest of the kit.

The shoulders of the away
shirt contain a speckled pattern
that’s drawn from the
national colours of Liberia,
while the Lone Star subtly
ornaments the rest of the kit.

Our favourite of the bunch —
the third kit incorporates the
same sleeve design as the away
kit but gives more space to the
Liberian-inspired pattern that
textures the shirt and shorts.

KINGDOM
OF KUSH
a
Home Jersey for the The
Kingdom of Kush National
Team. The Kingdom existed between
785 BC and 350 AD located
in what is today Sudan. Inspiration
for the design comes from
the 1994 Nigeria kits and
Kushite art that depicts the
Kushites as wearing animal cloak
and earthtone-patterned fabrics.

PROVIDENCE
FC
Based in Rhode Island,
Providence FC is a recently
founded 7-a-side team whose
creator and friends have a
Portuguese background. The
away kit pays direct homage to
the symbolic Galo de Barcelos.
The home kit—one our favorites
—conceptually plays with
historic Portuguese tin-glazed
ceramic “Azulejo” tilework.

FALL RIVER
MARKSMEN FC
REVIVING THE AMERICAN MENACE OF THE 1920S
FALL River Marksmen FC
was originally founded in
1922 during the Golden Era
of US soccer, when teams averaged
tens of thousands of
fans per game and rivalled the
best teams in the world. The
Marksmen dominated this period
of the game, winning six
American Soccer League (ASL)
championships alongside four
National Challenge Cups
(now known as the U.S.
Open Cup). In 1930t hey even
toured Central Europe to compete
against some of the thenbest
sides in the world, such as
SK Slavia Praha and Ferencváros.
Unfortunately, due to the economic
difficulties of the 30s, the
club had to close down.
But in 2019 the club was revived,
and Icarus was fortunate enough to
have the opportunity to design their
first new kits in almost a century.

CARLOS MONTEIRO #5

How do you honor the history
of a club that’s playing
its first season since 1931?
With a lace collar, of course.

FLY CLOSE
TO THE SUN.