Worth stating plainly: more than half of what is listed here is training gear. Home shirts are as scarce as goalkeeper shirts.
In practice, if you want the blue and white striped shirt worn in Serie A, the choice is very narrow and covers only a few seasons. If you collect club clothing — tracksuits, warm-up tops, bench jackets — this is an unusually deep holding for a squad of this size.
The range also carries a notable share of player issue pieces, prepared for the professional squad.
SPAL stands for Società Polisportiva Ars et Labor — “art and work”. The club is based in Ferrara, in Emilia-Romagna, and has moved between the Italian divisions for decades with occasional spells in Serie A.
It is a mid-sized club whose shirts circulate very little outside Italy, which explains both the low volume and the irregular arrivals. The top-flight seasons are the best documented; the rest barely at all.
Player Issue listings were cut for the professional squad: closer fitting, sometimes with different finishing to the retail version.
The 1-10 grade describes wear to fabric and printing, not fit. Size is listed separately.
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