Article of footwear incorporating a knitted component for a heel portion of an upper

An article of footwear having an upper and a sole structure secured to the upper, the upper comprising a knitted component that includes at least one gore region located in a heel region of the article of footwear;

• wherein the heel region comprises a top edge and a bottom edge and wherein the at least one gore region extends vertically through a majority of a distance from the bottom edge towards the top edge, and a plurality of spaced apart second gore regions;
• wherein at least one of the plurality of second gore regions is located on one of a medial side and a lateral side of the first gore region, and another of the plurality of second gore regions is located on the other of the medial side and a lateral side of the first gore region;
• and wherein each of the plurality of second gore regions extend vertically from the bottom edge towards the top edge, and
• wherein the at least one gore region and the plurality of second gore regions are spaced apart from each other and each include a vertical center midline, and wherein the at least one gore region and the plurality of second gore regions includes a first series of courses of increasing length in a direction towards the midline and a second series of courses of decreasing length in a direction away from the midline.