Kappa (company)

Kappa

Type	Public company
Industry	Sports equipment, Textile
Founded	1978
Headquarters	Turin, Italy
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Marco Boglione (Chairman) Franco Spalla (Ceo)
Products	Clothing, Footwear, Sportswear
Revenue	€111 million[1]
Parent	BasicNet S.p.A.
Website	www.kappa.com

Kappa is an Italian sportswear brand founded in 1978 in Turin, Italy.

Sponsorships

The following teams wear uniforms manufactured and provided by Kappa:

Football

National teams

•  Burkina Faso (Since January 2015)
•  Fiji
•  Oman

Club teams

Africa

• Bloemfontein Celtic F.C.
• SuperSport United
• AmaZulu F.C.
• Bidvest Wits F.C.
• US Monastir

Americas

Aldosivi Deportivo Santamarina Independiente Rivadavia Olimpo (BB) Tigre América (RN) Audax Rio Audax São Paulo Criciuma Fortaleza Grêmio Esportivo Osasco Santo André Brasil de Pelotas

Deportivo Saprissa (Since 2015 season) Albinegros de Orizaba Atlante Toros Neza Nacional Olimpia

Asia

• Adelaide United FC
• Central Coast Mariners FC
• Consadole Sapporo
• JEF United
• NS Matrix
• Sime Darby FC
• Selangor FA
• Ratchaburi Mitr Phol F.C.
• Thai Honda F.C.

Europe

Baku (Since 2014/15) KV Mechelen Leotar Trebinje NK Zagreb (Since 2014/15) 1. FC Slovácko Leeds (Since 2015/16) IFK Helsingfors Angers Sporting Club de l'Ouest USJA Carquefou Stade Lavallois Mayenne Football Club Bastia Évian Toulouse Dijon Orléans (Since 2014/15) Troyes (Since 2014/15) Borussia Mönchengladbach VfL Wolfsburg (Since 2014/15) Veria Cagliari Sampdoria (Until 2014/15)

Torino Napoli (Since 2015/16) Hapoel Be'er Sheva Hapoel Tel Aviv Žalgiris Vilnius Olhanense (Since 2014/15) FC Krasnodar Čukarički Stankom Girona (Since 2014/15) Mérida (Since 2014/15) Sporting Gijón Hammarby IF

Futsal

• Liga Futsal Kota Demak
• P.K.F Bruneian sport
• National F
• Krundz sportku

Basketball

National teams

• Argentina^[2]
• Singapore

Club teams

• Jeonju KCC Egis
• Boulazac Basket Dordogne
• Hermine de Nantes Atlantique
• Stade Philippin omnisports Rouen Basket
• Le Mans Sarthe Basket
• Basket Lattes Montpellier Agglomération
• Cercle Jean Macé Bourges Basket
• KK Metalac Valjevo

Golf

National teams

• Federazione Italiana Golf

Ice hockey

• HC Kometa Brno
• HC Energie Karlovy Vary
• HC Vítkovice Steel
• HC Stadion Litoměřice
• HC Slovan Ústečtí Lvi
• HC VERVA Litvínov
• Hockey Milano Rossoblu
• HC Tiroler Wasserkraft Innsbruck
• Hockey Club Slovan Bratislava

Field hockey

National teams

• Malaysia

Club teams

• Der Club an der Alster

Rugby Union

Club teams

• Racing Paris
• Brive
• Aviron Bayonnais
• Rugby Rovigo Delta (Since 2014/2015 season)
• Valladolid RAC
• Valladolid Rugby Asociación Club
• Unió Esportiva Santboiana
• Rugby Atlético de Madrid

Volleyball

Club teams

• Tampereen Isku-Volley

Skiing

National teams

• Federazione Italiana Sport Invernali

Charities

• San Patrignano

See also

Excludes articles found in Category:Sportswear brands.

• Dolomite
• Nordica (company)
• Playlife
• Sergio Tacchini
• Tecnica
• Mudflap girl – other iconic reclining silhouette

References

External links

• Official site
• BasicNet site
• Article on Team Sassco's switch from Adidas to Kappa

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