Kelme (company)

New Millenium Sports, S.L.

Trading name	Kelme
Type	Sociedad Limitada [1]
Industry	Textile
Founded	1977
Founder	Diego Quiles José Quiles
Headquarters	Elche, Spain
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Carlos García Cobaleda (President) [1]
Products	Sportswear, footwear
Website	www.kelme.com

New Millenium Sports, S.L., trading as Kelme (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkelme]), is a Spanish sportswear company that creates and produces apparel and shoes. It was founded in 1977 by Diego and José Quiles and its products are destined for football, futsal, basketball, running and tennis market.

Kelme is headquartered in Elche (Alicante), Spain, but has other offices worldwide including a United States Division in Conover, North Carolina.

Kelme sponsored a professional cycling team, together with the Valencian government.

Their products are endorsed by high profile players such as David James, Josemi and Paul Kelly, and others. Their football boots are made to provide established power, swerve, accuracy and durability. Daniel González Güiza wears the Kelme Masters for RCD Mallorca. Real Madrid and RCD Mallorca used to wear kits produced by Kelme.

Sponsorships

Teams and athletes sponsored by Kelme worldwide are:^[2]

Basketball

Club teams

• Incheon ET Land Elephants

Football

National teams

•  Kuwait (1998/2000; 2000/2002)
•  United Arab Emirates (1998/2000)
•  Kenya (2012/2014)
•  Kyrgyzstan (2014)
•  Suriname (2013/2015)
• Murcia (Since 2014/2015)
•  Greenland (Since 2015/2016)

National leagues

• Liga Dominicana de Fútbol
• Chinese Women's National League (Since 2015 season)

Club teams

Dianella White Eagles Gosnells City FC Pembroke Old Scholars Soccer Club (POSSC) Balcatta SC Juventud Antoniana (1998/2002) Lanús (1999/2001) San Martín (San Juan) (1999/2001) Tiro Federal (2000/2002) Royal Excelsior Mouscron (1997/2000) KV Turnhout (1997/1999) O'Higgins (2000; 2001) Huachipato (1999) Cobreloa (1999; 2007) Ñublense (2007) Union Española (2014-Presente) BK Glostrup Albertslund FC Holte CF Gagauzia Alianza Petrolera (2016/-)

Real Madrid (1994/1998) Málaga C.F. (1997/2001) Villarreal CF (1999/2005) Levante U.D. (2012-2014) R.C.D. Mallorca (1997/2000) Hércules CF (2001/2008) Rayo Vallecano (2015/2018) Real Valladolid (1993/2001) Recreativo de Huelva (1996/2004) Granada CF (1996/1999) Racing de Santander (2012/2013; ¿?) Real Oviedo (1990/1993) Albacete Balompié (1998/2003; 2012/2013) Deportivo Alavés (2006/2008) Elche C.F. (1994/2001) and (Since 2014/15) Cádiz C.F. (1998/2007; 2009/10) Nàstic de Tarragona (1996/1999) Manchego Ciudad Real CF (1998/99; ¿?) Aurrerá Vitoria (1998/99; ¿?) UD Melilla (1998/99; ¿?) CF Extremadura (1996/2002) UD Vecindario (2011/12; ¿?) U.P. Langreo (1996/97; ¿?) U.E. Figueres (1996/97; ¿?) Real Jaén CF (1997/97; ¿?) Benidorm C.D. (1997/98; ¿?) AD Ceuta (1997/98; ¿?) CD Linares (2008/09). FC Cartagena (2010/2011; ¿?). CE Sabadell (2011/2013)

Gostaresh (2014/–) Tractor Sazi FC (2014/–) Torino FC (1996/2001) FC Messina Peloro (1997/98; ¿?) AS Casale Calcio (1997/98; ¿?) AC Cuneo (2011/12; ¿?) Komazawa (1997/98; 1998/99) Daejeon Citizen Jeonnam Dragons Qadsia SC **Atlante (2010) Sparta Rotterdam (2006/07 - ¿?) Al-Nahda Club (2014/–) Sohar SC (2014/–) Club Deportivo Arabe Unido (2012-2014) Atlantico F.C. Atletico San Cristobal Colón C-3 F.C. Moca F.C. Club Deportivo Los Andes Rayo OKC (2016/–) Real Esppor Club (2010)

Volleyball

Club teams

Sohar SC (2014/–)

Futsal

Associations Teams and athletes sponsored:

Liga Nacional de Fútbol Sala (Since the 2013/2014 season) Ju Delgado Benicarló F.S. Caja Segovia FS Elche CF

Sofía Rodriguez Lorena Rubio Laura Fernández

Patricia Chamorro Arturo Santamaría Dani Salgado FC Litija Oplast Kobarid

See also

• Kelme (cycling team)

References

1. Company Overview of Kelme International - Bloomberg Business website
2. Kelme sponsorships at company's official site, 2012-05-20

External links

• Official site of Kelme Company; Sport products