Kappa (company)

Kappa

Type	Public company
Industry	Sports equipment, Textile
Founded	1967[1]
Headquarters	Turin, Italy
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Marco Boglione (Chairman) Franco Spalla (CEO)
Products	Clothing, Footwear, Sportswear
Revenue	€111 million[2]
Parent	BasicNet S.p.A.
Website	www.kappa.com

Kappa is an Italian sportswear brand founded in 1967 in Turin, Italy ^[1]

Sponsorships

Viborg FF's Kevin Mensah in a Kappa jersey.

The following teams wear uniforms manufactured and provided by Kappa:

Football

National teams

•  Burkina Faso (since January 2015)
•  Fiji
•  Kuwait
•  Oman
•  Réunion (since July 2015)

Associations and Leagues

Kappa is the Official football supplier for the following leagues, referees and associations:

• Paulistão (since 2016 season)

Club teams

Africa

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

Americas

Aldosivi Cipolletti Deportivo Santamarina Olimpo (BB) Tigre América (RN) Audax Rio Brasil de Pelotas Criciuma Fortaleza Juventude (since 2016 season) Novorizontino (since 2016 season) Portuguesa (since 2016 season) Santo André Santos (since 2016 season)

Deportivo Saprissa (since 2015 season) Cimarrones de Sonora (since 2015 season) Atlante Toros Neza Nacional Cedar Rapids Rampage

Asia

• Adelaide United FC
• Central Coast Mariners FC
• Consadole Sapporo
• JEF United
• NS Matrix
• Sime Darby FC
• Kuantan FA
• Ratchaburi Mitr Phol F.C.
• Thai Honda F.C.
• Hanoi T&T FC
• Becamex Bình Dương F.C.
• Đồng Tâm Long An F.C.

Europe

Baku Zira KV Mechelen Royal Antwerp F.C. Sint-Truiden Standard Liège (since 2015–16) Waasland-Beveren Leotar Trebinje NK Zagreb 1. FC Slovácko Leeds United (since 2015–16) Wigan Athletic (since 2015–16) IFK Helsingfors Angers Bastia USJA Carquefou Dijon Évian Laval Le Mans Orléans Troyes Borussia Mönchengladbach VfL Wolfsburg (until 2015–16) Cagliari Sassuolo (since 2015–16)

Napoli (since 2015–16) Torino Hapoel Be'er Sheva Žalgiris Vilnius Progrès Niederkorn Racing Crusaders (since 2015–16) Glentoran (since 2015–16) Olhanense (since 2014–15) FC Krasnodar Čukarički Stankom Girona Mérida Sporting Gijón IFK Göteborg (since 2016) Göztepe SK

Futsal

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

Basketball

National teams

• Argentina ^[3]
• Singapore ^[4]

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

Boxing

• Moruti Mthalane^[5]

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 League

Club Teams

• London Broncos

Rugby Union

Club teams

• Benetton Treviso (since 2015/2016 season)
• 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
• Barcelona Universitari Club

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

1. http://kappa-usa.com/
2. BasicNet 2013 financial report
3. "Kappa, la indumentaria de Argentina por cuatro años" at Confederación Argentina de Basquet website, 15 May 2013
4. 2015 FIBA Asia Championship - Singapore, FIBA.com, Retrieved 4 November 2015.
5. Durandt slams SA promoters website, 10 October 2013

External links

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