Kappa (brand)
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Type | Private subsidiary |
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Industry | Sports equipment Textile |
Founded | 1978 |
Founder | Marco Boglione |
Headquarters | , |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Marco Boglione (President) Gianni Crispi (CEO) |
Products | Clothing Footwear Sportswear |
Revenue | €284 million (2019)[1] |
Parent | BasicNet S.p.A. |
Website | kappa.com |
Kappa is an Italian sportswear brand founded in Turin, Piedmont, Italy[2] in 1978 by Marco Boglione, as a sportswear branch of the already existing "Robe di Kappa".[3]
History
Maglificio Calzificio Torinese (MCT), a sock and underwear company from Turin, had a production problem with its Aquila brand in 1916. When the problem was fixed, all the new products were stamped with a K, standing for German Kontrolle. Sales surged and in 1967 the K line was formally called Kappa, the Greek letter for K.[4]
Sponsorships
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Olympic Committees
Beach soccer
Club teams
Formula 1
Alpine F1 Team
In January 2022, it was announced that Kappa would begin a multi-year partnership with the Alpine F1 Team, supplying the drivers and backroom team with apparel, and featuring their logo on the new car livery. Kappa is also seto develop new apparel collections for Alpine’s team kit, fan apparel, footwear and accessories, relying on a network of license to distribute these globally.[5]
Football
Associations and leagues
Kappa is the official football supplier for the following leagues, referees and associations:
CBF (Brazilian Football Confederation)
Serie B[6]
Football Queensland[7]
Referees
Kappa is the official football supplier for the following league referees:
National teams
Club teams
Africa
Asia
Europe
Erzeni
Cercle Brugge K.S.V.
Charleroi
Seraing
Chester
Gloucester City
Kidderminster Harriers F.C.
Templer Way F.C.
Angers
Caen (From 2022-2023 season)
Laval
Metz
AS Monaco
Niort
Orléans
Quevilly-Rouen
Racing Besançon
Red Star F.C.
Stade Briochin
Mainz 05
Mainz 05 II
Europa (From 2021-2022 season)
Athens Kallithea (From 2022-2023 season)
Panachaiki
Panathinaikos
Bnei Yehuda
Ironi Kiryat Shmona
Bari
Bitonto
Brescia
Cesena (From 2022-2023 season)
Empoli
Fiorentina
Latte Dolce
Palermo
Sanremese
Venezia
ASWH[8]
Makedonija Gjorče Petrov
Córdoba
Cultural Leonesa[9]
Deportivo La Coruña
Extremadura
Lugo
Jagiellonia Białystok
Widzew Łódź
Estoril
Pollok F.C.
Kırklarelispor
Kocaelispor
Nazilli Belediyespor
Turgutluspor
Vanspor
North America
Oceania
South America
Basketball
National teams
Club teams
Baseball
Club teams
Boxing
Esports
777 Klan
AS Monaco Esports
Audacity Esports
Cream Real Betis
Demise
Deportivo Saprissa Esports
FaZe Clan (FIFA)
Infinity Esports
London Esports
Machete Gaming
MAD Lions
Movistar Riders
Royal Never Give Up (Dota 2)
Team Oplon
Tundra Esports
Vexed Gaming
Fencing
National teams
Golf
National teams
Handball
National teams
Club teams
Ice hockey
Field hockey
National teams
Rowing
National teams
Rugby League
On 28 May 2020 the 2021 Rugby League World Cup announced that Kappa had been selected as the official apparel sponsor of the tournament, which will include the brand supplying kit for all RLWC2021 match officials, volunteers and staff.[13]
Club teams
Rugby Union
Club teams
Volleyball
Club teams
Skiing
National teams
Esports
Club teams
See also
Excludes articles found in Category:Sportswear brands.
- Nordica (company)
- Playlife
- Legea
- Tecnica
- Mudflap girl – other iconic reclining silhouette
References
- ^ "BasicNet.com". www.basicnet.com. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
- ^ "Kappa USA". Kappa USA. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
- ^ "Brand Identity". www.basic.net. Retrieved 2021-04-30.
- ^ "About: Kappa Australia".
- ^ "Alpine F1 sew up Kappa outfitting deal". www.sportspromedia.com. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ "Kappa firma il pallone della Serie B ConTe.it 2017/18" [Kappa signs as the ball of the 2017–18 Serie B ConTe.it] (in Italian). Milan: Lega B. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
- ^ "Kappa style comes to Queensland". Football Queensland. 2017-04-20. Retrieved 2018-12-14.
- ^ "ASWH". Kledinglijn.
- ^ "Patrocinadores | Cultural Leonesa - Web Oficial". Patrocinadores | Cultural Leonesa - Web Oficial.
- ^ BBL Media (2016-01-13). "KAPPA POISED TO DOMINATE BASKETBALL APPAREL IN UK FROM 2016–17". bbl.org.uk. British Basketball League. Archived from the original on 2018-03-02. Retrieved 2017-07-23.
Leading international sportswear brand Kappa will become the official and exclusive apparel sponsor to the British professional basketball leagues and Great Britain national teams.
- ^ 2015 FIBA Asia Championship – Singapore, FIBA.com, Retrieved 4 November 2015.
- ^ "Durandt slams SA promoters". Retrieved 18 August 2018.
- ^ "RLWC2021 reveals Global Sportswear Brand Kappa As Official Apparel Sponsor". www.rlwc2021.com.
- ^ "League of Legends: Kappa is the official team kit partner of MAD Lions". InvenGlobal. June 9, 2020.
- ^ "Kappa Becomes Title Sponsor of Royal Never Give-Up Dota 2 Squad". January 2, 2020.
- ^ "Demise enters three-year agreement with Kappa". July 15, 2020.
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