Kappa (brand)

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Kappa
TypePrivate subsidiary
IndustrySports equipment
Textile
Founded1978; 43 years ago (1978)
FounderMarco Boglione
Headquarters
Turin
,
Italy
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Marco Boglione (President)
Gianni Crespi (CEO)
ProductsClothing
Footwear
Sportswear
Revenue€284 (2019) million[1]
ParentBasicNet S.p.A.
Websitekappa.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]

Sponsorships[]

Olympic Committees[]

  • Cuba Cuba
  • Norway Norway

Formula 1[]

On 20 February 2018, it was announced that Kappa began a partnership with the Alfa Romeo Sauber F1 Team, supplying the team and drivers with gear, and featuring the logo on the cars' headrests.[4]

Football[]

Associations and leagues[]

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

Referees[]

Kappa is the official football supplier for the following league referees:

  • Brazil Brasileirao

National teams[]

Club teams[]

Africa[]
Asia[]
Europe[]
North America[]
Oceania[]
South America[]

Basketball[]

National teams[]

  • Slovakia Slovakia
  • United Kingdom British Basketball League all teams[9]
  • Republic of Ireland Ireland
  • Singapore Singapore[10]
  • Venezuela Venezuela

Club teams[]

Baseball[]

Boxing[]

Esports[]

  • Monaco AS Monaco Esports
  • England Audacity Esports
  • Spain Cream Real Betis
  • England Demise
  • Costa Rica Deportivo Saprissa Esports
  • United States FaZe Clan (FIFA)
  • Costa Rica Infinity Esports
  • England London Esports
  • Spain MAD Lions
  • Spain
  • China Royal Never Give Up (Dota 2)
  • France Team Oplon
  • England Tundra Esports
  • England Vexed Gaming

Fencing[]

National teams[]

  • Italy Federazione Italiana Scherma

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.[12]

Club teams[]

Rugby Union[]

Club teams[]

Volleyball[]

Club teams[]

Skiing[]

National teams[]

  • Italy Federazione Italiana Sport Invernali

Esports[]

Club teams[]

See also[]

Excludes articles found in Category:Sportswear brands.

References[]

  1. ^ "BasicNet.com". www.basicnet.com. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Kappa USA". Kappa USA. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Brand Identity". www.basic.net. Retrieved 2021-04-30.
  4. ^ "Alfa Romeo Sauber F1 Team". www.sauberf1team.com. Archived from the original on 21 February 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "Kappa style comes to Queensland". Football Queensland. 2017-04-20. Retrieved 2018-12-14.
  7. ^ "ASWH". Kledinglijn.
  8. ^ "Patrocinadores | Cultural Leonesa - Web Oficial". Patrocinadores | Cultural Leonesa - Web Oficial.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ 2015 FIBA Asia Championship – Singapore, FIBA.com, Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  11. ^ "Durandt slams SA promoters". Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  12. ^ "RLWC2021 reveals Global Sportswear Brand Kappa As Official Apparel Sponsor". www.rlwc2021.com.
  13. ^ "League of Legends: Kappa is the official team kit partner of MAD Lions". InvenGlobal. June 9, 2020.
  14. ^ "Kappa Becomes Title Sponsor of Royal Never Give-Up Dota 2 Squad". January 2, 2020.
  15. ^ "Demise enters three-year agreement with Kappa". July 15, 2020.

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