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Kappa (brand)

{{Short description|Italian sportswear brand}}

{{Infobox company

| name = Kappa

| logo = Kappa LOGO.png

| logo_size = 150px

| type = Private subsidiary

| foundation = {{start date and age|1978}}

| founder = Marco Boglione

| location_city = Turin

| location_country = Italy

| area_served = Worldwide

| key_people = {{ubl|Marco Boglione (President)|Gianni Crispi (CEO)|Jack Hackett}}

| industry = Sports equipment
Textile

| products = Clothing
Footwear
Sportswear

| revenue = €284 million (2019){{cite web|url=http://www.basicnet.com/contenuti/datifinanziari/bilanci.asp?menuSelectedID=3c#|title=BasicNet.com|website=www.basicnet.com|access-date=18 August 2018}}

| parent = BasicNet S.p.A.

| website = [https://www.kappa.com/ kappa.com]

}}

Kappa is an Italian sportswear brand founded in Turin, Piedmont, Italy{{cite web|url=http://kappa-usa.com/|title=Kappa USA|website=Kappa USA|access-date=18 August 2018}} in 1978 by Marco Boglione, as a sportswear branch of the already existing "Robe di Kappa".{{Cite web|url=https://www.basic.net/Pages/RobeDiKappa/robeDiKappaHistory.aspx|access-date=2021-04-30|website=www.basic.net|title=Brand Identity}}

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History

Maglificio Calzificio Torinese (MCT) is a sock and underwear company from Turin established in 1916. It had a production problem with its Aquila brand in 1956. 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.{{cite web|author=Gianluca Bolelli|url=https://it.fashionnetwork.com/news/kappa-lancia-la-nuova-linea-kappa-kontroll-,782354.html|title=Kappa lancia la nuova linea "Kappa Kontroll"|date=2017-01-20}}{{cite web|url=https://www.kappaaustralia.com.au/pages/about-us#:~:text=Kappa%20was%20created%20as%20a,German%20word%20for%20control%2C%20Kontrollen.|title=About: Kappa Australia}}

Sponsorships

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=Olympic Committees=

= Beach soccer =

== Club teams ==

  • {{flagicon|Italy}} Ecosistem Lamezia

= Football =

== Associations and leagues ==

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

  • {{flagicon|Africa}} COSAFA
  • {{Flagicon|Brazil}} CBF (Brazilian Football Confederation)
  • {{flagicon|ITA}} Serie B{{cite news|title=Kappa firma il pallone della Serie B ConTe.it 2017/18|trans-title=Kappa signs as the ball of the 2017–18 Serie B ConTe.it|url=http://www.legab.it/kappa-firma-pallone-della-serie-b-conte-it-201718/|access-date=15 August 2017|publisher=Lega B|location=Milan|language=it|archive-date=5 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210805212458/https://www.legab.it/kappa-firma-pallone-della-serie-b-conte-it-201718/|url-status=dead}}
  • {{Flagicon|Australia}} Football NSW{{Cite web|url=https://footballnsw.com.au/2021/12/21/kappa-announced-as-official-apparel-sponsor-of-football-nsw/|title=Kappa announced as official apparel sponsor of Football NSW|date=2021-12-21|website=Football NSW|language=en-AU|access-date=2024-01-12}}
  • {{Flagicon|Australia}} Football Queensland{{Cite web|url=https://footballqueensland.com.au/2017/04/20/kappa-football-queensland-apparel-partnership/|title=Kappa style comes to Queensland|date=2017-04-20|website=Football Queensland|language=en-AU|access-date=2018-12-14}}

== Referees ==

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

== National teams ==

  • {{fb|OMN}}
  • {{fb|TUN}}

==Non-national representative teams==

  • {{fb|Occitania}}

== Club teams ==

=== CAF ===

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=== AFC ===

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=== UEFA ===

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=== CONCACAF ===

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=== CONMEBOL ===

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= Basketball =

== Associations and leagues ==

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

  • {{flagicon|GBR}} British Basketball League all teams{{cite web|url=http://bbl.org.uk/kappa-poised-to-dominate-basketball-apparel-in-uk-from-2016-17/|title=KAPPA POISED TO DOMINATE BASKETBALL APPAREL IN UK FROM 2016–17|author=BBL Media|date=2016-01-13|work=bbl.org.uk|publisher=British Basketball League|access-date=2017-07-23|quote=Leading international sportswear brand Kappa will become the official and exclusive apparel sponsor to the British professional basketball leagues and Great Britain national teams.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180302103942/http://bbl.org.uk/kappa-poised-to-dominate-basketball-apparel-in-uk-from-2016-17/|archive-date=2018-03-02|url-status=dead}}

== National teams ==

  • {{flagicon|Ireland}} Ireland
  • {{flagicon|Northern Ireland}} Northern Ireland
  • {{Flagicon|SGP}} Singapore[https://www.fiba.basketball/asia/2015/Singapore 2015 FIBA Asia Championship – Singapore] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151102062540/http://www.fiba.com/asia/2015/Singapore |date=2015-11-02 }}, FIBA.com, Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  • {{flagicon|Slovakia}} Slovakia
  • {{Flagicon|VEN}} Venezuela

== Club teams ==

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= Baseball =

== Club teams ==

= Boxing =

  • {{Flagicon|SA}} Moruti Mthalane{{cite web|url=http://www.sport24.co.za/OtherSport/South-Africa/Durandt-slams-SA-promoters-20131010|title=Durandt slams SA promoters|access-date=18 August 2018}}

= Esports =

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  • {{flagicon|FRA}} Aegis
  • {{flagicon|MON}} AS Monaco Esports
  • {{flagicon|ENG}} Audacity Esports
  • {{flagicon|ENG}} Demise
  • {{flagicon|CRI}} Deportivo Saprissa Esports
  • {{flagicon|USA}} FaZe Clan (FIFA)
  • {{flagicon|KOR}} Kwangdong Freecs
  • {{flagicon|CRI}} INFINITY
  • {{flagicon|ITA}} Machete Gaming
  • {{flagicon|ESP}} Movistar KOI
  • {{flagicon|CHN}} Royal Never Give Up (Dota 2)
  • {{flagicon|FRA}} Team Oplon
  • {{flagicon|ENG}} Tundra Esports
  • {{flagicon|ENG}} Vexed Gaming
  • {{flagicon|ESP}} MAD Lions{{Cite web|url=https://www.invenglobal.com/articles/11351/kappa-is-the-official-team-kit-partner-of-mad-lions|title=League of Legends: Kappa is the official team kit partner of MAD Lions|date=June 9, 2020|website=InvenGlobal}}
  • {{flagicon|China}} Royal Never Give Up{{Cite web|url=https://esportsobserver.com/kappa-rng-dota2/|title=Kappa Becomes Title Sponsor of Royal Never Give-Up Dota 2 Squad|date=January 2, 2020}}
  • {{flagicon|GBR}} Demise{{Cite web|url=https://esportsinsider.com/2020/07/demise-kappa-partnership/|title=Demise enters three-year agreement with Kappa|date=July 15, 2020}}

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= Fencing =

== National teams ==

= Futsal =

== Club team ==

= Golf =

== National teams ==

= Handball =

== National teams ==

  • {{hb|Austria}}

== Club teams ==

= Ice hockey =

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= Field hockey =

== National teams ==

= Rowing =

== National teams ==

  • {{Flagicon|Italy}} :it:

= 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rlwc2021.com/article/223/rlwc2021-reveals-global-sportswear-brand-kappa-as-official-apparel-sponsor|title=RLWC2021 reveals Global Sportswear Brand Kappa As Official Apparel Sponsor|website=www.rlwc2021.com|access-date=2020-06-06|archive-date=2023-05-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230525152035/https://www.rlwc2021.com/article/223/rlwc2021-reveals-global-sportswear-brand-kappa-as-official-apparel-sponsor|url-status=dead}}

== Club teams ==

= Rugby Union =

== Leagues ==

  • {{flagicon|USA}}{{flagicon|CAN}} Major League Rugby{{Cite web |title=Kappa and Major League Rugby Forge Comprehensive Partnership |url=https://www.majorleague.rugby/news/kappa-and-major-league-rugby-forge-comprehensive-partnership/ |access-date=2023-11-06 |website=Major League Rugby |language=en-US}}

== Club teams ==

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= Volleyball =

== Club teams ==

= Skiing =

== National teams ==

  • {{flagicon|USA}} USA

See also

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References

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External links

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  • {{Official website}}
  • [https://www.sassco.co.uk/overseas-soccer-tours/germany-tour-2012/kappa-shirt-for-the-germany-tour/ Article on Team Sassco's switch from Adidas to Kappa]

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{{Running shoe brands}}

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