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Uhlsport

{{Short description|German sporting goods manufacturer}}

{{Infobox company

| name = Uhlsport GmbH

| type = Private

| logo = Uhlsport GmbH Logo.svg

| logo_size = 250px

| foundation = {{Start date and age|1948}}

| founder = Karl Uhl[http://www.uhlsport.com/goalkeeper/en/history Uhlsport history]

| location_city = Balingen, Baden-Württemberg

| location_country = Germany

| key_people = Dirk Hendrik Lehner, Martin Goppelt (Managing Directors)

| products = {{collapsible list|

}}

| brands = {{collapsible list|

  • Uhlsport
  • Kempa

}}

| industry = Sport, Textile

| num_employees = 200 (2021)

| area_served = Worldwide

| revenue = ca. 67 million euros (2017)

| homepage = {{official URL}}

}}

Uhlsport GmbH is a German sporting goods manufacturer. Originally established in 1948 as "Haase & Uhl OHG" and later renamed "Karl Uhl GmbH", the company became "uhlsport GmbH" in 1994. It is an international company which has its permanent headquarters in Balingen in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

The company manufactures and distributes its products through the brands Uhlsport and Kempa.

History

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The company was founded in 1948 by Karl Uhl. Early production focussed on manufacturing leather studs for football boots, and in 1953 uhlsport also began to produce football boot soles for sports shoe manufacturers. In the years which followed, more products were added, including shin guards, sports bandages, footballs and goalkeeper gloves, until finally uhlsport GmbH had developed a full range of football equipment. Since 2002, the company has been operating a multi-brand strategy for football and handball.

Brands and products

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The brand "uhlsport" specializes in football, especially goalkeeper equipment.Maarten Arts: [https://books.google.com/books?id=tK5nzWR_-q4C&pg=PA213 The Soccer Goalkeeper Coach]. Reedswain Inc., 2004, p. 213 Since 2002, handball equipment has been marketed through the company's own "Kempa" brand.

The German company operates an indirect distribution strategy with subsidiaries in France, Spain, and Sweden and with country managers in UK, Benelux, and Switzerland. Uhlsport has a further 80 distribution partners across the world. In 1998, the Uhl family sold the company to the Daiss family.

Sponsorship

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Uhlsport is the official equipment supplier to 1. FC Köln and 1. FC Magdeburg,uhlsport GmbH: [http://www.uhlsport.com/goalkeeper/uk/sponsoring_teams Sponsoring 1. FC Magdeburg]. 2013 As official ball sponsor uhlsport supports the Croatian SuperSport HNL. The goalkeepers Alphonso Areola, Alexander Schwolow, Mike Maignan, Oliver Baumann, Odysseas Vlachodimos, Fabian Bredlow, Diant Ramaj, Christian Mathenia, Lukas Hradecky, Ron-Robert Zieler, Pauline Peyraud-Magnin, Yassine Bounou, Ofir Marciano, Anthony Lopes and others play with uhlsport gloves.uhlsport GmbH [https://brand.uhlsport.com/en/uhlsquad/ uhlsquad]. 2023

Kempa ist the official sponsor to HBW Balingen-Weilstetten, TVB 1898 Stuttgart, Bergischer HC, Buxtehuder SV (women) and HSG Bensheim/Auerbach (women). From 2023 Kempa brand has become the new official supplier of the Germany men's national volleyball team

=Basketball=

==Club teams==

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  • {{flagicon|Ulster}} Wolves
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=National teams=

==Africa==

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  • {{fb|Kenya}}
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=Club teams=

==Africa==

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  • {{flagicon|CIV}} SOA
  • {{flagicon|MAR}} FUS Rabat
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==The Americas==

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==Asia==

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==Europe==

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==Oceania==

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==Associations and competitions==

Uhlsport is the official supplier for the following leagues and associations:

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=Handball=

==Club teams==

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({{langx|en|"The uhlsport football brand. Brand positioning in Germany”}}). 1998

= Volleyball =

== Club teams ==

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  • {{flagicon|TUR}} Gaziantep Gençlik Spor

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References

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External links

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  • {{Official website}}

{{Sports equipment brands}}

Category:Sporting goods manufacturers of Germany

Category:Sportswear brands

Category:Companies based in Baden-Württemberg

Category:Clothing companies established in 1948

Category:1948 establishments in Germany