Kappa (brand)

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Kappa
Private subsidiary
Industry Sports equipment
Textile
Founded 1978; 46 years ago (1978)
Founder Marco Boglione
Headquarters Turin, Italy
Area served
 Worldwide
Key people
  • Marco Boglione (President)
  • Gianni Crispi (CEO)
  • Jack Hackett
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]

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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.[4] [5]

Sponsorships

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Olympic Committees

Beach soccer

Club teams

  • Italy Ecosistem Lamezia

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 set to develop new apparel collections for Alpine’s team kit, fan apparel, footwear and accessories, relying on a network of license to distribute these globally.[6]

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:

National teams

Club teams

CAF

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AFC

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UEFA

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CONCACAF

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OFC

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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:

National teams

Club teams

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Baseball

Club teams

Boxing

Esports

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Fencing

National teams

Futsal

Club team

Golf

National teams

Handball

National teams

Club teams

Ice hockey

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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.[15]

Club teams

Rugby Union

Leagues

Club teams

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Volleyball

Club teams

Skiing

National teams

Esports

Club teams

See also

Excludes articles found in Category:Sportswear brands.

References

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External links

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