Kappa

Type	Public
Industry	Sports equipment, Textile
Founded	1978; 42 years ago
Founder	Marco Boglione
Headquarters	Turin ,  Italy
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Marco Boglione (President) Gianni Crespi (CEO)
Products	Clothing, Footwear, Sportswear
Revenue	€284 (2019) million[1]
Parent	BasicNet S.p.A.
Website	kappa.com

Kappa is an Italian sportswear brand founded in Turin, Piedmont, Italy.^[2] Kappa was founded in Turin, Italy, in 1978, by Marco Boglione, as a sportswear branch of the already existing "Robe di Kappa".

• 1Sponsorships
  • 1.1Formula 1
  • 1.2Football
  • 1.3Basketball
  • 1.4Baseball
  • 1.5Boxing
  • 1.6Fencing
  • 1.7Golf
  • 1.8Ice hockey
  • 1.9Field hockey
  • 1.10Rowing
  • 1.11Rugby League
  • 1.12Rugby Union
  • 1.13Volleyball
  • 1.14Skiing
  • 1.15Esports
• 2See also
• 3References
• 4External links

Sponsorships[edit]

Formula 1[edit]

On 20 February 2018, it was announced 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.^[3]

Football[edit]

Associations and leagues[edit]

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

• Serie B^[4]
• Football Queensland^[5]

National teams[edit]

•  Fiji
•  Gabon
•  New Caledonia
•  Tunisia

Club teams[edit]

Africa[edit]

• Beni Suef
• SuperSport United
• Bidvest Wits F.C.
• Highlands Park F.C.
• US Monastir
• F.C. Platinum

Asia[edit]

• Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo
• JEF United Chiba
• Hà Nội F.C.
• Hồ Chí Minh City F.C.

Europe[edit]

• Erzeni
• Neftçi
• Cercle Brugge K.S.V.
• Charleroi
• Aston Villa
• Chester
• Salford City
• Angers
• AS Monaco
• Lorient
• Metz
• Orléans
• Mainz 05
• Panathinaikos F.C.
• Panachaiki F.C.
• PAS Giannina
• Bnei Yehuda
• Ironi Kiryat Shmona
• Bari
• Benevento
• Bitonto
• Brescia
• Empoli
• Fiorentina
• Genoa
• Modena
• Napoli
• Palermo
• Sanremese
• Sassuolo
• Padova
• ASWH^[6]
• Makedonija Gjorče Petrov
• Shkupi
• Real Betis
• Córdoba
• Cultural Leonesa^[7]
• Extremadura
• Lugo
• Jagiellonia Białystok
• Antalyaspor
• Bursaspor
• Colwyn Bay

North America[edit]

• Deportivo Saprissa
• Atlante
• Real Estelí

Oceania[edit]

• Adamstown Rosebud FC
• Balcatta FC
• FC Bulleen Lions
• Green Gully SC
• South Melbourne FC
• Western United
• Auckland City FC

South America[edit]

• Aldosivi
• Belgrano
• Santamarina
• Racing Club
• Unión de Santa Fe
• Vélez Sarsfield
• Botafogo
• Vitória
• Vasco da Gama
• Remo
• Unión Española

Basketball[edit]

National teams[edit]

• Slovakia
• British Basketball League all teams^[8]
• Ireland
• Singapore^[9]

Club teams[edit]

• Bouzalac
• Hermine Nantes
• MSB Le Mans
• Basket Lattes
• Auxilium Torino
• Olimpo Basket Alba
• Anwil Włocławek
• Asseco Gdynia
• KK Metalac Valjevo
• Jeonju KCC Egis

Baseball[edit]

Club teams[edit]

• Lotte Giants

Boxing[edit]

• Moruti Mthalane^[10]

Fencing[edit]

National teams[edit]

• Federazione Italiana Scherma

Golf[edit]

National teams[edit]

• Federazione Italiana Golf

Ice hockey[edit]

• HC Kometa Brno
• HC Energie Karlovy Vary
• HC Vítkovice Steel
• HC Stadion Litoměřice
• HC Slovan Ústečtí Lvi
• Hockey Milano Rossoblu

Field hockey[edit]

National teams[edit]

• Malaysia

Rowing[edit]

National teams[edit]

• Federazione Italiana Canottaggio

Rugby League[edit]

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. ^[11]

Club teams[edit]

• Bradford Bulls
• Hunslet
• Salford Red Devils

Rugby Union[edit]

Club teams[edit]

• Brive
• Montpellier Héraul
• Aviron Bayonnais
• Benetton
• Rovigo
• Valladolid
• Barcelona Universitari
• Pontypridd

Volleyball[edit]

Club teams[edit]

• Tampereen Isku-Volley

Skiing[edit]

National teams[edit]

• Federazione Italiana Sport Invernali

Esports[edit]

Club teams[edit]

• MAD Lions^[12]
• Royal Never Give Up^[13]
• Demise^[14]