# Hummel International

Hummel International Sport & Leisure A/S, commonly known as Hummel (stylized hummel), is a German-founded Danish manufacturing company of sportswear brand based in Aarhus. It is owned by Thornico. The company currently manufactures apparel for football, rugby league, futsal, handball, basketball, shinty, volleyball and esports teams. Moreover, the company also offers apparel and footwear for children alongside its fashion sub-brand, Hummel HIVE.
The company was founded in 1923 by Max Albrecht Ludwig Messmer and his father Michael Messmer under the name "Messmer & Co" in Hamburg, Germany; that same year, the Messmer brothers introduced the first football boots to the world. Hummel became Danish after being taken over by Bernhard Weckenbrock in 1956, who moved its base to Kevelaer, North Rhine-Westphalia. Since 1999, Hummel has been a part of the Danish Thornico Group founded by Christian and Thor Stadil.
Being one of the oldest sportswear brands in the business with roots in football and handball, Hummel has previously been worn by football teams such as Real Madrid, Red Star Belgrade, Tottenham Hotspur, Aston Villa, Sunderland, Benfica and the Danish national team.

## Historical logo

The Hummel logo is a stylized bumblebee, as Hummel is German for "bumblebee".

## Sponsorships

The following teams and association are currently sponsored by Hummel:

### Association football
#### National teams

* Bahamas
* Denmark
* Lithuania
* Puerto Rico
* U.S. Virgin Islands
* Greenland

#### Club teams

* Andorra
    Atlètic Club d'Escaldes
* Argentina
    Chacarita Juniors
    Ferro Carril Oeste
    Platense
    Quilmes AC
* Australia
    Sydney University
    Capital Football
* Austria
    Flyeralarm Admira
    FC Pinzgau Saalfelden
    SV Ried
* Azerbaijan
    Araz-Naxçıvan
* Belgium
    Francs Borains
* Bulgaria
    Minyor Pernik
    Spartak Pleven
* Bhutan
* Congo
    AS Otôho
* Cyprus
    Akritas Chlorakas
* Denmark
    AC Horsens
    BK Marienlyst
    Brabrand IF
    Brøndby IF
    Esbjerg fB
    Christiania SC
    FC Fredericia
    FC Horsens
    Fremad Amager
    Greve
    Kolding IF
    Odense BK
    Ringkøbing IF
    SønderjyskE
* England
    Basildon United
    Coventry City
    Hendon F.C.
    Nuneaton Griff
    Sunderland
    St Albans City
    Wycombe Wanderers
    York City
* France:
    Concarneau
    FC Mulhouse
    Orléans
    Quevilly
    Racing Club de France
    Saint-Étienne
    Valenciennes FC
* Germany
    1. FC Köln
    1. FC Magdeburg
    Altona 93
    DGF Flensborg
    Hertha 03
    Jahn Regensburg
    Paderborn (From 2025/26)
    Teutonia Ottensen
    VfB Oldenburg
    Wacker Burghausen
    Weiche Flensburg
    Werder Bremen
    Werder Bremen II
    ZFC Meuselwitz
* Guatemala
    Comunicaciones
* Hungary
    Szeged-Csanád
    Szolnoki MÁV
* Iceland
    ÍBV Vestmannaeyjar
    Fjölnir
* India
    Hyderabad FC
    FC Bengaluru United
    1 Ladakh FC
    Sreenidi Deccan FC
    Malappuram FC
    Real Kashmir FC
* Japan
    Fukushima United FC
    Gamba Osaka
    JEF United Chiba
    Zweigen Kanazawa
* South Korea
    Gyeongnam FC
    Suwon FC
* Lithuania
    Hegelmann
    Kauno Žalgiris
    Šiauliai
    Šilutė
* Libya
    Al-Ahly
* Netherlands
    FC Emmen
* Norway
    KFUM-Kameratene Oslo
    Lyn Fotball
    Odds Ballklubb
    Sandnes Ulf
    Sarpsborg
* Oman
    Al-Khaburah
* Poland
    Garbarnia Kraków
    GKS Katowice
    Motor Lublin
    Polonia Warsaw
    Zagłębie Sosnowiec
* Portugal
    Nacional
    Vianense
* Scotland
    Kilmarnock
    Montrose
* Serbia
    FK BSK Borča
* Spain
    Celta de Vigo
    Costa Brava
    Illescas
    Las Palmas
    Eibar
    Eldense
    L'Hospitalet
    CP San Cristóbal
    Málaga
    Pobla de Mafumet
    Sabadell
    Real Betis
    Rayo Majadahonda
    Tenerife
    Xerez DFC
* Sweden
    Dalkurd FF
* Ukraine
    Lyubomyr Stavyshche
    MFA Mukachevo
* Tunisia
    CS Sfaxien
    Olympique Béja
    Avenir de Marsa
* Turkey
    Ankara Keçiörengücü
    Kocaelispor
    Orduspor
    Samsunspor
    Sivasspor
* Uganda
    URA
* United States
    Birmingham Legion FC
    Brooklyn City FC
    Charleston Battery
    Chattanooga FC
    El Paso Locomotive FC
    Flower City Union
    Florida Tropics
    Forward Madison FC
    Greenville Triumph SC
    Hartford Athletic
    Hartford City FC
    Iowa Raptors FC
    Lane United FC
    Las Vegas Lights FC
    Maryland Bobcats FC
    Milwaukee Torrent
    Minnesota Aurora
    One Knoxville SC
    Orange County SC
    Portland Hearts of Pine
    PDX FC
    Providence City FC
    Redlands FC
    Sacramento Republic FC
    SoCal SC
    Texoma FC
    Union Omaha
    Westchester SC

### Basketball
#### National teams

    Tunisia

#### Club teams

* Spain
    Lenovo Tenerife

### Paddle Sports
#### National Federations

* Great Britain
    British Canoeing (Olympic & Paralympic Canoe, Kayak & Extreme Kayak GB Teams)

### Handball
#### National teams

* DR Congo
* Egypt
* Iran
* Lithuania
* Montenegro
* Netherlands
* North Macedonia
* Norway
* Romania
* Serbia
* United States

#### Club teams

* Belgium
    Initia Hasselt
* Croatia
    RK Zagreb
    RK Zamet
* Czech Republic
    HC Zlín
    DHK Zora Olomouc
    HK Lovosovice
    SHC Maloměřice Brno
    DHC Sokol Poruba
    HC Britterm Veselí Nad Moravou
    Talent Plzeň
    TJ Lokomotiva Louny
    Tatran Litovel
    TJ Náchod
* Denmark
    Aalborg Håndbold
    Århus Håndbold
    SK Aarhus (women's)
    Team Esbjerg (women's)
    SønderjyskE Håndbold
    Mors-Thy Håndbold
    Ringkøbing Håndbold (women's)
    Team Tvis Holstebro
* France
    Billère Handball Pau Pyrénées
    C' Chartres Métropole
    JS Cherbourg
    Pontault-Combault
    Tremblay en France
    US Créteil
* Germany
    ASV Hamm-Westfalen
    Bayer 04 Leverkusen (handball)
    EHV Aue
    Eulen Ludwigshafen
    Frisch Auf Göppingen
    GWD Minden
    Handball Hamburg
    HSG Nordhorn-Lingen
    SC Magdeburg
    SG BBM Bietigheim
    SG Flensburg-Handewitt (From 2023/24)
    TUSEM Essen
    TuS Fürstenfeldbruck
    VfL Gummersbach
    VfL Lübeck-Schwartau
    Wilhelmshaven HV
* Hungary
    Balassagyarmati Kábel
    Békés-Drén KC
    Budaörs (women's)
    Csurgó
    Dunaújvárosi Kohász (women's)
    Fehérvár KC (women's)
    Kecskemét (women's)
    CYEB Mizse KC
    Pénzügyőr (women's)
    Siófok (women's)
    K. Szeged SE (women's)
    ARAGO Törökszentmiklósi KE
    Vecsés SE-Él Team
* Iceland
    ÍBV Vestmannaeyjar
* Lithuania
    Granitas-karys
* Montenegro
    ZRK Buducnost (women's)
* Netherlands
    Beekse Fusie Club
    E&O
    HV Volendam
    Kras Volendam
* North Macedonia
    RK Vardar Skopje
* Norway
    Nøtterøy Håndball
    ØIF Arendal
    Flint Tønsberg Håndball AL
    Stord HK
    Oppsal Håndball
    Nordstrand Håndball
* Poland
    AZS Politechnika Koszalin
    EB Start Elbląg
    SPR Chrobry Głogów
* Romania
    Măgura Cisnădie (women's)
    HC Zalău (women's)
    CSM Roman (women's)
    CSM Slatina (women's)
    Dunărea Călărași
    CSU Suceava
    CSM Focșani
* Saudi Arabia
* Al-Khaleej Club
* Al-Hada Club [ar]
* Al-Noor Club
* Mudhar
* Slovakia
    HC SPORTA Hlohovec
    SKP Bratislava
* Slovenia
    RK Cimos Koper
    RK Gorenje Velenje
    1.NLB leasing handball league
    RK Trimo Trebnje
    RK Krško
* Spain
    Balonmano Sinfín
    BM Puente Genil
    BM Granollers
    Quabit Guadalajara
    BM Remudas
* Sweden
    IF GUIF
    IFK Kristianstad
* Switzerland
    HC KTV Altdorf
    BSV Bern
    LK Zug
    Basel Regio
    LC Brühl
* Turkey
    Beşiktaş J.K. Handball Team

### Rugby Union
#### Club teams

* Wasps
* Agen Rugby

### Rugby League
#### National teams

* Great Britain Rugby League Lions
* Brazil (female)

#### Club teams

* Wigan Warriors
* Wakefield Trinity
* Hull FC

### Rolling hockey
#### Club teams

* Manlleu

### Volleyball
#### National teams

* Germany

#### Club teams

* Arago de Sète
* Allianz MTV Stuttgart
* Draisma Dynamo Apeldoorn
* Calcit Volley Kamnik
* Las Palmas
* Panasonic Panthers (From 2024–25 season)

#### Other

* Super League Referees

### Esports
#### Teams

* Apeks
* Astralis
* beGenius
* Brøndby IF eSport
* FUTWIZ
* Future FC
* PENTA
* RedBull Racing Esports
* Tricked Esport
* Team Vitality

#### Players

* Genki Morita

### Cycling
#### Teams

* AG2R Citroën Team