# Kappa (brand)

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

## 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.

## Sponsorships
### Olympic Committees

* Cuba
* Norway

### Beach soccer
#### Club teams

* Ecosistem Lamezia

### Football
#### Associations and leagues

Kappa is the official football supplier for the following leagues, referees and associations:
* CBF (Brazilian Football Confederation)
* Serie B
* Football NSW
* Football Queensland

#### Referees

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

#### National teams

* Oman
* Tunisia

#### Club teams
##### CAF

* JS Kabylie
* Beni Suef
* MAS
* Casa Sports club
* APR
* Kaizer Chiefs
* Al-Hilal Omdurman
* F.C. Platinum
* Espérance de Tunis

##### AFC

* Adamstown Rosebud FC
* FC Bulleen Lions
* Green Gully SC
* South Melbourne FC
* Western United
* South West Queensland Thunder FC
* Wijaya FC
* Al-Diwaniya FC
* Khon Kaen United F.C.
* FK Köpetdag Aşgabat
* Sukhothai FC
* Haiphong FC

##### UEFA

* Dinamo City
* Cercle Brugge K.S.V.
* Seraing
* Chester
* Dudley Town
* Gloucester City
* Hull City A.F.C.
* Leiston F.C.
* Luton Town (From 2024-25 season)
* Southport
* Templer Way F.C.
* Weymouth F.C.
* Caen (Until 2024-25 season)
* Laval
* Le Mans FC
* Metz
* AS Monaco (Until 2024-25 season)
* Niort
* OGC Nice (From 2025-26 season)
* Orléans
* Quevilly-Rouen
* Racing Besançon
* US Saint-Malo
* Red Star F.C.
* Stade Briochin
* Europa
* Aris Thessaloniki
* Athens Kallithea
* Panachaiki
* Two Mile Borris/ St Kevin's FC
* Bnei Yehuda
* Ironi Kiryat Shmona
* Bitonto
* Brescia
* Empoli
* Fiorentina (Until 2024-25 season)
* Genoa
* Muggiò
* Latte Dolce
* Renate (From 2024-25 season)
* Sanremese
* Spezia
* ASWH
* Makedonija Gjorče Petrov
* Krka
* Córdoba
* Extremadura
* Guadalajara
* Cultural Leonesa
* Deportivo La Coruña
* Lugo
* Valladolid
* AD Ceuta FC
* Jagiellonia Białystok
* Estoril
* Vizela
* Rapid București
* East Kilbride
* Pollok F.C.
* Kırklarelispor
* Kocaelispor
* Nazilli Belediyespor
* Turgutluspor
* Vanspor

##### CONCACAF

* Deportivo Saprissa
* Real Estelí
* Forward Madison FC

##### OFC

* Birkenhead United AFC
* Three Kings United
* Waiheke United AFC

##### CONMEBOL

* Aldosivi
* Atlanta
* Huracán
* Racing Club
* San Martín de Tucumán
* Tigre
* Bangu
* Cuiabá
* Grêmio Prudente
* Guarani
* Juventus
* Gama
* Portuguesa-RJ
* Vasco da Gama
* Deportivo Cali
* Nacional

### Basketball
#### Associations and leagues

Kappa is the official football supplier for the following leagues, referees and associations:
* British Basketball League all teams

#### National teams

* Ireland
* Northern Ireland
* Singapore
* Slovakia
* Venezuela

#### Club teams

* London Lions
* Bouzalac
* Hermine Nantes
* MSB Le Mans
* Basket Lattes
* Auxilium Torino
* Olimpo Basket Alba
* Anwil Włocławek
* Asseco Gdynia
* KK Metalac Valjevo
* Jeonju KCC Egis
* BC Brno

### Baseball
#### Club teams

* Lotte Giants

### Boxing

* Moruti Mthalane

### Esports

* Aegis
* AS Monaco Esports
* Audacity Esports
* Demise
* Deportivo Saprissa Esports
* FaZe Clan (FIFA)
* Kwangdong Freecs
* INFINITY
* Machete Gaming
* Movistar KOI
* Royal Never Give Up (Dota 2)
* Team Oplon
* Tundra Esports
* Vexed Gaming
* MAD Lions
* Royal Never Give Up
* Demise

### Fencing
#### National teams

* Federazione Italiana Scherma

### Futsal
#### Club team

* Capurso
* Cesena
* Cosenza
* Giovinazzo

### Golf
#### National teams

* Federazione Italiana Golf

### Handball
#### National teams

* Austria

#### Club teams

* Ademar León
* BM Nava
* Espérance de Tunis

### Ice hockey

* HC Sparta Praha
* HC Energie Karlovy Vary
* Motor České Budějovice
* VHK Vsetín
* HC ZUBR Přerov
* HC RT Torax Poruba
* Draci Šumperk
* HC Baník Sokolov
* Hockey Milano Rossoblu

### Field hockey
#### National teams

* Malaysia

### Rowing
#### National teams

* Federazione Italiana Canottaggio|Italy

### 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.

#### Club teams

* Bradford Bulls
* Hunslet
* Salford Red Devils
* Wigan Warriors

### Rugby Union
#### Leagues

* Major League Rugby

#### Club teams

* Brive
* US Carcassonne
* FC Grenoble
* Provence Rugby
* Castres Olympique
* Montpellier Hérault
* Aviron Bayonnais
* Rovigo
* Valladolid
* Barcelona Universitari

### Volleyball
#### Club teams

* Tampereen Isku-Volley
* Espérance de Tunis

### Skiing
#### National teams

* USA