Hummel International

Hummel International Sport & Leisure A/S, commonly known as Hummel (stylized hummel), is a Danish manufacturing company of sportswear brand based in Aarhus owned by Thornico. The company currently manufactures apparel for football, rugby league, futsal, handball, basketball, shinty, volleyball and esport 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 Albert Messmer and his brother Michael Ludwig Messmer, with 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 & handball, Hummel has previously been worn by football teams such as Real Madrid, Tottenham Hotspur, Aston Villa, Southampton, Benfica and the Denmark national team. Today, Hummel continues to sponsor clubs and players within handball and football.
Historical logo
The Hummel logo is a stylized bumblebee, as Hummel is German for "bumble bee".
Sponsorships
The following teams and association are currently sponsored by Hummel:
Association football
National teams
(From 2023)
Non-national representative teams
Club teams
Algeria
Andorra
Atlètic Club d'Escaldes
Argentina
Chacarita Juniors
Platense
Quilmes AC
Talleres de Córdoba (From 2024 season)
Australia
Sydney University
Capital Football
Austria
Flyeralarm Admira
FC Pinzgau Saalfelden
SV Ried
Belgium
Francs Borains
Bulgaria
Minyor Pernik
Spartak Pleven
Bhutan
Thimphu City FC
Congo
AS Otôho
Cyprus
Akritas Chlorakas
Denmark
Aarhus GF
AC Horsens
BK Marienlyst
Brabrand IF
Brøndby IF
Esbjerg fB
Christiania S.C.
FC Fredericia
FC Horsens
Fremad Amager
Greve
Kolding IF
Odense BK
Ringkøbing IF
SønderjyskE
England
Basildon United
Coventry City
Everton
Nuneaton Griff
Southampton
St Albans
Wycombe Wanderers
France:
Racing Club de France
Saint-Étienne
US Concarneau
US Orléans
US Quevilly
Germany
1. FC Köln
1. FC Magdeburg
Altona 93
DGF Flensborg
Hertha 03
Jahn Regensburg
ZFC Meuselwitz
VfB Oldenburg
Teutonia Ottensen
Wacker Burghausen
Weiche Flensburg
Werder Bremen
Werder Bremen II
Guatemala
Comunicaciones
Hungary
Szeged-Csanád
Szolnoki MÁV
Iceland
ÍBV Vestmannaeyjar
Fjölnir
India
Hyderabad FC
Kenkre FC
FC Bengaluru United
1 Ladakh 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 (From 2023-2024 season)
Netherlands
De Graafschap
FC Emmen
Norway
KFUM-Kameratene Oslo
Lyn Fotball
Odds Ballklubb
Sandnes Ulf
Sarpsborg 08
Oman
Al-Khaburah
Poland
Garbarnia Kraków
GKS Katowice
GKS Tychy
Motor Lublin
Polonia Warsaw
Zagłębie Sosnowiec
Portugal
Nacional
Vianense
Scotland
Grahamston
Kilmarnock
Montrose
Serbia
FK BSK Borča
Spain
Costa Brava
Illescas
Las Palmas
Eibar
Eldense
L'Hospitalet
CP San Cristóbal
Málaga
Pobla de Mafumet
Sabadell
Real Betis
Real Betis B
Rayo Majadahonda
Tenerife
Ukraine
Lyubomyr Stavyshche
MFA Mukachevo
Tunisia
CS Sfaxien
Olympique Béja
Avenir de Marsa
Turkey
Samsunspor
Uganda
URA
United States
Brooklyn City FC
Charleston Battery
Chattanooga FC
Florida Tropics
Forward Madison
Green Bay Voyageurs
Greenville Triumph SC
Hartford Athletic
Hartford City
Iowa Raptors FC
Lane United
Milwaukee Torrent
PDX FC
Philadelphia Fury
Providence City
Sacramento Republic FC
SoCal SC
Stumptown Athletic
Union Omaha
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
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
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
Club teams
Arago de Sète
Allianz MTV Stuttgart
Draisma Dynamo Apeldoorn
Calcit Volley Kamnik
Las Palmas
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
References
External links
Clothing companies of Denmark
Sporting goods manufacturers of Denmark
Danish brands
Sportswear brands
Sporting goods brands
Danish companies established in 1924