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| Company type | Privatesubsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Sports equipment Textile |
| Founded | 1978; 48 years ago (1978) |
| Founder | Marco Boglione |
| Headquarters | , Italy |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people |
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| Products | Clothing Footwear Sportswear |
| Revenue | €284million (2019)[1] |
| Parent | BasicNet S.p.A. |
| Website | kappa.com |
Kappa is an Italian sportswear brand founded inTurin, Piedmont, Italy[2] in 1978 by Marco Boglione, as a sportswear branch of the already existing "Robe di Kappa".[3]
Maglificio Calzificio Torinese (MCT) is a sock and underwear company fromTurin 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 GermanKontrolle. Sales surged and in 1967 the K line was formally called Kappa, theGreek letter for K.[4][5] The brand has been the shirt sponsor of many football teams in its history, includingJuventus,AEK Athens FC,AC Milan, andBarcelona FC, and currently sponsors teams such asOGC Nice,ACF Fiorentina,Genoa FC, andKaizer Chiefs F.C.[6][7]
