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| Company type | Privatesubsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Sports equipment Textile |
| Founded | 1978; 47 years ago (1978) |
| Founder | Marco Boglione |
| Headquarters | , |
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,AC Milan, andBarcelona FC, and currently sponsors teams such asOGC Nice,ACF Fiorentina,Genoa FC, andKaizer Chiefs F.C.[6][7]
