Sport-Saller factory and outlet center in Weikersheim | |
| Industry | Sport Textile |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1972; 53 years ago (1972) |
| Founder | Richard Saller[1] |
| Headquarters | Weikersheim,Germany |
Area served | Eastern Europe,West Africa |
Key people | Margot Saller (owner) Richard Saller (authorized signatory) |
| Products | Sportswear |
Number of employees | 50+ |
| Website | sport-saller.de |
Sport-Saller is a Germansports equipment mail order company which focuses onassociation football products. The company was established in 1972 and is based inWeikersheim,[2]Baden-Württemberg.
Sports-Saller sells and distributes football equipment for teams and clubs, mainlykit uniforms,balls, andboots. The company manufactures and commercilises not only its own products but other brands goods as well.[1]
Sport-Saller was created in 1972 inTauberrettersheim, Germany, by Richard Saller, who was a football coach at that time. Saller originally started as a footballing business, but soon turned its attention to creating a sporting goods company that develops, produces, and sells their own sportswear. Saller first opened a sportswear store with the idea of being able to equip local sports teams with the equipment they needed.[1]

In 1990 Sport-Saller moved toWeikersheim where the company had built an office building, a sports shop, storage space, areas to organise dispatches, and areas for manufacturing.[3] Along with the new office building a modern sports hall was built to help train motivated and talented young players.[4] Saller also sponsor a series of initiatives, with the company promoting and sponsoring a series of football and sports schools for children around Germany[5]
In 2008, they replacedUhlsport as the main suppliers ofArminia Bielefeld[6] but lost the contract 12 years later toJoma Sport.[7] In the past they also suppliedUnion Berlin replacingNike in 2002[8] and1. FC Köln[6] in the years 2002-2005 until when they were replaced byAdidas.[9]
The company expanded its operations toGeorgia in 2008 and opened a trade centre inTbilisi, supplying theGeorgian Olympic Committee.[10]
In 2010, they signed a contract with theGambia Football Federation with the deal including all the national teams, namelyU17,U20 and U23 teams, thesenior national team and thefemale national team.[11]
In 2014, they supplied the kits ofLechia Gdańsk[12] on a 2-year contract.[13]
In May 2018 they designed a special shirt for the last game of the season forJahn Regensburg.[14]
In 2020, they supplied kits ofSandecja Nowy Sącz.
Teams kits currently manufactured by Saller (2023)[15]
Teams whose kits have previously been made by Saller