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 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]
K.V.C. WesterloK.F.C. Dessel SportK.S.K. Heist
FC Dinamo MinskNeman Grodno
FC Fratria
SC Paderborn 07[16]FV Engers 07FC Einheit RudolstadtSC WaldgirmesOSC VellmarFV Bad Vilbel SV Curslack-NeuengammeFC Rot-Weiß ErfurtASV Neumarkt 1. FC Garmisch-Partenkirchen SV Waldhausen Meiendorfer SV SG Bad Soden 1911 eV
A.E. KifisiaPAE ChaniaThyella Rafina
Horoya AC
Békéscsaba
Helmond Sport
Sandecja Nowy Sącz
UTA Arad
Bloc 16 Academy Diamaguene
Turon TV Oberndorf TSV Röttingen 1895 e.V.Teams whose kits have previously been made by Saller
FC AlashkertFC Levski Karlovo
Georgian Olympic TeamSaburtalo TbilisiTorpedo Kutaisi1. FC Köln1. FC Union BerlinArminia BielefeldGermany national beach soccer team Germany nationalmini football team[17]Goslarer SC 08VfR Aalen[18]SC Wiedenbrück 2000 SF DorfmerkingenTuS Koblenz
Kuwait
LithuaniaLechia GdańskMiedź LegnicaMash'al MubarekTuron Yaypan
