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This article lists notable manufacturers of sporting goods.

Brands

Sports kit manufacturers
Manufacturer Country Founded Founder(s) Key people Products Headquarters Total assets Website
Adidas Germany Germany 18 August 1949 Adolf Dassler[1] Igor Landau, Chairman
Kasper Rørsted, CEO 		Sportswear,
sports equipment,
toiletries,
clothing & accessories 		Herzogenaurach, Germany €5.489 billion
(2012) 		www.adidas-group.com
Admiral United Kingdom United Kingdom 1914 Cristopher Cook & Harold Hurst Sportswear,
footwear,
accessories 		Manchester, U.K. admiralsportswear.com
ASICS Japan Japan 1949 Kihachiro Onitsuka Kiyomi Wad, Chairman
Motoi Oyama President 		Sportswear,
sports equipment 		Kobe, Japan ¥12.6 billion
(2010) 		www.asics.com
Brooks United States United States 1914 Morris Goldenberg Jim Weber, CEO Sportswear,
sports & accessories 		Seattle, Washington, U.S. www.brooksrunning.com
Champion United States United States 1919 Clothing,
sportswear,
footwear 		Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S. www.champion.com
Columbia United States United States 1938 Timothy Boyle (CEO and Acting Chairman)[2]
Thomas Cusick (CFO) 		Clothing,
sportswear,
footwear 		Beaverton, Oregon, U.S. www.columbia.com
Cosco India India 1980 Devinder Kumar Jain

(Managing Director & CEO) Narinder Kumar Jain (Managing Director)

Sportswear,
sports equipment 		Delhi, India ₹40.67 crore (March 2012) www.cosco.in
Diadora Italy Italy 1948 Marcello Danieli Marcello Danieli,
Mario Moretti Polegato 		Footwear,
sportswear,
accessories 		Caerano di San Marco, Italy www.diadora.com
Ellesse Italy Italy 1959 Leonardo Servadio Clothing,

sportswear, footwear

www.ellesse.com
Erreà Italy Italy 1988 Angelo Gandolfi Athletic shoes,
clothing,
sports equipment 		Torrile, Parma, Italy www.errea.it
ERKE China China 2000 China Hongxing ERKE Group Sportswear,
sports equipment,
footwear,
accessories 		Quanzhou, Fujian, China erke-sportgoods.com
FBT Thailand Thailand 1952 Kamol Chokephaibulkit Kamol Chokephaibulkit, President
Phaveena Chokephaibulkit, Managing Director 		Athletic shoes,
clothing,
sportswear,
sports equipment 		Bangkok, Thailand www.fbtsports.com
Fila Italy Italy 1911 Fila brothers in Biella, Italy Founder
Giansevero Fila, Yoon-Soo Yoon, Chairman & CEO
Young-Chan Cho, President
Jon Epstein, President
Lee Dong Shik, Director 		Athletic shoes,
clothing & accessories,
sportswear,
sports equipment 		Biella, Italy (1911-2007)

Seoul, South Korea (since 2007)

www.fila.com
Grand Sport Thailand Thailand 1961 Kij Pluchcha-oom Athletic shoes,
clothing,
sports equipment 		Bangkok, Thailand www.grandsport.com
Hummel Denmark Denmark 1923 Messmer family in Hamburg, Germany Sportswear,
footwear 		Aarhus, Denmark www.hummel.net
Jako Germany Germany 1 November 1989 Rudi Sprügel and his brother Rudi Sprügel, Chairman Sportswear,
sports equipment 		Mulfingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany €63.8 million
(2008) 		www.jako.de
Joma Spain Spain 1965 Footwear,
clothing,
accessories 		Portillo de Toledo, Spain www.joma-sport.com
Kelme Spain Spain 1963 Diego Quiles and

José Quiles

Carlos García Cobaleda (President) Sportswear, footwear Elche,

Spain

www.kelme.com
Le Coq Sportif France France 1882 Émile Camuset Sportswear,
sports equipment,
accessories 		Entzheim, France www.lecoqsportif.com/fr-fr/
Kappa Italy Italy 1967 Marco Boglione, President
Gianni Crespi, CEO 		Clothing,
sportswear,
footwear 		Turin, Italy €111 million
(2013) 		www.kappa.com
Legea Italy Italy 1990 Salvatore Miraglia Luigi,
Emilia,
Franco Acanfora 		Sportswear,
Sports equipment,
accessories 		Pompei, Italy www.legea.com
Lotto Italy Italy 1973 Caberlotto family Sportswear,
sports equipment,
accessories 		Treviso, Italy www.lottosport.com
Macron Italy Italy 1971 Francesco Bormioli, President
Gianluca Pavanello, CEO 		Sportswear,
sports equipment,
accessories		 Crespellano, Bologna, Italy www.macron.com
Marathon Ecuador Ecuador 1981 Rodrigo Rivadeneira Athletic shoes,
clothing,
sports equipment		 Quito, Ecuador www.marathon-sports.com
Mitre United Kingdom United Kingdom 1817 Benjamin Crook Football balls and uniforms, rugby balls, sportswear, apparel, accessories Wakefield,

England

mitre.com
Mizuno Japan Japan 1906 Rihachi & Rizo Mizuno Masato Mizuno (Chairman) Clothing, sportswear, footwear, sports equipment Suminoe, Osaka, Japan www.mizunousa.com
New Balance United States United States 1906 William J. Riley Jim Davis, Chairman
Robert T. DeMartini, CEO		 Athletic shoes,
sportswear,
sports equipment		 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. US$2.29 billion
(2012)		 www.newbalance.com
Nike United States United States 1971 Bill Bowerman
Phil Knight		 Phil Knight, Chairman Emeritus
Mark Parker, chairman, President, & CEO
Andrew Campion, CFO		 Sportswear,
sports equipment		 Washington County, Oregon, U.S. US$15.465 billion
(2012)		 www.nike.com
Nivia India India 1934 Nihal Chand Kharbanda Vijay Kharabanda, CMD (1940 - 2017)
Rajesh Kharabanda, Managing Director		 Sportswear,
sports equipment,
accessories,
athletic shoes,
soccer balls,
basketballs		 Jalandhar, Punjab, India www.niviasports.com
Olympikus Brazil Brazil 1975 Vulcabras-Azaleia Athletic shoes, footwear, clothing, accessories, sports equipment Jundiaí, São Paulo, Brazil www.olympikus.com.br
Patrick Belgium Belgium 1892 Patrice Beneteau in Vendée, France Sportswear,
athletic shoes		 Oudenaarde, East Flanders, Belgium www.patrick.eu
Peak China China 1989 Footwear,
accessories,
sportswear		 Quanzhou, Fujian, China peaksport.com
Penalty Brazil Brazil 1970 Malharia Cambuci S.A. Eduardo Estefano, CEO Athletic shoes, apparel, sports equipment, accessories, balls São Paulo, Brazil US$133.7 million (2012) www.penalty.com.br
Pirma Mexico Mexico 1990 Rafael León Athletic shoes, sportswear, apparel, goalkeeper gloves, footballs Guanajuato,

Mexico

pirma.com.mx
Provogue India India 1997 Arun Bhargava (Chairman & Ind.Director), Nikhil Chaturvedi (Managing Director Sportswear, Apparel Mumbai

India

www.provogue.com
Puma Germany Germany 1948 Rudolf Dassler Bjørn Gulden, CEO
Michael Lämmermann, CFO
Lars Sørensen, COO		 Sportswear,
sports equipment,
accessories		 Herzogenaurach, Germany €2.367 billion
(2010)		 puma.com
Quick Netherlands Netherlands 1905 Herman Jansen Sportswear,
sports equipment		 Hengelo, Gelderland, Netherlands www.q1905.com
Reebok United Kingdom United Kingdom 1895 J.W. Foster Sportswear,
sports equipment 		Bolton, UK reebok.com
Reusch Germany Germany 1934 Karl Reusch Erich Weitzmann Sportswear,
sports equipment,
goalkeeper gloves		 Reutlingen, Germany www.reusch.com
Romai United Arab Emirates U.A.E. 18 July 2012 Khamis Al-Rumaithy Sportswear,
sports equipment,
accessories		 United Arab Emirates www.romaiworld.com
Saeta Colombia Colombia 1982 Footwear,
sportswear 		Bogotá, Colombia www.saetasport.com
Select  DEN 1947 Eigil Nielsen Peter Knap (CEO)
Preben Kønig (Chairman) 		Football,
sportswear
Protective gear 		Copenhagen, Denmark www.select-sport.com/en
Seven India India 2007 MS Dhoni Footwear,
sportswear 		Delhi, India https://7.life/
SG India India 1931 Kedar Nath Anand & Dwarka Nath Anand Cricket clothing and equipment, Footwear Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India https://shop.teamsg.in/
SIX5SIX India India 2015 Avni Aneja
Ambar Aneja 		Avni Aneja, MD
Ambar Aneja, CEO 		Sportswear,
sports equipment,
accessories 		New Delhi, India www.six5sixsport.com
SS India India 1969 N.K. Sareen Sportswear,
sports equipment,
accessories 		Meerut, India sstoncricket.com
Topper Brazil Brazil 1975 Alpargatas Argentina Carlos Wizard Martins Uniforms and apparel

balls (association football, basketball, futsal, rugby union, tennis)

footwear, accessories

São Paulo, Brazil www.topper.com.brwww.topper.com.ar
TYKA India India 2009 Rajan Kohli Rajan Kohli, MD
Sonal Kohli		 Sportswear,
sports equipment,
accessories		 Jalandhar, Punjab, India www.tyka.com
Uhlsport Germany Germany 1948 Dominik Solleder,
Melanie Steinhilber, MD		 Footwear,
sports equipment,
clothing & accessories		 Balingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany €58.7 million
(2012)		 www.uhlsportcompany.com
Umbro United Kingdom United Kingdom 23 May 1924 Harold & Wallace Humphreys Sportswear,
sports equipment		 Manchester, England www.umbro.com
Under Armour United States United States 25 September 1996 Kevin Plank Sportswear,
sports equipment		 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. www.underarmour.com
Wilson United States United States 1913 Thomas E. Wilson Balls, rackets, uniforms, apparel Chicago, Illinois, U.S. US$930 million (2010) wilson.com
Xtep China China 2001 Ding Shui Po Sportswear,
sports equipment,
apparel & accessories		 Hong Kong, China xtep.com

References

  1. ^ Barbara Smit (2009). Sneaker Wars. New York: Harper Perennial. p. 5. ISBN 978-0-06-124658-6.
  2. ^ "Tim Boyle to Serve as Acting Chairman of Columbia Sportswear Company's Board of Directors Following the Passing of Gert Boyle; Details Regarding Share Ownership" (Press release). Columbia Sportswear. November 5, 2019. Archived from the original on November 5, 2019. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
  3. ^ "Archived copy". blogs.wsj.com. Archived from the original on 10 August 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2022.((cite web)): CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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