Legea
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Company type | S.p.A. |
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Industry | Textile, footwear |
Founded | 1993[1] |
Headquarters | Pompei, Italy |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Giovanni Acanfora, Emilia Acanfora, Luigi Acanfora |
Products | Sportswear, football boots |
Website | legea.it |
Legea (stylised as LEGEA) is an Italian sportswear company, founded in 1993 by brothers Giovanni, Emilia and Luigi Acanfora. It is one of the most popular brands among Italian amateur football teams, then expanding to professional clubs.
Legea is a technical sponsor of the Montenegro national team. It also sponsors teams such as Palermo, Cosenza calcio, Reggina calcio and Livorno calcio in Italy, Nac Breda and N.E.C. in the Netherlands, the New Saints FC and Carmarthen Town FC in Wales, CD Feirense in Portugal, Lommel United in Belgium, FC Chernomorets and Futbol'nyj Klub L'vivin in Ukraine, Spartak Subotica in Serbia, NK Celje in Slovenia, Levadiakos and Athlītikī Enōsī Larisas 1964 in Greece, Ermis Aradippou in Cyprus.
Legea was the only Italian brand to sponsor a national team in the 2010 FIFA World Cup, the national team of North Korea. Legea is headquartered in Pompei and has Legea Points (shops) throughout Italy. It also has distributors in Europe, Canada, the United States and Australia.
History
[edit]During the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, Legea sponsored the North Korean soccer team. According to the company, "Many ask us what interest we could have in sponsoring North Korea, and whether this could not amount to negative publicity, but we disagree... there is no negative publicity."[2]
Current sponsorships
[edit]The following teams wear uniforms manufactured and provided by Legea:
Basketball
[edit]National teams
[edit]Cyprus (Since July 2015)
Club teams
[edit]PBC Lukoil Academic
KK Dubrava
Nuova Napoli Basket
Societa Veroli Basket
Unione Cestistica Casalpusterlengo
Basket Barcellona
Orlandina Basket
Trapani Shark (Since 2023/2024 season)
BC Mazembe
Círculo Gijón
Wheelchair basketball
[edit]Club teams
[edit]Santo Stefano (Since 2020/2021 season)
Handball
[edit]Club teams
[edit]Football
[edit]National teams
[edit]Asia
Palestine (Olympic team)
Americas
Europe
Match officials
[edit]A-League (Since 2020/2021 season)
Gibraltar National League
Welsh Premier League
Schleswig-Holstein-Liga
Club teams
[edit]Besëlidhja
Lushnja
Galaxy Football Academy Alger
North Geelong Warriors
Falcons 2000
St Albans Saints
Moreland City FC
Bayswater City SC
Rockdale Ilinden FC
Ravan Baku
Riffa
K.S.K. Beveren (Since 2022/2023 season)
FK Mladost Doboj Kakanj
FK Sloboda Tuzla
NK Jedinstvo Bihać
Chernomorets Balchik
Vidima-Rakovski
FC Shumen
Septemvri Simitli
Benfica Santa Cruz
Elpida Xylofagou
Ermis Aradippou
Onisilos Sotira
El Sharkia SC (Since 2016/2017 season)
Wingate & Finchley
St Joseph's (Since 2021/2022 season)
Rodos F.C.
Rah Ahan F.C.
Zob Ahan Club (Since 2016/2017 season)
Finn Harps (Since 2014/2015 season)
F.C. Ashdod
Hapoel Jerusalem (Since 2023/2024 season)
Aversa Normanna
F.C. Aprilia
Battipagliese (Since 2021/2022 season)
Ercolanese
Gubbio
Renate
Real Vicenza
Cuneo
Gaeta
Gallipoli
Giugliano (Since 2023/2024 season)
Giulianova
Calcio Lecco 1912
Marsa (Since 2023/2024 season)
Melfi
S.C. Vallée d'Aoste
HinterReggio Calcio
A.S.D. Battipagliese
A.C. Isola Liri
Pianese
Portici (Since 2023/2024 season)
Pomigliano (Female)
Sansepolcro
Siena (Since 2022/2023 season)
Savoia (Since 2022/2023 season)
Sora
Teramo (Since 2018/2019 season)
Trapani (Since 2023/2024 season)
Turris (Since 2023/2024 season)
Vittoria
VE Rende
Acri
Marsala
Romagna Centro
Ramtha
Gor Mahia
Sofapaka
Thika United
Tusker
Flamurtari
Vëllaznimi
DFK Dainava
Żurrieq F.C. (Start 2018/2019 season).
FK Budućnost
FK Zeta
April 25
Pyongyang City
Sobaeksu
Borec
FK Napredok Kičevo
Mladost Carev Dvor
Pelister (Since 2021/2022 season)
Jantar Ustka Junior C
L.I.A.C. Polonia Bytom Krolowa Polski
FC Torpedo Moscow
Gernika Club
CD Izarra
UP Langreo
CD Lealtad
Real Balompédica Linense
FK Jagodina
FK Spartak Subotica (Since 2015/16 season)
FK Timok Zaječar
Dalkkurd (Since 2022/23 season)
FC Morbio
US Ben Guerdane
Metalurh Zaporizhzhia
Kudrivka
Aragua FC
Afan Lido F.C.
The New Saints
Hackensack Strikers F.C.
L.I.A.C. New York
Futsal
[edit]Club teams
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Rugby union
[edit]Club teams
[edit]Volleyball
[edit]Club teams
[edit]Sora Volley
Corigliano (Since 2014-15 season)
San Giustino Volley
Pallavolo Matera Bulls
Futura Volley Teramo
ASV Dachau
VKS Joker Piła
Roller and Skating
[edit]National teams
[edit]Club teams
[edit]Bassano Hockey 54 (Since the 2014/2015 season)
Roller in-line hockey
[edit]National teams
[edit]Tambour
[edit]National teams
[edit]Dancesport
[edit]Club teams
[edit]TV and Shows
[edit]See also
[edit]Excludes articles found in Category:Sporting goods manufacturers of Italy.
References
[edit]- ^ B. Puoti, LEGEA. Lo sport a portata di mano, in Porto & Diporto, n. 2, AM Editori, febbraio 2007, pp. 34-36.
- ^ AFP (10 June 2010). "Business is business, says North Korea's sponsor". Sydney Morning Herald. New South Wales, Australia. Archived from the original on 15 June 2010. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
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