Private company

Kappa

Logo: Kappa, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Italian sportswear brand

Kappa is an Italian sportswear brand founded in Turin, Piedmont, Italy in 1978 by Marco Boglione, as a sportswear branch of the already existing "Robe di Kappa".2 It is part of BasicNet.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

1916Founded1
  • Industrysports equipment, textile industry1
  • HeadquartersTurin1
  • Founded inTurin1
  • Websitewww.kappa.com
  • Legal formsocietà per azioni1

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Kappa store at the Grand Century Place in Hong Kong
Photo: Mk2010, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons5

Kappa is an Italian sportswear brand founded in Turin, Piedmont, Italy in 1978 by Marco Boglione, as a sportswear branch of the already existing "Robe di Kappa".2

Corporate structure

Kappa is part of a group headed by BasicNet. 9 entities, 2 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • BasicNet Turin, Italy
    • Kappa Turin
    • Briko Subsidiary
    • K-way Subsidiary · 3rd arrondissement of Paris
    • Sabelt Subsidiary · Torino, Italy
    • Sebago Subsidiary · Rockford
    • Superga Subsidiary · Turin
    • Jesus Jeans Subsidiary · Italy
    • Robe di Kappa Subsidiary · Italy

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

Maglificio Calzificio Torinese (MCT) is a sock and underwear company from Turin 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 German Kontrolle. Sales surged and in 1967 the K line was formally called Kappa, the Greek letter for K.

The brand has been the shirt sponsor of many football teams in its history, including Juventus, AEK Athens FC, AC Milan, and Barcelona FC, and currently sponsors teams such as OGC Nice, Genoa FC, and Kaizer Chiefs F.C.

From Wikipedia’s article on Kappa (brand), shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Products and brands

  • clothing
  • footwear

Listed on Wikidata.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Owners

Subsidiaries

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1916Founded Founded in Turin1

Sources

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