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BasicNet S.p.A.
Type	Private
Founded	1916
Headquarters	Turin, Italy
Key people	• Marco Daniele Boglione, Administration Council President and Massimo Boidi, President
Industry	Textile
Products	Footwear
Revenue	16 millions
Website	www.basicnet.com

Kappa is an Italian clothing company that started as a sock and underwear manufacturer in 1916 in Turin. Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... A private company is a company that is independently owned. ... 1916 (MCMXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... “Torino” redirects here. ... “fabric” redirects here. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... For the tax agency in the United Kingdom of the same name, see HM Revenue and Customs. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos and other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... 1916 (MCMXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... “Torino” redirects here. ...

Logo

A silhouette of a man and woman sitting back to back supporting each other. Its origin is described on Kappa's website: For other uses, see Silhouette (disambiguation). ...

http://www.kappastore.com/UK/help.asp?testo=228&lingua=uk&Tipohelp=A&rif=20

Company structure

Kappa and its sister brands are owned by the holding company BasicNet. A holding company is a company that owns part, all, or a majority of other companies outstanding stock. ...

Brands

• Kappa
• Robe di Kappa or RdK®
• Jesus Jeans
• Superga®
• K-Way®

Kappa is a corporate sponsor of world football; their boots are worn on many pitches by players throughout the world. The company also is the current kit supplier for the Italy national rugby union team. This article is about Jesus of Nazareth. ... Sponsorship Porsches during WTA championships in Madrid For other uses, see Sponsor (disambiguation). ... A player (wearing the red kit) has penetrated the defence (in the white kit) and is taking a shot at goal. ... First international Spain 9 - 0 Italy (20 May 1929) Largest win Czech Republic 8 - 104 Italy (18 May 1994) Worst defeat South Africa 101 - 0 Italy (19 June 1999) World Cup Appearances 5 (First in 1987) Best result Two wins, Rugby World Cup 2003 For the rugby sevens side, see...

Football teams who have Kappa as kit sponsor

National teams

• Wales

Image File history File links Flag_of_Wales_2. ... First international Scotland 4 - 0 Wales (Glasgow, Scotland; 26 March 1876) Biggest win Wales 11 - 0 Ireland (Wrexham, Wales; 3 March 1888) Biggest defeat Scotland 9 - 0 Wales (Glasgow, Scotland; 23 March 1878) World Cup Appearances 1 (First in 1958) Best result Quarter-finals, 1958 The Wales national football team...

Club teams

Europe

• Wacker Tirol
• RC Genk
• Rijeka
• Baník Ostrava
• Viljandi Tulevik
• FC Metz
• Le Mans
• FC København
• SV Werder Bremen
• 1. FC Kaiserslautern
• TSV 1860 Munich
• Sampdoria
• AS Roma
• Feyenoord Rotterdam
• SK Brann
• Pandurii Târgu-Jiu
• Partizan Belgrade
• Real Betis
• Denizlispor

Image File history File links Flag_of_Austria. ... FC Wacker Tirol is an Austrian football club from Innsbruck. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belgium_(civil). ... K.R.C. Genk, usually referred to as Racing Genk is a Belgian football club based in the city of Genk in Limburg, province of Belgium. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Croatia. ... HNK Rijeka is a Croatian football club, from Rijeka on the Croatian coast. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic. ... FC Baník Ostrava is a Czech football club from the Silesian city of Ostrava. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Estonia. ... Viljandi Tulevik is an Estonian football club, playing in the town of Viljandi. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Football Club de Metz is a French football team, playing in the town of Metz, in the Lorraine region. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Le Mans UC72 is a French football club, based in Le Mans. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Denmark. ... FC København is a Danish football team, playing in Copenhagen, and is now a part of Parken Sport & Entertainment. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Werder Bremen is a German football club playing in Bremen, in the northwest German federal state of the same name. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... 1. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... TSV München von 1860, commonly known as 1860 Munich is a German sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Unione Calcio Sampdoria (commonly nicknamed Blucerchiati, blue-ringed) is a football club based in Genoa, Italy. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Associazione Sportiva Roma (ISE: IT0001008876) is a major professional football club both in Italy’s Serie A and in European football. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... Feyenoord team practice session in 2002. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Norway. ... S.K. Brann (sometimes (incorrectly) called Brann Bergen) is a Norwegian football club from the city of Bergen. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Romania. ... Pandurii Târgu-Jiu is a football club from Târgu-Jiu, currently playing in Romanias Liga I. As of August 10, 2006 Official website Pandurii Târgu-Jiu - Liga 1 Pandurii Târgu-Jiu Category: ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Serbia. ... FK Partizan - Partizan football club KK Partizan - Partizan basketball club ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Real Betis Balompié is a Spanish football club in Seville founded in 1907. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Turkey. ... Denizlispor Kulübü is a Turkish football club based in Denizli, Turkey. ...

Africa

• FAR Rabat
• Silver Stars
• Club Sportif Sfaxien

Image File history File links Flag_of_Morocco. ... FAR Rabat is a Moroccan football club based in the Moroccos capital Rabat. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_South_Africa. ... The Silver Star is a United States military decoration and is the third highest medal for valor. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Tunisia. ... Club Sportif Sfaxien (Arabic: ‎, often referred to as CSS) is a football club from Sfax in Tunisia. ...

Americas

• Rosario Central
• Botafogo
• Deportivo Temuco
• Deportivo Pereira
• Olimpia Asunción
• Cerro Porteño

Image File history File links Flag_of_Argentina. ... Former crest Club Atlético Rosario Central is a football club in Rosario, Argentina. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas is a Brazilian multimodality sportive association from Rio de Janeiro. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Chile. ... Deportes Temuco are an Chilean Football club, their home town is Temuco in Chile. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Colombia. ... Deportivo Pereira is a professional soccer team of the Colombian city of Pereira. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Paraguay. ... Club Olimpia is a traditional Paraguayan sports club based in Asunción, best known for its football (soccer) team. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Paraguay. ... Club Cerro Porteño is a Paraguayan football (soccer) team, based in the neighbourhood of Barrio Obrero in Asunción. ...

Asia

• Tokyo Verdy
• Pohang Steelers

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Popular culture

In the United Kingdom, Kappa-brand clothing is associated with the chav subculture, so called Kappa Slappers. The term comes from British magazine Viz which includes a character called Tasha Slappa, an exaggerated teenage female chav. ^[1] (The character was originally called "Kappa Slappa" until the Kappa company filed a lawsuit against Viz.) Look up chav, charva in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... In sociology, anthropology and cultural studies, a subculture is a set of people with a set of behaviors and beliefs, culture, which could be distinct or hidden, that differentiate them from the larger culture to which they belong. ... Viz is a method of introducing a list or a series. ...

Also, in North America the brand is associated with Gino culture: young men (and women) of European descent who wear the Kappa sweatsuits and a lot of baby blue, have Invicta backpacks, and spike their hair. They also listen to "Ginobeats" - loud, pulsing club music. A typical gino. ... Eurodance is a colloquial and marketing term for a type of European synthesizer-driven dance music which became popular worldwide in the early- to mid-1990s. ...

Canadian singer Jason McCoy wears a beach hat with the Kappa logo on it as part of his gimmick with The Road Hammers. Jason McCoy (born August 27, 1970 in Minesing, Ontario)son of the old mkkoyotee is an Canadian singer/songwriter who performs country music. ... The Road Hammers are a country-rock trio that consists of Jason McCoy, Clayton Bellamy and Chris Byrne. ...

Popular Glaswegian band Mogwai often wear Kappa clothing, recorded a song titled "Kappa" on the Album "Come On Die Young", and were rumored to have been sponsored by Kappa at one point. For the Swiss progressive house producer who releases under the name Moogwai, see Chab. ...

See also

• Fila
• Lotto
• Fashion victim
• Diadora

Fila is an Italian sportswear manufacturing company, founded in 1911. ... Lotto Sport Italia is an Italian sports apparel manufacturer. ... A fashion victim is a person who is unable to identify commonly recognised boundaries and limits of style, and who consequently becomes a victim of societys prejudices or of the commercial interest of the fashion industry, or of both. ... Diadora is a soccer, tennis, running, cycling, and street shoes, apparel, and accessory manufacturer with locations in Italy, the US, and Hong Kong. ...

References

Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... February 24 is the 55th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• http://www.kappa.com
• http://www.jesusjeans.com
• http://www.basicnet.com