Select Sport

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Danish manufacturing company of sportswear

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::summary Danish manufacturing company of sportswear ::

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FieldValue
nameSelect Sport
logoSelect-Sport Logo.svg
logo_size150px
typePrivate
foundation
founderEigil Nielsen
location_cityGlostrup, Copenhagen
location_countryDenmark
key_peoplePeter Knap (CEO), Preben Kønig (Chairman)
industrySports equipment
productsBalls, sportswear, Protective gear
homepageselect-sport.com
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Select Sport A.S. is a Danish sports equipment manufacturer based in Glostrup, Denmark.

As of 2008, Select Sport provides the Danish Football Association with footballs, and also several clubs in the Danish, Belgian, and Portuguese top football leagues use Select balls.

Select also provides the Official Matchball for the Germany Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 with Derbystar form 2018/19 season https://www.bundesliga.com/en/news/Bundesliga/derbystar-provides-official-matchball-from-2018-19-season-506927.jsp

Select balls are used in the Olympic handball games, as well as in the World Championship and in the Danish, Swedish and Spanish men's handball leagues, among others.

The company's U.S. subsidiary, Select Sport America, has contracts to supply soccer balls for the United Soccer League, National Premier Soccer League, NAIA, several NCAA Division II and Division III conferences, and state high school federations in Kentucky and Wisconsin.

History

It was founded in 1947 by Eigil Nielsen, the former goalkeeper of the Denmark national team.

In 1962, Select manufactured and marketed the first 32-panel ball. Based loosely on the geodesic dome designs of R. Buckminster Fuller, it consisted of 12 black pentagons and 20 white hexagons. The 32 panel configuration became the world standard for several decades. Select was also the first manufacturer of footballs without exterior lacing.

Products

Select Sport manufactures and commercializes a variety of products for several sports. The following chart contains all the product lines by the company.

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SportRange of products
Association footballBalls, uniforms, goalkeeper gloves
FutsalBalls, uniforms, goalkeeper gloves,
HandballBalls, sportswear
AccessoriesShoes, shin guards, compression garment, pressure measurements, ball pumps, bags, tactic boards, inflatable figures, marking cones, ointments, ice packs, massage balls, medical bags
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Sponsorships

Select Sport is the official supplier and sponsor of numerous teams, players and associations of several sports, including:

Football

National teams

Associations and competitions

Select is official ball supplier for the following football leagues/associations:

Club teams

Handball

National teams

Club teams

Former sponsorships

In the past, Select S / A has also been a supplier to important sports teams and associations, including:

National teams

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References

References

  1. (6 December 2017). "United Soccer Leagues Announces New Partnership with Select". United Soccer League (USL).
  2. (16 April 2018). "Select Named Official Match Ball Sponsor of the NPSL". National Premier Soccer League (NPSL).
  3. "Sponsor". Select Sport America.
  4. link. (9 August 2012 , Select.dk {{in lang). da, retrieved 10 June 2012
  5. "SELECT Since 1947". SELECT.
  6. [http://www.soccerballworld.com/Historypg2.htm The history of the soccer ball], Soccerballworld.com {{in lang. en, retrieved 29 May 2008
  7. link. (2008-06-02 , Select-sport.com {{in lang). da, retrieved 27 May 2008
  8. [https://www.wilson.com/en-us Company products] {{Webarchive. link. (2021-06-20 on Wilson website, 13 Mar 2019)
  9. [https://web.archive.org/web/20190620165425/http://pfl.ua/matchball ОФІЦІЙНИЙ М`ЯЧ ЗМАГАНЬ ЧЕМПІОНАТІВ ПЕРШОЇ ТА ДРУГОЇ ЛІГ СЕЗОНІВ 2019/20, 2020/21, 2021/22]. Professional Football League

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