Givova is an Italian manufacturing company located in
Scafati
Scafati () is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the province of Salerno, in the Italy, Italian region of Campania.
Geography
Scafati is situated on the river Sarno. Under the bridge over the river into the village, the Sarno divides into a primary ...
. The company, founded on 22 May 2008 by Giovanni Acanfora, produces a wide range of
sports equipment
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(mainly focused on the
association football
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sportswear
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Typical spor ...
. Givova also markets
casual wear
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and accessories.
In 2018 the quality of Givova sportswear jerseys made worldwide attention in a story on involving the intersection of global sportswear brands, World cup teams, and international
sanctions against Iran
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. On 14 June 2018, the New York Times reported that sanctions against Iran blocked the 2018 Iranian
World Cup
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football team from using quality sportswear brands and limited the Iranian team to use other sportswear that were exempt from sanctions, such as Givova.
Sponsorships
Teams and athletes using Givova equipment are:
Olympic Committees
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Venezuela
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Scafati Basket
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Galatasaray
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Catania
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Football
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Luhansk
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Two Sicilies
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Referees
Givova is also the official referee kits supplier for the leagues:
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Serie A
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(from 2023–24 season)
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Serie B
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Serie C
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Serie D
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Gimnasia La Plata
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FK Velež Mostar
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Brasília Futebol Clube
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Tombense Futebol Clube
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Karnobat
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Litex Lovech
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Lautaro
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Chalkanoras Idaliou
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Nea Salamina
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PAEEK FC
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Real de Banjul FC
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FC Iberia 1999
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Panetolikos F.C.
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Trikala F.C.
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Pécsi MFC
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Carrarese
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Fidelis Andria
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Fondi
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Juve Stabia
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Mantova F.C.
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Matera
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Messina
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Picerno
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Pompei
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Pordenone
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Rimini
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Terracina
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Bouaké
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Tokyo Verdy
is a Japanese professional football club based in Inagi, Tokyo. The club currently competes in the J1 League, following promotion from the J2 League in 2023.
History
Founded as Yomiuri Football Club in 1969, Tokyo Verdy is one of the mo ...
(from 2024 season)
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Al-Ahli SC (Amman)
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History
The club was founded in 1944 under the Circassians name Koban club. The name (Al Ahli) was honorably given by the late King Abdullah Bin al Hussein I.
Stadium
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Al-Wehdat SC
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Nzoia Sugar
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Drenica
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Al Jahra SC
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Qadsia SC
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FC Jūrmala
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FC Wiltz 71
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FK Lovćen
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FK Mladost Podgorica
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AS Magenta
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Fortuna Sittard
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FK Skopje
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Miedź Legnica
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Qatar SC
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NK Brežice
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*Northrup-King Seed Company, U.S.
*Spirit Airlines, U.S. (IATA:NK)
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Napredak Kruševac Napredak, which translates from Serbo-Croatian as ''Progress'', may refer to:
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UP Langreo
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Unión Club Ceares
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Hogweed Hares FC since 2017
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Ariosto Pallamano Ferrara
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Salerno
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Minifootball
National teams
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Switzerland
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(from 2020–2021 season)
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