Le Coq Sportif
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| Industry | Sportswear and Sports Goods |
| Founded | 1882 |
| Headquarters | Entzheim, France-Germany border |
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Footwear Accessories Sportswear |
| Website | www |
Le Coq Sportif (French pronunciation: [lə kɔk spɔʁtif], "the athletic rooster") is a French company producing sports equipment such as shoes, shorts, and t-shirts. It was founded in 1882 by Émile Camuset and located in Entzheim, France-Germany border. but the first clothing items branded with the rooster appeared in 1948. The company's name derives from the Gallic rooster, a national symbol of France.
The company has sponsorship deals with several football clubs, most notably European clubs Saint-Étienne and Fiorentina. In addition, the company sponsors the Quick Step-Innergetic and Team Milram cycling teams. Le coq sportif also supplied kits to the Tottenham Hotspur team that won the FA Cup in 1981 and 1982,Aston Villa 1982 team that won the European Cup,Chelsea,Sunderland,Sheffield United and Everton and AFC Ajax of Amsterdam of the mid-1980s; the FIFA World Cup winning teams of Italy in 1982 and Argentina in 1986. The company also sponsored Brazilian club Sport Club Internacional in 1982. The club won the traditional Joan Gamper Trophy at the Camp Nou in Barcelona while using Le Coq uniforms. Internacional also won the 1982 Gaúcho Championship wearing Le Coq.
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