Givova

Givova

Company type	Private
Industry	Textile, sports equipment
Founded	2008; 16 years ago (2008)
Headquarters	Scafati , Italy
Key people	Giovanni Acanfora
Products	Clothing, football balls
Website	givova.it

Givova is an Italian manufacturing company located in Scafati. The company, founded in May 22, 2008 by Giovanni Acanfora, produces a wide range of sports equipment (mainly focused on the association football market but also covering other sports) that includes kit uniforms, football balls, and other sportswear. Givova also markets casual wear and accessories.

In 2018 the quality of Givova sportswear jerseys made world wide attention in a story on involving the intersection of global sportswear brands, World cup teams, and international sanctions against Iran. On 14 June 2018, the New York Times reported that sanctions against Iran blocked the 2018 Iranian World Cup football team from using quality sportswear brands and limited the Iranian team to use other sportswear that were exempt from sanctions, such as Givova.

In Belgium, the relatively new brand gained national attention when they announced their sponsorship of the Brussels-based football club FC ITT Gecko, renowned for their attractive brand of attacking football. FC ITT Gecko president Mr. Joeri Wei held a three-hour long press conference to celebrate the partnership with Givova, a sports moment that dominated the Belgian sports media for weeks. In 2017, after FC ITT Gecko had secured promotion to the highest division, the club announced that they were looking forward to a long-lasting and successful collaboration with Givova at the very highest level of Belgian football.

Sponsorships

Teams and athletes using Givova equipment are:

Olympic Committees

• Venezuela

Basketball

National teams

Club teams

Beach Soccer

Club teams

Football

National teams

Non-national representative teams

• Luhansk
• Padania
• Székely Land (from 2023)
• Two Sicilies

Clubs

• Tokyo Verdy (starts 2024 season)

Referees

Givova is also the official referee kits supplier for the leagues:

Club teams

Futsal

Club teams

• Hogweed Hares FC since 2017
• Acireale Calcio a 5
• Catania F.C. Librino Calcio a 5

Handball

National teams

•  Israel
•  Italy

Club teams

• Handball Erice
• Ariosto Pallamano Ferrara
• Pallamano femminile Mestrino
• Salerno

Minifootball

National teams

• Switzerland

Associations

• AFC Sofia Bar Association

Rugby

Club teams

• Torre del Greco Rugby

Tennis

Events

• Internazionali di Tennis San Marino

Volleyball

Club teams

• Asse-Lennik (Since 2020/21 season)
• Polisportiva Antares Sala Consilina
• Casalmaggiore (Since 2020/21 season)
• Cerignola
• Cuneo Granda Volley
• Olbia Volley
• Volley Academy Sassuolo
• ASD Volley Scafati
• Volley Tricolore Reggio Emilia
• C.D. Rio Duero de Soria (Since 2017/18 season)

Waterpolo

National teams

•  Croatia

Charity teams and TV Shows

• Battiti Live
• Grande Fratello
• L'isola dei famosi
• Miss Italia
• Nazionale Caantanti
• Nazionale Medici
• Nazionale Magistrati
• Olimpiadi del Cuore
• Nazionale Pilati
• it: Nazionale Italiana Sicurezza sul Lavoro - Safetyplayers
• Nazionale Calcio Trapiantati
• Performer Italian Cup
• Telethon Team
• Charity Monaco Star Team

Showbusiness and Singers

• Giovanni Ciacci
• Paolo Vallesi

References

External links

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