Select Sport


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, Portugal and Russian top football leagues use Select balls.
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 Leagues, 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 Danish national football team.
In 1962, Select manufactured and marketed the first 32-panel soccer 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.
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

Sponsorships

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

Football

National teams

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

National teams

Club teams

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