Macron (sportswear)
Macron S.p.A. is an Italian sporting apparel company, based in Crespellano, Bologna. It is considered a European leader in the production of active sportswear.[2]
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Type | Private |
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Industry | Textile |
Founded | 1971 |
Headquarters | , Italy |
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Number of employees | 320 |
Website | macron.com |
Macron operates in three main business areas:
- Teamwear: for football, basketball, rugby, volleyball, baseball, handball, five-a-side football, and running.
- Merchandising: official kits, free-time apparel, and accessories for the supporters of Macron's sponsored clubs.
- Leisurewear: sports-inspired apparel for those wishing to wear Macron off the field.[2]
History

Macron was founded in 1971 as a distributor of American sportswear brands in Italy.[2] A major expansion of the organization took place in 1994, coincident with relocation and consolidation to Crespellano.[2]
Macron began providing teamwear to professional football in 2001, its first contract being with Bologna.[2] Expansion beyond the domestic Italian market began in 2005.[2]
In 2014, Macron secured a four-year agreement with Bolton Wanderers for naming rights to their home stadium, resulting in renaming in July 2014 to Macron Stadium.[3] Macron supplanted Reebok as the stadium namesake, and will provide the club's kit.[3]
Corporate governance
As of 2014, Macron's chief executive officer (CEO) was Gianluca Pavanello.[4] and the company's president was Francesco Bromioli.[5]
Sponsorships and customers
Macron sponsors or make a variety of organizations, teams and, events. In many cases, the wording of published accounts does not make a clear demarcation between a case where a team has purchased kit (aka uniforms or strip) versus those whose kit has been provided as a matter of sponsorship. The following is a partial list of these sponsorship/customer relationships.
Associations
South Australian Futsal League
Hallmark Security League
Isthmian League
Baseball League
División de Honor
Australian rules football
Baseball
Club teams
Phoenix Brussels
Borik Puntamika
Dubrovnik
Zabok
Zagreb
FC Nantes
Stade Clermontois
Bamberg
Ludwigsburg
Spartaki-Tskhinvali Tbilisi
Hapoel Jerusalem B.C
Benetton Basket
Recanati
Fortitudo Agrigento
Pallacanestro Varese
Sutor Montegranaro
Cantù
Virtus Bologna
Casale Monferrato
Andrea Costa Imola Basket
Aurora Basket Jesi
Gulbenes Buki
Panevėžio Lietkabelis
Klaipėdos Neptūnas
Utenos Juventus
Wydad AC
KAC Kénitra
Donar
Wisła Kraków
Académica de Coimbra
Oliveirense Basquetebol
Sporting CP
Vagos
BCA Pitesti
CSM Satu Mare
BC Triumph Lyubertsy
BC Severstal
KB Prishtina
KK Union Olimpija
KK Splošna Plovba Portorož
CB Collado Villalba
Meridiano Alicante
Guadalajara Basket
BC Dnipro
Ferro-ZNTU
BC Grifoni
BK Mavpi Cherkassy
Gor Mahia
International confederations
Europe
Americas
Domestic leagues
Canadian Premier League
Football League
Maltese Football Referees
Ligi Kuu Tanzania Bara
Club teams
Albania
Algeria
Aruba
Australia
Adelaide United
Armadale
Avondale
Bendigo City
Brunswick Zebras
Clifton Hill
Gepps Cross Knights Futsal Club
Inter Lions
Keilor Park
Langwarrin
Macarthur FC
Melbourne Knights
Mount Lilydale Old Collegians
Peninsula Power
Perth
Perth Glory
Point Cook
Sandringham
Sutherland Sharks
Werribee City
Whittlesea Ranges
Austria
SKN St. Pölten
F.C. Wacker Innsbruck
Bahrain
Belgium
Belarus
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Canada
Chile
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Egypt
England
AFC Portchester
AFC Totton
Bristol Rovers
Brixham A.F.C.
Daventry Town
Colchester United
Droylsden
Eastbourne Borough
Falmouth Town
Glebe
Farsley
Gillingham
Gloucester City
Grays Athletic
Guiseley AFC
Hastings United
Leek Town
Lincoln Ladies
Maidstone United
Margate
Millwall F.C.
Morecambe F.C.
Nottingham Forest
Oxford City
Reading
Redbridge
Salisbury City
Scunthorpe United
Shepshed Dynamo
Stafford Rangers
Stevenage
Stoke City
Tamworth
Thatcham Town
Walthamstow F.C.
Wealdstone
Weymouth
Windsor
Worcester City
France
Germany
Greece
Apollon Smyrni
Asteras Tripolis
PAOK
Karaiskakis
Doxa Drama
Apollon Kavala
Pas Lamia
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Italy
Bologna since 2001
Caronnese
Casale
Delta Calcio Rovigo
Giana Erminio
Foggia
Gavorrano
Giacomense
Hellas Verona [6]
Lazio
Padova
Piacenza
Reggiana
Ravenna
Sampdoria (from 2020–21)
Savona
Spal
Trapani
Treviso
Tritium C. 1908
Udinese
Varesina
Bardolino (women's football)
Chiasiellis (women's football)
ASD Riviera di Romagna (women's football)
Zensky Padova Femminile (women's football)
Kosovo[a]
Kuwait
Latvia
Lebanon
Lithuania
Luxembourg
North Macedonia
Malawi
Mali
Djoliba (from 2019/20)
Malta
Morocco
The Netherlands
Dordrecht
Kozakken Boys
Overamstel
Norway
Northern Ireland
Oman
Poland
Portugal
Sporting CP
Vitória de Guimarães
FC Famalicão
FC Penafiel
Académico de Viseu
Romania
Russia
Rwanda
Saudi Arabia
Scotland
Serbia
Singapore
Slovenia
Slovakia
South Korea
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Tunisia
Turkey
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United States
Uzbekistan
Wales
Domestic Leagues
Club teams
National teams
Club teams
64 Billere Handball
Pallamano Modena
ASK Riga
SK Dobele
SK Ludza
Belenenses
Sporting CP
Norwich HC
Liberti San Bernardo
Xico De Holanda
CB Mar Alicante
MMTS Kwidzyn
Lumwana Radiants FC
National teams
Club teams
Biarritz Olympique
USON équipe de Nevers
Section Paloise
Lyon OU
Northampton Saints
Amatori Rugby Alghero
Firenze Rugby 1931
Rugby Rovigo
Rugby Roma Olimpic
Academica Coimbra
Edinburgh Rugby
Glasgow Warriors
Les Abelles
Cardiff Blues
Neath RFC
Merthyr RFC
Scarlets
Bath Rugby
Rugby League
Weightlifting
National teams
Kazakhstan
Algeria (men's team)
Chile (men's team)
Ukraine (men's team)
Club teams
VC Argex Duvel
OK Mladost
Panathinaikos V.C.
Falck Parnu VK
Paris
Cariparma Parma Volley
Volley Milano|Monza
Pallavolo Modena
Pallavolo Impavida Ortona
Yoga Volley Forlì
Zinella Volley Bologna
M.Roma Volley
Cavriago Volley
Pallavolo Donoratico
Robur Tiboni Volley Urbino
Sisley Volley Treviso
Top Team Volley Mantova
Busto Arsizio
Biolar Ozolnieki
VK Ezerzeme
Next Volley
Budowlani Lodz
Associacao Academica de Espinho
Ginasio Clube Vilacondense
Sporting CP
Sporting Espinho
Ribeirense
Zorkyi
Jurmash Major
Leningradka
Yaroslavich Yaroslav
Lokomotiv Novosibirsk
Ugra Samotlor
Ufimochka
Arona Tenerife Sud
Murcia Volley
CV Jamper Aguere
Espérance de Tunis
Étoile du Sahel V.C.
Cherkasy VK
Novator VK
Notes and references
Notes
a. | ^ Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Kosovo and the Republic of Serbia. The Republic of Kosovo unilaterally declared independence on 17 February 2008. Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory. The two governments began to normalise relations in 2013, as part of the 2013 Brussels Agreement. Kosovo is currently recognized as an independent state by 98 out of the 193 United Nations member states. In total, 113 UN member states recognized Kosovo at some point, of which 15 later withdrew their recognition. |
References
- http://www.aifi.it/private_capital_today/8583-macron-un-successo-che-punta-dritto-alla-borsa. Missing or empty
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(help) - Staff (24 Apr 2014). "Macron who? Bolton Wanderers' new stadium sponsor is one of Europe's top sportswear companies". The Bolton News.
- "BWFC strike stadium and kit deal with Macron" (Press release). Bolton Wanderers. 25 Apr 2014.
- "Gianluca Pavanello". Bloomberg. Retrieved 12 Feb 2015.
- "Francesco Bormioli, Macron SpA". Bloomberg. Retrieved 12 Feb 2015.
- https://www.footyheadlines.com/2019/07/hellas-verona-19-20-home-away-third-kits.html
- https://dundeefc.co.uk/news/dee-sign-with-macron/
- https://www.footyheadlines.com/2019/03/macron-announce-dundee-united-kit-deal.html
- https://www.footyheadlines.com/2019/06/st-johnstone-19-20-home-and-away-kits.html?m=1
- https://www.footyheadlines.com/2019/07/fc-thun-19-20-home-away-kits.html