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 |
Area served | Worldwide |
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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
Pallacanestro Reggiana (From 2021 - 2022 season).
Virtus Bologna
[[:it:|Faenza Basket Project Girls
Casale Monferrato
Basket Femminile Le Mura Lucca (From 2021 - 2022 season).
Andrea Costa Imola Basket
Aurora Basket Jesi
Gor Mahia
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
International confederations
Africa
Central African Republic
Chad (from January 2022)
Congo
Comoros
Mauritius (from March 2022)
South Sudan (from January 2022)
Europe
Albania
Georgia [6] (from 2022)
Greenland
Northern Ireland (from 2022)
Asia
Bahrain
Guam
Tajikistan (From 2022)
Americas
Domestic leagues
Canadian Premier League
Football League
Maltese Football Referees
Ligi Kuu Tanzania Bara
Referees
Macron is also the official referee kits supplier for the leagues:
Club teams
Albania
Algeria
Angola
Armenia
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
Melbourne Victory (From 2021-2022)
Mount Lilydale Old Collegians
Peninsula Power
Perth
Perth Glory
Point Cook
Port Adelaide Football Club
Sandringham
Sutherland Sharks
Werribee City
Whittlesea Ranges
Olympic Kingsway SC
Austria
SKN St. Pölten
F.C. Wacker Innsbruck
Bahrain
Belgium
Belarus
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
= Cameroon
Canada
Chile
Audax Italiano
Cobreloa
Santiago Wanderers
Club Deportes La Serena
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Egypt
England
AFC Portchester
AFC Totton
Blackburn Rovers
Bolton Wanderers
Bristol Rovers
Brixham A.F.C.
Daventry Town
Colchester United
Droylsden
Eastbourne Borough
Falmouth Town
Glebe
Farsley
Gillingham
Gloucester City
Grays Athletic
Grimsby Town
Guiseley AFC
Hastings United
Leek Town
Lincoln Ladies
Maidstone United
Margate
Millwall F.C.
Morecambe F.C.
Nottingham Forest
Oxford City
Porthleven
Reading
Redbridge
Ruan Minor
Salisbury City
Scunthorpe United
Sheffield Wednesday
Shepshed Dynamo
Stafford Rangers
Stevenage
Stoke City
Tamworth
Thatcham Town
Walthamstow F.C.
Wealdstone
Weymouth
Windsor
Worcester City
France
Germany
Greece
Hong Kong
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Italy
Bologna (since 2001)
Caronnese
Casale
Delta Calcio Rovigo
Fermana
Giana Erminio
Gavorrano
Giacomense
Grosseto
Hellas Verona[8]
Lazio (Until 2022-2023)
Padova
Piacenza
Reggiana
Ravenna
Sampdoria
Savona
Spal
Seregno
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)
Kazakhstan
Caspiy (From 2021-2022 season)
Kosovo[a]
Drita
Dukagjini (From 2021-2022 season)
Feronikeli
Llapi (From 2021-2022 season)
Kuwait
Latvia
Lebanon
Lithuania
Luxembourg
North Macedonia
Malawi
Mali
Malta
Gudja United (From 2021-2022 season)
Mosta
Naxxar Lions
Sirens
Qormi
Vittoriosa Stars
Morocco
The Netherlands
Dordrecht
FC Eindhoven
Kozakken Boys
Overamstel
SC Heerenveen (from 2022/2023)
Norway
Northern Ireland
Oman
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russia
Rwanda
Gasogi United FC
A.S. Kigali
Scotland
Serbia
Crvena Zvezda
FK Radnički Niš
FK Novi Pazar
KFK Ravna Gora
Slovenia
Somalia
Slovakia
South Korea
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Tahiti
Tunisia
Turkey
Ukraine
Rukh Lviv
Uzhhorod
ODEK Orzhiv
Sevlyush Vynohradiv
Hatne
United Arab Emirates
United States
Uzbekistan
Wales
Domestic Leagues
Club teams
National teams
Club teams
64 Billere Handball
Pallamano Spallanzani Casalgrande
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
Bath Rugby
Newcastle Falcons
Northampton Saints
Sale Sharks
Biarritz Olympique
USON équipe de Nevers
Section Paloise
Lyon OU
Amatori Rugby Alghero
Firenze
Frascati
Rugby Rovigo
Rugby Roma Olimpic
Academica Coimbra
Edinburgh Rugby
Glasgow Warriors
Les Abelles
Cardiff Blues
Neath RFC
Merthyr RFC
Scarlets
Rugby League
Weightlifting
National teams
Kazakhstan
Algeria (men's team)
Bahrain (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
SSC Palmberg Schweriner
Cariparma Parma Volley
Monza
Pallavolo Modena
it: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
Ansan OK Financial Group Okman
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
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References
- "Macron, un successo che punta dritto alla Borsa" [Macron, a success that points straight to the stock market] (in Italian). 18 May 2016.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - 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.
- "No More Adidas - Georgia Sign Macron Deal".
- "MACRON NUOVO PARTNER TECNICO DEL CANON SPORTIF DE YOUNDÉ".
- "Hellas Verona 19-20 Home, Away & Third Serie a Kits Released".
- "Dee sign with Macron". 14 January 2019.
- "Macron Announce Dundee United Kit Deal".
- "St Johnstone 19-20 Home and Away Kits Revealed".
- "Basel to Leave Adidas for Macron After 10 Years".
- "FC Thun 19-20 Home & Away Kits Released".