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, and Portuguese top football leagues use Select balls.
Select also provides the Official Matchball for the Germany Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 with Derbystar form 2018/19 season
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 League, 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,SELECT - The origin , Select.dk , retrieved 10 June 2012 the former goalkeeper of the Denmark national team.
In 1962, Select manufactured and marketed the first 32-panel ball. Based loosely on the geodesic dome designs of R. Buckminster Fuller,The history of the soccer ball, Soccerballworld.com , retrieved 29 May 2008 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.About SELECT , Select-sport.com , retrieved 27 May 2008
Products Select Sport manufactures and commercializes a variety of products for several sports. The following chart contains all the product lines by the company.Company products on Wilson website, 13 Mar 2019
SportRange of products Association football Balls, uniforms, goalkeeper gloves Futsal Balls, uniforms, goalkeeper gloves, Handball Balls, sportswear Accessories Shoes, 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 Southern Schleswig
Associations and competitions Select is official ball supplier for the following football leagues/associations:
Jupiler Pro League BH Telecom Premier League Danish Football Association ALKA Superliga NordicBet Liga Denmark national football team Fortuna liga Veikkausliiga Deutsche Fußball Liga Bundesliga DFL-Supercup 2. Bundesliga Úrvalsdeild Eredivisie Norwegian Football Association Eliteserien Mesterfinalen Toppserien I liga Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional Primeira Liga Liga Portugal 2 Taça da Liga Liga I Swedish Football Association Allsvenskan Superettan Professional Football League of UkraineОФІЦІЙНИЙ М`ЯЧ ЗМАГАНЬ ЧЕМПІОНАТІВ ПЕРШОЇ ТА ДРУГОЇ ЛІГ СЕЗОНІВ 2019/20, 2020/21, 2021/22. Professional Football League United Soccer League National Premier Soccer League Women's Premier Soccer League United Women's Soccer NAIA NJCAA Singapore Premier League
Club teams
AB Tårnby Akademisk BK Lyngby Avarta Birkerød Gentofte-Vangede Idrætsforening Vendsyssel FF 07 Vestur Kakamega Homeboyz Hønefoss Moss Tromsø (Since 2016) Fanja (Since 2016) Young Lions (Since 2025 -) Brage (Since 2015) GAIS Kalmar Sirius Utsiktens BK Örebro SK
Handball National teams
Club teams GOG KIF Kolding Cavigal Nice Dijon Métropole Grand Nancy Métropole Plan-de-Cuques Sélestat Alsace Valence TSV Bayer Dormagen
Former sponsorships In the past, Select S / A has also been a supplier to important sports teams and associations, including:
National teams
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