Cosco (India) Ltd. is an Indian

sports equipment Sports equipment, sporting equipment, also called sporting goods, are the tools, materials, apparel, and gear used to compete in a sport and varies depending on the sport. The equipment ranges from balls, nets, and protective gear like helmets. ...

manufacturer based in

Delhi Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, primarily its western or right bank, Delhi shares borders wi ...

. Cosco makes equipment for multiple sports, among them

basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's h ...

, football,

volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...

, handball,

cricket Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by st ...

tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball c ...

, rackets,

table tennis Table tennis, also known as ping-pong and whiff-whaff, is a sport in which two or four players hit a lightweight ball, also known as the ping-pong ball, back and forth across a table using small solid rackets. It takes place on a hard table div ...

, and

roller skating Roller skating is the act of traveling on surfaces with roller skates. It is a recreational activity, a sport, and a form of transportation. Roller rinks and skate parks are built for roller skating, though it also takes place on streets, si ...

as well as

fitness equipment Exercise equipment is any apparatus or device used during physical activity to enhance the strength or conditioning effects of that exercise by providing either fixed or adjustable amounts of resistance, or to otherwise enhance the experience or ...

History

The company was founded on 25 January 1980 under the Companies Act 1956. Cosco was a sister company of Enkay India Rubber Company, Pvt. Ltd., which also produces sports equipment. Cosco was a private company until 15 March 1994 after which it went

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. After its

incorporation Incorporation may refer to: * Incorporation (business), the creation of a corporation * Incorporation of a place, creation of municipal corporation such as a city or county * Incorporation (academic), awarding a degree based on the student having ...

, it took over the partnership Firm Coronation Sportingball Co., founded in 1976, a producer of sports balls. The company's shares are traded on India's BSE SENSEX. The company is part of the World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry, the Sports Goods Export Promotion Council and the Sports Goods Foundation of India.

Sponsorship

Most tournaments in India use Cosco products. Cosco was the official sports partner for 2015's 35th National Games in

Kerala Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South C ...

for football, table tennis and handball.http://www.kerala2015.com/news/cosco-nivia-be-official-sport-partners.Cosco Platina Foot Ball "The Official Ball" of 128th Edition of

Durand Cup The Durand Football Tournament, commonly known as Durand Cup, is an annual domestic football competition in India which was first held in 1888 in Shimla. Hosted by the Durand Football Tournament Society (DFTS) and All India Football Federation ...

, 2016 and 57th Edition of

Subroto Cup Subroto Cup International Football Tournament is a prestigious international inter-school football tournament that is held annually in New Delhi, India. The tournament held annually since 1960, is named after the Indian Air Force Air Marshal S ...

Foot Ball Tournament, 2016

Football

State level teams

Clubs

* Sheikh Russel (2018−) * Mohammedan Sporting Club (2018−) * Thimphu (2018−) * Druk Star (2018−) * Druk United (2018−) * Ugyen Academy (2018−) * Bhawanipore FC (2018−) *

Hindustan ''Hindūstān'' ( , from '' Hindū'' and ''-stān''), also sometimes spelt as Hindōstān ( ''Indo-land''), along with its shortened form ''Hind'' (), is the Persian-language name for the Indian subcontinent that later became commonly used by ...

(2014−) * Kenkre (2016−17) *

F.C. Kerala Football Club Kerala is an Indian professional football club based in Thrissur, Kerala. The club made its debut in national level football through the I-League 2nd Division in 2017–18. They also compete in the Kerala Premier League. Name ...

(2018−) * Lonestar Kashmir (2018−) * United Sikkim FC (2020−)

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* {{authority control Companies established in 1980 1980 establishments in Delhi Sporting goods manufacturers of India Manufacturing companies based in Delhi Indian brands Sportswear brands