Le Coq Sportif (, "the athletic rooster") is a French manufacturing company of

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. Founded in 1882 by Émile Camuset and located in

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, the company first issued items branded with its now-famous rooster trademark in 1948. The company's name and trademark are derived from the

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, a

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of France. Nowadays, Le Coq Sportif is a

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of Airesis S.A., a

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-based investment company that holds a 69%-stake of LCS. The current range of products by Le Coq Sportif includes

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, casual clothing and footwear.

History

The company was established by Émile Camuset in 1882, initially within the

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industry and then entering into the

business, with some sources stating that it was his son who encouraged him to do it. The Camuset family started manufacturing sports clothing in its factory in

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in north central France, releasing its first catalogue (which mostly included cycling jerseys) in 1929.Historia
on LCS website Ten years later, the company launched the first

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ever, the ''chándal'' (also known as "the Sunday clothing"). Le Coq Sportif reached its peak in the 1950s, with its first huge success in 1951 when the brand signed a deal to make the yellow jersey for the

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. That jersey had been introduced in 1919 but rejected by riders who didn't want to be so visible to rivals. The company was

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's jersey supplier when he won three consecutive Tours from 1953–1955.Return of the roster
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by Nick Chapman on Bikevibe During those years, LCS also signed agreements to be the official kit provider for the

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(from 1955)La historia del gallo
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teams. The company also signed an agreement with the

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so athletes wore LCS sportswear at the

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. The company redesigned its logo (the triangular shape with a rooster inside) and put it onto the yellow jersey for the first time in 1966; it was one of the first sports manufacturers to make its logo visible. By 1966 Le Coq Sportif was the biggest sports brand in France and that same year the company signed a deal with Adidas to produce the ''three stripes'' clothing products in France. Terms of the contract ruled that Adidas focused on footwear while LCS took over of textile products. In the early 1970s,

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, dissociated with its share in the market, began to sell textile products, realising that the Camuset family had registered the

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symbol in France. That led to a legal battle between the two companies that almost caused the demise of LCS. As Adidas lost the lawsuit, it struck back against the French company with the objective to push it out of the business. Adidas signed a sponsorship agreement with

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, the raising star of cycling. That quick move and some bad decisions by the Camuset family made LCS lose a substantial piece of the market and Adidas offered to buy the company, which would have regained ownership of the three stripes in France as part of the deal. The offer was declined by Mirielle Camuset –Emile's daughter– more based on her political thoughts (as she had been a member of the French resistance against Germany during the

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) than a commercial point of view. The French government became aware of LCS' critical situation, and appointed entrepreneur André Guelfi to take over the company and save it. Le Coq Sportif, Mercer Street, London 01

Le Coq Sportif, Mercer Street, London 01

Guelfi meet

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(who was in charge of Adidas by then) and they secretly agreed to Adidas would buy a controlling stake in LCS. In return, Dassler would give help and assistance to make LCS a big company again. In the 1980s, Adidas's support allowed LCS reaching new audiences when

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player

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won the

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in 1983, wearing Le Coq Sportif apparel. The rooster logo also appeared on the jerseys of

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and

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teams, and cyclist

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. During Hinault's win at the World Championship, he wore an LCS jersey and Adidas shoes. The passing of Dassler in 1987 put both companies in a critical situation. After being taken over by French entrepreneur

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(then involved in a match-fixing scandal in French football), Le Coq Sportif was sold to US company Brown Shoe, with Japanese firm Descente also taking rights over LCS to develop a

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line. By 1999 the company didn't have a single cyclist in its range of sponsored athletes. The company was taken over by another entrepreneur, Oliver Jacques, who would be then imprisoned after charges involving counterfeit Adidas and

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products. After a long time of financial troubles and scandals, the company was relaunched in 2005 by

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(coincidentally the former CEO of

), through a Swiss investment company, Airesis. It was relocated on its original home in 2010, refurbishing the original factory in Romilly-sur-Seine, with production now centralised in France. LCS returned to sponsor cycling teams. In 2012, the company restarted its partnership with the Tour de France.

Sponsorships

History

The company sponsors the

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and

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cycling teams. Le Coq Sportif also supplied kits to the

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team that won the

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in 1981 and 1982, Aston Villa 1982 team that won the European Cup,

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(1981-1986), Sunderland (1981-1983),

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(1997-2000 and 2002-2009) and Everton (1983-1986 and 2009-2012) and

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(1/1973-6/1977 and 7/1980-12/1984); the

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winning teams of

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in 1982 and

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in 1986. The company also sponsored Brazilian club

Sport Club Internacional Sport Club Internacional (), commonly known as Internacional or simply Inter, is a Brazilian professional Association football, football club based in Porto Alegre. They play in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, Série A, the first divisio ...

in 1982. The club won the traditional

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at the Camp Nou in Barcelona while using Le Coq uniforms. Internacional also won the 1982 Gaúcho Championship wearing Le Coq.

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is another Brazilian powerhouse that dressed Le Coq Sportif's kits in the 80s and won the National League title in 1984 as well as a

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threepeat in 1983, 1984 and 1985. In other sports, tennis player

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wore Le Coq Sportif when winning the 1975 Wimbledon Championship. The company then launched a sneakers line, the ''Arthur Ashe'' shoe. Belgian

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also wore LCS when she played the 2001 Wimbledon final.

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wore a Le Coq Sportif shirt on the last day of the

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in 2009, which he won. Le Coq Sportif hired local designers in Japan and Korea to complete and adapt the global collection for local market. They also signed some partnerships to release special models. Le Coq Sportif in Japan associated with Sou to create handmade shoes and ''

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''. They also released a line of shoes with designer Kamishima Chinami. For Le Coq Sportif Korea, the partnership was made with the car manufacturer

to create a shoe named the "Peugeot 207cc." The shoes were recalled in 2009 for a product fault, when the fabric was exposed to water the shoe's stitching would come apart. This in turn lost Le Coq Sportif millions in revenue. In 2012, Le Coq Sportif returned to professional

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, and manufactured the jerseys for the

under a new five-year contract with

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Current sponsorships

Le Coq Sportif is the official uniform supplier of the following teams/players:

Boxing

* Lennox Lewis

Football

;National teams *

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;Club teams * América de Cali * Deportivo Cali * OGC Nice (From 2023-2024 season) * ESTAC Troyes *

PAS Giannina PAS Giannina Football Club ( el, ΠΑΕ ΠΑΣ Γιάννινα 1966), or with its full name Panepirotikos Athlitikos Syllogos Giannina ( el, Πανηπειρωτικός Αθλητικός Σύλλογος Γιάννινα, ''Panepirotic Athleti ...

* Ironi Kiryat Shmona *

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* AS Velasca *

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* Soweto Stars FC *

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Tennis

;Men *

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;Women *

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* Selena Janicijevic *

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Handball

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Volleyball

;National teams * ;Club teams *

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Former sponsorships

Football

;National teams * (2004–09) * (1980–89) * (1980–81) * (1982–89 and 2019–22) * (1966–71) * (2001–03) * (1970–74) * (1980–82) * (1976–80) * (1988–90) * (1977–83) * (1993–95) * (2002–05) * (1984–90) * (1979–83) * (1983–86) ;Club teams * Belgrano (C) (1996–2000) * Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) (1997–98) * Gimnasia y Esgrima (La Plata) (2016–21) * Independiente (1986–88) * Kimberley (MDP) *

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(2001–03) *

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(1995–98) * Ramón Santamarina (2011–13) * Tigre (1997–2002) * Union SG (2020 - 2022) *

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(1982) *

Fluminense Fluminense Football Club (), known as Fluminense, is a Brazilian sports club best known for its professional football team that competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the first tier of Brazilian football and the Campeonato Carioca, th ...

(1981–85) *

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(1981–84) *

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(1995–96) * Aston Villa (1981–83) *

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(1980–82) *

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(1998–2004) *

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(1995–96) *

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(1995–97) * Carlisle United (2005–11) *

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(1998–2003) *

(1981–86) * Chester City (1995–97) *

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(1996–99) *

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(2001–03) * Darlington (1979–1984) *

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(1978–82) * Everton (1983–86; 2009–12) *

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(1995–97) *

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(2006–07) *

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(1984–86; 2001–04) *

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(2000–05) * Manchester City (1999–2003; 2007–09) *

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(1983–85) *

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(1997–2008) *

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(1995–98) *

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(1996–97) *

(1997–2000; 2002–09) * Stoke City (2007–10) * Sunderland (1981–83) *

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(1995–97) *

(1980–85) *

Tranmere Rovers Tranmere Rovers Football Club is a professional association football club based in Birkenhead, Merseyside, England. The team compete in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1884 as Belmont Football Club, they ado ...

(1982–83) *

Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club (), commonly known as Wolves, is a professional football club based in Wolverhampton, England, which compete in the . The club has played at Molineux Stadium since moving from Dudley Road in 1889. The club's ...

(2004–10) *

York City York City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of York, North Yorkshire, England. As of the 2022–23 season, the team compete in the National League, at the fifth tier of the English football league sys ...

(1982–83) * Girondins de Bordeaux (1996–97) *

Paris Saint-Germain Paris Saint-Germain Football Club (), commonly referred to as Paris Saint-Germain, Paris, Paris SG or simply PSG is a professional football club based in Paris, France. They compete in Ligue 1, the top division of French football. As Fr ...

(1970–86) * Saint-Étienne (2019 -22) *

Cork City Cork ( , from , meaning 'marsh') is the second largest city in Ireland and third largest city by population on the island of Ireland. It is located in the south-west of Ireland, in the province of Munster. Following an extension to the city's ...

(1999–2003) *

Ancona Ancona (, also , ) is a city and a seaport in the Marche region in central Italy, with a population of around 101,997 . Ancona is the capital of the province of Ancona and of the region. The city is located northeast of Rome, on the Adriatic ...

(2003–04) *

Inter Milan Football Club Internazionale Milano, commonly referred to as Internazionale () or simply Inter, and colloquially known as Inter Milan in English-speaking countries, is an Italian professional football club based in Milan, Lombardy. Inter is ...

(1986–88) *

Udinese Udinese Calcio, commonly referred to as Udinese, is a professional Italian football club based in Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, that currently plays in Serie A. It was founded on 30 November 1896 as a sports club, and on 5 July 1911 as a ...

(2002–05) * Moghreb Tetouan *

Ajax Ajax may refer to: Greek mythology and tragedy * Ajax the Great, a Greek mythological hero, son of King Telamon and Periboea * Ajax the Lesser, a Greek mythological hero, son of Oileus, the king of Locris * ''Ajax'' (play), by the ancient Gree ...

(1973–77; 1980–84) *

Glentoran Glentoran Football Club is a professional football club that plays in the NIFL Premiership. The club was founded in 1882. History Early history In 1914, Glentoran won the Vienna Cup, becoming the first United Kingdom team to win a European t ...

(1996–99) *

Cerro Porteño Club Cerro Porteño is a professional Paraguayan football club, based in the neighbourhood of Obrero in Asunción. Founded in 1912, Cerro has won 34 Primera División titles and is one of the most popular football clubs in Paraguay. Its presi ...

(1984–87) *

Sporting Clube de Portugal Sporting Clube de Portugal, founded Sporting Club de Portugal (), otherwise referred to as Sporting CP, often known abroad as Sporting Lisbon , is a Portuguese professional sports club based in Lisbon. It is best known for the professional fo ...

(1980–86) *

Vitória de Guimarães Vitoria or Vitória may refer to : People * Francisco de Vitoria (c. 1483–1546), a Spanish Renaissance theologian * Alberto Vitoria (1956–2010), Spanish footballer * Rui Vitória (born 1970), Portuguese retired footballer * Steven Vitória ...

(1983–89) *

Aberdeen Aberdeen (; sco, Aiberdeen ; gd, Obar Dheathain ; la, Aberdonia) is a city in North East Scotland, and is the third most populous city in the country. Aberdeen is one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas (as Aberdeen City), and ...

(2001–04) * Airdrieonians (1995–97) *

Dunfermline Athletic Dunfermline Athletic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the city of Dunfermline, Fife. Founded in 1885, the club currently play in Scottish League One after being relegated from the 2021–22 Scottish Championship. Dunfermline ...

(1996–97) * East Fife (1995–98) *

East Stirlingshire East Stirlingshire Football Club is a Scotland, Scottish association football club based in the town of Falkirk. The club was founded in 1881 and competes in the , in the fifth tier of the Scottish football league system. The club's origins ca ...

(1998–2000) *

Falkirk Falkirk ( gd, An Eaglais Bhreac, sco, Fawkirk) is a large town in the Central Lowlands of Scotland, historically within the county of Stirlingshire. It lies in the Forth Valley, northwest of Edinburgh and northeast of Glasgow. Falkirk had a ...

(1996–99) *

Kelty Hearts Kelty Hearts Football Club is a football club based in the village of Kelty in Fife, Scotland. Formed in 1975 and nicknamed ''the Hearts'', ''the Maroon Machine'' and ''the Jambos'', they play their home games at New Central Park. Their home ...

(1982–83) *

Kilmarnock Kilmarnock (, sco, Kilmaurnock; gd, Cill Mheàrnaig (IPA: ʰʲɪʎˈveaːɾnəkʲ, "Marnock's church") is a large town and former burgh in East Ayrshire, Scotland and is the administrative centre of East Ayrshire, East Ayrshire Council. ...

(1995–98) *

Hamilton Academical Hamilton Academical Football Club, often known as Hamilton Accies, or The Accies, is a Scottish football club from Hamilton, South Lanarkshire who currently compete in the Scottish Championship, having been relegated from the 2020–21 Scotti ...

(1995–97) * Hibernian (1998–2010) *

Inverness Caledonian Thistle Inverness Caledonian Thistle Football Club, commonly known as Caley Thistle, is a professional football club based in Inverness, Scotland. The team currently competes in the Scottish Championship, the second tier of the Scottish Professional ...

(1996–99) * Partick Thistle (1995–97) * Queen's Park (1994–2001) *

Incheon United Incheon United FC is a South Korean professional football club based in Incheon that competes in the K League 1, the top flight of South Korean football. Founded in 2003, the club is a so-called "community club", with the government of the city ...

(2012–14) *

Ulsan Hyundai Ulsan Hyundai FC ( ko, 울산 현대 축구단) is a South Korean professional football club based in Ulsan that competes in the K League 1, the top tier of South Korean football. Founded in 1983 as Hyundai Horang-i, they joined the K League ...

(2010–11) * FC Seoul (2012-21) *

Denizlispor Denizlispor, due to current sponsorship Altaş Denizlispor, is a Turkish sports club based in Denizli. It is known by its distinct green and black colors. The club's branches include football, volleyball, basketball, table tennis, and gymnastics. ...

(2004–06) *

Peñarol Club Atlético Peñarol (; English: ''Peñarol Athletic Club'') —also known as ''Carboneros'', ''Aurinegros,'' and (familiarly) ''Manyas''— is a Uruguayan sports club from Montevideo. The name "Peñarol" comes from the Peñarol neigh ...

(1984–87) * Swansea City (1995–97)

Formula One

Renault F1 Team The French automotive manufacturer Renault has been associated with Formula One as both team owner and engine manufacturer for various periods since 1977. In 1977, the company entered Formula One as a constructor, introducing the turbo engine ...

(2017-2020) *

Alpine F1 Team Alpine F1 Team, competing as BWT Alpine F1 Team, is a Formula One constructor which made its debut at the start of the 2021 Formula One World Championship. Formerly named Renault F1 Team and owned by the French automotive company Groupe Renault ...

Rugby union

;National teams * (from July 2018) ;Club teams *

Montpellier Hérault Rugby Montpellier Hérault Rugby (; oc, Montpelhièr Erau Rugbi Club) is a French professional rugby union club, based in Montpellier, Occitanie and named after the Hérault river. The club competes in the top level of the French league system, t ...

Racing 92 Racing 92 () is a French rugby union club based in suburban Paris that was formed in 2001 with the collaboration of the Racing Club de France and US Métro. They were called Racing Métro 92 between 2001 and 2015, when they changed the name ...

* Lovali XV

Rugby League

* Whitehaven R.L.F.C.

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