KIPSTA
Kipsta
PRODUCT DESIGNER
WHY KIPSTA?
Founded in 1998, Kipsta is an amalgam of two words: KIP for "équipe" ("team" in French) and STA for "stadium".
HIGHLIGHT
Kipsta was formerly the Decathlon group’s team sports brand and covered sports such as football, basketball, rugby, volleyball, handball, hockey, cricket and baseball. In 2016, Kipsta became a football-only brand.
MORE THAN 20 YEARS
1998
1998: Creation of the Decathlon team sports brand.
2001
Kipsta signs a five-year contract with Ligue 1 club Lille OSC to become its kit supplier
2007
The first Kipsta website goes online. The brand creates a new logo.
2008
Kipsta comes up with a new playing space called The Kage.
2008
“You’re the Game” becomes the brand's baseline.
2009
Construction of a new base for the brand and its development.
2010
Kipsta revamps its logo. “So Many Ways to Play” becomes its baseline.
2011
Creation of the Kipsta Club, a service allowing clubs to customise their kit.
2012
Goalkeeper Mickaël Landreau becomes a Kipsta technical partner.
2013
Launch of the Agility 700 football boot.
2015
Opening of the Kipsta brand's international headquarters: the Kipstadium
2016
Launch of the FIFA-approved Hybrid ball, retailing at under €10.
2016
Kipsta becomes Decathlon's football-only brand and signs a partnership with Valenciennes Football Club.
2017
Former France international Marinette Pichon helps put together the new women's football clothing range.
2018
Agility 900, our first mid-collared football boot.
2019
Kipsta develops its own test unit.
2020
Launch of the Air Kage Pump (an inflatable goal with a built-in pump).
FOOTBALL MOVES AND INSPIRES ME
because it is one of the most played sports in the world. It is popular, universal, intergenerational, exciting and brings people together. It is one of the few sports that can trigger emotions on an individual and group level and even has the power to inspire national fervour. It is also a sport that can teach and promote values such as working together as a team and perseverance, and can help develop technical, physical, psychological and mental skills." Frédéric Boistard, Football Leader
A TEAM OF PASSIONATE FOOTBALL FANS
The Decathlon Football brand boasts more than 50 employees. They design and create innovative products and services at the Kipstadium.
Come and meet some of themOUR FIELD OF PLAY
This is the Kipstadium, our design and testing centre.