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Select Sport

Logo: SELECT SPORT A/S, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Danish manufacturing company of sportswear

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.2 It was founded by Eigil Nielsen.1 It employed 53 people in 2024.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1947Founded1
  • Industrysports industry, textile industry, wholesale1
  • HeadquartersGlostrup Municipality1
  • Websitewww.select-sport.com
  • Legal formaktieselskab1

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Select Sport A.S. is a Danish sports equipment manufacturer based in Glostrup, Denmark.2

The story

Founded by Eigil Nielsen in 1947.1

It was founded in 1947 by Eigil Nielsen, 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, 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.

From Wikipedia’s article on Select Sport, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Leadership

Who has led Select Sport, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Products and brands

  • association football ball
  • association football kit

Listed on Wikidata.1

Select Sport manufactures and commercializes a variety of products for several sports. The following chart contains all the product lines by the company.

From Wikipedia’s article on Select Sport, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Employees over time

  • 2024531

Timeline

  1. 1947Founded Founded1

Sources

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