| Hummel International Sport & Leisure A/S | |
| Type: | Subsidiary |
| Foundation: | in Hamburg, Germany |
| Founder: | Albrech & Ludwig Messmer |
| Location City: | Aarhus |
| Location Country: | Denmark |
| Area Served: | Worldwide |
| Industry: | Sports equipment |
| Products: | Sportswear, footwear |
| Revenue: | DKK 1.858 billion (€250 million) in 2021 |
| Parent: | Thornico Group[1] |
Hummel International Sport & Leisure A/S,[1] commonly known as Hummel (stylized hummel), is a German-founded Danish manufacturing company of sportswear brand based in Aarhus. It is owned by Thornico.[2] The company currently manufactures apparel for football, rugby league, futsal, handball, basketball, shinty, volleyball and esports teams. Moreover, the company also offers apparel and footwear for children alongside its fashion sub-brand, Hummel HIVE.
The company was founded in 1923 by Albert Messmer and his brother Michael Ludwig Messmer under the name "Messmer & Co" in Hamburg, Germany; that same year, the Messmer brothers introduced the first football boots to the world.[3] Hummel became Danish after being taken over by Bernhard Weckenbrock in 1956, who moved its base to Kevelaer, North Rhine-Westphalia. Since 1999, Hummel has been a part of the Danish Thornico Group founded by Christian and Thor Stadil.
Being one of the oldest sportswear brands in the business with roots in football and handball, Hummel has previously been worn by football teams such as Real Madrid, Red Star Belgrade, Tottenham Hotspur, Aston Villa, Sunderland, Benfica and the Danish national team.
The Hummel logo is a stylized bumblebee, as Hummel is German for "bumblebee".
The following teams and association are currently sponsored by Hummel:
Sydney University
AS Otôho
BK Marienlyst
Christiania SC
Nuneaton Griff
Wycombe Wanderers
Paderborn (From 2025/26)
Weiche Flensburg
Szolnoki MÁV
ÍBV Vestmannaeyjar
Odds Ballklubb
Costa Brava
Avenir de Marsa
Brooklyn City FC[6]
Milwaukee Torrent
Minnesota Aurora
Providence City FC
Tunisia
Lenovo Tenerife
British Canoeing (Olympic & Paralympic Canoe, Kayak & Extreme Kayak GB Teams)
Initia Hasselt
HC Zlín
DHK Zora Olomouc
HK Lovosovice
SHC Maloměřice Brno
DHC Sokol Poruba
HC Britterm Veselí Nad Moravou
Talent Plzeň
TJ Lokomotiva Louny
Tatran Litovel
TJ Náchod
SK Aarhus (women's)
Team Esbjerg (women's)
SønderjyskE Håndbold
Ringkøbing Håndbold (women's)
Team Tvis Holstebro
Billère Handball Pau Pyrénées
JS Cherbourg
Bayer 04 Leverkusen (handball)
EHV Aue
Handball Hamburg
SG Flensburg-Handewitt (From 2023/24)
Balassagyarmati Kábel
Békés-Drén KC
Budaörs (women's)
Dunaújvárosi Kohász (women's)
Fehérvár KC (women's)
Kecskemét (women's)
CYEB Mizse KC
Pénzügyőr (women's)
Siófok (women's)
K. Szeged SE (women's)
ARAGO Törökszentmiklósi KE
Vecsés SE-Él Team
ÍBV Vestmannaeyjar
Granitas-karys
ZRK Buducnost (women's)
Beekse Fusie Club
E&O
HV Volendam
Kras Volendam
Nøtterøy Håndball
ØIF Arendal
Flint Tønsberg Håndball AL
Stord HK
Oppsal Håndball
Nordstrand Håndball
EB Start Elbląg
Măgura Cisnădie (women's)
HC Zalău (women's)
CSM Roman (women's)
CSM Slatina (women's)
Al-Khaleej Club Al-Noor Club Mudhar
HC SPORTA Hlohovec
SKP Bratislava
RK Cimos Koper
1.NLB leasing handball league
RK Krško
Quabit Guadalajara
IF GUIF
HC KTV Altdorf
BSV Bern
Basel Regio
LC Brühl
Beşiktaş J.K. Handball Team
Manlleu Arago de Sète Las Palmas
Panasonic Panthers (From 2024–25 season) Apeks beGenius
RedBull Racing Esports Team Vitality Genki Morita AG2R Citroën Team
