DECATHLON / KIPSTA unveils the new official match balls of the UEFA Europa League® and UEFA Conference League®

KIPSTA teams-up with UEFA and becomes its official match ball supplier for the UEFA Europa League and the UEFA Conference League. This partnership will start with the 2024-2025 season and run until the end of the 2026-2027 season. 

Answering the most technical standards required to play football at the highest level and awarded with the FIFA quality pro label, the KIPSTA ball has been chosen for the comfort of control given to the player, its great landing zone precision, as well as its outstanding grip, which facilitates the use of the ball in all weather conditions. The thermobonding technology used for its conception also guarantees a better durability of the ball, ensuring its premium quality from beginning to the end of the match. 

Fabien Brosse, Global Chief Sports and Products Officer at DECATHLON, says: “Decathlon is delighted to embark on this wonderful partnership with UEFA as the official match ball supplier of the UEFA Europa League and UEFA Conference League. By our ball being selected, it supports and confirms our continuous efforts on producing quality and high technical products, in which they have the capacity to be used at the highest level of the sporting game.”

Guy-Laurent Epstein, Marketing Director UEFA, adds: “We look forward to seeing the new Kipsta UEFA Europa League and UEFA Conference League balls in action across Europe as a new, exciting season of UEFA’s men’s club competitions kicks off. In addition, we are delighted to see the ambitious plans that have been put in place by Decathlon to promote and sell the balls through their extensive retail and online networks".

While many people have never played with a professional ball, KIPSTA and UEFA are uniting to change this dynamic. By teaming up, they are proving that a ball at an accessible price can be of great quality and meet the highest professional standards. 

This quality level has been achieved by KIPSTA via a fruitful collaboration with multiple players of different levels, resulting in having the most tested ball in the world. The tests of the ball’s prototypes were also conducted with more than 10 professional football teams in France. 

However, the quality of the ball doesn't compromise its accessibility, following KIPSTA's business model: to reach more footballers around the world with excellent and sustainable products that meet professional standards and are accessible to everyone.

The ball is now available online and in all DECATHLON stores.

Frédéric Boistard, Federated Sports Director at DECATHLON, adds: “Football is a sport that completely embodies DECATHLON’s Ready-To-Play motto. It can be played anywhere, by anyone, as long as you have a group of people and a ball. KIPSTA aims at providing a crucial element to each match, therefore enhancing every player’s experience on a field, whether it is for professional ones during a UEFA match, or in a school playground for young beginners.”

A global multi-specialist sports brand catering for everyone from beginners to top athletes, Decathlon is an innovative manufacturer of sporting goods for all skill levels. With 101,000 teammates and 1,750 stores worldwide, Decathlon and its teams have been working ever since 1976 to fulfill an ongoing ambition: Move people through the wonders of sport, to help them be healthier and happier in a sustainable future.
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The brand of all DECATHLON team sports, Kipsta has specialized in the design of football products since 2016. Based in the North of France, the brand's mission is to sustainably improve the daily lives of all footballers. Kipsta is part of an approach to excellence, providing its users with high-performance products, including at the highest level and at the most accessible price possible.

UEFA is the governing body of European football and a not-for-profit organization which supports and ensures the world’s most popular sport continues to thrive at all levels across its 55 member associations. As part of its commitment, UEFA invests 97% of its revenue in football-related activities, projects and initiatives that ensure the continued development of the men's and women's professional game as well as youth, grassroots and futsal.