Jako 4864523 222852502 2008-07-01T12:47:26Z 90.145.20.249 /* Club teams */ {{otheruses4|a sportswear company|the computer programming language|Jako (programming)}} '''Jako''' is a [[Germany|German]] sportswear manufacturer. Their name derives from the Jagst (Ja) and Kocher (ko) rivers in northeast Baden-Württemberg, they also maintain a US-based distribution center in Hillsborough, NJ. While best known as a football (soccer) outfitter predominantly in Europe, their product line has expanded into a number of other areas including handball, volleyball, tennis, and women's fashion beginning in 2007. They also own the naming rights to Jako Arena, an indoor sporting arena located in Bamberg, Germany. The capacity of the arena is 6,900 people and is currently home to the Brose Baskets basketball team. Jako was founded [[1989]], and has since then sponsored several teams in the German [[Fußball-Bundesliga|Bundesliga]] and other leagues in [[Europe]]. == Selected sponsored teams == === Club teams === {| |valign="top"| *{{flagicon|Armenia}} [[Ararat Yerevan]] *{{flagicon|Belarus}} [[FC Darida]] *{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[F.C. Molenbeek Brussels Strombeek|FC Brussels]] *{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[K.A.A. Gent|KAA Gent]] *{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Lierse S.K.|Lierse SK]] *{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[R.A.E.C. Mons|RAEC Mons]] *{{flagicon|Cyprus}} [[Apollon Limassol]] *{{flagicon|England}} [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City FC]] *{{flagicon|Georgia}} [[FC Dinamo Tbilisi|Dinamo Tbilisi]] *{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Alemannia Aachen]] *{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Rot-Weiß Ahlen]] *{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Eintracht Braunschweig]] *{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Eintracht Frankfurt]] *{{flagicon|Germany}} [[SC Freiburg]] *{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Karlsruher SC]] *{{flagicon|Hungary}} [[Tatabánya FC| FC Tatabánya]] *{{flagicon|Hong Kong}} [[Citizen AA]] *{{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Drogheda United]] *{{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Sligo Rovers F.C.|Sligo Rovers FC]] *{{flagicon|Latvia}} [[FK Iecava]] *{{flagicon|Moldova}} [[CS Tiligul-Tiras Tiraspol|Tiligul-Tiras Tiraspol]] *{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Heracles Almelo]] *{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[FC Den Bosch]] *{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[De Graafschap]] *{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[SC Heerenveen]] *{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[FC Volendam]] |width="33"|  |valign="top"| *{{flagicon|Catalonia}} [[CE Sabadell]] *{{flagicon|Spain}} [[Recreativo de Huelva]] *{{flagicon|Switzerland}} [[FC Aarau]] *{{flagicon|Switzerland}} [[FC Chiasso]] *{{flagicon|Switzerland}} [[FC Lucerne]] *{{flagicon|Switzerland}} [[FC Schaffhausen]] *{{flagicon|Switzerland}} [[FC Winterthur]] *{{flagicon|Poland}} [[Clearex Chorzów]] *{{flagicon|Poland}} [[Lechia Gdańsk]] *{{flagicon|Poland}} [[Arka Gdynia]] *{{flagicon|Poland}} [[GKS Katowice]] *{{flagicon|Poland}} [[Rozwoj Katowice]] *{{flagicon|Poland}} [[Górnik Łęczna]] *{{flagicon|Poland}} [[Zagłębie Lubin]] *{{flagicon|Poland}} [[Grunwald Poznań]] *{{flagicon|Poland}} [[Warta Poznań]] *{{flagicon|Poland}} [[Lechia Sedziszow]] *{{flagicon|Poland}} [[Akademia Słowa]] *{{flagicon|Poland}} [[Pogon Swiebodzin]] *{{flagicon|Poland}} [[Nielba Wagrowiec]] *{{flagicon|Poland}} [[WZPN]] *{{flagicon|United States}} [[Sky Blue Soccer]] * {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Gwangju Sangmu Phoenix]] |} === International teams === *{{flagicon|Jordan}} [[Jordan national football team|Jordan]] *{{flagicon|Moldova}} [[Moldova national football team|Moldova]] *{{flagicon|Turkmenistan }} [[ Turkmenistan national football team|Turkmenistan ]] ==External links== *[http://www.Jako.de/ Jako.de Official Site] {{germany-company-stub}} {{manufacturing-company-stub}} {{Fashion-company-stub}} [[Category:Clothing brands]] [[Category:Sporting goods manufacturers]] [[de:JAKO]] [[pl:JAKO AG]] [[ru:JAKO]]