Joma Sport and its founder have been recognized for their support and promotion of Spanish sports for almost 60 years.
The Spanish National Sports Council has awarded Joma Sport the highest distinction in Spanish sport, becoming the first sports company in the country to receive a Gold Medal for the Royal Order of Merit in Sport.
The Order of Merit in Sport is a public recognition of those who have distinguished themselves in the practice of sport, in the promotion and teaching of physical education or the research, dissemination, organization and development of the culture and physical education. For Joma Sport and its founder, the award represents the recognition by the Spanish society of the work of promotion, commitment and support to sports that Fructuoso López has demonstrated since 1965 through the sponsorship of athletes, teams, events, federations and the Olympic Committee. The work of companies is essential for carrying out any activity, and in the case of Joma, it is undeniable that their contribution has been essential to keeping Spanish sport at the top
Joma Sport is a Spanish company dedicated to the manufacture and marketing of sports equipment. Joma is the leading Spanish sports brand, with the highest volume of sales in the world, and is featured in the top ten world brands for sporting goods. It was founded by Fructuoso López in 1965, and since then its progression has accelerated with a presence in the market of more than 120 countries, with eight subsidiaries in the United States, Italy, China, UK, Germany, Mexico, Panama and Brazil.
It is the leading sports brand in Spain and one of the leading international brands, occupying a coveted spot in the list of the top ten most successful companies with product distribution in more than 120 countries. In football, it sponsors more than 300 professional football teams around the world such as Atalanta BC, Villarreal CF (winner of the Europa League in 2021), ACF Swansea, Toulouse, RSC Anderlecht, Cruz Azul, TSG Hoffenheim, SD Eibar…and national teams such as those of Ukraine and Romania, among others.
Thanks to these sponsorships, Joma is present in all the major football leagues of the world, in all international competitions and the World Cup.
In addition, it is present in all sports disciplines equipping national rugby teams, handball, such as the Spanish Bronze winners in the World Cup and the 2021 Olympics; Athletics Federations such as Mexico, Spain, Morocco, Czech Republic, Slovenia, Italy, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales among others; and ten National Olympic Committees that registered the international presence of Joma in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games under the banner of the Spanish and Portuguese committees. There is also tennis player Pablo Carreño’s bronze medal, the historic walker García-Bragado – the only athlete to have participated in eight Olympic Games – and the multiple medal winner in swimming, Mireia Belmonte.
Likewise, Joma is the strongest brand in the world for indoor football, sponsoring great teams such as Inter Movistar, ElPozoMurcia, Acqua e Sappone, Paris accs, Carlos Barbosa, the Spanish team, along with the best women’s team in the world, Pescados Rubén Burela. Plus hundreds of pro players.
In recent years, the brand has diversified sports within its scope of sponsorship to other disciplines such as paddle tennis, as a sponsor for the official footwear of the World Padel Tour; in tennis with Pablo Carreño, Marco Cecchinato, Marcel Granollers or Albert Ramos and others, as well as the federations of Spain, Italy and Serbia among others; in volleyball, highlighting the Lube Volley world champion.
Joma thus represents a leading Spanish brand worldwide.