RIP Le Coq Sportif

[FrankyH]

Just heard on the radio , sports brand Le Coq Sportif have filled for bankruptcy. Made some famous kits down the years including our finest hour.

[TopDeck113]

That's a shame.  An iconic brand before the Nike-ification of the football kit business.  File alongside Admiral.

[eamonn]

The cock shall crow no more.

[Grande Pablo]

https://www.timeslive.co.za/sport/soccer/2025-01-21-bafanas-le-coq-sportif-deal-safe-for-now-despite-strife-at-french-parent-company/

This South African article sheds some light on the situation where hopefully the UK / EU headline writers have been too hasty in pouring in on Le Coq's demise.

[Des Little]

Best kits we’ve ever had. Not a bad one amongst them, all iconic…quite why the club didn’t/wouldn’t organise decent remakes is a mystery.

[PeterWithe]

Glad I bought a couple of classics of that fella on Instagram now.

[aldridgeboy]

Glad I bought a couple of classics of that fella on Instagram now.

Me too !! They’re great as well. 82 and 84 away kits are awesome.

[darren woolley]

Great kit makers.

[Rotterdam]

As youngster in the early 80's, I loved all the Le Coq kits.

[lovejoy]

Great back in the day but there output these days is very Sports Direct. I suspect they over stretched on their Olympics offering.

[ChicagoLion]

The boots were great, very comfortable but did not last a season.

[SaddVillan]

This is from Yahoo

Le Coq Sportif, the iconic French sportswear brand, has recently filed for bankruptcy and entered judicial receivership. The Paris Commercial Court has granted a six-month observation period to facilitate the company’s restructuring efforts. This move aims to address the brand’s financial challenges while safeguarding the jobs of its 330 employees and numerous indirect positions.

Despite reporting a 30% increase in sales during the first half of 2024, with revenues reaching €82 million, Le Coq Sportif faced widening losses amounting to €18.2 million, up from €10.5 million in the same period the previous year. The company attributes these losses to substantial investments in marketing and sales, which have significantly impacted its operations.

Founded in 1882, Le Coq Sportif has a storied history in sports apparel, particularly in tennis, rugby, cycling and, of course, soccer. Although not as well-known as PUMA, Adidas, Umbro and Nike, it was still a force in the industry back in the late ’70s through early ’90s. Seventeen different nations have sported a Le Coq kit, and eighty different clubs.

The article then features 2 "iconic" shirts.

Argentina 1986
Aston Villa 81-83

[Chico Hamilton III]

Glad I bought a couple of classics of that fella on Instagram now.

In Monaco we bumped into the fella who sells the Henson retro kits and tracky tops.  I didn’t realise that they are genuine Henson remakes, I thought they were counterfeit/rip off like the Le Coq remakes.

[LeeB]

The boots were great, very comfortable but did not last a season.

The New Balance boots I had in the early 90's were like that, like wearing slippers but they'd fall apart.

[Mossie Hennebry]

That's a shame.  An iconic brand before the Nike-ification of the football kit business.  File alongside Admiral.

I watched a match with a team playing in an Admiral kit only last week. It may have been Dag & Red v Millwall in the FA Cup.