How To Start Your Own Football Brand

Pick a tier before you pick a supplier: promotional, training, retail mid-tier, or match/pro. The tier decides construction (machine, hand stitched, thermal bonded), materials, MOQ and price band. Buyers for each tier look completely different, and so do their expectations.

• Size (3, 4, 5, futsal), weight and circumference tolerance
• Panel count (32-panel classic, 12/8/6 modern, seamless)
• PU outer thickness and backing layers
• Bladder type — butyl for retention, latex for touch
• Branding zones and print method (screen, sublimation, embossing)

Order 2–3 pre-production samples with your logo. Kick them, wet them, weigh them, drop-test rebound at 2 metres. Only approve mass production after the physical sample passes.

Typical Findup Sports MOQs: 100 pcs (promotional), 300 pcs (thermal bonded), 500 pcs (hand stitched match balls). Lead time is 25–45 days after sample approval. Ex-works pricing in USD is normal — you pay 30% deposit, 70% before shipment.

Choose polybag + hangtag for e-commerce, or full retail box with inflation needle for stores. We produce artwork, dielines and mockups in-house so you approve the final packaging before print.

Sialkot exports via Karachi (sea) or Sialkot International Airport (air). A 40ft container holds ~4,500 boxed match balls. Sea freight to Europe/US: 22–35 days. HS code 9506.62 for inflatable balls.

Launch with a hero SKU (your premium match ball) and a volume SKU (training) so you have both a story and margin. Athlete seeding, club partnerships and Amazon FBA are the fastest early channels for new football brands.