List of Sportswear Companies in Portugal

Last updated 21 October 2026

There are 4,977 sportswear companies in Portugal, one in every 171 Portuguese companies. Two in five of all sportswear firms are based in Barcelos, Guimarães, Vila Nova de Famalicão, Fafe and Santo Tirso. Below you find the largest sportswear firms in Portugal, the cities where they cluster, how many started this year and which are the oldest. The full list with addresses, phone numbers and email is in our Portuguese company database or through the Company Data API.

4,977 companies indexed · Data counted on 21 October 2026

Companies4,9771 in171 Portuguese companiesCities211Largest cityBarcelos 737Sole traders11%Employees1-4 (48%)Revenue< $100K (44%)Email13%Phone42%Website18%

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	Company Name	Country	City	Address 1	State/Province	Postal Code	Website	Founding Year	Yearly Revenue in U.S. Dollars	Employees Total	Business Legal Type - Description	Number of Companies in Group	Company Registration Number
1	Polopique - Comércio E Indústria De Confeccões, S.A.	Portugal	Santo Tirso	Rua Da Baiona, 422	Porto	4795-784	*****.pt	1996	$85,781,376	257	Corporation	10	503755443
2	Ramiro & Carvalho, Lda	Portugal	Fafe	Zona Industrial Do Socorro, Lote 92	Braga	4820-011	*****.pt	1992	$74,359,176	92	Partnership of unknown type	N/A	502779624
3	Petratex - Confeccões, S.A.	Portugal	Paços de Ferreira	Rua de Bande, 429	Porto	4590-049	*****.com	1989	$67,480,869	442	Corporation	N/A	502170344
4	Vieira Pocargil, S.A.	Portugal	Vieira Do Minho	Rua Do Parque Industrial, 366	Braga	4830-103	*****.pt	1993	$53,221,821	226	Corporation	2	503044830
5	Fepsa - Feltros Portugueses, S.A.	Portugal	São João Da Madeira	Rua de Cucujães, 192	Aveiro	3700-096	*****.pt	2006	$52,381,707	274	Corporation	6	507526554
6	Fermir, Lda	Portugal	Guimarães	Rua Padre João de Oliveira, 240	Braga	4810-228	*****.com	1991	$46,331,236	197	Partnership of unknown type	2	502627573
7	M Look Confeccões, Lda	Portugal	Fafe	Zona Industrial Do Socorro, Lote 58	Braga	4820-011	N/A	2002	$42,052,970	40	Partnership of unknown type	N/A	505855992
8	Fsm - Indústria De Confeccões, S.A.	Portugal	Lousada	Rua Do Comércio, 35	Porto	4620-583	*****.pt	1979	$41,106,851	93	Corporation	2	500896496
9	A.A.C. - Têxteis, S.A.	Portugal	Vila Nova de Famalicão	Rua Roederstein, Lote 4	Braga	4760-774	*****.com	1984	$40,775,804	95	Corporation	3	501837264
10	Becri - Malhas E Confeccões, S.A.	Portugal	Barcelos	Rua Do Parque Industrial, 60	Braga	4755-036	*****.com	1983	$40,345,367	218	Corporation	15	501371621
11	Anglotex - Confeccões, Lda	Portugal	Fafe	Avenida Engenheiro José Rolo, 2ªfase Lote D2	Braga	4705-414	*****.pt	1991	$39,929,925	111	Partnership of unknown type	N/A	502646047
12	Confeccões Cunha & Ribeiro, Lda	Portugal	Covilhã	Rua de Santa Maria, 2647	Castelo Branco	4800-675	*****.com	1987	$37,633,557	162	Partnership of unknown type	3	501860266
13	Etfor - Empresa Têxtil, S.A.	Portugal	Esposende	Avenida Margarida de Queiroz, 301	Braga	4740-438	*****.com	1988	$37,556,763	122	Corporation	4	502081554
14	Impetus Portugal - Têxteis, S.A.	Portugal	Esposende	Rua Da Fábrica, 45	Braga	4740-141	*****.pt	1978	$37,228,392	595	Corporation	15	500736685
15	Belisotex - Confeccões, S.A.	Portugal	Póvoa de Lanhoso	Rua de Mirão, 929	Braga	4830-253	*****.pt	1986	$36,582,983	159	Corporation	N/A	501771751
16	Têxtil Lusoibérica, Lda	Portugal	Vizela	Travessa Da Saudade, 131 Fracão G7	Braga	4815-449	*****.pt	2006	$36,153,390	219	Partnership of unknown type	3	507859030
17	Curriber - Vestuário, Lda	Portugal	Covilhã	Rua de Santa Maria, 2647	Castelo Branco	4800-675	*****.com	2013	$33,531,331	26	Partnership of unknown type	N/A	510526918
18	Valérius - Têxteis, S.A.	Portugal	Barcelos	Rua Industrial Do Aldão	Braga	4750-078	*****.pt	1987	$33,518,021	131	Corporation	6	501909583
19	Cottonanswer, S.A.	Portugal	Barcelos	Rua Dos Combatentes Do Ultramar, 50	Braga	4750-047	*****.pt	2013	$29,325,999	210	Corporation	N/A	510583130
20	Herbrand, S.A.	Portugal	Vila Do Conde	Avenida 1º de Maio, 1666	Porto	4485-105	N/A	2014	$27,373,322	227	Corporation	65	513265228
21	Érius - Têxteis, S.A.	Portugal	Guimarães	Rua Padre Gomes Da Costa, 2	Braga	4750-430	*****.pt	2010	$25,873,798	223	Corporation	5	509577547
22	Barata Garcia, S.A.	Portugal	Barcelos	Rua Do Cardoso, 90	Braga	4755-357	*****.com	1991	$25,570,903	174	Corporation	2	502675403
23	F.moda - Indústria Têxtil, S.A.	Portugal	Guimarães	Avenida Da Indústria, 446	Braga	4805-019	*****.pt	1999	$24,019,499	50	Corporation	3	504537601
24	S. T. P. - Comércio E Indústria De Vestuário, S.A.	Portugal	Fafe	Zona Industrial Do Socorro, Lote 88	Braga	4820-570	*****.pt	1996	$23,947,002	77	Corporation	6	503544450
25	Baptista E Soares, S.A.	Portugal	Póvoa de Lanhoso	Rua Manuel Baptista, 1	Braga	4830-739	*****.pt	1981	$23,813,420	142	Corporation	N/A	501173641

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Firm sizes in Portugal

Of the 4,893 Portuguese sportswear firms with a known headcount, 2,331 (48%) have one to four people, 813 have five to nine, 1,423 have ten to 49 and 326 have 50 or more. Most firms turn over under $100,000 a year (2,077, 44%).

EU size bands · the grey line shows all Portuguese companies

Micro under 103,144 64%
Small 10 to 491,423 29%
Medium 50 to 249324 7%
Large 250+2 <0.1%

Grey line: the share among all Portuguese companies (91% have under ten staff).

168

firms turn over more than $5 million a year; 80 more than $10 million.

firms were entered in 2026.

How many sportswear companies are there in Portugal?

Sportswear companies and sportswear firms in Portugal

4,977

21 October 2026

There are 4,977 sportswear companies and sportswear firms in Portugal in our data (21 October 2026). That is one in every 171 Portuguese companies. About 2 new firms are entered in the register every week this year (77 so far in 2026).

Structure

Single-site firms: 4,618 93%
Head offices: 155
Branch offices: 204

Classification

NACE Rev. 2 codes 141 and 142. Our platform filter is NACE Rev. 2 141, 142.

2,160 of the 4,977 are Lda and S.A. (43%); 564 are sole traders. They come from Registo Comercial and our Portuguese register data, through the Company Data API.

Where in Portugal?

Barcelos has the most sportswear companies in Portugal (737), ahead of Guimarães (506), Vila Nova de Famalicão (331), Fafe (275) and Santo Tirso (199). Together the five hold two in five of them. Relative to their size, Barcelos, Fafe and Póvoa de Lanhoso have the most: 9.4 to 13.2 times the national share.

Cities by number of firms

211 Portuguese cities have at least one sportswear firm; 72 have ten or more; 54 have exactly one. Click a city to set the lens.

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Where they cluster

Sportswear firms per 100 companies, in cities with at least 100 of them. The national share is 0.58. Barcelos has 13.2 times the national share.

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Dashed line: the national share. A filled dot is twice the national share or more.

Sportswear firms in Barcelos

Barcelos has 737 sportswear companies and sportswear firms, 7.7% of all 9,597 Barcelos companies and 1216% above the national share. Two in five Barcelos firms have fewer than five people; 47 have 50 or more. 8 new firms were entered in 2026, 73 date from before 1990.

Size

1-4 staff: 322 · 44%
5-9: 170 · 23%
10-19: 123 · 17%
20-49: 71 · 10%
50+: 47 · 6%

Legal form

Sole traders: 53 · 7%
Partnerships: 344 · 47%
Lda and S.A.: 325 · 44%
Other or none: 15 · 2%

Of the Portuguese total: 14.8%
Of all Barcelos companies: 7.7%
Against the national share: 13.2×

New

Entered 2026 so far: 8
Entered 2025: 11
Of Portugal's 2026 entries: 10.4%

Old

Before 1990: 73 · 10%
1990 or later: 664 · 90%
Of Portugal's pre-1990 firms: 12.8%

Reachable

Email: 104 · 14%
Phone: 380 · 52%
Website: 144 · 20%

Revenue (USD)

Under $100K: 298 · 42%
$100K-$500K: 259 · 36%
$500K-$1M: 46 · 6%
$1M and more: 110 · 15%

Largest

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Largest sportswear firms in Portugal

The biggest firms by staff and by revenue, the largest in Barcelos. Click a name for the record.

Impetus Portugal - Têxteis, S.A. is the largest sportswear firm in Portugal by headcount. 326 firms employ 50 people or more; 118 employ 100 or more.

1Esposende595 staff
2Loures515 staff
3Lousada499 staff
4Paredes470 staff
5Paços de Ferreira442 staff
6Felgueiras439 staff
7Santa Marta de Penaguião426 staff
8São João Da Madeira274 staff
9Paredes266 staff
10Santo Tirso257 staff

By employee size · 4,893 firms with a known headcount

Employees	Firms	%
1-4	2,331	48%
5-9	813	17%
10-19	798	16%
20-49	625	13%
50-99	208	4%
100-199	82	2%
200-499	34	0.7%
500-999	2	<0.1%
1,000+	0	0%

48% have 1 to 4 people; 625 have 20 to 49; 326 have 50 or more.

By yearly revenue (USD)

Revenue	Firms	%
< $100K	2,077	44%
$100K-$500K	1,522	33%
$500K-$1M	462	10%
$1M-$5M	447	10%
$5M-$10M	88	2%
$10M-$50M	75	2%
$50M-$100M	5	0.1%

44% under $100,000; 447 between $1M and $5M; 168 above $5M.

The oldest firms in Portugal

Our data holds 0 Portuguese sportswear firms from before 1900, 9 from before 1950 and 571 from before 1990.

1900
1. Coimbra
1920
1. Lisboa
1939
1. Felgueiras
1940
1. Aveiro
1942
1. Lisboa
1943
1. Oliveira de Azeméis

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Portuguese sportswear firms date from before 1990

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How they compare

Next to related industries

There are 18 retail companies for every sportswear firm in Portugal.

Industry	Firms	Website	1-4 staff
Retail Companies	90,245	27%	74%
Wholesale Companies	46,902	30%	70%
Transport Companies	32,002	8%	86%
Car Dealers	7,502	32%	80%
Sportswear Companies	4,977	18%	47%
Jewellery Companies	487	21%	77%

In other countries

Country	Firms	Per 1,000 cos.
Brazil	341,589	11.8
Italy	42,066	6.0
The USA	19,943	0.3
South Africa	18,914	2.5
Argentina	12,202	5.2
Portugal	4,977	5.8

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Sole traders or Lda: how they are organised

One in nine Portuguese sportswear firms work as sole traders, against 15% of all Portuguese companies. Two in five are Lda and S.A..

Sole traders (empresários em nome individual)56411%
Partnerships2,03241%
Lda and S.A.2,16043%
No form on record or other2214%

Single-site: 93%
Head offices: 155
Branches: 204

All Portuguese companies: 15% sole traders, 38% partnerships, 30% Lda and S.A..

How reachable are they?

Sportswear firms are easier to reach than the average Portuguese company: 42% list a phone number and 18% a website.

Email644 13%
Phone2,094 42%
Website884 18%

Grey line: all Portuguese companies (email 17%, phone 33%, website 22%).

The full list with these fields is in our Portuguese company database.

Newcomers in Portugal in 2026

77 sportswear firms were entered in the Portuguese register so far in 2026, about 2 a week, after 139 in 2025. Portugal as a whole saw 33,330 new companies in 2026, so this industry takes 0.2% of the inflow.

1242022
1492023
1402024
1392025
772026 so far

49 of this year's 77 are Lda and S.A..

The biggest newcomers of 2026

The year is the register entry; an established firm that changes legal form appears as new.

1Lousada48 staff
2Barcelos14 staff
3Lousada10 staff
4Lisboa10 staff
5Guimarães10 staff

Frequently asked questions

How many sportswear companies are there in Portugal?

There are 4,977 sportswear companies and sportswear firms in Portugal in our data, counted on 21 October 2026. That is one in every 171 Portuguese companies.

Which is the largest sportswear firm in Portugal?

Impetus Portugal - Têxteis, S.A. in Esposende, with 595 staff. By revenue Polopique - Comércio e Indústria de Confeccões, S.A. in Santo Tirso leads with $85.8 million a year.

Which Portuguese city has the most sportswear companies?

Barcelos, with 737, ahead of Guimarães (506), Vila Nova de Famalicão (331), Fafe (275) and Santo Tirso (199).

How many sportswear firms are there in Barcelos?

737, which is 7.7% of all 9,597 Barcelos companies and 1216% above the national share.

How big is a typical sportswear firm?

48% of the 4,893 firms with a known headcount have one to four people; 326 have 50 or more. Most turn over under $100,000 a year.

Are Portuguese sportswear companies sole traders or companies?

One in nine (564) are sole traders, 41% are partnerships and 43% (2,160) are Lda and S.A..

How many sportswear firms started in 2026?

77 were entered in the Portuguese register so far in 2026, after 139 in 2025. 49 of them are Lda and S.A..

What is the oldest sportswear firm in Portugal?

Santix - Indústria de Confeccões, S.A. in Coimbra, 1900, followed by Piccadilly, Lda in Lisboa (1920) and Marfel - Empresa de Confeccões, Lda in Felgueiras (1939). 0 firms date from before 1900.

Which industry code covers sportswear companies?

Portuguese sportswear companies are classified under NACE Rev. 2 codes 141 and 142. Our platform filters them on NACE Rev. 2 141 and 142.

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