ERKE is a sportswear

Sportswear

Sportswear or activewear is clothing, including footwear, worn for sport or physical exercise. Sport-specific clothing is worn for most sports and physical exercise, for practical, comfort or safety reasons....

 brand owned by the Chinese company HongXing Erke Group. The brand specializes in sports apparel and has sponsored major sports icons within the Chinese Olympic team. ERKE was also the official kit sponsor for the Korea DPR national football team

Korea DPR national football team

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea national football team represents the Democratic People's Republic of Korea in international association football and is controlled by the DPR Korea Football Association, the governing body for football in North Korea.North Korea surprised with a...

. ERKE has recently gained international recognition after the North Korean football team qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup

2010 FIFA World Cup

The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010...

 for a second time since 1966 (however, Legea

Legea

Legea is a sportswear company founded in 1990, in Pompei, Italy. It is one of the most popular brands among Italian amateur football teams, now heavily expanding also among top division professional clubs....

 now sponsors North Korea as kit providers).

Erke was also the official apparel sponsor for the Shanghai

Shanghai

Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...

ATP 1000 tennis tournament and the Qatar Open table tennis tournament.