‘Blast’ Gwangju attracts main sponsor for the first time in 5 years… 3 year 3 billion won contract with Kwangju Bank
Gwangju FC, which has been promoted to the K-League 1 and is causing a sensation, is smiling as it has succeeded in attracting a main sponsor for the first time in five years.
Gwangju wore a uniform with the ‘Kwangju Bank’ logo, unlike previous matches, from the 8th round of the Hanawon Q K League 1 2023 against Gangwon FC held at the Gwangju Soccer Stadium on the 23rd.
An official from the Gwangju club said, “Recently, we signed a main sponsor contract with Kwangju Bank for a total of 3 billion won over a three-year contract period. From this game, we wore a uniform with the Gwangju Bank logo on it.” The contract was made,” he said.
This is the first main sponsorship contract made in 5 years since 2018.
Gwangju signed a main sponsor contract with Kwangju Bank in 2017, and for about a year and a half, they walked around the stadium wearing uniforms with “Kwangju Bank” engraved on them.
However, from 2019, they went to the stadium again with the local government’Gwangju’ on the front of the uniform without a main sponsor.
Kwangju Bank has maintained a sponsorship relationship while showing high interest in the Gwangju club. However, since the previous contract amount was known to be up to 500 million won, the contract worth 1 billion won per year is meaningful.
Fans are also welcoming the official sponsor agreement with open arms to help the team. On this day, about 100 copies of the uniform engraved with ‘Kwangju Bank’ were sold, drawing a good response.
An official from the Gwangju club said, “At the time of the contract, we requested the logo of Kwangju Bank to be red to match the color of the uniform. However, we acknowledged that it was difficult due to the corporate circumstances of Kwangju Bank.” ” is not very important, and I am very satisfied with the sponsorship contract,” he said with a laugh.
The Gwangju players, who wore uniforms with the main sponsor engraved on them, gained even more strength. Lee Sun-min of Gwangju said,메이저놀이터 “The players also expect to see improvements in the environmental aspect. I feel motivated to work harder to get more attention for the rest of the season.”
Meanwhile, Gwangju led the game against Gangwon that day, but drew 0-0 and recorded their first draw this season.