ROSGOSSTRAKH - TITLE SPONSOR OF THE RUSSIAN FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP

RFPL and leading Russian insurance company signed a title sponsorship agreement related to the Russian Football Championship. For the coming three seasons the most popular sport competition in our country - Russian Football Premier League clubs championship - will again be named ROSGOSSTRAKH Russian Football Championship.

The cooperation agreement defining the principles of collaboration of ROSGOSSTRAKH and Russian Football Premier League was signed on Thursday, 17 September by RFPL President Sergey Pryadkin and ROSGOSSTRAKH CEO Dmitry Markarov.

Within the frames of the agreement with RFPL the company becomes the title sponsor of ROSGOSSTRAKH Russian Football Championship and ROSGOSSTRAKH Russian Football Premiership among U-21 teams of the Premier League clubs. This insurance brand is well-known to the Russian supporters - famous wings, which protect prosperity and financial well-being of dozens million Russian people - will again be placed on the players jerseys and at all stadia where the matches of Premier League and U-21 Premiership will be held. ROSGOSSTRAKH was at the ground of title sponsorship in the Russian football foundation, it became the first title partner of the Russian Championship in 2006. Since 2011 ROSGOSSTRAKH BANK is the general sponsor of the Russian football refereeing. The agreement signed today is the result of many years of partnership between the company and RFPL for the good of the most popular and favourite sport in the Russian Federation.

«In several weeks our company will be start the anniversary 95th year of its foundation. All these years we lived and worked together with our country - and we also supported our football altogether. Our company has always supported this kind of sport, which everybody loves. We are happy that we can be useful to the Russian football again», — said Dmitry Markarov.

RFPL President Sergey Pryadkin said: «We are entering the new quality level of Russian Football Championship organization. New stadia are inaugurated, safety and comfort of supporters are increasing, as well as the interest of partners and sponsors. In 2018 FIFA World Cup will be held in Russia. Attention of the whole football world is attracted to our country and our Championship. So for us especially important was to choose the right strategic partner, cooperation with which can be built on the basis of good marketing principles. Over the recent years we had many chances to make sure that ROSGOSSTRAKH is honest, reliable and professional partner, aimed at efficient work with good results».

CEO of ROSGOSSTRAKH also underlined: «We highly appreciate years of our partnership with the RFPL for the good of the Russian football. The value of any partnership usually shows itself in the most difficult and responsible periods. I am sure that experience of joint work we have shared in the previous years with the Russian Football Premier League will bring our partnership to the new level. And our joint efforts will be able to help to the Russian Football to implement the ambitious tasks it is facing and to prepare to the upcoming World Cup in an appropriate way». 

Official name of the Russian Football Championship for the seasons 2015-2016, 2016-2017, 2017-2018:

ROSGOSSTRAKH Russian Football Championship

Russian Football Championship official logos for seasons 2015-2016, 2016-2017, 2017-2018 will be changed as well.