The ability of sport to attract multi-million-dollar investments from sponsor brands continues apace. GlobalData’s Manchester City FC Sponsorship Deals 2023/24 Season includes an in-depth view and detailed evaluation of Manchester City FC’s sponsor partners. Buy the report here.
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Manchester City’s total sponsorship revenue for the 2023/24 season is over $295.8m, with the biggest single investment coming from Puma, which is an agreement valued at $86.38m per year. However, sponsorship values vary greatly across the different levels of partnership opportunities offered by a rights-holder, all of which are detailed in the report, in addition to the revenues of the participating teams.
In total, Manchester City have sponsorship agreements with 46 brands in the 2023/24 season, with their top five partners accounting for 70% of the club’s total income from sponsorship.
According to GlobalData’s report, the highest-spending sponsor brands include Puma, Etihad Airways, OKX, Asahi Super Dry and E&, among others. The table below shows the top ten sponsors of Manchester City in the 2023/24 season.
Technology & consumer goods industries have struck the most deals
The technology industry is the most heavily represented, totaling eight agreements with Manchester City in 2023/24. This is followed by consumer goods, beverages, financial services and gambling.
For a brand, understanding which competitors and other sectors are partnering with which sports teams, and identifying future opportunities, and crucially, at what cost, is key information for commercial strategy planning. Meanwhile, for a rights-holding team, knowing what sponsorship revenues competitor teams and competitor sports are generating from each brand / sector is critical for increasing and maximizing commercial revenues, including identifying portfolio gaps and opportunities.
For more detailed analysis of all sponsor partners of Manchester City, as well as those of all other Premier League clubs, buy the report here.
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GlobalData, the leading provider of industry intelligence, provided the underlying data, research, and analysis used to produce this article. For more information about GlobalData’s Sport Intelligence Center please click here.
‘The ‘Business of…’ series of reports from GlobalData’s Sport Intelligence Center provide an in-depth view on the commercial strategy of a particular sporting league or event. By providing a detailed evaluation of all aspects of the property’s commercial strategy, we can guide investor decisions and sponsorship/media strategies for any organization looking to understand, imitate or partner with sporting properties.
