The ability of sport to attract multi-million-dollar investments from sponsor brands continues apace. GlobalData’s The Business of the Serie A 2022-23 includes an in-depth view and detailed evaluation of SSC Napoli’s sponsor partners. Buy the report here.

The biggest single sponsorship investment in SSC Napoli for the 2022/23 season comes from Giorgio Armani, which is an agreement valued at $9.40m 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, SSC Napoli have sponsorship agreements with 35 brands in the 2022/23 season, with their top five partners accounting for 71% of the club’s total income from sponsorship.

According to GlobalData’s report, the highest-spending sponsor brands include Giorgio Armani, Lete, MSC Cruises, Amazon and Upbit, among others. The table below shows the top ten sponsors of SSC Napoli in the 2022/23 season.

Food & retail industries have struck the most deals

The food industry is the most heavily represented, totaling five agreements with SSC Napoli in 2022/23. This is followed by retail, technology, travel & tourism and energy & utilities.

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 SSC Napoli, as well as those of all other Serie A clubs, buy the report here.

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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.