Liverpool Sponsors 2021-22

Following are the companies and organisations that are enjoying a strong branding presence across Liverpool’s physical and digital assets.

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OFFICIAL MAIN PARTNER

Standard Chartered

Standard Chartered has been the proud Main Partner of Liverpool Football Club since 2010. The London-headquartered British multinational banking and financial services company has seen its logo front the Reds’ matchday kits for over a decade. Their current deal is worth around £40m per annum.

In May 2018, Liverpool and Standard Chartered penned an extension which saw a £10m increase over the previous annual revenue with the partnership now set to run until the end of the 2022-23 season.

Standard Chartered has enjoyed a fruitful global exposure while working with Liverpool, engaging over 37 million people across the club’s platforms, and featuring the club legends of present and past times in its promotional collaborations with the club.

OFFICIAL KIT SUPPLIER

Nike

In January 2020, Liverpool announced Nike as their new Official Kit Supplier starting with the 2020-21 season in a multi-year deal reportedly worth £30 million per year. While this value is less than the £45m New Balance was paying Liverpool every year, Nike’s promise of increased brand value and better sales and sales-based addons turned the Merseyside club to the Beaverton, Oregon-headquartered sportswear giant. Nike’s proposal of paying the club a 20-percent cut of the sales from all Liverpool products makes this partnership capable of being the most lucrative one in English football.

Liverpool’s stock has resurged over the past seasons with their renaissance as a powerhouse under Jürgen Klopp, at the back of which they released their previous kit supplier, New Balance, who they deemed could no longer match the marketing and distribution potential Nike was offering, which was more congruent with their ambition. This led to a legal dispute, and eventually, the London High Court ruled in Liverpool’s favour, rendering their association ending with New Balance on a relatively bitter note.

OFFICIAL PRINCIPAL PARTNERS

AXA

The Paris-headquartered French insurance firm first joined hands with Liverpool in October 2018 when it became their global insurance partner in a four-year deal.

Later, in May 2019, the two expanded their partnership to make AXA the club’s training kit partner, making it the front-of-shirt sponsor on Liverpool’s training and pre-match exercise kits in a deal reportedly worth £20m per year.

In October 2020, the two further strengthened their ties by making AXA the title sponsor of Liverpool’s newly opened training facility, which is thusly called the AXA Training Centre (previous called The Academy, Kirkby).

Expedia

The Seattle-headquartered American online travel shopping company became a Principal Partner of the club and the Official Sleeve Sponsor for their matchday kits in October 2020 in a deal set to run until the end of the 2022-23 season. Expedia replaced American financial services company Western Union, who prematurely ended its sleeve sponsorship deal with Liverpool, having signed a five-year agreement in August 2017.

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OFFICIAL PARTNERS

Carlsberg

Liverpool’s partnership with Vesterbro, Copenhagen-headquartered Danish brewer Carlsberg was last extended in May 2019 to run until 2024, making it the longest running partnership in the Premier League. Carlsberg has been sponsoring Liverpool since 1992.

In August 2019, Carlsberg released a club-themed red pilsner to commemorate the club’s legendary former manager Bill Shankly’s decision to play in an all-red kit.

Wasabi

The Boston-headquartered American storage services provider was announced as Liverpool’s official cloud storage partner in February 2022. The deal allows Wasabi to tap into Liverpool’s global fanbase to increase its brand value, while Liverpool leverage Wasabi’s storage and data innovation solutions to amp up their digital evolution.

Vista

A design and marketing company supporting small businesses around the world, Waltham, Massachusetts-headquartered Vista signed its first UK deal when it became the official small business design and marketing partner of Liverpool in February 2022.

As per the deal, the two parties collaborate over “programmes that celebrate small businesses in the global LFC community” and promote them via the club’s assets. The two also work on design initiatives for the purpose of fan engagement.

SC Johnson

The Racine, Wisconsin-headquartered household cleaning supplies manufacturer and consumer chemicals producer signed a multi-year agreement with the club in September 2021 to what the two parties called a “Goals for Change” partnership.

The deal entails initiatives for raising awareness around recycling plastics and maintaining hygiene. A co-branded upcycling programme at Anfield sees all plastic bottles disposed on matchdays recycled for use as SC Johnson products. The company’s cleaning products are used to clean the premises both in and around Anfield and the AXA Training Centre. The deal also entails production of co-branded content featuring Liverpool players to spread the good word of sustainability.

Kodansha

The Bunky?, Tokyo-headquartered Japanese publishing company was announced as Liverpool’s official publication partner in a multi-year agreement in June 2021. Kodansha is set to work with the club’s charity, the LFC Foundation, over the course of the partnership.

Starting from September 2021, Kodansha will be launching ‘Creative Works’, an employability programme aimed at young fans to inspire them to achieve careers in the in the creative industry. Kodansha will also be making frequent donations of creative and art materials to the wider Liverpool community over the course of the partnership to support children’s literacy from a young age.

188Bet

Operating out of the Isle of Man, gambling company 188Bet was announced as the Official Asia Betting Partner of Liverpool in September 2021 on a multi-year deal. The partnership grants 188Bet pitchside LED branding rights for the Asian broadcasts of Liverpool’s league matches.

Sonos

The Santa Barbara, California-headquartered American audio products manufacturer was announced as Liverpool’s official sound partner in August 2021. This is Sonos’ first-ever sports partnership.

Mauritius

Liverpool signed a three-year deal with the Mauritius Tourism Promotion Authority in July 2020 with an aim to promote the country as a premium global tourist destination and business hub for Africa.

Predator Energy

The energy drink brand of Coca-Cola Beverages Africa was announced as the official energy partner of the club in October 2021. Apart from branding rights, the deal grants Predator image rights for Liverpool’s branding, including their players’, for promotional purposes.

MG

MG is a British automobile brand owned by Shanghai-headquartered Chinese state-owned automotive design and manufacturing company, SAIC Motor. MG first joined hands with Liverpool over a regional deal in February 2016 to become the club’s official automotive partner in China. Liverpool upgraded this deal in July 2019, making it a global one.

Under the deal, MG aims to raise brand awareness across key international regions around the world, including Asia, the Middle East, Australia, South America and North Africa. Branding rights aside, the deal also grants MG image rights to first-team players and club-themed merchandising opportunities. MG has also released limited-edition Liverpool-branded cars over the course of this partnership.

HollyFrontier

Liverpool renewed their sponsorship deal with Petro-Canada Lubricants in August 2020 to also include its parent company, HollyFrontier. Liverpool had partnered with Mississauga-headquartered Petro-Canada Lubricants in February 2018 to create fan and customer-focused programmes.

The multi-year deal sees HollyFrontier, a Dallas-headquartered gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel, lubricants, and asphalt producer, become the club’s official oil and lubricants partner alongside Petro-Canada Lubricants and Sonneborn, a Dallas-based speciality hydrocarbons and vegetable-based emollients manufacturer and supplier. Aside from branding rights, the deal also includes access to first-team players and club legends for promotional activities.

ThinkMarkets

The Chicago-based global online trading broker was announced as Liverpool’s official global trading partner in August 2021.

The deal provides ThinkMarkets branding rights across the club’s assets, hospitality and matchday sponsorship to promote its trading products and solutions, with the company also offering the Reds’ global fanbase exclusive experiences.

EA Sports

In July 2019, EA Sports signed a multi-year deal with Liverpool to become their official video game partner via its annually released FIFA video game series. The deal also ended Liverpool’s three-year run with FIFA’s biggest commercial rival, Japanese video game developer Konami’s Pro Evolution Soccer.

The deal sees EA hold exclusive rights to feature Liverpool’s licensing, that includes real-life likeness of players, kits and stadium, in its annual FIFA release, along with other fan-centric initiatives.

Quorn

The Stokesley, North Yorkshire-headquartered meat-free alternative brand signed a multi-year deal with Liverpool in June 2020 to become their official sustainable protein partner.

As part of the deal, Quorn helps the club achieve their food sustainability goals as part of their ‘Reds Go Green’ initiative. It looks to provide vegan and vegetarian food options to the fans on matchdays and also works with the club’s nutrition team to provide high-protein meal alternatives to the players.

Cadbury

The Uxbridge-based British confectionary giant serves as Liverpool’s Official Global Chocolate Partner since September 2020 on a three-year deal. The announcement of this deal was celebrated with limited-edition club themed chocolate bars.

As part of the deal, the Mondel?z-owned brand also supports the club’s Virtual Employability Program – a service for helping those who have lost their jobs or are at the brink of it because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Acronis

Liverpool signed the Schaffhausen-based Swiss cyber storage specialist as their official global cyber backup and storage partner in December 2019. Liverpool employ Acronis’ software for optimising their data management system and improved cyber backup and cloud solutions.

Joie

Baby products manufacturer Joie became Liverpool’s first ever Official Family Partner and Global Baby Gear Partner in May 2017 in a three-year deal.

Apart from branding rights, the deal also entails collaboration over co-branded products and caring initiatives. Joie also donates a portion of the proceeds received from the co-branded products to the Liverpool Foundation to help children around the world. It also gets access to first-team players and club legends for promotional activities.

Cardless

Liverpool signed a US-based official affinity partnership deal with San Francisco-headquartered custom-themed credit card—issued by First Electronic Bank—provider Cardless in April 2022 to offer Liverpool-themed credit cards to the Reds fans in the States.

Having launched in June 2022, the deal sees Liverpool fans in the US apply for the Cardless credit cards and avail exclusive benefits pertaining to their favourite football club.

AlexBank (Bank of Alexandria)

The Egyptian bank signed a multi-year deal with Liverpool to become their official card partner in Egypt in 2017. The deal saw the bank launch club-themed cards for its customers and Liverpool fans, as well as offer exclusive opportunities to win match tickets.

The partnership was further strengthened in March 2019 when Liverpool’s Egyptian star, Mohamed Salah, became a brand ambassador for AlexBank.

Verbier

The Swiss ski resort signed a four-year deal with Liverpool in September 2018 becoming their first ever official Alpine tourism destination. Apart from branding rights, the deal sees Verbier provide exclusive offers to the Liverpool supporters, while also getting access to the club’s legends for promotional activities.

CONCERT PARTNERS

Marshall Arts

The London-based entertainment company, specialising in tour management and event promotion, serves as a Concert Partner to Liverpool Football Club.

Live Nation

Live Nation is a US-based events promoter and venue operator headquartered in Beverly Hills, California.

AEG Presents

AEG Presents is an American live-entertainment events organising company headquartered in Los Angeles, California.