Spain
A, O & B – Wiko & SD Eibar
In Q1 2016, smartphone brand Wiko supported SD Eibar in a community health campaign that saw the letters corresponding to the main blood types removed from the players’ shirts.
Data Snapshot: European Leagues 2020-21
In 2020-21 – a season likely to play out largely behind closed doors – Europe’s top four football leagues held sponsorship agreements of about €315m ($383m) in contract value.
Data Snapshot: European FAs 2020-21
Europe’s most powerful football associations – of England, France, Germany, Italy and Spain – hold sponsorship portfolios worth about €392.6m ($472.6m) in the 2020-21 season.
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Ningún Hogar Sin Alimentos/No Home Without Food – CaixaBank & LaLiga clubs
In April 2020, eleven Spanish football clubs joined sponsor CaixaBank’s cause campaign, supporting food banks to meet the rising need during the Covid-19 lockdown crisis.
Our Colours, Our Skin – Joma & Villarreal CF
Villarreal CF and technical partner Joma’s July 2020 triple kit launch campaign leveraged lockdown social media creative trends and focused on digital assets to drive online sales.
Product of Our Earth – Adidas & CA Osasuna
Ahead of the 2020-21 season, CA Osasuna and kit supplier adidas rolled out an integrated online campaign promoting a trio of new centennial kits focusing on the local region, its land and symbols.
Deportivo Alavés – LEA & Deportivo Alavés
In 2018, men’s grooming brand LEA leveraged its partnership with Deportivo Alavés through a national online and print advertising campaign.
Romeo y Julio. Football, Passion and Love – Uber & Sevilla/Real Betis
Uber leveraged its partnerships with the two Seville football clubs with a digital video-led campaign that promoted respect in the rivalry around the April 2019 derby.
Santander Media House – Santander & Uefa
Uefa partner Santander brought the excitement of the 2020 Champions League Final in Lisbon to the world through an enhanced edition of its ‘Santander Media House’
Superhéroes – Audi & Real Madrid
In January 2020, Real Madrid sponsor Audi celebrated the team’s Spanish Super Cup victory with a digital campaign presenting the players as superheroes and promoting the new Audi R8 Decennium.
Herritik Sortu Zinalako/Born of the People – New Balance & Athletic Club Bilbao
New Balance and Athletic Bilbao sought to drive pre-orders of the 2020-21 home kit with a campaign solidifying the connection between the team, the kit and the fans.
Solidarity Sneakers – Timpers & Levante UD
In June 2020, Levante and Timpers launched a range of sneakers to raised disability awareness and generate funds for the club’s foundation.
Cap Amunt, Semper Amunt – Estrella Damm & RCD Mallorca
In April 2019, as Mallorca pushed for promotion back to Spain’s top tier, long-time official beer partner Estrella Damm launched a PR, OOH and social campaign to support the side through the season climax.
Alien in the Dressing Room – Audi & FC Barcelona
Jumping off the idea that the Barca team is out of this world, Audi leveraged its sponsorship to launch its new Audi e-tron in April 2019 via an alien-themed campaign spanning TV, print and social media.
Duel/Fun Raised to N – Hyundai & Atlético Madrid
In April 2019, Hyundai’s launch campaign for its new N range leveraged its Atlético sponsorship to emphasise the vehicles’ sporty characteristics.
Amstel Bar Torino – Amstel & Valencia CF
Amstel celebrated Valencia’s 2019 centenary by recreating the bar where the club’s five founders started the team back in 1919.
El Otro Derbi/The Other Derby – Cruzcampo & Real Betis/Sevilla FC
Cruzcampo – beer partner of both Sevillian teams, Real Betis and Sevilla FC – marked the April 2019 derby with an equivalent match between bartender fans of each club.