Eintracht Frankfurt signs off on Nike partnership

German Bundesliga football team Eintracht Frankfurt has confirmed US sportswear company Nike as its new long-term kit manufacturer.

The deal will run for five years, from the 2014-15 season until 2018-19. Nike will supply kit to the Eintracht first team squad, coaching staff and the club’s youth teams.

The company will also benefit from various branding opportunities around Eintracht’s Commerzbank-Arena stadium.

The deal, which was first announced in January, will end an 11-year co-operation between Eintracht and German sportswear company Jako.

Eintracht Frankfurt finished 13th in the 2013-14 Bundesliga.