PGE takes on naming rights to Poland’s Euro 2012 centrepiece

Polish energy group PGE has acquired the naming rights for the Stadion Narodowy, the home stadium of Poland’s national football team.

The agreement will run for five years, from 2015-16 to 2019-20.

The 58,000-seat venue in Warsaw was developed as the centrepiece of Poland’s co-hosting of the Uefa Euro 2012 national team football tournament.

Under the agreement with stadium operator PL.2012+, the venue will be renamed PGE Narodowy through to October 2020, with the contract holding a renewal option.

Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the Puls Biznesu newspaper said that PGE would pay a basic PLN37m (€8.94m/$9.85m) over the duration of the agreement, rising to PLN45m if certain targets are met.

Marek Woszczyk, chief executive of PGE, said: “The agreement with PL.2012 + is the next step to achieve our main objective of marketing activities, i.e. achieving a level of brand awareness and recognition of PGE so that every Pole not only knows the brand, but above all wants to be its client.”