Sacyr Renews Its Commitment As the Sponsor of the Liga Sacyr Asobal for the 2020/2021 Season
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PRESS RELEASE SACYR RENEWS ITS COMMITMENT AS THE SPONSOR OF THE LIGA SACYR ASOBAL FOR THE 2020/2021 SEASON Madrid, July 20, 2020: Sacyr renews its commitment to Spanish handball and will once again sponsor the Liga ASOBAL for the 2020/2021 season, which has been called the Liga Sacyr ASOBAL since the second half of last season. The sponsorship agreement signed in February 2020 includes the use of Sacyr's name for all the competitions organized by ASOBAL: Liga, Copa, Supercopa and Minicopa. The Liga Sacyr ASOBAL logo is used in all of the brand's advertising material and promotions and it features in the matches broadcast by GOL. The aim of the partnership is to extend the reach of the Spanish league and the sport itself, which has around 100,000 registered players and is a key part of society in many cities. The first title up for grabs in the 2020/2021 season is the Supercopa Sacyr ASOBAL, where the reigning champions of the league, Barça, will face the runners-up of the Copa del Rey, BM Benidorm, on August 29. The first match day of the Liga Sacyr ASOBAL will be held on September 2. Sacyr will also lend its name to the Copa Sacyr ASOBAL, which will be played between the top four teams from the first half of the Liga Sacyr ASOBAL season. The Chairman and CEO of Sacyr, Manuel Manrique, stressed that now is the time to join forces to promote the new Liga Sacyr ASOBAL season, after last season was cut short due to the coronavirus pandemic. Communications Division: Follow us on: Tel.: + 34 91 545 52 94 / 5153 [email protected] http://www.sacyr.com/es_en/channel/news-channel/ PRESS RELEASE "We need everyone's commitment to help restore confidence after the difficult months we have spent in confinement. Handball, with its values, talent, hard-working and accessible nature, is an ideal tool to help restore that confidence," he explained. ASOBAL President Adolfo Aragonés reiterated his thanks to Sacyr for continuing to believe in the ASOBAL project: "We know that this is not an easy time for companies, and that is why we want to highlight how crucially important it is for our clubs to have the support and commitment of a multinational like Sacyr. We are sure that fans are looking forward to once again filling the arenas to enjoy, as always, all the emotions of the Liga Sacyr ASOBAL." Greater commitment For Sacyr, being the league's sponsor is an opportunity to strengthen its commitment to a sport that it has been linked with since 2015. In recent years, the multinational sponsored the Spanish Royal Handball Federation. During this period, the Spanish National Handball team (otherwise known as Los Hispanos), which is made up of players from the Liga Sacyr ASOBAL, has achieved great success, bringing home two Gold medals from the last two European Championships (Zagreb 2018 and Stockholm 2020). The women's national team, Las Guerreras, have also achieved some significant results, having reached the final of the 2019 World Championship in Japan. For the Asociación de Clubes Españoles de Balonmano (Spanish Handball Association), it is excellent news that Sacyr is renewing its commitment to ASOBAL handball at such a delicate moment economically. It is a privilege to continue this journey alongside a company that has proven its commitment to handball for many years now. Philosophically, both ASOBAL and Sacyr share the values that make our sport great: hard work, sacrifice, talent, experience, personality and unity. Together, we will highlight #elvalordenestrasmanos (#thevalueofourhands). Communications Division: Follow us on: Tel.: + 34 91 545 52 94 / 5153 [email protected] http://www.sacyr.com/es_en/channel/news-channel/ PRESS RELEASE A top competition in Europe The Spanish Handball Association was established in 1984 by 13 clubs and the first Liga ASOBAL was held in 1990-1991. With last season having been cut short by the global health crisis, the Liga Sacyr ASOBAL will be expanded for the 2020/2021 season. ASOBAL will now have 18 clubs but will keep the same competition format, with each team playing each other twice throughout the season, meaning 34 match days of guaranteed entertainment. During the 2019/2020 season, ASOBAL handball fans were able to enjoy a total of 80 televised matches on the LaLigaSportsTV app: 69 Liga Sacyr ASOBAL matches, 7 Copa del Rey matches, 3 Copa ASOBAL matches and 1 Supercopa ASOBAL match. In addition, the best game of each Liga Sacyr ASOBAL match day was shown free-to-air by the TV channel GOL. About Sacyr Sacyr is an infrastructure, services and industrial project multinational. It has been involved in sustainable and profitable projects across five continents for more than 30 years. Sacyr employs more than 40,000 workers capable of transforming challenges into opportunities, committed to a future that seeks to improve our cities, our environment and our daily lives. Communications Division: Follow us on: Tel.: + 34 91 545 52 94 / 5153 [email protected] http://www.sacyr.com/es_en/channel/news-channel/ .