Etihad Airways has signed on to be the Official Entrance of Shirt Sponsor of Mumbai Metropolis FC in a multi-year partnership ranging from the 2024-25 season. The transfer demonstrates Etihad’s continued dedication to the Indian market and Mumbai Metropolis’s profile as one of many top-performing skilled sports activities groups in India having gained two Indian Tremendous League titles and two Indian Tremendous League Cups. The deal, which is a file in Indian soccer when it comes to period, coincides with Etihad celebrating 20 years of flying to India and can see the Etihad Airways brand characteristic prominently on the entrance of blouse of Mumbai Metropolis FC’s first and youth workforce match shirts and coaching kits from the 2024-25 season.
The partnership builds upon the decades-long connection between the house international locations of the 2 organisations and reinforces the shared values of teamwork and excellence. Each membership and airline goal to deliver folks collectively and provides flight to ambition.
Kandarp Chandra, CEO of Mumbai Metropolis FC commented, “We’re extremely pleased to deliver Etihad on board as our Official Entrance of Shirt Sponsor. Their endorsement is a testomony to the model of soccer Mumbai Metropolis performs – one that’s dedicated to efficiency and the pursuit of excellence on and off the sphere. Each Etihad and Mumbai Metropolis are proud to symbolize resilient international cities that steadiness custom with modernity.”
Antonoaldo Neves, Chief Government Officer, Etihad Airways, mentioned, “We try to complement our presence within the Indian market via related and significant partnerships, and we’re thrilled to welcome Mumbai Metropolis FC to the Etihad household. India continues to be a strategically necessary marketplace for Etihad and we stay dedicated to serving the Indian group with handy connections from 11 locations throughout India to the Center East, Europe and North America.”
Etihad will have fun 20 years of flying to India this month, and from 1 September, Etihad’s A380 can be flying between Mumbai and Abu Dhabi to reveal its dedication to progress in India. Company may have the possibility to expertise the long-lasting superjumbo on this standard route for 4 months.
The airline flies to 11 locations throughout India, with flights to Mumbai 4 occasions per day, providing handy connections to Abu Dhabi and onwards. In whole, Etihad operates 175 flights per week between Abu Dhabi and India.
“Via our partnership with Mumbai Metropolis FC, we hope to deliver pleasure to the football-loving group throughout Mumbai,” continued Neves.
About Mumbai Metropolis FC
Mumbai Metropolis FC, shaped in August 2014, is a membership competing within the Indian Tremendous League (ISL) – the top-tier of Indian soccer. The membership additionally participates in Tremendous Cup (since 2017) and the Durand Cup (since 2022). The Islanders, because the membership is fondly identified, is the one membership in India to have gained the distinctive ‘double’, that’s, successful the ISL League and the ISL Cup within the 2020/21 season. The membership has additionally gained the ISL League Protect in 2022/23 and the ISL Cup in 2023/24, successful an enviable 4 trophies for the membership.
In Asia, Mumbai Metropolis FC competed within the AFC Champions League in 2022 and within the 2023/24 seasons changing into the primary Indian membership to register wins within the continent’s premier membership competitors.
In November 2019, Mumbai Metropolis FC grew to become a part of the Metropolis Soccer Group (CFG) when the group acquired a majority stake within the membership becoming a member of Bollywood actor Ranbir Kapoor and businessman Bimal Parekh, as co-owners. The membership joined the likes of Manchester Metropolis FC, New York Metropolis FC, Melbourne Metropolis FC and others within the CFG household.
Mumbai Metropolis FC performs its house video games on the Mumbai Soccer Enviornment situated in Andheri, Mumbai. The membership’s crest homes key components that symbolize town of Mumbai and is a mirrored image of town’s dynamism and relentless angle whereas additionally reflecting the fashionable values that outline town and the membership.
About Etihad Airways
Etihad Airways, the nationwide airline of the UAE, was shaped in 2003 and rapidly went on to develop into one of many world’s main airways. From its house in Abu Dhabi, Etihad flies to passenger and cargo locations within the Center East, Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia and North America. Along with Etihad’s codeshare companions, Etihad’s community gives entry to lots of of worldwide locations. In recent times, Etihad has obtained quite a few awards for its superior service and merchandise, cargo providing, loyalty programme and extra. Etihad sees tackling the local weather disaster as a very powerful situation of our time and was named the Airline Scores Environmental Airline of the Yr for the third consecutive yr in 2024. It has invested billions in fuel-efficient plane. Via strategic partnerships with main international aviation manufacturers and OEMs, Etihad is relentless in its pursuit of business decarbonisation.
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