Toyota Vietnam to sponsor V-League in 2015
(VOV) -The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) has extended its partnership with major sponsor Toyota Vietnam for the upcoming 2015 season.
While the league didn't disclose the exact value of the sponsorship deal, Toyota Vietnam Director General Yoshihisa Maruta said the arrangement was ‘very significant’. Sources in Vietnam have placed it as worth around VND100 billion (US$4.8 million).
Speaking at the signing ceremony on December 30 at the Sheraton Hotel, Hanoi Maruta expressed his hope that Toyota Vietnam will contribute to raising the football spirit for the nation as well as significantly improve the quality of the tournament.
The 2015 V-League will feature 14 clubs, representing the 14 provinces and cities with the most developed football programmes in the nation.
The competition will be organized in three stages with two breaks, starting on January 4 and closing on September 20.
The league will pause from February 15 to April 12 for players to take part in the qualifiers of the 2016 AFC U-23 Championship in Malaysia, being held from March 23 to 31; and from May 3 to June 28 so the Vietnamese national team can attend the 28th SEA Games in Singapore.