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12.08.2024
In the past few days, the football portal has landed two more media collaborations.
Ligaportal.atAustria’s most popular fan portal with 80 million hits, is intensifying its presence at the highest club level in the country. After the platform has been working with SK Rapid, SV Ried and Red Bull Salzburg on a marketing level for years and with WSG Tirol, Austria Klagenfurt and SK Sturm Graz (LEADERSNET reported) and has entered into similar cooperations with RZ Pellets WAC since February 2024 (LEADERSNET reported), the Bundesliga club FC Blau-Weiß Linz and the women’s Champions League club and Bundesliga team spusu SKN St. Pölten Rush now follow.
Media partnership
FC Blau-Weiß Linz has Ligaportal.at has another media partner on board. The football platform will now use the various advertising opportunities in the Hofmann Personal Stadium at Linz’s home games. In return, FC Blau-Weiß Linz will benefit from increased visibility in the Ligaportal-App benefit.
“We are very pleased about the new collaboration with Ligaportal.at and another media partnership. This means we have a strong football platform as a media partner at our side, which offers us additional opportunities in terms of digital visibility. With its nationwide reach into the football community and the target group-oriented content, our fans in particular will benefit from the cooperation,” says Christoph Peschek, Managing Director of FC Blau-Weiß Linz.
“FC Blau-Weiß Linz has shown impressive performances in the past Bundesliga season, including spectacular victories against top teams such as FC Red Bull Salzburg. These successes, together with the inauguration of their modern new stadium, establish BW Linz as a flagship club in Austrian football. As Austria’s leading football platform, we have already built successful partnerships with Bundesliga clubs such as Sturm Graz, Rapid, Austria Klagenfurt, WAC, WSG Tirol etc. It is a logical step to strengthen our presence in our home state of Upper Austria through a partnership with FC Blau-Weiß Linz. This new cooperation underlines our ongoing commitment to providing football fans nationwide with the most up-to-date and comprehensive football content,” said Thomas Arnitz, Founder and Managing Director of Ligaportal.at.
Women’s Champions League club on board
As a nine-time champion, ten-time cup winner and a regular participant in the Champions League, spusu SKN St. Pölten Rush has been on a high for years as the best independent women’s club and number 15 in the UEFA rankings. A lot is currently happening from an organizational point of view. The first step was to set up a GmbH to ensure the club’s financing and profitability. The world’s largest youth soccer club, Rush Soccer, was brought on board as a sporting partner and the club is now the first women’s team to complement its portfolio. Through training sessions, test matches and coaching events, players and coaches can exchange ideas with the other clubs and develop further.
The club is also moving into new areas when it comes to media cooperation. Ligaportal spusu SKN St. Pölten Rush now has a new partner at its side. Fans and interested parties across the region will benefit from match information, league tables, results and around 40,000 live tickers each season.
“The cooperation marks an important milestone for us and we see great potential here. With Ligaportal.at we have gained the country’s most widely-reaching football platform as a partner. This opens up completely new possibilities for our digital presence. Both online and in the app, we can reach our fans – and all those who want to become fans – in a targeted manner and provide them with all the important information across the region. For us, this is another step towards even more professionalism,” says spusu SKN St. Pölten Rush President Andrea Pichler.
“I am very pleased that the new partnership between Ligaportal.at and spusu SKN St. Pölten Rush. Many thanks to Andrea Pichler for the constructive discussions. Through the joint initiative with a renowned team that plays in the Women’s Champions League, we not only want to increase the visibility of women’s football, but also offer deeper and more informative insights into the games, players and behind the scenes. We are looking forward to the exciting opportunities that this cooperation offers,” says Thomas Arnitz.
