Papa John's signs on as official sponsor for Beijing Guoan FC
Participating in this sponsorship deal:
About Sponsor:
Papa John's Pizza is an American restaurant company. It runs the third largest take-out and pizza delivery restaurant chain in the world, with headquarters in Jeffersontown, Kentucky, a suburb of Louisville.
About Property:
Beijing Guoan F.C. is a Chinese professional football club that currently participates in the Chinese Super League. Their current head coach is Gregorio Manzano and the club is part of the CITIC Group. They play their home games at the Workers Stadium. The club's predecessor was called Beijing Football Club and they predominantly played in the top tier, where they won several domestic league and cup titles. In 1992, the club was reorganized to become a completely professional football club, and like Shandong Luneng, Chinese state-owned enterprises have significant holdings within the club.