Vietnam: J League and Japanese companies cooperate: V League Saigon FC
Ho Chi Minh
January 19, 2021
Saigon FC:
Saigon FC (Ho Chi Minh City), which belongs to the Vietnam Soccer 1st Division (V League)
Saigon Football Development
Saigon Football Development, which operates Saigon FC
On January 12, he stated that he would adopt the J-League management system and manage the club from a long-term perspective.
Sponsored by Japanese companies:
Saigon FC has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with local and Japanese companies.
MOU signing:
- Saigon Commercial Bank (SCB),
- Real Estate Development NOVALAND,
- Concluded an MOU with the WMC Group, which manages hotels.
The cooperation fee exceeds 100 billion dong (about 450 million yen, 1 dong = about 0.0045 yen).
Japanese companies:
- Sony,
- ENEOS,
- Japan Airlines,
- JTB,
- Mitutoyo signed the MOU.
Sony
Video assistant referee (VAR), technical cooperation such as making video records of all games for analysis.
–JETRO
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