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Comarch has become an official sponsor of Belgian vice-champion Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

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Comarch has become an official sponsor of Belgian vice-champion Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

Comarch has become a sponsor of the Belgian premier league football club Royale Union Saint-Gilloise. The team finished second in the Jupiler Pro League in the 2021/2022 season. The runner-up title gave it the right to play in the Champions League qualifiers. The IT company will support the players in 2022/2023.

The sponsorship of the team from the Brussels Capital Region is aimed at creating cooperation on a wider scale, which will help build even greater recognition of the Comarch brand in the Kingdom of Belgium.  Comarch is the largest Polish investor in Belgium, and the Benelux region is one of the most important markets for the entire Comarch group. The company's Brussels branch employs 15 different nationalities, and in recent years the company has won numerous references such as Proximus, Telenet, Crelan, P&V, AGFA, and ING. 

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise is also a club with a long tradition - this year they will celebrate their 125th anniversary. During this time, the team has won the Belgian championship title eleven times and reached the national cup twice. The club is popular with both Flemish and French-speaking residents of the Brussels Capital Region and Belgium as a whole. The owners are Alex Muzio (President) and Tony Bloom. 

- “We are very pleased that Comarch has joined the Royale Union Saint-Gilloise family. It is not only one of the largest producers of IT systems for business, but also a patron of sports, which has had such a strong presence in the world of sports for many years. I am convinced that this cooperation will translate into the success of our to compete with the best teams in Belgium and also try to achieve European football on a regular base in the future", says Philippe Bormans, CEO of Royale Union Saint-Gilloise.

Comarch has been involved in cooperation with sports clubs in Poland and abroad for years. Since 2002, it has been the title sponsor of MKS Cracovia for both its football and ice hockey teams. Previously, it supported OSC Lille, TSV 1860 Munich, and Polonia Warszawa, among others.

- “Sponsorship of sports teams is one of the elements of Comarch's strategy and is aimed at building brand awareness in Poland and foreign markets. Cooperation with such a prestigious and renowned sports club, with high aspirations for success in European cups, is for us another stage of the project of strengthening the recognition of our brand", says Wojciech Pawlus, Managing Director of Comarch Benelux. “Our organizations have many elements in common, Royale Union Saint-Gilloise football players can win against theoretically stronger teams, and Comarch employees reach for top contracts, beating the biggest players in the IT world. Both organizations are challengers in the business world and the football market, respectively", adds Wojciech Pawlus.

Comarch, by acting as an official sponsor of the Royale Union Saint-Gilloise club, confirms its desire to strengthen its presence in the strategic Belgian market.