01.09.2016 - Radek Barkman, HC Sparta

HC Sparta Praha has new general partner – BILLA corporation

Again with perfect background at O2 arena, with the desire to grow once again the home attendance and with new players in the squad. But also especially with the new general partner! The currently most famous czech club links its name with BILLA corporation. "We are very pleased that we managed to get a strong partner also from an economical point of view," says Petr Bříza, who is the chairman of the club and by now also the owner.

Five years was the club without any general partnership. The corporation BILLA Czech republic is a part of a group REWE International AG. On the czech market we cand find Billa from year 1990 with a return of almost 25 billion CZK. Now Billa has a number of 205 stores and more than 6 000 employees and is considered as a leader of czech supermarkets. Now links its name with hockey club HC Sparta Prague.

"BILLA corporation has a long tradition in Czech republic. Its also as well known as Sparta Prague in ice-hockey is. But Sparta is not just the A-team but also we have lost of youth teams. On this we place very big importance and I´am glad that now we have also money for it," completes Bříza. In last season 2015/16 became Sparta Prague again the best Young Academy in Czech ice-hockey federation.

Reasons for cooperate with Sparta Prague explained also the general director of BILLA corporation Jaroslaw Szczypka. "We became the partner of Sparta Prague especially because this club have a long tradition in training of young talented players. It is also our corporate vision to invest in next generations because except of sport we are also sponsoring the healthy lifestyle. Partnership with HC Sparta Prague suits this strategy perfectly. Czech republic is a land of ice-hockey and BILLA is a supermarket leader. Together we are ready to join succesful and bright future."

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