VINCI becomes the leading partner of Paris Football Club

16 April 2015 - 10:30 am - Events - France

• VINCI, leading partner of Paris Football Club (Paris FC) for the next five years.
• A major boost for Paris FC’s sporting ambitions.
• An ambitious educational and employment-related programme.
• VINCI’s first sports sponsorship deal, thereby consolidating its links to the world of sport.

VINCI and Paris FC announced today the signing of a five-year partnership deal. The partnership will include sponsorship of the club’s first team, currently joint leader of the National Division (French 3rd division) with only six matches to go before the end of the season. This will boost the club’s determination to become Paris’ second major football team. An ambition that will be supported by its unique training programme, recognised as such in the world of amateur sport, and that Paris FC will further develop after promotion to a professional football division within the high-potential catchment area of Greater Paris. The VINCI logo will henceforth be displayed on the shirts of Paris FC players for both home and away fixtures.

The second part of the partnership is an ambitious educational and employment-related programme, which aims to supplement the training of young players in the Paris FC Academy and its soccer training school. One of the main purposes of this cooperation, with which VINCI employees will be closely involved on a voluntary basis by sponsoring junior teams, will be to facilitate the professional integration and retraining of the club’s young players.

To this end, Paris FC and VINCI will design and introduce specific employment-related modules and workshops (company internships, assistance in drafting job applications, job interview training etc.).

Pierre Ferracci, President of Paris FC, said: “All the young people who join a football club must be able to enjoy a personally fulfilling experience. However, only a select few of the many aspiring football players will make it into a professional team. One of the responsibilities of a training club is therefore to help all its players to maintain close links with the world outside football. This is where VINCI will undoubtedly make a valuable contribution to the club’s sporting and educational ethos.”

Pierre Coppey, Chief Operating Officer of VINCI said: “This is a challenge that we shall meet together and the beginning of an uplifting human and sporting adventure. VINCI and Paris FC not only share the same entrepreneurial spirit but also the same culture of training and learning by doing. The sporting challenge will go hand in hand with the quest for social integration through sport in general and football in particular.”

VINCI affiliated companies have been supporting sport for many years: VINCI Construction France and VINCI Energies support Racing Métro 92; Eurovia, is a partner of the French Athletics Federation and VINCI Autoroutes has recently concluded a framework agreement with the French Ministry of Youth and Sports on the retraining of high-level sportsmen and women.

VINCI also holds a number of stadium concessions and operates stadiums like the Stade de France, the Allianz Riviera Stadium, the MMArena Stadium, the future Bordeaux stadium, to be officially opened in May of this year, and, more recently, Stadium at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London. VINCI Stadium is its specialised business unit that helps stadiums realise their economic potential (naming, marketing, events organisation). Finally, VINCI is a builder of sports facilities all over the world, ranging from municipal gymnasiums to stadiums for Euro 2016.

Press contact:
Paris FC
Kévin Briand: + 33 (0) 7 86 97 88 22
communication@parisfootballclub.com

About Paris FC
Founded in 1969, Paris FC has been playing in the French 3rd division during the 2014-2015 season. Paris FC has its roots in the Eastern suburbs of Paris. The club is identified with the successful school and professional careers of its young players, extensive outreach to local communities and educational support. Year after year, Paris FC strives to enhance its reputation as a beacon of social and professional development for the young men and women who play for the club. While aiming to turn out well-rounded youngsters who will find their place in the world of tomorrow, the club maintains keen sporting ambitions. Given the excellent national results of its junior teams, the club is aiming for rapid promotion to the French 2nd division, thereby generating a sense of achievement among its stakeholders by becoming Paris’ second professional football club. Professional status will also make it easier for the club to keep its best players and shape its future by pursuing a unique training policy, already highly reputed in the world of amateur sport.
www.parisfootballclub.com

 

About VINCI
VINCI is a global player in concessions, energy and construction, employing 280,000 people in more than 120 countries. We design, finance, build and operate infrastructure and facilities that help improve daily life and mobility for all. Because we believe in all-round performance, we are committed to operating in an environmentally, socially responsible and ethical manner. And because our projects are in the public interest, we consider that reaching out to all our stakeholders and engaging in dialogue with them is essential in the conduct of our business activities. Based on that approach, VINCI’s ambition is to create long-term value for its customers, shareholders, employees, partners and society in general.