With a legacy dating back to 1973, Chapecoense has a decorated history, winning the Campeonato Catarinense state championship six times.
Currently playing in Série B—the second-highest division in the Brazilian league system—the club has also reached the top division twice in 1978 and most recently in 2014.
Cássio Filter, Brazil Country Manager at KTO, praised the sponsorship, with special recognition of both the municipality and the residing club, commenting: “Chapecó city is nationally recognised for being actively involved in various sports.”
“Chapecoense symbolises the pinnacle of that culture, representing the region’s 118 cities to the rest of Brazil and the wider world.”
Chapecoense Club President, Alex Passos, positively welcomed the sponsorship, stating: “For Chapecoense, this new connection with KTO brings much joy, especially because of the company’s solidity and responsibility in their segment.”
Their benchmark status in the online gaming market makes them our preferred choice and we’re sure it will be a successful partnership, for both the club and our new sponsor. We are delighted and grateful to KTO for betting on our Chape.”
As part of a year-long deal, KTO will work closely with the club to enrich engagement with its passionate fanbase. The KTO logo will also be featured on the Chapecoense shirt and above the club badge.
KTO Group is a privately owned iGaming company founded in 2018 by Andreas Bardun. The aim was to provide a better and more transparent customer experience for Sportsbook and Online Casino players.
The company’s flagship site KTO.COM offers a unique Sportsbook and Online Casino experience for several different markets, with a major focus on being hyper-local and relevant for its players. It operates on the in-house built KTO Platform which utilizes the latest state-of-the-art technology to give customers a personalised product with an optimised user experience.
KTO is one of the fastest-growing brands in the LATAM region and is currently ranked in the top 10 most popular iGaming brands in Brazil. “Our ambition is to the leading iGaming group that brings trust and transparency to players across the LATAM region,” states the company.
Source: GMB
