ProEvents is the leading football promoter in Asia and they are a marketing and event management consultancy with offices in Hong Kong, Malaysia and Singapore.[1]
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| Industry | Sports |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1992 |
| Founder | Chairman: Paul Kam CEO: Julian Kam |
| Services | Tour management Club sponsorship Media and Event Marketing Merchandising & Licensing Player Commercial Endorsement |
| Website | proevents |
History
editThe company was established in Hong Kong in 1992 by Paul J Kam[2] and Julian Kam, a FIFA Licensed Match Agent.[3] Subsequently, two more offices were set up in Singapore and Malaysia in 2000 and 2001 respectively.
The company’s first-ever international football match organised two decades ago was Hong Kong local champions Eastern Athletic Association vs. Japan J-League Nagoya Grampus Eight[4] taken place at the Mongkok Stadium in Hong Kong in 1993. Since then, ProEvents has managed and organised international football matches in the following Asian cities:
Bandar Seri Begawan, Bangkok, Beijing, Busan, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Hanoi, Hong Kong, Jakarta, Kuantan, Kuala Lumpur, Macao, Manila, Nagoya, Saitama, Seoul, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Singapore, Tokyo, Vancouver and Yiwu.
Business
editProEvents has been organising and promoting international matches for major football clubs as well as national teams,[1] also specialises in club sponsorship and CSR, media and event marketing, merchandising & licensing, player commercial endorsement and professional consultancy in the football industry.
Clubs and National Teams
editOver the past 25 years, the company has organised and promoted international events with football clubs such as Arsenal,[5] FC Barcelona, Chelsea, Inter Milan, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United[6][7][8] etc. Also national teams such as Argentina, Brazil, China, England, Japan, Malaysia, Thailand etc.[9] ProEvents have been appointed by the Premier League as Official Event Management Partner[2] exclusively to organise the Barclays Asia Trophy in Hong Kong in 2011 and 2013.
Players
editThe company has worked with a number of high-profile players for commercial endorsement in the region. These players include Lionel Messi,[10] Frank Lampard, Fernando Torres, Fabio Cannavaro,[11] Ahn Jung Hwan,[12] Ryan Giggs,[13] Michael Owen, John Terry, Steven Gerrard, Robert Pires.[14]
Matches
editUpdated on 16 Oct 2019
References
edit- ^ a b Kumar, Nantha (2012-06-09). "Top-flight thrills". Thestar.com.au. Retrieved 2014-09-30.
- ^ a b Long, Michael (2011-01-26). "Proevents appointed as Asia Trophy management partner". Sportspromedia.com. Retrieved 2014-09-30.
- ^ "Match Agent's List". Fifa.com. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved 2014-09-30.
- ^ "ProEvents - 1993 Eastern vs Nagoya Grampus Eight". Facebook.com. Retrieved 2014-09-30.
- ^ [1]. Arsenal F.C. 11 April 2013
- ^ [2]. Manchester United F.C. 20 October 2006
- ^ [3]. Next Media 02 August 2007
- ^ [4][permanent dead link]. Next Media 04 August 2007
- ^ "National Team Gets Special Recognition for Arsenal Match". Archived from the original on 2014-11-06. Retrieved 2014-01-09.. Football Association of Malaysia 27 July 2012
- ^ [5]. ProEvents 30 September 2014
- ^ [7]. ProEvents 16 May 2006
- ^ [8]. ProEvents 10 May 2006
- ^ [9]. ProEvents 28 Feb 2013
- ^ [10]. South China Morning Post 28 March 1997
- ^ [11]. BBC Sport 6 July 2001
- ^ [12]. Sina Corp 29 March 2002
- ^ [13]. People's Daily 14 January 2003
- ^ [14]. South China Morning Post 4 April 2013
- ^ [15]. ESPN FC 10 May 2007
- ^ [16]. The Daily Telegraph 24 July 2008
- ^ [17]. The Star (Malaysia) 12 June 2009
- ^ ""2011阿森纳中国行"正式开启 7月14日空降杭州！_阿森纳中文官方网站". Archived from the original on 2014-11-07. Retrieved 2014-11-07.. Arsenal F.C. 25 May 2011
- ^ [18]. Ticketpro 13 July 2011
- ^ [19][permanent dead link]. Liverpool F.C. 7 June 2011
- ^ [20]. Ticketpro 21 July 2011
- ^ [21]. Hong Kong Football Association 27 July 2011
- ^ [22] Archived 2012-06-17 at the Wayback Machine. Arsenal F.C. 14 June 2012
- ^ [23]. Ticketpro 30 July 2012
- ^ [24]. Arsenal F.C. 29 March 2013
- ^ [25]. Goal.com 30 May 2013
- ^ [26]. Hong Kong Football Association 30 May 2013
- ^ "Merdeka Tournament in Kuantan". Archived from the original on 2013-09-02. Retrieved 2013-12-12.. Football Association of Malaysia 26 August 2013
- ^ [27]. Paris Saint-Germain F.C. 29 July 2014
- ^ [28]. BBC Sport 14 October 2014
- ^ [29]. Tottenham Hotspurs 27 May 2015
- ^ [30]. Chelsea 30 May 2015
- ^ [31]. Vancouver Whitecaps 19 July 2016
- ^ [32]. Crystal Palace F.C. 19 July 2016
- ^ [33]. Hong Kong Football Association 31 January 2017
- ^ [34]. ProEvents 26 May 2017
- ^ [35]. Thai Football Database 20 June 2017
- ^ [36]. PSG 3-2 Atlético de Madrid, ICC 30 July 2018
- ^ [37]. Arsenal 5-1 PSG, ICC 28 July 2018
- ^ [38]. Atlético de Madrid 1-1 Arsenal (3-1 Pens), ICC 26 July 2018
- ^ [39]. Hong_Kong_Football_Association 11 October 2018
- ^ [40]. Hong Kong Football Association 7 Feb 2018
- ^ [41]. Bernama 24 March 2019
- ^ [42]. Liverpool 8 June 2019
- ^ [43]. Fox Sports 9 June 2019
- ^ [44]. Free Malaysia Today 1 July 2019
- ^ [45]. CNA 20 July 2019
- ^ [46]. 2019 ICC 21 July 2019
- ^ [47]. Sky Sports 24 July 2019
- ^ [48]. 2019 ICC 25 July 2019