ProEvents
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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 |
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]
History
[edit]The 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
[edit]ProEvents 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
[edit]Over 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
[edit]The 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
[edit]Updated 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