The Sports Innovation Alliance was established in November 2019, centered around the Digital Transformation & Innovation Department of Real Sociedad, a club belonging to La Liga (Spain). This open innovation hub facilitates global cooperation and collaboration centered on football and technology, with each club contributing its knowledge. At monthly online regular meetings, the latest technologies and sponsoring companies collaborate with participating clubs through this alliance.
The basic policy of this alliance is for only one club from each country to participate, and currently, a total of 22 clubs from 21 countries are members. The combined SNS followers of the alliance are: Facebook: 25 million, Instagram: 11 million, Twitter: 26 million, YouTube: 22 million.
Kashima Antlers began its New York-based operations in March 2017 in partnership with Blue United Corporation (President & CEO Takehiko Nakamura), which provides various sports management consulting and overseas athlete support services in the United States. Our membership in the Sports Innovation Alliance was also realized with their support. Going forward, we will continue to leverage this alliance, with Blue United Corporation serving as our regular point of contact.
■List of Member Clubs
Los Angeles FC (Major League Soccer / USA)
Celtic FC (Scottish Premiership / Scotland)
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC (Premier League / England)
Legia Warsaw (Ekstraklasa / Poland)
FC Spartak Moscow (Russian Premier League / Russia)
Association Sportive de Saint-Étienne Loire (Ligue 1 / France)
Real Sociedad (La Liga / Spain)
Cagliari Calcio (Serie A / Italy)
AEK Athens FC (Greek Super League / Greece)
Caracas FC (Liga Venezolana / Venezuela)
Atlético Nacional (Categoría Primera A / Colombia)
CS Emelec (Serie A / Ecuador)
Sporting Cristal (Peruvian Primera División / Peru)
CD Universidad Católica (Primera División / Chile)
CR Vasco da Gama (Campeonato Brasileiro Série A / Brazil)
CA Peñarol (Uruguayan Primera División / Uruguay)
Racing Club (Primera División / Argentina)
Club Nacional de Football (Uruguayan Primera División / Uruguay)
Al-Ittihad Club (Saudi Professional League / Saudi Arabia)
Kashima Antlers (J.League / Japan)
Club Deportivo Guadalajara (Liga MX / Mexico)
Dundalk FC (League of Ireland / Ireland)
Deportivo Saprissa (Primera División / Costa Rica)
■Overview
A new initiative for global cooperation and collaboration centered on football and technology, with the principle of only one club from each country being able to participate. It functions as an open innovation hub organized around the Digital Transformation & Innovation Department of La Liga club Real Sociedad. Established in November 2019, clubs from various countries share their knowledge and information on cutting-edge technology and sponsorship systems.
Official Website
https://www.sportinnovationalliance.com/en
Official Twitter
https://twitter.com/sia_worldwide
Official Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/SIA.Worldwide
Official Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/sia_worldwide/
Official LinkedIn
https://www.linkedin.com/company/sport-innovation-alliance/