National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) team NJ/NY Gotham FC
announced a new multi-year partnership today with Avaya (NYSE:
AVYA), a global leader in solutions to enhance and simplify
communications and collaboration. Avaya will serve as the premier
sponsor of the Club’s 2021 season, and the Avaya logo will be
featured prominently on the front of all Gotham FC kits and warm-up
tops, being unveiled by the club today. Avaya will also serve as
Gotham FC’s exclusive and Official Customer Experience partner,
providing Avaya OneCloud™ workstream collaboration and customer
experience solutions to serve as the club’s communication
platform.
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From left to right: Jennifer Cudjoe (#6
Midfielder), Domi Richardson (#17-Midfielder), Nicole Baxter (#5
Midfielder), Imani Dorsey(#28-Defender), Caprice Dydasco
(#3-Defender) (Photo: Business Wire)
“Partnering with a global technology leader like Avaya is a
crucial step for us and speaks volumes to the marketing potential
behind our new brand,” said Gotham FC Vice Chair Ed Nalbandian.
“This is a historic partnership for our club, and we look forward
to representing everything the Avaya brand stands for as we embark
on our inaugural season as Gotham FC.”
Through the partnership, Avaya and Gotham FC have a shared
commitment to contributing to the success of the team, the
continued growth of the NWSL, and using sports as a platform to
promote equality and empower women and girls. With a focus on
collaboration and the spirit of inclusion, equality, and diversity,
the two organizations will also work together in digitally enabling
the fan engagement experience, helping to effortlessly onboard fans
for their journey with the team. This will include leveraging the
Avaya OneCloud platform, which enables organizations to better
connect, collaborate and interact from anywhere on any device.
“Avaya’s multinational platform provides a tremendous
opportunity for us,” said General Manager Alyse LaHue. “We share a
strong commitment to contributing to the growth of our league, as
well as to our local community, which I believe will lead to a
successful and long-standing partnership.” Gotham FC and Avaya will
also jointly develop an outreach program to bring awareness to
local causes and engage their fans to give back to the
community.
“This partnership is about inspiring people to achieve ambitious
goals, whether it’s the team on the field, the fans who watch,
businesses looking to innovate, or the customers they serve,” said
Jim Chirico, President and CEO, Avaya. “No sport is more inspiring,
exhilarating, and innovative today than women’s soccer, and no
franchise is more exciting than Gotham FC, making it an ideal
partner to reflect the Avaya brand. We look forward to a thrilling
partnership with a forward-thinking franchise like Gotham FC who
share our passion for teamwork, community, and winning through hard
work, dedication and innovative thinking.”
NJ/NY Gotham FC will begin the season competing in the National
Women’s Soccer League’s Challenge Cup tournament on April 14th at
7pm. The Club will travel to Exploria Stadium in Orlando, Florida
to take on the Orlando Pride.
Check out our blog, Avaya and Gotham FC Kick Off Exciting
Women’s Sports Partnership and the 2021 Season.
About Avaya
Businesses are built by the experiences they provide, and
everyday millions of those experiences are delivered by Avaya
Holdings Corp. (NYSE: AVYA). Avaya is shaping what's next for the
future of work, with innovation and partnerships that deliver
game-changing business benefits. Our cloud communications solutions
and multi-cloud application ecosystem power personalized,
intelligent, and effortless customer and employee experiences to
help achieve strategic ambitions and desired outcomes. Together, we
are committed to help grow your business by delivering Experiences
that Matter. Learn more at http://www.avaya.com/
About Gotham FC
Originally named Sky Blue FC, the Club underwent a major rebrand
in April 2021 and officially changed its name to NJ/NY Gotham FC.
Representing New Jersey and New York, the Club plays its National
Women’s Soccer League home matches at Red Bull Arena in Harrison,
NJ. The Club has been part of the NWSL since the league launched in
2013. Founded in 2007, Gotham FC originally debuted as Jersey Sky
Blue in the W-League of United Soccer Leagues. The Club won its
first trophy as Sky Blue FC in 2009 after winning the inaugural
Women’s Professional Soccer championship. Most recently, the Club
won its first NWSL playoff match during the 2020 NWSL Challenge
Cup.
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