10 car companies which sponsor or own football clubs

#9 Dacia – Udinese

Udinese’s partnership with Dacia began in 2009

Dacia, the Romanian automotive company has been in partnership with Italian club Udinese since early 2009.

Dacia are a subsidiary of Renault, a French multinational car manufacturer, and are also Romania’s biggest revenue earners, as well as the country’s top exporter.

Udinese sold their stadium naming rights to the car company in January this year, changing the name of their 25,000-seater Stadio Friuli to the Dacia Arena Friuli.

The club also agreed to an extension earlier this year, which will see the partnership last until 2020.

Other Udinese sponsors include Mediaset Premium, Benpower and Sky Gas & Power.