Cutting 40 billion VND in sponsorship for Vietnam, Toyota sponsors Thai football up to 485 billion VND

While breaking up with Vietnamese football caused VPF's leadership to frantically look for a new sponsor, Toyota had previously signed a huge sponsorship contract with Thai football.

Toyota Motor Thailand Co., Ltd. has extended its sponsorship contract with the Thai Leagues for four years from 2017 to the end of 2020 with a total value of up to 700 million Baht (about 485 billion VND) in early January 2017.

Specifically in this contract, Toyota will be the main sponsor for football tournaments in the Thai League system including: Thai League 1, Thai League 2, Thai League 3 and Thai League Cup.

In addition to sponsoring professional football tournaments in Thailand, Toyota will also sponsor the Thai men's and women's national teams, and youth teams in the Golden Temple country such as U14, U16, U19, U21, U23 as well as the futsal and beach soccer teams.

The leading Japanese automaker has had a tradition of sponsoring Thai football since 1987, and they play an important part in the development and elevation of Thai football to become the leading football in the region.

In addition to Thailand, Toyota is also the main sponsor for football in countries in the Mekong River basin such as Laos and Cambodia. In addition, they are also the sponsor for the Mekong River Basin Club Football Tournament.

According to Fox Sports