Royal Football Fund

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Royal Football Fund
TypePrivate
IndustrySports investment
FoundedDubai, UAE (2013 (2013))
Headquarters
Burj Khalifa, Dubai
,
United Arab Emirates
Key people
Sukumar Nair
Pradeep Chandra
Samir Jain
Maulik Parekh
Antonio Perini
ServicesSports investments
RevenueIncrease US$ 5.9 billion (2021)
OwnersSulaiman Al Fahim
Guilherme Kayque Garbacchio Saldanha
Akram Ojjeh Jr
ParentUnited Investment Bank Limited, Cerberus Capital Management, TAG Group
SubsidiariesJohor Darul Ta'zim F.C. (30%)
Websiteroyalfootballfund.com

Royal Football Fund is a sports investment company based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, associated to the United Investment Bank Limited.

Deals with various sport clubs[]

Portsmouth F.C.[]

On 2009, it was reported that Al-Fahim had signed a deal to take over the English Premier League club Portsmouth.[1]

Mumbai City FC[]

During the Mubadala Senior Leadership Forum,[2] Al-Fahim became friends with Wilhelm Kayque Garbacchio Saldanha, son of a Russian billionaire shareholder of Gazprom, which had the same desires to buy football clubs. Mr Saldanha is the main investor of Mumbai City FC. It is a football franchise in Mumbai, Maharashtra, plays in the Indian Super League, owned by Guilherme Kayque G. Saldanha, Ranbir Kapoor and Bimal Parekh.[3]

On 28 November 2019, it was revealed that City Football Group has bought the 65 percent stakes at the club, adding Mumbai City FC as the eighth club under city group.[4]

CB Gran Canaria[]

In April 2016 it was announced the Royal Football Fund as a new investor of the Spanish basketball club based in Las Palmas in the Canary Islands, CB Gran Canaria.[5]

Partnership[]

In November 2008 Al Fahim was honored with a gold medal of excellence from HM Mizan Zainal Abidin of Terengganu, The King of Malaysia, for his work supporting Equestrian activities worldwide. Al Fahim was honored with this distinction during the FEI World Endurance Championship 2008 in Malaysia.

In 2015 initiated partnership with Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C., football club based in Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia. They also have a business relationship with Crystal Palace, club based in South Norwood, London.[6]

Other football clubs[]

  • Germany Schalke 04
  • Serbia Red Star Belgrade
  • Greece PAOK
  • United Kingdom Manchester City
  • Russia Zenit St Petersburg
  • Belgium Club Brugge

References[]

  1. ^ "Portsmouth agree to takeover bid". 2009-05-27. Retrieved 2018-05-30.
  2. ^ http://hmeevents.com/works/mubadala-senior-leadership-forum-2013/
  3. ^ "At Mumbai city FC, we approached merchandising as a brand-building concept, not a revenue generator - SmartCEO". SmartCEO. 2015-12-12. Retrieved 2018-05-30.
  4. ^ www.ETBrandEquity.com. "City Football Group acquires majority stake in Indian Super League's Mumbai City FC - ET BrandEquity". ETBrandEquity.com. Retrieved 2020-12-25.
  5. ^ http://www.solobasket.com/liga-endesa/un-jeque-apuesta-por-el-baloncesto-y-por-el-herbalife-gran-canaria
  6. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2017-03-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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