Recognition of sponsoring brands of Brazilian Football teams/RECONHECIMENTO DAS MARCAS PATROCINADORAS DOS TIMES DE FUTEBOL BRASILEIRO

Football is one of the greatest passions of Brazilians and the facts surrounding this sport are constantly propagated in the media. The wide dissemination of the sport awakens the interest of many companies that want to link their brand to a certain football team in order to maximize your exposure returns, image and sales. This study aimed to verify he recognition of the sponsoring brands of Brazilian football teams in the perception of the fans. The study was composed of college students selected as target for non-probabilistic sampling for convenience, totaling 126 students. The data collection was conducted through a questionnaire, in June 2015, which was answered by personal and individual interviews. The results showed that 28,3% of respondents do not cheer for any team and 71,7% cheer for any team. Considering only the portion of respondents who cheer for any team, 28,9% did not recognize any brand sponsor of the team that support and 71,1% recognize. It is observed that the largest are of the fans recognizes the sponsoring brands of the football team. We conclude that when the individual rooting for a football team there is considerable recognition of the sponsoring brands.