Austria: Lyoness (online shopping) becomes main shirt sponsor of Rapid Vienna until 2020-21

Lyoness, the Swiss headquartered online shopping platform, has become the main shirt sponsor of SK Rapid Vienna (Austria) until 2020-21, the club announced on 22/06/2015. The contract amount is €1.8m per year.

Lyoness replaces the Austrian energy company Wien Energie, which had been the main shirt sponsor of Rapid Vienna since 2003-04. Lyoness will be visible on the LED boards in Ernst-Happel-Stadion (51,000 places), and on all of the club's communication platforms.

The club's season ticket holders will also receive a "Lyoness Cashback Card" enabling them to benefit from advantages and discounts on the shopping platform. "The advantage of this card is that in addition to bringing its holders bonus points, it allows them to donate 1% of sales to the development of the club's youth association," said Christoph Peschek, the CEO of Rapid Vienna on 22/06/2015.

• Former main shirt sponsor Wien Energie and Rapid Vienna have extended their partnership until 2016-17, but the brand now appears on the shirt sleeve of the club's kit.
• Bank Austria (bank), the previous sponsor since 1998, was…