TRACE became a sponsor of the most successful team in the history of women’s football in the former Yugoslavia and present-day Serbia – the women’s football club Mašinac, Nis. The contract was signed in Nis at the end of last week by a subsidiary of the holding „Trace PZP Nis“, represented by Engineer Nikolay Vulev, and the club’s President Perica Krstic.
“We have decided to sign this contract because we wanted to help the team and because we believe in the power of ambition and shared values”, the representative of „Trace PZP Nis“ – Engineer Nikolay Vulev, said on signing the contract. He is also the head of the international department and deputy chairman of the holding’s Board of Directors.
“Our sponsors have brought Nis two beams of hope. The first one is the expected upsurge of the local economy by way of reviving one of the best infrastructure companies – “PZP Nis”. And the second ray of hope is that they will pour new energy and confidence in the team, so that we could fight for a top position in the national league and regain our status as Serbia’s best team, and why not strive for a top position in female’s football in Europe as well”, the team’s President Perica Krstic enthused in a statement, followed by loud applause. The contract-signing was attended by holding’s managerial teams from Bulgaria, Serbia, the Czech Republic, all of them presided over by the Chairman of the Board of Directors Prof. Nikolay Mihaylov.
A friendly match was played after the official ceremony between Beroe and Mašinac football clubs in front of over 1,000 people.
The club was established in 1970. It is one of the best football clubs in Serbia, the most successful sports team in Nis: with 24 national honours; 15 cups from various championships; Yugoslav Champions Cup in 1972; European Champions Cup in 1989.
The club boasts its own stadium in Nis with 3,000 seats, which was erected in 1989 and meets all of UEFA’s requirements. „Trace PZP Nis“ has been the general sponsor of the club since 2007.