Official Sponsors & Partners of RCB for 2017

The corporate backing of RCB for 2017 has been unveiled on the official website. Have a look below.

The 2017 batch of sponsors and partners for RCB.

Founding Partner: United Spirits Limited
Principal Partners: Gionee Smartphones, Lloyd Air Conditioners, Kingfisher Premium
Associate Partners: Jio Telecom, Karnataka Jungle Lodges & Resorts, Himalaya Men, Duroflex Mattresses, Gatorade, Wrogn, Zeven, Boost, 7UP, Tissot Watchers, Radio Mirchi, DNA Networks

Stands at M Chinnaswamy Stadium have been named after few of these brands and I had previously noted this in this post. I took a further step and predicted the RCB Jerseys for 2017 using the sponsors featured on stadium stands and illustrated it in my last post.

As per this official list updated on the official website, the brands that get their share of real estate on playing jerseys may include the following.

Belly: Gionee
Chest: Lloyd Air Conditioners
Back: Kingfisher
Leading Arm 1: Jio
Leading Arm 2: IPL Logo
Non-Leading Arm 1: Karnataka Jungle Lodges & Resorts
Non-Leading Arm 2: Duroflex Mattresses
Leading Leg: 7UP / Gatorade / Wrogn / Boost
Non-Leading Leg: Zeven
Headgear: Himalaya Men

Prediction on RCB's 2017 Jerseys!

Following my previous post on the new sponsors which were guessed based on the naming of stands at Chinnaswamy stadium, I now present my predictions on the RCB Jerseys for 2017. What's changed and what's retained? Read on.

Zeven is manufacturing the jerseys for the second year and the home-away system would continue. The system is likely to be adopted by the other teams this time. As noted previously, we might have Gionee Smartphones on the belly while Lloyd Air Conditioners would retain the chest area.

As usual, the IPL tournament logo will go on the leading arm. This season's logo is a commemorative logo made to celebrate a decade of IPL.

The 10th Year Anniversary Logo.

The possible new entrants Jio Telecom, Duroflex Mattresses and Karnataka Tourism's Jungle Lodges & Resorts branding might get their slots on arms along with the IPL logo. The back would remain unchanged, featuring the Kingfisher branding.

Check my predictions for home and away jerseys below:

The possible RCB home jersey for 2017.

The possible RCB away jersey for 2017.

A new episode in 'The Royal Attire' series will come up soon once the launch officially takes place before the start of the season. Stay tuned!

Disclaimer: None of these sponsors have been announced officially by the RCB. Please note that the article relies majorly on my guesswork and possibilities exist that would render all the above information false.

Who's in the RCB Brand House for IPL10?

The tickets for RCB's home matches went on sale a couple of days ago and the portal to book the tickets displays the map below. It is noticeable that the stands at Chinnaswamy Stadium have been named after brands which could be nothing but the RCB's sponsors' batch of 2017!

Layout of M Chinnaswamy Stadium.

As you've noticed, we have Gionee, the Chinese smartphone maker in house this time, probably going as a main sponsor on the jersey! The A Stand, P1 Annexe, P1 Stand, P2 Stand are named after Gionee. At this moment, I have no news about Gionee's disassociation with KKR.

We also have Jio, the telecom company that took the whole nation by storm. Jio appears on B Upper, B Lower and M2 Stand. Last year's association with LYF Smartphones+  appears to be replaced with Jio; the same might be making its way on the sleeves of RCB, MI and RPS jerseys.

We can also notice Duroflex Mattresses on M4 Stand and G Upper Stand, which probably might have replaced Britannia slot on the jersey.

Another interesting observation is the naming of G1 Stand Lower, G2 Stand Lower and M1 Stand after Karnataka Jungle Lodges. The Karnataka Tourism Department might be sponsoring RCB for the 2017 season, probably getting featured on the jersey as well. As there is no news on Tata Motors continuing as a sponsor, I pick the slot Tata Bolt and Tata Zest were previously featured on to get replaced with Jungle Lodges & Resorts.

Apart from these newcomers, the past brands that continue their association with RCB include Kingfisher (named on E Executive Lounge, P Corporate, C Upper and C Lower) which goes on the back of the jersey, Lloyd Air Conditioners (named on Pavilion P3, Pavilion Terrace and Fan Terrace N) which would featured on chest and Himalaya Men (named on D Corporate and M3 Stand) which would be seen on the headgear.

Zeven is manufacturing the apparel again as per the two-year contract and would get featured on the trouser on one side while the slot on the other side might be taken up by 7-UP for this year too.

I am expecting all these brands on which the stands have been named after to get their share of real estate on the jersey. Stay tuned for my final prediction and illustration of the jerseys!

Disclaimer: None of these sponsors have been announced officially by the RCB. Please note that the article relies majorly on my guesswork and possibilities exist that would render all the above information false.

Video: The Evolution of RCB Jerseys from 2008 to 2016

Did you know that RCB has used 19 jerseys in the past 9 years? I have been writing about all the jerseys that the RCB has used since its launch. I have made a small video about the same for those who prefer watching to reading and here it is!

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