CHICAGO – May 31, 2016 – STATS LLC, the world’s leading sports technology company, is powering the new Bologna Football Club 1909 website launched on May 27, 2016 with Serie A TIM league, team and player statistics.
Bologna, a user of STATS’ professional soccer services since 2015, becomes the first Serie A TIM club to use STATS data to power its media content. STATS SportVU® player tracking technology is already used in Serie A TIM power enhanced broadcast presentation and deliver competitive advantage to teams.
The Hosted Solution and Serie A TIM data feeds provided by STATS will be used to integrate detailed sports coverage into Bologna’s website and engage the club’s fans with statistics by ensuring that key competition information can be accessed through the new site.
“Bologna FC is one of the most important clubs in Italy, with a great history and ambitious projects for the future,” said Tommaso Refini, STATS Media Business Development Manager, Italy. “We are pleased to provide the club’s new official website with our STATS’ branded team and player statistics related to Serie A, as well as delivering pro solutions to support the team on the field.”
Bologna was a founding member of Serie A in 1929 and has won the Italian championship on seven occasions in its history. The clubs is owned by Joey Saputo, Canadian businessman and president of Montreal Impact.