Bursaspor to Partner with Chiliz to Launch Fan Token on Socios.com

Bursaspor, a Turkish football club currently playing in the second tier Turkish football league, are going to launch $BUR Fan Token on Socios.com in association with Chiliz, a Turkey-based blockchain provider for sports and entertainment industry. Socios.com is a leading fan engagement and rewards platform.

Bursaspor, based in the town of Bursa, won the Turkish Süper Lig in 2009-10 and reached the quarter-finals of the European Cup Winners Cup. They are the sixth Turkish football club to launch the token. Galatasaray, Trabzonspor,  İstanbul Başakşehir,  Göztepe and Alanyaspor have already launched similar fan token on Socios.com.

$BUR Fan Tokens are devised as collectible digital assets, which can be minted on the Chiliz block chain. The successful owners of the token will receive various offers, including

• voting rights in polls
• VIP rewards
• exclusive access to club and sponsor promotions, AR-enabled features, chat forums, games and competitions

Bursaspor Club President Erkan Kamat said:  “We set out on a new road with Socios.com in order to demonstrate the cooperation with the supporters of our club on digital platforms, leaving the hard days behind us.

“Our aim is to establish a stronger and more sustainable communication between our fans and our club. In this sense, with the $BUR Fan Token, our fans will have the opportunity to have a say in club decisions and at the same time win valuable awards and privileges.

“With the competition on the field, football has turned into a race to catch up with the innovations of the digital world and to present these innovations to its fans as products and services. We are very pleased with our cooperation with Socios.com in order to be one of the strongest actors of this race, and we invite all our fans to support.”

Alexandre Dreyfus, Founder and CEO of Chiliz and Socios.com added:  “Just over a decade ago Bursaspor were crowned champions of the Süper Lig.

“This club has known amazing success in the past that has created an incredible bond between the team and its passionate fans.

“Through Fan Tokens, those supporters will now have the opportunity to get closer to the team than ever before.

“We’re delighted to welcome Bursaspor to our network as our sixth Turkish club and 36th partner overall. We are also very pleased to continue building our presence in the Turkish market, where the shift from passive fans into active fans through transactional fan engagement on the Socios.com platform is happening faster than anywhere else in the world.”