Azerbaijan, Baku, May 21 / Trend /
The new football stadium, located by the headquarters of Azercell Telecom, was opened on May 21, the company said today. Chiril Gaburici, a President of the company, Elkhan Mammadov, a secretary-general of AFFA, management of Neftchi Professional Football Club, and other club members joined the opening ceremony. Chiril Gaburici and Elkhan Mammadov cut the red ribbon of the new stadium. Right after the ceremony Azercell football team played vs. Netfchi.
Chiril Gaburci has also hosted a meeting with the management and members of Neftchi PFC at the headquarters of Azercell. Development of football in Azerbaijan and the role of private companies in this process were discussed during the meeting.
Azercell differs among private companies for its special care about the development of football. Up to date, the company organized a number of tournaments for its corporate customers, own employees, as well as between children teams. In 2009, Azercell Telecom supported a friendship match between national teams of Turkey and Azerbaijan. Azercell is also a sponsor of Azerbaijan national football team.
Azercell Telecom LLC was founded in 1996 and since the first years sustains a leading position on the market. Azercell introduced number of technological innovations in Azerbaijan: GSM technology, GPRS/EDGE, 24/7 Customer Care, full-time operating Azercell Express offices and others. With 53% share of Azerbaijan's mobile market Azercell's network covers 99,8% of the country's population. By the end of 2012 the number of Azercell's subscribers reached 4,4 million people. In 2011 Azercell deployed 3G and in 2012 4G networks in Azerbaijan.