Trabzonspor will celebrate the championship with the first NFT feast of its history

Trabzonspor, which gave its fans a unique championship happiness in the 2021-2022 season of the Super League, is preparing to play for the championship in the NFT sector as well. The Bordeaux-Blue club will make its first NFT offering in its history through Sportium, the leading NFT platform in South Korea’s sports industry.

Trabzonspor will make its first NFT offering in the first half of 2022. The Black Sea team’s first NFT offering, which will go down in history, will feature commemorable moments for Trabzonspor fans to celebrate the championship.

The NFTs to be presented by the Bordeaux -Blue club bear the names of “Trabzonspor Championship Collection“, “Historical Collection” and “VIP Auction Collection”. The three offerings of the Bordeaux -Blue club include privileges and utilities for NFT holders. The Bordeaux-Blue club will determine the detailed schedule regarding the drop and will inform its fans in a short time.

NFTs Painted Bordeaux-Blue

NFTs in the Trabzonspor Championship Collection will feature the jerseys of every player in the squad, 2021-2022 season. They will be offered at 61 USD, inspired by Trabzon’s plate number 61. In addition, each NFT will consist of the jersey of a player who served in the team in the 2021-2022 season.

Sportium will provide the ideal platform for the sale of NFT to the club, and will ensure that the target audience is reached, is supported by the leading investors of the sector, including Animoca Brands.

Trabzonspor evaluated the options for its target audience with the NFT consultancy company Capital Block, and decided to walk with Sportium. Sportium’s relationship with South Korea and the K-League was also one of the factors in their decision. South Korea is recognized as one of the countries with the most advanced and forward-thinking crypto approaches in the world.


About Trabzonspor

Trabzonspor is the football team of the city of Trabzon located in the Black Sea region of Turkey. The club, founded by the merge of a few local clubs, has been competing in the Süper Lig since 1974.

Trabzonspor, having become the league champion only two years after joining the Süper Lig, is also the first football club winning the first division title as a team from out of İstanbul. Trabzonspor, with claret and blue colours, has also represented Turkey for many times in European Cups along with the Süper Lig and Turkish Cup championships won.

Having protected the first position in the Süper Lig this year, we can tell that Trabzonspor is the strongest candidate for the league title.

About Sportium 

Sportium is a sports NFT platform aiming to become the bridge that connects true sports fans and the upcoming world of metaverse. Sportium is operated by Blueberry NFT, a listed company in South Korea boasting various sports IPs including K-League, and ALPHAWORKS, an NFT studio founded by seasoned crypto industry experts and Web3.0 hackers.

Sportium successfully closed its first funding round led by Libertus Capital, with other prominent strategic and financial investors including Animoca Brands, Dapper Labs, and Folius Ventures. Their first product, ELVN, is a Flow-based football collectibles NFT platform leveraging Blueberry NFT’s ownership of K-League’s IP rights. ELVN’s official launch is scheduled to be in mid-2022.

Sportium also successfully sold all 2,220 of its Profile Picture (PFP) NFTs called Spottie in April, 2022. Spottie will play an integral role in fan activities within the Sportium ecosystem, including ELVN’s standalone Play-to-Earn (P2E) football game.


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