As SB Nation/Houston discovered last week, the Houston Dynamo not only are unveiling a new shirt next year, but they also have a new sponsor. Now, we are learning how much that new sponsor will pay for the right to be emblazoned across those bright orange shirts.
Houston Dynamo Will Get About $2.5 Million Per Year From New Shirt Sponsor
Greenstar Recycling, a Texas-based company, has signed a five-year, $12.7 million contract, according to the Houston Chronicle. Greenstar replaces Amigo Energy, which had been paying about $2 million per season since 2007.
At roughly $2.5 million per year, the Dynamo will rank in the top third of the league in jersey sponsorship rights. MLS Commissioner has said he expects most of the teams to have shirt sponsors in the next year or two. As of today, 12 of the 18 teams have shirt sponsors, including both of next year’s expansion teams. That total does not include the New York Red Bulls, who are named after the team’s ownership. The only teams without jersey sponsorships of any kind are the Colorado Rapids, New England Revolution, FC Dallas, Philadelphia Union and Kansas City Wizards.
Shirt sponsors are one of the relatively few income streams MLS ownership groups do not have to share with each other. Of the 11 existing teams that have major sponsors, all but Chivas USA have employed a Designated Player at one time or another. The Wizards and FC Dallas are the only teams without sponsors to have employed DPs.
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