Official Sponsor of the 2016 UEFA European Football Championship final tournament, and acquires rights in connection with the European Qualifiers, which run from 2014 to 2017, and which relate to the qualification matches for UEFA Euro 2016 and the 2018 FIFA World Cup. SOCAR also becomes an Official Sponsor of the 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship, which will take place in Azerbaijan. In September 2014, SOCAR signed an agreement to become an Official Partner of Baku 2015 European Games SOCAR is the sponsor of Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan and Azerbaijani football club Neftchi Baku. SOCAR became the title sponsor and official partner for the 2019 Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix event held in Baku. To date, a one-year sponsorship agreement had been made. In 2021 the UEFA quietly terminated its partnership with SOCAR without informing the public, after criticism of the sponsorship had grown stronger. References External links Oil and gas companies of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan Companies based in Baku Azerbaijani companies established in 1992 Azerbaijani brands Automotive fuel retailers Government-owned companies of Azerbaijan