Brera Holdings Portfolio Club Juve Stabia Opens Season with Coppa Italia Match at Serie A Squad Lecce on Friday August 15th

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Brera Holdings (NASDAQ:BREA), a Nasdaq-listed multi-club ownership company, announced that its portfolio club Juve Stabia will open its 2025/26 season with a Coppa Italia match against Serie A team Lecce on August 15, 2025.

Known as "The Other Team of Naples," Juve Stabia competes in Serie B and has shown remarkable growth, recording a 245% increase in market value to US$32 million during the 2024-25 season. The club's strong performance included advancing to the Serie A promotion playoffs semifinals and achieving a fifth-place finish in Serie B after promotion from Serie C.

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Nasdaq-listed Brera’s First Season as Majority Owner of Le Vespe Kicks Off Against Italian Top-Division Club

Juve Stabia begins the 2025/26 season on August 15^th at Serie A opponent Lecce in an all-southern Italian match

Dublin, Ireland and Naples, Italy, Aug. 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Brera Holdings PLC (“Brera Holdings” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: BREA), an Ireland-based international holding company focused on expanding its global portfolio of men’s and women’s football clubs through a multi-club ownership (“MCO”) strategy, the first to list on Nasdaq, is pleased to announce the opening match of the 2025/26 season for its majority-owned club Juve Stabia: an away game at Serie A squad US Lecce on Friday August 15, 2025 in the Coppa Italia competition.

Better known as “The Other Team of Naples,” Le Vespe of Juve Stabia, who compete in Italy’s Serie B league, will line up against Lecce in the 32,000-capacity Ettore Giardiniero “Via Del Mare” Stadium with a round-of-32 fixture for the Italian Cup.

“Starting the season against another storied southern Italy team like Lecce is a great way for Brera to kick off its stewardship of the Juve Stabia team and brand,” said Brera Executive Chairman Daniel J. McClory.  “Making it to the round of 32 in the Coppa Italia is another achievement for Le Vespe, who proved themselves last year with a superb fifth place finish in our first year back to Serie B,” he added.

Brera recently announced that its portfolio club S.S. Juve Stabia, “The Other Team of Naples,” has recorded the highest market value increase in Italy’s Serie B football league over the 2024-25 season as reported in Virgilio Sport. Juve Stabia’s valuation was up 245% to US $32 million using quantitative data from Transfermarkt, and qualitative analysis from Social Media Soccer.

Since the 2024-25 season began after promotion from Serie C to Serie B, Juve Stabia’s squad value surged from US$ 9.3 million based on the Club’s strong performance on the field, with a run from 5th place into the Serie A promotion playoffs all the way to the semifinals.

Through Brera’s Nasdaq-listed shares, investors have had the opportunity to participate in this valuation increase milestone following Brera’s ownership, and also signals Juve Stabia’s growing competitiveness on increasingly higher levels of professional football.

ABOUT BRERA HOLDINGS PLC

Brera Holdings PLC (Nasdaq: BREA) is dedicated to expanding its social impact football business by developing a global portfolio of emerging football and sports clubs. Building on the legacy of Brera FC, which it acquired in 2022, the Company aims to create opportunities for tournament prizes, sponsorships, and professional consulting services. Brera FC, recognized as "The Third Team of Milan," has been crafting an alternative football legacy since its founding in 2000. The club also organizes the FENIX Trophy, a nonprofessional pan-European tournament acknowledged by UEFA. This tournament, which has been referred to as "the Champions League for Amateurs" by BBC Sport, has garnered significant media coverage, including from ESPN.

In its efforts to broaden its reach, Brera expanded into Africa in March 2023 by establishing Brera Tchumene FC in Mozambique, which quickly rose to the First Division after winning its post-season tournament. In April 2023, the Company acquired a 90% stake in the North Macedonian first-division team Fudbalski Klub Akademija Pandev, now known as Brera Strumica FC. Additionally, in June 2023, Brera made a strategic investment in Manchester United PLC, realizing a 74% gain. The Company further diversified its portfolio in July 2023, assuming control of Bayanzurkh Sporting Ilch FC, a Mongolian National Premier League team, which became Brera Ilch FC, and in September 2023 by establishing a joint stock company for the North Macedonian women's football club Tiverija Strumica, now known as Brera Tiverija FC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Brera Strumica FC, in June 2024.

On December 31, 2024, Brera executed an agreement to acquire a majority stake in the corporate capital of SS Juve Stabia srl, the company which manages the Italian Serie B football club Juve Stabia, also known as “The Other Team of Naples”. The acquisition of Brera’s 52% majority control position was concluded on June 20, 2025, following a multi-step process and marks a significant expansion of the Company’s MCO model. With a strategic emphasis on bottom-up value creation, innovation-driven growth, and socially impactful outcomes, Brera Holdings has established itself as a forward-thinking leader in the global sports industry. For more information, visit www.breraholdings.com.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements that are subject to various risks and uncertainties. Such statements include statements regarding the Company's ability to grow its business and other statements that are not historical facts, including statements which may be accompanied by the words "intends," "may," "will," "plans," "expects," "anticipates," "projects," "predicts," "estimates," "aims," "believes," "hopes," "potential" or similar words. Actual results could differ materially from those described in these forward-looking statements due to a number of factors, including without limitation, the Company's ability to continue as a going concern, the popularity and/or competitive success of the Company's acquired football and other sports teams, the Company's ability to attract players and staff for acquired clubs, unsuccessful acquisitions or other strategic transactions, the possibility of a decline in the popularity of football or other sports, the Company's ability to expand its fanbase, sponsors and commercial partners, general economic conditions, and other risk factors detailed in the Company's filings with the SEC. The forward-looking statements contained in this press release are made as of the date of this press release, and the Company does not undertake any responsibility to update such forward-looking statements except in accordance with applicable law.

Company Contact Information:
Dan McClory, Executive Chairman, Brera Holdings PLC
Email: dan@breraholdings.com

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• Juve Stabia begins the 2025:26 season on August 15th at Serie A opponent Lecce in an all-southern Italian match

FAQ

What is Brera Holdings (NASDAQ:BREA) market value increase for Juve Stabia in 2024-25?

Juve Stabia's market value increased by 245% to US$32 million during the 2024-25 season, up from US$9.3 million.

When is Juve Stabia's opening match for the 2025/26 season?

Juve Stabia will play their opening match on August 15, 2025 against Serie A team Lecce in the Coppa Italia competition.

How did Juve Stabia perform in Serie B during the 2024-25 season?

Juve Stabia achieved a fifth place finish in Serie B and advanced to the Serie A promotion playoffs semifinals.

What is Brera Holdings' business model and significance?

Brera Holdings is the first Nasdaq-listed international holding company focused on expanding its global portfolio of football clubs through multi-club ownership (MCO) strategy.