Two-time V-League champions Hoang Anh Gia Lai inked a sponsorship deal with Toa paint products on March 23 after four months of negotiations, team manager Nguyen Anh Tan said.

The Central Highlands team, who took a crucial 2-0 win over Hai Phong Cement in the national football premiership V-League on March 21, will seek to win the championship that has eluded them since 2004.

A source from the team said that the Thai sponsor has agreed to give the team 3 billion VND (155,000 USD) this year.

The team, who won the V-League title twice in 2003-04, has so far received 7 billion VND (362,000 USD) from 11 sponsors./.