LONGi becomes official partner of FC Bayern Munich, uniting solar energy innovation and football passion
Announced in Hong Kong during FC Bayern Munich's Asia visit, the global partnership brings together LONGi and one of football's most iconic clubs under the theme "POWER ON, GAME ON."HONG KONG, August 6, 2026 — LONGi, a global green energy leader, today announced a global partnership with FC Bayern Munich at a launch ceremony held at Rosewood Hong Kong.
LONGiThe partnership brings together FC Bayern, Germany's record champions with fans on every continent, and LONGi, the world's No.1 solar module manufacturer (Wood Mackenzie, 2026). It is also LONGi's second major move into global sport this year, following its partnership with the BMW BERLIN-MARATHON 2026, and deepens a long-term commitment to the region at the heart of the global energy transition.The partnership was launched on stage by Zhong Baoshen, Chairman and CEO of LONGi; Rouven Kasper, Board Member for Marketing & Sales, FC Bayern; Charles Jiang, Vice President of LONGi, President of the PV Product Management Center; and FC Bayern legend Roy Makaay.
At the partnership launch ceremony (from left to right): Charles Jiang, Vice President of LONGi and President of the PV Product Management Center; Zhong Baoshen, Chairman and CEO of LONGi; Rouven Kasper, Board Member for Marketing & Sales, FC Bayern; and FC Bayern legend Roy Makaay."POWER ON, GAME ON" is more than the slogan of a launch day. It gives the two partners a simple shared language: POWER ON carries LONGi's side, clean energy for power plants, businesses and homes; GAME ON carries FC Bayern's, the passion of the game and fans across the world. Going forward, "POWER ON, GAME ON" will serve as the unifying message across the partnership's joint campaigns, content and fan engagement, a shared expression of what LONGi and FC Bayern set out to achieve together.The world's No.1 solar module maker meets football's record championsFounded in 1900, FC Bayern has grown into one of the most successful and widely followed clubs in world football, defined by its "Mia san Mia" identity and a standard of performance sustained across more than a century. Founded in 2000, LONGi has spent more than 25 years holding solar technology to the same standard. Its crystalline silicon-perovskite tandem solar cell has achieved a world record conversion efficiency of 35.5%, and it has retained PV Tech's highest "AAA" bankability rating for 26 consecutive quarters.The partnership pairs that record of technology leadership with a sport built on emotion, loyalty and everyday relevance. Solar advances through breakthroughs measured in efficiency gains; football lives in rituals, rivalries and weekend afternoons. Where the two meet, LONGi's engineering finds a place in daily life, and the game finds a partner building the future its fans will live in.Behind the theme stands the full breadth of LONGi's business, with solutions spanning utility-scale power plants, commercial and industrial projects, and residential systems. Energy reaches people wherever they live and work, much as football reaches fans wherever they are. That connection to people is what LONGi's mission and FC Bayern's spirit have in common, and what this partnership is built on.
