
+++ Fully-electric BMW cars for players and coaching staff +++ Joint
social commitment +++ Home matches at BMW Park +++
Munich. On 1st July 2023, a mobility partnership was
launched between BMW Munich and FC Bayern Mรผnchen Basketball GmbH. The
focus of this long-term collaboration was presented on Friday at a
joint press conference at the BMW retail outlet in Munich. BMW Munich
will provide the players and coaching staff at the five-time German
champions with fully-electric vehicles. This will allow the
basketballers to travel locally emission-free around the Munich area.
Both partners will also team up away from the court, taking on social
responsibility and supporting charity projects, particularly in the
Munich metropolitan region.
Bernd Dรถpke, Head of BMW Munich, presented the keys to two BMW iX
cars โ one to Marko Peลกiฤ, general manager of FC Bayern Mรผnchen
Basketball GmbH, who was representing the staff, and one to guard
Andreas Obst on behalf of the team.
โFC Bayern has done very much for the sport of basketball in Munich.
Our shared home city has become a top location for this sport, both
nationally and internationally, and is attracting more and more fans,โ
said Dรถpke. โBoth partners share the drive for success and dynamics,
even beyond their roots in Munich, as well as the joy of sport, which
is experienced in a particularly inclusive and family-friendly
atmosphere at FC Bayern Mรผnchen Basketball.โ
As of next season, fans at the home matches of FC Bayern Mรผnchen
Basketball will be able to experience that atmosphere at BMW Park. To
seal the renaming, Peลกiฤ symbolically presented Dรถpke with the keys to
Rudi-Sedlmayer Hall, which was built in 1972.
โEveryone at FC Bayern Mรผnchen Basketball is very much looking
forward to the exciting mobility partnership with BMW, and to the cars
for our team. We are very grateful for the great support,โ said FCBB
general manager Marko Peลกiฤ. โThe fact that we are located so close to
BMW is obviously ideal for our collaboration, as is the fact that two
renowned brands will now be following shared goals on an equal
footing. BMW Park will also be an important mainstay for us, enabling
us to establish ourselves among the European elite and attract even
more fans to our sport. We are particularly pleased to be launching
and supporting social projects together, both in and for Munich.โ
FC Bayern Mรผnchen Basketball will play its first matches at BMW Park
on 16th and 17th September 2023, as part of a warm-up tournament ahead
of the new season. The first home match in the BBL is against
Mitteldeutscher Basketball Club on Friday 29th September 2023. The
joint social commitment will also start with the new season. Details
will be announced at the start of the season.