BAODING, China, March 2, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Yingli Green
Energy Holding Company Limited (NYSE: YGE) ("Yingli Green Energy"
or the "Company"), one of the world's leading solar panel
manufacturers, known as "Yingli
Solar," announced today that the Company has extended its
sponsorship of the FC Bayern Munich Youth Cup ("Youth Cup") to
Thailand for the second year in a
row. The Youth Cup is an international charity youth football
competition that brings together teams of athletes from around the
world to compete at the Allianz Arena in Munich, the home of FC Bayern Munich ("FC
Bayern"), one of the world's most successful football clubs. To
build its Southeast Asia Youth Cup team in Thailand, Yingli joined forces with the
Football Association of Thailand
(FAT) to select ten highly skilled youth athletes. The Youth Cup is
organized by FC Bayern in cooperation with its sponsors, which
include Yingli, Lufthansa, Audi, Adidas, Unicredit, Allianz, Coca
Cola and Bundesliga.
Mrs. Judy Tzeng Lee, Vice
President of Global Marketing of Yingli Green Energy, said, "We are
thrilled that, as an Official Premium Partner of FC Bayern, we can
use this powerful sports marketing platform to inspire young
athletes in Thailand and around
the world. As Yingli becomes a world leader in solar, we also wish
to become a world leader in creating positive social impact for our
children and the environment."
Mr. Paul Breitner, Brand
Ambassador of FC Bayern said, "The Youth Cup empowers disadvantaged
youth by giving them a global platform to showcase their talents.
We are thrilled that, with Yingli's support, we can welcome three
outstanding teams of finalists from Thailand, Japan and China to participate in this year's Youth Cup
finals. FC Bayern would like to thank all the sponsors and local
organizers of the FCB Youth Cup for helping us promote the
development of youth football in Asia."
About Yingli Green Energy
Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited (NYSE: YGE),
known as "Yingli Solar," is one of
the world's leading solar panel manufacturers. Yingli Green
Energy's manufacturing covers the photovoltaic value chain
from ingot casting and wafering through solar cell production and
solar panel assembly. Headquartered in
Baoding, China, Yingli Green Energy has more than 30
regional subsidiaries and branch offices and has distributed more
than 10 GW of solar panels to customers worldwide. For more
information, please visit www.yinglisolar.com and join
the conversation on Facebook, Twitter
and Weibo.
About FC Bayern Munich
FC Bayern Munich is the most successful football club in
Germany and one of the most
successful football clubs in Europe, having won 24 Bundesliga titles and 17
German cups. The club was founded in 1900. FC Bayern Munich is by
far the most successful team in German football. Since the
beginning of the 2005-06 season, FC Bayern Munchen plays its home
games in the Allianz Arena. The team colors are red and white.
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For further information, please contact:
In China
Qing Miao
Vice President of Corporate Communications
Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited
Tel: +86 312 8929787
E-mail: ir@yinglisolar.com
In the Americas:
Tori Clifford
Director
of Marketing
Yingli Green Energy Americas Inc.
Tel: +1 415 728 0472
Email: tori.clifford@yingliamericas.com
In Europe:
Carolin Stahler
Marketing Communications
Manager Europe
Yingli Green Energy Europe GmbH
Tel: +49 (0) 89 411 123 45
Email: carolin.staehler@yingli.com
In Southeast
Asia:
David Cheah
Marketing
& Branding Manager
Yingli Green Energy Singapore Company Pte. Limited
Tel: +65 6690 8780
Email: david.cheah@yingli.com
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