From the second half of the 2011/12 season onwards, SC Freiburg will play its home matches in the MAGE SOLAR Stadium. The partners announced this officially at a press conference on November 10, 2011 in Freiburg.
Freiburg / Ravensburg (Germany) November 10, 2011 – MAGE SOLAR AG, headquartered in Ravensburg, is expanding its commitment as premium sponsor of the “Bundesliga” (German professional soccer league) club SC Freiburg and will become name-giver of its home ground. The partners announced this officially at a press conference on November 10, 2011 in Freiburg. To start off the second round of the 2011/12 season SC Freiburg is playing against FC Augsburg in the MAGE SOLAR Stadium – for the first time. The photovoltaic company is thereby replacing the previous name-giver badenova. With MAGE SOLAR, SC Freiburg has gained a further partner from the energy and ecology industry.
The final decision regarding the re-naming of the stadium is reserved for the City of Freiburg Borough Council, which has the topic on its agenda at its meeting on November 22, 2011.
MAGE SOLAR has been SC Freiburg’s premium sponsor since August 2011, and is supporting the club as a strategic partner. This international company, headquartered at Ravensburg in the federal state of Baden-Württemberg, offers customized photovoltaic system components for solar energy installations on residential, industrial and utility buildings as well as open spaces.
“It is important for us to support SC Freiburg and its work in various respects,” said Dr. Markus Feil, CEO of MAGE SOLAR AG. “In order to invigorate our partnership, we are jointly developing long-term concepts – the re-naming of the stadium emphasizes this and marks the next logical step within the framework of this strategic partnership.”
Dr. Heinrich Breit, committee member and treasurer of SC Freiburg: “We are delighted that, in MAGE SOLAR AG, we will continue to have a stadium name-giver who suits the Sport Club Freiburg superbly, and who is an important partner for us. With the name change SC Freiburg puts its willingness to make a contribution to the energy turnaround as a German national league club on record once again. On account of its ecological commitment, SC Freiburg has already been playing in a solar stadium since the 1990s, therefore it is even more gratifying that this will be reflected in the stadium’s name. We also thank badenova AG for its sustained and intensive collaboration which will also continue in the future.”
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About MAGE SOLAR
MAGE SOLAR AG, which is based in Ravensburg, Germany, specializes in photovoltaic system components and provides high-quality photovoltaics modules, intelligent mounting systems and high-performance brand inverters. As a part of the international MAGE GROUP, it uses the Group’s 35 years of know-how to develop optimally coordinated system solutions. A competent partner network guarantees profitable solar energy systems for customers throughout Germany and in 13 further countries. In 2010 the company generated sales of EUR 250 million with around 140 employees.
www.magesolar.eu
Press Contact MAGE SOLAR AG:
Svenja Bartl
Head of Department – Communications
+49 (0) 751 / 5 60 17-335
s.bartl@magesolar.eu
About the SC Freiburg
Since the promotion of SC Freiburg, located in Breisgau in Baden-Württemberg in 2009, it is the most southern club of the 18 Bundesliga clubs. The local badenova stadium seats 24.000 spectators and is the first German soccer stadium, which produces clean and green energy as a solar stadium. SC Freiburg is known especially for its consistently implemented training philosophy. The U19 team won the DFB Cup three times in the last five years and the German Cup once.
www.scfreiburg.com
Press Contact SC Freiburg:
Rudi Raschke
raschke@scfreiburg.com
