Haier onboard as Associate Sponsor of Chennaiyin FC for ISL '15

Haier, the home appliances & consumer electronics brand announced its strategic partnership with the Chennaiyin FC team, making it the brand’s second year of association with Indian Super League 2015.

The Chennaiyin FC team from Chennai, which is owned by Vita Dani, actor Abhishek Bachchan, and cricketer MS Dhoni has over the past one year gained a lot of popularity with football fans across the country, attracting increased footfall during the matches. As part of the partnership, the team jersey which features Haier’s logo in front on the right hand side. Haier will also gain significant brand exposure around the grounds in form of in-stadium branding, perimeter board branding and all other benefits as an associate sponsor to gain visibility during the entire tournament.

Commenting on the partnership, Mr. Eric Braganza, President, Haier Appliances (India) said, “We are delighted to be a part of Indian Super League for its second season. Our passion and commitment continues to strengthen for a fascinating sport like Football which demands its players and fans to be agile, bold, dynamic and tenacious. At Haier, we endeavor to chase dreams to realizing and achieve them. This association is a step closer to our audience, whose attributes resonate with those of Football. We are ecstatic that we can now bond with our audience at a more personal level and enjoy the spirit of football together.”

Chennaiyin FC CEO, Ashish Shah: "I would like to thank Haier India for sponsoring Chennaiyin FC.  At Chennaiyin FC, we are building a Club that is synonymous with supreme performance, continuity & a strong local connect. We are delighted that Haier, being a leading consumer durables brand, has decided to partner with us, thus, further strengthening our brand.  We believe that this is the beginning of a long & a fruitful partnership between the two companies."

The association further enhances Haier’s brand philosophy of ‘Inspired Living.’

To further extend the excitement and cheer amongst the fans, Haier also plans to conduct a contest on social media where participant will stand an exciting chance of winning personally-autographed football merchandise by the Chennaiyin  FC team.