OPPO expands sponsorship agreement with FC Barcelona in Indonesia

FC Barcelona and OPPO made official this Thursday an expansion of their sponsorship agreement that will give the smartphone maker rights in Indonesia for the next two years.

This strategic partnership was announced at a press conference in Jakarta on Thursday, which was attended by FC Barcelona’s Asia Pacific Managing Director, Xavier Asensi and the CEO of OPPO in Indonesia, Ivan Lau.

The sponsorship agreement between FC Barcelona and OPPO covers different areas, such as football events, activities for supporters, television advertising, and the launch of special edition mobile devices and accessories. In addition, the OPPO logo will be displayed with LED light boards at Camp Nou.

This July is the one-year anniversary of the signing of the global agreement between FC Barcelona and OPPO. To celebrate the partnership, OPPO has launched a series of special edition smartphones. The F1 Plus FCB Edition, in the Club’s traditional Blaugrana colours, has a special FC Barcelona-themed interface, an exclusive body featuring laser-engraved signatures of five of the team’s players, and an 18 karat gold-plated Club logo on the back of the phone.

Statements from Vice President of Marketing and Communications of FC Barcelona, Manel Arroyo:

“Indonesia is an important territory for FC Barcelona. We are blessed to have more than 26 million fans in the country. The Indonesians’ passion for football is tremendous and we are amazed by their unwavering support. With this milestone incorporating Indonesia into our partnership with OPPO, we look forward to bringing the authentic Barça experience to OPPO users in Indonesia, and OPPO’s outstanding products to our Iocal fans.”

Statements from Managing Director of FC Barcelona Asia Pacific, Xavier Asensi:

“We began our partnership with OPPO last season. It has been a rewarding year and the results we have had with OPPO are impressive. One year later, we are expanding our partnership to Indonesia. Today we are excited to announce OPPO as our exclusive and official mobile phone device worldwide. From now on and together with OPPO, we will be able offer more unique experiences to our fans and OPPO users particularly in Indonesia”.

Statements from the CEO of OPPO Indonesia, Ivan Lau:

“OPPO and FC Barcelona are proud to announce this strategic partnership in Indonesia. Both brands have a large fan base in Indonesia. We hope that this partnership will bring benefits for both fans of OPPO and FC Barcelona”.