Bundesliga: Qatar Airways (airline) becomes sleeve sponsor of FC Bayern Munich until 2022-23

The airline Qatar Airways has become a platinum partner of FC Bayern Munich (Bundesliga) for the 2018-2023 period, or a duration of five seasons, on 20/02/2018. This is a second level partnership in the sponsorship hierarchy of the German club.

"Qatar Airways Group also operates the airport in Doha (QAT). Hamad International Airport and FC Bayern agreed a partnership in January 2016. This sponsorship agreement will now be transferred in its entirety to Qatar Airways. The current partnership with Lufthansa AG (German airline) expires as agreed on 30/06/2018," explained the Bavarian club.

Doha International Hamad Airport (QAT) became a platinum partner of FC Bayern Munich on 27/01/2016. Hamad International Airport then became a sponsor of the club for the 2017-2023 period, on 14/08/2017. The value of the agreement is estimated at €8m annually.

The agreement with Qatar Airways means that the airline's logo will replace the Doha Airport logo on the FC Bayern Munich shirt sleeve space as of the 2018-19 season. The annual value of the partnership is estimated at €10m by German media.