Bay Football Club has named Align Technology’s Invisalign its official partner.
Takeaway Points
- Align Technology’s Invisalign brand has become the official partner of Bay FC.
- The partnership goal is to provide greater access to youth sports across the Bay Area through joint community events and initiatives.
- Bay FC is hosting its 2025 season at PayPal Park in San Jose.
Align Technology Official Partner of Bay FC
Bay FC, the professional soccer franchise representing the San Francisco Bay Area in the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL), and Align Technology, a leading global medical device company that designs, manufactures, and sells the Invisalign System of clear aligners, iTero intraoral scanners, and exocad CAD/CAM software for digital orthodontics and restorative dentistry, on Tuesday announced that Align Technology’s Invisalign brand is an Official Partner of Bay FC.
The partnership goal is to provide greater access to youth sports across the Bay Area through joint community events and initiatives, the report stated.
Bay FC CEO Brady Stewart commented, “The Invisalign brand and Bay FC all aim to inspire confidence on and off the pitch. This partnership gives us the ability to reach even more local youth across the Bay Area and provide them access to soccer, our players and our coaching staff. All with the purpose of motivating them to feel empowered in their abilities and confident in themselves.”
Kamal Bhandal, Align Technology senior vice president, Global Brand and Americas Marketing, remarked, “Today women in sports are at the forefront of a cultural revolution, gaining unprecedented visibility, breaking barriers, and inspiring a global movement. The Invisalign Brand is committed to elevating and celebrating stories of confidence and empowerment from women and youth on their journey to a new smile. Combining this with Bay FC’s commitment to excellence in professional women’s soccer highlights our shared vision.”
Other Announcements
Align Technology’s Invisalign brand will host an entitlement night for Bay FC’s matchup against the Chicago Stars on April 13 at PayPal Park, including gate giveaways, FanFest activations, and more for fans in attendance, Bay FC said.
Bay FC added that the Invisalign brand will also host a community panel event in advance of the match, inviting local youth to hear from women leaders of Bay FC and Align to showcase their journeys and motivate the next generation to stay involved in sports and confidently reach for their goals.
According to the report, Bay FC is hosting its 2025 season at PayPal Park in San Jose, and tickets are now available for purchase.
About Bay Football Club
Bay Football Club (Bay FC) is the professional soccer franchise representing the Bay Area and the 14th team to join the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL). Bay FC was established in April 2023 and co-founded by USWNT legends Brandi Chastain, Leslie Osborne, Danielle Slaton, and Aly Wagner in partnership with global investment firm Sixth Street and an investor group of leading tech, business, and sports executives. Sixth Street’s investment is the largest institutional investment to date in a women’s professional sports franchise. Bay FC is changing the face of women’s soccer as we know it.
About Align Technology
Align Technology designs and manufactures the Invisalign® System, the most advanced clear aligner system in the world, iTero™ intraoral scanners and services, and exocad™ CAD/CAM software. These technology building blocks enable enhanced digital orthodontic and restorative workflows to improve patient outcomes and practice efficiencies for over 271.6 thousand doctor customers and are key to accessing Align’s 600 million consumer market opportunity worldwide. Over the past 28 years, Align has helped doctors treat approximately 19.5 million patients with the Invisalign System and is driving the evolution in digital dentistry through the Align Digital Platform, our integrated suite of unique, proprietary technologies and services delivered as a seamless, end-to-end solution for patients and consumers, orthodontists and GP dentists, and lab/partners. Visit www.aligntech.com for more information.
