What Spezia Calcio does

Spezia Calcio is an Italian professional football club incorporated as Spezia Calcio SRL (P.IVA 01283130118) and headquartered in La Spezia, Liguria. The club operates the Stadio Alberto Picco as its home venue and competes in Italian professional football, with the source data referencing Serie C competition and a historical Serie A presence. The current organizational entity was established in 2008, while the club's football heritage traces back to 1906. The club employs 101–250 staff across headquarters, the stadium, and the Centro Sportivo Bruno Ferdeghini training facility.

The business generates revenue across five streams: matchday (tickets, season subscriptions, hospitality via Stadio Alberto Picco), sponsorship (14+ partners including DANI Shipping as main shirt sponsor and Kappa as technical kit supplier), merchandise (store.speziacalcio.com), broadcasting rights distributed by Lega Serie B to member clubs, and youth development programs (Spezia Academy, Summer Camp, Pianeta Aquilotti). Ticketing is operated through Vivaticket, the core technology partner, while the website (speziacalcio.com) runs on standard CMS infrastructure with Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, and Google YouTube integration. Sub-brands include Aquilotti (youth identity), Eagle Card (fan loyalty), and Spezia Academy.

Distribution is multi-channel: online ticketing (speziacalcio.vivaticket.it), physical points of sale, stadium box office, official e-commerce for merchandise, and broader digital engagement through Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Vimeo, and email newsletters. The club pursues a community-led go-to-market strategy, leveraging the Aquilotti si nasce program (fans from birth), Scuole al Picco (school visits), and a two-year charitable partnership with Fondazione Theodora to build long-term fan loyalty. The primary customer segment is individual football fans and supporters in the La Spezia region, with a secondary B2B segment for corporate sponsorship and hospitality.

Name

Spezia Calcio

Legal name

Spezia Calcio SRL

Website

https://acspezia.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Spezia Calcio is an Italian professional football club (Spezia Calcio SRL) based in La Spezia, competing in Serie C and serving fans through matchday ticketing, sponsorship, merchandise, broadcasting rights, and youth academy programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Football Club Services

NAICS

Sports Teams and Clubs (711211), Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events with Facilities (71131), Spectator Sports (71121)

SIC

Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997), Sporting & Athletic Goods, Nec (3949)

akta.pro primary industry

Team Sports Matches (Club & National) (MPAGAMAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Sports Events & Match Tickets (THAJAFAE), Sponsorship & Sports Experiential Marketing (MPAAAGAE), Athletics Marketing, Communications & Fan Engagement (EDALAIAM)

Keywords

• Professional football club
• Matchday ticket sales
• Fan membership program
• Youth football academy
• Official merchandise

Headquarters

HQ city

La Spezia

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Matchday Revenue: Revenue from ticket sales for home matches at Stadio Alberto Picco, including individual match tickets and season subscriptions. Additional revenue from hospitality services for premium matchday experiences.
2. Sponsorship: Partnerships with multiple sponsors including Segno Verde, DANI Shipping, Kappa (kit supplier), Iozzelli, Logisteel, Buranco, Gelateria Vernazza, Kariba, Cattolica Assicurazioni, Brotini, FGS, Trading Logistic, and Triacca. Includes main sponsors, kit suppliers, and regional/local business partners.
3. Merchandise: Online store (store.speziacalcio.com) selling club merchandise including kits, accessories, and memorabilia.
4. Broadcasting Rights: Revenue from Serie B broadcasting rights distributed by Lega Serie B to member clubs.
5. Youth Academy & Development: Revenue from youth sector including Summer Camp programs and academy activities.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Spezia Calcio is an Italian professional football club that competes in professional leagues and generates revenue by staging home football matches, selling matchday tickets and season subscriptions, operating a fan loyalty/membership program, selling official merchandise, and running a youth football academy and summer camps. The club also produces digital media content through its Spezia Channel and offers premium hospitality experiences at the stadium.

Product overview

Spezia Calcio is an Italian football club playing in Serie C. The club operates a unified service centered around its professional football team, with supporting products including ticketing services (season tickets, online ticketing via Vivaticket, Eagle Card membership), youth development (Spezia Academy, Centro Sportivo Bruno Ferdeghini training facility, Summer Camp, Pianeta Aquilotti youth sector), media content (Spezia Channel video platform, news archive), hospitality services, an official e-commerce store, and venue rental through Stadio Alberto Picco. The product portfolio functions as an integrated fan engagement ecosystem combining match-day experiences, youth development, retail, and digital content.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Aquilotti: Youth sector mascot and nickname for the club's young players and junior teams.
• Eagle Card
• Spezia Academy

Products and services

• Season Tickets (Abbonamenti) 2024/25
• Eagle Card

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Segno VerdeminorOthersSponsor of Spezia Calcio. Logo appears in header with link to segnoverde.it. Nature of partnership is commercial sponsorship for brand visibility.
• DANI ShippingminorOthersSponsor of Spezia Calcio. Main shirt sponsor. Logo appears in header with link to danishipping.com.
• KappacoreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerOfficial kit supplier for Spezia Calcio. Provides all club match kits, training wear, and official merchandise. Kappa is the technical sponsor and their logo appears prominently on all official merchandise.
• IozzelliminorOthersRegional sponsor. Edilizia (construction) company from the area. Logo displayed in sponsor section.
• LogisteelminorOthersSponsor of Spezia Calcio. Logistics/steel company. Logo displayed in sponsor section.
• BurancominorOthersSponsor of Spezia Calcio. Local business from Cinque Terre region. Logo displayed in sponsor section.
• Gelateria VernazzaminorOthersSponsor of Spezia Calcio. Local gelato shop from Vernazza (Cinque Terre). Logo displayed in sponsor section.
• KaribaminorOthersSponsor of Spezia Calcio. Local business. Logo displayed in sponsor section.
• Cattolica AssicurazioniminorOthersSponsor of Spezia Calcio. Insurance company with logo displayed in sponsor section.
• BrotiniminorOthersSponsor of Spezia Calcio. Skoda dealership (Brotini Skoda). Logo displayed in sponsor section.
• FGSminorOthersSponsor of Spezia Calcio. FGS Solutions. Logo displayed in sponsor section.
• Trading LogisticminorOthersSponsor of Spezia Calcio. Logistics company. Logo displayed in sponsor section.
• TriaccaminorOthersSponsor of Spezia Calcio. Local business. Logo displayed in sponsor section.
• VivaticketcoreTechnology or IntegrationOfficial ticketing technology partner. Provides the online ticketing platform (speziacalcio.vivaticket.it) for ticket sales, season subscriptions, and card user management.
• Fondazione TheodoraminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCharitable foundation partnership. Two-year agreement to support children ('i più piccoli'). Part of the club's community and social responsibility initiatives.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• US Cremonese: Italian football club in Serie B/C with sporadic Serie A appearances. Comparable lower-mid-tier profile, regional sponsorship base, and small-stadium matchday economics.
• UC Sampdoria: Italian professional football club based in Genoa, competing in Serie B and sharing the Liguria regional catchment with Spezia Calcio. Same business model (matchday, broadcast, sponsorship, merchandise) and similar-sized market footprint.
• Empoli FC: Italian football club operating between Serie A and Serie B with a strong youth-development reputation. Comparable as a small-market Italian club reliant on player trading and academy output.
• Parma Calcio 1913: Italian football club recently bouncing between Serie A and Serie B with previous European pedigree. Comparable operational structure and product mix (youth academy, matchday, broadcast).
• Palermo FC: Italian football club competing in Serie B with prior Serie A history. Closely comparable to Spezia in division, scale, and reliance on a single regional market for matchday revenue.
• Brescia Calcio: Italian football club operating in Serie B with prior Serie A experience. Similar lower-mid-tier profile, regional commercial base, and youth academy structure.
• US Salernitana 1919: Italian football club with Serie B/C profile and Serie A history. Comparable in squad scale, sponsorship depth, and stadium-based revenue model.
• SSC Bari: Italian football club in Serie B/C with a single-city commercial catchment. Comparable to Spezia in size, regional sponsorship mix, and fan-base scale.

Broad incumbents

• Juventus FC: Italy's largest football club by revenue and global brand reach. Same industry and product mix (matchday, broadcast, merchandise, Kappa-kit lineage) but operates at a vastly larger scale as the incumbent benchmark.

Others

• Lega Serie B: Governing body that pools and distributes broadcasting rights to Spezia and other Serie B clubs. Not a direct competitor but a key counterparty in Spezia's revenue model and commercial calendar.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/SpeziaCalcio
• YouTubespeziacalcio.com/en/news/archive/spezia-channel.5.html
• Facebookfacebook.com/SpeziaCalcio
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/spezia-calcio-s.r.l.---societa-sportiva-professionistica
• Instagramspeziacalcio.com/en/news/archive/spezia-channel.5.html

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Investors

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M&A

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