Marcet Football

What Marcet Football does

Marcet Football, operating under the legal entity Marcet Knowledge (VAT ID B-67605998), is a high-performance soccer academy headquartered in Barcelona, Spain. Founded in 1978, it serves aspiring youth and adolescent football players, female players, football coaches, and remote distance-learning students through a multi-tiered course portfolio that includes a multi-year Professional Program, Intensive Courses, Annual Courses, Women's Football Courses, Courses for Coaches, Distance Learning Courses, and the recreational Marcet Fun program. The academy is built around a proprietary pedagogical method that pairs elite football training with academic education and "values" development, supported by an in-house technical team of analysts, physical trainers, sports psychologists, and nutritionists, and by an owned Sports City training complex in Barcelona that includes residences.

The company's product surface extends beyond in-person coaching into three technology- and media-enabled sub-products: Marcet Scan Vision, a Big Data analytics tool that evaluates over 500 structured data combinations per player and team (positioning, shots, passes, fouls, duels); Goal Shack TV, an exclusive digital television platform for Marcet students offering weekly broadcasts, technical analysis, and player-of-the-week segments; and Hyper League / Hyper Showdown Football, an innovative televised youth competition format with a Wildcard team, three seasonal cycles (Apertura, Meridian, Clausura), and live broadcasts at the TechStadium, endorsed by the Catalan Football Federation. Together these form an integrated ecosystem combining training, competition, media exposure, and performance analytics.

Marcet's business model is sales-led and B2C. Revenue is generated primarily through course fees paid by individual families and students, with optional add-on services that increase average transaction value. Pricing is denominated in EUR and is published on the website with VAT included, though specific price points are not publicly disclosed. Distribution is direct: a globally accessible e-commerce website (in English and Spanish) for course browsing, account creation, and payment (bank transfer or credit card), supplemented by phone-based customer service and on-site course delivery in Barcelona. The company does not disclose revenue, has no parent company, no funding rounds, and no known M&A activity, operating as an independently owned private training business under founder Jose Ignacio Marcet.

Name

Marcet Football

Legal name

Marcet Knowledge

Website

https://marcetfootball.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1978

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Soccer Academy and Football Training Services

NAICS

Sports and Recreation Instruction (61162), Sports and Recreation Instruction (611620)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Media, Entertainment & Sports (EDABALAS)

akta.pro secondary industries

Youth & Scholastic Sports Organizations (K–12, AAU, Club Leagues) (MPAKACAF), Association Football (Soccer) Leagues (MPAKAAAA)

Keywords

• Soccer training services
• Football academy programs
• Youth athlete development
• Sports performance analytics
• Football coaching education

Headquarters

HQ city

Barcelona

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Course Fees: Revenue generated from enrollment in various football training programs including Professional Program, Intensive Courses, Annual Courses, Distance Learning Courses, Women's Football Courses, Courses for Coaches, and Marcet Fun. Base services are packaged with optional add-on extra services that increase the total price.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Marcet Football is a high-performance soccer academy that sells football training programs and courses (Professional Program, Intensive, Annual, Distance Learning, Women's Football, Courses for Coaches, and Marcet Fun) delivered on-site in Barcelona and online. The academy combines personalized coaching, sports science support (analysts, physical trainers, sports psychologists, nutritionists), and proprietary data analytics (Marcet Scan Vision) with an exclusive televised competition format (Hyperleague / Goal Shack TV) to develop aspiring footballers for professional careers.

Product overview

Marcet Football is a high-performance soccer academy offering a unified portfolio of training programs and technology-enabled services. The core offerings include Professional Program, Intensive Courses, Women's Football Courses, Annual Courses, Distance Learning Courses, Courses for Coaches, and Marcet Fun — all built around a distinctive pedagogical method emphasizing intelligent, value-driven player development. The academy complements its training programs with three technology and competition sub-products: Hyperleague (an innovative youth competition format with live broadcasts), Goal Shack TV (a digital television platform for student visibility), and Marcet Scan Vision (a Big Data performance analysis tool evaluating over 500 data points per player). The Hall of Fame showcases successful alumni to inspire future generations. Together, these products form an integrated ecosystem combining training, competition, media exposure, and data-driven development analytics.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Hyper Showdown Football: An innovative football competition format launched in Catalonia during the 2024-2025 season, featuring a Wildcard team and televised broadcasts at the TechStadium.
• Hyper League
• The Goal Shack TV
• Marcet Scan Vision

Products and services

• Professional Program A comprehensive full-time professional football training program in Barcelona designed for players seeking elite-level development and a career in professional football. Includes insurance coverage for cancellation and assistance, and is offered as a multi-year contract.
• Intensive Courses Short-term, focused football training courses offering concentrated high-performance skill development for players of various levels. Sold on a pay-as-you-go basis.
• Women's Football Courses Girls-only specialized football training programs providing dedicated coaching and development opportunities for female players. Offered as multi-year contracts.
• Annual Courses Year-long comprehensive football training programs providing sustained development and education for aspiring professional players, billed annually.
• Distance Learning Courses Online and remote football training courses that allow students anywhere in the world to access Marcet's methodology, curriculum, and training content without attending in person. Sold on a pay-as-you-go basis.
• Courses for Coaches Specialized training programs designed to educate and certify football coaches in Marcet's pedagogical methods, training techniques, and data-driven coaching tools. Sold on a pay-as-you-go basis.
• Marcet Fun Recreational and enjoyable football programs for participants seeking non-competitive, fun football activities and experiences at Marcet's facilities.

Named customers13 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• The Goal Shack TVcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2024Strategic partnership with The Goal Shack TV to develop and operate Hyper Showdown Football, an innovative competitive format for youth football launched in Catalonia during the 2024-2025 season. The Goal Shack TV provides weekly television coverage, detailed statistics and analysis, social media interaction support, and the Goal Shack TV exclusive digital platform for Marcet students. Marcet provides the platform for competition participation and student access.
• Catalan Football FederationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Catalan Football Federation supports the Hyper Showdown Football initiative, with historic clubs participating in the innovative competitive platform. The federation endorsement provides legitimacy and facilitates participation of affiliated clubs in the Hyper League competition.
• Professional Club ScoutsminorOthersProfessional club scouts from Spain and Europe, as well as university coaches from the United States, regularly attend Hyper League competitions to identify emerging football talent. This creates a talent pipeline connection benefiting Marcet students' career development.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Real Madrid Academy (La Fábrica): Real Madrid's youth academy producing top professional players. Competes with Marcet for elite youth talent internationally, with the advantage of integrated professional pathway at one of the world's largest clubs.
• Aspire Academy: Qatar-based high-performance sports academy with a strong football (soccer) program combining athletic and academic development. Operates a similar residential model serving international students with elite coaching, sports science, and education integration.
• Manchester City Football Academy: Manchester City's elite youth development operation combining football training with academic education. Competes for elite youth talent with deep institutional funding and a direct Premier League pathway.
• Bayer 04 Leverkusen Academy: Bayer Leverkusen's youth development program producing Bundesliga and international talent. Comparable elite academy serving aspiring professional players, including U.S. and international prospects through structured development pathways.
• Juventus Academy: Juventus's network of elite youth training programs combining residential development with professional pathway. Direct competitor for high-performance residential academy placements, with global brand recognition and a network of satellite academies.
• Paris Saint-Germain Academy: PSG's youth development program combining residential training with academic schooling in Paris. Comparable high-performance residential academy model serving aspiring professional players globally.
• Right to Dream: Academy that combines elite football development with academic education for talented youth, originally based in Ghana and now expanded to Europe. Mirrors Marcet's value proposition of integrating athletic training with schooling and values-based development.
• FC Barcelona La Masia: FC Barcelona's famed youth academy in Barcelona, training elite prospects from grassroots through first team. Operates in the same city and serves the same elite player development niche, with the structural advantage of being attached to one of Marcet's flagship alumni destinations.
• Borussia Dortmund Academy: Borussia Dortmund's youth academy, one of Europe's most prolific producers of professional players. Competitor for international elite youth prospects, with strong integration from academy to Bundesliga first team.

Broad incumbents

• IMG Academy: Large multi-sport performance and education institution in Florida offering residential programs in football alongside many other sports. Comparable in combining elite athletic training with academic education at scale, though broader in scope than Marcet's soccer-only focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/marcetfootball
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/FundacioMarcet
• Facebookfacebook.com/marcetfootball
• Instagraminstagram.com/marcetfootball
• TikToktiktok.com/@marcetfootball
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/marcet

Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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