Federació de Pilota Valenciana

What Federació de Pilota Valenciana does

The Federació de Pilota Valenciana is a non-profit sports federation serving as the official governing body for Valencian pilota, a traditional regional sport with documented origins spanning the 14th-18th centuries. Headquartered in Valencia, Spain, the federation organizes and regulates competitive events across multiple pilota modalities including Escala i Corda, Raspall, Frontó, Galotxa, and Ratlles, serving participants across schools programs (Escoles), club-level competitions, performance programs (Rendiment), and the professional Pilota Pro league. Its core offerings include athlete licensing, competition management, official regulatory publications, insurance coordination through partners like ITEGRA and AXA, and sport promotion via the #MouLaPilota campaign.

The federation's revenue model combines licensing fees from athletes, ticket sales through its online platform (entrades.fedpival.es), merchandise sales via its e-commerce botiga, and — most critically — sponsorship and institutional funding from corporate partners (Caixabank, Caixa Popular, El Corte Inglés, Fundació Jose Luis Lopez) and public-sector institutions (Generalitat Valenciana and the three provincial Diputacions). It maintains a digital presence across social media platforms and operates a private member portal for licensed athletes. With 11-50 employees and operations confined to the Valencian Community, the federation operates as a regional non-profit with a stable, sponsorship-dependent funding structure typical of European sport governing bodies.

Name

Federació de Pilota Valenciana

Legal name

Federació de Pilota Valenciana

Website

https://fedpival.es

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Federació de Pilota Valenciana is the official non-profit governing body for Valencian pilota, organizing competitions, licensing athletes, and promoting the traditional sport across the Valencian Community in Spain.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sports Federation Services

NAICS

Sports Teams and Clubs (711211), Spectator Sports (71121)

SIC

Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997)

akta.pro primary industry

Amateur Sport Governing Bodies & Federations (National/Regional) (MPAKACAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Professional Sport Governing Bodies & League Sanctioning Authorities (MPAKAFAE)

Keywords

• Sports federation services
• Pilota competitions
• Athlete licensing
• Competition management
• Sports merchandise

Headquarters

HQ city

Valencia

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Licensing fees (Llicències): The federation sells sports licenses to athletes and participants in pilota competitions. These licenses are required for competitive participation.
2. Merchandise sales (Botiga): Online shop selling federation merchandise and products.
3. Event entry fees: The federation sells tickets for competitions and events (mentioned 'COMPRAR ENTRADES' - buy tickets).

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Federació de Pilota Valenciana is the official governing body for the traditional sport of Valencian pilota. It organizes and sanctions official competitions across multiple modalities (Escala i Corda, Raspall, Frontó, Galotxa, Ratlles), licenses athletes and clubs, manages school programs, runs a professional league (Pilota Pro), and sells merchandise, event tickets, yearbooks, and a federation magazine to members and the general public.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Pilota Pro: Professional pilota competition initiative with dedicated website pilotapro.es

Products and services

• Botiga (Federation Shop)
• Entrades (Event Tickets)
• Competicions (Official Competitions)
• Llicències (Athlete and Club Licensing)
• Pilota Pro (Professional League)
• Escola de Pilota (School Programs)
• Revista FPV (Federation Magazine)

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• CaixabankcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerMajor sponsor of the federation and professional pilota leagues. Sponsors the Lliga Caixabank (Escala i Corda and Raspall professional leagues) and various competitions.
• Caixa PopularcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerSponsoring Copa Caixa Popular competitions in Escala i Corda and Raspall modalities.
• Fundació Jose Luis LopezcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerPrincipal sponsor of the federation, supporting the organization and promotion of Valencian pilota.
• VitominorGTM or Marketing PartnerSponsor of federation activities and competitions.
• Generalitat ValencianacoreGTM or Marketing PartnerRegional government institution supporting Valencian pilota as a traditional sport of the Valencian Community.
• Diputació de ValènciacoreGTM or Marketing PartnerProvincial institution supporting competitions including the Lliga Diputació de València Raspall.
• Diputació d'AlacantcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerProvincial institution in Alicante supporting Copa Diputació Alacant competitions in EIC and Raspall.
• Diputació de CastellócoreGTM or Marketing PartnerProvincial institution in Castellón supporting Trofeu Diputació de Castelló competitions.
• El Corte IngléscoreGTM or Marketing PartnerSponsor of the Campionat Autonòmic El Corte Inglés Galotxa competition.
• ITEGRAcoreOthersInsurance company handling sports accident protocols for licensed athletes. Provides 24-hour assistance and medical center assignments.
• AXA / LloydscoreOthersInsurance provider for sports accidents as shown in the accident protocol documentation.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Federació de Futbol de la Comunitat Valenciana: Regional football federation covering the same Valencian Community geography. Comparable as a peer regional federation sharing the same territory, institutional sponsors (Generalitat, Diputacions), and grassroots-to-elite pyramid model.
• Federación de Pelota de la Región de Murcia: Regional pelota federation in Murcia, Spain. Comparable as a regional-level governing body for pelota variants in a neighbouring autonomous community, sharing the structural challenges of regional scope and heritage-sport positioning.

Direct peers

• Euskal Pilota Federakuntza (Basque Pelota Federation): Regional federation governing Basque pelota variants in the Basque Country. A direct peer because it regulates and organizes a parallel hand-ball sport family under similar federation rules, regional sponsorship models, and trinquet-style venues, providing a near-mirror benchmark for governance and commercialization approaches.
• Federación Española de Pelota: National governing body for pelota sports in Spain, sitting one tier above the Federació de Pilota Valenciana. Directly comparable because it governs overlapping (or sister) pelota modalities at the national level and operates similar competition, licensing, and sponsorship structures for a parallel sport family.
• Fédération Française de Pelote Basque: French federation governing pelote basque. Comparable as a national federation for a closely related hand-ball sport family with similar regulatory, licensing, and competition structures across multiple modalities.

Broad incumbents

• Federación Internacional de Pelota Vasca (FIPV): International federation coordinating pelota variants globally. Broader incumbent that sets cross-border rules and organizes world championships, comparable in function (governance and rule-making) but operating at international rather than regional scale.
• Real Federación Española de Atletismo: Spanish national athletics federation. Useful as a broader benchmark for a large Spanish national federation model (sponsorship tiers, licensing, competition calendar), although its sport, scale, and media profile are far larger than Valencian pilota.

Others

• Conseil Valencià de l'Esport: Public body overseeing sport policy in the Valencian Community. An institutional stakeholder and funding counterpart of the federation rather than a competitor, useful as a peer reference for how regional sport policy and subsidies are administered.
• Consell Esportiu de la Comunitat Valenciana: Regional authority coordinating school and grassroots sport programmes (Jocs Esportius). Comparable because it overlaps with the federation's school competition vertical, providing a benchmark for how regional school-sport programming is structured and funded.
• Fundación Trinidad Alfonso: Valencia-based foundation that sponsors and promotes sport in the Valencian Community. Adjacent ecosystem participant — comparable as a potential partner or funding counterpart for the federation rather than a direct competitor, given shared regional sport-promotion mandate.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/fedpival
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@FederaciodePilotaValenciana
• Facebookfacebook.com/fedpival
• Instagraminstagram.com/fedpival

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