Lidköpings FK

What Lidköpings FK does

Lidköpings FK (LFK) is a Swedish community football club headquartered in Lidköping, Sweden, with its home ground at Framnäs. The club operates two senior competitive teams — a men's side in Division 2 Norra Götaland and a women's side in Division 1 Mellersta — and runs a broad youth development program covering boys' and girls' teams across nine birth-year cohorts from 2012 through 2020, plus older P19 and P16 academy tiers. LFK is formally organized as a private Swedish sports association with 11–50 staff and is governed by an elected board (Styrelse) and operational committees for marketing and sport.

The business model is multi-threaded: ticket sales and 50/50 lottery revenue flow through clubs.clubmate.se, merchandise is distributed via a partnership with Intersport Lidköping, and operating capacity is supported by a small portfolio of local commercial sponsors (Dina Försäkringar, Toveks Bil, Intersport). Membership fees (Bli medlem) constitute the broadest recurring revenue base. Beyond on-field activity, LFK runs a community-facing social-responsibility program under Allmänna Arvsfonden funding focused on integration and anti-violence, with school-based football delivered at RWS Skolan and medical services for youth players provided by Fysrehab.

Operationally, LFK uses standard Swedish football infrastructure: Sportadmin for team calendars and administration, Clubmate for digital ticketing, and a published policy framework covering discipline, doping, equality, medicine, and youth conduct. There is no proprietary technology, mobile application, or AI/ML capability disclosed. Strategic activity is concentrated in deepening local partnerships (Fysrehab, RWS Skolan, Intersport, Arvsfonden) and extending youth programming rather than geographic or vertical expansion outside the Lidköping catchment.

Name

Lidköpings FK

Website

https://lidkopingsfk.se

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Lidköpings FK is a Swedish community football club based in Lidköping operating men's (Div 2) and women's (Div 1) senior teams alongside a youth academy spanning nine age groups for boys and girls, funded through memberships, sponsorships, and ticketing.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Amateur Football Club Services

NAICS

Sports Teams and Clubs (711211), Sports and Recreation Instruction (611620)

SIC

Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997)

akta.pro primary industry

Local Amateur Clubs & Community Sports Organizations (MPAKACAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Sports Fundraising & Development Services (Foundations, NIL Collectives Support) (MPAKAKAK)

Keywords

• Amateur football club
• Youth football academy
• Competitive football leagues
• Football training programs
• Sports club membership

Headquarters

HQ city

Lidköping

HQ country

Sweden

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Lidköpings FK operates a community football club in Lidköping, Sweden, fielding men's and women's senior teams in the Swedish football league system (Division 2 Norra Götaland for men and Division 1 Mellersta for women). The club runs a youth academy with boys' and girls' teams across age groups from 2012 to 2020, and delivers community programs including school football partnerships and social responsibility initiatives supported by Allmänna Arvsfonden.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Men's Senior Football Team
• Women's Senior Football Team
• Boys Youth Academy (P2012-P2020)
• Girls Youth Academy (F2012-F2020)
• School Football Profile Program (RWS Skolan)
• Social Responsibility and Integration Program
• Club Membership
• Match Tickets and 50/50 Lottery Online ticket and 50/50 lottery sales for matches via the clubs.clubmate.se platform, enabling matchday attendance and participation in club fundraising lottery draws.
• Official Club Merchandise Official club apparel and equipment sold through the Intersport Lidköping retail store and online team shop.

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• FysrehabcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFysrehab provides physiotherapy and injury treatment services for the club. All children and youth players receive free medical treatment and advice for injuries. Senior players get access to quick treatment and rehabilitation at Fysrehab facilities on Rörstrandsområdet. A physiotherapist group is assigned to the Men's team present at training and matches.
• RWS SkolancoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFootball profile school partnership running for two years. Players Filip Liwell and Simon Hellström conduct football training for students at RWS school in Lidköping as part of youth talent development.
• Intersport LidköpingcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOfficial merchandise partner providing club apparel and equipment through their retail store and online team shop.
• Dina FörsäkringarminorGTM or Marketing PartnerDog insurance sponsor that has supported the club for many years. Major sponsor in amateur sports.
• Toveks BilminorGTM or Marketing PartnerAutomobile dealership and sponsor of the club.
• Allmänna ArvsfondencoreOthersSwedish inheritance fund foundation supporting social projects. LFK has an Arvsfonds project for integration and against violence, hosting events and lectures for youth and families.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Falkenbergs FF: Established West Swedish club with history across multiple divisions; a broader incumbent in the same geography with a more developed professional structure, useful as a benchmark for upper-bound club operations.
• BK Häcken: Top-flight Swedish football club based in the broader Västra Götaland region; represents the scaled, professional endpoint of the regional football pyramid that LFK's youth development could eventually feed into.

Direct peers

• Skara FC: Local rival in Division 2 Norra Götaland; similar small-city Swedish amateur football club with comparable youth-development structure and regional sponsorship base.
• IK Gauthiod: Small-town Swedish football club in the same regional pyramid (Division 2/3 Norra Götaland area) with comparable community-based operations and youth focus.
• IFK Skövde FF: Swedish football club competing in the same Division 2 Norra Götaland tier as LFK's men's team and directly faced in match reports; both are small-town community clubs with senior and youth operations.
• Husqvarna FF: Competitor in the same men's division that LFK faced recently; both operate small-town Swedish football programs with senior teams and grassroots academies.
• Trollhättans FK: Another Swedish lower-division club in the Västra Götaland region with similar structure — senior team, youth academy, and local sponsorship model.

Regional players

• Vänersborgs FK: West Swedish football club operating in a similar lower-division tier; comparable community football club model but serving Vänersborg rather than Lidköping directly.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/lfklfklfk
• Facebookfacebook.com/profile.php

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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