Sola Fotballklubb

What Sola Fotballklubb does

Sola Fotballklubb (Sola FK) is a Norwegian grassroots football club founded in 1934 and headquartered at Åsenvegen 22 in Sola municipality, Rogaland. It operates approximately 24+ organized football teams across all age and gender segments, spanning mini football (ages 6-7 through the J/G 2021 cohort), boys' and girls' youth teams (G2010-J2020), G19, a men's senior team (A-lag Herrer) competing in Norway's 4. divisjon, a women's veterans side, and a Fotball Fitness +25 program for women aged 25 and over. The club is operated as a private, volunteer-supported sports organization under the Norwegian Football Association with a small professional core of 11-50 staff, including a CEO (Daglig Leder), a club coordinator, and an elected board of directors.

The club's revenue mechanics are diversified across four streams: (1) tiered sponsorship from approximately 60 local business partners (banner, field, jersey, and silver tiers — including Sparebank1 Sør Norge, Eiendomsmegler1, Bjergabygg AS, Sola Rør AS, Coop Extra Sola, Coop Mega, TS Maskin, Intersport AMFI Madla, Quality Airport Hotel Stavanger, and Interpadel Forus); (2) membership and training fees, with the Football Fitness program priced at NOK 300 for the 2024 season; (3) venue rental of SR-Bank Loungen, Showroom, and 3rd floor clubhouse facilities for confirmations, weddings, birthdays, and corporate meetings at member/non-member pricing tiers (300-3,000 NOK); and (4) tournament and football school revenue, anchored by the Sola Cup annual youth tournament (200+ teams) and football schools branded with OBOS, Bjergabygg, TINE, and Sola. Distribution runs through the Hoopit app for member/team management, TicketCo for event registration, Profixio for tournament registration, and Gibbs for venue booking.

Strategically, Sola FK is positioning itself as a community-anchored broad-based club rather than an elite performance franchise. The core strategic assets are deep local roots (90 years of operations), a structured Viking FK cooperation for youth development, and an expanding portfolio of revenue lines (Fotball Fitness women's program, venue rentals, branded football schools). The technology footprint is intentionally lean and off-the-shelf: standard SaaS tools for membership, bookings, and tournament administration — with no proprietary technology, AI, or data products. Governance is volunteer-led through an elected board and committee structure typical of Norwegian amateur sports associations, with no external investors or parent company identified.

Name

Sola Fotballklubb

Legal name

Sola Fotballklubb

Website

https://solafk.no

Company type

Private

Founded year

1934

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Sola Fotballklubb is a 1934-founded Norwegian grassroots football club in Sola municipality operating 24+ youth, senior, and women's teams, a Fotball Fitness +25 program, an annual 200+ team Sola Cup tournament, and venue rentals, funded primarily through 60 local business sponsors and a Viking FK youth development partnership.

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 industries

Club Sports Programs (EDALAIAB), Youth & Scholastic Sports Organizations (K–12, AAU, Club Leagues) (MPAKACAF)

Keywords

• Amateur football club
• Youth football development
• Football tournament hosting
• Community sports programs
• Facility rental services

Headquarters

HQ city

Sola

HQ country

Norway

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Sola Fotballklubb (Sola FK) is a community-based Norwegian football club that organizes and operates organized football activities for players from age 6 through adults, including competitive and recreational teams. The club runs youth football teams across age-group divisions (G/J 2010-2021), a Fotball Fitness +25 program for adult women, senior men's football, multiple branded football schools (OBOS Camp, Solaproffen, Bjergabygg Fotballskole, TINE Fotballskole), the annual Sola Cup tournament, and rents out its clubhouse facilities (SR-Bank Loungen, 3rd floor, Showroom) for private events and meetings.

Product overview

Sola FK is a broad-based Norwegian football club offering organized football activities across all age groups and skill levels. The club operates youth development teams (from age 6 through young adults), adult recreational programs (Fotball Fitness for women 25+), and senior men's football. The portfolio includes Sola Cup as a flagship annual youth tournament, multiple football schools, and venue rental services through SR-Bank Loungen.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Sola Cup: Annual football tournament hosted by Sola FK for children ages 6-12, featuring 200+ teams with activities including bounce houses, face painting, and competitions.
• Fotballskoler
• Fotball Fitness +25

Products and services

• Team Football (Youth & Senior)
• Football Schools (OBOS Camp, Solaproffen, Bjergabygg Fotballskole, TINE Fotballskole)
• Sola Cup 2026
• Fotball Fitness +25
• SR-Bank Loungen Venue Rental

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered major, core and minor.

• Bjergabygg ASmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerJersey and cooperation partner for Sola FK. Bjergabygg AS is visible on the club's match jerseys with profiling on the collar. Bjergabygg AS is an established contractor company based in Sandnes since 1997, specializing in residential and commercial buildings, new construction, rehabilitation and extensions.
• Sola Rør ASmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerField sponsor for Sola FK - the facility is now called Sola Rør Banen. Preben Risa, former Sola FK player and his family, sponsors as a way to give back to the club and local community. Members receive plumber services benefits through the partnership.
• Sparebank1 Sør NorgemajorGTM or Marketing PartnerField sponsor for Sola FK, part of the banner sponsor tier.
• Eiendomsmegler1majorGTM or Marketing PartnerField sponsor for Sola FK, part of the banner sponsor tier.
• Coop Extra SolamajorGTM or Marketing PartnerJersey sponsor for Sola FK, part of the draktpartner tier. Also offers member benefits to Sola FK members.
• Coop MegamajorGTM or Marketing PartnerJersey sponsor for Sola FK, part of the draktpartner tier. Also offers member benefits to Sola FK members.
• Viking FKcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional flagship club cooperation. Viking FK conducts a pilot project with Gutter age 12 in Sola municipality with extra training sessions. Players from Våganes, Havørn, Havdur and Sola train together with coaches Bjørn Nordstrand/Eivind Emblemsvåg. Viking coaches Gaute Schei and Hugo Vicente conducted training sessions for 18 boys on May 16th, sharing knowledge with partner clubs.
• TS MaskinminorGTM or Marketing PartnerJersey sponsor for Sola FK.
• Intersport AMFI MadlaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerJersey sponsor for Sola FK. Also offers member benefits.
• Quality Airport Hotel StavangerminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSilver sponsor for Sola FK. Hosts sponsor networking breakfasts.
• Interpadel ForusminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSilver sponsor for Sola FK. Venue for sponsor networking events.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Bryne FK: Football club from Jæren region in Rogaland, fielding senior, women's, and youth teams with the same broad-based community structure as Sola FK. Comparable as a local amateur football organization serving youth through senior players with similar sponsor and membership-driven revenue mix.
• Sandnes Ulf: Football club based in Sandnes, immediately adjacent to Sola municipality. Operates men's senior, women's, and youth teams across multiple age groups with similar community-anchored sponsorship model and venue rental activities. Directly comparable as a Rogaland grassroots-to-semi-professional peer competing for the same local talent pool.
• Randaberg IL: Multi-sport club in Randaberg municipality directly north of Sola. Operates a football section with youth and senior teams and a similar community-club membership model, competing for players in the same Rogaland catchment.
• Haugesund FK: Football club from Haugesund in northern Rogaland, operating men's senior and women's teams in Norwegian league system. Comparable as a regional Norwegian football club with community-rooted structure, though operating at higher competitive tiers than Sola FK.
• Ålgård FK: Football club from Ålgård in Gjesdal municipality, eastern Rogaland. Field senior, women's, and youth teams across multiple age groups with community-based sponsorship model. Comparable as a direct competitor within Rogaland for grassroots football talent.
• Klepp IL: Multi-sport club from Klepp municipality in Jæren, Rogaland, with a football section featuring women's senior team historically in top tiers plus broad youth coverage. Comparable as a neighboring community football organization with similar volunteer-driven governance and regional sponsor base.

Broad incumbents

• Viking FK: Top-tier professional football club based in Stavanger and Sola FK's core strategic youth-development partner. Operates professional and youth academies across Rogaland, directly comparable as a regional football organization with multi-tier age-group structure, though at a far higher competitive and commercial scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/solafotballklubb
• Instagraminstagram.com/solafotballklubb
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sola-fotballklubb

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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