What Quilmes Atlético Club does

Quilmes Atlético Club (QAC) is a privately held, member-owned Argentine sports institution headquartered in Quilmes, Buenos Aires, founded November 27, 1887. It holds the distinctive designation 'Decano del Fútbol Argentino' as the only club to have participated continuously in Argentine football championships since 1893. The organization competes in the Primera Nacional professional football league and operates a comprehensive multi-sport portfolio spanning professional and youth football, field hockey, basketball, tennis, swimming, artistic gymnastics, gym/fitness, martial arts (Judo, Taekwondo, Aikido, Karate, Kick Boxing), volleyball, artistic roller skating, and a football school, alongside a recently reactivated cultural department covering chess, folklore, murga, bachata, theater, tango, and plastic arts.

The club's underlying delivery mechanism is physical infrastructure: Estadio Centenario (main football stadium), Sede Social (social headquarters), Anexo Fútbol Juvenil (five football fields plus one futsal field with a 40+ player boarding pension), Estadio Hockey QAC, and Anexo Hockey. The youth football operation trains 450+ players aged 7-20 in the juvenile divisions, with a residential pension for out-of-town talent supporting the player development pipeline targeting a Primera División return from 2026. Governance rests with a Comisión Directiva elected by the membership, including dedicated secretaries for amateur activities, new projects, infrastructure works, member services, and a newly established Diversity and Gender department.

Revenue is generated through a member-association (socio) system plus subscription-based class fees across the 15+ sports programs (with disclosed Argentine peso pricing per sport/per category), ticketing at Estadio Centenario, and ancillary channels such as the affiliated accessfan.ar membership platform. Revenue, headcount details beyond scale markers, and detailed financials are not publicly disclosed; commercial outreach runs through the official website, Twitter/X (@qacoficial), Instagram, WhatsApp, and a dedicated press department. There is no disclosed technology platform, no AI/ML capabilities, and no proprietary software stack — the enterprise operates as a traditional community sports institution.

Name

Quilmes Atlético Club

Legal name

Quilmes Atlético Club

Website

https://quilmesaclub.org.ar

Company type

Private

Founded year

1887

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Quilmes Atlético Club is a privately held, member-owned Argentine sports club founded in 1887 in Quilmes, Buenos Aires, operating professional football (Primera Nacional), 15+ amateur sports, cultural programming, and a 450+ player youth football development pipeline from physical facilities spanning multiple QAC sites.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Sports Club

NAICS

Sports Teams and Clubs (711211), Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers (713940)

SIC

Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997)

akta.pro primary industry

Local Amateur Clubs & Community Sports Organizations (MPAKACAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Sports Boarding Schools & Residential Academies (MPAKAJAL)

Keywords

• Professional football club
• Amateur sports programs
• Youth football development
• Field hockey program
• Sports club membership

Headquarters

HQ city

Quilmes

HQ country

Argentina

HQ region

Latin America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Quilmes Atlético Club operates a professional football team in the Primera Nacional alongside reserve and youth divisions (450+ players aged 7-20, with a boarding pension for 40+ young athletes), complemented by field hockey, basketball, tennis, swimming, artistic gymnastics, gym/fitness, artistic roller skating, martial arts, volleyball, a children's football school, and cultural activities. Offerings are delivered through multiple owned facilities in Quilmes and accessed via annual club membership plus activity-specific monthly subscriptions paid in cash or via card/Mercado Pago.

Product overview

Quilmes Atlético Club is an Argentine sports institution offering a unified portfolio of sports and cultural activities. The core offering includes professional and youth football (Fútbol Profesional, Reserva, and Juvenil e Infantil with over 450 players), field hockey with its own stadium, tennis, swimming, artistic gymnastics, gym/fitness, basketball, artistic roller skating, martial arts (Judo, Taekwondo, Aikido, Karate), volleyball, and a football school for children. The club also operates a Culture Department with activities in chess, folklore, murga, and other arts. Facilities include the Estadio Centenario, a social headquarters, youth football annex with a boarding house for 40+ young players, hockey stadium and annex, and various sports venues throughout the city.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Profesional Football (Fútbol Profesional) Professional football team competing in Argentina's Primera Nacional tournament, including pre-season training, friendly matches, and official league fixtures for fans and members of Quilmes Atlético Club.
• Reserve Football (Fútbol Reserva) Reserve football team that competes in official tournaments and participates in friendly matches, supporting the senior professional squad's player development.
• Youth and Children's Football (Fútbol Juvenil e Infantil) Structured youth football development program with age-based categories (cuarta to pre-novena, and infantiles), a residential pension with educational support for out-of-town players, and a pipeline to the senior professional team.
• Children's Football School (Escuela de Fútbol) Football school for children with age-based categories, offering both male and female programs with weekly training sessions, paid via monthly subscription ($1,500 cash / $1,650 card).
• Field Hockey Program Field hockey program affiliated with the hockey association since 1911, with its own dedicated stadium (Estadio Hockey QAC) and annex (Anexo Hockey) for club members and players.
• Basketball (Básquet) Basketball program with separate male and female divisions and age categories, delivered through monthly subscription plans for club members.
• Tennis (Tenis) Tennis program with additional court rental and school programs available to club members.
• Swimming (Natación) Swimming activities with published schedules and fee information, available to club members.
• Artistic Gymnastics (Gimnasia Artística) Artistic gymnastics program with various skill levels and class schedules for club members.
• Gym and Fitness Center (Gimnasio / Musculación) Gym and fitness center offering musculation, functional training, aerobic classes, and stretching on monthly subscription plans.
• Artistic Roller Skating (Patín Artístico) Artistic roller skating program with multiple skill levels and weekly schedule options for club members.
• Martial Arts Program (Artes Marciales) Martial arts program covering Karate-Do, Taekwondo, Aikido, Judo, and Kick Boxing with separate fee structures, delivered to club members via monthly subscriptions.
• Volleyball (Vóley) Volleyball program offering training sessions for both male and female athletes, accessible to club members.
• Culture Department (Departamento de Cultura) Cultural department offering activities including chess, music, folklore, theater, tango, murga, bachata, and plastic arts for club members.
• Club Membership (Socios) Annual and monthly membership program (socios) providing access to all club facilities, sports programs, and partner benefits, with enrollment processed through the accessfan.ar online platform.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Club Atlético Atlanta: Atlanta is a Buenos Aires-based multi-sport club with football competing in lower divisions. Comparable in member-owned structure, amateur sports breadth, and football division positioning to Quilmes.
• Instituto Atlético Central Córdoba: Instituto is a historic Córdoba-based multi-sport club competing in Primera Nacional. Comparable in age, multi-sport structure, youth development focus, and second-tier football positioning.
• Club Atlético All Boys: All Boys is a Buenos Aires-based multi-sport club with professional football competing in Primera Nacional. Similar in scale, member-owned governance, and amateur sports offerings — a clear direct peer for second-tier Argentine clubs.
• Club Atlético Banfield: Banfield is a south Buenos Aires–based Argentine football club with similar multi-sport offerings and a working-class catchment. Both clubs compete in similar tiers and serve comparable suburban Buenos Aires demographics with football + amateur sports programs.
• Deportivo Morón: Deportivo Morón is a west Buenos Aires suburb club competing in Primera Nacional with multi-sport amateur operations. Comparable in catchment type, governance model, and operational footprint to Quilmes.
• Club Atlético Chacarita Juniors: Chacarita Juniors is a Buenos Aires-based multi-sport club with a professional football team competing around the Primera Nacional/Primera B Metropolitana boundary. Similar suburban Buenos Aires profile and amateur sports mix.
• Barracas Central: Barracas Central is a Buenos Aires-based football club in Primera Nacional with amateur sports programming. Similar second-tier status and Buenos Aires metro footprint make it directly comparable.
• Club Atlético Temperley: Temperley is a Buenos Aires suburb club (also in the southern zone) competing in Primera Nacional with a similar multi-sport amateur program. Direct comparability in scale, geography, and division footprint makes it Quilmes' closest operational peer.
• San Martín de Tucumán: San Martín de Tucumán is a historic Argentine club competing in Primera Nacional with multi-sport programming. Comparable as a regionally-anchored second-tier club with comparable heritage and amateur sports portfolio.

Broad incumbents

• Club Atlético Belgrano de Córdoba: Belgrano is a multi-sport Argentine club operating primarily in the top flight (Liga Profesional) with comparable amateur sports programming. Comparable as a larger multi-sport model in a different region, illustrating the next-tier peer for Quilmes' potential upward trajectory.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/qacoficial
• Instagraminstagram.com/quilmesaclub
• Facebookfacebook.com/QuilmesAClub

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles19 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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