HV Sittardia

What HV Sittardia does

HV Sittardia is a Dutch amateur handball sports association (vereniging) based in Sittard, in the Limburg province of the Netherlands. The club operates senior men's and women's teams (HS, DS), a recreational team (Recreanten), and a youth program spanning F to HA age categories, including mixed-gender teams and cross-club collaborations with BFC and Belgian side Maasmechelen '65. Home games and training are distributed across multiple regional sports halls, including Stadssporthal Sittard, Fletcherhal, Kleesjhal, De Haamen, and De Kommel.

The organization is a non-profit run by volunteers, with a board comprising a secretary (Marlies Renkens), treasurers (Wouter van Wel, Ron Hoogma), and committee leads for technical affairs, activities, match secretariat, and general board membership; the chairman (Voorzitter) position is currently vacant. Revenue is generated through membership fees, sponsorship (with logo placement on the club website), and small event fees such as €17.50 per person for the 75+ jubilee celebration, alongside €10.00 per person excluding food. No financial figures, paid headcount, or technology product are disclosed.

HV Sittardia traces its origins to 1942, when ladies' handball teams formed in Sittard under Albert Sluijs, with the men's team following in 1948 under Chief Wauben. The two clubs merged into Sittardia in 1951, split again in 1958, fused with D.V.O. in 1980, and finally reunified on 1 July 2002 to form the present-day HV Sittardia. The club's competitive peak was the 1966–1977 period, during which Sittardia won 10 consecutive national zaalhandbal titles, contributing to a historical tally of 18 national championships and 7 cup titles, plus European competition experience including matches against clubs such as VfL Gummersbach.

Name

HV Sittardia

Legal name

HV Sittardia

Website

https://hvsittardia.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

HV Sittardia is a volunteer-run Dutch amateur handball association based in Sittard, Netherlands, operating senior, recreational, and youth teams across multiple regional sports halls and generating revenue from membership fees and local sponsorship.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Amateur Sports Club Services (Handball)

NAICS

Sports Teams and Clubs (711211)

SIC

Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997)

akta.pro primary industry

Local Amateur Clubs & Community Sports Organizations (MPAKACAE)

Keywords

• Handball association
• Sports club membership
• Youth handball development
• Recreational sports participation
• Community sports organization

Headquarters

HQ city

Sittard

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

HV Sittardia operates as a Dutch handball sports association (vereniging) that organizes and delivers competitive, youth, and recreational handball activities. The club fields senior men's and women's teams in regional and national leagues, runs a youth development pipeline across multiple age categories (HA2 through F1), and offers recreational team participation for adults. It delivers these services through multiple sports halls in the Sittard-Geleen region with a volunteer-run operational model.

Product overview

HV Sittardia is a Dutch handball (handbal) sports club website that does not offer a technology product, platform, or SaaS offering. The website serves as the club's digital presence, providing information about teams (senior and youth divisions), club activities, sponsors, volunteering opportunities, and historical information about the club's founding in 1942-1943.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Senior Men's Team (HS - Heren Senioren) Competitive senior men's handball team competing in regional and national league play for adult male athletes based in the Sittard-Geleen region.
• Senior Women's Team (DS - Dames Senioren) Competitive senior women's handball team competing in regional and national league play for adult female athletes based in the Sittard-Geleen region.
• Recreanten (Recreational Adult Handball) Non-competitive recreational handball participation for adults seeking social sports involvement in the Sittard-Geleen community.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• HV Aalsmeer: Historic Dutch handball club competing in the senior national leagues with youth development programs. Directly comparable as a membership-based amateur Dutch handball vereniging with multi-team structures and regional community roots.
• Hellas Utrecht Handbal: Dutch handball club competing in national leagues with senior and youth sections. Directly comparable as a community-rooted vereniging operating multiple teams across age groups in Dutch handball.
• Limburg Lions: Handball club based in the Limburg region of the Netherlands. Highly comparable given shared geographic market, similar volunteer-driven vereniging structure, and overlapping local sponsorship pool.
• BFC Handbal: Beek-based handball club that partners with HV Sittardia in fielding joint youth teams (Sittardia/BFC HA2). Direct peer given the joint competitive activity and shared Limburg regional catchment.
• HV Volendam: Volendam-based Dutch handball club fielding senior and youth teams in national competition. Comparable to HV Sittardia as a community-rooted vereniging operating within Dutch handball's competitive pyramid.

Regional players

• Initia HC Hasselt: Belgian handball club based in Hasselt, Limburg province. Regional peer competing in Belgian leagues with senior and youth programs that intersect with the same Euregion talent pool as HV Sittardia.
• Sporting Heist: Belgian handball club with senior teams in the Belgian league system. Comparable as a regional handball peer in the Euregion, sharing cross-border youth talent dynamics with Dutch Limburg clubs.
• Achilles Bocholt: Top-tier Belgian handball club based just across the border from Sittard in Limburg/Belgium. Comparable as a regional amateur-to-semi-professional handball competitor sharing the Euregion catchment and likely competing for the same cross-border talent.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/hvsittardia
• Facebookfacebook.com/sittardia
• Instagraminstagram.com/hv_sittardia
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hv-sittardia

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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