Sportvereniging Volharding Nijverdal

What Sportvereniging Volharding Nijverdal does

Sportvereniging Volharding Nijverdal (SVVN) is an amateur football association (vereniging) founded on October 4, 1928, in Nijverdal, Netherlands, operating from its owned Sportpark Groot Lochter facility since 1978. The club runs the full Dutch football pyramid's breadth: senior men's teams (SVVN 1 through SVVN 7 plus two 35+ squads), senior women's teams (VR1 and VR18+), and a complete youth pathway spanning F-League for ages 4\u20137 up through JO19. SVVN's first team competes in KNVB's 4th Class D, and the club is integrated into the FC Twente/Heracles Academie youth development network via the KNVB Regioplan.

The business model is membership-based with quarterly billing. Subscription tiers range from \u20ac21.00/quarter for emeritus members and \u20ac25.50\u2013\u20ac44.25/quarter for youth ages 0\u201317, up to \u20ac63.75/quarter for senior field football, \u20ac56.25 for senior hall football, \u20ac87.75 for combined field+hall seniors, and \u20ac33.75 for the 35+ tier. Revenue is supplemented by local sponsorships led by Holt Dienstverlening as main sponsor (Hoofdsponsor), canteen sales, a Stanno-branded merchandise webshop, and public subsidies (notably the Provincie Overijssel Sociale Hypotheek, which funded a clubhouse roof renovation in exchange for community volunteer service). The multifunctional clubhouse is shared with Bridgeclub De Heuvelrug and clients of De Baalderborg (an intellectual-disability services organization), giving SVVN a community-social function beyond competitive football.

SVVN is governed by a volunteer board (Voorzitter Arjan Jansen, Penningmeester Gerard Freriksen, plus committee chairs for youth, sponsorship, referees, magazine, activities, confidential matters, and canteen). The club maintains an active digital presence (svvn.nl plus Facebook, Twitter/X, LinkedIn, YouTube, Instagram) and publishes a quarterly SVVN Magazine. A 100-year anniversary celebration is scheduled for October 4, 2028, with a centennial countdown already live on the homepage. There is no disclosed revenue, no external parent or investor, and no AI/ML technology stack; this is a community association whose principal assets are its century-old brand, its physical sports infrastructure, and its embedded role in Nijverdal's civic life.

Name

Sportvereniging Volharding Nijverdal

Legal name

Sportvereniging Volharding Nijverdal

Website

https://svvn.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1928

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Sportvereniging Volharding Nijverdal (SVVN) is a Dutch amateur football association founded in 1928, running senior men's, women's, and full youth teams in Nijverdal from its Sportpark Groot Lochter facility, funded primarily by quarterly membership fees and local sponsorships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Amateur Football Club / Community Sports Association

NAICS

Sports Teams and Clubs (711211), Sports and Recreation Instruction (61162)

SIC

Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997)

akta.pro primary industry

Local Amateur Clubs & Community Sports Organizations (MPAKACAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

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

Keywords

• Amateur football club
• Youth football development
• Football membership programs
• Community sports association
• Recreational football leagues

Headquarters

HQ city

Nijverdal

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

SVVN is an amateur football club that offers membership-based participation in organized football across men's, women's, youth, and 35+ veteran teams competing in KNVB leagues. Members pay quarterly subscriptions and gain access to training, matches, coaching, and the multifunctional clubhouse at Sportpark Groot Lochter. The club supplements its core football activities with youth development pathways through the FC Twente/Heracles Academie affiliation, a quarterly club magazine, and an online merchandise webshop.

Product overview

Sportvereniging Volharding Nijverdal (SVVN) operates as a unified football club offering membership-based participation across multiple team levels. The club provides structured youth development programs from F-League (ages 4-7) through JO19, competitive senior teams (men's, women's, and veteran leagues), and maintains club facilities at Sportpark Groot Lochter. Additional services include a quarterly club magazine, match reporting tools, and branded merchandise through an integrated webshop.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• SVVN Football Club Membership

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

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Holt DienstverleningcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerMain sponsor (Hoofdsponsor) of SVVN. Provides financial support and marketing visibility for the club.
• FC Twente/Heracles AcademiecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional football academy partnership through the KNVB Regioplan. Provides youth development support, shared football knowledge, regional training activities for young children from the region. Peter van de Linde and Rob Otte signed for the regional plan on behalf of SVVN.
• KNVBcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRoyal Dutch Football Association - governing body for football in the Netherlands. SVVN is affiliated as a member club and participates in KNVB-organized competitions.
• Albert Heijn NijverdalminorGTM or Marketing PartnerProvides free fruit for youth players every Saturday morning in the club canteen as a sponsorship contribution.
• Intersport Ramon ZomerminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSports retailer partner for merchandise and gift sets. Customers can pick up online orders at the store location.
• Connect 2GetherminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCommunity partnership for collecting summer sports clothing for children. Joint initiative with SVVN to support children in need of sports equipment.
• Provincie OverijsselminorOthersProvided subsidy through the 'Sociale Hypotheek' (Social Mortgage) program for renovation of the multifunctional clubhouse. As counterpart, SVVN provides guided support to Bridgeclub De Heuvelrug and clients of De Baalderborg through volunteer hours.
• De BaalderborgminorOthersOrganization assisting people with intellectual disabilities. SVVN provides guided support through volunteer hours as part of the Sociale Hypotheek subsidy agreement.
• Bridgeclub De HeuvelrugminorOthersBridge club that uses SVVN's multifunctional clubhouse. SVVN provides guided support through volunteer hours as part of the Sociale Hypotheek subsidy agreement.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Achilles '29: Groesbeek-based amateur football club with a broad team pyramid and community-driven operating model comparable to SVVN's structure.
• FC Lisse: Dutch amateur football club operating a full pyramid of senior and youth teams under community-membership governance, similar in scale and structural footprint to SVVN.
• IJsselmeervogels: Iconic Dutch amateur/semi-professional football club from Spakenburg with a similarly deep community-embedded membership model, multi-tier youth-to-senior pyramid, and broad volunteer base — the closest structural analogue to SVVN in the Dutch amateur landscape.
• ASWH: Amateur football club from Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht operating across multiple senior teams and youth squads within the Dutch KNVB pyramid, with a comparable community-membership structure.
• HHC Hardenberg: Amateur football club from Hardenberg in Overijssel — the same province as SVVN — competing in similar KNVB tiers with a comparable volunteer-driven community model and youth development focus.
• DVS '33 Ermelo: Dutch amateur football club with a comparable multi-tier team pyramid, volunteer governance, and local community-embedded model in a similarly-sized town setting.
• Quick Boys: Katwijk-based amateur football club operating a full pyramid from youth through senior Saturday Topklasse teams, with comparable membership-based governance and local community identity.
• Excelsior '31: Drenthe-based amateur football club competing in the KNVB amateur pyramid with a comparable community-membership, volunteer-led operating structure.
• TEC (Tielse Eendracht Combinatie): Tiel-based amateur football club fielding multiple senior and youth teams in the KNVB system with a comparable member-governance model.
• FC Urk: Amateur football club from the small town of Urk, comparable to SVVN in serving a tight-knit local community with a volunteer-run, multi-team membership structure.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/vvsvvn
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/svvnnijverdal
• Facebookfacebook.com/vvsvvn
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/vvsvvn
• Instagraminstagram.com/vv.svvn

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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