Albatross

What Albatross does

V.V. Albatross is an amateur football club (voetbalvereniging) organized as a Dutch members' association (vereniging), founded in 1919 and headquartered at Sportpark Ugchelen in Apeldoorn, Netherlands. It operates a full pyramid of teams spanning senior men's squads (Albatross 1–4 plus a Saturday team), a women's team (Vrouwen 1) and MO17, a youth section from JO8 through JO19, and a G-football team for inclusive play. The club's core "delivery" is organized football participation, training, and community events; the underlying technology is conventional football infrastructure plus a non-fill artificial turf field installed in summer 2025 that enables year-round play. Service channels include a club website, an online webshop for kit and merchandise, Facebook and Instagram presence, and event-based community engagement (Sinterklaas, Kerstbingo, Après-ski Toernooi, Summer Festival Ugchelen).

The business model is a hybrid membership association. Recurring revenue comes from annual membership fees (raised effective January 2025), a Club van 50 sponsor tier at €50/year, multi-year kit and clothing partnerships (including with 11Teamsports Apeldoorn and Stanno through 2027), and bar/kantine takings. Transaction-based revenue is generated from club clothing sales (with a refundable €25 deposit), events, and kit upgrades. Supplementary funding is raised through the Grote Clubactie national lottery (€2.40 per lot sold; €2,976 in 2025, €2,637.60 in 2023) and Rabobank's Rabo ClubSupport voting campaign (€1,411.57 in 2024, €1,933.06 in 2023). Strategic partnerships with Vitesse (since September 2023) and Go Ahead Eagles (since September 2023) provide member match access and youth technique training, functioning as a youth development and retention channel rather than a revenue stream. The club is volunteer-governed under an elected board, with no parent company, no subsidiaries, and no disclosed revenue figures.

Name

Albatross

Legal name

V.V. Albatross

Website

https://uvvalbatross.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1919

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

V.V. Albatross is a Dutch amateur football club founded in 1919 in Ugchelen, Apeldoorn, operating senior, youth, women's, and G-football teams at Sportpark Ugchelen and funded through memberships, sponsorships, bar/kantine, kit sales, and community fundraising.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Amateur Football Club Services

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

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

Headquarters

HQ city

Ugchelen

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

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: Annual membership fees paid by players and members of the club. There was a membership fee increase effective January 1, 2025 due to rising costs.
2. Sponsorship: Revenue from club sponsors including kit sponsors, clothing sponsors, and regular sponsors. The club has a Club van 50 sponsor tier and regular sponsors. Clothing sponsorship deals signed for four years.
3. Bar/Kantine Revenue: Revenue from the club's canteen serving drinks and snacks during matches and events.
4. Grote Clubactie Fundraising: Annual lottery-based fundraising campaign. The club earned €2.40 per lottery sold, benefiting the youth department. In 2023, they sold 1,099 lots earning €2,637.60.
5. Rabo ClubSupport: Annual community funding from Rabobank based on member votes. The club received €1,933.06 in 2023 and €1,411.57 in 2024 for artificial turf maintenance.
6. Clothing Sales: Sale of club clothing and kits. A deposit scheme of €25 is charged for clothing, which is refundable upon return. New 4-year partnership with 11Teamsports Apeldoorn and Stanno.
7. Events: Revenue from club events including Sinterklaas celebrations, Kerstbingo, Après-ski Toernooi, and Summer Festival.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Albatross is an amateur football club based in Ugchelen, Netherlands that delivers organized football participation across senior, youth, and women's teams. The club also operates a youth development football school (Voetbalschool Apeldoorn), runs community events, sells club merchandise, and maintains a club canteen for members and visitors.

Product overview

V.V. Albatross is a amateur football (soccer) sports club based in Ugchelen, Netherlands. The club operates as a traditional sports association offering football activities, youth development programs, training sessions, and club facilities including a canteen (kantine), pitch rental, and event spaces. The organization does not offer technology products or software services; it is a member-based sporting organization with no digital product portfolio.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Football Club Membership (Senior, Youth, and Women's Teams) Annual membership subscriptions that grant individuals access to organized amateur football participation at Albatross, including training sessions and competitive matches across senior, youth, and women's teams. Targeted at local amateur players and families in the Ugchelen/Apeldoorn area.
• Voetbalschool Apeldoorn (Youth Football School) Structured technical football coaching program run by Albatross as a youth development offering, providing additional football training to young players beyond standard team training. Targeted at parents and young players in the Apeldoorn area seeking a structured youth development pathway.
• Club van 50 Sponsorship Sponsorship membership program for local businesses and individuals (Club van 50) that supports the amateur football club financially in exchange for community association and visibility. Targeted at local SMBs and community supporters in the Ugchelen/Apeldoorn area.
• Club Merchandise and Canteen Sales On-site sale of club merchandise (clothing/kits) and food and beverage at the club canteen/bar for members, players, and visitors attending matches and events.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

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

• 11Teamsports ApeldoornmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 30 January 2024Four-year sportswear partnership with 11Teamsports Apeldoorn for club kits and training wear from Stanno brand. Includes €5 donation per sold Christmas sweater.
• Go Ahead EaglescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 September 2023Go Ahead Eagles provides technique training sessions at Albatross for youth players. The clubs also collaborate on youth matches played at the Albatross complex, including O17 and O21 level matches against teams like PEC Zwolle and Feyenoord.
• VitessecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 September 2023Albatross is a partner club (partnerclub) of Vitesse, a professional Eredivisie football club. This partnership allows Albatross members to attend Vitesse matches at reduced prices and may include youth development collaboration.
• 11Teamsports ApeldoornmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSportswear supplier providing new club kits and training clothing for all members. Clothing deposit scheme of €25 with refund upon return.
• SponsorkliksminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOnline shopping partner where purchases through the club's link (sponsorkliks.com) generate revenue for the club.
• Ab MulderminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLocal sponsor and former 'Lid van Verdienste' who secured sponsor deals for the club's new artificial turf field and kit deals.
• KNVBcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRoyal Dutch Football Association. Albatross participates in official KNVB competitions and leagues. The club exchanged shirts with KNVB during their 130-year amateur football celebration in 2019.
• Voetbalschool ApeldoornminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFootball school operating at Albatross facilities, offering training programs for young players. Started September 2019 at Albatross after previous success elsewhere.
• StannomajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSportswear brand providing official club kits and training wear through partnership with 11Teamsports Apeldoorn.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• SteDoCo: Amateur football club from Hoornaar with a member-association model, broad youth participation, and community-driven fundraising similar to Albatross.
• HSC '21: Amateur football club from Haaksbergen in the eastern Netherlands with a comparable member-association structure, multi-team youth setup, and reliance on local SMB sponsors.
• ASWH: Amateur football club from Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht operating a comparable multi-team, member-association structure with youth, senior, and women's squads.
• Sparta Nijkerk: Amateur football club from Nijkerk (Gelderland), a comparable small-town community club with senior, youth, and women's teams and a similar local sponsor base.
• SDC Putten: Amateur football club from Putten, a neighboring Gelderland municipality, competing in the same regional talent and sponsor pool as Albatross.

Direct peers

• Achilles '29: Amateur football club from Groesbeek (Gelderland) with a comparable community-club structure, broad youth teams, and a similar trajectory between amateur and semi-professional play.
• Quick Boys: Established amateur football club from Katwijk competing in the Tweede Divisie with a comparable member-association model, broad youth academy, and reliance on local sponsorships and bar/canteen revenue.
• IJsselmeervogels: Well-known Dutch amateur football club (Tweede Divisie) with a similar member-association structure, multi-team youth setup, and community-driven funding model, but operating at a higher competitive tier.
• CSV Apeldoorn: Amateur football club based in Apeldoorn, sharing the same municipality and competing for the same pool of youth players, families, and local sponsors as V.V. Albatross.

Others

• Voetbalschool Apeldoorn: Regional football school that operates programming on Albatross's own Sportpark Ugchelen facilities, providing an adjacent youth-development service over the same member base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/vvalbatross
• Instagraminstagram.com/vvalbatross
• Xx.com/uvvalbatross
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/u-v-v-albatross

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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