Bureau Des Sports CentraleSupélec

What Bureau Des Sports CentraleSupélec does

Bureau Des Sports CentraleSupélec (CS Sports / BDS CS) is a student-run, non-profit sports organization affiliated with CentraleSupélec university, based at 3 rue Joliot-Curie, 91190 Gif-sur-Yvette, France. Founded in 2017, the organization manages the university's student sports activities, fielding teams and organizing events for approximately 35 student team members who serve a membership drawn from the CentraleSupélec student body. Its offering spans a sports activities program of roughly 36 disciplines — including team sports (football, handball, basketball, volleyball, rugby), individual sports (badminton, tennis, squash, boxing, judo, karate, swimming, fencing), and niche activities (ski, snowboarding, equestrian, golf, modern dance, cheerleading, rock climbing, rowing, triathlon, water polo, table tennis) — alongside a recurring calendar of flagship events: Nuit Sportive (NS) evening volleyball and social sessions held at the gymnase EDF gymnasium, plus TOSS, SIXTE, ROCS, BEE4, and SWITCH tournaments.

The organization operates on a minimal technology footprint: a static content website (bds-cs.fr) for event information, sports listings, team introductions, and online member registration/login. No proprietary technology stack, mobile app, API, or integrations are disclosed. Its business model is that of a typical French student association (association loi 1901-style), funded by student membership fees (cotisations) and a small set of corporate sponsorships — visibly Alten and Mazars on the website's partner logo section. There is no pricing model in the commercial sense, no external investors, no parent company, and no revenue disclosures. Governance is student-led, with a bureau comprising a President (Prez), Vice-President (Vice-Prez), Treasurer (Trez), Secretary General (Secrétaire Général), and event-specific VPs and managers.

Name

Bureau Des Sports CentraleSupélec

Legal name

Bureau Des Sports CentraleSupélec

Website

https://bds-cs.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Bureau Des Sports CentraleSupélec (CS Sports) is a student-run, non-profit sports organization at CentraleSupélec university in Gif-sur-Yvette, France. It manages 36+ sports disciplines and recurring flagship events (TOSS, SIXTE, ROCS, BEE4, NS, SWITCH) for the university's student body, funded by membership fees and corporate sponsorships from Alten and Mazars.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

University Sports Services

NAICS

Sports and Recreation Instruction (61162)

SIC

Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997)

akta.pro primary industry

University/College Club Sports Programs (MPAKACAK)

Keywords

• Student sports organization
• University athletics programs
• Sports event management
• Student club federation
• Recreational sports leagues

Headquarters

HQ city

Gif-sur-Yvette

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

The Bureau Des Sports CentraleSupélec (BDS CS) is a student-run sports bureau affiliated with CentraleSupélec engineering school. It organizes sports activities, tournaments, and large-scale sporting events for the student community, managing 37+ sports disciplines and hosting flagship events such as TOSS, SIXTE, ROCS, BEE4, NS (Nuit Sportive), and SWITCH.

Product overview

Bureau Des Sports CentraleSupélec (CS Sports) is a student sports association that organizes sports events and manages a comprehensive sports activities program for CentraleSupélec students. The organization offers multiple event types including TOSS, SIXTE, ROCS, BEE4, Nuits Sportives (NS), and SWITCH, along with 36+ sports activities such as football, handball, basketball, volleyball, rugby, badminton, tennis, and many others. The portfolio consists of recurring event products and a broad sports activity management program.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• TOSS Annual flagship multi-sport tournament hosted for the student body, gathering participants across multiple sports disciplines.
• SIXTE Annual tournament-style sports competition organized for students, with multi-sport participation.
• ROCS Annual competitive sports event hosted for the CentraleSupélec student community.
• BEE4 Annual student sports event featuring multiple disciplines, organized for campus participants.
• NS (Nuit Sportive) Night-time sports event (Sports Night) organized for students, combining multiple sporting activities in a single evening format.
• SWITCH Annual sports event organized by the Bureau Des Sports for the student community.
• Sports Activities Program Year-round program offering 37+ sports disciplines available to CentraleSupélec students, including team sports, individual sports, and recreational activities.

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Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record.

• AltenOthersAlten is a partner of CS Sports, appearing in the partner logo section of the website. Nature of partnership is not explicitly detailed.
• MazarsOthersMazars is a partner of CS Sports, appearing in the partner logo section of the website alongside Alten. Nature of partnership is not explicitly detailed.

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• BDS École Polytechnique: Student-run sports bureau at France's other top engineering grande école, organizing a comparable portfolio of competitive and recreational sports and inter-school tournaments for its own student body.
• BDS HEC Paris: Student sports bureau at HEC Paris business school, running flagship tournaments and a multi-sport program for HEC students on a comparable club-and-event model.
• BDS ENS Paris-Saclay: Student sports bureau at the ENS Paris-Saclay normal school, a peer grande école on the same Université Paris-Saclay campus that runs a similar student-led multi-sport and tournament program.
• BDS Arts et Métiers ParisTech: Student sports bureau at Arts et Métiers ParisTech, another top French engineering grande école, operating an analogous student-led multi-sport program and tournament calendar.

Broad incumbents

• SUAPS Université Paris-Saclay: Official university sports service for Université Paris-Saclay, the parent academic cluster of CentraleSupélec; provides structured sports programming, facilities, and competition pathways to a wider student population on the same campus footprint.
• Fédération Française du Sport Universitaire (FFSU): National governing federation for university sport in France, organizing inter-university competitions (Championnats de France Universitaires) and structuring the competitive pathways in which BDS clubs like CS Sports participate.

Regional players

• BDS AgroParisTech: Student sports bureau at AgroParisTech, located on the same Paris-Saclay campus cluster as CentraleSupélec, running a comparable student-run multi-sport program for its engineering-school population.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles21 records

Funding overview

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