Deutscher Curling Verband

What Deutscher Curling Verband does

Deutscher Curling Verband e.V. (DCV) is the official national governing body for curling in Germany, organized as a registered non-profit association (eingetragener Verein) under German law and headquartered in Füssen, Bavaria. The federation serves elite national teams, 19 affiliated member clubs, youth athletes, and corporate league participants across Germany, while representing German curling in international competition through its membership in the World Curling Federation. Core operations revolve around competition organization rather than technology products: DCV runs German Championships across men's, women's, mixed, mixed doubles, junior, U16, senior, wheelchair, and deaf categories; coordinates the annual German Masters tournament in Hamburg as part of the World Curling Tour; manages a corporate Betriebsliga through CC Schwenningen; and operates school and youth development programs.

The organization's underlying infrastructure is intentionally lightweight, reflecting its non-commercial scope. The technological surface consists of the curling-verband.de website serving as the primary information and member-services hub, an online ticketing subdomain (curlingticket.de), embedded YouTube content from World Curling TV, and downloadable training documentation and anti-doping resources. There is no proprietary technology development; the organization relies on standard web publishing tools and external media partnerships. A formal media-rights agreement with Hamburg-based SportsWork agency supports press and broadcast coordination, and the federation maintains partnerships with the Federal Ministry of the Interior (BMI) and Hamburg Sportamt for governmental funding support.

DCV's business model is that of a member-supported national federation. Revenue sources include club membership fees, event hosting income (the German Masters tournament, national championships, and ticketing), government and regional sports authority funding, and sponsorship. The organization employs approximately 7 staff and engages an extended coaching and program management team including the Chef-Bundestrainer, separate coaches for men's, youth, and wheelchair programs, a sports director, and regional trainers. Distribution of curling participation flows through the 19 affiliated clubs operating across German cities including Füssen, Hamburg, Oberstdorf, Berlin, Schwenningen, Mannheim, and Konstanz, with these clubs serving as the primary channel between the federation and end-participants.

Name

Deutscher Curling Verband

Legal name

Deutscher Curling Verband

Website

https://curling-verband.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Deutscher Curling Verband (DCV) is Germany's national governing body for curling, organizing national championships across all categories, fielding international teams, running the German Masters World Curling Tour event, and supporting 19 affiliated clubs plus youth, wheelchair, and corporate league programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sports Federation Governance

NAICS

Spectator Sports (71121)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

National Governing Bodies (NGBs) (MPAKAFAC)

Keywords

• Curling federation
• National championships
• Sport governance
• Athlete development
• Competitive curling

Headquarters

HQ city

Füssen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Deutscher Curling Verband (DCV) is the national governing body for curling in Germany, recognized by the World Curling Federation. It organizes German national championships across multiple categories (Men's, Women's, Mixed Doubles, Junior, Senior, U16, Wheelchair, Schools), develops and fields German national teams for international competitions, supports 19 affiliated clubs, and administers coach education, anti-doping compliance, and youth talent development programs.

Product overview

Deutscher Curling Verband (DCV) operates as the German national curling federation, offering a portfolio of competition organization and member services rather than a unified software product. The core offering centers on organizing and hosting national curling championships (Deutsche Meisterschaften) across multiple categories: Men's, Women's, Junior, U16, Senior, Mixed, Mixed Doubles, and Wheelchair curling. Supporting services include the German Masters international tournament (World Curling Tour event), the corporate Betriebsliga league, and youth/school championships. The DCV website portal serves as the primary information hub providing news, competition schedules, club directories, and downloadable training materials. An online ticketing service (curlingticket.de) handles event access. The organization also coordinates elite athlete development programs and coach training modules through its Leistungssport division.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Deutsche Meisterschaften (German Championships) Annual national championship competitions organized by DCV across multiple categories including Men's, Women's, Mixed, Mixed Doubles, Junior, Senior, U16, Wheelchair curling, and Schools. Open to qualifying German athletes and clubs, serving as the pathway for international team selection.
• German Masters Tournament
• Betriebsliga (Corporate/Business Curling League)
• Curling-Schulmeisterschaft (School Championship)
• National Team Programs (Elite Athlete Preparation)
• Trainer-C-Module (Coach Education Programs)
• Curlingticket.de Online Ticketing
• Anti-Doping Compliance Program
• Affiliated Club Support Services

Quantifiable outcome

• German Junior team achieved promotion from B-World Championship to A-World Championship (2018)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and regional.

• SportsWorkcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerHamburg-based agency handling DCV TV and internet marketing rights, press inquiries, and media relations. DCV signed a contract with SportsWork for flexible distribution of curling content.
• ARGE WintersportcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorking group of winter sports federations in Germany, collaboration on shared interests and winter sports development.
• World Curling Federation (WCF)coreTechnology or IntegrationInternational governing body for curling. DCV as national member participates in WCF events, rankings, and competitions.
• Heliosarena SchwenningenregionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerCurling facility in Schwenningen serves as regional performance center and hosts multiple DCV events including German school championships, mixed championships, and Betriebsliga.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• USA Curling: National governing body for curling in the United States. Comparable federation structure but operates at larger scale, hosting the 2018 Men's World Championship where DCV competed.
• Italian Curling Federation (Federazione Italiana Curling): Italian national curling federation. DCV competed against Italy at the 2018 World Championship; comparable as a fellow small European federation seeking to build elite-program depth.
• Swedish Curling Association (Svenska Curlingförbundet): National governing body for curling in Sweden, the world's top-ranked curling nation. Comparable to DCV in mandate and structure but significantly stronger on competitive results, as evidenced by Niklas Edin's teams at recent Olympics and Worlds.
• Curling Canada: National governing body for curling in Canada, the dominant curling nation. Structurally identical to DCV as a federation running national championships, national team programs, and member clubs — providing a direct comparability benchmark.
• Scottish Curling: National governing body for curling in Scotland, a curling heartland. Runs its own national championships and fielded teams at the same WCF events as DCV.
• Austrian Curling Federation: Austrian national federation for curling. Directly comparable to DCV — DCV's new head coach Uli Kapp previously led Austria's national program from 2012, illustrating the tight pool of European curling federations.
• Swiss Curling Association: National federation for curling in Switzerland, the sport's historic home. Operates with similar structure to DCV — national teams, championships, member clubs — and competes in the same WCF events.
• Norwegian Curling Federation (Norges curlingforbund): National governing body for curling in Norway, another small-nation federation competing at the same World Championships as DCV. Comparable in scale and organizational mandate.

Broad incumbents

• World Curling Federation: International governing body of which DCV is a national member. Operates the World Curling Tour that includes DCV's German Masters event and runs the World Championships where DCV fields its national teams.

Others

• Deutscher Skiverband (DSV): German national federation for skiing and adjacent winter sports. Co-member of ARGE Wintersport with DCV; not a direct curling peer but an adjacent winter-sport governing body sharing government funding channels (BMI).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/WorldCurlingTV
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/deutscher-curling-verband

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Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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