Fundación Deportiva Municipal de Valencia

What Fundación Deportiva Municipal de Valencia does

Fundación Deportiva Municipal de Valencia (FDM Valencia) is a non-profit municipal sports foundation established in 1981 and wholly owned by the Ajuntament de València (Valencia City Council). It serves as the city's statutory operator of public sports infrastructure — including sports centers, pavilions, football fields, municipal swimming pools, and beach sports installations — and delivers community sports programming for Valencia citizens, registered sports entities, and school children. Its service portfolio spans facility management with online reservations, the Esport Escolar (school sports) program, the AFIS 'En Moviment' free beach physical-activity initiative, summer campuses (5,600+ places), municipal swimming courses, an annual 2025-2026 grants cycle for sports entities, the annual Premios al Mérito Deportivo awards, and a sports volunteering program with 500+ registered volunteers.

The foundation's technology layer is a conventional municipal sports platform: a citizen reservation portal (reservas.fdmvalencia.es), a separate entity reservation portal (entidades.fdmvalencia.es), and an FDM mobile application built with Civired — providing self-serve access to facility booking, program information, and event schedules. Underlying technical differentiation is limited to ease of use and integration with municipal back-office processes; no AI, analytics, or proprietary modeling is disclosed.

FDM's business model is a hybrid public-funding/user-fee structure. Core revenue is municipal public funding from Valencia City Council to operate public sports assets and programs, supplemented by subscription and fee revenue from citizens and sports entities for facility use, courses, and programs. Pricing is implicitly subsidized and not publicly disclosed. Distribution is direct-to-citizen via owned facilities plus event-driven activation around major international competitions — including the 2027 European Athletics Indoor Championships, the SailGP Grand Prix, and the 2026 EuroHockey U21 Championships — that generate sports tourism and community engagement.

Name

Fundación Deportiva Municipal de Valencia

Legal name

Fundación Deportiva Municipal de Valencia

Website

https://deportevalencia.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Fundación Deportiva Municipal de Valencia is the non-profit municipal sports foundation of Valencia, Spain, managing the city's public sports facilities, school and community sports programs, and major international events under Valencia City Council ownership.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Valencia

HQ country

Spain

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. Sports Facility and Program Fees: Revenue from citizen subscriptions and fees for sports facility usage, courses, and programs
2. Municipal Public Funding: Government funding from Valencia City Council to operate municipal sports infrastructure and programs

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Fundación Deportiva Municipal de Valencia manages Valencia's municipal sports facilities (sports centers, football fields, pavilions, swimming pools, beach sports areas) and delivers public sports programs including school sports, a summer campus with over 5,600 places, free beach physical activity sessions, swimming courses, grants for sports entities, and major international event hosting (e.g., 2027 European Athletics Indoor Championships, SailGP). Access is provided through online reservation portals for citizens and sports entities, plus a mobile app.

Product overview

Fundación Deportiva Municipal de Valencia operates as a municipal sports services platform offering a portfolio of interconnected services centered on sports facility management, youth and community sports programs, and major sports event organization. The core offering includes municipal sports facilities with online reservations (citizens and entities portals), sports schools and summer campuses (over 5,600 places), physical activity programs like AFIS 'En Moviment' at beaches, municipal swimming pools with swimming courses, and a grants program for sports entities. The foundation also organizes and hosts major international events including the 2027 European Indoor Athletics Championships, SailGP regattas, and EuroHockey championships. Additional services include a mobile app for service access, sports volunteering programs for major events, and the annual Sports Merit Awards recognizing athletic achievements. The platform operates under the Valencia City Council and integrates transparency and public accountability through its Transparency Portal.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Instal·lacions Esportives (Municipal Sports Facilities)
• Escoles Esportives i Jocs Esportius (School Sports and Sports Games)
• Campus d'Estiu (Summer Campus)
• Activitat Física i Salut: AFIS, València "En Moviment"
• Piscines Municipals (Municipal Swimming Pools)
• Subvencions per a Entitats Esportives (Grants for Sports Entities)
• Grans Esdeveniments Esportius (Major Sports Events)
• Voluntariat Esportiu de València (Sports Volunteering Program)
• Premios al Mérito Deportivo Ciudad de Valencia (Sports Merit Awards)
• APP Mòbil FDM (FDM Mobile App)
• Reserves d'Instal·lacions (Facility Reservation Service)

Quantifiable outcome

• 5,600+ summer campus places for children
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Divina PastoraminorGTM or Marketing PartnerInsurance company sponsoring municipal sports activities and events. Appears in the collaborators section of the website alongside other local business sponsors.
• El Corte InglésminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMajor Spanish retail department store chain providing sponsorship support for municipal sports programs and events.
• Caixa PopularminorGTM or Marketing PartnerRegional cooperative bank from Valencia providing financial sponsorship for sports events and programs.
• FibraValenciaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLocal telecommunications provider sponsoring municipal sports activities.
• KelmecoreGTM or Marketing PartnerSpanish sports equipment manufacturer and apparel brand based in Valencia region, providing equipment and sponsorship for sports programs and events.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Everyone Active: UK leisure operator managing public sports facilities, swimming pools, and community programs under local authority contracts. Comparable in managing public-sector sports facilities and community programming at scale.
• GLL (Better): UK-based charitable leisure trust operating public sports and fitness facilities on behalf of local authorities. Comparable operating model of running municipal sports facilities with public purpose, though as a multi-site private trust rather than a single-city foundation.
• Sport England: UK public body that distributes public funding for community sport and oversees grassroots sports development. Comparable public-sector role in funding, promoting, and developing mass-participation sport, though operating nationally rather than at single-city level.

Direct peers

• Instituto Municipal de Deportes de Córdoba (IMD): Córdoba's municipal sports institute operating public sports facilities, swimming pools, and sports schools for city residents. Comparable Spanish municipal sports foundation structure with similar service portfolio.
• Patronato Municipal de Deportes de Granada: Municipal sports patronato of Granada providing public sports facility management, school sports, and community programs. Comparable Spanish municipal sports entity serving a mid-sized Spanish city.
• Patronato Municipal de Deportes de Málaga: Municipal sports foundation of Málaga operating public sports facilities, swimming pools, and sports programs under the city council. Closely comparable in scale, structure, and service portfolio to FDM Valencia.
• Patronato Deportivo Municipal de Zaragoza (Zaragoza Deporte): Zaragoza's municipal sports organization managing public sports facilities and programs. Directly comparable as a large Spanish city municipal sports operator with similar facility network and community programming mandate.
• Institut Municipal d'Esports de Barcelona (IME): Barcelona's municipal sports institute that operates public sports facilities and runs community sports programs for city residents. Directly comparable as a Spanish municipal sports entity with similar facility management, school sports, and community programming mandate.

Others

• Kelme: Spanish sports equipment and apparel brand based in the Valencia region, providing equipment and sponsorship support to FDM Valencia. Connected as a strategic sponsorship partner within the Valencia sports ecosystem.
• Fundación Trinidad Alfonso: Valencia-based foundation that is a core financial partner and sponsor of FDM Valencia's sports programs and major events. Thematically related as a sports-promoting foundation in the same regional ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks2 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/FDMValencia
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/FDMValenciaa
• Facebookfacebook.com/197744286912378
• Instagraminstagram.com/fdmvalencia
• TikToktiktok.com/@fdm_valencia
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fundaci%C3%B3n-deportiva-municipal-de-valencia

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Valuation estimate

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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