Escuelas Católicas de Sevilla

What Escuelas Católicas de Sevilla does

Escuelas Católicas de Sevilla (legal name: ASOC. PROV. EDUCACIÓN Y GESTIÓN DE SEVILLA) is a non-profit provincial association representing Catholic educational centers in the province of Seville, Spain. Founded as the formal functional union of FERE-CECA and Educación y Gestión in 2005 and operating under CIF G-41366477, the organization is part of the larger national FERE-CECA federation that groups Catholic school titulares. Its core activity — the Juegos Deportivos Escolares program — has run continuously since 1991, providing multi-sport competitive athletics (basketball, football 7, futsal, and volleyball) across age categories from prebenjamín to senior for Catholic school students, with complementary free arbitration training courses offered to coaches and officials.

The organization's primary products are sports competition management, institutional representation for Catholic schools, training for school directors and teachers, and defense of educational freedoms. The program operates a tiered competition pathway: provincial level in Seville, national level through partnership with EMDE in Torremolinos, and international level through partnership with FISEC. The organization's main web presence runs on WordPress, and there is no proprietary technology, AI capability, or software product offering. The revenue model is built on school membership and recurring participation fees from approximately 33 member Catholic school centers; pricing is not publicly disclosed. Distribution is direct to member schools through provincial coordinators, with marketing primarily via the website, Twitter accounts (@ecatolicsevilla, @deportesecs), and the Sports Department's YouTube channel.

The organization is governed by a provincial board (Junta Directiva) consisting of a President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, and vocal members drawn from member schools. Operationally it is small — 6 employees — but serves a broad membership base across the Seville province in Andalusia.

Name

Escuelas Católicas de Sevilla

Legal name

ASOC. PROV. EDUCACIÓN Y GESTIÓN DE SEVILLA

Website

https://ecsevilla.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Escuelas Católicas de Sevilla is a non-profit provincial association representing 33 Catholic educational centers in Seville, Spain. It organizes the Juegos Deportivos Escolares school sports competition (basketball, football 7, futsal, volleyball) and provides institutional representation and training to its member schools.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Catholic Education Association Services

NAICS

Other Spectator Sports (711219), Spectator Sports (7112), Sports and Recreation Instruction (611620)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997)

akta.pro primary industry

Amateur Sport Governing Bodies & Federations (National/Regional) (MPAKACAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

University/School Sport Governing Bodies (Collegiate/Scholastic Associations) (MPAKAFAG)

Keywords

• Catholic school association
• School sports competitions
• Educational representation services
• Referee training programs
• Inter-school athletics

Headquarters

HQ city

Sevilla

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. School membership and participation fees: Schools pay participation fees to join the Juegos Deportivos Escolares program and register teams for competitions. Membership in the patron employer organization (FERE-CECA and Educación y Gestión).

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Escuelas Católicas de Sevilla is a non-profit association representing Catholic educational centers in Seville province. It provides institutional representation, training for managers and teachers, and promotion of Catholic identity to member schools. Its flagship activity is organizing the Juegos Deportivos Escolares (School Sports Games), an inter-school competition program covering basketball, football 7, futsal, and volleyball, alongside free referee training courses and coordination of participation in national and international Catholic school sports competitions.

Product overview

Escuelas Católicas de Sevilla is primarily an educational association and sports organization for Catholic schools, not a technology company. Its core offerings consist of the Juegos Deportivos Escolares program (a school sports competition covering basketball, football 7, futsal, and volleyball with categories from prebenjamin to senior), educational association services for Catholic school operators, and referee training schools. The organization operates primarily through a WordPress website and does not appear to offer technology products or services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Juegos Deportivos Escolares (JDE): School sports games competition program for Catholic schools in Seville
• Juegos EMDE
• Juegos FISEC
• Departamento de Deporte Escolar y Valores

Products and services

• Juegos Deportivos Escolares (School Sports Games) A multi-sport inter-school competition program for Catholic schools in Seville province, covering basketball, football 7, futsal, and volleyball across age categories from prebenjamin to senior, with annual seasonal competitions organized by the Department of Sport and Values. Participation feeds into national (Juegos EMDE) and international (FISEC) Catholic school competitions.
• Educational Representation Services for Catholic Schools Association services for Catholic school operators in Seville province, including institutional representation, defense of educational freedoms, promotion of Catholic identity, and training for managers and teachers. Provided through the provincial association (ASOC. PROV. EDUCACIÓN Y GESTIÓN DE SEVILLA) under the FERE-CECA / Educación y Gestión umbrella.
• Arbitration Training Schools (Escuela de Árbitros) Free training courses for referees in basketball, futsal, football 7, and volleyball, preparing officials to officiate the Juegos Deportivos Escolares competitions. Offered at no cost to participating schools and volunteers.

Quantifiable outcome

• The 2022-2023 season achieved a historical record of participation since the first season in 1991
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• FERE-CECAcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2005FERE-CECA (Federación de Religiosos de España - confederación de centros de enseñanza católica) is the parent organization that groups Catholic school titulaires. Schools Católicas is the functional union of FERE-CECA and Educación y Gestión, working together since 2005.
• Educación y Gestión (EyG)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe employers' organization for Catholic schools, functioning together with FERE-CECA under the name 'Escuelas Católicas' since 2005 to provide representation and services to Catholic educational centers.
• EMDE (Escuela Madrileña de Educación en Deportes)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEMDE organizes the Juegos Nacionales Escolares, national school sports games in which schools from various Spanish provinces participate. Schools Católica Sevilla selects and coordinates teams to represent Seville in these national competitions held in Torremolinos.
• FISEC (Fédération Internationale Sportive de l'Enseignement Catholique)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational sports federation for Catholic education. Schools Católica Sevilla coordinates representation of Spanish teams (specifically Sagrada Familia de Urgel) at the international FISEC Games held annually in different countries.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Unión de Federaciones Deportivas Andaluzas (UFADE): Umbrella for Andalusian sports federations; comparable as a regional coordination body for amateur sports, though broader in scope than Escuelas Católicas Sevilla's school-specific remit.
• Federación Andaluza de Deportes de personas con Discapacidad Física: Regional Andalusian sports federation operating in the same geography with a comparable organizational model (regional federation coordinating member clubs/centers); relevant peer for benchmarking sports federation operations.

Direct peers

• EMDE (Encuentro Madrileño Deportivo Escolar): Organizer of the national Catholic school sports games (Juegos Nacionales Escolares EMDE) in which Escuelas Católicas de Sevilla schools participate; a direct counterpart in school-sports tournament operations.
• Escuelas Católicas de Andalucía: Regional Andalusian federation of Catholic schools that directly parallels Escuelas Católicas de Sevilla at the broader regional level; comparable in mission, member-school representation, and values-based programming.
• Escuelas Católicas de Madrid: Provincial Escuelas Católicas counterpart serving Madrid's Catholic schools; functionally identical model (membership representation + school sports programming) in a larger market, making it the most operationally comparable peer.

Emerging players

• Asociación de Centros Autónomos de Enseñanza Privada (ACADE): National association representing private (non-religious) schools; while not Catholic, it represents a directly comparable membership-organization model serving Spanish private schools — a potential substitute or competitor for member services.

Broad incumbents

• FERE-CECA: National federation of Catholic school holders in Spain; the direct parent organization of Escuelas Católicas de Sevilla and the broadest incumbent serving the same Catholic school ecosystem.
• Consejo Superior de Deportes (CSD): Spain's national sports authority that funds and regulates school sports programs through the autonomous communities; an adjacent incumbent with overlapping jurisdiction on youth/school sports.
• FISEC (Fédération Internationale Sportive de l'Enseignement Catholique): International sports federation for Catholic education schools; the natural supranational peer, running the international games in which Escuelas Católicas Sevilla coordinates Spanish participation.
• Educación y Gestión: National employers' organization for Catholic schools; co-umbrella with FERE-CECA under the Escuelas Católicas brand and functionally equivalent in service offering at the national level.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ecatolicsevilla
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC9naKtQMgs1olvaIgnlEkpQ
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/escuelas-cat%C3%B3licas-de-sevilla

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Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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