What FC.APP does

FC.APP (FCapp S.A.) is a Lublin-based youth football tournament management platform serving organizers, coaches, parents, and young players, primarily in Poland with expanding reach into Slovakia and the Czech Republic. Its product surface comprises a mobile application (iOS/Android), a web platform, and back-office tooling that together handle team and roster management, tournament scheduling, live results, digital match protocols, player cards, motivation badges, and recruitment workflows. The platform is multi-tenant across the youth football value chain: organizers configure tournaments and recruit teams, coaches manage rosters and player development, parents track schedules and progress, and players accumulate personal statistics.

The technology stack rests on standard cloud infrastructure (GCP), payment integrations (Stripe/EasyCart), customer tooling (Intercom), and localization across five languages (Polish, English, Spanish, Slovak, Czech). FC.APP has accumulated approximately 90,000 sports users, 30,000+ teams, and 1.5M+ organized events, and holds formal partnerships with multiple regional Polish Football Associations including Małopolski ZPN, Lubelski Związek, PZPN, and DZPN.

The business model combines freemium access with multiple monetization layers: PRO subscriptions at 25 PLN per month or 109 PLN per year, a higher-priced Scout tier at 120 PLN per month or 1,200 PLN per year, per-team tournament result unlocks at 20 PLN, short-access passes at 19.99 PLN/4 EUR, and brand-partnership advertising. Capitalization to date has come primarily from non-dilutive European Funds grants — approximately 991,780 PLN in 2020 and 789,647 PLN in 2023 — rather than venture investment.

Name

FC.APP

Legal name

FCapp S.A.

Website

https://fcapp.eu

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

FC.APP operates a youth football tournament management platform serving organizers, coaches, parents, and players in Poland and Central Europe, with freemium mobile and web tools and subscription, per-tournament, and brand-partnership monetization.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sports Management Software

NAICS

Sports and Recreation Instruction (611620), Sports Teams and Clubs (711211)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Youth Athlete Development & Long-Term Athlete Development (LTAD) (HSADAEAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Association Football (Soccer) Leagues (MPAKAAAA), Amateur & Grassroots Sport Associations (Community/Youth Governing Orgs) (MPAKAFAF), Youth Multi-Sport Camps (General Athletics, Summer Camps) (MPAKAJAA)

Keywords

• Sports management software
• Football tournament platform
• Youth sports app
• Team management software
• Player development platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Lublin

HQ country

Poland

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. PRO Subscription (Parents): Monthly or annual subscription for parent/guardian accounts providing full access to tournament results, player cards, and motivation system features.
2. Tournament Results Access (Organizers): Organizers pay to unlock results for all users viewing a tournament. Calculated as number of participating teams × 20 PLN.
3. Academy Codes: Football academies purchase codes to provide PRO access to their members/players for specified periods.
4. Scout Subscription: Advanced analytical features and data export capabilities for talent scouts, available monthly or annually.
5. One-time PRO Access (3 days): Single purchase allowing 72-hour access to all PRO features without recurring subscription.
6. Brand Partnerships (For Brands): Marketing and advertising opportunities targeting engaged sports families, coaches, and young athletes.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

FC.APP is a unified youth football tournament management platform offering mobile (iOS/Android) and web access for organizers, coaches, parents, and players. It provides free tournament creation, automatic schedule generation, live results, team recruitment from a 30,000+ team database, friendly match organization, league management, and a digital Player Card with a badge-based Motivation System. Premium features are sold via parent PRO subscriptions, Scout subscriptions, and per-team result unlocks.

Product overview

FC.APP is a unified football tournament management platform comprising a mobile application (iOS/Android) and WEB platform. The ecosystem serves three main user segments: organizers (free tournament creation and management), coaches (team management and friendly match organization), and parents/players (progress tracking and player cards). Core platform features include tournament management (multiple formats), live results, automatic schedule generation, league management, and referee assignment. Premium offerings include PRO subscription (player cards, motivation system with badges, full tournament results), Scout module (advanced analytics), Academy codes (bulk PRO access), and one-time result access. The platform integrates payments via EasyCart/Stripe and supports login through Apple, Facebook, and Google. The ecosystem has organized over 1.5 million events and reaches 90,000 sports users.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• FC.APP Mobile Application

Quantifiable outcome

• Create professional tournament in 5 minutes for free
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Feature9 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor, core and significant.

• ElevenLabsminorOthers · 1 January 2024FC.APP received support through ElevenLabs Startup Grants program, providing access to AI voice technology for the platform.
• EasyCartcoreTechnology or IntegrationEasyCart serves as the payment gateway for FC.APP, handling subscription purchases, tournament result unlocks, and Scout subscriptions. Uses Stripe as the underlying payment processor.
• StripecoreTechnology or IntegrationStripe processes all online payments for FC.APP including subscriptions and one-time purchases. Provides secure payment processing compliant with PCI DSS standards.
• Google Cloud Platform (GCP)coreTechnology or IntegrationFC.APP data is stored on GCP servers located in Warsaw, Poland. Servers meet high security standards with AES-256 encryption at rest and SSL/TLS encryption in transit.
• Football Associations (Małopolski ZPN, Lubelski Związek, PZPN, DZPN)significantStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional football associations partner with FC.APP, using the platform for tournament organization and player management. These partnerships validate the platform within the football community and drive user adoption.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• SportsEngine (Stack Sports): Sports management platform serving youth and amateur leagues with registration, websites, and mobile tools — broader incumbent operating at scale in the same ecosystem.
• TeamSnap: Largest youth sports team management app in North America with scheduling, communication, and payment features — broader incumbent targeting the same grassroots sports organizer and parent segments.
• Stack Sports: End-to-end sports technology ecosystem including registration, tournament management, and broadcasting — broader incumbent with overlapping functionality to FC.APP's platform.

Direct peers

• GotSport: End-to-end youth sports tournament and league management platform with team registration, scheduling, and payment processing — competes in the same grassroots tournament management category.
• Tourney Machine: Tournament management software for youth sports organizations offering brackets, scheduling, and online registration — closely aligned with FC.APP's tournament management core.
• Pitchero: Sports club management platform with websites, payments, and team communication used widely by amateur football clubs in the UK — comparable product positioning and target customers.
• SportEasy: European team management app for amateur sports clubs offering scheduling, communication, and member management — direct competitor targeting the same youth amateur football coach/organizer segment.
• Tournafest: Online tournament management platform for football and other sports with team registration, scheduling, and live results — directly comparable functionality to FC.APP's tournament module.

Emerging players

• Trace: AI-powered youth sports video capture and sharing platform — emerging player in the youth sports technology space with overlapping target customers (parents and youth leagues).
• Veo Technologies: AI-powered football video capture and analysis platform used by amateur and youth clubs — adjacent offering that intersects with FC.APP's Scout module and could either partner or compete for scout wallet share.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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