Federació de Futbol de les Illes Balears

What Federació de Futbol de les Illes Balears does

Federació de Futbol de les Illes Balears (FFIB) is the official regional football federation governing competitive football across the four islands of the Balearic archipelago (Mallorca, Menorca, Ibiza, and Formentera). Founded in 1924 and operating under the oversight of the Real Federación Española de Fútbol (RFEF), FFIB functions as a non-profit membership organization that licenses and regulates clubs, players, coaches, and referees; organizes competitions across multiple categories and age groups (including senior, youth, women's, futsal, and beach football); and represents Balearic football at national championships through its regional selections. The federation is led by an elected Junta Directiva on a four-year cycle (current cycle: 2024-2028).

FFIB's product surface is anchored by three core digital systems: Portal del Federado (an online portal for athletes that handles licensing, digital signatures, and mutual-insurance payments), Gestor de Competiciones (a public-facing competition management system delivering match schedules, classifications, results, team directories, club and field searches), and NOVAWEB, the proprietary internal management system for license administration and club documentation. Supporting services include the Escuela Balear de Árbitros (a Moodle-based referee training school), the Oficina de Atención al Club (OAC) that assists clubs with subsidies and public-administration paperwork, coach placement via Bolsa de Entrenadores, and a Foundation arm (Fundació FFIB) running CSR initiatives. Governance, child protection, and anti-violence portals are publicly accessible.

FFIB's revenue model is structured around annual federation fees (cuotas federativas) paid by clubs and individual athletes, with fee schedules published each season through official Circular number 1. Additional revenue streams include corporate sponsorships (Mapfre as Official Insurer of the Centenary, CaixaBank for grassroots development, Fundació Sa Nostra for social inclusion, Daswelt Auto), institutional support from the three insular councils (Consell de Mallorca, Conselh d'Eivissa, and Conselh de Menorca), insurance-related fees, and grants redistributed to clubs through programs such as 'Apostam per la Base' (over €630,000 allocated). The federation distributes services through its Palma de Mallorca headquarters and three island delegations, with no publicly disclosed financial statements.

Name

Federació de Futbol de les Illes Balears

Legal name

Federació de Futbol de les Illes Balears

Website

https://ffib.es

Company type

Private

Founded year

1924

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

FFIB is the official non-profit regional football federation for the Balearic Islands (Mallorca, Menorca, Ibiza, Formentera), licensing and regulating clubs, players, coaches, and referees; organizing competitions across senior, youth, women's, futsal, and beach football; and operating under RFEF oversight.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sports Federation Governance

NAICS

Spectator Sports (71121)

akta.pro primary industry

Regional/Continental Confederations & Associations (MPAKAFAD)

Keywords

• Regional football federation
• Football competition management
• Referee training programs
• Club licensing services
• Youth football development

Headquarters

HQ city

Palma de Mallorca

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Federation Fees (Cuotas Federativas): Annual federation fees paid by clubs and individual athletes for licenses and participation in competitions. Fee schedules are published annually via official circulars for each season.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The FFIB is the regional governing body for football in the Balearic Islands, responsible for organizing official competitions (base football, futsal, beach soccer, women's football), managing federation licensing and registrations for players/coaches/referees, providing training and certification programs, supporting member clubs through dedicated assistance services, and enforcing regulatory and child-protection frameworks. It operates a proprietary federative management system (NOVAWEB) and member portal to centralize administration across the archipelago.

Product overview

Federació de Futbol de les Illes Balears (FFIB) operates as a football federation governing competitive football across the Balearic Islands (Mallorca, Menorca, Ibiza, and Formentera). The organization offers a comprehensive digital platform consisting of competition management systems (Gestor de Competiciones), an online member portal (Portal del Federado) with digital signature capabilities, and an internal management system (NOVAWEB). Additional services include club assistance (OAC), referee training (Escuela Balear de Árbitros), coach placement services, youth and senior selection teams, women's and futsal competitions, beach football, and corporate social responsibility initiatives. The federation also provides transparency and anti-violence portals, child protection protocols, and training courses for football professionals.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Fundació FFIB: The foundation arm of the federation focusing on corporate social responsibility, including initiatives like Liga INSUPERABLES, gender equality programs, and social inclusion through football.

Products and services

• Portal del Federado

Quantifiable outcome

• Over €630,000 allocated to Balearic clubs through the 'Apostam per la Base' program

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered major, core and supporting.

• CaixaBankmajorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2025Agreement signed between CaixaBank and FFIB to promote grassroots football (fútbol base) in the Balearic Islands, supporting youth development
• Fundació Sa NostramajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Foundation partnership reinforcing commitment to social inclusion through Balearic football, supporting RSC initiatives
• MapfrecoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2024Mapfre serves as the Official Insurer for the FFIB Centenary (Centenario de la FFIB), providing insurance coverage and support for the federation's 100-year anniversary celebrations
• IBREDsupportingOthersAppears as institutional supporter in federation communications and events
• Daswelt AutosupportingOthersAutomotive sponsor appearing in federation website banner advertisements
• Consell de MallorcacoreOthersRegional council of Mallorca as institutional partner for football development
• Conselh d'EivissacoreOthersRegional council of Ibiza as institutional partner for football development on the island
• Conselh de MenorcacoreOthersRegional council of Menorca as institutional partner for football development on the island

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Euskal Federakuntza - Federación Vasca de Fútbol: Autonomous-community football federation governing football in the Basque Country, with the unique feature of direct FIFA affiliation for select teams. A structurally similar regional federation under RFEF with comparable licensing and competition governance as FFIB.
• Federació Catalana de Futbol (FCF): Autonomous-community football federation governing football in Catalonia under RFEF. Operates the identical federative model (clubs, licenses, referee committees, regional selections) as FFIB, making it the most structurally comparable direct peer.
• Federación Valenciana de Fútbol: Autonomous-community federation governing football across the Valencian Community under RFEF. Operates the same federative structure (clubs, referees, coaches, regional selections) and shares the Mediterranean-coast tourism profile with the Balearic Islands.
• Federación de Fútbol de las Islas Canarias: Regional federation governing football across the Canary Islands, another Spanish island archipelago. Most directly comparable to FFIB given the parallel island-territory structure, tourism-driven economy, and multi-island delegation model (provincial delegations analogous to Mallorca/Menorca/Ibiza).
• Federación Madrileña de Fútbol: Autonomous-community football federation governing football in the Community of Madrid under RFEF. Operates the same licensing, competition, and referee governance model as FFIB; structurally identical peer though in a much larger territory.
• Federación Andaluza de Fútbol: Largest autonomous-community football federation in Spain by affiliated clubs and players. Comparable governance, licensing and competition structure to FFIB, but at greater scale and across a tourism-heavy mainland region.

Others

• UEFA: European football's continental governing body. While not a direct functional competitor to FFIB, UEFA is the apex authority recognizing FFIB and defines the regulatory and competition standards that FFIB implements locally (e.g., licensing, referee training, child protection protocols).

Broad incumbents

• Consejo Superior de Deportes (CSD): Spanish governmental authority that oversees all national sports federations including RFEF and (through it) FFIB. Indirect incumbent governing peer that defines the public-policy and funding framework in which FFIB operates.
• Real Federación Española de Fútbol (RFEF): Spain's national football governing body and FFIB's direct supervising federation (RFEF). Operates the same governance, sanctioning, and competition-management functions at national scope, making it the closest structural parent and broad incumbent peer for FFIB.

Regional players

• Federazione Sammarinese Giuoco Calcio: Football federation of the microstate San Marino, a small Mediterranean territory analogous in scale to the Balearic Islands. Useful analog for understanding how a small-territory federation manages licensing, member clubs, and international representation.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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