KOLSTAD FOTBALL

What KOLSTAD FOTBALL does

Kolstad Fotball is a Norwegian community football club based in Saupstad, Trondheim (Trøndelag region), operating as a private amateur or semi-professional sports association. It serves local players and members with football training, competitive matches, youth development, and community sports activities. The club is a single-district grassroots organization with a small staff of 6 and no disclosed ownership, parent company, or institutional investors; it is likely organized as a non-profit idrettslag under Norwegian law.

The club's only material technology dependency is the third-party Spond platform, which handles member registration, scheduling, communications, and document storage. Its website, hosted at kolstad-fotball.no, redirects membership signup to Spond and serves as a sponsor showcase, listing eleven local and regional partners including Coop Extra, SalMar, Sparebank 1 SMN, Eiendomsmegler 1 Heimdal, Johannessen AS, 3T, Fagtrykk, Giskeklinikken, Trondheim Torg, Knuva, and Norcontact.

Kolstad Fotball generates revenue through three streams: recurring membership fees, corporate sponsorship (predominantly from local SMEs), and the Norsk Tipping Grasrotandelen affiliate program (Club ID 981226348), which routes up to 7% of supporters' gambling stakes to the club. No membership or sponsorship pricing is publicly disclosed, and no revenue, funding, or financial statements are available in the source data. The club's go-to-market is community-led, relying on direct membership enrollment, word-of-mouth, and sponsor network referrals within a single Trondheim neighborhood.

Name

KOLSTAD FOTBALL

Legal name

Kolstad Fotball

Website

https://kolstad-fotball.no

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Kolstad Fotball is a community football club in Saupstad, Trondheim, Norway, serving local players with football training, matches, and youth development, funded by membership fees, local sponsorships, and Norsk Tipping's Grasrotandelen program.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Amateur Football / Grassroots Sports Club

NAICS

Sports Teams and Clubs (711211)

SIC

Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997)

akta.pro primary industry

Local Amateur Clubs & Community Sports Organizations (MPAKACAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Youth & Scholastic Sports Organizations (K–12, AAU, Club Leagues) (MPAKACAF), Amateur & Grassroots Tournament Organizers (MPAKADAH)

Keywords

• Community football club
• Youth football development
• Amateur sports association
• Football membership services
• Grassroots football programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Saupstad

HQ country

Norway

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Membership fees: Revenue generated from club members paying membership dues to join and participate in football activities
2. Sponsorship: Corporate sponsors provide financial support in exchange for brand visibility on club website, apparel, and facilities. Multiple local and regional sponsors including Coop Extra, SalMar, Sparebank 1 SMN, and others.
3. Grasrotandelen (Norsk Tipping): Revenue from Norsk Tipping's Grasrotandelen program where up to 7% of gambling stakes from supporters who register as grassroot givers goes to the club at no cost to the player

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Kolstad Fotball is a local community football club in Saupstad, Trondheim, that provides organized football training, competitive matches, and youth development programs to members of all ages. The club is funded through individual membership fees, regional corporate sponsorships, and Norway's Norsk Tipping Grasrotandelen program, and it operates its membership, scheduling, and communications through the Spond club management platform.

Product overview

Kolstad Fotball is a football/soccer club that operates as a community sports organization. The club provides football/soccer training and competition activities and utilizes Spond's club management platform for member coordination, communication, and administrative functions. The club maintains sponsorship relationships with local businesses and participates in Norsk Tipping's Grasrotandelen (grassroots allocation) program.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Kolstad Fotball Club Membership
• Youth Football Development Program
• Corporate Sponsorship Packages
• Grasrotandelen Supporter Sign-Up

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• SpondcoreTechnology or IntegrationClub management platform used for member management, scheduling, communications, and document storage. The club website integrates with Spond for membership signup and club handbook access.
• Coop ExtraminorOthersRegional grocery retailer sponsoring the football club with logo placement on website.
• SalMarminorOthersMajor seafood company and regional sponsor providing financial support to the club.
• Sparebank 1 SMNminorOthersRegional bank and financial sponsor supporting the football club.
• Eiendomsmegler 1 HeimdalminorOthersReal estate agency office in Heimdal area, sponsored by broker Anders Keiseraas.
• Johannessen ASminorOthersRegional sponsor providing financial support to the club.
• 3TminorOthersHealth/fitness company sponsor.
• FagtrykkminorOthersPrint/media company sponsor.
• GiskeklinikkenminorOthersHealthcare clinic sponsor.
• Trondheim TorgminorOthersShopping center sponsor.
• KnuvaminorOthersRegional sponsor.
• NorcontactminorOthersRegional sponsor.

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Strømsgodset IF: Norwegian top-division football club dependent on a similar mix of membership, sponsorship, and community engagement, though at a professional scale far above Kolstad's.
• Rosenborg BK: Trondheim's flagship professional football club — a much larger operator in the same city that shares sponsor overlap potential (Sparebank 1 SMN region) and competes for local football talent and attention.

Others

• Spond: Club management platform vendor that Kolstad uses for member/operations tooling; relevant as an ecosystem enabler for Kolstad's GTM and admin scalability.
• Norges Fotballforbund: Norwegian Football Federation — national governing body that structures league participation, youth development standards, and grassroots funding relevant to clubs like Kolstad.

Direct peers

• Sverresborg IF: Local Trondheim community football club competing in the same lower-tier Norwegian football system as Kolstad, with similar membership and sponsorship-driven revenue model.
• Nardo Fotball: Local Trondheim amateur football club operating in the same Norwegian grassroots football ecosystem, relying on memberships, local sponsorships, and grassroots play. Directly comparable as a community-level football peer in the same city.
• Strindheim TF: Multi-sport club based in Trondheim with a football section, comparable in scale and community-membership model to Kolstad Fotball.
• Byåsen Toppfotball: Trondheim-based football organization fielding men's and women's teams at amateur/semi-pro level, sharing the same local football catchment and grassroots sponsorship ecosystem as Kolstad.
• Tiller IL: Trondheim-area multi-sport idrettslag with a football section, comparable community-club structure and operational scale.

Regional players

• Namsos IL: Multi-sport idrettslag from the Trøndelag region with football operations, comparable grassroots/community model but serving a different local market than Kolstad.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kolstad-fotball

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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