SV Lichtenberg 47

What SV Lichtenberg 47 does

SV Lichtenberg 47 (legal name SV Lichtenberg 47 e.V.) is a registered nonprofit multi-sport club founded on April 26, 1947 in Berlin-Lichtenberg, Germany. It operates 10 sports departments — football, boxing, table tennis, bowling (Kegeln), sports acrobatics, gymnastics, turning, fitness & aerobic, line dance, and a general sports group — serving over 1,350 members with recreational and competitive programming. The club's flagship product is its first men's football team competing in the NOFV-Oberliga Nord, the fifth tier of German football, playing home matches at the HOWOGE-Arena 'Hans Zoschke', a ~9,900-capacity owned stadium whose naming rights are held by municipal housing company HOWOGE since October 31, 2009.

The club's commercial offerings include single-match and season tickets (€12 / €7 reduced / €18 family / free under 12), an online fan shop for merchandise, the matchday magazine '47er Echo', and a tiered sponsorship package spanning kit advertising, perimeter boards, stadium magazine inserts, and digital/web channels. Other revenue derives from monthly membership dues that vary by section (e.g., Kegeln: €11 competitive, €6 youth/student, €5 passive per month), fan events, and social/community programming.

There is no proprietary technology platform or AI capability; the digital stack consists of the lichtenberg47.de website (~125,000 monthly page views), an online ticketing partner (ticket.io), and standard social media channels (Facebook, Instagram, X, YouTube '47er TV'). Sponsorship development is led by a dedicated Sponsorenbeauftragter, fan engagement by a Fanbeauftragter, and the club is governed by President Andreas Prüfer under the German eingetragener Verein (e.V.) structure.

Name

SV Lichtenberg 47

Legal name

SV Lichtenberg 47 e.V.

Website

https://lichtenberg47.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1947

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Amateur Multi-Sport Club Services

NAICS

Sports Teams and Clubs (711211), Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers (713940)

SIC

Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997)

akta.pro primary industry

Local Amateur Clubs & Community Sports Organizations (MPAKACAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Team Sports Matches (Club & National) (MPAGAMAB), Sponsorship Sales, Valuation & Analytics Services (Rights Sales, Measurement, Consulting) (MPAKALAK), Licensing, Merchandising & Co-Branded Products (Sponsored Merchandise, Collabs) (MPAKALAE)

Keywords

• Amateur sports club
• Multi-sport association
• Football matchday tickets
• Membership sports programs
• Stadium event venue

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: Monthly fees from over 1,350 members across 10 sports departments. Rates vary by section and category (competitive, youth, passive members).
2. Matchday Ticket Sales: Revenue from single match tickets and season tickets for Oberliga Nord games at HOWOGE-Arena 'Hans Zoschke'. Full price €12, reduced €7, family €18.
3. Merchandise and Fanshop: Online fanshop selling club merchandise, jerseys, and fan articles.
4. Sponsorship: Multiple sponsorship tiers including jersey branding, stadium advertising, print media, website, and online marketing. Named stadium sponsorship with HOWOGE.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

SV Lichtenberg 47 e.V. is a registered nonprofit multi-sport club in Berlin-Lichtenberg offering organized sports participation across ten departments (football, boxing, table tennis, bowling/Kegeln, sports acrobatics, gymnastics, turning, fitness & aerobic, line dance, general sports group). Its commercial core is the men's first football team competing in the NOFV-Oberliga Nord at the HOWOGE-Arena 'Hans Zoschke', with monetized matchday tickets, season tickets (Dauerkarten), an online fan shop, and a stadium magazine. The club also sells tiered corporate sponsorship packages and collects recurring membership dues.

Product overview

SV Lichtenberg 47 is a multi-sport club with 10 sports departments serving over 1,350 members. The core product is its football (soccer) Oberliga team competing in NOFV-Oberliga Nord, playing home matches at the HOWOGE-Arena Hans Zoschke. The club's main commercial products include ticket sales (single-match and season tickets), an online fan shop for merchandise, the stadium magazine 47er Echo, and corporate sponsorship packages. Additional offerings span youth and women's football, plus nine other recreational sports departments (boxing, table tennis, bowling, sports acrobatics, gymnastics, gymnastics, fitness & aerobic, line dance, and general sports groups). The club also operates a member portal (47er Backstage) and provides digital content via social media platforms.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Football First Team (Oberliga Nord) The club's flagship competitive product: the men's first football team competing regionally in the NOFV-Oberliga Nord, playing home matches at the HOWOGE-Arena 'Hans Zoschke'. Targeted at competitive players, supporters, football enthusiasts, and the regional fan community.
• Sports Department Memberships (Boxing, Table Tennis, Kegeln/Bowling, Sports Acrobatics, Gymnastics, Turning, Fitness & Aerobic, Line Dance, General Sports Group) Recurring-membership sports participation across nine additional departments beyond football — Boxing, Table Tennis, Kegeln (Bowling), Sportakrobatik, Gymnastik, Turnen, Fitness & Aerobic, Line Dance, and Allgemeine Sportgruppe. Targeted at Berlin-Lichtenberg residents across all age groups, with separate competitive, youth/student, and passive membership tiers and per-section pricing.
• Single-Match and Season Tickets (Dauerkarten) for Oberliga Home Matches Matchday access products for Oberliga Nord home games at the HOWOGE-Arena 'Hans Zoschke'. Full price €12, reduced €7, family €18 (two adults + children under 14), children under 12 free; season tickets include VBB public transport. Sold online (via ticket.io) and at the box office, for individual fans, families, students, seniors, and disabled spectators.
• 47er Fan Shop (Online Merchandise Store) Own e-commerce storefront selling licensed SV Lichtenberg 47 fan merchandise, jerseys (including retro-style home kit), and accessories, operated in partnership with Merchmeister Berlin. Targeted at supporters and fans nationwide.
• HOWOGE-Arena 'Hans Zoschke' Stadium Venue Hire Multi-purpose ~9,900-capacity stadium in Berlin-Lichtenberg hosting home Oberliga matches, cup games, fan events, and community activities. Available for hosting matches and events. Named-stadium partnership with HOWOGE (municipal housing company) in place since October 31, 2009.
• Sponsorship Packages (Kit, Stadium, Print, Web, Social) Tiered corporate sponsorship inventory across jersey/sleeve/shorts branding, stadium-side perimeter boards, flags and displays, print placements in the 47er Echo stadium magazine, club website, and social media channels. Targeted at regional SMBs, with reach cited at approximately 125,000 monthly page views and 40+ matches per season.
• Stadium Magazine '47er Echo' Official print program published for each Oberliga match day, distributed to stadium attendees. Generates advertising revenue from print sponsors and is included with tickets at €1.

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• HOWOGEcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerHOWOGE is a municipal housing company with approximately 62,000 rental apartments. They hold naming rights to the stadium (HOWOGE-Arena 'Hans Zoschke') since October 31, 2009, and are one of the ten largest landlords in Germany. The partnership includes career page advertising and stadium naming sponsorship.
• Autohaus Gotthard König GmbHminorGTM or Marketing PartnerRegional car dealership and sponsor of SV Lichtenberg 47. Also offers Suzuki vehicles as sponsor benefit.
• AutodocminorGTM or Marketing PartnerAuto parts retailer advertising on club website.
• 11 TeamsportsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSports equipment supplier and sponsor with logo presence.
• ticket.iominorGTM or Marketing PartnerTicket sales platform partner for online match tickets.
• Merchmeister BerlinminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMerchandise partner for fan articles and club merchandise.
• COSY Wasch (Landespokal Sponsor)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerTitle sponsor for the Berlin Landespokal cup competition.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• 1. FC Union Berlin: Major Berlin football club in the Bundesliga; broader incumbent operating in the same city and football category but at vastly greater commercial scale.
• Hertha BSC: Berlin's flagship Bundesliga club; broader incumbent offering football in the same market but with substantially larger infrastructure, broadcast reach, and sponsorship profile.

Direct peers

• Berliner AK 07: Berlin amateur football club operating at a similar competitive level, sharing the same regional Oberliga/Regionalliga ecosystem and comparable small-club sponsorship and ticketing economics.
• SV Babelsberg 03: Brandenburg-based club in the lower professional tiers with strong community identity and membership-style support, broadly comparable in scale and operational model.
• Tennis Borussia Berlin: Long-standing Berlin amateur club with multi-sport heritage, similar to SV Lichtenberg 47 in its community-rooted, lower-tier competitive positioning.
• BFC Viktoria 1889: Berlin-based amateur football club also competing in lower-tier German football; comparable as a Berlin-local community football club with similar sponsorship, ticketing, and membership dynamics.
• VSG Altglienicke: Berlin-based club active in the NOFV-Oberliga/Regionalliga system, comparable in scale, fan base, and Berlin community focus as a small Berlin football club.
• FC Viktoria 1889 Berlin Lichterfelde: Berlin amateur club with a long history and multi-section structure, comparable as a community-rooted Berlin club with similar member-funded and sponsorship-funded revenue dynamics.
• SV Tasmania Berlin: Historic Berlin amateur football club operating in lower German tiers, comparable as a community-oriented Berlin football club with similar revenue model and local sponsorship dependence.
• Greifswalder FC: Northeast German club competing in the NOFV-Oberliga Nord, the same league as SV Lichtenberg 47, with similar matchday economics and community sponsorship base.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Lichtenberg47
• YouTubeyoutube.com/svlichtenberg47-47ertv/feed
• Facebookfacebook.com/Lichtenberg47
• Instagraminstagram.com/sv_lichtenberg_47
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sv-lichtenberg-47-e.v.

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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