Örebro Syrianska IF

What Örebro Syrianska IF does

Örebro Syrianska IF is a Swedish non-profit football club founded in 1977 in Örebro, registered under organisation number 802431-0966. It was the first Syrian football club within the Swedish sports movement, and Örebro was the first Swedish city to establish such a club. The club currently competes in Division 2 Södra Svealand after being relegated from Ettan Norra (Division 1) in 2025 following six consecutive seasons at that level. It operates a senior men's team, a Division 4 development team, and youth operations, all anchored at Mellringe IP as the home ground. The club has 8 employees and operates under member-based association governance with no disclosed external ownership, VC, or PE involvement.

The commercial product portfolio is built around matchday and supporter monetization: match tickets and season cards sold through the TicketCo platform, a Medlemskap membership tier, a premium Club 1977 supporter club, merchandise through the ÖSIF Shop (match jerseys, training apparel), a matchday 50/50 lottery via Clubmate, match programs, and sponsorship/partnership packages marketed to local businesses (Örebro Bygg, Mäklerian, Restaurang Haga, Svensk Cater). Distribution is regional, concentrated in the Örebro / Södra Svealand area, with digital channels comprising the official website, ÖSIF Play YouTube channel, and TicketCo e-commerce storefront. Technology is commodity: WordPress website, TicketCo, Clubmate, and YouTube — no proprietary platform, API, or mobile app exists.

The go-to-market relies on community engagement and local cultural identity rather than a formal sales motion. Revenue streams are diversified across ticket sales, memberships, merchandise, lottery, and small local sponsorships, but no segment is individually material. Customers are local supporters, families, and the Syrian-heritage diaspora community in Örebro, with no enterprise customers and no pricing models disclosed beyond the fact that all transactions flow through TicketCo. The business model is typical of Swedish lower-division community football clubs: break-even operations funded through member fees, matchday income, and modest local sponsorship.

Name

Örebro Syrianska IF

Legal name

Örebro Syrianska IF

Website

https://orebrosyrianska.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1977

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Örebro Syrianska IF is a Swedish non-profit football club founded in 1977, currently competing in Division 2 Södra Svealand. It serves the Örebro community through match tickets, memberships, merchandise, youth development, and local sponsorship partnerships, operating from Mellringe IP with 8 employees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Örebro

HQ country

Sweden

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Örebro Syrianska IF is a Swedish non-profit football club that fields a senior men's team competing in Division 2 Södra Svealand, a Division 4 development team, and youth squads. The club sells match tickets, season cards, memberships, club merchandise, and a matchday 50/50 lottery, and offers commercial sponsorship packages to local businesses. It operates from Mellringe IP in Örebro and serves the local Suryoyo/Syrian-heritage community and broader football supporters in the Örebro region.

Product overview

Örebro Syrianska IF operates as a football club offering a unified portfolio of sports and supporter services centered around its Division 2 Södra Svealand team. The primary offerings include match tickets and season cards sold via TicketCo, match-day 50/50 lottery through Clubmate, official merchandise through the ÖSIF Shop, and various membership tiers (standard Medlemskap and premium Club 1977). Supporting offerings include ÖSIF Play video content on YouTube, match programs, and venue rental at Mellringe IP. Commercial partnerships and sponsorship packages are also offered through the club's marketing division.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Biljetter (Match Tickets)

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• TicketCocoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOfficial ticketing partner providing platform for ticket sales, season cards, and merchandise. All match tickets and season passes sold through TicketCo events platform.
• ClubmateminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorProvides 50/50 lottery platform for matchday fundraising activities.
• BK ForwardminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal Örebro derby rival and partner club. Player transfers occur between clubs (e.g., Henric Asp sold to BK Forward).
• Örebro ByggminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSponsor and partner contributing to player recruitment acknowledgments.
• MäklerianminorGTM or Marketing PartnerBusiness partner listed in 2018 sponsorship/partner network.
• Restaurang HagaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerRestaurant partner collaborating with the club since 2018.
• Svensk CaterminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCatering partner for 2018 season collaboration.
• IF EkerminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal Örebro football club. Player movement between organizations (e.g., Andreas Ovat transferred from IF Eker). Natural grass pitch usage at Lundby IP.
• Karlslunds IF FKminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal Örebro derby rival competing in same division.
• Degerfors IFminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPlayer transfer partner. Amel Mehmedovic joined from Degerfors IF.
• Sollentuna FKminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPlayer transfer partner. Oscar Franck transferred to Sollentuna FK.
• Umeå FCminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPlayer transfer partner. Hassan Abdi Hassan sold to Umeå FC.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• AFC United: Assyrian-heritage football club in the greater Stockholm area, sharing the Syriac/Assyrian community identity that defines ÖSIF. Competes in similar Swedish lower divisions and addresses an overlapping cultural supporter base.
• Sollentuna FK: Stockholm-area football club in the Swedish lower divisions and active transfer partner of ÖSIF (Oscar Franck transferred to Sollentuna FK). Operates a similar community-club business model with comparable revenue scale.
• Assyriska FF: Assyrian/Syriac heritage club based in the Södertälje area, sharing the same diaspora community identity and grassroots football structure as ÖSIF. Operates in similar tiers of Swedish football and addresses a substantially overlapping supporter demographic.
• BK Forward: Local Örebro football club and direct derby rival that competes in the same Division 2 Södra Svealand. The two clubs have an active player-trading relationship (Henric Asp sold to BK Forward in July 2026), making them operationally and commercially intertwined.
• Syrianska FC: Syriac-heritage football club based in Södertälje and the most direct cultural peer to Örebro Syrianska IF, sharing the same Suryoyo/Syrian community identity within Swedish football. Historically competed at higher tiers and represents the flagship 'Syrianska' brand in Swedish football.
• Karlslunds IF FK: Local Örebro football club competing in the same Division 2 Södra Svealand as ÖSIF. Functions as a direct in-divisional rival and shares the same regional supporter base, sponsorship market, and player-pool competition.
• Umeå FC: Swedish football club competing in Division 1 (Ettan Norra), one tier above ÖSIF. Functions as a direct buyer in the player-trading pipeline (acquired Hassan Abdi Hassan from ÖSIF) and represents the typical upward destination for ÖSIF graduates.

Broad incumbents

• Degerfors IF: Established Swedish football club currently in Superettan (second tier), with an active player-trading relationship with ÖSIF (Amel Mehmedovic signed from Degerfors IF). Represents a higher-tier professional club whose academy pathway is a feeder source for ÖSIF recruitment.

Regional players

• Syrianska Botkyrka IF: Another club within the broader 'Syrianska' Syriac-heritage football network, based in the Botkyrka municipality south of Stockholm. Operates at lower tiers of Swedish football with a similar community-club model and cultural-identity positioning.
• IF Eker: Local Örebro football club with an active player-development relationship with ÖSIF (Andreas Ovat transferred from IF Eker). Operates at a similar community-club scale in the same geographic market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/OSIF1977/videos
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/%C3%B6rebro-syrianska-if

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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