Saint-Sébastien Football Club

Name

Saint-Sébastien Football Club

Legal name

Association SAINT SÉBASTIEN

Website

https://ssfc.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Amateur Football Club

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

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), Sports Fundraising & Development Services (Foundations, NIL Collectives Support) (MPAKAKAK)

Keywords

• Amateur football club
• Youth football training
• Women's football development
• Football club membership
• Football education programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint-Sébastien-sur-Loire

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership Licences: Annual club membership fees paid by all players and members. License fees collected through the FFF (French Football Federation) system. Membership renewals occur annually for the upcoming season.
2. Merchandise Sales: Club boutique selling official SSFC merchandise including Puma-branded apparel (jerseys, socks, tracksuits, hoodies, bags), winter packs (scarves, beanies), and training equipment. Orders placed through website with delivery on permanent collection days.
3. Donations and Fundraising: Les Amis du SSFC supporter organization runs subscriptions, vide-greniers (car boot sales), and merchandise sales to generate donations supporting club activities and facilities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Saint-Sébastien Football Club is a non-profit amateur football association that organizes and delivers football training, competitions and educational programs for more than 1,000 licensed members across youth (U6–U19), senior, women's, leisure, fitfoot health-sport, and corporate categories. It also operates an online Puma-branded merchandise boutique, seasonal training camps (stages), and the federal PEF educational program covering citizenship, health, environment, fair-play and football culture.

Product overview

Saint-Sébastien Football Club operates a comprehensive football club organization with over 1000 licensed members. The club's digital infrastructure is built on an Odoo-based website providing integrated services including team management, player registrations, match scheduling, and a merchandise boutique. The core offering consists of age-differentiated football programs spanning from École de Football (U6-U13 youth development) through Formation (U14-U19 advanced training) and Seniors teams at regional competitive levels. The club also maintains a dedicated Women's Football section with Label Argent certification, a Football Diversifié program offering Fitfoot health-sport and recreational options, and community engagement initiatives through the PEF (Programme Éducatif Fédéral). Seasonal training camps and an online boutique complement the member services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• École de Football (Football School)
• Formation (Youth Development)
• Senior Teams (Séniors A R1, B R3, C D2, D D3)
• Football Féminin (Women's Football)
• Fitfoot (Sport Santé)
• Loisirs (Recreational Football)
• Football Entreprise (Corporate Football)
• Stages (Training Camps)
• Boutique du Club (Club Shop)
• Programme Éducatif Fédéral (PEF)

Quantifiable outcome

• Women's section grew from ~10 players at inception in 2016 to 79 licensed players by 2021-2022 season

Named customers1 record

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

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Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Ville de Saint-Sébastien-sur-LoirecoreOthersMunicipal partner providing support for club infrastructure, facilities maintenance, and financial backing for club initiatives including the 2017 fusion that created SSFC.
• PRIMALYS (promoteur/constructeur)minorOthersReal estate developer and builder operating in the region, listed as a club partner.
• UNIVERS CITY (immobilier)minorOthersReal estate agency founded in September 2019, serves as R1 team sponsor.
• BOULANGERminorOthersElectronics and appliance retailer listed as a club partner.
• SUPER U Saint-SébastienminorOthersLocal supermarket serving as a community partner.
• INTERMARCHE Saint-SébastienminorOthersSupermarket chain listed as a club partner.
• BURGER KINGminorOthersFast food chain listed as a club partner.
• Groupement Féminin des Violettes du Sud LoirecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFemale football group connecting SSFC's women's section with other clubs in the South Loire region for joint competitions and development programs.
• Fédération Française de Football (FFF)coreOthersNational football federation providing licensing system, regulatory framework, and official certifications including the Label Argent awarded to SSFC.
• District Football Loire-AtlantiquecoreOthersRegional football district organizing leagues and competitions at departmental level.
• Ligue de Football des Pays de la LoirecoreOthersRegional football league overseeing competitions at the Ligue level including youth academies.
• ANTODICEminorOthersErgonomics consulting firm that donated FOOTKI PRO equipment to the club.
• FRESNEL ElectricitéminorOthersElectrical services company that hosted the Partner Work quarterly event at their facilities.
• PUMAminorOthersSports equipment brand supplying official club apparel and merchandise through the SSFC boutique.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Ligue de Football des Pays de la Loire: Regional FFF league governing senior R1/R2/R3 competitions and youth academies (U15/U16/U19 Ligue) in which SSFC fields teams. Regulatory and competitive counterpart rather than competitor.
• District Football Loire-Atlantique: Local FFF district governing body that organizes leagues in which SSFC competes. Not a competitor but a critical ecosystem counterpart whose rules, calendar, and labels shape SSFC's operating environment.

Direct peers

• Sablé FC: Sarthe-based amateur football club with a similar Régional-level footprint and broad youth-to-senior programming. Useful peer for understanding economics of mid-sized amateur associations in Pays de la Loire.
• Voltigeurs de Châteaubriant: Historical amateur football club in Loire-Atlantique with comparable R1/R3 senior structure and broad youth programming. Comparable in scale, governance, and dependence on volunteer + municipal support.
• La Flèche RC: Amateur club from La Flèche (Sarthe) operating at R1/R3 levels with broad multi-category programming. Comparable volunteer-driven, municipal-backed model.
• AS Mulsanne: Amateur club near Le Mans competing at Départemental/Régional levels with comparable youth-senior structure. Useful peer for grassroots programming benchmarks.
• USSA Vertou: Amateur football club from neighbouring commune Vertou in Loire-Atlantique, also competing at Régional 1 level with similar multi-category programming (youth, seniors, women's). Direct rival for players, sponsors, and visibility within the same catchment.
• ESOF La Roche-sur-Yon: Vendée-based amateur football club operating across similar competitive levels with a comparable membership-base model. Useful benchmark for regional amateur club economics and sponsorship dynamics.
• Saint-Nazaire FC: Amateur club from Saint-Nazaire competing at Régional level with similar full-category programming. Comparable in scale and challenges of operating a multi-team amateur association in western France.

Broad incumbents

• Stade Lavallois (amateur section): Larger established club from Laval with a professional parent structure and amateur sections operating at multiple regional levels. Relevant as a structural benchmark — illustrates both the upside of promotion and the volunteer-vs-professional operational contrast.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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