Tiro Federal Argentino de Buenos Aires

What Tiro Federal Argentino de Buenos Aires does

Tiro Federal Argentino de Buenos Aires (TFA / Tiro Federal Argentino de Bs. As.) is a private, member-governed sports association headquartered at Tambor de Tacuarí 501, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina. Founded in 1891 and operating continuously for 135 years, the club is built around ten specialized shooting sectors — Olympic pneumatic (60 lanes at 10m), small bore (60 lanes at 50m), defense (30 lanes at 15/25m), handguns (40 lanes), Centenario (40 lanes), black powder (20 configurable lines at 25/50/100m), big-game hunting, rifle (precision to 300m), practical shooting (16 course fields), and shotgun (clay pigeon with trap, skeet, double trap, universal trench, sporting, and helices) — plus four non-shooting sports: a six-lane bowling center, seven tennis courts with app-based booking, a swimming pool complex, an illuminated multi-sport court, a natural-grass football pitch, and a fully equipped gym.

Revenue is generated through five streams: annual and monthly membership subscriptions (Basic, Family, and University tiers), paid shooting courses (initial, advanced habilitation, and a university program with 50% and 25% student discounts), guest day passes and guided visits, tournament and competition fees across an active championship calendar, and on-premise ammunition and equipment sales. Distribution is direct-to-consumer via the website (tfaba.com.ar) and WhatsApp Business for enrollment, with on-site administrative processing Wednesday–Sunday 9:00–17:30. Key institutional relationships include the on-premises RENAR (Registro Nacional de Armas) Official Agency No. 1, the 2015 designation by FeDUA as the first Centro Deportivo Universitario in Argentina, and framework agreements with the Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA), Universidad Tecnológica Nacional (UTN), and ADAU. The club is governed by an elected Junta Directiva led by President Fernando Felipe Juan Amón, with a Director de Tiro overseeing all shooting disciplines and training programs.

Name

Tiro Federal Argentino de Buenos Aires

Legal name

Tiro Federal Argentino

Website

https://tfaba.com.ar

Company type

Private

Founded year

1891

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Tiro Federal Argentino de Buenos Aires is a 135-year-old private shooting and multi-sport club in Buenos Aires offering 10 shooting disciplines plus tennis, bowling, swimming, gym, and football to members, course participants, and university students via FeDUA partnerships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Buenos Aires

HQ country

Argentina

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership subscriptions: Annual and monthly membership fees providing access to all club facilities including shooting ranges, sports facilities (tennis, swimming, gym, bowling, soccer), social areas (quincho, play areas). Membership tiers include basic, family, and university plans.
2. Training courses: Revenue from shooting courses including initial courses ( firearm safety and CLU certification), advanced courses (Rifle .22 FBI, Escopeta Fosa Universal, Pistola FBI, Revolver Cañón Corto, Practical Shooting), and university shooting program courses.
3. Guest day passes and visitor fees: Day passes for non-members to access the club's facilities, including general passes, guided visits, and day-use fees that cover use of sports facilities.
4. Tournament and competition fees: Fees collected for participation in organized competitions including internal championships (Campeonato Social), seasonal tournaments (Apertura, Clausura, Verano), anniversary events, and ranking competitions. Competitions are open to both members and non-members.
5. Ammunition and equipment sales: Sale of ammunition and shooting supplies during courses and practice sessions. Course fees may or may not include ammunition depending on the course type.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Tiro Federal Argentino de Buenos Aires is a historic private shooting and sports club that operates 10 specialized shooting range sectors (pneumatic, small bore, defense, handgun, Centenario, black powder, big game hunting, rifle, practical shooting, shotgun) equipped with electronic and electromechanical target systems. It sells annual and monthly memberships (Basic, Family, University tiers), delivers certified firearm training courses (initial CLU certification and advanced discipline habilitation), runs an organized tournament calendar across all disciplines, and provides complementary sports facilities including tennis, swimming, bowling, gym, and soccer.

Product overview

Tiro Federal Argentino de Buenos Aires is a comprehensive shooting sports club and sports federation offering a platform-plus-modules architecture centered around 10 distinct shooting disciplines. The core platform consists of shooting ranges (sectors) for pneumatic, small bore, defense, handgun, Centenario, black powder, big game hunting, rifle, practical shooting, and shotgun sports. Supporting modules include educational courses (initial, advanced, and university programs), membership plans with varying access levels, and championship event organization. The club also provides complementary sports facilities (bowling, tennis, swimming, gym, football) and operates as a designated University Sports Center (CDU) since 2015, hosting over 400 students in shooting courses and facilitating international competition representation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 400+ university students trained since 2012
• +3 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature11 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Asociación Argentina de Tiro de Avancarga (AATA)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016AATA signed a cooperation agreement with FeDUA in 2016 to promote black powder and historical shooting competitions among university students. TFA hosts these activities through the partnership.
• Federación del Deporte Universitario Argentino (FeDUA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015FeDUA designated TFA as the first Centro Deportivo Universitario (CDU) in Argentina in 2015. The partnership enables TFA to host university shooting competitions and provides students from affiliated universities access to the club's facilities and training programs under preferential conditions.
• Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTFA signed a framework agreement (convenio marco) with UBA's Sports Department for the development of university shooting sports. UBA students can access TFA facilities and courses through the partnership.
• Universidad Tecnológica Nacional (UTN)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTFA signed a framework agreement (convenio marco) with UTN for university shooting sports development. UTN students benefit from access to TFA's facilities and programs.
• Asociación del Deporte Amateur Universitario (ADAU)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerADAU is one of the university sports organizations with which TFA has signed a framework cooperation agreement for the development of university shooting.
• RENAR (Registro Nacional de Armas)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerBy agreement with RENAR, the Official Agency No. 1 is located in the club's Main Building. Both members and the general public can complete all types of firearm registry transactions at this on-site location.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Jockey Club Argentino: Long-established Buenos Aires social and sports club with multi-discipline recreational facilities. Comparable as a heritage institution with subscription-based membership access to sports amenities.
• Club Atlético San Isidro (CASI): Large Buenos Aires multi-sport club offering rugby, tennis, swimming, and other recreational facilities to members. Comparable as a heritage country club model competing for the same family/social membership segment in CABA.
• Hindú Club: Buenos Aires multi-sport country club with extensive recreational facilities and membership tiers. Shares the multi-sport, family-oriented subscription model that TFA uses alongside its shooting proposition.
• Lawn Tennis Club Buenos Aires: Historic Buenos Aires country club with tennis, swimming, and recreational amenities operating on a membership basis. Comparable on the social-recreational side of TFA's multi-sport offering.
• National Rifle Association of America (NRA): U.S. shooting sports advocacy and training organization with affiliated clubs and ranges. Comparable as a large-scale shooting sports organization with training programs, though structurally different from a single-club operation.

Others

• International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF): Governing body for Olympic shooting disciplines. Comparable as the broader ecosystem in which TFA operates its competitive shooting disciplines, though ISSF is a federation rather than a club operator.

Direct peers

• Tiro Federal Córdoba: Argentine shooting sports club with a comparable multi-discipline range infrastructure and membership-based model. Another direct peer within the 'Tiro Federal' network of historic Argentine shooting institutions.
• Tiro Federal de Rosario: Multi-discipline shooting sports club in Argentina serving the Rosario market. Operates similar shooting disciplines and membership model, making it one of the most directly comparable Argentine shooting clubs alongside TFA Buenos Aires.

Regional players

• Sociedad Rural Argentina: Argentine institution with a strong rural tradition tied to hunting and field sports. Tangentially comparable as an Argentine heritage institution associated with shooting and rural sporting disciplines.
• Benquet Country Club: Argentina-based country club with multi-sport recreational facilities. Comparable on the subscription-based multi-sport membership model serving Argentine families.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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