Vorwärts Spoho 98 e.V.

Name

Vorwärts Spoho 98 e.V.

Legal name

Vorwärts Spoho 98 e.V.

Website

https://vorwaertsspoho.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Amateur Football Club Services

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 industry

Team Sports Matches (Club & National) (MPAGAMAB)

Keywords

• Amateur football club
• Youth football development
• Inclusive football programs
• Community sports organization
• Recreational football leagues

Headquarters

HQ city

Köln (Cologne)

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. On-site catering (Spüdchen): The club canteen ('Spüdchen') at the Nordfeld sells coffee, cold drinks, and snacks during training and match days.
2. Membership dues: Annual membership fees from club members; 2 EUR per member per year is allocated to the Social Fördertopf (social fund) for financial support of members in need.
3. Teamwear / Merchandise Sales: Sale of teamwear and club merchandise through the online shop (teammarch.de) and on-site at the 'Spüdchen' club canteen.
4. Sponsorship: Financial support from sponsors (Platinum, Gold, Bronze tiers) for the Vision Nordfeld project and ongoing club operations. Volksbank Köln Bonn sponsors the sustainability initiative with 25,000 EUR per year over 3 years (75,000 EUR total).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Vorwärts Spoho 98 e.V. operates an amateur football club in Cologne, providing organized team football across women's (three teams), men's (two teams), youth (28 teams), and inclusion divisions. The club owns the Nordfeld sports facility featuring an artificial-turf pitch and the Spüdchen clubhouse café, delivers holiday football camps in partnership with KiTTS e.V., runs a social fund for financially disadvantaged members, and sells sustainable teamwear via an online shop. All football services are delivered directly on-site in Cologne.

Product overview

Vorwärts Spoho 98 e.V. is an amateur football club in Cologne, Germany, operating as a multi-team sports organization rather than a technology product company. The core offering consists of competitive football teams across women's (3 teams), men's (2 teams), youth (28 teams), and inclusion divisions, all centered around the Nordfeld sports facility featuring an artificial turf pitch and the 'Spüdchen' clubhouse café. Supporting services include vacation football camps, a sustainable teamwear merchandise shop, and a social fund supporting financial inclusion. The club also operates an active sustainability program with a dedicated working group and holds a TÜV-certified sustainability certificate.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Nordfeld: The club's home ground and sports facility at Walter-Binder-Weg, featuring an artificial turf pitch and renovated clubhouse called 'Spüdchen'
• Vision Nordfeld
• Spüdchen
• AG Nachhaltige Entwicklung

Products and services

• Women's Football Teams (1., 2., 3. Frauen) Three women's football teams competing in regional leagues. The 1. Frauen plays in the Regionalliga West (4th-tier German women's league), participates in the FVM Pokal, and travels to stadiums such as Rote Erde. The 2. Frauen and 3. Frauen are recreational teams, with the 3. Frauen supported by dedicated coaching staff.
• Men's Football Teams (1. and 2. Herren) Two men's football teams competing in local Kreisliga leagues. The 1. Herren was promoted to Kreisliga B as undefeated champions in 2024/25, returning to Kreisliga B after seven years. The 2. Herren plays in Kreisliga D/C.
• Youth Department (Jugendabteilung) Youth football program with 28 teams actively participating in league play across various age groups and skill levels, covering both Junioren (boys) and Juniorinnen (girls). The club philosophy emphasizes experience-oriented, age-appropriate development over competitive pressure.
• Inclusion Team (Inklusionsteam) Dedicated inclusive football team for people with disabilities, with Kooperation with the LVR Förderschule Belvedere. On 20.03.2026, the team hosted a friendly match with Grün-Weiß Brauweiler at the Nordfeld.
• Feriencamps (Vacation Football Camps) Holiday football camps for children and youth, organized jointly with KiTTS e.V. and held at the Nordfeld facility.
• Spüdchen Clubhouse Café Clubhouse café at the Nordfeld selling coffee, cold drinks, and snacks during training and match days, with a focus on regional, organic, fair-trade, and environmentally friendly products. Cold beverages are sourced only from Zappes, Fritz, and Viva con Agua.
• Social Fund (Sozialer Fördertopf) Financial support program enabling members with limited financial resources to participate in football, with €2 from each membership fee contributing annually to the fund for members in need.
• Teamwear Shop (Sustainable Merchandise) Online merchandise shop featuring sustainable teamwear produced in Portugal under fair working conditions, using mostly recycled polyester, in partnership with RAVAL FOOTBALL via the Teammarch platform.
• Nordfeld Sports Facility The club's home sports facility featuring an artificial-turf football pitch and a renovated clubhouse (Spüdchen) serving as a community meeting place and café. Located at Walter-Binder-Weg in a nature reserve with auto-free access.

Quantifiable outcome

• CO2 reduction of 37% achieved by end of 2022 (exceeded the target of 13% for end of 2023)
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• RAVAL FOOTBALLcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for the club's own sustainable teamwear shop. All teamwear is produced under fair working conditions in Portugal and consists largely of recycled polyester. The entire teamwear collection was switched to sustainable production for the 2022/23 season via this partnership. This was a key milestone in the sustainability goals, exceeding the original target of adding 4 sustainable items.
• Koniaris KieferorthopädieminorOthersPlatinum-level sponsor of Vorwärts Spoho 98 e.V., listed on the Sponsoren page. Logo and link provided on sponsor recognition page.
• Oralchirurgie PlusminorOthersGold-level sponsor of Vorwärts Spoho 98 e.V., listed on the Sponsoren page.
• Energie MeyerminorOthersBronze-level sponsor of Vorwärts Spoho 98 e.V., listed on the Sponsoren page.
• Bike Store CologneminorOthersBronze-level sponsor of Vorwärts Spoho 98 e.V., listed on the Sponsoren page.
• AviatominorOthersBronze-level sponsor of Vorwärts Spoho 98 e.V., listed on the Sponsoren page.
• Ortho Dr. FluckminorOthersBronze-level sponsor of Vorwärts Spoho 98 e.V., listed on the Sponsoren page.
• Zappes, Fritz, Viva con AguaminorOthersCold beverage suppliers for the 'Spüdchen' club canteen at Nordfeld. Part of the sustainable gastronomy strategy (only bottled cold drinks from these partners).
• KiTTS e.V.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-organizer of football Feriencamps (holiday camps) at the Nordfeld. Joint activities between KiTTS e.V. and Vorwärts Spoho 98.
• Grün-Weiß BrauweilerminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInclusion team collaboration partner. On 20.03.2026, Vorwärts Spoho's inclusion team hosted a friendly match together with Grün-Weiß Brauweiler.
• PlantedminorOthersSustainability company partnered with for the 1st Nachhaltigkeitsspieltag 2023. 500 trees were planted in Germany as part of the Klimabeitrag (climate contribution) from the event, with each tree corresponding to a goal scored at a game station.
• LVR Förderschule BelvedereminorOthersThe LVR Förderschule Belvedere provides a parking lot used by the club as an alternative parking location for the Nordfeld, located approximately 1km from the sports facility with a 14-minute footpath through the nature reserve.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• TuS Köln: Cologne amateur football club offering multi-team senior and youth structures in the local league system, comparable to Vorwärts Spoho in scale, community-led operating model, and member-base profile.
• Fortuna Köln: Cologne-based amateur women's football club that Vorwärts Spoho's 1. Frauen faced in the FVM Pokalfinale in May 2026. Operates in the same regional amateur football pyramid (Frauen) in the Cologne area with comparable league ambitions.
• Grün-Weiß Brauweiler: Small amateur football club located in Brauweiler (Rhein-Erft-Kreis, near Cologne) that co-hosted an inclusion-team friendly match with Vorwärts Spoho in March 2026. Directly comparable as a small amateur club with an inclusion focus in the same regional ecosystem.
• SC West Köln: Amateur football club based in Cologne operating multiple senior and youth teams in the local Kreisliga system. Comparable in scale, geography, and amateur-community orientation to Vorwärts Spoho.
• SV Bergisch Gladbach 09: Amateur football club from Bergisch Gladbach immediately adjacent to Cologne, competing in similar Kreisliga-level leagues with comparable youth and senior team structures.

Broad incumbents

• 1. FC Köln (amateur & women's department): The dominant professional football club in Cologne also fields amateur and women's teams in regional leagues. Overlaps with Vorwärts Spoho geographically and in the same women's football pyramid but operates on a vastly larger commercial scale.
• Bayer 04 Leverkusen (amateur department): Professional Bundesliga club in the Cologne/Rhineland region that also operates amateur and youth football teams in nearby leagues. Overlaps competitively and geographically as a broad incumbent in regional amateur football.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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