SSV Lokomotive Bernau

What SSV Lokomotive Bernau does

SSV Lokomotive Bernau e.V. is a registered non-profit sports association (eingetragener Verein) founded in 1960 and headquartered in Bernau bei Berlin, Brandenburg, Germany. The club operates multiple sports sections — basketball as its flagship, alongside volleyball and mountaineering — and serves a multi-generational membership spanning U8 children through Senioren Ü45 recreational teams. Its men's first team, Herren 1, competes in the BARMER 2. Basketball Bundesliga ProB Nord, the second tier of German professional basketball, where it finished 3rd in the 2025/26 season and qualified for the playoff semifinals. The club is governed by a member-elected board chaired by Sebastian Weege with Sven Schulze as deputy, and operates with 11–50 staff and coaches.

The organisation's core product surface centres on competitive basketball participation: the ProB men's team, a JBBL youth team run as a Spielgemeinschaft Bernau-Berlin Nord (BBN) with ALBA Berlin and Hermsdorf, age-group teams from U8 to U18, plus a dedicated girls' basketball programme (Mädchenpower) supporting more than 100 girls. Supplementary offerings include the Bärchencup mini-basketball tournament (U8/U10/U12, 22nd edition in 2026), Herbstcamp and other youth camps, a Grundschulliga school basketball league, a club podcast series, a mobile app, and an online fan merchandise shop operated via Basketballtrikots.com.

Revenue mechanics combine membership fees, ticket sales at Sparkassen-Arena Bernau and Erich-Wünsch-Halle, merchandise, and a multi-tiered sponsorship programme (Hauptsponsoren including ETL Freund & Partner, DIE AG, and Vodafone; PremiumSponsoren including Sparkasse Barnim, PVX Energy, Hoffmann Unternehmensgruppe, Inside Digital, Ford Lukat, Max Holzbau, MA Krüger Bau, Hörakustik Marlis Weege, Sportforum Bernau, Restaurant Am Weißen See, and Autohaus Zemke), supplemented by tournament entry fees (e.g., 180 EUR per team for Bärchencup), camp fees, donations, and crowdfunding campaigns such as Mädchenpower. The strategic dual-license cooperation with ALBA Berlin is the central go-to-market asset, providing a development pipeline that has produced professional players including Franz Wagner, Bennet Hundt, Jonas Mattisseck, Malte Delow, Tim Schneider, and Lorenz Brennecke.

Name

SSV Lokomotive Bernau

Legal name

SSV Lokomotive Bernau e.V.

Website

https://ssv-lok-bernau.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1960

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

SSV Lokomotive Bernau e.V. is a non-profit German sports association (founded 1960, Bernau bei Berlin) operating basketball, volleyball, and mountaineering programmes, with its men's first team competing in the 2. Basketball Bundesliga ProB and a youth development pipeline linked to ALBA Berlin.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sports Club Services

NAICS

Sports Teams and Clubs (711211), Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers (713940), Sports and Recreation Instruction (61162)

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), Sport-Specific Amateur Leagues & Circuits (Non-Professional) (MPAKACAJ)

Keywords

• Youth basketball development
• Professional basketball team
• Sports club membership
• Volleyball club programs
• Mountain sports activities

Headquarters

HQ city

Bernau

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership fees: Annual club membership fees charged to players and members across all age groups and teams.
2. Ticket sales: Revenue from sale of tickets for ProB home games at the Sparkassen-Arena Bernau and Erich-Wünsch-Halle.
3. Merchandise and fan articles: Sale of fan merchandise including jerseys, fan articles, and online shop items.
4. Sponsorship: Multi-tiered sponsorship programme including Hauptsponsoren (main sponsors), PremiumSponsoren, Jugendhauptsponsor, offizielle Partner, and general supporters.
5. Tournament entry fees: Participation fees for hosted tournaments such as the Bärchencup (180 EUR per team) and autumn volleyball tournament.
6. Camps and events: Revenue from basketball camps such as the Herbstcamp for youth players, as well as the annual Christmas party.
7. Donations and fundraising: Charitable donations and crowdfunding campaigns such as the Mädchenpower crowdfunding initiative targeting 25,000 EUR.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

SSV Lokomotive Bernau is a multi-sport non-profit association that fundamentally delivers community basketball participation — running competitive men's, women's, youth and children's basketball teams, including a professional men's team in the 2. Basketball-Bundesliga ProB Nord and a JBBL youth national league team. Beyond basketball, it offers volleyball programmes and a Bergsport (mountain sports) section, supplemented by basketball camps, the Bärchencup youth tournament, the Grundschulliga school league, a fan merchandise shop, a mobile app, and a podcast series.

Product overview

SSV Lokomotive Bernau is a multi-sport club based in Bernau bei Berlin, Germany, with basketball as its primary focus. The organization operates as a platform with multiple divisions: the core offering is the Herren 1 basketball team competing in the 2. Basketball-Bundesliga ProB Nord; this is supported by youth basketball programs including JBBL (operated as Bernau-Berlin Nord partnership with Alba Berlin), youth teams across multiple age groups (U8 through U18), and women's basketball. The club supplements its sporting activities with development programs (camps, after-school programs), community events (Bärchencup tournament, Grundschulliga school league), content production (podcasts), and merchandise sales. Additional sports sections include volleyball and mountain sports.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Herren 1 — ProB Men's Basketball Team Competitive men's basketball team competing in the 2. Basketball-Bundesliga ProB Nord for adult players and basketball fans. Tickets and live ticker access available via the club website and 2basketballbundesliga.de.
• JBBL — Jugend Basketball Bundesliga (Youth National League) National-league youth basketball team (U16 boys) competing in the JBBL as part of the BBN partnership with ALBA Berlin and Hermsdorf, for elite teenage basketball players.
• Bärchencup — Mini-Basketball Tournament

Quantifiable outcome

• 3rd place finish in BARMER 2. Basketball Bundesliga ProB Nord, Season 2025/26
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

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No

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Partnerships

25 partnerships are on record, tiered core, premium, official partner and minor.

• ALBA BerlincoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerALBA Berlin is the club's official partner and the most strategically important collaboration. The two clubs run a dual-license programme allowing ALBA Berlin players to gain game time in the ProB with LOK Bernau while LOK players receive coaching and development from ALBA's professional staff. This partnership has produced several professional players including Franz Wagner (NBA), Bennet Hundt, Jonas Mattisseck, Malte Delow, Tim Schneider, and Lorenz Brennecke. ALBA Berlin also co-sponsors the JBBL team through the Spielgemeinschaft Bernau-Berlin Nord (BBN).
• ETL Freund & PartnercoreGTM or Marketing PartnerETL Freund & Partner is listed as one of the main sponsors (Hauptsponsor) of SSV LOK Bernau, providing financial support to the club.
• DIE AGcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerDIE AG is listed as a main sponsor (Hauptsponsor) of SSV LOK Bernau.
• VodafonecoreGTM or Marketing PartnerVodafone (ono.de) is listed as a main sponsor (Hauptsponsor) of SSV LOK Bernau.
• Geithner Betonmanufaktur Joachimsthal GmbHcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerGeithner Betonmanufaktur is the youth main sponsor (Jugendhauptsponsor) of SSV LOK Bernau. It has partnered with the club on the Mädchenpower crowdfunding initiative, contributing matching funds through a youth partner programme alongside Berlin Recycling Crowd.
• BARMER (Barmer Ersatzkasse)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerBARMER is the naming sponsor of the 2. Basketball Bundesliga ProB, and a major supporter of LOK Bernau as reflected in sponsor banners and logo placements throughout the club website.
• PVX EnergypremiumGTM or Marketing PartnerListed as a PremiumSponsor of SSV LOK Bernau.
• Hoffmann UnternehmensgruppepremiumGTM or Marketing PartnerListed as a PremiumSponsor of SSV LOK Bernau.
• Inside DigitalpremiumGTM or Marketing PartnerListed as a PremiumSponsor of SSV LOK Bernau.
• Sparkasse BarnimpremiumGTM or Marketing PartnerListed as a PremiumSponsor of SSV LOK Bernau. The Sparkassen-Arena Bernau is named after this sponsor.
• MA Krüger BaupremiumGTM or Marketing PartnerListed as a PremiumSponsor of SSV LOK Bernau.
• Max HolzbaupremiumGTM or Marketing PartnerListed as a PremiumSponsor of SSV LOK Bernau.
• Hörakustik Marlis WeegepremiumGTM or Marketing PartnerListed as a PremiumSponsor and supporter of SSV LOK Bernau. Donated 2,000 EUR to the club's youth programme in 2026.
• Restaurant Am Weißen SeepremiumGTM or Marketing PartnerListed as a PremiumSponsor of SSV LOK Bernau.
• Autohaus ZemkepremiumGTM or Marketing PartnerListed as a PremiumSponsor of SSV LOK Bernau.
• Sportforum BernaupremiumGTM or Marketing PartnerListed as a PremiumSponsor of SSV LOK Bernau.
• Ford Lukat BernaupremiumGTM or Marketing PartnerListed as a PremiumSponsor of SSV LOK Bernau.
• Basketballtrikots.comofficial partnerGTM or Marketing PartnerListed as an official partner of SSV LOK Bernau. Operates the club's online fan merchandise shop.
• Supernova Fitnessofficial partnerGTM or Marketing PartnerListed as an official partner of SSV LOK Bernau. Provides fitness services/supplements for the club.
• Helios Klinikum Berlin-Buchofficial partnerOthersListed as an official partner of SSV LOK Bernau. Local healthcare provider supporting the club.
• Drobeck Physiotherapieofficial partnerOthersListed as an official partner of SSV LOK Bernau. Provides physiotherapy services to club athletes.
• Stadt Bernau bei BerlincoreOthersThe City of Bernau bei Berlin is listed as providing friendly support (mit freundlicher Unterstützung) to the club. The club participates in city events such as the Hussitenfestumzug.
• WilsonminorGTM or Marketing PartnerWilson is a basketball equipment sponsor whose logo appears on the club website. Official basketball partner of the 2. Basketball Bundesliga.
• BIG Basketball (BIG-feeling)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerBIG-feeling events is listed as an official partner. Logo appears in sponsor banner.
• Regio1.liveminorGTM or Marketing PartnerListed as an official partner. Local regional media/streaming partner.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Rostock Seawolves: Direct ProB competitor that has competed against LOK Bernau in the 2. Basketball Bundesliga. Like LOK Bernau, Rostock Seawolves combines a regional identity, a professional team in the second tier, and youth development programs in a smaller German city outside the major metropolitan centers.
• SC Rist Wedel: ProB Nord division competitor and a community-anchored basketball club from Wedel near Hamburg. SC Rist Wedel shares LOK Bernau's small-city community basketball club model with multi-sport offerings.
• Phoenix Hagen: ProB basketball club competing in Germany's second tier. Phoenix Hagen shares LOK Bernau's model of operating a professional basketball franchise in a smaller German city with strong community identity and youth development infrastructure.
• Itzehoe Eagles: ProB Nord division competitor and fellow second-tier German basketball club. The Eagles represent a comparable small-city professional basketball model with community-driven membership and youth development focus.
• Bayer Giants Leverkusen: ProB basketball club with a historical BBL pedigree. The Bayer Giants share LOK Bernau's positioning as a community-embedded basketball club with traditional roots and youth development focus, currently competing in the second tier.
• BSW Sixers: Direct ProB Nord division competitor based in Sandhausen. The Sixers operate at the same competitive level as LOK Bernau with a comparable community-oriented basketball club model in a smaller city.
• Uni Baskets Münster: ProB Nord division competitor operating professional basketball in Münster. Uni Baskets shares LOK Bernau's positioning as a university/city-rooted basketball club with youth development programs competing at the second-tier professional level.
• ART Giants Düsseldorf: ProB Nord division competitor and direct opponent in upcoming 2026/27 season. ART Giants Düsseldorf operates as a comparable second-tier professional basketball club with youth development programs in the Rhine-Ruhr region.

Broad incumbents

• ALBA Berlin: Germany's premier basketball club competing in the BBL (top tier) and EuroLeague. ALBA Berlin is LOK Bernau's official partner and operates the dual-license youth development program that underpins LOK's talent pipeline. Both clubs operate basketball programs in the Berlin-Brandenburg region with overlapping player development pathways.

Emerging players

• TSV 1860 München (Basketball): Multi-sport German club (eingetragener Verein) with a basketball section that has historically competed in professional leagues. The structure mirrors LOK Bernau's e.V. multi-sport model with basketball as the flagship competitive discipline and a community-membership base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/lokbernau
• Facebookfacebook.com/LokBernau
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ssv-lok-bernau

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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