Offenbacher Kickers 1901 GmbH

What Offenbacher Kickers 1901 GmbH does

Offenbacher Kickers 1901 GmbH is the professional operating entity of the Offenbacher Kickers football club, a heritage German sports organization founded in 1901 and currently competing in the Regionalliga Südwest (4th tier of German football). The GmbH is wholly owned by the parent registered association, OFC Kickers 1901 e.V., and operates from Plutos Stadion am Bieberer Berg in Offenbach am Main, within the Rhine-Main metropolitan region. Florian Holzbrecher serves as Managing Director of the GmbH, while the parent e.V. is governed by a presidency led by Joachim Wagner. The club marked its 125th anniversary in 2026 with anniversary merchandise, exhibition fixtures against top-flight opponents (Bayer Leverkusen, VfB Stuttgart), and community events.

The commercial offering spans six distinct revenue streams: matchday revenue (1,609 season tickets sold for the 2026/27 season as of July 2026, plus day and VIP tickets), merchandise sales via the fanshop, corporate sponsorship (main sponsor EVO with 15+ year tenure, Peters GmbH extended to 2030, 11 Teamsports for equipment, Stadtwerke Offenbach, Rhein Main Rohstoffe, and Plutos holding stadium naming rights), recurring fan memberships (€9/month adult, €5/month reduced), VIP hospitality in the stadium's business area, and youth development programs including the EVO Kickers-Kids-Camps (€219 per 5-day camp). The underlying technology stack is standard for a mid-tier European club: a web-based ticketing platform (tickets-ofc.de) operated by LMS Sport GmbH, an e-commerce fanshop (fanshop-ofc.de), a combined membership and football-school registration portal (shop.ofc.de), and a content-managed corporate site built on REDAXO by Yakamara Media GmbH. Digital fan engagement is delivered through OFC-Fanradio, KickersTV, the fan magazine 'Berschgebabbel,' and remarketing campaigns on Google Ads and Facebook. Beyond the men's first team, the organization fields reserve, women's, and youth squads from U11 to U19 through the Falken Reifen-Leistungszentrum, plus auxiliary sections in handball, cheerleading, darts, and golf, and runs a partnership with RMV that turns match tickets into regional public transport passes.

Name

Offenbacher Kickers 1901 GmbH

Legal name

Offenbacher Kickers 1901 GmbH

Website

https://ofc.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1901

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Offenbacher Kickers 1901 GmbH operates the professional football team of the 125-year-old Offenbacher Kickers club, competing in Germany's Regionalliga Südwest. The entity runs ticketing, merchandise, sponsorship, fan memberships, and youth football camps from Plutos Stadion am Bieberer Berg in Offenbach.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Offenbach

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Matchday Revenue: Revenue from ticket sales for league matches and test games, including day tickets, season tickets (1,609 sold for 2026/27), and VIP tickets.
2. Merchandise Sales: Sales of official fan merchandise through the fanshop, including the special '125 Jahre' anniversary jersey.
3. Sponsorship: Partnerships with sponsors including EVO (main sponsor), 11 Teamsports, Stadtwerke Offenbach, Rhein Main Rohstoffe, Peters GmbH (renewed until 2030), and Plutos. Sponsors receive advertising on jerseys, stadium signage, and digital platforms.
4. Membership Dues: Fan memberships with monthly fees: Adults €9/month, reduced rate €5/month for children, students, disabled persons.
5. Hospitality: VIP packages and hospitality services for matchday experiences in the stadium's business area.
6. Youth Development Programs: Revenue from football school camps and training programs for children and youth (EVO Kickers-Kids-Camps at €219 per week).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Offenbacher Kickers 1901 GmbH operates a professional football club competing in the Regionalliga Südwest, delivering matchday entertainment at Plutos Stadion am Bieberer Berg. It sells match tickets, season tickets, and VIP/hospitality packages through an online ticket shop, distributes official club merchandise through a fanshop, runs a tiered fan membership program, and conducts youth football camps (EVO Kickers-Kids-Camp) and academy training (Falken Reifen-Leistungszentrum) for U11–U19 players.

Product overview

Offenbacher Kickers 1901 GmbH operates a multi-channel digital offering centered around its football club. The core products include an online ticketing platform (tickets-ofc.de) for matchday tickets and VIP experiences at Plutos Stadion am Bieberer Berg, an official merchandise shop (fanshop-ofc.de), and the EVO Kickers-Kids-Camp youth football academy program. The club also offers a fan membership program with various tiers for adults, students/seniors, and youth, providing benefits such as voting rights, discounts, and priority access. These digital properties collectively serve the club's fans, members, and visitors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• EVO Kickers-Kids-Camp: Youth football camp program operated by the club's football school, offering holiday camps and training programs for children.
• Falken Reifen-Leistungszentrum
• OFC-Fußballschule

Products and services

• Ticketshop (tickets-ofc.de)

Named customers8 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Peters GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 July 2026Kickers Offenbach and Peters GmbH extended their successful partnership until 2030. The partnership, located in Langen, demonstrates mutual trust and commitment between the club and the company. Peters GmbH is one of the main club partners.
• EVO (Energieversorgung Offenbach AG)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMain sponsor (Hauptsponsor) with over 15 years of partnership. EVO advertises on the club's jerseys. The company also sponsors the EVO Kickers-Kids-Camps football school programs.
• 11 TeamsportscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOfficial equipment and sports apparel partner of the club.
• Stadtwerke OffenbachminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipal utility company and club partner.
• Rhein Main Rohstoffe (RMR)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRecycling company and club partner.
• PlutoscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNaming rights sponsor for Plutos Stadion am Bieberer Berg. The stadium bears the sponsor's name.
• Sparda-Bank HessencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStadium naming rights (Sparda-Bank-Hessen-Stadion) since 2012.
• Regionalliga Südwest GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLeague operator for the Regionalliga Südwest competition in which the club participates.
• RMV (Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPublic transport partnership offering Kombi-Ticket - match tickets serve as travel passes in the entire RMV area on match day.

Scale indicators4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Rot-Weiss Essen: Historic German lower-division club that has played across Regionalliga and 3.Liga tiers; directly comparable in scale, heritage, and traditional supporter base to Kickers Offenbach.
• 1. FC Saarbrücken: Competitor in Regionalliga Südwest with similar regional footprint, youth academy operations, and sponsorship-driven revenue model.
• KSV Hessen Kassel: Traditional Hessian club competing at the same regional tier with overlapping geographic fan base and similar sponsorship profile.
• FC-Astoria Walldorf: Regionalliga Südwest competitor with similar scale, youth-development focus, and regional-sponsor economics.
• TSV 1860 München: Traditional German club currently operating in lower professional tiers with a similar membership-heavy association structure and strong regional identity; comparable business model for a historic club outside the Bundesliga.
• SSV Ulm 1846 Fußball: Regionalliga Südwest rival with comparable fan-base size, local corporate sponsorship model, and stadium-revenue mix.
• SC Freiburg II: Reserve team of SC Freiburg competing in Regionalliga; shares the dual role of league competitor and youth-development pipeline, similar to OFC's Leistungszentrum.
• Viktoria Köln: Traditional German club operating in the lower professional tiers with a comparable blend of matchday, membership, and regional sponsorship revenue.

Regional players

• SG Sonnenhof Großaspach: Former Regionalliga Südwest club with a similar small-town, sponsor-driven operating model relevant as a benchmark for membership and youth revenues.

Others

• DFB (Deutscher Fußball-Bund): National federation governing licensing, cup competition, and youth development frameworks for clubs like OFC; relevant as the regulatory and competitive ecosystem participant.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/kickersoffenbach
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ofc-kickers-offenbach
• Instagraminstagram.com/kickersoffenbach

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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