donosti eventos sl

What donosti eventos sl does

Donosti Eventos SL is a privately held Spanish event organization company founded in 1992 and headquartered in Donostia-San Sebastián. The company specializes in organizing large-scale sports and cultural events, with a portfolio that includes five recurring annual properties: the Donosti Cup (an international youth football tournament attracting over 900 teams globally), the Donosti Masters Cup (veteran football for players aged 30+), the Carrera de Empresas (corporate team-building running event), the Maratón de San Sebastián, and the Clásica 15K. In addition to its own branded events, Donosti Eventos provides end-to-end event services—design, organization, communication, and production—to public and private clients, having delivered notable institutional events including the Real Sociedad centenary and the European and World Veterans Athletics Championships.

The company operates with a flexible workforce model: a permanent staff of 5 people expands to over 300 personnel during peak events such as the Donosti Cup. Its service offering is structured around four functional modules (Design, Organization, Communication, Production) covering the full event lifecycle from concept formulation and marketing planning through technical direction, registration management, security, staffing, and competition control. The underlying technology is described as an event management and sports competition organization platform, though no proprietary AI/ML capabilities or digital product platform features are disclosed.

Revenue is generated through three primary streams: transaction-based fees from team and individual registrations for the company's owned events (notably the Donosti Cup's 900+ teams), professional services fees from corporate event contracts (Carrera de Empresas), and event organization contracts with public and private institutions including Real Sociedad and athletics federations. Go-to-market is event-driven and direct: international participants register through event-specific microsites, corporate clients participate in regional San Sebastián events, and institutional clients are engaged through direct relationship sales supported by a media partnership with El Diario Vasco for promotional coverage.

Name

donosti eventos sl

Legal name

Donosti Eventos S.L.

Website

https://donostieventos.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Donosti Eventos SL is a Spanish event organization company founded in 1992 that designs, organizes, and produces sports and cultural events in San Sebastián, serving international youth football teams, veteran players, corporate clients, and public institutions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sports Event Management Services

NAICS

Other Spectator Sports (711219), Racetracks (711212), Spectator Sports (71121)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900), Services-Racing, Including Track Operation (7948)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYMPAKADAB

Championship & Cup Organizers

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Sports (Leagues, Teams, Events, Venues)/Sports Event & Tournament Organizers (Tours, Championships, Meets)

SECONDARYMPAKADAC

Meet & Invitational Organizers

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Sports (Leagues, Teams, Events, Venues)/Sports Event & Tournament Organizers (Tours, Championships, Meets)

SECONDARYMPAKADAD

Mass Participation Race Organizers (Runs, Triathlons, Cycling)

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Sports (Leagues, Teams, Events, Venues)/Sports Event & Tournament Organizers (Tours, Championships, Meets)

Keywords

• Sports event organization
• Event management services
• Football tournament hosting
• Corporate running events
• Marathon event planning

Headquarters

HQ city

Donostia-san Sebastián

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Event Registration and Participation Fees: Revenue generated from teams and participants registering for events such as the Donosti Cup (900+ teams) and Donosti Masters Cup
2. Corporate Event Services: Organizing events for companies (Carrera de Empresas) and institutional clients
3. Event Organization for Public/Private Entities: Organizes events for public and private organizations including Real Sociedad centenary, European and World Veterans Athletics Championships

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Donosti Eventos SL designs, organizes, and produces large-scale sporting and cultural events. Its core offerings are five flagship annual events — the Donosti Cup (international youth football tournament with 900+ teams), Donosti Masters Cup (veterans football), Carrera de Empresas (corporate running), Maratón de San Sebastián, and Clásica 15K — complemented by end-to-end custom event services for public and private clients, covering design, planning, technical direction, registration, communication, and production.

Product overview

Donosti Eventos SL is a sports and cultural event organization company that operates as a single unified service offering rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. The company provides end-to-end event services across four main areas—Design, Organization, Communication, and Production—and organizes a portfolio of recurring sporting events including the Donosti Cup (international youth football), Donosti Masters Cup (veteran football), Carrera de Empresas (corporate running), Maratón de San Sebastián, and Clásica 15K. The company also organizes ad-hoc events for public and private entities such as the Real Sociedad Centenary, European and World Veterans Athletics Championships, and the Cross Internacional de San Sebastián.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Donosti Cup: One of the largest international youth football tournaments, held annually in San Sebastián during the first week of July, attracting over 900 teams from around the world.
• Donosti Masters Cup
• Carrera de Empresas
• Maratón de San Sebastián
• Clásica 15K

Quantifiable outcome

• 900+ teams from around the world participate annually in the Donosti Cup

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• El Diario VascocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with El Diario Vasco newspaper for organizing major sporting events including Carrera de Empresas, Donosti Masters Cup, and Donosti Cup. El Diario Vasco provides media support and promotional coverage for events organized by Donosti Eventos.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Gothia Cup: Gothia Cup is one of the world's largest international youth football tournaments, held annually in Gothenburg, Sweden. It is the most direct comparable to Donosti Cup in scale, format and international team base.
• MIC Football (Mediterranean International Cup): MIC Football organizes large international youth football tournaments in Spain, targeting the same global youth club base as Donosti Cup and competing head-to-head for international team participation.
• IberCup: IberCup is an international youth football tournament organized in Portugal and Spain with comparable age categories, international team participation and end-to-end event services to the Donosti Cup.
• Dana Cup: Dana Cup is a major international youth football tournament held annually in Hjørring, Denmark. It competes with Donosti Cup for the same European and global youth club teams.
• Norway Cup: Norway Cup is one of the world's largest youth football tournaments, held in Oslo, Norway. It is directly comparable in international scope, age categories and operational scale to the Donosti Cup.
• Paris World Games: Paris World Games is an international youth multi-sport tournament organized in France that competes with Donosti Cup and other European youth tournaments for international club participation.
• Marató de Barcelona: Marató de Barcelona is one of Spain's flagship annual marathon events, directly comparable to Donosti Eventos' Maratón de San Sebastián in mass-participation running event format and Spanish market context.
• Zurich Marató de Sevilla: Zurich Marató de Sevilla is another major Spanish mass-participation marathon, comparable to Donosti Eventos' marathon and 15K products in scale, urban circuit execution and sponsor-driven model.

Broad incumbents

• MCI Group: MCI Group is a large global meetings, events and association management company that, like Donosti Eventos, provides end-to-end event design, organization and production services — but at a vastly broader enterprise scale and geographic footprint.

Others

• Real Sociedad de Fútbol: Real Sociedad is a notable Donosti Eventos client (centenary event) and a top-flight Spanish football club that organizes its own matches and ancillary events. It is adjacent rather than directly competitive, illustrating institutional client overlap in the Basque sports ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/torneodonosticup
• Facebookfacebook.com/donosticup
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/donosti-eventos
• Instagraminstagram.com/donosticup

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about donosti eventos sl