OneFootball

OneFootball is a platform-based football media company. The OneFootball app features live-scores, statistics and news[1] from 200 leagues in 12 different languages covered by a newsroom located in Berlin.[2] In 2019, OneFootball partnered up with Eleven Sports to have the rights to stream directly on the app La Liga in UK[3] and with Sky to transmit 2. Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal matches in Germany.[4] In 2020, OneFootball bought club-founded video forum Dugout. Speaking of the deal to Bloomberg, OneFootball CEO Lucas von Cranach said that the move will "benefit the whole football ecosystem with clubs, federations and leagues able to increase audience reach and harness our powerful data insights to gain a deeper understanding of their fans' engagement".[5]

OneFootball GmbH
Industry
  • Football
  • Media Internet
  • Mobile broadcasting
Founded1 January 2008 
FounderNiklas Levinsohn
HeadquartersGreifswalder Straße 212, Berlin, Germany
Key people
  • Lucas von Cranach (CEO)
  • Patrick Fischer (CBO)
  • Franz Koch (COO)
  • Joerg Meiner (CFO)
  • Kerstin von der Brelie (CPCO)
Websiteonefootball.com/de/home (German version)
onefootball.com/en/home (English version)
OneFootball CEO and founder Lucas von Cranach at TechCrunch Disrupt Berlin in 2017

History

The company was founded under the name Motain by Lucas Von Cranach in 2013.[6] In 2009 Von Cranach launched iLiga (THE football app abroad).[7] Following a move to the new HQ in Berlin, Motain and its products (iLiga and THE football app) were merged under the name of OneFootball.[8] On 7 September 2016 OneFootball was featured in the Apple keynote in San Francisco for the release of watchOS 3.[9] The management team, which included Silke Kuisle as CFO,[10] expanded in 2018 with the arrival of the ex-Puma CEO, Franz Koch, as the new COO and the SPORT1MEDIA ex-CEO Patrick Fischer, as the new CBO.[11] On 15 December 2020 the company took over Dugout, a multimedia forum founded by a host of Europe's biggest clubs, for reportedly more than $61 million.[12] In May 2022 OneFootball raised €300 million in a series D financing round led by Liberty City Ventures and included participation from Animoca Brands, Dapper Labs, DAH Beteiligungs GmbH, Quiet Capital, RIT Capital Partners, Senator Investment Group and Alsara Investment Group.[13]

OneFootball broadcasting rights
Football broadcasting rights to OneFootball
CompetitionCountryTerritorial Availability
Bundesliga  Germany Rights in Brazil
2. Bundesliga
DFL-Supercup
Primeira Liga  Portugal Rights in Italy
Belgian Pro League  Belgium PPV rights in selected international markets outside of Belgium and Luxembourg
Scottish Premiership  Scotland Rights in selected international markets outside of UK
Danish Superliga  Denmark Rights outside of Denmark
Úrvalsdeild karla Iceland Rights outside of Iceland
Kazakhstan Premier League  Kazakhstan Rights outside of Kazakhstan
Latvian Higher League  Latvia Rights outside of Baltics
NIFL Premiership  Northern Ireland Rights outside of UK
Eliteserien  Norway Rights outside of Norway
Ekstraklasa  Poland Rights in selected international markets outside of Poland
Swiss Super League  Switzerland Rights outside of Switzerland
Slovak Fortuna Liga  Slovakia Rights outside of Slovakia
Austrian Bundesliga  Austria Rights in selected international markets outside of Austria
Slovenian PrvaLiga  Slovenia Rights in selected international markets outside of Slovenia
Moldovan Super Liga  Moldova Rights in selected international markets outside of Moldova
Chinese Super League  China Rights in selected international markets outside of China
K League 1  South Korea Rights in selected international markets outside of South Korea
J1 League  Japan Rights in selected international markets outside of Japan
Indian Super League  India Rights outside of Indian Subcontinent
Liga MX  Mexico Rights in selected international markets outside of Mexico
Primera División de Argentina  Argentina PPV rights in selected international markets outside of Argentina
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A  Brazil PPV rights in selected international markets outside of Brazil
Copa do Brasil  Brazil Rights outside of Brazil
UEFA Champions League Europe Some preliminary and Qualifying round matches on the App and not on the website by OneFootball in the United Kingdom [14]
Selected qualifying games outside of Europe.
UEFA Europa League
UEFA Europa Conference League
CONMEBOL Libertadores South America Highlights in Latin America [15]
CONMEBOL Sudamericana
CONMEBOL Recopa
Serie A  Italy Live and Highlights on the App and not on the website by OneFootball in the United Kingdom [16]

OneFootball partnerships
Football broadcasting rights available in OneFootball via partners
CompetitionCountryTerritorial Availability
La Liga  Spain Highlights in UK via Premier Sports
DFB-Pokal  Germany PPV rights in UK via Premier Sports[17]
Liga Portugal  Portugal PPV rights in UK via Premier Sports
Serie B  Italy PPV rights in Italy and US via Helbiz
Serie C  Italy PPV rights in selected international markets outside of Italy via Eleven Sports
Coppa Italia Serie C  Italy PPV rights in selected international markets outside of Italy via Eleven Sports
Campionato Primavera 1  Italy Rights in Italy via Sportitalia
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A  Brazil PPV Athletico Paranaense home games via Casimiro in Brazil.
Highlights in Brazil via Grupo Globo
Rights in Italy via Sportitalia[18]
Campeonato Brasileiro Série C  Brazil Group stage PPV rights in Brazil via NSports
Campeonato Paranaense  Brazil PPV rights in Brazil via NSports
Campeonato Catarinense  Brazil PPV rights in Brazil by NSports
Primera División de Argentina  Argentina Rights in Italy via Sportitalia

References
  1. Cook, James. "The 17 hottest tech startups in Germany". Business Insider. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  2. "OneFootball - Soccer Scores - Apps on Google Play". play.google.com. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  3. "'We want to be ahead of the curve': Why Eleven Sports and OneFootball are taking La Liga PPV". www.sportspromedia.com. 17 April 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  4. "OneFootball to stream Sky's 2. Bundesliga and DFB Pokal games". SportBusiness Media. 21 August 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  5. "OneFootball Agrees Takeover of Rival Soccer Streamer Dugout". Bloomberg.com. 15 December 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  6. "Wie Onefootball-Gründer Lucas von Cranach Größen wie Ex-Puma-CEO Franz Koch ins Team holt". Daily (in German). 12 December 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  7. Pöppl, Michael (14 July 2016). "Marktführer im Bereich "Fußball mobil"". Der Tagesspiegel Online (in German). Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  8. Pöppl, Michael (27 June 2016). "OneFootball". Der Tagesspiegel Online (in German). Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  9. "Keynote - WWDC 2016 - Videos". Apple Developer. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  10. "the Hundert Vol. 4 - Startups Meet Fashion". Issuu. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  11. "Ex-Puma CEO Koch and Sport1 Media chief Fischer join OneFootball | News | Sportcal". sportcal.com. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  12. "OneFootball Agrees Takeover of Rival Soccer Streamer Dugout". Bloomberg.com. 15 December 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  13. "Dechert Advises OneFootball on its €300 Million Series D Funding Round".
  14. "LIVE Champions League football on OneFootball". Retrieved 15 September 2020..
  15. "OneFootball e Conmebol oficializam acordo para Libertadores e Sul-Americana". Retrieved 4 December 2022..
  16. "📺 🇮🇹 Watch Serie A live and for free with OneFootball this season!". Retrieved 12 August 2022..
  17. "DFB Pokal and Liga Portugal to stream on OneFootball in UK via Premier Sports deal". Retrieved 4 December 2022..
  18. "OneFootball is teaming up with Sportitalia to bring more world-class football to fans in Italy". Retrieved 7 December 2022..
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