Registration & Payment
The foundation and challenge of each sports organisation: members, licences, fees and payments, handled cleanly.
We bridge the gap between IT and sports
Run your federation on data. Grow your sport with AI.
Sports Engineers combines strategy, backend and API integrations, and frontend development into one data-driven solution for sport federations. One clean data foundation, optimised for AI, shows you where participation grows and what to do about it.
- 8modules
- AIon clean data
- 1data foundation
Active members48,230▲ 6.4%
New registrations3,912▲ 12.1%
Retention81.7%▲ 2.3 pt
Participation, last 12 monthsMembers Target
Registrations by age group
Clubs by region
Recognised in sports technology
- Top 10 Sports Technology Solution Provider 2019
- Shortlisted Yahoo Sports Technology Awards, League Manager 2019
- Top 10 Sports Technology Solution Provider 2018
The challenge
Growing a sport is a data problem before it is anything else.
Most federations run on a patchwork: one tool for registrations, spreadsheets for competitions, another system for payments, and clubs keeping their own records. Nobody sees the whole picture.
- Season-start crunchThousands of registrations, payments and team entries land in a few weeks, often handled by volunteers.
- Late or disputed resultsResults arrive late, wrong or not at all, so standings get questioned.
- Silent drop-outMembers leave at age-group transitions and you only find out months later.
- Reporting by handBoards and funders want participation figures that are still assembled in spreadsheets.
Our approach
Data is the driver of every solution we build.
We design around a single, clean data foundation, so every module you use feeds the next, and every decision is backed by evidence.
- 01
Capture
Registration, payments, fixtures and results flow into one structured data model from the first touchpoint.
- 02
Understand
Dashboards and AI models turn raw data into participation, retention and club-health insight, in your terms.
- 03
Act
AI-assisted workflows and automation remove manual work and help you target the clubs, regions and groups that need it.
- 04
Grow
Measure the result, refine the programme, and open new commercial models with data and media rights.
The platform
Eight modules for federation management. Adopt one or all.
Ready-made or custom-built, component-based, for team or individual sports, structured or social, competition or tournament. Every module shares the same data model, so you can start where it matters and expand when you are ready.
League Management
Data-driven dashboards and intelligent result entry for complex fixtures and growing competitions.
Tournament Management
Set up tournaments with smart participation handling and automatic bracket generation.
Match Centre
Support your play and stay ahead of the game, with match data in one place for officials, players and fans.
Club Solutions
Apps and websites for clubs with real-time match data and useful integrations into your federation systems.
Automatic Video Production
Sports analysis and live streaming, produced automatically.
Ads Management SportsAds
New business models by serving banners and running campaigns across your digital channels.
Data Distribution
Data rights management and distribution: control who can use your competition data, and on what terms.
AI for sport federations
AI is only as good as the data behind it. Ours is built for it.
Because every module feeds one structured, clean data model, we can apply AI where it genuinely helps: less admin for your people, earlier insight for your decisions, and a better experience for every member. Used correctly, AI becomes a growth engine for your sport.
Which clubs are most at risk of losing U14 players next season?
3 clubs show an early drop-out pattern. Main factors: fewer registrations than last year and fewer matches played.
- Club AHigh
- Club BMedium
- Club CMedium
Illustrative example
Predict and prevent drop-out
Spot members and clubs at risk of lapsing early, while there is still time to act.
Smarter fixtures
Balance venues, travel and preferences faster, and re-plan quickly when the season changes.
Result quality checks
Flag unusual scores and late or missing results for review, before they become disputes.
Ask your data
Get answers from your own data in plain language, without waiting for a report.
Personalised engagement
Send the right message to the right member at the right moment, and welcome people back.
Automated admin and content
Summaries, match reports and highlights produced for you, so volunteers can focus on the sport.
- Your data stays yoursYou decide how your data is used.
- Humans in the loopAI suggests. Your people decide.
- ExplainableEvery insight comes with the data behind it.
- Privacy by designBuilt with GDPR and the protection of young players in mind.
Services
Strategy, engineering and experience, from one team.
Software alone does not grow a sport. We combine advice on where to go with the backend that connects your data and the frontend your members actually use, so the plan and the platform stay aligned.
Strategy & advisory
We help you decide what to build and why, before a line of code is written.
- Participation and data strategy: goals, KPIs and the data needed to reach them
- Digital roadmap: what to tackle first across registration, competitions and clubs
- AI readiness: where AI adds value and what data it needs
- Adoption: bringing staff, clubs and volunteers along
Backend & API integrations
The engine room: one structured data model, connected to the systems you already use.
- API integrations with your existing systems and third-party platforms
- One data model behind every module
- Data import and migration of your history
- Secure access and data rights management
Frontend & experience
The screens people use every day, designed for volunteers, officials, players and fans.
- Websites and apps for your federation and clubs, in your branding
- Registration flows, dashboards and the Match Centre on any device
- Fast, accessible interfaces that reduce admin
- Continuous improvement based on how the platform is used
One team, one data model. What is decided in the boardroom ends up in the data and on the screens your members use.
Tailored by design
Your sport has its own rules. Your software should follow them.
We do not squeeze federations into a template. We configure and extend a proven platform around your competition formats, membership structure and governance.
Discuss your requirements- DiscoverWe map your sport, structures and data landscape together with your people.
- ConfigureProven components are configured to your competition rules, membership structure and branding.
- IntegrateConnect existing systems and import your members, history and competitions, so you do not lose a season.
- GrowLaunch, measure, and keep evolving the platform with a partner who knows your sport.
Participation analytics
Know exactly where your sport grows, and why.
01
Join and stay
Simple online registration, and retention tracked by age group, gender and club, so you see losses at transitions such as U12 to U14 before they happen.
02
Play
Fixture completion, forfeits and result timeliness across every league and tournament, so competitions stay healthy and standings are trusted.
03
Club health
Benchmark clubs on membership and team trends, support the ones at risk early, and replicate what the best clubs do.
04
Report and fund
Participation reporting by age, gender and region for boards, funders and government, without the spreadsheets.
Who we serve
One platform, every stakeholder in your sport.
Federations & associations
Central control, clean data and national insight across every competition.
Clubs
Less admin, better tools, apps and websites powered by live federation data.
Players & officials
Easy registration, schedules and results in one place.
Sponsors & partners
Targeted reach through SportsAds and rights-managed data distribution.
Questions
What federations ask us first.
Who owns our data?
You do. Your data stays yours, and you decide how it is used, including for AI.
Can we start with one module?
Yes. The platform is component-based, so you can start where it matters most and expand later.
What about our existing data and systems?
We look at your current systems and data together in the discovery step, and plan how to import and connect them so you do not lose a season.
Does it fit our competition rules?
That is the point of our approach: formats, scoring and membership rules differ per federation, so we configure the platform around yours.
How do we get started?
Request a demo. We use it to understand your sport and structure, then show you what the platform looks like for your federation.
Let's talk
Ready to take your federation to the next level?
Tell us about your sport. We will get back to you to plan a product demonstration built around your challenges.
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- Phone+31 (0)36 8411011
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