OneFootball

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OneFootball GmbH
Industry
  • Football
  • Media Internet
  • Mobile broadcasting
Founded1 January 2008  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
FounderLucas von Cranach
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)
Website onefootball.com/de/home (German version)
onefootball.com/en/home (English version)
OneFootball CEO and founder Lucas von Cranach at TechCrunch Disrupt Berlin in 2017 TechCrunch Disrupt Berlin 2017 (37949257505).jpg
OneFootball CEO and founder Lucas von Cranach at TechCrunch Disrupt Berlin in 2017

OneFootball is a German 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 as the rise of advertising means they need to know as much as possible". [5]

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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]

Seven months after raising more than $300 million in NFT funds, the company made three waves of layoffs. [14] The first wave, comes after the termination of the partnership with the application Spitch, a football fantasy app. The end of this partnership will result in the dismissal of 10 employees in November 2022. A month later, the company repeats with 62 new employees laid off. [15] In early 2023, a new wave of dismissals arrived with 150 employees laid off. [16] Some rumours mention problems of management and discrimination affecting the mental health of employees. [17] In total, the company will have reduced its workforce by 40% in 4 months. In August 2023, a new wave of redundancies - the 4th in less than a year took place at OneFootball. The company is reducing its workforce to 250 employees. This comes just 1 year after an astronomical fund-raising of over 300 million dollars. [18]

Berlin Labor Court

In recent months, the Labor Court has become a focal point for legal disputes involving OneFootball, the digital football platform. Former employees have brought forth a series of cases alleging unfair treatment and contract breaches [19] These legal battles highlight broader concerns about workplace ethics and employee rights within the tech industry. As the cases unfold, they serve as a reminder of the importance of transparency and fairness in employment practices, while also raising questions about the treatment of workers in fast-paced startup environments.

Accusation of NFT Scams

The decision to terminate the AERA project in June 2023 related to OneFootball has sparked lot of bad reactions on social media, especially regarding accusations of scams involving NFTs. Some fans of the platform expressed their dissatisfaction by openly accusing OneFootball of being involved in a scam. [20] CEO Lucas Von Cranach explained 1 year ago "We are creating an accessible experience for Serie A fans - by being a true platform - they can own digital video moments through us and take them wherever they want - or nowhere - they are theirs, in perpetuity. As members of the community, fans will enjoy even more benefits as we expand our Web3 offering and launch other products". The promised expansion did not last, as the platform has been shut down since June 2023.


OneFootball broadcasting rights

Football broadcasting rights to OneFootball
CompetitionCountryTerritorial Availability
Bundesliga Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Rights in Brazil
2. Bundesliga
DFL-Supercup
DFB-Pokal Rights outside of Germany
Danish Superliga Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Rights outside of Denmark
Úrvalsdeild karla Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland Rights outside of Iceland
Kazakhstan Premier League Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Rights outside of Kazakhstan
Latvian Higher League Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia Rights outside of Baltics
NIFL Premiership Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland Rights outside of UK
Premier League Flag of England.svg  England
Eliteserien Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Rights outside of Norway
Ekstraklasa Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Rights outside of Poland (other selected territories are excluded)
Swiss Super League Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland Rights in Switzerland, Italy, France, Germany and Austria
Slovak Fortuna Liga Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Rights outside of Slovakia
Austrian Bundesliga Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Rights outside of Austria (other selected territories are excluded)
K League 1 Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Rights outside of South Korea (other selected territories are excluded)
AFC Champions League Elite Asia Rights in UK, Spain, Asia, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, MENA (excluding Israel), South Africa, Latin America (including Brazil), Netherlands, Italy, Malta and San Marino. [21]
AFC Champions League Two
AFC Challenge League
UEFA Champions League Europe Live and Highlights on the App and on the website by OneFootball in the outside of the Europe.
UEFA Europa League
UEFA Europa Conference League
CONMEBOL Libertadores South America Live and Highlights on the App and on the website by OneFootball in the outside of the Latin America.
CONMEBOL Sudamericana
CONMEBOL Recopa
Serie A Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Live and Highlights on the App and on the website by OneFootball in the outside of the Italy.
Liga 1 Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia Rights outside of Indonesia (excluding Israel and Oceania)
AFC Asian Cup Asia Rights outside of the Asia
Saudi Professional League Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia Rights outside of the Saudi Arabia
Indian Super League Flag of India.svg  India Rights outside of Indian Subcontinent
J1 League Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Rights in Southeast Asia and Brazil
J2 League
J3 League

OneFootball partnerships

Football broadcasting rights available in OneFootball via partners
CompetitionCountryTerritorial Availability
La Liga Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Highlights in UK via Premier Sports
DFB-Pokal Flag of Germany.svg  Germany PPV rights in UK via Premier Sports [22]
Liga Portugal Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal PPV rights in UK via Premier Sports
Serie B Flag of Italy.svg  Italy PPV rights in Italy and US via Helbiz
Serie C PPV rights in selected international markets outside of Italy via Eleven Sports
Coppa Italia Serie C PPV rights in selected international markets outside of Italy via Eleven Sports
Campionato Primavera 1 Rights in Italy via Sportitalia
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil PPV rights in Brazil via Casimiro.
Highlights in Brazil via Grupo Globo
Rights in Italy via Sportitalia [23]
Rights in Japan via Abema
Campeonato Brasileiro Série B Rights in Brazil via Rede Bandeirantes.
Rights in Japan via Abema
Campeonato Brasileiro Série C Group stage PPV rights in Brazil via NSports
Campeonato Carioca Rights in Brazil via ESPN
Campeonato Paranaense PPV rights in Brazil via NSports
Campeonato Catarinense
Primera División de Argentina Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Rights in Italy via Sportitalia
Rights in Asia via SPOTV
Premier League Flag of England.svg  England Rights in Indonesia via SCM (Emtek)
2027 AFC Asian Cup Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia Rights in Southeast Asia and Brazil
J1 League Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
J2 League
J3 League

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