The software that REALLY speaks Swiss football
Paak already manages your members, CHF and TWINT payments, and teams. For SFV football, it goes further: letter-based age categories A-G (instead of U-XX), D-7 format unique to Switzerland (7v7 for 11-year-olds), 13 regional associations, no medical certificate at federation level. Complementary to clubcorner.ch, never a substitute.
Your members, their fees, their team — in one view. Paak manages your club, not just your sport.
Before football: what Paak does for your whole club.
- Members & families
- Fees & online payments
- Teams & convocations
- Coach screening & data protection
- Newsletter & communication
- Equipment & volunteers
clubcorner.ch + Paak — complementary, not competing
The SFV runs the most comprehensive federation IT system encountered in CH research: clubcorner.ch (internal SFV development, clubcorner.ch) is mandatory since 2019 for all qualification + transfer procedures. The system covers licences, transfers, digital player card (since 2024/25), electronic match sheet, referee management, training planning, tournaments, sponsorship, and even a club website builder. You keep it. Paak does not try to replace it — we cover what clubcorner.ch doesn't: multi-sport, CHF/TWINT payments outside the licence, parent communications, club accounting, individual performance, volunteers.
Stays in clubcorner.ch
Player qualification + transfer + loan + dual licence, digital player card, electronic match sheet, championship entry, referee management, referee reports. Official SFV tool, you keep it as is.
Stays in the digital player card
Team compositions locked 45 min before kick-off (amateur) or 60 min (SFL/elite). Maximum 18 names (11+7). Captain + responsible coach designated. Fully deployed since 2024/25 (piloted 2023/24). Paak does not interfere.
What Paak adds
Multi-sport (a football + other-section club, one platform), Mollie payments in CHF + TWINT outside the licence (dues, tournaments, camps, training courses, equipment, sponsors), individual performance, parent communications, club accounting, volunteers, training planning.
No public clubcorner.ch API
Paak audit 2026: no public REST API, no documented webhook, no documented export. Closed proprietary system. Bridge today to Paak: CSV import for initial migration. A technical partnership with the SFV for a native connector remains to be explored post-pilot.
Strategic position: clubcorner.ch is the most comprehensive federation IT system found in CH research (covers even club websites). Paak's position for Swiss football must be complementary, never competing. The gap clubcorner.ch leaves open: financial management (dues, equipment sales, sponsor invoicing), parent communications, multi-sport management for omnisport clubs.
Swiss football has its own logic
FIFA/UEFA rules apply unchanged — 11v11, 2x45 min, offside, yellow/red cards. But the SFV adds four specifics that most "multi-sport" software ignores.
Letter-based categories A-G
Instead of the standard FIFA/UEFA U-XX system, the SFV uses letters: A (18-20), B (16-17), C (14-15), D-9 (12-13), E (9-10), F (7-8), G (~6). CH override wired in code (Session 212 Commit 11). New structure adopted nationwide from 2025/26.
D-7 (7v7 for 11-year-olds) — CH-only
Format unique to Switzerland: 7v7 for 11-year-old children, bridging E (6v6) and D-9 (9v9). No FFF equivalent in France. Wired in code in Paak (Session 212 Commit 11) — not a manual configuration.
Digital player card
Since 2024/25, no more paper. Created on clubcorner.ch via smartphone, photo + identity document copied. Compositions locked 45 min (amateur) or 60 min (SFL) before kick-off. Paak does not replace it — the club keeps clubcorner.ch for the official composition.
No federation medical certificate
Major difference from France (FFF requires annual medical certificate or self-health questionnaire). The SFV requires no medical certificate at grassroots level. Paak respects this difference: requiresMedicalCert is false for Switzerland (Session 212 Commit 7).
SFV age categories (letter-based)
Source: SFV Neue Kategorien Jugendfussball, verified 2026-05-07. New structure decided December 1, 2023, nationwide from 2025/26 (early adoption 2024/25 by AFV, FVBJ, FVNWS, FVRZ, SOFV).
| Category | Format | Ages | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 11v11 | 18-20 | Top amateur / senior junior |
| B | 11v11 | 16-17 | |
| C | 11v11 | 14-15 | |
| D-9 | 9v9 | 12-13 | Formerly just "D" |
| D-7 | 7v7 | 11 | NEW — bridges E and D-9 (CH-only) |
| E | 6v6 | 9-10 | Children's football |
| F | 5v5 | 7-8 | Children's football |
| G | 3v3 | ~6 | Children's football (no SFV qualification required) |
13 SFV regional associations
Regional associations are the primary administrative layer for amateur clubs. Source: football.ch/regionalverbaende.aspx, verified 2026-05-07.
- AFV — Aargauer Fussballverband
- FVBJ — Fussballverband Bern/Jura
- IFV — Innerschweizerischer Fussballverband (Central Switzerland)
- FVNWS — Fussballverband Nordwestschweiz
- OFV — Ostschweizer Fussballverband (Eastern Switzerland)
- SOFV — Solothurner Fussballverband
- FVRZ — Fussballverband Region Zürich
- FTC — Federazione Ticinese di Calcio
- FFV — Freiburger Fussballverband / Association Fribourgeoise de Football
- ACGF — Association Cantonale Genevoise de Football
- ANF — Association Neuchâteloise de Football
- ACVF — Association Cantonale Vaudoise de Football
- WFV — Walliser Fussballverband / Association Valaisanne de Football
SFV licences and qualifications
- SFV player qualification — mandatory via clubcorner.ch since 2019. Photo + copy of identity document (smartphone). Age category A-G. Categories G and F (children) do not require official SFV qualification; from 2022/23 formal licensing extended to all youth categories.
- No federation medical certificate —
requiresMedicalCertisfalse. A club can locally require one. - Digital player card — created on clubcorner.ch (smartphone), since 2024/25.
- J+S (Jugend+Sport) qualifications — Swiss federal framework for youth coach training, recognised by BASPO. Tracked at the Paak profile with validity date.
- SFV refereeing qualifications — regional, national. Club availability tracked in Paak (official delegation remains in clubcorner.ch).
- Dues in CHF — differentiated rates per category, family discounts. Mollie + TWINT rolling out.
Swiss football, on top of everything Paak already does
Everything above — A-G categories, unique D-7 format, no medical certificate — is added to the complete club management platform. Paak does not duplicate clubcorner.ch.
- Member management and dues collection in CHF (Mollie + TWINT rolling out)
- Match, training, and travel scheduling (in parallel with clubcorner.ch, not as a replacement)
- Parent convocations by email with RSVP
- Attendance and availability tracking
- Volunteer management (table, refreshments, transport)
- Equipment distribution (jerseys, balls)
- Qualification and licence tracking
- Sponsors, donor revenue, club accounting
- Multi-sport (football + other sections in the same club, one platform)
- nLPD-compatible hosting (the EU is on Switzerland's adequacy list)
Frequently asked questions
Does Paak handle the SFV letter-based categories (A-G + D-7)?
Yes. The SFV uses letter-based categories (A, B, C, D-9, D-7, E, F, G) instead of the U-XX system. The D-7 format (7v7 for 11-year-olds) is unique to Switzerland. CH override wired in code (Session 212 Commit 11) — Swiss clubs see the right categories without manual configuration.
Does Paak replace clubcorner.ch?
No. clubcorner.ch is mandatory since 2019 for qualification + transfers + digital player card. You keep it. Paak is complementary: multi-sport, CHF/TWINT payments outside the licence, parent communications, accounting, sponsors, individual performance. Not a clubcorner.ch substitute.
Is there a public clubcorner.ch API?
No, not to our knowledge (Paak audit 2026). Closed proprietary system. No REST API, no documented webhook. Bridge today: CSV import. A technical partnership with the SFV remains to be explored post-pilot.
Is a medical certificate required for Swiss football?
No, not at SFV federation level (unlike France). Paak respects this difference: requiresMedicalCert is false for Switzerland. A club can locally require a certificate; Paak then allows it to be added as a club qualification.
How many clubs and licensed players are there in Swiss football?
SFV sources verified 2026-05-07: ~1,345 clubs / ~18,100 teams / ~369,000 licensed players / ~4,586 referees / ~12,000 matches per week. It is the #1 association sport in Switzerland. UEFA is headquartered in Nyon.
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