Bottom line
- Total investment $277K – $3.0M including a $40K franchise fee, 7.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $1.4M/year (median $1.4M). Estimated payback in 2.6 years.
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 55/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 8 loans (below the industry average).
- Auditor disclosed a going-concern note — flagged doubt about the franchisor's ability to continue operations. Verify against the latest FDD.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Yale framework · single-unit ROIC
Returns Analysis
Pulls Item 7 (investment) and Item 19 (revenue) from this brand's FDD into the Yale unlevered-ROIC formula. Override any input to stress-test it against your own assumptions.
The model · Yale framework
What would one Soccer 5 unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
13%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 Soccer 5 units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
42.4%
5.86× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
2.04×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$3.0M
on $11.5M purchase
Total debt
$8.4M
SBA $5.0M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
Soccer 5 franchisees operate indoor/outdoor soccer facilities, managing court rentals, leagues, tournaments, and training programs. Day-to-day activities include facility maintenance, customer service, scheduling, marketing, and league administration to generate recurring membership and event revenue.
Item 7 · what it costs
The Vitals
Item 19
Financial Performance
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 3 states with active franchisees
The Territory Map
Derived from franchisee contact records. Shows states with at least one current operator — not where the franchisor is registered to sell new units (that data is re-extracting in a future refresh).
States derived from franchisee phone area codes (Item 20). Approximate — ported numbers may show the original state, not the franchisee's current location.
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA 7(a) loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
Soccer 5 presents moderate-to-high risk due to a micro-sized franchise system with only 6 units, unverified financial claims, vague royalty structure, and insufficient disclosure of unit economics.
Score breakdown · what drove the 55 / 100 rating
- 01MEDOnly 6 units in system with unknown growth trajectory — extremely limited track record and scale
- 02MINORWide investment range ($276.5K–$2.96M) suggests inconsistent unit economics or undefined scope of buildout
- 03MEDNo Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — cannot validate claimed average revenues of $1.43M
- 04MINOR7% royalty on 'Network Revenues' is vague terminology — unclear if calculated on gross or net, risking disputes
- 05MINORHigh average net income claim ($630K) appears unrealistic relative to initial investment without disclosure of operating expenses, payroll, and rent
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
Item 11
Training & Operations
Item 20
Franchisee Contacts
Phone numbers extracted directly from this brand's FDD Item 20. After purchase, you'll also receive a list of validation questions tailored to this brand.
Franchisee contacts
5 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Soccer 5 · FDD (2025) PDF