Soccer Post
Formerly known as Elite Window Cleaning
Bottom line
- Total investment $202K – $452K including a $30K franchise fee, 5.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $656K/year.
- Rated STRONG with a risk score of 54/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 17 loans (below the industry average).
- No protected territory and the franchisor reserves the right to compete in your area. Clarify territorial boundaries before signing.
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 Post unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
12%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Soccer Post franchisees operate retail locations specializing in soccer equipment, apparel, and accessories. Day-to-day operations include inventory management, customer service, local marketing, and staff supervision in a specialty sporting goods retail environment competing against large box retailers and online merchants.
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 · 24 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
Declining franchise system with regulatory history, unprotected territories, and undisclosed profitability metrics creates elevated risk for new franchisees.
Score breakdown · what drove the 54 / 100 rating
- 01MINORUnit count declining 6.9% YoY (72 units) suggests system contraction and potential market saturation or franchisee dissatisfaction
- 02MINOR2015 SEC settlement for unlicensed franchise sales indicates regulatory compliance failures and potential disclosure issues in FDD
- 03MEDNo Item 19 (average net income) disclosed — inability to validate 5% royalty burden against actual profitability claims of $656k average revenue
- 04MINORUnprotected territory creates direct competition risk between franchisees and cannibalization of customer base
- 05MINORHigh investment ceiling ($452k) combined with declining unit count raises ROI viability questions
- 06MINOR10-year term is lengthy given market uncertainty in specialty retail sports equipment sector
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
44 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Soccer Post · FDD (2026) PDF