Bottom line
- Total investment $73K – $106K including a $50K franchise fee.
- Average unit revenue of $1.7M/year (median $1.2M). Estimated payback in 0.2 years.
- Rated STRONG with a risk score of 39/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 26 loans (below the industry average).
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 Stars unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
502%
Above typical band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 Soccer Stars units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
24.2%
2.95× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
3.56×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$23.5M
on $40.7M purchase
Total debt
$17.2M
SBA $5.0M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
Soccer Stars franchisees operate youth soccer training facilities and programs, typically offering recreational and competitive coaching, skills clinics, camps, and league play to children. Day-to-day operations include class scheduling, coach management, facility maintenance, customer acquisition, and retention of student-athletes across various skill levels.
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 · 17 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
Explosive but mathematically suspect growth metrics, unrealistic profitability claims, and high relative fees create material risk around franchisee financial viability and franchisor financial stability.
Score breakdown · what drove the 39 / 100 rating
- 01MINORExtreme unit growth of 2733% YoY is mathematically unsustainable and suggests either acquisition of existing chains, aggressive expansion with unproven model sustainability, or inflated unit counts
- 02MINORAverage net income of $535,654 on $1.69M revenue (31.6% net margin) appears unrealistic for a youth sports franchise and warrants verification of accounting methodology
- 03MINORHigh franchise fee of $49,500 plus $73,300–$106,300 total investment with 8% royalties creates significant break-even hurdle for unit economics
- 04MINORMinimum royalty floor ($700–$800/month) suggests franchisor concerns about franchisee revenue sustainability and potential cash flow stress
- 05MINOROnly 95 total units across entire system despite extraordinary growth claims indicates either very recent launch or data integrity issues
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
19 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Soccer Stars · FDD (2024) PDF