Soccer Stars Franchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
Data from FDD filing + SBA 7(a) records
Analysis by FranchiseVerdict Research · Methodology
Soccer Stars is a youth-sports franchise delivering recreational and skills-based soccer programs, classes, camps, and leagues, for kids. Franchisees run a mostly mobile program at parks and schools, hiring and scheduling coaches.
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A Soccer Stars franchise requires a total initial investment of $70K – $102K, including a $50K franchise fee and an ongoing 8.0% royalty[2]. Per the 2024 FDD, average unit revenue was $220K[2]. SBA 7(a) loans show a 0.0% charge-off rate across 13 loans[1]. FranchiseVerdict grade: A (Strongest tier), an editorial assessment, not investment advice. Run a live ROI scan →
Data last verified · figures per the 2024 FDD issuance
Overview
- Investment
- $70K – $102K
- 10th pct Health & Fitn…
- Avg gross sales
- $220K
- Outlet subset2nd pct Health & Fitn…
- Royalty
- 8.0%
- 59th pct Health & Fitn…
- Units
- 170
- 85th pct Health & Fitn…
- SBA charge-off
- 0.0%
- % of SBA 7(a) loans not repaid · median varies by category
Quick verdict · Health & Fitness · color = vs category peers
Green = favorable by >10% vs Health & Fitness avg · No shading = within ±10% · Red = unfavorable by >10% · Source: FDD filings + SBA 7(a)
Data from public FDD filings and SBA records. Not financial advice. Methodology
Bottom line
- COSTTotal investment $70K – $102K including a $50K franchise fee, 8.0% ongoing royalty.
- RETURNSAverage unit revenue of $220K/year (median $162K) (reported for a subset of outlets rather than the whole system).
- RISKVerdict A (Strongest tier), verdict score 90/100 (higher is better). SBA loan charge-off rate of 0.0% across 13 loans (well below the franchise average, based on all SBA 7(a) franchise lending, 2010–2025).
- TERMSNo 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
Corporate structure & franchisor financials
- Legal entity
- Soccer Stars, LLC
- Parent company
- Super Sports Holdings, LLC
- Predecessor
- None disclosed
- Prior franchisor entity
- CEO title
- Chief Executive Officer
- Adam Geisler
- Incorporated in
- Delaware
- HQ
- 14 George Street, Budd Lake, New Jersey 07828
- Auditor
- CohnReznick LLP
- Audited financials
- Franchisor revenue
- $1.7M
- vs $3.0M prior year
Overview
About
- CEO
- Adam Geisler
- Headquarters
- New Jersey
- Founded
- 2022
- FDD year
- 2024
- States available
- 20
Can you afford it, and what does the money buy?
Entry cost runs 85% below the typical health & fitness franchise.
Source: FDD 2024 · Items 5–7
FDD Item 7 · 2024 filing
Initial investment breakdown
| Cost component | Low | High |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $50K | $50K |
| Working capital (3–6 mo) | $10K | $20K |
| Equipment, build-out, other | $11K | $33K |
| Total initial investment | $70K | $102K |
Source: Soccer Stars 2024 FDD, Items 5 and 7[2]. “Equipment, build-out, other” is computed as total minus disclosed line items above.
Item 7 · what it costs to open + operate
The Vitals
- Total investment
- $70K – $102K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $10K – $20K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Franchise fee
- $50K – $50K
- Middle of category vs category
- Royalty
- 8.0%
- formula · typical 6–8%
- Ad fund
- 1.0%
- typical 3–5%
- Total fee load
- 9.0%
- vs 9–13% typical
Ongoing fees · Item 6
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Royalty | 8.0% of gross sales |
| Marketing / ad fund | 1.0% of gross sales |
| Technology fee | $200 |
| Training fee | $6K |
| Transfer fee | $9K |
| Renewal fee | $8K |
| Inventory (initial) | $4K – $4K |
| Total fee load | 9.0% of rev |
What do units actually make?
Average unit sales run 64% below the health & fitness norm.
Reported for a subset of outlets rather than the whole system
Source: FDD 2024 · Item 19
Single-unit · estimated
Returns at a glance
Indicative numbers using FDD Item 7 / Item 19 inputs and category-benchmarked cost ratios. Full single-unit, 25-unit portfolio, and LBO models (with every input editable to stress-test your own scenario) live on the financials page.
Store EBITDA · annual
$64K
29.0% margin
Unlevered ROIC
63%
EBITDA / total invested capital
Payback
19 mo
cash-on-cash, unlevered
ROI & LBO modelsSingle-unit · 25-unit portfolio · editable
What one unit earns on your invested capital
Model A · Single-Unit Return
Computes unlevered return on invested capital (ROIC) for a single franchise unit. The target band for an attractive franchise is 30–60% ROIC. Below that and a passive index fund likely outperforms; above that and the franchisor has pricing power you're subsidizing.
Note: Item 19 revenue is what the franchisor discloses. It's the top line only. Operating costs below are category estimates. Override them to match your real lease quote, labor market, and build-out budget.
Returns model · single-unit ROIC
What would one Soccer Stars unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
Estimated return on your total franchise investment, before any debt financing.
63%
Above the 30–60% band. Verify revenue is per-unit average
What 25 units return when you use SBA financing
Model B · Return on Equity: Debt-Financed Acquisition
Models a 25-unit portfolio acquisition financed with an SBA 7(a) loan. Shows equity IRR (your return on cash invested), DSCR (how safely the cash flow covers debt service), and the capital stack (SBA + seller + equity breakdown).
This is the “search fund” or “entrepreneurship through acquisition” scenario: you buy an existing multi-unit operator, use leverage to amplify returns, and either operate or hire management. The 25-unit size is the typical minimum for an SBA-backed franchise portfolio acquisition to pencil as a full-time income.
What “return on equity” means here: if you put in $500K of your own cash and the business generates enough EBITDA to pay down debt and grow, your equity IRR is the annual return on that $500K, including the value created when you eventually sell. Target IRR for a search fund is typically 25–35%.
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 Soccer Stars units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
49.9%
7.57× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
1.88×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$968K
on $4.8M purchase
Total debt
$3.9M
SBA $2.4M + senior + seller note
These models are for research and scenario planning only. Not investment advice. Actual results depend on your specific location, management, and market conditions. Consult a franchise attorney and accountant before signing any franchise agreement.
Item 19 · Source: 2024 FDD
Financial Performance
Reported for a subset of outlets rather than the whole system
- Avg gross sales
- $220K
- Per unit/yr · from the Item 19 franchised-cohort breakdown (no single system-wide average disclosed)
- Median gross sales
- $162K
Gross sales are revenue before expenses — not profit. Actual owner earnings depend on rent, labor, royalties, marketing fees, and debt service.
- Item 19 type
- Historic financial performance representation - Gross Revenue, Gross Profit, and Net Income After Royalties, reported both by affiliate-owned outlet (4 outlets) and by franchisee-owner (55 owners, some multi-unit); FDD explicitly states figures are per-owner, not per-unit basis
- Sample size
- 55 franchisees
- vs category median 12 · large
- Range (low → high)
- $40K→$1.5M
- Cohort dispersion (min → max)
- Quartile band
- $75K→$456K
- Bottom 25% → top 25%
- Reporting year
- 2024
- Fiscal year the figures cover
- Source filing
- FDD 2024
- The FDD edition these figures were read from
- Transparency
- 10 / 10
- vs category median 4 / 10 · above
Compared against 173 Health & Fitness brands
Operator outlook
What the numbers say
Data-driven interpretation of this brand's financial disclosures, fee structure, and system trajectory.
Unit economics
Average unit generates $220K/year in gross sales. Median is $162K — top performers pull the average up, so a typical unit earns less. Revenue-to-investment ratio: 2.6x. Reported for a subset of outlets rather than the whole system.
Fee burden
Total ongoing fee load of 9.0% (near the Health & Fitness average).
Disclosure
Transparency score 10/10 — this franchisor discloses detailed breakdowns (quartiles, segments, or cohort data). Buyers can model unit economics with higher confidence.
Source: FDD Item 19 financial performance representations and publicly filed FDD data. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Verify all figures with the franchisor and current franchisees before making any investment decision.
vs Health & Fitness averages
How Soccer Stars Compares
Is the system healthy?
Source: FDD 2024 · Item 20
Unit growth
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
- Total units
- 170
- Opened
- 22
- Last reporting year
- Closed
- 0
- Terminated
- 5
- Franchisor ended the franchise (per Item 20)
- Non-renewed
- 0
- Term expired, not renewed (per Item 20)
- Turnover rate
- 3.0%
- Company-owned
- 6
- Corporate units in the system
- % franchised
- 97%
- vs corporate-owned
3-year detail · Item 20
- Opened (3yr)
- 22
- Closed (3yr)
- 0
- Terminated (3yr)
- 5
- Non-renewed (3yr)
- 0
- Transfers (3yr)
- 5
- Reacquired (3yr)
- 0
- Franchisor bought back
Last reporting year only, multi-year history not disclosed in this brand's FDD.
Item 12 · 20 states reported
The Territory Map
FDD Item 12 reports the state count, but the specific list isn't in our current data. The map will appear once we re-extract from the FDD or enough franchisee contacts are available.
20
states with franchisees (per FDD Item 12)
SBA loan performance
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA 7(a) and 504 loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.
- Total loans
- 13
- Loan volume
- $2.5M
- Median loan
- $150K
- 50th percentile
- Charge-off rate
- 0.0%
- rates vary by category · see methodology
Historical SBA 7(a) lending data, not predictive of future performance. How SBA charge-off rates are calculated
- Repayment rate (PIF)
- N/A
- 5-yr charge-off
- N/A
- Loans approved 2021+
- Active lenders
- 5
- Defaults
- 0
- Typical loan rate
- 11.0%
- avg rate to borrowers
- Franchised industry avg
- 12.5%
- brand beats franchise avg ↓
- Jobs supported
- 84
- 3.4 per loan
- Lender concentration
- 38%
- top lender's share
Borrower mix: 92% went to startups / new businesses, 8% to established operators
Franchise vs independent — in sports and recreation instruction, franchised businesses charge off at 12.5% vs 14.2% for independents — franchising is associated with 12% lower SBA default risk in this category.
Top lenders financing Soccer Stars franchisees
Showing 3 of 5 lenders. The full breakdown — every lender, state distribution, interest rates & risk ratings — is in the SBA Lending Report below.
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Premium insight
SBA Lending Report
Deep-dive into Soccer Stars's SBA lending history: lender network, geographic footprint, interest rates, and more.
SBA Lending Report
- Principal loss rate and NAICS industry benchmark
- 5 lenders with concentration factor
- Per-state charge-off rates across 6 states
- Startup risk premium and job creation velocity
- 3-year lending trend
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With a 0.0% charge-off rate across 13 loans, banks have historically viewed this brand favorably for lending.
What could kill this investment?
SBA loans charge off at 0.0% — 100% below the 16.0% national norm, i.e. lower lender-observed risk.
Source: SBA 7(a) FOIA · FDD Items 3, 21
Risk analysis
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 4, 8, 16, 21
Risk & Legal
Litigation (Item 3)
Nurture Nexus Soccer LLC v. Soccer Stars, LLC (AAA arbitration) - franchisee alleged improper termination; Soccer Stars counterclaimed for unpaid royalties; settled Feb 2026 for $22,616.80 paid by Soccer Stars; arbitration closed March 2026.
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
None disclosed
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · CohnReznick LLP
Franchisor revenue (Item 21)
Franchisor entity revenue (not unit-level)
Supplier relationship · Items 8 & 16
- Franchisor sells you products: Yes
- Kickbacks from required suppliers: No
- Must buy proprietary products: Yes
- Restricted to system-approved products: Yes
- Can negotiate own supplier terms: No
Score breakdown · what drove the 90 / 100 verdict
- 01MINORNo litigation, no bankruptcy, no going-concern
- 02MEDPositive net worth $1.72M, net income $1.12M, audited, Item 19 disclosed
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
What are you signing up for?
Ongoing fees run about 9.0% of sales (royalty + ad fund), before rent and labor.
Source: FDD 2024 · Items 11, 12, 17
FDD Items 12, 15, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
| Initial term | 10 years |
|---|---|
| Renewal term | 5 years |
| Allowed renewalsℹ | 2 |
| Territory type | none |
| Protected territory | No |
| Exclusive territoryℹ | No |
| Territory population | 400,000 |
| Online sales rightsℹ | Restricted |
| Franchisor can compete | Yes |
| Hire a manager? | Allowed |
| Owner-operator | Required |
| Non-compete (years)ℹ | 2 years |
| Non-compete (miles)ℹ | 10 mi |
| Right of first refusalℹ | Yes |
| RoFR response window | 30 days |
| Transfer requires consent | Yes |
| Termination notice | 10 days |
| Termination groundsℹ | 12 |
| Curable defaultsℹ | 10 |
| Mandatory arbitration | Yes |
| Arbitration location | New York, New York (American Arbitration Association) |
| Jury trial waiver | Yes |
| Governing law | New York |
| Litigation count | 1 |
View Item 3 litigation summary
Nurture Nexus Soccer LLC v. Soccer Stars, LLC (AAA arbitration) - franchisee alleged improper termination; Soccer Stars counterclaimed for unpaid royalties; settled Feb 2026 for $22,616.80 paid by Soccer Stars; arbitration closed March 2026.
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 18 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 40 hrs
- Training location
- Franchisor headquarters or designated facility; may be provided via web-based training
- Ongoing training
- Required
- Site selection
- Franchisee (home-based business; no office/retail site required)
- Franchisor financing
- Not offered
- Item 10
- POS system
- Computer System (off-the-shelf computer hardware/software incl. QuickBooks)
- Operating tech stack
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Technology: Computer System (off-the-shelf computer hardware/software incl. QuickBooks)
Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to open a Soccer Stars franchise?
The total investment to open a Soccer Stars franchise ranges from $70K – $102K, with an initial franchise fee of $50K. This includes real estate, equipment, inventory, and working capital as disclosed in their Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).
What do Soccer Stars franchise owners earn?
According to Item 19 of the Soccer Stars FDD, the average gross sales per unit is $220K. The median is $162K. Important context: Reported for a subset of outlets rather than the whole system. Note: this is gross revenue, not profit. Actual owner earnings vary based on location, operating costs, and management.
What is Item 19 in the Soccer Stars FDD?
The FDD section where a franchisor may disclose financial performance of its outlets. Disclosure is optional and formats vary; figures are typically gross sales, which is revenue before expenses, not profit. FranchiseVerdict extracts these figures directly from the Soccer Stars FDD and qualifies whose outlets they describe.
What is Soccer Stars's franchise failure rate?
Based on SBA 7(a) loan data, Soccer Stars has a charge-off rate of 0.0% across 13 loans, meaning 0.0% of franchise loans were charged off. Charge-off rates are one proxy for franchise risk, though they do not capture all closures. This data comes from FOIA-sourced SBA lending records.
How many Soccer Stars franchise locations are there?
As of their most recent FDD filing, Soccer Stars has 170 total units in the United States, including 164 franchised units and 6 company-owned units. 22 new units were opened in the latest reporting year.
Is Soccer Stars a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates Soccer Stars as a A-grade franchise with a verdict score of 90 out of 100 (higher is better), based on our analysis of investment costs, revenue data, SBA loan performance, and growth trends. Our rating is based solely on publicly available FDD and government data; we recommend speaking with current franchisees before making any investment decision. This is not investment advice.
Data sourced from public FDD filings and SBA 7(a) FOIA records. Not financial advice.
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