Soccer Stars Franchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
- Investment
- $70K – $102K
- Disclosed sales
- $220K
- gross sales, not profit
- SBA charge-off
- Limited · 13 loans
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 2026 FDD, average revenue per franchisee was $220K. This franchisor reports Item 19 per franchisee rather than per outlet, so the figure is not comparable with per-outlet averages[2]. FranchiseVerdict grade: A (Strongest tier), an editorial assessment, not investment advice. Run a live ROI scan →
Sources, dates and evidence
FDD issued: 2026 filing · Data extracted: · Last cited check: · Staleness risk: low - the current year's filing
Evidence: strong✓ Investment (Item 7)✓ Item 19 status✓ Units and owners (Item 20)✓ SBA loan coverage✓ Litigation (Item 3)✓ Financial statements (Item 21)✓ Franchisor identityhow this is scored8 of 8 headline figures on this page cite a page of the filing.
Overview
- Investment
- $70K – $102K
- 10th pct Health & Fitn…
- Avg gross sales
- $220K
- Per franchisee, not per outletOutlet subset
- Royalty
- 8.0%
- 72nd pct Health & Fitn…
- Units
- 170
- 85th pct Health & Fitn…
- SBA charge-off
- N/A
Quick verdict · Health & Fitness · color = vs category peers
Green = favorable by >10% vs Health & Fitness median · 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 revenue per franchisee of $220K/year (median $162K) (reported for a subset of outlets rather than the whole system). Averaged per franchisee, not per outlet - not comparable with per-outlet figures.
- RISKVerdict A (Strongest tier), verdict score 80/100 (higher is better).
- GROWTHPositive: net +17 franchised outlets in the latest year (22 opened, 0 closed) (Item 20).
- 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
- FDD Item 1, page 8 of the 2026 FDD
- 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
- $3.1M
- vs $3.0M prior year
Same owner · FDD Item 1, page 8
2 other brands on this site name Super Sports Holdings, LLC as parent or ultimate parent in their own FDD.
Grouped by the owner's name as each filing prints it (this page: the 2026 FDD). Spelling variants of the same group may be listed apart; a brand is never grouped with an owner its filing does not name.
Overview
About
- CEO
- Adam Geisler
- Headquarters
- New Jersey
- Founded
- 2022
- FDD year
- 2026
- States available
- 20
Can you afford it, and what does the money buy?
Entry cost runs 78% below the typical health & fitness franchise.
Source: FDD 2026 · Items 5–7
FDD Item 7 · 2026 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 2026 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%
- Set by a 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 54% below the health & fitness norm.
Averaged per franchisee, not per outlet - not comparable with per-outlet figures
Reported for a subset of outlets rather than the whole system
Source: FDD 2026 · Item 19
Single-unit · not modelled
Returns at a glance
An FDD discloses gross sales, not profit, and the operating costs that turn one into the other are in no filing. We publish no modelled return for Soccer Stars until someone supplies them — yours, in the models below.
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Not modelled yet
An FDD discloses gross sales, not profit. We hold no sourced figure for COGS, labour, rent / occupancy and other operating costs, and will not substitute an assumed one. Enter your own and the model runs on your assumptions.
Total invested capital · disclosed
$101K
Item 7 initial investment plus working capital, as filed — the one figure here that needs no assumption.
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, read against the 30–60% reference band · Yale SOM, Post-MBA Path Exhibit 2 (2023). Below that band a passive index fund likely outperforms; above it the franchisor has pricing power you're subsidizing.
Note: Item 19 revenue is what the franchisor discloses, and it is the top line only — gross sales are not profit. No FDD discloses the operating costs that turn one into the other, so those fields start empty and nothing is modelled until you supply them from your own 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?
Illustrative category typicals — not sourced to any filing, survey or sample. Replace them with figures from franchisee validation calls before you rely on the output.
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
Your modelled return on total invested capital, before any debt financing.
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An FDD discloses gross sales, not profit. We hold no sourced figure for COGS, labour, rent / occupancy and other operating costs, and will not substitute an assumed one. Enter your own and the model runs on your assumptions.
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%.
Not modelled yet
An FDD discloses gross sales, not profit. We hold no sourced figure for COGS, labour, rent / occupancy and other operating costs, and will not substitute an assumed one. Enter your own and the model runs on your assumptions.
A 25-unit return is built on a per-unit EBITDA. Fill in the operating costs in Model A above and this model runs on that figure, or take the whole scenario to the full ROI workbench, where the portfolio and LBO models accept your own per-unit economics directly.
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: 2026 FDD
Financial Performance
Averaged per franchisee, not per outlet - not comparable with per-outlet figures
Reported for a subset of outlets rather than the whole system
- Avg gross sales
- $220K
- Per franchisee, per year — not per outlet
- Median gross sales
- $162K
- Per franchisee, not per outlet
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 11 · large
- Range (low → high)
- $40K→$1.5MCited, not corroborated — printed on page 74 of the 2026 FDD. Nothing else in our record independently restates or re-derives it.
- Cohort dispersion (min → max)
- Quartile band
- $75K→$456K
- Bottom 25% → top 25%, per franchisee
- Reporting year
- 2025
- Fiscal year the figures cover
- Source filing
- FDD 2026
- Disclosed in the 2026 filing, covering 2025
- 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
The average franchisee generates $220K/year in gross sales. Median is $162K — top performers pull the average up, so a typical unit earns less. Reported for a subset of outlets rather than the whole system.
Fee burden
Total ongoing fee load of 9.0% (near the Health & Fitness median).
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 medians
How Soccer Stars Compares
Per franchisee, not per outlet - the category median is per-outlet only, so no comparison is shown
Category median of published Health & Fitness brands that report the figure; the middle half spans the 25th to 75th percentile and n counts the brands behind it. Medians are used because a few very large systems pull an average far from the typical brand. Revenue is disclosed gross sales, not profit.
Is the system healthy?
Source: FDD 2026 · 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
Last fiscal year · Item 20 exits and transfers
- Terminated
- 5
- Not renewed
- 0
- Transferred
- 5
- Reacquired
- 0
- Franchisor bought back
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
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
- Limited · 13 loans
- Limited SBA coverage: 13 loans, rate hidden until 10 have resolved and loans reach 2% of franchised units
Historical SBA 7(a) lending data, not predictive of future performance. How SBA charge-off rates are calculated
- Repayment rate (PIF)
- Limited · 13 loans
- 5-yr charge-off
- Limited · 13 loans
- Loans approved 2021+
- Active lenders
- 5
- Defaults
- 0
- Typical loan rate
- 11.0%
- avg rate to borrowers
- Franchised industry avg
- 12.5%
- n=804 loans
- 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.
Explore lender portfolios on Bank Reports or regional data on State Reports.
Lender network · 7(a) + 504
SBA Lending Report
Full lending analysis for Soccer Stars from SBA 7(a) FOIA data.
- Principal loss rate
- 0.0%
- Avg SBA guarantee
- 77%
- Avg interest rate
- 10.96%
- Lender concentration
- 38.5%
- Job velocity
- 3.4 per $100K
- NAICS benchmark
- 3.1%
- NAICS 611620
- Jobs supported
- 84
Top SBA lendersTop lender holds 38% of loans
| # | Lender | Loans | Volume | Default % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Midwest Savings Bank National Association | 5 | $750K | N/A |
| 2 | The Huntington National Bank | 4 | $380K | N/A |
| 3 | First Bank of the Lake | 2 | $279K | N/A |
| 4 | Truliant FCU | 1 | $984K | N/A |
| 5 | Hanover Community Bank | 1 | $75K | N/A |
Geographic failure vector
| State | Loans | Defaults | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| CACalifornia | 6 | 0 | -- |
| TXTexas | 3 | 0 | -- |
| ILIllinois | 1 | 0 | -- |
| MAMassachusetts | 1 | 0 | -- |
| NYNew York | 1 | 0 | -- |
| TNTennessee | 1 | 0 | -- |
SBA 7(a) lending trend
Borrower profile
Source: SBA 7(a) + 504 FOIA loan-level data, matched by FranchiseVerdict
What could kill this investment?
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)
Subject: the franchisor is a named party (defendant).
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 80 / 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 2026 · 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 | No territory protection |
| 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: Averaged per franchisee, not per outlet - not comparable with per-outlet figures; 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.
Who owns Soccer Stars?
Soccer Stars is franchised by Soccer Stars, LLC. Its parent company is Super Sports Holdings, LLC. Source: FDD Item 1, 2026 filing.
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?
SBA 7(a) loan charge-off data is not available for Soccer Stars (fewer than 10 loans on file). Charge-off rates are one way to gauge franchise risk, but not all franchise loans go through the SBA program. We recommend reviewing turnover and closure data in the FDD and speaking with current franchisees.
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 80 out of 100 (higher is better). The grade is a deterministic score built from six weighted dimensions — financial health, unit economics, unit growth, scale, legal, and transparency — then calibrated against SBA loan charge-off rates and FDD age. Transparency is one of the six, so a filing that discloses less scores lower on that dimension than one that discloses more. 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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