Host city, France · Ligue 1

Auxerre

112Rank
€2.5m

Whole-event economic activation of fixtures hosted, season 2026–27 to date, 5 fixtures In progress

Football fixtures hosted in Auxerre have activated €2.5m in the city's real economy in the season 2026–27 to date, across 5 fixtures, ranking 112th among host cities assessed by Reputation League.

Season brief · 2026–27, through 7 Nov 2026

Auxerre: €2.5m of Economic Activation From Football in 2026–27

The 5 matches hosted in Auxerre in the 2026–27 season through 7 Nov 2026 generated €2.5 million for the city's real economy, according to Reputation League. Auxerre ranks 112th among European host cities assessed and 14th in France. Over the full 2025–26 season, football generated €9.3 million in Auxerre across 18 matches.

Hospitality accounted for €1.5 million, transport €680,000, retail €270,000 and accommodation €100,000. The matches drew 79,800 spectators, including 498 international visitors, and about 1,520 overnight stays.

AJ Auxerre's 5 home matches accounted for €2.5 million. The largest single match was AJ Auxerre–Le Mans FC (Ligue 1, 25 Oct 2026) at €600,000.

Season 2026–27, through 7 Nov 2026€2.5 million5 matches
Season 2025–26, full season€9.3 million18 matches
International visitors, season to date498

Source: Reputation League, Economic Activation Platform (FEAF v3), season 2026–27 through 7 Nov 2026. Host cities, tourism bodies, clubs and the press may reuse this brief and its image, citing Reputation League as the source.

Latest signals

Versus average 2016–2025
+5%

Economic activation per fixture: €0.51m against an average of €0.48m

Last full season, 2025–26
€9.3m

Rank 80, 18 fixtures

Average 2016–2025
€5.8m

Per season, 5 seasons

Analytics

Auxerre is in line with its usual pace after 5 fixtures

Cumulative economic activation fixture by fixture, season in progress, against the 2016–2025 range (5 seasons, COVID-affected seasons excluded). A usual full season closes near €9.1m.

This season Usual pace (2016–2025 average) Range 2016–2025
€0€2m€4m€6m€8m€10m11018fixtures€2.5musual €2.6mFixture 1: €0.47m this season · usual pace €0.33mFixture 2: €0.97m this season · usual pace €0.74mFixture 3: €1.4m this season · usual pace €1.6mFixture 4: €2.0m this season · usual pace €2.1mFixture 5: €2.5m this season · usual pace €2.6m
Source: Reputation League, FEAF v3.
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FixtureThis seasonUsual pace
1€0.47m€0.33m
2€0.97m€0.74m
3€1.4m€1.6m
4€2.0m€2.1m
5€2.5m€2.6m

Auxerre is hospitality-led: 59% of economic activation, against 38% across all host cities

Share of real economy activation by sector, season 2026–27 to date.

AccommodationHospitalityTransportRetail
Auxerre
59%27%11%
All host cities
24%38%26%12%
Source: Reputation League, FEAF v3.
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SectorAuxerreAll host cities
Accommodation3.9%24.2%
Hospitality58.8%38.3%
Transport26.8%25.6%
Retail10.5%11.9%

Fixtures with the highest economic activation, 2026–27

  1. AJ Auxerre – Le Mans FCLigue 1 Auxerre, 25 Oct 2026€0.60m
  2. AJ Auxerre – OGC NiceLigue 1 Auxerre, 12 Sep 2026€0.50m
  3. AJ Auxerre – Paris FCLigue 1 Auxerre, 7 Nov 2026€0.49m

Full city report

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  • Fixture-level assessment (5 fixtures in 2026–27)
  • Breakdown by competition and by sector: accommodation, hospitality, transport, retail
  • Historical series since 2016 and peer benchmarking
  • Sources, inputs and confidence level for each figure
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