Host city, Germany · DFB-Pokal
Cottbus
Whole-event economic activation of fixtures hosted, season 2026–27 to date, 1 fixture In progress
Football fixtures hosted in Cottbus have activated €0.50m in the city's real economy in the season 2026–27 to date, across 1 fixture, ranking 177th among host cities assessed by Reputation League.
Season brief · 2026–27, through 22 Aug 2026
Cottbus: €0.5m of Economic Activation From Football in 2026–27
The 1 match hosted in Cottbus in the 2026–27 season through 22 Aug 2026 generated €500,000 for the city's real economy, according to Reputation League. Cottbus ranks 177th among European host cities assessed and 31st in Germany. Over the full 2025–26 season, football generated €1.4 million in Cottbus across 2 matches.
Hospitality accounted for €280,000, transport €130,000, retail €50,000 and accommodation €30,000. The matches drew 14,400 spectators, including 129 international visitors, and about 315 overnight stays.
FC Energie Cottbus's 1 home match accounted for €500,000. The largest single match was FC Energie Cottbus–FC Augsburg (DFB-Pokal, 22 Aug 2026) at €500,000.
| Season 2026–27, through 22 Aug 2026 | €500,000 | 1 match |
|---|---|---|
| Season 2025–26, full season | €1.4 million | 2 matches |
| International visitors, season to date | 129 |
Source: Reputation League, Economic Activation Platform (FEAF v3), season 2026–27 through 22 Aug 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 2017–2025
- −27%
- Last full season, 2025–26
- €1.4m
- Average 2017–2025
- €0.82m
Economic activation per fixture: €0.50m against an average of €0.68m
Rank 135, 2 fixtures
Per season, 5 seasons, COVID-affected seasons excluded
Analytics
Cottbus is running 24% behind its usual pace after 1 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 €0.65m.
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| Fixture | This season | Usual pace |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | €0.50m | €0.65m |
Cottbus is hospitality-led: 56% of economic activation, against 38% across all host cities
Share of real economy activation by sector, season 2026–27 to date.
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| Sector | Cottbus | All host cities |
|---|---|---|
| Accommodation | 6.9% | 24.2% |
| Hospitality | 56.2% | 38.3% |
| Transport | 26.5% | 25.6% |
| Retail | 10.4% | 11.9% |
Fixtures with the highest economic activation, 2026–27
Full city report
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- Fixture-level assessment (1 fixture 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