Host city, France · Ligue 1
Le Mans
Whole-event economic activation of fixtures hosted, season 2026–27 to date, 5 fixtures In progress
Football fixtures hosted in Le Mans have activated €3.5m in the city's real economy in the season 2026–27 to date, across 5 fixtures, ranking 85th among host cities assessed by Reputation League.
Season brief · 2026–27, through 8 Nov 2026
Le Mans: €3.5m of Economic Activation From Football in 2026–27
The 5 matches hosted in Le Mans in the 2026–27 season through 8 Nov 2026 generated €3.5 million for the city's real economy, according to Reputation League. Le Mans ranks 85th among European host cities assessed and 10th in France. Over the full 2025–26 season, football generated €170,000 in Le Mans across 1 match.
Hospitality accounted for €1.9 million, transport €960,000, retail €390,000 and accommodation €250,000. The matches drew 101,900 spectators, including 1,060 international visitors, and about 2,800 overnight stays.
Le Mans FC's 5 home matches accounted for €3.5 million. The largest single match was Le Mans FC–Racing Club de Lens (Ligue 1, 13 Sep 2026) at €800,000.
| Season 2026–27, through 8 Nov 2026 | €3.5 million | 5 matches |
|---|---|---|
| Season 2025–26, full season | €170,000 | 1 match |
| International visitors, season to date | 1,060 |
Source: Reputation League, Economic Activation Platform (FEAF v3), season 2026–27 through 8 Nov 2026. Host cities, tourism bodies, clubs and the press may reuse this brief and its image, citing Reputation League as the source.
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- Versus average 2017–2025
- +32%
- Last full season, 2025–26
- €0.17m
- Average 2017–2025
- €0.71m
Economic activation per fixture: €0.70m against an average of €0.53m
Rank 240, 1 fixture
Per season, 3 seasons
Analytics
Le Mans is running 81% ahead of its usual pace after 1 fixtures
Cumulative economic activation fixture by fixture, season in progress, against the 2016–2025 range (3 seasons, COVID-affected seasons excluded). A usual full season closes near €0.38m.
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| Fixture | This season | Usual pace |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | €0.68m | €0.38m |
Le Mans is hospitality-led: 55% 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 | Le Mans | All host cities |
|---|---|---|
| Accommodation | 7.0% | 24.2% |
| Hospitality | 54.9% | 38.3% |
| Transport | 27.1% | 25.6% |
| Retail | 10.9% | 11.9% |
Fixtures with the highest economic activation, 2026–27
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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