Host city, Italy · Serie A
Lecce
Whole-event economic activation of fixtures hosted, season 2026–27 to date, 5 fixtures In progress
Football fixtures hosted in Lecce have activated €4.3m in the city's real economy in the season 2026–27 to date, across 5 fixtures, ranking 78th among host cities assessed by Reputation League.
Season brief · 2026–27, through 1 Nov 2026
Lecce: €4.3m of Economic Activation From Football in 2026–27
The 5 matches hosted in Lecce in the 2026–27 season through 1 Nov 2026 generated €4.3 million for the city's real economy, according to Reputation League. Lecce ranks 78th among European host cities assessed and 10th in Italy. Over the full 2025–26 season, football generated €16.4 million in Lecce across 20 matches.
Hospitality accounted for €2.2 million, transport €1.2 million, accommodation €480,000 and retail €470,000. The matches drew 130,800 spectators, including 1,720 international visitors, and about 4,240 overnight stays.
US Lecce's 5 home matches accounted for €4.3 million. The largest single match was US Lecce–AS Roma (Serie A, 31 Aug 2026) at €940,000.
| Season 2026–27, through 1 Nov 2026 | €4.3 million | 5 matches |
|---|---|---|
| Season 2025–26, full season | €16.4 million | 20 matches |
| International visitors, season to date | 1,720 |
Source: Reputation League, Economic Activation Platform (FEAF v3), season 2026–27 through 1 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 2016–2025
- +11%
- Last full season, 2025–26
- €16.4m
- Average 2016–2025
- €9.5m
Economic activation per fixture: €0.87m against an average of €0.78m
Rank 58, 20 fixtures
Per season, 7 seasons, COVID-affected seasons excluded
Analytics
Lecce is running 17% ahead of its usual pace after 5 fixtures
Cumulative economic activation fixture by fixture, season in progress, against the 2016–2025 range (7 seasons, COVID-affected seasons excluded). A usual full season closes near €17.1m.
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| Fixture | This season | Usual pace |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | €0.94m | €0.27m |
| 2 | €1.8m | €1.3m |
| 3 | €2.6m | €2.2m |
| 4 | €3.5m | €3.0m |
| 5 | €4.3m | €3.7m |
Lecce is hospitality-led: 51% 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 | Lecce | All host cities |
|---|---|---|
| Accommodation | 11.0% | 24.2% |
| Hospitality | 51.4% | 38.3% |
| Transport | 26.7% | 25.6% |
| Retail | 10.9% | 11.9% |
Fixtures with the highest economic activation, 2026–27
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