Host city, Germany · Bundesliga, Champions League

Leipzig

22Rank
€14.4m

Whole-event economic activation of fixtures hosted, season 2026–27 to date, 7 fixtures In progress

Football fixtures hosted in Leipzig have activated €14.4m in the city's real economy in the season 2026–27 to date, across 7 fixtures, ranking 22nd among host cities assessed by Reputation League.

Season brief · 2026–27, through 7 Nov 2026

Leipzig: €14.4m From Football, 79% Above the Same Date of 2025–26

The 7 matches hosted in Leipzig in the 2026–27 season through 7 Nov 2026 generated €14.4 million for the city's real economy, according to Reputation League. Leipzig ranks 22nd among European host cities assessed and 5th in Germany. At the same date of the 2025–26 season, the figure stood at €8.0 million: 79% more in 2026–27. Over the full 2025–26 season, football generated €45.1 million in Leipzig across 20 matches.

Hospitality accounted for €6.6 million, transport €3.9 million, accommodation €2.1 million and retail €1.8 million. The matches drew 311,200 spectators, including 10,700 international visitors, and about 18,900 overnight stays.

RB Leipzig's 7 home matches accounted for €14.4 million. The largest single match was RB Leipzig–Manchester City (UEFA Champions League, 4 Nov 2026) at €2.8 million.

Season 2026–27, through 7 Nov 2026€14.4 million7 matches
Season 2025–26, same date€8.0 million
Season 2025–26, full season€45.1 million20 matches
International visitors, season to date10,700

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
+15%

Economic activation per fixture: €2.1m against an average of €1.8m

Last full season, 2025–26
€45.1m

Rank 23, 20 fixtures

Average 2016–2025
€39.3m

Per season, 8 seasons, COVID-affected seasons excluded

Analytics

Leipzig is running 22% ahead of its usual pace after 7 fixtures

Cumulative economic activation fixture by fixture, season in progress, against the 2016–2025 range (8 seasons, COVID-affected seasons excluded). A usual full season closes near €42.0m.

This season Usual pace (2016–2025 average) Range 2016–2025
€0€10m€20m€30m€40m€50m1102024fixtures€14.4musual €11.8mFixture 1: €2.0m this season · usual pace €1.2mFixture 2: €4.0m this season · usual pace €2.8mFixture 3: €6.1m this season · usual pace €4.4mFixture 4: €8.5m this season · usual pace €6.3mFixture 5: €10.1m this season · usual pace €8.2mFixture 6: €12.9m this season · usual pace €9.9mFixture 7: €14.4m this season · usual pace €11.8m
Source: Reputation League, FEAF v3.
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FixtureThis seasonUsual pace
1€2.0m€1.2m
2€4.0m€2.8m
3€6.1m€4.4m
4€8.5m€6.3m
5€10.1m€8.2m
6€12.9m€9.9m
7€14.4m€11.8m

Leipzig is hospitality-led: 46% of economic activation, against 38% across all host cities

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

AccommodationHospitalityTransportRetail
Leipzig
14%46%27%13%
All host cities
24%38%26%12%
Source: Reputation League, FEAF v3.
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SectorLeipzigAll host cities
Accommodation14.4%24.2%
Hospitality45.6%38.3%
Transport27.4%25.6%
Retail12.6%11.9%

Fixtures with the highest economic activation, 2026–27

  1. RB Leipzig – Manchester CityChampions League Leipzig, 4 Nov 2026€2.8m
  2. RB Leipzig – PSVChampions League Leipzig, 13 Oct 2026€2.5m
  3. RB Leipzig – Eintracht FrankfurtBundesliga Leipzig, 10 Oct 2026€2.0m

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