Host city, Italy · Coppa Italia
Palermo
Whole-event economic activation of fixtures hosted, season 2026–27 to date, 2 fixtures In progress
Football fixtures hosted in Palermo have activated €2.1m in the city's real economy in the season 2026–27 to date, across 2 fixtures, ranking 120th among host cities assessed by Reputation League.
Season brief · 2026–27, through 3 Sep 2026
Palermo: €2.1m From Football, the Highest at This Point of the Season Since 2016–17
The 2 matches hosted in Palermo in the 2026–27 season through 3 Sep 2026 generated €2.1 million for the city's real economy, according to Reputation League. Palermo ranks 120th among European host cities assessed and 17th in Italy. At the same date of the 2022–23 season, the figure stood at €370,000: 469% more in 2026–27. It is the highest total at this point of any season since 2016–17; the previous best at this date was €560,000, in 2016–17. Over the full 2022–23 season, football generated €370,000 in Palermo across 1 match.
Hospitality accounted for €900,000, transport €530,000, accommodation €460,000 and retail €230,000. The matches drew 56,100 spectators, including 963 international visitors, and about 3,800 overnight stays.
Palermo FC's 2 home matches accounted for €2.1 million. The largest single match was Palermo FC–US Lecce (Coppa Italia, 17 Aug 2026) at €1.3 million.
| Season 2026–27, through 3 Sep 2026 | €2.1 million | 2 matches |
|---|---|---|
| Season 2022–23, same date | €370,000 | |
| Previous best at this date (2016–17) | €560,000 | |
| Season 2022–23, full season | €370,000 | 1 match |
| International visitors, season to date | 963 |
Source: Reputation League, Economic Activation Platform (FEAF v3), season 2026–27 through 3 Sep 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 2016–2022
- +205%
- Last full season, 2022–23
- €0.37m
- Average 2016–2022
- €2.1m
Economic activation per fixture: €1.1m against an average of €0.35m
Rank 195, 1 fixture
Per season, 4 seasons
Analytics
Palermo is running 488% ahead of its usual pace after 1 fixtures
Cumulative economic activation fixture by fixture, season in progress, against the 2016–2025 range (4 seasons, COVID-affected seasons excluded). A usual full season closes near €0.21m.
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| Fixture | This season | Usual pace |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | €1.3m | €0.21m |
Palermo is hospitality-led: 42% 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 | Palermo | All host cities |
|---|---|---|
| Accommodation | 21.7% | 24.2% |
| Hospitality | 42.4% | 38.3% |
| Transport | 24.8% | 25.6% |
| Retail | 11.1% | 11.9% |
Fixtures with the highest economic activation, 2026–27
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- Fixture-level assessment (2 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