Host city, Croatia · Nations League
Rijeka
Whole-event economic activation of fixtures hosted, season 2026–27 to date, 1 fixture In progress
Football fixtures hosted in Rijeka have activated €0.79m in the city's real economy in the season 2026–27 to date, across 1 fixture, ranking 160th among host cities assessed by Reputation League.
Season brief · 2026–27, through 3 Oct 2026
Rijeka: €0.8m of Economic Activation From Football in 2026–27
The 1 match hosted in Rijeka in the 2026–27 season through 3 Oct 2026 generated €790,000 for the city's real economy, according to Reputation League. Rijeka ranks 160th among European host cities assessed. Over the full 2025–26 season, football generated €1.3 million in Rijeka across 5 matches.
Accommodation accounted for €370,000, transport €160,000, hospitality €160,000 and retail €100,000. The matches drew 6,340 spectators, including 127 international visitors, and about 2,110 overnight stays.
Croatia's 1 home match accounted for €790,000. The largest single match was Croatia–England (UEFA Nations League, 3 Oct 2026) at €790,000.
| Season 2026–27, through 3 Oct 2026 | €790,000 | 1 match |
|---|---|---|
| Season 2025–26, full season | €1.3 million | 5 matches |
| International visitors, season to date | 127 |
Source: Reputation League, Economic Activation Platform (FEAF v3), season 2026–27 through 3 Oct 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
- +191%
- Last full season, 2025–26
- €1.3m
- Average 2017–2025
- €1.1m
Economic activation per fixture: €0.79m against an average of €0.27m
Rank 138, 5 fixtures
Per season, 2 seasons
Analytics
Rijeka is running 330% ahead of its usual pace after 1 fixtures
Cumulative economic activation fixture by fixture, season in progress, against the 2016–2025 range (2 seasons, COVID-affected seasons excluded). A usual full season closes near €0.73m.
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| Fixture | This season | Usual pace |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | €0.79m | €0.18m |
Rijeka is accommodation-led: 47% of economic activation, against 24% across all host cities
Share of real economy activation by sector, season 2026–27 to date.
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| Sector | Rijeka | All host cities |
|---|---|---|
| Accommodation | 46.7% | 24.2% |
| Hospitality | 20.0% | 38.3% |
| Transport | 21.0% | 25.6% |
| Retail | 12.3% | 11.9% |
Fixtures with the highest economic activation, 2026–27
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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