Host city, Italy · Serie A, Champions League, Nations League, Coppa Italia

Rome

7Rank
€40.1m

Whole-event economic activation of fixtures hosted, season 2026–27 to date, 15 fixtures In progress

Football fixtures hosted in Rome have activated €40.1m in the city's real economy in the season 2026–27 to date, across 15 fixtures, ranking 7th among host cities assessed by Reputation League.

Season brief · 2026–27, through 7 Nov 2026

Rome: €40.1m From Football, 16% Above the Same Date of 2025–26

The 15 matches hosted in Rome in the 2026–27 season through 7 Nov 2026 generated €40.1 million for the city's real economy, according to Reputation League. Rome ranks 7th among European host cities assessed and 2nd in Italy. At the same date of the 2025–26 season, the figure stood at €34.6 million: 16% more in 2026–27. Over the full 2025–26 season, football generated €119 million in Rome across 47 matches.

Accommodation accounted for €13.1 million, hospitality €12.6 million, transport €9.8 million and retail €4.5 million. The matches drew 628,600 spectators, including 42,100 international visitors, and about 74,100 overnight stays.

AS Roma's 8 home matches accounted for €32.0 million, Italy's 1 for €6.2 million and SS Lazio's 6 for €1.8 million. The largest single match was Italy–Belgium (UEFA Nations League, 25 Sep 2026) at €6.2 million.

Season 2026–27, through 7 Nov 2026€40.1 million15 matches
Season 2025–26, same date€34.6 million
Season 2025–26, full season€119 million47 matches
International visitors, season to date42,100

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
+17%

Economic activation per fixture: €2.7m against an average of €2.3m

Last full season, 2025–26
€119m

Rank 8, 47 fixtures

Average 2016–2025
€118m

Per season, 8 seasons, COVID-affected seasons excluded

Analytics

Rome is running 34% ahead of its usual pace after 15 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 €142m.

This season Usual pace (2016–2025 average) Range 2016–2025
€0€50m€100m€150m€200m1102030405054fixtures€40.1musual €29.9mFixture 1: €0.21m this season · usual pace €1.7mFixture 2: €3.9m this season · usual pace €3.5mFixture 3: €4.1m this season · usual pace €5.8mFixture 4: €7.9m this season · usual pace €7.7mFixture 5: €8.2m this season · usual pace €9.6mFixture 6: €12.3m this season · usual pace €11.7mFixture 7: €18.5m this season · usual pace €13.1mFixture 8: €18.8m this season · usual pace €15.5mFixture 9: €24.3m this season · usual pace €17.6mFixture 10: €28.0m this season · usual pace €19.3mFixture 11: €32.7m this season · usual pace €21.9mFixture 12: €33.1m this season · usual pace €24.2mFixture 13: €36.2m this season · usual pace €25.7mFixture 14: €36.7m this season · usual pace €27.3mFixture 15: €40.1m this season · usual pace €29.9m
Source: Reputation League, FEAF v3.
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FixtureThis seasonUsual pace
1€0.21m€1.7m
2€3.9m€3.5m
3€4.1m€5.8m
4€7.9m€7.7m
5€8.2m€9.6m
6€12.3m€11.7m
7€18.5m€13.1m
8€18.8m€15.5m
9€24.3m€17.6m
10€28.0m€19.3m
11€32.7m€21.9m
12€33.1m€24.2m
13€36.2m€25.7m
14€36.7m€27.3m
15€40.1m€29.9m

Rome is accommodation-led: 33% of economic activation, against 24% across all host cities

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

AccommodationHospitalityTransportRetail
Rome
33%31%25%11%
All host cities
24%38%26%12%
Source: Reputation League, FEAF v3.
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SectorRomeAll host cities
Accommodation32.8%24.2%
Hospitality31.4%38.3%
Transport24.5%25.6%
Retail11.2%11.9%

Fixtures with the highest economic activation, 2026–27

  1. Italy – BelgiumNations League Rome, 25 Sep 2026€6.2m
  2. AS Roma – Real Madrid Club de FútbolChampions League Rome, 14 Oct 2026€5.5m
  3. AS Roma – ŠK Slovan BratislavaChampions League Rome, 20 Oct 2026€4.8m

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