Host city, Germany · Bundesliga, Champions League

Stuttgart

12Rank
€19.2m

Whole-event economic activation of fixtures hosted, season 2026–27 to date, 6 fixtures In progress

Football fixtures hosted in Stuttgart have activated €19.2m in the city's real economy in the season 2026–27 to date, across 6 fixtures, ranking 12th among host cities assessed by Reputation League.

Season brief · 2026–27, through 7 Nov 2026

Stuttgart: €19.2m of Economic Activation From Football in 2026–27

The 6 matches hosted in Stuttgart in the 2026–27 season through 7 Nov 2026 generated €19.2 million for the city's real economy, according to Reputation League. Stuttgart ranks 12th among European host cities assessed and 3rd in Germany. At the same date of the 2025–26 season, the figure stood at €18.8 million: 2% more in 2026–27. Over the full 2025–26 season, football generated €74.9 million in Stuttgart across 24 matches.

Hospitality accounted for €8.2 million, transport €5.4 million, accommodation €3.1 million and retail €2.5 million. The matches drew 355,600 spectators, including 17,500 international visitors, and about 28,200 overnight stays.

VfB Stuttgart's 6 home matches accounted for €19.2 million. The largest single match was VfB Stuttgart–Club Atlético de Madrid (UEFA Champions League, 20 Oct 2026) at €4.2 million.

Season 2026–27, through 7 Nov 2026€19.2 million6 matches
Season 2025–26, same date€18.8 million
Season 2025–26, full season€74.9 million24 matches
International visitors, season to date17,500

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 2017–2025
+31%

Economic activation per fixture: €3.2m against an average of €2.4m

Last full season, 2025–26
€74.9m

Rank 15, 24 fixtures

Average 2017–2025
€48.1m

Per season, 7 seasons, COVID-affected seasons excluded

Analytics

Stuttgart is running 36% ahead of its usual pace after 6 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 €73.5m.

This season Usual pace (2016–2025 average) Range 2016–2025
€0€20m€40m€60m€80m1102024fixtures€19.2musual €14.1mFixture 1: €2.8m this season · usual pace €2.0mFixture 2: €6.4m this season · usual pace €4.3mFixture 3: €9.4m this season · usual pace €6.8mFixture 4: €13.6m this season · usual pace €9.2mFixture 5: €16.4m this season · usual pace €11.5mFixture 6: €19.2m this season · usual pace €14.1m
Source: Reputation League, FEAF v3.
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FixtureThis seasonUsual pace
1€2.8m€2.0m
2€6.4m€4.3m
3€9.4m€6.8m
4€13.6m€9.2m
5€16.4m€11.5m
6€19.2m€14.1m

Stuttgart is hospitality-led: 43% of economic activation, against 38% across all host cities

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

AccommodationHospitalityTransportRetail
Stuttgart
16%43%28%13%
All host cities
24%38%26%12%
Source: Reputation League, FEAF v3.
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SectorStuttgartAll host cities
Accommodation16.2%24.2%
Hospitality42.6%38.3%
Transport28.2%25.6%
Retail13.0%11.9%

Fixtures with the highest economic activation, 2026–27

  1. VfB Stuttgart – Club Atlético de MadridChampions League Stuttgart, 20 Oct 2026€4.2m
  2. VfB Stuttgart – Viking FKChampions League Stuttgart, 9 Sep 2026€3.7m
  3. VfB Stuttgart – Borussia DortmundBundesliga Stuttgart, 19 Sep 2026€3.0m

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  • Breakdown by competition and by sector: accommodation, hospitality, transport, retail
  • Historical series since 2016 and peer benchmarking
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