Soccer Post
The total investment to open a Soccer Post franchise ranges from $201,100 to $396,500. The initial franchise fee is $29,500. Ongoing royalties are 5% plus a 3% advertising fee.
What is the Soccer Post franchise?
Soccer Post is a specialty store selling soccer gear to players and other soccer customers. The estimated total initial investment is $201,100 to $396,500, and the initial franchise fee is $29,500.
The royalty is 5 percent of sales, and the advertising or brand fund fee is 3 percent. The franchise agreement term is 10 years. Soccer Post was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Eatontown, NJ.
Loan Activity Score
49/100
SBA Default Rate
6.7%
Active Lenders
11
According to its Franchise Disclosure Document or public business records, Soccer Post has 13 locations, all owned by franchisees. Public SBA loan records show 11 lenders made 15 loans to franchisees of Soccer Post. PeerSense calculates Soccer Post's score as 49 out of 100, using public SBA loan performance and recent lending activity.
Franchising since 1973 · 13 locations
$201,100 to $396,500
$29,500
13
13 franchised
Proprietary PeerSense metric
FairDistinct lenders in public SBA records for Soccer Post
15
Total SBA loans
$133K
Average loan size
Source: public SBA 7(a) and 504 loan records through December 31, 2025
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SBA Lending Activity for Soccer Post
Loan Activity Score Breakdown
Growing (10 to 24 loans)
Are lenders increasingly or decreasingly funding this brand? Growing trends score highest.
Blended default rate (recent + all time) compared to NAICS sector peers.
Quality lenders actively backing this brand, with penalty for lender pullback.
FDD availability, Item 19 disclosure, and overall data completeness.
Geographic spread of SBA funded locations across states.
SBA Lending Performance
SBA Default Rate
6.7%
vs 13.6% peer avg
SBA Loans
15
Total Volume
$2.0M
Active Lenders
11
1 selective
States
11
vs. SBA Sector Average
SBA loan default rate vs. all franchises in the same NAICS sector, not limited to direct competitors
Key Highlights
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Data Insights
Key performance metrics for Soccer Post based on SBA lending data
SBA Default Rate
6.7%
6.9% below peer avg
SBA Loan Volume
15 loans
Across 11 lenders
Lender Diversity
11 lenders
Avg 1.4 loans per lender
Investment Tier
Mid range investment
$201,100 to $396,500 total
Soccer Post: Deep SBA Data
Brand specific metrics derived directly from SBA 7(a) approval records: peak lending year, leading state, average loan size, and lender concentration. PeerSense computes these per brand so capital advisors and prospective franchisees can benchmark this opportunity against the rest of the franchise universe.
Peak SBA Year
1997
3 approvals. The best year on record for Soccer Post.
Top SBA State
Texas
3 SBA financed Soccer Post locations, the densest operator footprint.
Average Loan Size
$120K
Median $115K. Use as a sizing anchor when modeling your own Soccer Post unit.
Lender Concentration
50%
Concentrated
Share of Soccer Post approvals captured by the top 3 SBA lenders.
Soccer Post's SBA lending pipeline peaked in 1997 (3 approvals). Operator density is highest in Texas with 3 SBA financed locations. Average funded ticket sits at $120K, with the median at $115K. Lender mix is concentrated: the top three SBA lenders account for 50% of approvals. Credit decisions concentrate with a small group of incumbents.
Payment Estimator
Estimated Monthly Payment
$2,082
Principal & Interest only
Indicative only, as of October 1, 2026. Not a quote, commitment or offer of credit. Final pricing, leverage and terms are determined by the lender at underwriting, after full transaction materials are reviewed. PeerSense sources the file. The lender sets pricing. What these terms mean.
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Reviewed by Edward L. Freeman, Founder and Managing Director, PeerSense
- PeerSense is a capital advisory firm that places commercial financing with direct capital sources; the capital source sets final terms.
- Edward L. Freeman founded PeerSense in January 2020.
- He is a Registered Franchise Consultant with Business Alliance, Inc., a credential issued in March 2022, and worked as a franchise consultant there from March 2022 to May 2023.
- His recorded experience includes a $22 million SBA construction loan, with about $16 million funded on the deal.
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