2022’s Best Cities for Soccer Fans – WalletHub Study

With the U.S. Men’s National Team having qualified for the FIFA World Cup this year, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2022’s Best Cities for Soccer Fans, as well as accompanying videos and expert commentary. To accompany this report, WalletHub also released its FIFA World Cup By The Numbers infographic with fun stats about the competition.

To find the best places for loving on the world’s favorite sport, WalletHub compared nearly 300 U.S. cities with at least one college or professional soccer team across five divisions comprising 52 key metrics. The data set ranges from minimum season-ticket price for a game to stadium accessibility to number of championship wins.

Top 20 Cities for Soccer Fans
1. Los Angeles, CA 11. Columbus, OH
2. Seattle, WA 12. Chicago, IL
3. Portland, OR 13. Boston, MA
4. Orlando, FL 14. Miami, FL
5. Kansas City, MO 15. Houston, TX
6. Washington, DC 16. Philadelphia, PA
7. New York, NY 17. Cary, NC
8. Atlanta, GA 18. Denver, CO
9. Salt Lake City, UT 19. Dallas, TX
10. St. Paul, MN 20. San Jose, CA

Best vs. Worst

  • For MLS, Philadelphia Union’s performance level, 49.70 percent, is 3.2 times better than that of FC Cincinnati at 15.60 percent.
  • For NWSL, North Carolina Courage’s performance level, 56.94 percent, is 4.6 times better than that of the Kansas City Current at 12.50 percent.
  • For USL, Phoenix Rising FC’s performance level, 67.28 percent, is 3.8 times better than that of Loudoun United FC at 17.52 percent.
  • Houston has the lowest minimum season-ticket price for an MLS game, $240, which is 2.6 times less expensive than in Charlotte, North Carolina, the city with the highest at $630.
  • Chicago has the lowest minimum season-ticket price for an NWSL game, $134, which is 2.2 times less expensive than in San Diego, the city with the highest at $297.
  • Birmingham, Alabama, and Seaside, California, have the lowest minimum season-ticket price for a USL game, $100, which is 4.3 times less expensive than in San Diego, the city with the highest at $425.

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