Orlando among best cities in nation for soccer fans, study says

The city of Orlando, home to the Orlando City Lions and Orlando Pride, is the second-best soccer city in the United States, a new study says. Related video above: MLS all-star game in OrlandoWalletHub compared ticket prices, accessibility to the stadium and dozens of other factors in making its determinations. Los Angeles was the only city ahead of Orlando. To determine the top spots, WalletHub compared more than 280 U.S. cities with at least one college or professional soccer team across five divisions and examined each based on 52 key metrics. The data set ranged from the minimum season-ticket price for a game to stadium accessibility to number of championship wins. The study credited the U.S. women’s national team’s victory in the 2019 World Cup with higher attendance at soccer games across the country. Three U.S. women’s national team players, Alex Morgan, Ashlyn Harris and Ali Krieger, are also on the Orlando Pride. The Lions and Pride play their home games in the $155 million Orlando City Stadium, which opened in 2017. You can see the full study here

The city of Orlando, home to the Orlando City Lions and Orlando Pride, is the second-best soccer city in the United States, a new study says.

Related video above: MLS all-star game in Orlando


WalletHub compared ticket prices, accessibility to the stadium and dozens of other factors in making its determinations.

Los Angeles was the only city ahead of Orlando.

To determine the top spots, WalletHub compared more than 280 U.S. cities with at least one college or professional soccer team across five divisions and examined each based on 52 key metrics. The data set ranged from the minimum season-ticket price for a game to stadium accessibility to number of championship wins.

The study credited the U.S. women’s national team’s victory in the 2019 World Cup with higher attendance at soccer games across the country.

Three U.S. women’s national team players, Alex Morgan, Ashlyn Harris and Ali Krieger, are also on the Orlando Pride.

The Lions and Pride play their home games in the $155 million Orlando City Stadium, which opened in 2017.

You can see the full study here