Oregon SC contributes to the local economy in several ways. Each of our 9U and older teams play at least four home games in the fall and four more in the spring, bringing people from other local and state communities into Oregon.
Our annual Oregon Soccer Fall Fury tournament draws more than 100 teams and 1,000 visitors, many of whom frequent Oregon businesses throughout the weekend. Additionally, the club tries to patronize local companies whenever possible for our purchases, keeping money in our community.
In Fall 2021, we partnered with the Fiscal and Economic Research Center at UW-Whitewater on an economic impact study. The study showed that Oregon SC generates more than $1.5 million in annual spending within the local Oregon economy.
The economic impact study estimated that the Oregon Soccer Fall Fury and our weekends of regular league play throughout the fall and spring result in $971,342 in direct spending at hotels, convenience stores, restaurants and elsewhere.
That total rises to $1,598,332 when factoring in indirect and induced spending by the businesses and employees impacted by the direct spending.
"These numbers demonstrate that the Oregon Soccer Club and their associated soccer weekends have a substantial economic effect on the local community," the report states. "Considering the consistent nature of the weekend games, this means that the Oregon Soccer Club is bringing a steady stream of economic activity into the Oregon community as well as extreme upticks in moments of punctuated activity (e.g., Fall Fury)."
The study was done by FERC members at soccer fields in the Oregon area in Fall 2021: Oct. 2-3 during the Oregon Soccer Fall Fury tournament and Oct. 9-10 during a regular weekend of Madison Area Youth Soccer Association and Wisconsin Youth Soccer Association league games and in-house matches.
Among the findings:
Learn more about the FERC by watching the video below: