Who is Sofive?

Sofive is a private equity firm based in the United States.

Firm facts

Sofive

Type

private equity firm

Headquarters

United States

Website

sofive.com

Backed by

City Football Group

Industries

• Consumer & retail
• Education

Last verified 2026-10-30

How they work

Sofive operates recreational soccer centres and youth soccer clubs in the United States. It combined with Goals US in 2021 and acquired nine facilities and five youth clubs in 2024. City Football Group has been its lead investor since 2021.

Sofive has grown through new centre openings, the 2021 Goals US combination and later operating-business acquisitions. It runs the resulting facilities and clubs under a shared operating group; the reviewed pages do not state a general current purchase-price range.

Geography

Its current operations and verified acquisition history are in the United States; no universal geographic acquisition restriction is disclosed.

Sector focus

Recreational soccer operations and youth soccer clubs. The verified acquisition record concerns operating businesses and clubs, not football-player transfers or solely property purchases.

Capital model

An operating soccer business with City Football Group as lead investor. The reviewed sources do not disclose its acquisition budget or establish a precise current control percentage.

Their portfolio

Sources

• sofive.com · website
• sofive.com · research
• sofive.com · research
• sofive.com · research
• cityfootballgroup.com · research