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i9 Sports

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fitness · Tampa, FL · Founded 2002 · Franchising since 2003
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Total to open · Item 7
$60K–$70K
Franchise fee · Item 5
$24,900
Included in the total above
Owner turnover
Awaiting Item 20 extraction
Factbook Score
Pending
not enough data yet
✓ No bankruptcy disclosures✓ No litigation disclosedNo Item 19 earnings dataWhy these flags?

Beyond the filing

Everything else on this page is quoted from i9 Sports's franchise disclosure document. This is not — it is measured off the open web, it is not verified by the franchisor, and it never affects the Factbook Score.

Website health
8 / 10
Basic checks. Issues here: slow first byte
Store locator
Yes
Their site has a finder that sends customers to their nearest branch — how walk-in trade reaches a franchisee
iPhone app
3.8 / 5
22 App Store ratings · i9 Sports Game Day App
Android app
Yes
Play Store link published on their own site. Google offers no free ratings API, so there is no score to show
Measured Sep 11, 2026.

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Opening a i9 Sports: $60K–$70K
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A fitness franchise included in Franchise Factbook's data-driven Top 20 boards. The profile is distinguished here by its repeated or high-ranked appearances across the selected category metrics.

From i9 Sports's official site, condensed by an independent research passmarketing description, not a filed fact.

Royalty
8%
7.5% of Network Revenues or $425-$450/month minimum (10-yr agreement)
Franchised units
588
As of 2025
3-yr unit growth
CAGR from Item 20

What it really costs

Every cost figure this brand's filing discloses — not just the headline range

Total initial investment · Item 7$60K–$70K
$0$250K
ExpenseLowHigh
Initial franchise fee$24,900$24,900
Total initial investment$59,900$69,900

Item 7 reports a total range, not a full line-item breakdown, in this brand's filing excerpt — the franchise fee is the only cost we can show separately today.

Costs more to open than 10% of fitness franchises on this site with a disclosed Item 7 range (130 compared). Computed from total investment, not a figure from the filing itself.

Earnings disclosure

Does the franchisor share performance data? No

This brand's filing does not include an Item 19 financial performance representation. That's common — a large share of franchisors disclose nothing here — but it means you should ask for unit-level economics directly during discovery calls. Compare against fitness brands that do disclose one.

Legal history

CLEAR
No bankruptcy disclosures for the franchisor or its officers.
CLEAR
Three disclosed actions relate to affiliated brands under the same ownership group (not i9 Sports directly): Arby's 2019 no-poach settlement with 11 states; Dunkin' 2019 no-poach settlement with 13 states; Dunkin' 2019 cybersecurity enforcement action ($650K penalty).
PROTECTED
Item 12 grants a protected territory.
NOTED
Non-compete: 2 year(s) / ? mile(s) after leaving the system.

Openings, closures & reacquisitions

The numbers ranking sites don't show — straight from the brand's filings

OpenedClosed / terminated / not renewedReacquired
54002023501202024721202025

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Common questions

Answered from this brand's own FDD filing. Where the filing is silent, the question is left out rather than answered with a guess.

How much does a i9 Sports franchise cost?

i9 Sports' most recent Franchise Disclosure Document puts the total estimated initial investment at $60K–$70K. That is Item 7, which covers everything needed to open — the franchise fee, build-out, equipment, opening inventory and initial working capital. The initial franchise fee itself is $24,900, and is included in that range.

What royalty does i9 Sports charge?

i9 Sports charges a continuing royalty of 8% of gross sales, disclosed in Item 6. A separate brand or advertising fund contribution of 2% applies on top. Royalties are charged on revenue, not profit, so they are owed whether or not the outlet is profitable.

Does i9 Sports disclose earnings (Item 19)?

No. i9 Sports makes no financial performance representation in its FDD. Item 19 is the only optional item under the FTC Franchise Rule, so omitting it is lawful and common — but it means the franchisor publishes no revenue or profit figures for its outlets, and any figure quoted elsewhere is not from the filing.

How many i9 Sports locations closed?

In its most recent reported year (2025), i9 Sports opened 72, closed 0, terminated 12 franchised outlets, ending the year with 588. These counts come from Item 20, which every franchisor must file.

Does i9 Sports give a protected territory?

i9 Sports' FDD describes a protected territory in Item 12. Protection varies in what it actually excludes — franchisors commonly reserve online sales and alternative channels inside it — so the wording in the filing matters more than the yes.

Facts on this page are sourced from i9 Sports' Franchise Disclosure Document.

10-year agreement: $24,900 lump sum initial fee + $15,000 territory fee = $39,900 total initial fees; a 5-year agreement option exists at $500/month instead of the lump sum. Territory ('Network Area') sized by count of children age 14 and under, up to 79,999. Item 7 range shown is for the 10-year agreement ($36,500-$46,500 for the 5-year option). Non-compete term is 2 years post-termination but restricts operating within the Network Area / franchisor's territory rather than a fixed mile radius, so item17_noncompete_miles left null. Item 20 table not retrievable from fetched excerpt.