Sports Performance Hub

What Sports Performance Hub does

Sports Performance Hub (SPH) is a privately held sports-and-education campus developer building a 90+ acre integrated ecosystem in Homestead, Florida, approximately 35 miles from Miami. The company operates six co-located service verticals: elite athlete development (youth academies and multi-sport training), college-prep academic programs, performance health services (sports medicine, surgery center, physical therapy, rehabilitation), professional competition pathways, live entertainment and stadium operations, and a sports-anchored real estate platform including a 1,500-key hotel and 1,500 residential apartments. A 10,000-seat stadium expandable to 30,000 anchors the campus, and wholly-owned subsidiary Miami FC serves as the professional apex of the talent pathway, relocating from FIU's Pitbull Stadium to the new on-campus venue. The business model combines recurring tuition/program fees (academies and academics), professional services fees (performance health), transaction-based revenue (stadium events, real estate), and B2B sponsorship and institutional capital inflows, targeting youth athletes, professional athletes, brand partners, and investors. The platform is under construction with $280M in private investment, ground broken in March 2026, with initial sports-field activation scheduled for September 2026 and phased rollout of the hotel, stadium, and full ecosystem through 2027 and beyond.

No proprietary technology, patents, or AI/ML capabilities are disclosed; the offering is a physical-infrastructure and human-services platform rather than a software product. The company is led by a syndicate of elite-athlete co-founders (Manu Ginóbili, Juan Sebastián Verón, Juan Mónaco, Mariano Zabaleta, Martín Gramática) alongside institutional operators including Riccardo Silva (AC Milan co-owner, MP & Silva founder) and Emiliano Fernández Balagué (co-founder of NASDAQ-listed dLocal and AstroPay), with Nick Sakiewicz (MLS founding member, Philadelphia Union founder) as CEO. Go-to-market is enterprise/B2B-driven via direct outreach to investors and brand partners rather than consumer marketing.

Name

Sports Performance Hub

Legal name

Sports Performance Hub

Website

https://sperformancehub.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2026

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Sports Performance Hub is developing a 90+ acre, $280M integrated sports, education, and entertainment campus in Homestead, Florida, serving youth and professional athletes, brand partners, and institutional investors via academies, academics, performance health, a 10,000-seat stadium, and real estate.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Homestead

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Revenue model

1. Sports Academies and Training Programs: Revenue from youth academies and elite athlete training programs across multiple disciplines, serving student-athletes and professional athletes within the integrated campus ecosystem.
2. Education and Academic Programs: College-prep education programs designed for student-athletes, generating tuition and program fees.
3. Performance Health Services: Specialized health services including sports medicine, surgery center, physical therapy, and rehabilitation services.
4. Stadium and Live Entertainment Operations: Revenue from the 10,000-seat stadium (expandable to 30,000) hosting sporting events, concerts, rodeos, and major entertainment experiences. Miami FC professional soccer team serves as a tenant.
5. Hotel and Hospitality: 1,500 hotel rooms as part of the campus development for visiting teams, families, and event attendees.
6. Real Estate and Commercial Platform: Sports-anchored real estate development generating diversified revenue streams through commercial and residential spaces within the campus.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

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Product overview

Sports Performance Hub is a unified platform combining multiple integrated services within a single 90+ acre campus ecosystem located in Homestead, Florida. The portfolio includes elite athlete development (youth academies, multi-sport training), education and academic programs (college-prep, international school), performance health and wellbeing (sports medicine, surgery, physical therapy), professional and elite competition pathways, live entertainment and stadium operations (10,000-seat expandable stadium), and real estate/commercial platform (hotel, residential). Miami FC, the professional soccer club, serves as the pinnacle of the talent pathway within the ecosystem, connecting emerging athletes directly to professional competition. The campus is structured as a phased development backed by $280 million in private investment, with development phases progressing from core infrastructure through program activation to full ecosystem expansion.

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Brands

• Miami FC: Professional soccer club operating as the professional engine within the SPH ecosystem, representing the final stage of the talent pathway connecting emerging athletes to professional competition.

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Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Miami FCcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2026Miami FC serves as the professional club within the SPH ecosystem, providing a direct bridge between elite training environments and professional opportunities. It represents the final stage of the talent pathway, connecting emerging athletes to professional competition. The club will relocate from FIU's Pitbull Stadium to a new 10,000-seat venue within the SPH campus.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• FC Barcelona / La Masia: Iconic integrated football academy and broader training complex (Barça Academy has 50+ global satellite academies). Comparable in the talent pathway model, the integration of training and education, and the global brand leverage from a star-rich first team.
• The St. James: Integrated sports performance and wellness complex offering multi-sport training, performance health, and event space under one roof. Highly comparable in the 'integrated training + health + entertainment' thesis, though smaller in footprint and without the academic and real estate verticals SPH plans.
• The Star (Dallas Cowboys World Headquarters): Sports-anchored mixed-use development in Frisco, TX, combining the Dallas Cowboys HQ/practice facility, a 12,000-seat stadium, retail, dining, hotel, and residential. Closest U.S. comparable in combining a pro-sports asset with hospitality, residential, and commercial real estate into a single campus.
• Real Madrid / Ciudad Real Madrid: Operates one of the world's most prestigious multi-sport elite training campuses (Ciudad Real Madrid), combining youth academy, first-team training, and educational programs. Highly comparable in the integrated high-performance campus model and in selling a premium athlete-development brand globally.
• IMG Academy: The dominant U.S. sports-and-education campus (Bradenton, FL), combining elite multi-sport training, college-prep academics, performance health, and professional pathways. Closest comparable to SPH in integrated model, customer base, and Florida geography, but operates at materially larger scale with a multi-decade placement track record.
• Aspire Academy (Qatar): State-of-the-art multi-sport high-performance academy and sports medicine complex in Doha. Closest international comparable in the integrated sport + education + sports-medicine campus model, with a sovereign-wealth-funded scale and global talent-recruitment mandate.
• New York Red Bulls Training Facility: Integrated MLS training complex housing the first team, reserve team, and Red Bulls Academy youth pathway. Comparable as a U.S.-based sports-anchored training campus that pairs youth development with a professional club, though narrower in scope than SPH's planned multi-sport, education, and real estate footprint.

Broad incumbents

• SoFi Stadium & Hollywood Park: Sports-and-entertainment-anchored mixed-use development in Inglewood, CA (SoFi Stadium, 6,000-seat performance venue, retail, hotel, residential, and offices). Comparable as a large-scale sports-anchored real estate and live-entertainment platform, though centered on a single NFL/MLS stadium rather than multi-sport training.
• Inter Miami CF: Established MLS franchise co-owned by David Beckham and featuring global stars (e.g., Lionel Messi), playing in the same Miami sports market SPH is targeting. Comparable as a Miami sports-hub incumbent and as the dominant soccer property in the region; competes for sponsorship, fan attention, and player pathway visibility.
• City Football Group / Manchester City: Operates a global multi-club ownership and academy network anchored by the City Football Academy training complex. Comparable in the integrated training infrastructure, the multi-vertical monetization, and the use of elite pro clubs as marketing assets for broader sports-education businesses.

Market position

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Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sports-performance-hub-of-miami-dade
• Xx.com/sperformancehub

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