black soccer shorts
Worth a lookShows a fragmented shelf (top 5 take 13% of clicks), but weak search conversion (0.5%) keeps it on the watch list.
Competition
Incredible13%top-5 click share — an open shelf
Avg price
Incredible$31.68avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Price range
Great$13.25–$120.35cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Growth
Good+43.3%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Quality gap
Okay4.5★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Market size
Okay$173K$173K/yr · 1.1M searches
Brand share
Okay86%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Returns
Okay4.7%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Review moat
Bad8,624.88avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Conversion
Bad0.5%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, black soccer shorts is a $173K/yr Amazon United States market (1.1M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 86% of demand. Demand peaks in Jun. Verdict: Worth a look — 50/100.
Data updated Jul 20, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
black soccer shorts market data
- Units sold / yr
- 6K–8K
- avg 0–100/product
- Revenue / yr
- $190K–$253K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 0.5%
- Avg BSR
- #375
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 96%
- Sponsored
- 87%
- Out of stock
- 10.5%
- Avg brand age
- -67 months
- Avg seller age
- 118 days
Competition & brand share
Clicks spread well past the top 5 (13% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.Brands
32 rising
Sellers
176
Top-5 brand share
86%
Top 20: 97%
Top-5 click share
13%
Top 20: 36%
Open market
13%
- Nike68%
- Amazon Essentials10%
- G Gradual3%
- Champion3%
- CANGHPGIN2%
- JWJ2%
- Open — no brand owns it (26 brands, 13%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +43.3% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Jun · busiest ÷ quietest = 5.9×
Top black soccer shorts search terms
- nike basketball shorts183K/yr
- nike running shorts127K/yr
- nike dri fit shorts73K/yr
- nike basketball shorts men92K/yr
- nike running shorts men74K/yr
- mens nike basketball shorts56K/yr
- black nike shorts47K/yr
- nike tech shorts39K/yr
- nike sweat shorts39K/yr
- nike short42K/yr
Top black soccer shorts products on Amazon
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Nike Dri-FIT Icon Mens basketball shorts Athletic shorts with side pockets Black/Black/White 3XL
Nike$36.564.6★607 rev
Nike Mens Dri-Fit Totality 7In Short Black/White Medium
Nike$35.094.8★67 rev
Nike Mens Dri-Fit DNA 8In Short White/Black/Black/Black Large
Nike$35.424.5★70 rev
Nike Mens Shorts Dri-Fit Flex Woven Shorts 7inch (US Alpha X-Large Regular Regular Black)
Nike$36.784.4★643 rev
Nike Mens Dri-Fit DNA 8In Short Black/White/White/White Large
Nike$35.474.5★70 rev
Newest
by launch dateNike Mens Dri-Fit Totality 7In Short Black/White Medium
Nike$35.0967 rev
Nike Mens Dri-Fit DNA 8In Short White/Black/Black/Black Large
Nike$35.4270 rev
Nike Mens Dri-Fit DNA 8In Short Black/White/White/White Large
Nike$35.4770 rev
Nike Mens Dri-Fit DNA 8In Short Black/Black/Black/White Medium
Nike$35.0670 rev
Nike Mens Dri-Fit DNA 8In Short Black/White/White/White Medium
Nike$35.2070 rev
Trending
90-day click momentum
Amazon Essentials Mens Athletic Basketball Gym Shorts Breathable Moisture Wicking Performance Tech Loose-Fit Training Shorts with Elastic Waist Pack of 2 Black/Olive XX-Large
Amazon Essentials$13.254.6★
Nike Mens Dri-Fit DNA 8In Short White/Black/Black/Black Large
Nike$35.424.5★
Nike Mens Dri-Fit Totality 7In Short Black/White Large
Nike$35.314.8★
Nike Mens Challenger Dri-Fit 7 2-in-1 Running Shorts Black/Black/Black/Reflective Silver Large
Nike$49.064.2★
Nike Mens Dri-Fit DNA 8In Short Black/Black/Black/White Medium
Nike$35.064.5★
What buyers say about black soccer shorts
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Fit great”
“Super comfortable”
“They are well made”
“Amazing value”
“Best sports shorts”
“deep pockets”
“Excellent material”
“Very light and breathable”
“As advertised”
“Fabric is soft”
What buyers complain about
“To big”
“This is not the level of quality I expected from a new product purchased through Amazon”
“It is way too thick and bulky”
“No Pockets”
“Cheap material”
“Doesn't last”
“the whole seam ripped on them like Im so disappointed seriously”
“See-through”
“just too long”
“Too thin”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is black soccer shorts profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $173K/yr across 178 tracked products. 5 of 16 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +43.3%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (50/100).
- How competitive is the black soccer shorts niche?
- 32 brands and 176 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 13% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 86% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in black soccer shorts?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Quality-Overall, Thickness. The return rate is 4.7%.
- When does demand for black soccer shorts peak?
- Demand peaks in Jun; the busiest month runs 5.9× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the black soccer shorts niche?
- Listings span $13.25–$120.35; the average listing price is $31.68 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 8,625 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.