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football board games

Worth a look

Shows a sweet-spot price point ($44.30 avg), but soft demand (-32.1% this quarter) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 58Growth 9Conversion 21Competition 84Returns 85Price range 15Avg price 95Brand share 66Review moat 73Quality gap 47

Avg price

Incredible$44.30

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Returns

Great1.5%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Competition

Great31%

top-5 click share — an open shelf

Review moat

Good584.6

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Brand share

Good66%

top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand

Market size

Good$463K

$463K/yr · 638K searches

Quality gap

Okay4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Conversion

Bad1.6%

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

Price range

Bad$6.90–$565.14

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

Growth

Bad-32.1%

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, football board games is a $463K/yr Amazon United States market (638K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 66% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Verdict: Worth a look — 54/100.

Data updated Jul 22, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

football board games market data

Units sold / yr
8K–10K
avg 100–250/product
Revenue / yr
$354K–$443K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
1.6%
Avg BSR
#1,505
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
71%
Out of stock
27.9%
Avg brand age
36 months
Avg seller age
146 days

Competition & brand share

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (31% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

Brands

29 flat

Sellers

199

Top-5 brand share

66%

Top 20: 94%

Top-5 click share

31%

Top 20: 71%

Open market

30%

  • LEGO26%
  • Masterpieces15%
  • FOCO11%
  • Snaptor8%
  • Hasbro Gaming6%
  • KADELE5%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -32.1% search growth over the last 90 days.
50K30KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Holiday '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 11.6×

Top football board games search terms

  • lego football104K/yr
  • football lego64K/yr
  • football lego sets42K/yr
  • football board game33K/yr
  • nfl lego sets31K/yr
  • football legos43K/yr
  • lego nfl118K/yr
  • lego football sets22K/yr
  • sports board games15K/yr
  • nfl lego40K/yr
All search terms

Top football board games 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.

0%3%$14K6%$28K9%$42K12%$56K1101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)1 product missing review or click data not plotted

All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about football board games

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Fun/Entertainment Experience28%

“Very engaging”

Gifting Purpose15%

“Christmas gift”

Quality-Overall10%

“great build quality”

Collectibles6%

“Fun and collectable”

Value For Money5%

“Worth the money”

Assembly/Installation4%

“Easy to set up”

Ease Of Use4%

“easy to read”

Design-Overall4%

“Nice and well-designed Lego”

Advertised Vs Actual Product4%

“Looks just as pictured”

Size-Overall2%

“Good size”

What buyers complain about

Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting13%

“Worst instructions ever”

Size-Overall12%

“it was bigger than I thought it would be when built”

Assembly/Installation8%

“Difficult Assembly”

Quality-Overall8%

“This company needs some quality control people”

Ease Of Use6%

“Too hard to transform”

Strength4%

“very flimsy”

Value For Money3%

“Expensive”

Design-Overall3%

“This has to be the ugliest thing ever built”

Durability3%

“Face piece broke fairly quickly”

Color3%

“Do not buy if you have any color issues”

Top return reasons

Value For Money35%
Size-Overall16%
Defective Material/Parts12%
Advertised Vs Actual Product9%
Gifting Purpose8%
Product Condition3%
Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting3%
Assembly/Installation2%
Quality-Overall2%
Functionality-Overall2%

Common questions

Is football board games profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
The niche generates $463K/yr across 52 tracked products. 13 of 21 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -32.1%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (54/100).
How competitive is the football board games niche?
29 brands and 199 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 31% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 66% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in football board games?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting, Size-Overall, Assembly/Installation. The return rate is 1.5%.
When does demand for football board games peak?
Demand peaks in Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 11.6× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the football board games niche?
Listings span $6.90–$565.14; the average listing price is $44.30 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 585 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.