Deloitte Football Money League
The Deloitte Football Money League is a ranking of football clubs by revenue generated from football operations. It is produced annually by the accountancy firm Deloitte and released in early February of each year, describing the season most recently finished.
Rankings by season
2014–15
Ranking | Country | Number of Teams | Total Revenue (€ million) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 16 | 3939.8 | |
2 | 5 | 993.7 | |
3 | 3 | 1324.9 | |
3 | 974.3 | ||
5 | 1 | 480.8 | |
1 | 159.1 | ||
1 | 132.8 |
2013–14
Ranking | Country | Number of Teams | Total Revenue (€ million) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 13 | 3140.2 | |
2 | 5 | 985.3 | |
3 | 4 | 1083.2 | |
4 | 3 | 1204 | |
5 | 2 | 604.7 | |
6 | 1 | 161.9 | |
1 | 126.0 | ||
1 | 118.0 |
2012–13
Ranking | Country | Number of Teams | Total Revenue (€ million) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 8 | 1957 | |
2 | 6 | 1051.7 | |
3 | 5 | 1137.5 | |
4 | 4 | 1237.5 | |
5 | 2 | 503.1 | |
2 | 283.4 | ||
7 | 1 | 113.3 | |
1 | 109.2 | ||
1 | 107.6 |
Rank in 2012–13 |
Club | Revenue (€ million) |
Country | Rank in 2011–12 |
Change |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Real Madrid | 518.9 | Spain | 1 | — |
2 | Barcelona | 482.6 | Spain | 2 | — |
3 | Bayern Munich | 431.2 | Germany | 4 | +1 |
4 | Manchester United | 423.8 | England | 3 | −1 |
5 | Paris Saint‑Germain | 398.8 | France | 10 | +5 |
6 | Manchester City | 316.2 | England | 7 | +1 |
7 | Chelsea | 303.4 | England | 5 | −2 |
8 | Arsenal | 284.3 | England | 6 | −2 |
9 | Juventus | 272.4 | Italy | 13 | +4 |
10 | Milan | 263.5 | Italy | 8 | −2 |
11 | Borussia Dortmund | 256.2 | Germany | 12 | +1 |
12 | Liverpool | 240.6 | England | 9 | −3 |
13 | Schalke 04 | 198.2 | Germany | 15 | +2 |
14 | Tottenham Hotspur | 172 | England | 14 | — |
15 | Internazionale | 168.8 | Italy | 11 | −4 |
16 | Galatasaray | 157 | Turkey | 19 | +3 |
17 | Hamburg | 135.4 | Germany | 20 | +3 |
18 | Fenerbahçe | 126.4 | Turkey | 31+ | |
19 | Roma | 124.4 | Italy | 21 | +2 |
20 | Atlético Madrid | 120 | Spain | 25 | +5 |
21 | Stuttgart | 116.5 | Germany | 27 | +6 |
22 | Napoli | 116.4 | Italy | 21 | -1 |
23 | Valencia | 116 | Spain | 22 | — |
24 | Corinthians | 113.3 | Brazil | 32 | +8 |
25 | Newcastle United | 111.9 | England | 22 | -3 |
26 | Benfica | 109.2 | Portugal | 24 | -2 |
27 | Ajax | 107.6 | Netherlands | 26 | -1 |
28 | Lazio | 106.2 | Italy | 31+ | |
29 | West Ham United | 104.8 | England | 30 | |
30 | Marseille | 104.3 | France | 17 | -13 |
2011–12
Ranking | Country | Number of Teams | Total Revenue (€ million) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 11 | 2213.6 | |
2 | 5 | 963.9 | |
5 | 917.2 | ||
4 | 4 | 1214.6 | |
5 | 3 | 488.1 | |
6 | 1 | 129.7 | |
1 | 111.1 | ||
1 | 104.1 | ||
1 | 94.1 |
For the fourth year running, the top 4 teams were Real Madrid, Barcelona, Manchester United and Bayern Munich, with Real Madrid becoming the first team to generate over €500 million in revenue. Manchester City, Borussia Dortmund and Napoli continued their meteoric rises up the table.
2010–11
Ranking | Country | Number of Teams | Total Revenue (€ million) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 11 | 1886.9 | |
2 | 6 | 986.3 | |
3 | 5 | 858.8 | |
4 | 4 | 1146.9 | |
5 | 2 | 283.2 | |
6 | 1 | 102.5 | |
1 | 97.1 |
Rank in 2010–11 |
Club | Revenue (€ million) |
Country | Rank in 2009–10 |
Change |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Real Madrid | 479.5 | Spain | 1 | — |
2 | Barcelona | 450.7 | Spain | 2 | — |
3 | Manchester United | 367.0 | England | 3 | — |
4 | Bayern Munich | 321.4 | Germany | 4 | — |
5 | Arsenal | 251.1 | England | 5 | — |
6 | Chelsea | 249.8 | England | 6 | — |
7 | Milan | 235.1 | Italy | 7 | — |
8 | Internazionale | 211.4 | Italy | 9 | +1 |
9 | Liverpool | 203.3 | England | 8 | −1 |
10 | Schalke 04 | 202.4 | Germany | 16 | +6 |
11 | Tottenham Hotspur | 181.0 | England | 12 | +1 |
12 | Manchester City | 169.6 | England | 11 | −1 |
13 | Juventus | 153.9 | Italy | 10 | −3 |
14 | Marseille | 150.4 | France | 15 | +1 |
15 | Roma | 143.5 | Italy | 18 | +3 |
16 | Dortmund | 138.5 | Germany | 22 | +6 |
17 | Lyon | 132.8 | France | 14 | −3 |
18 | Hamburg | 128.8 | Germany | 13 | −5 |
19 | Valencia | 116.8 | Spain | 25 | +6 |
20 | Napoli | 114.9 | Italy | 29 | +9 |
21 | Benfica | 102.5 | Portugal | 26 | +5 |
22 | Atlético Madrid | 99.9 | Spain | 17 | −5 |
23 | Werder Bremen | 99.7 | Germany | 28 | +5 |
24 | Aston Villa | 99.3 | England | 20 | −4 |
25 | Newcastle United | 98.0 | England | 31+ | |
26 | Ajax | 97.1 | Netherlands | 31+ | |
27 | Stuttgart | 95.5 | Germany | 19 | −8 |
28 | Everton | 90.8 | England | 27 | −1 |
29 | West Ham United | 89.1 | England | 31 | +3 |
30 | Sunderland | 87.9 | England | 31+ |
2009–10
Ranking | Country | Number of Teams | Total Revenue (€ million) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 10 | 1792 | |
2 | 6 | 989.8 | |
6 | 925.5 | ||
4 | 5 | 1160.1 | |
5 | 3 | 390 | |
6 | 1 | 98.2 |
Rank | Club | Revenue (€ million) |
Country | Change |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Real Madrid | 438.6 | Spain | |
2. | Barcelona | 398.1 | Spain | |
3. | Manchester United | 349.8 | England | |
4. | Bayern Munich | 323.0 | Germany | |
5. | Arsenal | 274.1 | England | |
6. | Chelsea | 255.9 | England | |
7. | Milan | 235.8 | Italy | 3 |
8. | Liverpool | 225.3 | England | 1 |
9. | Internazionale | 224.8 | Italy | |
10. | Juventus | 205.0 | Italy | 2 |
11. | Manchester City | 152.8 | England | 9 |
12. | Tottenham Hotspur | 146.3 | England | 3 |
13. | Hamburg | 146.2 | Germany | 2 |
14. | Lyon | 146.1 | France | 1 |
15. | Marseille | 141.1 | France | 1 |
16. | Schalke | 139.8 | Germany | |
17. | Atlético Madrid | 124.5 | Spain | 5 |
18. | Roma | 122.7 | Italy | 6 |
19. | Stuttgart | 114.8 | Germany | 5 |
20. | Aston Villa | 109.4 | England | 5 |
21. | Fiorentina | 106.4 | Italy | |
22. | Borussia Dortmund | 105.2 | Germany | |
23. | Bordeaux | 102.8 | France | |
24. | Sevilla | 99.6 | Spain | |
25. | Valencia | 99.3 | Spain | |
26. | Benfica | 98.2 | Portugal | |
27. | Everton | 96.6 | England | |
28. | Werder Bremen | 96.5 | Germany | |
29. | Napoli | 95.1 | Italy | |
30. | Fulham | 94.2 | England | |
31. | West Ham United | 87.6 | England |
2008–09
Rank | Club | Revenue (€ million) |
Country | Change |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Real Madrid | 401.4 | Spain | |
2. | Barcelona | 365.9 | Spain | 1 |
3. | Manchester United | 327.0 | England | 1 |
4. | Bayern Munich | 289.5 | Germany | |
5. | Arsenal | 263.0 | England | 1 |
6. | Chelsea | 242.3 | England | 1 |
7. | Liverpool | 237.0 | England | |
8. | Juventus | 203.2 | Italy | 3 |
9. | Internazionale | 196.5 | Italy | 1 |
10. | Milan | 196.5 | Italy | 2 |
11. | Hamburg | 146.7 | Germany | 4 |
12. | Roma | 146.4 | Italy | 3 |
13. | Lyon | 139.6 | France | 1 |
14. | Marseille | 133.2 | France | 2 |
15. | Tottenham Hotspur | 132.7 | England | 1 |
16. | Schalke | 124.5 | Germany | 3 |
17. | Werder Bremen | 114.7 | Germany | >3 |
18. | Borussia Dortmund | 103.5 | Germany | >2 |
19. | Manchester City | 101.2 | England | 1 |
20. | Newcastle United | 101.0 | England | 3 |
2007–08
Rank | Club | Revenue (€ million) |
Country |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Real Madrid | 365.8 | Spain |
2. | Manchester United | 324.8 | England |
3. | Barcelona | 308.8 | Spain |
4. | Bayern Munich | 295.3 | Germany |
5. | Chelsea | 268.9 | England |
6. | Arsenal | 264.0 | England |
7. | Liverpool | 210.9 | England |
8. | Milan | 209.5 | Italy |
9. | Roma | 175.4 | Italy |
10. | Internazionale | 172.9 | Italy |
11. | Juventus | 167.5 | Italy |
12. | Lyon | 155.7 | France |
13. | Schalke | 148.4 | Germany |
14. | Tottenham Hotspur | 145.0 | England |
15. | Hamburg | 127.9 | Germany |
16. | Marseille | 126.8 | France |
17. | Newcastle United | 125.6 | England |
18. | Stuttgart | 111.5 | Germany |
19. | Fenerbahçe | 111.3 | Turkey |
20. | Manchester City | 104.0 | England |
2006–07
The total revenue of the 20 richest clubs in the footballing world was over a record €3.73 billion. No side could displace Real Madrid, who remain top of football's financial rankings for the third year running after seeing their revenues leap 20 percent to €351.8 million during the 2006/07 season.
Manchester United displaced Barcelona in second place, the Spanish club moving down to third. Chelsea's revenue increase sees them return to the top five, into fourth place whilst Arsenal's move to the Emirates Stadium transformed their revenues moving them up to fifth place. This marked the first time any country has had three clubs in the top five of the Money League.
European champions Milan moved up to sixth place while runners-up Liverpool moved two places up to eighth. Italian champions Internazionale moved down two places to 9th while Bayern Munich moved up a spot to seventh. Juventus' relegation into Serie B saw them move nine places down to 12th place.
Rank | Club | Revenue (€ million) |
Country |
---|---|---|---|
1. | Real Madrid | 351.0 | Spain |
2. | Manchester United | 315.2 | England |
3. | Barcelona | 290.1 | Spain |
4. | Chelsea | 283.0 | England |
5. | Arsenal | 263.9 | England |
6. | Milan | 227.2 | Italy |
7. | Bayern Munich | 223.3 | Germany |
8. | Liverpool | 198.9 | England |
9. | Internazionale | 195.0 | Italy |
10. | Roma | 157.6 | Italy |
11. | Tottenham Hotspur | 153.1 | England |
12. | Juventus | 145.2 | Italy |
13. | Lyon | 140.6 | France |
14. | Newcastle United | 129.4 | England |
15. | Hamburg | 120.4 | Germany |
16. | Schalke | 114.3 | Germany |
17. | Celtic | 111.8 | Scotland |
18. | Valencia | 107.6 | Spain |
19. | Marseille | 99.0 | France |
20. | Werder Bremen | 97.3 | Germany |
2005–06
The total revenue of the top 20 richest clubs in the world is now over €3.3 billion. Barcelona gained four places in the ranking for this year, making the two richest clubs both from Spain. England has the largest number of clubs in the list. A club from Portugal was added to the list for the first time. Portugal's Benfica is the third club from the Iberian Peninsula among the top 20 in the world, after Spain's Real Madrid and Barcelona.
Rank | Club | Revenue (€ million) |
Country |
---|---|---|---|
1. | Real Madrid | 292.2 | Spain |
2. | Barcelona | 259.1 | Spain |
3. | Juventus | 251.2 | Italy |
4. | Manchester United | 242.6 | England |
5. | Milan | 238.7 | Italy |
6. | Chelsea | 221.0 | England |
7. | Internazionale | 206.6 | Italy |
8. | Bayern Munich | 204.7 | Germany |
9. | Arsenal | 177.4 | England |
10. | Liverpool | 176.0 | England |
11. | Lyon | 127.7 | France |
12. | Roma | 127.0 | Italy |
13. | Newcastle United | 124.3 | England |
14. | Schalke | 122.9 | Germany |
15. | Tottenham Hotspur | 107.2 | England |
16. | Hamburg | 101.8 | Germany |
17. | Manchester City | 89.4 | England |
18. | Rangers | 88.5 | Scotland |
19. | West Ham United | 86.9 | England |
20. | Benfica | 85.1 | Portugal |
2004–05
In the rankings for the 2004/05 season, Real Madrid longs run at the top. Three clubs that had appeared in the previous season's top twenty (Marseille, Rangers, and Aston Villa) were replaced by Lyon, Everton, and Valencia.
Rank | Club | Income (€ million) |
Country |
---|---|---|---|
1. | Real Madrid | 275.7 | Spain |
2. | Manchester United | 246.4 | England |
3. | Milan | 234.0 | Italy |
4. | Juventus | 229.4 | Italy |
5. | Chelsea | 220.8 | England |
6. | Barcelona | 207.9 | Spain |
7. | Bayern Munich | 189.5 | Germany |
8. | Liverpool | 181.2 | England |
9. | Internazionale | 177.2 | Italy |
10. | Arsenal | 171.3 | England |
11. | Roma | 131.8 | Italy |
12. | Newcastle United | 128.9 | England |
13. | Tottenham Hotspur | 104.5 | England |
14. | Schalke | 97.4 | Germany |
15. | Lyon | 92.9 | France |
16. | Celtic | 92.7 | Scotland |
17. | Manchester City | 90.1 | England |
18. | Everton | 88.8 | England |
19. | Valencia | 84.6 | Spain |
20. | Lazio | 83.1 | Italy |
2003–04
In the 2003–04 season, five clubs recorded revenues of over €200m with Manchester United once again being ranked as the richest club in Europe.
Rank | Club | Income (€ million) |
Country |
---|---|---|---|
1. | Manchester United | 259.4 | England |
2. | Real Madrid | 236.2 | Spain |
3. | Milan | 222.1 | Italy |
4. | Chelsea | 217.5 | England |
5. | Juventus | 215.3 | Italy |
6. | Arsenal | 174.1 | England |
7. | Barcelona | 169.9 | Spain |
8. | Internazionale | 167.1 | Italy |
9. | Bayern Munich | 166.4 | Germany |
10. | Liverpool | 140.2 | England |
2002–03
English clubs dominated the money league for the 2002/03 season, with five Premier League clubs occupying spots in the top 10.
Rank | Club | Income (€ million) |
Country |
---|---|---|---|
1. | Manchester United | 251.2 | England |
2. | Juventus | 218.8 | Italy |
3. | Milan | 200.4 | Italy |
4. | Real Madrid | 193.7 | Spain |
5. | Bayern Munich | 163.9 | Germany |
6. | Internazionale | 162.5 | Italy |
7. | Arsenal | 150.1 | England |
8. | Liverpool | 149.3 | England |
9. | Newcastle United | 139.3 | England |
10. | Chelsea | 134.1 | England |
2001–02
Rank | Club | Income (€ million) |
Country |
---|---|---|---|
1. | Manchester United | 229.5 | England |
2. | Juventus | 177.9 | Italy |
3. | Bayern Munich | 176.8 | Germany |
4. | Milan | 159.1 | Italy |
5. | Liverpool | 154.6 | England |
6. | Real Madrid | 152.2 | Spain |
7. | Chelsea | 143.4 | England |
8. | Arsenal | 141.4 | England |
9. | Barcelona | 139.8 | Spain |
10. | Roma | 136.8 | Italy |
2000–01
Rank | Club | Income (€ million) |
Country |
---|---|---|---|
1. | Manchester United | 217.2 | England |
2. | Juventus | 173.5 | Italy |
3. | Bayern Munich | 173.2 | Germany |
4. | Milan | 164.6 | Italy |
5. | Real Madrid | 138.2 | Spain |
6. | Liverpool | 137.6 | England |
7. | Lazio | 125.4 | Italy |
8. | Roma | 123.8 | Italy |
9. | Chelsea | 118.4 | England |
10. | Internazionale | 112.8 | Italy |
1997–98
Rank | Club | Income (£ million) |
Country |
---|---|---|---|
1. | Manchester United | 87.9 | England |
2. | Real Madrid | 72.2 | Spain |
3. | Bayern Munich | 66.2 | Germany |
4. | Juventus | 55.3 | Italy |
5. | Newcastle United | 49.2 | England |
6. | Barcelona | 48.57 | Spain |
7. | Milan | 48.55 | Italy |
8. | Internazionale | 48.2 | Italy |
9. | Chelsea | 47.5 | England |
10. | Liverpool | 45.5 | England |
Summary table: Some teams appearing in Top 10
Club | 2011/12 (€ million) |
2010/11 (€ million) |
2009/10 (€ million) |
2008/9 (€ million) |
2007/8 (€ million) |
2006/7 (€ million) |
2005/6 (€ million) |
2004/5 (€ million) |
2003/4 (€ million) |
2002/3 (€ million) |
2001/2 (€ million) |
2000/1 (€ million) |
Country |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Real Madrid | 512.6 (1) | 479.5 (1) | 438.6 (1) | 401.4 (1) | 365.8 (1) | 351.8 (1) | 292.2 (1) | 275.7 (1) | 236.2 (2) | 193.7 (4) | 152.2 (6) | 138.2 (5) | Spain |
Barcelona | 483.0 (2) | 450.7 (2) | 398.1 (2) | 365.9 (2) | 308.8 (3) | 291.1 (3) | 259.1 (2) | 207.9 (6) | 169.9 (7) | (11+) | 139.8 (9) | (11+) | Spain |
Manchester United | 395.9 (3) | 367.0 (3) | 349.8 (3) | 327.0 (3) | 324.8 (2) | 315.4 (2) | 242.6 (4) | 246.4 (2) | 259.4 (1) | 251.2 (1) | 229.5 (1) | 217.2 (1) | England |
Bayern Munich | 368.4 (4) | 321.4 (4) | 323.0 (4) | 289.5 (4) | 295.3 (4) | 223.7 (7) | 204.7 (8) | 189.5 (7) | 166.4 (9) | 163.9 (5) | 176.8 (3) | 173.2 (3) | Germany |
Chelsea | 322.6 (5) | 249.8 (6) | 255.9 (6) | 242.3 (6) | 268.9 (5) | 284.4 (4) | 221.0 (6) | 220.8 (5) | 217.5 (4) | 134.1 (10) | 143.4 (7) | 118.4 (9) | England |
Arsenal | 290.3 (6) | 251.5 (5) | 274.1 (5) | 263.0 (5) | 264.4 (6) | 264.2 (5) | 177.4 (9) | 171.3 (10) | 174.1 (6) | 150.1 (7) | 141.4 (8) | (11+) | England |
Manchester City | 285.6 (7) | 169.6 (12) | 152.8 (11) | 101.2 (19) | 104.0 (20) | (21+) | 89.4 (17) | 90.1 (17) | (11+) | (11+) | (11+) | (11+) | England |
Milan | 256.9 (8) | 235.1 (7) | 235.8 (7) | 196.5 (8) | 209.5 (8) | 227.7 (6) | 238.7 (5) | 234.0 (3) | 222.1 (3) | 200.4 (3) | 159.1 (4) | 164.6 (4) | Italy |
Liverpool | 233.2 (9) | 203.3 (9) | 225.3 (8) | 217.0 (7) | 210.9 (7) | 202.1 (8) | 176.0 (10) | 181.2 (8) | 140.2 (10) | 149.3 (8) | 154.6 (5) | 137.6 (6) | England |
Juventus | 195.4 (10) | 153.9 (13) | 205.0 (10) | 203.2 (8) | 167.5 (11) | 145.2 (12) | 251.2 (3) | 229.4 (4) | 215.3 (5) | 218.8 (2) | 177.9 (2) | 173.5 (2) | Italy |
Internazionale | 185.9 (12) | 211.4 (8) | 224.8 (9) | 196.5 (9) | 172.9 (10) | 195.4 (9) | 206.6 (7) | 177.2 (9) | 167.1 (8) | 162.5 (6) | (11+) | 112.8 (10) | Italy |
Schalke 04 | 174.5 (14) | 202.4 (10) | 139.8 (16) | 124.5 (16) | 148.4 (13) | 114.3 (16) | 122.9 (14) | 97.4 (14) | (11+) | (11+) | (11+) | (11+)) | Germany |
Roma | 115.9 (19) | 143.5 (15) | 122.7 (18) | 146.4 (10) | 175.4 (9) | 157.7 (10) | 127.0 (12) | 131.8 (11) | (11+) | (11+) | 136.8 (10) | 123.8 (8) | Italy |
Annual Review of Football Finance 2011
Record growth in Europe’s top five leagues boosted revenue in the continent’s football industry by 4 percent to an all-time high of 16.3 billion euros (£13.7 billion/$23.8 billion) in 2009-10. The “Big Five” had total revenue of 8.4 billion euros, a 5 percent increase over 2008-09, according to Deloitte.[2]
Rank | League | Revenue (€ billion)[3] |
Country |
---|---|---|---|
1. | Premier League | 2.479 | England |
2. | Bundesliga | 1.664 | Germany |
3. | La Liga | 1.622 | Spain |
4. | Serie A | 1.532 | Italy |
5. | Ligue 1 | 1.072 | France |
In addition to that a total of €754.1m was distributed to clubs participating in the 2008–09 UEFA Champions League, with the two finalists, Barcelona and Manchester United, receiving the largest amounts. Barcelona's triumphant run to the title at Wembley in May earned them a total of €51m. Despite the loss, Manchester United got even more €53m.[4]
See also
- Forbes' list of the most valuable football clubs
- List of English football club owners
- List of professional sports leagues by revenue
References
- ↑ "Man Utd 'Richest club in the world'". bbc.co.uk. 1999-12-01. Retrieved 2013-09-12.
- ↑ Bloomberg News: European Soccer Team Sales Reach Record 16.3 Billion Euros, Deloitte Says.
- ↑ BBC: Premier League wages keep on rising, Deloitte says.
- ↑ UEFA: Champions League financial distribution – 2010/11.
- Deloitte Football Money League 2016 (rankings for the 2014–15 season) PDF
- Deloitte Football Money League 2015 (rankings for the 2013–14 season) PDF
- Deloitte Football Money League 2014 (rankings for the 2012–13 season) PDF
- Deloitte Football Money League 2013 (rankings for the 2011–12 season) PDF
- Deloitte Football Money League 2012 (rankings for the 2010–11 season) PDF
- Deloitte Football Money League 2011 (rankings for the 2009–10 season) PDF
- Deloitte Football Money League 2010 (rankings for the 2008–09 season) PDF
- Deloitte Football Money League 2009 (rankings for the 2007–08 season) PDF
- Deloitte Football Money League 2008 (rankings for the 2006–07 season) PDF
- Deloitte Football Money League 2007 (rankings for the 2005–06 season) PDF
- Deloitte Football Money League 2006 (rankings for the 2004–05 season) PDF
- Deloitte Football Money League 2005 (rankings for the 2003–04 season) PDF