Deloitte Football Money League
The Deloitte Football Money League is a ranking of football clubs by revenue made from football operations. The accountancy firm Deloitte makes this list every year. It publishes it in early February of each year. It is about the season most recently finished.
Rankings by season[change]
2020[change]
Ranking | Country | Number of Teams | Total Revenue (€ million) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | England | 11 | 4383.0 |
2 | Italy | 5 | 1469.0 |
3 | Spain | 4 | 2150.4 |
Germany | 1545.8 | ||
5 | France | 2 | 856.7 |
Portugal | 373.8 | ||
7 | Netherlands | 1 | 199.4 |
Russia | 180.4 |
2019[change]
Ranking | Country | Number of Teams | Total Revenue (€ million) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | England | 13 | 4411.4 |
2 | Italy | 5 | 1316.2 |
3 | Spain | 4 | 1910.9 |
4 | Germany | 3 | 1190.2 |
5 | France | 2 | 705.9 |
6 | Russia | 1 | 167.8 |
Turkey | 1 | 165.7 | |
Portugal | 1 | 150.7 |
2018[change]
Ranking | Country | Number of Teams | Total Revenue (€ million) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | England | 14 | 4437.1 |
2 | Italy | 5 | 1232.0 |
3 | Germany | 4 | 1319.9 |
4 | Spain | 3 | 1595.4 |
5 | France | 2 | 684.5 |
6 | Russia | 1 | 180.4 |
Portugal | 1 | 157.6 |
Club | Country |
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Atlanta United FC | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States |
Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China |
2017[change]
Ranking | Country | Number of Teams | Total Revenue (€ million) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | England | 12 | 3821.1 |
2 | Italy | 5 | 1095.9 |
3 | Germany | 4 | 1249.7 |
4 | Spain | 3 | 1468.9 |
5 | France | 2 | 680.9 |
Turkey | 2 | 313.6 | |
6 | Russia | 1 | 196.5 |
Portugal | 1 | 152.1 |
2016[change]
Ranking | Country | Number of Teams | Total Revenue (€ million) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | England | 16 | 3939.8 |
2 | Italy | 5 | 993.7 |
3 | Spain | 3 | 1324.9 |
Germany | 3 | 974.3 | |
5 | France | 1 | 480.8 |
Turkey | 1 | 159.1 | |
Wales | 1 | 132.8 |
2015[change]
Ranking | Country | Number of Teams | Total Revenue (€ million) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | England | 14 | 3140.2 |
2 | Italy | 5 | 985.3 |
3 | Germany | 4 | 1083.2 |
4 | Spain | 3 | 1204 |
5 | France | 2 | 604.7 |
6 | Turkey | 1 | 161.9 |
Portugal | 1 | 126.0 | |
Wales | 1 | 118.0 |
2014[change]
Ranking | Country | Number of Teams | Total Revenue (€ million) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | England | 8 | 1957 |
2 | Italy | 6 | 1051.7 |
3 | Germany | 5 | 1137.5 |
4 | Spain | 4 | 1237.5 |
5 | France | 2 | 503.1 |
Turkey | 2 | 283.4 | |
7 | Brazil | 1 | 113.3 |
Portugal | 1 | 109.2 | |
Netherlands | 1 | 107.6 |
2013[change]
Ranking | Country | Number of Teams | Total Revenue (€ million) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | England | 11 | 2213.6 |
2 | Germany | 5 | 963.9 |
Italy | 5 | 917.2 | |
4 | Spain | 4 | 1214.6 |
5 | France | 3 | 488.1 |
6 | Turkey | 1 | 129.7 |
Portugal | 1 | 111.1 | |
Netherlands | 1 | 104.1 | |
Brazil | 1 | 94.1 |
For the fourth year in a row, the top 4 teams were Real Madrid, Barcelona, Manchester United and Bayern Munich. Real Madrid became the first team to have over €500 million in revenue. Manchester City, Borussia Dortmund and Napoli continued to go up the table quickly.
2012[change]
Ranking | Country | Number of Teams | Total Revenue (€ million) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | England | 11 | 1886.9 |
2 | Germany | 6 | 986.3 |
3 | Italy | 5 | 858.8 |
4 | Spain | 4 | 1146.9 |
5 | France | 2 | 283.2 |
6 | Portugal | 1 | 102.5 |
Netherlands | 1 | 97.1 |
2011[change]
Ranking | Country | Number of Teams | Total Revenue (€ million) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | England | 10 | 1792 |
2 | Italy | 6 | 989.8 |
Germany | 6 | 925.5 | |
4 | Spain | 5 | 1160.1 |
5 | France | 3 | 390 |
6 | Portugal | 1 | 98.2 |
2010[change]
Rank | Club | Revenue (€ million) |
Country | Change |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Real Madrid | 401.4 | Spain Spain | Steady |
2. | Barcelona | 365.9 | Spain Spain | Increase1 |
3. | Manchester United | 327.0 | England England | Decrease1 |
4. | Bayern Munich | 289.5 | Germany Germany | Steady |
5. | Arsenal | 263.0 | England England | Increase1 |
6. | Chelsea | 242.3 | England England | Decrease1 |
7. | Liverpool | 237.0 | England England | Steady |
8. | Juventus | 203.2 | Italy Italy | Increase3 |
9. | Internazionale | 196.5 | Italy Italy | Increase1 |
10. | Milan | 196.5 | Italy Italy | Decrease2 |
11. | Hamburger SV | 146.7 | Germany Germany | Increase4 |
12. | Roma | 146.4 | Italy Italy | Decrease3 |
13. | Lyon | 139.6 | France France | Decrease1 |
14. | Marseille | 133.2 | France France | Increase2 |
15. | Tottenham Hotspur | 132.7 | England England | Decrease1 |
16. | Schalke 04 | 124.5 | Germany Germany | Decrease3 |
17. | Werder Bremen | 114.7 | Germany Germany | Increase>3 |
18. | Borussia Dortmund | 103.5 | Germany Germany | Increase>2 |
19. | Manchester City | 101.2 | England England | Increase1 |
20. | Newcastle United | 101.0 | England England | Decrease3 |
2009[change]
Rank | Club | Revenue (€ million) |
Country |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Real Madrid | 365.8 | Spain Spain |
2. | Manchester United | 324.8 | England England |
3. | Barcelona | 308.8 | Spain Spain |
4. | Bayern Munich | 295.3 | Germany Germany |
5. | Chelsea | 268.9 | England England |
6. | Arsenal | 264.0 | England England |
7. | Liverpool | 210.9 | England England |
8. | Milan | 209.5 | Italy Italy |
9. | Roma | 175.4 | Italy Italy |
10. | Internazionale | 172.9 | Italy Italy |
11. | Juventus | 167.5 | Italy Italy |
12. | Lyon | 155.7 | France France |
13. | Schalke 04 | 148.4 | Germany Germany |
14. | Tottenham Hotspur | 145.0 | England England |
15. | Hamburger SV | 127.9 | Germany Germany |
16. | Marseille | 126.8 | France France |
17. | Newcastle United | 125.6 | England England |
18. | VfB Stuttgart | 111.5 | Germany Germany |
19. | Fenerbahçe | 111.3 | Turkey Turkey |
20. | Manchester City | 104.0 | England England |
2008[change]
The total revenue of the 20 richest clubs in the footballing world was over €3.73 billion. This was a record. Real Madrid stayed at the top of football's financial rankings for the third year in a row. Their revenue went up 20% to €351.8 million during the 2006–07 season.
Manchester United passed Barcelona into second place. The Spanish club moved down to third. Chelsea's revenue went up. They finished in the top five again, in fourth place. Arsenal's move to the Emirates Stadium changed their revenues. They moved up to fifth place. This was the first time any country (England) has had three clubs in the top five of the Money League.
European champions A.C. Milan moved up to sixth place. Runners-up Liverpool moved two places up to eighth. Italian champions Internazionale moved down two places to 9th. Bayern Munich moved up a place 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 Spain |
2. | Manchester United | 315.2 | England England |
3. | Barcelona | 290.1 | Spain Spain |
4. | Chelsea | 283.0 | England England |
5. | Arsenal | 263.9 | England England |
6. | Milan | 227.2 | Italy Italy |
7. | Bayern Munich | 223.3 | Germany Germany |
8. | Liverpool | 198.9 | England England |
9. | Internazionale | 195.0 | Italy Italy |
10. | Roma | 157.6 | Italy Italy |
11. | Tottenham Hotspur | 153.1 | England England |
12. | Juventus | 145.2 | Italy Italy |
13. | Lyon | 140.6 | France France |
14. | Newcastle United | 129.4 | England England |
15. | Hamburger SV | 120.4 | Germany Germany |
16. | Schalke 04 | 114.3 | Germany Germany |
17. | Celtic | 111.8 | Scotland Scotland |
18. | Valencia | 107.6 | Spain Spain |
19. | Marseille | 99.0 | France France |
20. | Werder Bremen | 97.3 | Germany Germany |
2007[change]
The total revenue of the top 20 richest clubs in the world was over €3.3 billion. Barcelona moved up four places in the ranking for this year. This meant the two richest clubs were both from Spain. England has the largest number of clubs in the list. A club from Portugal was in 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 | File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain |
2. | Barcelona | 259.1 | Spain Spain |
3. | Juventus | 251.2 | Italy Italy |
4. | Manchester United | 242.6 | England England |
5. | Milan | 238.7 | Italy Italy |
6. | Chelsea | 221.0 | England England |
7. | Internazionale | 206.6 | Italy Italy |
8. | Bayern Munich | 204.7 | Germany Germany |
9. | Arsenal | 177.4 | England England |
10. | Liverpool | 176.0 | England England |
11. | Lyon | 127.7 | France France |
12. | Roma | 127.0 | Italy Italy |
13. | Newcastle United | 124.3 | England England |
14. | Schalke 04 | 122.9 | Germany Germany |
15. | Tottenham Hotspur | 107.2 | England England |
16. | Hamburger SV | 101.8 | Germany Germany |
17. | Manchester City | 89.4 | England England |
18. | Rangers | 88.5 | Scotland Scotland |
19. | West Ham United | 86.9 | England England |
20. | Benfica | 85.1 | Portugal Portugal |
2006[change]
In the rankings for the 2004–05 season, Real Madrid was at the top. Three clubs were not in the top twenty anymore (Marseille, Rangers, and Aston Villa). Lyon, Everton, and Valencia were on the list.
Rank | Club | Income (€ million) |
Country |
---|---|---|---|
1. | Real Madrid | 275.7 | Spain Spain |
2. | Manchester United | 246.4 | England England |
3. | Milan | 234.0 | Italy Italy |
4. | Juventus | 229.4 | Italy Italy |
5. | Chelsea | 220.8 | England England |
6. | Barcelona | 207.9 | Spain Spain |
7. | Bayern Munich | 189.5 | Germany Germany |
8. | Liverpool | 181.2 | England England |
9. | Internazionale | 177.2 | Italy Italy |
10. | Arsenal | 171.3 | England England |
11. | Roma | 131.8 | Italy Italy |
12. | Newcastle United | 128.9 | England England |
13. | Tottenham Hotspur | 104.5 | England England |
14. | Schalke 04 | 97.4 | Germany Germany |
15. | Lyon | 92.9 | France France |
16. | Celtic | 92.7 | Scotland Scotland |
17. | Manchester City | 90.1 | England England |
18. | Everton | 88.8 | England England |
19. | Valencia | 84.6 | Spain Spain |
20. | Lazio | 83.1 | Italy Italy |
2005[change]
In the 2003–04 season, five clubs had revenues of over €200m. Manchester United was again ranked as the richest club in Europe.
Rank | Club | Income (€ million) |
Country |
---|---|---|---|
1. | Manchester United | 259.4 | England England |
2. | Real Madrid | 236.2 | Spain Spain |
3. | Milan | 222.1 | Italy Italy |
4. | Chelsea | 217.5 | England England |
5. | Juventus | 215.3 | Italy Italy |
6. | Arsenal | 174.1 | England England |
7. | Barcelona | 169.9 | Spain Spain |
8. | Internazionale | 167.1 | Italy Italy |
9. | Bayern Munich | 166.4 | Germany Germany |
10. | Liverpool | 140.2 | England England |
2004[change]
English clubs were the most present in the money league for the 2002–03 season. There were five Premier League clubs in the top 10.
Rank | Club | Income (€ million) |
Country |
---|---|---|---|
1. | Manchester United | 251.2 | England England |
2. | Juventus | 218.8 | Italy Italy |
3. | Milan | 200.4 | Italy Italy |
4. | Real Madrid | 193.7 | Spain Spain |
5. | Bayern Munich | 163.9 | Germany Germany |
6. | Internazionale | 162.5 | Italy Italy |
7. | Arsenal | 150.1 | England England |
8. | Liverpool | 149.3 | England England |
9. | Newcastle United | 139.3 | England England |
10. | Chelsea | 134.1 | England England |
2003[change]
Rank | Club | Income (€ million) |
Country |
---|---|---|---|
1. | Manchester United | 229.5 | England England |
2. | Juventus | 177.9 | Italy Italy |
3. | Bayern Munich | 176.8 | Germany Germany |
4. | Milan | 159.1 | Italy Italy |
5. | Liverpool | 154.6 | England England |
6. | Real Madrid | 152.2 | Spain Spain |
7. | Chelsea | 143.4 | England England |
8. | Arsenal | 141.4 | England England |
9. | Barcelona | 139.8 | Spain Spain |
10. | Roma | 136.8 | Italy Italy |
2002[change]
Rank | Club | Income (€ million) |
Country |
---|---|---|---|
1. | Manchester United | 217.2 | England England |
2. | Juventus | 173.5 | Italy Italy |
3. | Bayern Munich | 173.2 | Germany Germany |
4. | Milan | 164.6 | Italy Italy |
5. | Real Madrid | 138.2 | Spain Spain |
6. | Liverpool | 137.6 | England England |
7. | Lazio | 125.4 | Italy Italy |
8. | Roma | 123.8 | Italy Italy |
9. | Chelsea | 118.4 | England England |
10. | Internazionale | 112.8 | Italy Italy |
1997–98[change]
Rank | Club | Income (£ million) |
Country |
---|---|---|---|
1. | Manchester United | 87.9 | England England |
2. | Real Madrid | 72.2 | Spain Spain |
3. | Bayern Munich | 66.2 | Germany Germany |
4. | Juventus | 55.3 | Italy Italy |
5. | Newcastle United | 49.2 | England England |
6. | Barcelona | 48.57 | Spain Spain |
7. | Milan | 48.55 | Italy Italy |
8. | Internazionale | 48.2 | Italy Italy |
9. | Chelsea | 47.5 | England England |
10. | Liverpool | 45.5 | England England |
Summary table: Number of times appearing in Top 10[change]
Summary table: Some teams appearing in Top 10[change]
Club | 2011–12 (€ million) |
2010–11 (€ million) |
2009–10 (€ million) |
2008–09 (€ million) |
2007–08 (€ million) |
2006–07 (€ million) |
2005–06 (€ million) |
2004–05 (€ million) |
2003–04 (€ million) |
2002–03 (€ million) |
2001–02 (€ million) |
2000–01 (€ 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 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 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 England |
FC 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Italy |
Annual Review of Football Finance 2011[change]
Europe's top five leagues had record growth. This made revenue higher in the continent's football industry. It went up 4 percent. This was an all-time high of 16.3 billion euros (£13.7 billion/$23.8 billion) in 2009-10. The “Big Five” had a total revenue of 8.4 billion euros. This was a 5 percent increase over 2008-09, according to Deloitte.[2]
Rank | League | Revenue (€ billion)[3] |
Country |
---|---|---|---|
1. | Premier League | 2.479 | File:Flag of England.svg England |
2. | Bundesliga | 1.664 | Germany Germany |
3. | La Liga | 1.622 | Spain Spain |
4. | Serie A | 1.532 | Italy Italy |
5. | Ligue 1 | 1.072 | France France |
As well as this, a total of €754.1m was given to clubs playing in the 2008–09 UEFA Champions League. The two finalists, Barcelona and Manchester United, got the most money. Barcelona's win at Wembley in May 2009 earned them a total of €51m. Despite the loss, Manchester United got even more, €53m.[4]
Related pages[change]
- Forbes' list of the most valuable football clubs
- List of professional sports leagues by revenue
- Forbes' list of the most valuable sports teams
References[change]
- ↑ "Man Utd 'Richest club in the world'". bbc.co.uk. 1999-12-01. Retrieved 2013-09-12.
- ↑ [1] Bloomberg News: European Soccer Team Sales Reach Record 16.3 Billion Euros, Deloitte Says.
- ↑ [2] BBC: Premier League wages keep on rising, Deloitte says.
- ↑ [3] UEFA: Champions League financial distribution – 2010–11.
- Deloitte Football Money League 2019 (rankings for the 2017-18 season) PDF
- Deloitte Football Money League 2018 (rankings for the 2016–17 season) PDF
- Deloitte Football Money League 2017 (rankings for the 2015–16 season) PDF
- Deloitte Football Money League 2016 (rankings for the 2014–15 season) PDF
- Deloitte Football Money League 2015 Archived 2018-11-07 at the Wayback Machine (rankings for the 2013–14 season) PDF
- Deloitte Football Money League 2014 (rankings for the 2012–13 season) PDF Archived 2017-01-20 at the Wayback Machine
- 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