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.
Summary performance timeline[]
The following table shows the clubs who have appeared in the rankings since Deloitte switched to a top-20 for the 2004–05 season, sorted by average annual rank, and drawn from the annual lists below.
Club | # Years | Most recent | Average rank | Best rank | ||||||||||||||||
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Real Madrid | 16 | 2019–20 | 1.31 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Barcelona | 16 | 2019–20 | 2.44 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Manchester United | 16 | 2019–20 | 2.69 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Bayern Munich | 16 | 2019–20 | 4.50 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Paris Saint-Germain | 9 | 2019–20 | 6.11 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | |||||||
Chelsea | 16 | 2019–20 | 6.63 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
Arsenal | 16 | 2019–20 | 7.38 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 |
Liverpool | 16 | 2019–20 | 8.31 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
Juventus | 16 | 2019–20 | 9.63 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Manchester City | 15 | 2019–20 | 9.87 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | |
Tottenham Hotspur | 16 | 2019–20 | 12.13 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 |
A.C. Milan | 16 | 2019–20 | 12.31 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 22 | 18 | 21 | 30 |
Internazionale | 16 | 2019–20 | 12.44 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Borussia Dortmund | 12 | 2019–20 | 13.33 | 11 | 18 | 22 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | ||||
Schalke 04 | 16 | 2019–20 | 14.44 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 |
Roma | 15 | 2018–19 | 15.80 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 18 | 15 | 21 | 19 | 24 | 16 | 15 | 24 | 15 | 16 | |
Atlético Madrid | 11 | 2019–20 | 16.27 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 25 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | |||||
Celtic | 2 | 2006–07 | 16.50 | 16 | 16 | 17 | ||||||||||||||
Lyon | 13 | 2019–20 | 17.00 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 24 | 21 | 28 | 17 | 18 | |||
Hamburger SV | 9 | 2013–14 | 17.00 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 28 | |||||||
Rangers | 1 | 2005–06 | 18.00 | 18 | 18 | |||||||||||||||
Marseille | 8 | 2013–14 | 18.50 | 14 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 30 | 23 | ||||||||
Newcastle United | 12 | 2017–18 | 18.67 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 25 | 22 | 25 | 19 | 17 | 21 | 19 | ||||
Galatasaray | 5 | 2015–16 | 20.00 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 26 | |||||||||||
Leicester City | 6 | 2019–20 | 20.67 | 14 | 24 | 20 | 14 | 22 | 22 | 22 | ||||||||||
Fenerbahçe | 3 | 2015–16 | 20.67 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 25 | |||||||||||||
Fiorentina | 1 | 2009–10 | 21.00 | 21 | 21 | |||||||||||||||
Everton | 11 | 2019–20 | 21.36 | 17 | 18 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 20 | 18 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 17 | |||||
Zenit St. Petersburg | 5 | 2019–20 | 21.60 | 15 | 17 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 15 | |||||||||||
Valencia | 8 | 2019–20 | 21.75 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 25 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 21 | ||||||||
Napoli | 11 | 2019–20 | 22.00 | 16 | 29 | 20 | 16 | 22 | 16 | 30 | 30 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | |||||
Southampton | 5 | 2017–18 | 22.00 | 18 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 23 | |||||||||||
Werder Bremen | 4 | 2010–11 | 22.00 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 28 | 23 | ||||||||||||
VfB Stuttgart | 5 | 2012–13 | 22.40 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 27 | 27 | 21 | |||||||||||
West Ham United | 11 | 2019–20 | 22.55 | 17 | 19 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 26 | |||||
Bordeaux | 1 | 2009–10 | 23.00 | 23 | 23 | |||||||||||||||
Eintracht Frankfurt | 2 | 2019–20 | 23.50 | 20 | 27 | 20 | ||||||||||||||
Aston Villa | 5 | 2014–15 | 23.60 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 29 | 22 | 23 | |||||||||||
Lazio | 2 | 2012–13 | 24.00 | 20 | 20 | 28 | ||||||||||||||
Benfica | 11 | 2019–20 | 25.18 | 20 | 20 | 26 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 24 | 23 | |||||
Sevilla | 2 | 2017–18 | 25.50 | 24 | 24 | 27 | ||||||||||||||
Borussia Mönchengladbach | 3 | 2019–20 | 25.67 | 24 | 28 | 25 | 24 | |||||||||||||
Ajax | 5 | 2019–20 | 25.80 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 23 | 27 | |||||||||||
Beşiktaş | 1 | 2017–18 | 26.00 | 26 | 26 | |||||||||||||||
Crystal Palace | 5 | 2019–20 | 26.60 | 24 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 30 | 25 | |||||||||||
Wolves | 2 | 2019–20 | 27.00 | 25 | 25 | 29 | ||||||||||||||
Swansea City | 2 | 2014–15 | 27.50 | 26 | 29 | 26 | ||||||||||||||
West Bromwich Albion | 2 | 2016–17 | 28.00 | 27 | 29 | 27 | ||||||||||||||
Corinthians | 2 | 2012–13 | 28.00 | 24 | 32 | 24 | ||||||||||||||
Sheffield United | 1 | 2019–20 | 28.00 | 28 | 28 | |||||||||||||||
AFC Bournemouth | 1 | 2016–17 | 28.00 | 28 | 28 | |||||||||||||||
Sunderland | 5 | 2015–16 | 28.40 | 25 | 30 | 31 | 27 | 25 | 29 | |||||||||||
Stoke City | 3 | 2016–17 | 28.67 | 27 | 30 | 27 | 29 | |||||||||||||
Porto | 1 | 2018–19 | 29.00 | 29 | 29 | |||||||||||||||
Brighton & Hove Albion | 1 | 2017–18 | 29.00 | 29 | 29 | |||||||||||||||
Fulham | 2 | 2011–12 | 30.00 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Rankings by season[]
2019–20[]
Ranking | Country | Number of Teams | Total Revenue (€ million) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 12 | 3997.1 | |
2 | 5 | 1564.5 | |
3 | 4 | 1910.8 | |
1014.2 | |||
5 | 2 | 721.3 | |
6 | 1 | 236.5 | |
170.3 | |||
155.5 |
2018–19[]
Ranking | Country | Number of Teams | Total Revenue (€ million) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 11 | 4383.0 | |
2 | 5 | 1469.0 | |
3 | 4 | 2150.4 | |
1545.8 | |||
5 | 2 | 856.7 | |
373.8 | |||
7 | 1 | 199.4 | |
180.4 |
2017–18[]
Ranking | Country | Number of Teams | Total Revenue (€ million) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 13 | 4411.4 | |
2 | 5 | 1316.2 | |
3 | 4 | 1910.9 | |
4 | 3 | 1190.2 | |
5 | 2 | 705.9 | |
6 | 1 | 167.8 | |
1 | 165.7 | ||
1 | 150.7 |
2016–17[]
Ranking | Country | Number of Teams | Total Revenue (€ million) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 14 | 4437.1 | |
2 | 5 | 1232.0 | |
3 | 4 | 1319.9 | |
4 | 3 | 1595.4 | |
5 | 2 | 684.5 | |
6 | 1 | 180.4 | |
1 | 157.6 |
2015–16[]
Ranking | Country | Number of Teams | Total Revenue (€ million) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 12 | 3821.1 | |
2 | 5 | 1095.9 | |
3 | 4 | 1249.7 | |
4 | 3 | 1468.9 | |
5 | 2 | 680.9 | |
2 | 313.6 | ||
6 | 1 | 196.5 | |
1 | 152.1 |
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 | 14 | 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 |
Rank in 2015 |
Club | Revenue (€ million) |
Country | Rank in 2014 |
Change |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Real Madrid | 549.5 | Spain | 1 | — |
2 | Manchester United | 518.0 | England | 4 | +2 |
3 | Bayern Munich | 487.5 | Germany | 3 | — |
4 | Barcelona | 484.6 | Spain | 2 | −2 |
5 | Paris Saint-Germain | 474.2 | France | 5 | — |
6 | Manchester City | 414.4 | England | 6 | — |
7 | Chelsea | 387.9 | England | 7 | — |
8 | Arsenal | 359.3 | England | 8 | — |
9 | Liverpool | 305.9 | England | 12 | +3 |
10 | Juventus | 279.4 | Italy | 9 | −1 |
11 | Borussia Dortmund | 261.5 | Germany | 11 | — |
12 | Milan | 249.7 | Italy | 10 | −2 |
13 | Tottenham Hotspur | 215.8 | England | 14 | +1 |
14 | Schalke 04 | 213.9 | Germany | 13 | -1 |
15 | Atlético Madrid | 169.9 | Spain | 20 | +5 |
16 | Napoli | 164.8 | Italy | 22 | +6 |
17 | Internazionale | 164.0 | Italy | 15 | -2 |
18 | Galatasaray | 161.9 | Turkey | 16 | -2 |
19 | Newcastle United | 155.1 | England | 25 | +6 |
20 | Everton | 144.1 | England | 31+ | |
21 | West Ham United | 137.4 | England | 29 | +8 |
22 | Aston Villa | 133.0 | England | 31+ | |
23 | Marseille | 130.5 | France | 30 | +7 |
24 | Roma | 127.4 | Italy | 19 | -5 |
25 | Southampton | 126.9 | England | 31+ | |
26 | Benfica | 126.0 | Portugal | 26 | — |
27 | Sunderland | 124.8 | England | 31+ | |
28 | Hamburger SV | 120.3 | Germany | 17 | -11 |
29 | Swansea City | 118.0 | Wales | 31+ | |
30 | Stoke City | 117.6 | England | 31+ |
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 2014 |
Club | Revenue (€ million) |
Country | Rank in 2013 |
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 | Hamburger SV | 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 | VfB 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.
Rank in 2013 |
Club | Revenue (€ million) |
Country | Rank in 2012 |
Change |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Real Madrid | 512.6 | Spain | 1 | — |
2 | Barcelona | 483.0 | Spain | 2 | — |
3 | Manchester United | 395.9 | England | 3 | — |
4 | Bayern Munich | 368.4 | Germany | 4 | — |
5 | Chelsea | 322.6 | England | 5 | — |
6 | Arsenal | 290.3 | England | 6 | — |
7 | Manchester City | 285.6 | England | 12 | +5 |
8 | Milan | 256.9 | Italy | 7 | −1 |
9 | Liverpool | 233.2 | England | 9 | — |
10 | Paris Saint-Germain | 220.5 | France | 31+ | |
11 | Internazionale | 200.6 | Italy | 8 | −3 |
12 | Borussia Dortmund | 196.7 | Germany | 16 | +4 |
13 | Juventus | 195.4 | Italy | 13 | — |
14 | Tottenham Hotspur | 178.2 | England | 11 | −3 |
15 | Schalke 04 | 174.5 | Germany | 10 | −5 |
16 | Napoli | 148.4 | Italy | 20 | +4 |
17 | Marseille | 135.7 | France | 14 | −3 |
18 | Lyon | 131.9 | France | 17 | −1 |
19 | Galatasaray | 129.7 | Turkey | 31+ | |
20 | Hamburger SV | 121.1 | Germany | 18 | −2 |
21 | Roma | 115.9 | Italy | 15 | -6 |
22 | Newcastle United | 115.3 | England | 25 | +3 |
23 | Valencia | 111.1 | Spain | 19 | -4 |
24 | Benfica | 111.1 | Portugal | 21 | -3 |
25 | Atlético Madrid | 107.9 | Spain | 22 | -3 |
26 | Ajax | 104.1 | Netherlands | 26 | — |
27 | VfB Stuttgart | 103.2 | Germany | 27 | — |
28 | Everton | 99.5 | England | 28 | — |
29 | Aston Villa | 98.6 | England | 24 | -5 |
30 | Fulham | 98.0 | England | 31+ | |
31 | Sunderland | 96.4 | England | 30 | -1 |
32 | Corinthians | 94.1 | Brazil | 31+ |
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 2012 |
Club | Revenue (€ million) |
Country | Rank in 2011 |
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 | Borussia Dortmund | 138.5 | Germany | 22 | +6 |
17 | Lyon | 132.8 | France | 14 | −3 |
18 | Hamburger SV | 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 | VfB 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 | 8 |
12. | Tottenham Hotspur | 146.3 | England | 3 |
13. | Hamburger SV | 146.2 | Germany | 2 |
14. | Lyon | 146.1 | France | 1 |
15. | Marseille | 141.1 | France | 1 |
16. | Schalke 04 | 139.8 | Germany | |
17. | Atlético Madrid | 124.5 | Spain | 5 |
18. | Roma | 122.7 | Italy | 6 |
19. | VfB 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. | Hamburger SV | 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 04 | 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 04 | 148.4 | Germany |
14. | Tottenham Hotspur | 145.0 | England |
15. | Hamburger SV | 127.9 | Germany |
16. | Marseille | 126.8 | France |
17. | Newcastle United | 125.6 | England |
18. | VfB 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% 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. | Hamburger SV | 120.4 | Germany |
16. | Schalke 04 | 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 04 | 122.9 | Germany |
15. | Tottenham Hotspur | 107.2 | England |
16. | Hamburger SV | 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 04 | 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 club with the highest revenue 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 |
1999–2000[]
Rank | Club | Income (€ million) |
Country |
---|---|---|---|
1. | Manchester United | 187.6 | England |
2. | Real Madrid | 166.2 | Spain |
3. | Bayern Munich | 146.8 | Germany |
4. | Milan | 143.8 | Italy |
5. | Juventus | 141.7 | Italy |
6. | Lazio | 127.3 | Italy |
7. | Chelsea | 123.0 | England |
8. | Barcelona | 120.6 | Spain |
9. | Internazionale | 110.5 | Italy |
10. | Roma | 102.8 | 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: Number of times appearing in Top 10[]
This table may require cleanup to meet Wikipedia's quality standards. The specific problem is: Not clear for which period this summary is (1st report here is from 2002, 16 times Real Madrid would mean until 2017 but Tottenhams first top 10 rank was in 2019-report!)). (April 2021) |
Club | times in list |
Country |
---|---|---|
Real Madrid | 16 | Spain |
Manchester United | 16 | England |
Bayern Munich | 16 | Germany |
Chelsea | 16 | England |
Liverpool | 15 | England |
Barcelona | 14 | Spain |
Milan | 14 | Italy |
Arsenal | 14 | England |
Juventus | 12 | Italy |
Internazionale | 11 | Italy |
Manchester City | 8 | England |
Paris Saint-Germain | 4 | France |
Roma | 4 | Italy |
Newcastle United | 2 | England |
Schalke 04 | 1 | Germany |
Lazio | 1 | Italy |
Borussia Dortmund | 1 | Germany |
Tottenham Hotspur | 1 | England |
Summary table 2000 to 2012: Some teams appearing in Top 10[]
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 |
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.[3]
Rank | League | Revenue (€ billion)[4] |
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.[5]
See also[]
- Forbes' list of the most valuable football clubs
- List of professional sports leagues by revenue
- Forbes' list of the most valuable sports teams
References[]
- ^ "United top money league". theguardian.com. 2001-11-30. Retrieved 2021-04-20.
- ^ "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 2021 (rankings for the 2019–20 season) PDF
- Deloitte Football Money League 2020 (rankings for the 2018–19 season) PDF
- 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 (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[dead link] (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
External links[]
- Association football rankings
- Association football records and statistics