The Deloitte Football Money League ranks football clubs by revenue generated from football operations. It is produced annually by the professional services firm Deloitte and released in early February of each year, describing the season most recently finished.
The following table shows the clubs who have appeared in the rankings since the 1996–97 season, sorted by average annual rank, and drawn from the annual lists below.
Club | # Years | Most recent | Average rank | Best rank | 1996–97 | 1997–98 | 1998–99 | 1999–2000 | 2000–01 | 2001–02 | 2002–03 | 2003–04 | 2004–05 | 2005–06 | 2006–07 | 2007–08 | 2008–09 | 2009–10 | 2010–11 | 2011–12 | 2012–13 | 2013–14 | 2014–15 | 2015–16 | 2016–17 | 2017–18 | 2018–19 | 2019–20 | 2020–21 | 2021–22 | 2022–23 |
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Real Madrid | 27 | 2022–23 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Manchester United | 27 | 2022–23 | 2.41 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
Barcelona | 27 | 2022–23 | 4.33 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 4 |
Bayern Munich | 27 | 2022–23 | 4.44 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
Chelsea | 26 | 2022–23 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | |
Paris Saint-Germain | 15 | 2022–23 | 7.87 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | ||||||||||||
Juventus | 27 | 2022–23 | 7.93 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 |
Arsenal | 27 | 2022–23 | 8.78 | 5 | 20 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Manchester City | 19 | 2022–23 | 8.89 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
Liverpool | 27 | 2022–23 | 9.63 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 7 |
Milan | 27 | 2022–23 | 10.52 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 22 | 18 | 21 | 30 | 19 | 16 | 13 |
Flamengo | 1 | 1996–97 | 11 | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Internazionale | 27 | 2022–23 | 11.67 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Tottenham Hotspur | 27 | 2022–23 | 12.85 | 8 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Borussia Dortmund | 23 | 2022–23 | 13.48 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 22 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | ||||
Schalke 04 | 18 | 2019–20 | 14.56 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | |||||||||
Roma | 25 | 2022–23 | 15.36 | 9 | 15 | 19 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 18 | 15 | 21 | 19 | 24 | 16 | 15 | 24 | 15 | 16 | 24 | 24 | ||
Atlético Madrid | 16 | 2022–23 | 15.81 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 17 | 22 | 25 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | |||||||||||
Lazio | 11 | 2020–21 | 16.09 | 6 | 19 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 20 | 28 | 30 | ||||||||||||||||
Newcastle United | 23 | 2022–23 | 16.61 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 25 | 22 | 25 | 19 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 29 | 20 | 17 | ||||
Leeds United | 9 | 2022–23 | 16.67 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 23 | 18 | 27 | ||||||||||||||||||
Parma | 6 | 2001–02 | 16.67 | 13 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Hamburger SV | 10 | 2013–14 | 16.8 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 28 | |||||||||||||||||
Celtic | 6 | 2006–07 | 16.83 | 13 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 16 | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Rangers | 8 | 2005–06 | 17.25 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
Lyon | 16 | 2022–23 | 18.06 | 11 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 24 | 21 | 28 | 17 | 18 | 29 | |||||||||||
Marseille | 11 | 2022–23 | 18.36 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 30 | 23 | 20 | ||||||||||||||||
Leicester City | 8 | 2021–22 | 19.63 | 14 | 25 | 20 | 14 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 15 | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
Galatasaray | 5 | 2015–16 | 20.2 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Fiorentina | 3 | 2009–10 | 20.33 | 14 | 14 | 26 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Everton | 15 | 2022–23 | 20.8 | 17 | 18 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 30 | ||||||||||||
Zenit Saint Petersburg | 7 | 2020–21 | 20.86 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 15 | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Eintracht Frankfurt | 4 | 2022–23 | 21.25 | 16 | 27 | 20 | 22 | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Valencia | 10 | 2019–20 | 21.4 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 25 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 21 | |||||||||||||||||
West Ham United | 16 | 2022–23 | 21.63 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 26 | 16 | 15 | 18 | |||||||||||
Aston Villa | 12 | 2022–23 | 21.92 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 25 | 20 | 24 | 29 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 21 | |||||||||||||||
Werder Bremen | 4 | 2010–11 | 22 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 28 | 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
VfB Stuttgart | 6 | 2012–13 | 22.67 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 19 | 27 | 27 | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Napoli | 14 | 2022–23 | 22.71 | 16 | 28 | 29 | 20 | 16 | 22 | 16 | 31 | 30 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 28 | 19 | |||||||||||||
Fenerbahçe | 4 | 2015–16 | 23 | 18 | 19 | 30 | 18 | 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Bordeaux | 2 | 2009–10 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bolton Wanderers | 1 | 2004–05 | 23 | 23 | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southampton | 7 | 2021–22 | 23.86 | 18 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4 | 2021–22 | 24 | 17 | 25 | 29 | 17 | 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Bayer Leverkusen | 1 | 2004–05 | 24 | 24 | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ajax | 7 | 2021–22 | 24.71 | 17 | 17 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 23 | 27 | 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Benfica | 13 | 2022–23 | 24.85 | 20 | 20 | 26 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 22 | ||||||||||||||
Brighton & Hove Albion | 3 | 2022–23 | 25 | 23 | 29 | 23 | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Middlesbrough | 1 | 2004–05 | 25 | 25 | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Atalanta | 1 | 2020–21 | 25 | 25 | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sevilla | 5 | 2022–23 | 25.2 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 22 | 28 | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Borussia Mönchengladbach | 4 | 2020–21 | 25.75 | 24 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Beşiktaş | 1 | 2017–18 | 26 | 26 | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunderland | 6 | 2015–16 | 26.83 | 18 | 18 | 30 | 31 | 27 | 26 | 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Crystal Palace | 7 | 2022–23 | 26.86 | 24 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 30 | 25 | 26 | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Corinthians | 2 | 2012–13 | 28 | 24 | 32 | 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swansea City | 2 | 2014–15 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
AFC Bournemouth | 1 | 2016–17 | 28 | 28 | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sheffield United | 1 | 2019–20 | 28 | 28 | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Bromwich Albion | 2 | 2016–17 | 28.5 | 27 | 30 | 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fulham | 3 | 2022–23 | 28.67 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stoke City | 3 | 2016–17 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Villarreal | 1 | 2021–22 | 29 | 29 | 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Porto | 1 | 2018–19 | 29 | 29 | 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ranking | Country | Number of Teams | Total Revenue (€ million) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 14 | 5856.9 | |
2 | 5 | 1679.2 | |
3 | 4 | 2209.9 | |
4 | 3 | 1457.5 | |
1259.3 | |||
6 | 1 | 196.7 | |
Ranking | Country | Number of Teams | Total Revenue (€ million) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 16 | 5823.8 | |
2 | 5 | 2110.6 | |
3 | 3 | 1218.8 | |
973.9 | |||
5 | 1 | 654.2 | |
196.7 | |||
187.2 |
Ranking | Country | Number of Teams | Total Revenue (€ million) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 14 | 4681.0 | |
2 | 7 | 1696.7 | |
3 | 4 | 1755.1 | |
4 | 3 | 1126.5 | |
5 | 1 | 556.2 | |
212.0 |
Ranking | Country | Number of Teams | Total Revenue (€ million) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 12 | 3997.1 | |
2 | 5 | 1564.5 | |
3 | 4 | 1909.1 | |
1015.2 | |||
5 | 2 | 721.3 | |
6 | 1 | 236.5 | |
170.3 | |||
155.5 |
Ranking | Country | Number of Teams | Total Revenue (€ million) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 11 | 4403.1 | |
2 | 5 | 1469.0 | |
3 | 4 | 2150.4 | |
1540.4 | |||
5 | 2 | 856.8 | |
373.8 | |||
7 | 1 | 199.4 | |
180.4 |
Ranking | Country | Number of Teams | Total Revenue (€ million) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 13 | 4411.2 | |
2 | 5 | 1315.8 | |
3 | 4 | 1910.9 | |
4 | 3 | 1190.2 | |
5 | 2 | 705.9 | |
6 | 1 | 167.8 | |
1 | 165.7 | ||
1 | 150.7 |
Ranking | Country | Number of Teams | Total Revenue (€ million) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 14 | 4441.0 | |
2 | 5 | 1232.0 | |
3 | 4 | 1319.9 | |
4 | 3 | 1595.4 | |
5 | 2 | 684.5 | |
6 | 1 | 180.4 | |
1 | 157.6 |
Ranking | Country | Number of Teams | Total Revenue (€ million) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 12 | 3821.1 | |
2 | 5 | 1093.6 | |
3 | 4 | 1249.7 | |
4 | 3 | 1468.9 | |
5 | 2 | 680.9 | |
2 | 313.6 | ||
6 | 1 | 196.5 | |
1 | 152.1 |
Ranking | Country | Number of Teams | Total Revenue (€ million) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 16 | 3939.8 | |
2 | 5 | 992.4 | |
3 | 3 | 1314.4 | |
3 | 974.3 | ||
5 | 1 | 480.8 | |
1 | 167.8 | ||
1 | 159.1 | ||
1 | 132.8 |
Ranking | Country | Number of Teams | Total Revenue (€ million) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 14 | 3142.0 | |
2 | 5 | 983.7 | |
3 | 4 | 1083.3 | |
4 | 3 | 1204.2 | |
5 | 2 | 601.8 | |
6 | 1 | 161.9 | |
1 | 126.0 | ||
1 | 118.0 |
Ranking | Country | Number of Teams | Total Revenue (€ million) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 8 | 1957 | |
2 | 6 | 1047.4 | |
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 |
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.
Ranking | Country | Number of Teams | Total Revenue (€ million) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 11 | 1890.2 | |
2 | 6 | 986.3 | |
3 | 5 | 858.5 | |
4 | 4 | 1146.9 | |
5 | 2 | 283.2 | |
6 | 1 | 102.5 | |
1 | 97.1 |
Ranking | Country | Number of Teams | Total Revenue (€ million) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 10 | 1792 | |
2 | 6 | 998 | |
6 | 925.5 | ||
4 | 5 | 1160.1 | |
5 | 3 | 390 | |
6 | 1 | 98.2 |
Rank | Club | Revenue (€ million) | Country | Change |
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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 | 244 [23] | 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 | 5 |
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 | 11 |
29. | Napoli | 95.1 | Italy | 1 |
30. | Fulham | 94.2 | England | |
31. | West Ham United | 87.6 | England | 2 |
Rank | Club | Revenue (€ million) | Country | Change |
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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 | 217.0 | 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 | 102.2 | England | 2 |
20. | Newcastle United | 101.0 | England | 3 |
21. | Paris Saint-Germain | 100.8 | France | |
22. | Atlético Madrid | 100.3 | Spain | |
23. | Bordeaux | 99.8 | France | |
24. | VfB Stuttgart | 99.8 | Germany | 6 |
25. | Aston Villa | 98.9 | England | |
26. | Fiorentina | 94.1 | Italy | |
27. | Everton | 93.5 | England | |
28. | Napoli | 90.1 | Italy | |
29. | West Ham United | 89.3 | England | |
30. | Fenerbahçe | 87.0 | Turkey | 11 |
Rank | Club | Revenue (€ million) | Country |
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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 | 264.4 | England |
7. | Milan | 209.5 | Italy |
8. | Liverpool | 207.4 [26] | England |
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. | Borussia Dortmund | 107.6 [26] | Germany |
21. | Manchester City | 104.0 | England |
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 |
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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 | 228.7 [28] | Italy |
7. | Bayern Munich | 223.3 | Germany |
8. | Liverpool | 206.5 [28] | England |
9. | Internazionale | 176.7 [28] | Italy |
10. | Tottenham Hotspur | 153.1 | England |
11. | Roma | 145.2 [28] | Italy |
12. | Juventus | 141.2 [28] | 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 |
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 |
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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 | 192.4 | 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 |
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 |
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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 | 86.6 [31] | Spain |
20. | Lazio | 83.1 | Italy |
21. | Rangers | 81.6 | Scotland |
22. | Borussia Dortmund | 79.0 | Germany |
23. | Bolton Wanderers | 78.6 | England |
24. | Bayer Leverkusen | 78.2 | Germany |
25. | Middlesbrough | 77 | England |
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 |
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1. | Manchester United | 259.0 | England |
2. | Real Madrid | 236.0 | Spain |
3. | Milan | 222.3 | Italy |
4. | Chelsea | 217.0 | England |
5. | Juventus | 215.0 | Italy |
6. | Arsenal | 173.6 | England |
7. | Barcelona | 169.2 | Spain |
8. | Internazionale | 166.5 | Italy |
9. | Bayern Munich | 166.3 | Germany |
10. | Liverpool | 139.5 | England |
11. | Newcastle United | 136.6 | England |
12. | Roma | 108.8 | Italy |
13. | Celtic | 104.2 | Scotland |
14. | Tottenham Hotspur | 100.1 | England |
15. | Lazio | 99.4 | Italy |
16. | Manchester City | 93.5 | England |
17. | Schalke 04 | 91.4 | Germany |
18. | Marseille | 88.0 | France |
19. | Rangers | 86.2 | Scotland |
20. | Aston Villa | 84.4 | England |
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 |
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1. | Manchester United | 251.4 | England |
2. | Juventus | 218.3 | Italy |
3. | Milan | 200.2 | Italy |
4. | Real Madrid | 192.6 | Spain |
5. | Bayern Munich | 162.7 | Germany |
6. | Internazionale | 162.4 | Italy |
7. | Arsenal | 149.6 | England |
8. | Liverpool | 149.4 | England |
9. | Newcastle United | 138.9 | England |
10. | Chelsea | 133.8 | England |
11. | Roma | 132.4 | Italy |
12. | Borussia Dortmund | 124.0 | Germany |
13. | Barcelona | 123.4 | Spain |
14. | Schalke 04 | 118.6 | Germany |
15. | Tottenham Hotspur | 95.6 | England |
16 | Leeds United | 92.0 | England England |
17. | Lazio | 88.9 | Italy |
18. | Celtic | 87.0 | Scotland |
19. | Lyon | 84.3 | France |
20. | Valencia | 80.5 | Spain |
Rank | Club | Income (€ million) | Country |
---|---|---|---|
1. | Manchester United | 228.5 | England |
2. | Juventus | 177.1 | Italy |
3. | Bayern Munich | 176.0 | Germany |
4. | Milan | 158.9 | Italy |
5. | Liverpool | 153.5 | England |
6. | Real Madrid | 152.0 | Spain |
7. | Chelsea | 143.4 | England |
8. | Arsenal | 140.6 | England |
9. | Barcelona | 139.0 | Spain |
10. | Roma | 136.3 | Italy |
11 | Leeds United | 125.8 | England England |
12. | Internazionale | 124.0 | Italy |
13. | Newcastle United | 109.4 | England |
14. | Lazio | 109.1 | Italy |
15. | Borussia Dortmund | 101.1 | Germany |
16. | Tottenham Hotspur | 100.4 | England |
17. | Celtic | 87.8 | Scotland |
18. | Parma | Italy | |
19. | West Ham United | England | |
20. | Lyon | 71.9 | France |
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. | Leeds United | England England | |
6. | Real Madrid | 138.2 | Spain |
7. | Liverpool | 137.6 | England |
8. | Lazio | 125.4 | Italy |
9. | Roma | 123.8 | Italy |
10. | Chelsea | 118.4 | England |
11. | Internazionale | 112.8 | Italy |
12. | Barcelona | 110 | Spain |
13. | Arsenal | 107 | England |
14. | Newcastle United | 91 | England |
15. | Hamburger SV | Germany | |
16. | Tottenham Hotspur | 80 | England |
17. | Rangers | Scotland | |
18. | Sunderland | England England | |
19. | Parma | Italy | |
20. | Valencia | 73 | Spain |
According to 30 June 2000 exchange rate (£1 = €1.581528) [36]
Rank | Club | Income (€ million) | Country |
---|---|---|---|
1. | Manchester United | 185.2 | England |
2. | Real Madrid | 164.2 | Spain |
3. | Bayern Munich | 145.0 | Germany |
4. | Milan | 142.0 | Italy |
5. | Juventus | 140.0 | Italy |
6. | Lazio | 125.7 | Italy |
7. | Chelsea | 121.5 | England |
8. | Barcelona | 119.1 | Spain |
9. | Internazionale | 107.7 | Italy |
10. | Roma | 101.5 | Italy |
11. | Arsenal | 97.1 | England |
12. | Borussia Dortmund | 94.3 | Germany |
13 | Leeds United | 90.5 | England England |
14. | Fiorentina | 85.9 | Italy |
15. | Rangers | 81.9 | Scotland |
16. | Marseille | 77.7 | France |
17. | Tottenham Hotspur | 76.1 | England |
18. | Parma | 75.3 | Italy |
19. | Liverpool | 73.5 | England |
20. | Newcastle United | 71.5 | England |
According to 30 June 1999 exchange rate (£1 = €1.523693) [38]
Rank | Club | Income (€ million) | Country |
---|---|---|---|
1. | Manchester United | 169.0 | England |
2. | Bayern Munich | 127.2 | Germany |
3. | Real Madrid | 116.0 | Spain |
4. | Chelsea | 90.1 | England |
5. | Juventus | 89.1 | Italy |
6. | Barcelona | 84.9 | Spain |
7. | Milan | 82.4 | Italy |
8. | Lazio | 76.2 | Italy |
9. | Internazionale | 74.8 | Italy |
10. | Arsenal | 74.1 | England |
11. | Liverpool | 69.0 | England |
12. | Newcastle United | 68.1 | England |
13. | Parma | 67.7 | Italy |
14. | Borussia Dortmund | 66.9 | Germany |
15. | Tottenham Hotspur | 64.9 | England |
16. | Roma | 60.0 | Italy |
17 | Leeds United | 56.4 | England England |
18. | Rangers | 55.6 | Scotland |
19. | Aston Villa | 53.2 | England |
20. | Celtic | 51.5 | Scotland |
According to 30 June 1998 exchange rate (£1 = €1.535628) [40]
Rank | Club | Income (€ million) | Country |
---|---|---|---|
1. | Manchester United | 135.0 | England |
2. | Real Madrid | 110.9 | Spain |
3. | Bayern Munich | 100.1 | Germany |
4. | Juventus | 84.9 | Italy |
5. | Newcastle United | 75.6 | England |
6. | Barcelona | 74.59 | Spain |
7. | Milan | 74.55 | Italy |
8. | Internazionale | 74.0 | Italy |
9. | Chelsea | 72.9 | England |
10. | Liverpool | 69.9 | England |
11. | Borussia Dortmund | 63.7 | Germany |
12. | Lazio | 63.1 | Italy |
13. | Arsenal | 62.0 | England |
14. | Parma | 51.3 | Italy |
15. | Paris Saint-Germain | 50.5 | France France |
16. | Rangers | 49.9 | Scotland |
17. | Aston Villa | 48.8 | England |
18. | Tottenham Hotspur | 47.9 | England |
19. | Roma | 47.1 | Italy |
20. | Leeds United | 43.5 | England England |
According to 30 June 1997 exchange rate (£1 = €1.481353) [42]
Rank | Club | Income (€ million) | Country |
---|---|---|---|
1. | Manchester United | 130.4 | England |
2. | Barcelona | Spain | |
3. | Real Madrid | Spain | |
4. | Juventus | 78.5 | Italy |
5. | Bayern Munich | Germany | |
6. | Milan | Italy | |
7. | Borussia Dortmund | Germany | |
8. | Newcastle United | England | |
9. | Liverpool | England | |
10. | Internazionale | Italy | |
11. | Flamengo | Brazil | |
12. | Atlético Madrid | Spain | |
13. | Paris Saint-Germain | France | |
14. | Rangers | Scotland | |
15. | Roma | Italy | |
16. | Tottenham Hotspur | England | |
17. | Ajax | Netherlands | |
18. | Parma | Italy | |
19. | Lazio | Italy | |
20. | Arsenal | England |
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 |
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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 |
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Rank | League | Revenue (€ billion) [44] | 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 |
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