Deloitte Football Money League

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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.

Contents

Summary performance timeline

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# YearsMost recentAve­rage rankBest 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
Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid 272022–2321323266421111111111132122221
Flag of England.svg Manchester United 272022–232.411111111112422333342311334545
Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona 272022–234.33126681291376233222224223211474
Flag of Germany.svg Bayern Munich 272022–234.442532333597874444433544443366
Flag of England.svg Chelsea 262022–23749471071045645666577888898889
Flag of France.svg Paris Saint-Germain 152022–237.8731315211055467657653
Flag of Italy.svg Juventus 272022–237.93244552225431211810131391010101011101091111
Flag of England.svg Arsenal 272022–238.78520131011138761095655568877691111111010
Flag of England.svg Manchester City 192022–238.89116171721191112766655566112
Flag of England.svg Liverpool 272022–239.633910111975810810887899129999775737
Flag of Italy.svg Milan 272022–2310.523677444333567107781012141622182130191613
Flag of Brazil.svg Flamengo 11996–97111111
Flag of Italy.svg Internazionale 272022–2311.6761089911126897910998111517201915141414141414
Flag of England.svg Tottenham Hotspur 272022–2312.85816181517161615141315101415121114141312121110891098
Flag of Germany.svg Borussia Dortmund 232022–2313.487711141215122220182216121111111112121212121312
Flag of Germany.svg Schalke 04 182019–2014.5610141714141613161610151314131416161516
Flag of Italy.svg Roma 252022–2315.369151916109101112111211912181521192416152415162424
Flag of Spain.svg Atlético Madrid 162022–2315.811212221722252015151313131313131215
Flag of Italy.svg Lazio 112020–2116.0961912868141715202830
Flag of England.svg Newcastle United 232022–2316.6158512201413911121314172025222519172119292017
Flag of England.svg Leeds United 92022–2316.67520171351116231827
Flag of Italy.svg Parma 62001–0216.6713181413181918
Flag of Germany.svg Hamburger SV 102013–1416.81115161515111318201728
Flag of Scotland.svg Celtic 62006–0716.8313201718131617
Flag of Scotland.svg Rangers 82005–0617.25141416181517192118
Flag of France.svg Lyon 162022–2318.061120191511131213141718242128171829
Flag of France.svg Marseille 112022–2318.36141618191614151417302320
Flag of England.svg Leicester City 82021–2219.63142520142222221517
Flag of Turkey.svg Galatasaray 52015–1620.2161916182226
Flag of Italy.svg Fiorentina 32009–1020.3314142621
Flag of England.svg Everton 152022–2320.817182727282820192320171917181930
Flag of Russia.svg Zenit Saint Petersburg 72020–2120.861518172325281520
Flag of Germany.svg Eintracht Frankfurt 42022–2321.251627202216
Flag of Spain.svg Valencia 102019–2021.41820201918251923232621
Flag of England.svg West Ham United 162022–2321.631519192931292921211817201826161518
Flag of England.svg Aston Villa 122022–2321.9217171920252024292224212121
Flag of Germany.svg Werder Bremen 42010–11221720172823
Flag of Germany.svg VfB Stuttgart 62012–1322.6718182419272721
Flag of Italy.svg Napoli 142022–2322.71162829201622163130192120192819
Flag of Turkey.svg Fenerbahçe 42015–16231819301825
Flag of France.svg Bordeaux 22009–1023232323
Flag of England.svg Bolton Wanderers 12004–05232323
Flag of England.svg Southampton 72021–2223.861825232218232630
Flag of England.svg Wolverhampton Wanderers 42021–22241725291725
Flag of Germany.svg Bayer Leverkusen 12004–05242424
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ajax 72021–2224.711717262627232727
Flag of Portugal.svg Benfica 132022–2324.852020262124262627303024232422
Flag of England.svg Brighton & Hove Albion 32022–232523292323
Flag of England.svg Middlesbrough 12004–05252525
Flag of Italy.svg Atalanta 12020–21252525
Flag of Spain.svg Sevilla 52022–2325.2222427222825
Flag of Germany.svg Borussia Mönchengladbach 42020–2125.752428252426
Flag of Turkey.svg Beşiktaş 12017–18262626
Flag of England.svg Sunderland 62015–1626.8318183031272629
Flag of England.svg Crystal Palace 72022–2326.862429262430252628
Flag of Brazil.svg Corinthians 22012–1328243224
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Swansea City 22014–1528272927
Flag of England.svg AFC Bournemouth 12016–17282828
Flag of England.svg Sheffield United 12019–20282828
Flag of England.svg West Bromwich Albion 22016–1728.5273027
Flag of England.svg Fulham 32022–2328.6726303026
Flag of England.svg Stoke City 32016–172928302829
Flag of Spain.svg Villarreal 12021–22292929
Flag of Portugal.svg Porto 12018–19292929

Rankings by season

2022–23

[1]

Appearances by Country
RankingCountryNumber of TeamsTotal Revenue
(€ million)
1 Flag of England.svg 145856.9
2 Flag of Italy.svg 51679.2
3 Flag of Spain.svg 42209.9
4 Flag of Germany.svg 31457.5
Flag of France.svg 1259.3
6 Flag of Portugal.svg 1196.7
2024 RankClubRevenue
( million)
Country2023 RankChange
1 Real Madrid 831.4Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 2 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +1
2 Manchester City 825.9Flag of England.svg  England 1 RedDownArrow.svg -1
3 Paris Saint-Germain 801.8Flag of France.svg  France 5 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +2
4 Barcelona 800.1Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 7 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +3
5 Manchester United 745.8Flag of England.svg  England 4 RedDownArrow.svg -1
6 Bayern Munich 744.0Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 6 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
7 Liverpool 682.9Flag of England.svg  England 3 RedDownArrow.svg -4
8 Tottenham Hotspur 631.5Flag of England.svg  England 9 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +1
9 Chelsea 589.4Flag of England.svg  England 8 RedDownArrow.svg -1
10 Arsenal 532.6Flag of England.svg  England 10 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
11 Juventus 432.4Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 11 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
12 Borussia Dortmund 420.0Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 13 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +1
13 Milan 385.3Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 16 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +3
14 Internazionale 378.9Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 14 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
15 Atlético Madrid 364.1Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 12 RedDownArrow.svg -3
16 Eintracht Frankfurt 293.5Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 22 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +6
17 Newcastle United 287.8Flag of England.svg  England 20 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +3
18 West Ham United 275.1Flag of England.svg  England 16 RedDownArrow.svg -2
19 Napoli 267.7Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 31+ Green-Up-Arrow.svg
20 Marseille 258.4Flag of France.svg  France 31+ Green-Up-Arrow.svg
21 Aston Villa 250.5Flag of England.svg  England 21 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
22 Benfica 233.4Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 24 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +2
23 Brighton & Hove Albion 231.3Flag of England.svg  England 23 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
24 Roma 214.9Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 31+ Green-Up-Arrow.svg
25 Sevilla 214.3Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 28 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +3
26 Fulham 209.8Flag of England.svg  England 31+ Green-Up-Arrow.svg
27 Leeds United 207.8Flag of England.svg  England 18 RedDownArrow.svg -9
28 Crystal Palace 206.5Flag of England.svg  England 26 RedDownArrow.svg -2
29 Lyon 199.1Flag of France.svg  France 31+ Green-Up-Arrow.svg
30 Everton 198.0Flag of England.svg  England 19 RedDownArrow.svg -11

2021–22

[2]

Appearances by Country
RankingCountryNumber of TeamsTotal Revenue
(€ million)
1 Flag of England.svg 165823.8
2 Flag of Spain.svg 52110.6
3 Flag of Germany.svg 31218.8
Flag of Italy.svg 973.9
5 Flag of France.svg 1654.2
Flag of Portugal.svg 196.7
Flag of the Netherlands.svg 187.2
2023 RankClubRevenue
( million)
Country2022 RankChange
1 Manchester City 731.0Flag of England.svg  England 1 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
2 Real Madrid 713.8Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 2 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
3 Liverpool 701.7Flag of England.svg  England 7 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +4
4 Manchester United 688.6Flag of England.svg  England 5 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +1
5 Paris Saint-Germain 654.2Flag of France.svg  France 6 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +1
6 Bayern Munich 653.6Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 3 RedDownArrow.svg -3
7 Barcelona 638.2Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 4 RedDownArrow.svg -3
8 Chelsea 568.3Flag of England.svg  England 8 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
9 Tottenham Hotspur 523.0Flag of England.svg  England 10 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +1
10 Arsenal 433.5Flag of England.svg  England 11 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +1
11 Juventus 400.6Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 9 RedDownArrow.svg -1
12 Atlético Madrid 393.8Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 13 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +1
13 Borussia Dortmund 356.9Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 12 RedDownArrow.svg -1
14 Internazionale 308.4Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 14 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
15 West Ham United 301.5Flag of England.svg  England 16 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +1
16 Milan 264.9Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 19 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +3
17 Leicester City 255.5Flag of England.svg  England 15 RedDownArrow.svg -2
18 Leeds United 223.4Flag of England.svg  England 23 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +5
19 Everton 213.7Flag of England.svg  England 18 RedDownArrow.svg -1
20 Newcastle United 212.3Flag of England.svg  England 29 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +9
21 Aston Villa 210.9Flag of England.svg  England 21 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
22 Eintracht Frankfurt 208.3Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 31+ Green-Up-Arrow.svg
23 Brighton & Hove Albion 198.4Flag of England.svg  England 31+ Green-Up-Arrow.svg
24 Benfica 196.7Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 31+ Green-Up-Arrow.svg
25 Wolverhampton Wanderers 195.4Flag of England.svg  England 17 RedDownArrow.svg -8
26 Crystal Palace 188.9Flag of England.svg  England 31+ Green-Up-Arrow.svg
27 Ajax 187.2Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 31+ Green-Up-Arrow.svg
28 Sevilla 186.1Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 22 RedDownArrow.svg -6
29 Villarreal 178.7Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 31+ Green-Up-Arrow.svg
30 Southampton 177.7Flag of England.svg  England 26 RedDownArrow.svg -4

2020–21

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Appearances by Country
RankingCountryNumber of TeamsTotal Revenue
(€ million)
1 Flag of England.svg 144681.0
2 Flag of Italy.svg 71696.7
3 Flag of Spain.svg 41755.1
4 Flag of Germany.svg 31126.5
5 Flag of France.svg 1556.2
Flag of Russia.svg 212.0
2022 RankClubRevenue
( million)
Country2021 RankChange
1 Manchester City 644.9Flag of England.svg  England 6 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +5
2 Real Madrid 640.7Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 2 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
3 Bayern Munich 611.4Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 3 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
4 Barcelona 582.1Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 1 RedDownArrow.svg -3
5 Manchester United 558.0Flag of England.svg  England 4 RedDownArrow.svg -1
6 Paris Saint-Germain 556.2Flag of France.svg  France 7 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +1
7 Liverpool 550.4Flag of England.svg  England 5 RedDownArrow.svg -2
8 Chelsea 493.1Flag of England.svg  England 8 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
9 Juventus 433.5Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 10 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +1
10 Tottenham Hotspur 406.2Flag of England.svg  England 9 RedDownArrow.svg -1
11 Arsenal 366.5Flag of England.svg  England 11 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
12 Borussia Dortmund 337.6Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 12 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
13 Atlético Madrid 332.8Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 13 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
14 Internazionale 330.9Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 14 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
15 Leicester City 255.5Flag of England.svg  England 22 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +7
16 West Ham United 221.5Flag of England.svg  England 26 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +10
17 Wolverhampton Wanderers 219.2Flag of England.svg  England 29 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +12
18 Everton 218.1Flag of England.svg  England 17 RedDownArrow.svg -1
19 Milan 216.3Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 30 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +11
20 Zenit Saint Petersburg 212.0Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 15 RedDownArrow.svg -5
21 Aston Villa 207.3Flag of England.svg  England 31+ Green-Up-Arrow.svg
22 Sevilla 199.5Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 31+ Green-Up-Arrow.svg
23 Leeds United 192.7Flag of England.svg  England 31+ Green-Up-Arrow.svg
24 Roma 190.4Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 31+ Green-Up-Arrow.svg
25 Atalanta 187.6Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 31+ Green-Up-Arrow.svg
26 Borussia Mönchengladbach 177.5Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 24 RedDownArrow.svg -2
Southampton 177.5Flag of England.svg  England 31+ Green-Up-Arrow.svg
28 Napoli 174.5Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 19 RedDownArrow.svg -9
29 Newcastle United 170.1Flag of England.svg  England 31+ Green-Up-Arrow.svg
30 Lazio 163.5Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 31+ Green-Up-Arrow.svg

2019–20

[4]

Appearances by Country
RankingCountryNumber of TeamsTotal Revenue
(€ million)
1 Flag of England.svg 123997.1
2 Flag of Germany.svg 51564.5
3 Flag of Spain.svg 41909.1
Flag of Italy.svg 1015.2
5 Flag of France.svg 2721.3
6 Flag of Russia.svg 1236.5
Flag of Portugal.svg 170.3
Flag of the Netherlands.svg 155.5
2021 RankClubRevenue
( million)
Country2020 RankChange
1 Barcelona 713.4Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 1 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
2 Real Madrid 691.8Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 2 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
3 Bayern Munich 634.1Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 4 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +1
4 Manchester United 580.4Flag of England.svg  England 3 RedDownArrow.svg -1
5 Liverpool 558.6Flag of England.svg  England 7 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +2
6 Manchester City 549.2Flag of England.svg  England 6 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
7 Paris Saint-Germain 540.6Flag of France.svg  France 5 RedDownArrow.svg -2
8 Chelsea 469.7Flag of England.svg  England 9 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +1
9 Tottenham Hotspur 445.7Flag of England.svg  England 8 RedDownArrow.svg -1
10 Juventus 398.9Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 10 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
11 Arsenal 388.0Flag of England.svg  England 11 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
12 Borussia Dortmund 365.7Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 12 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
13 Atlético Madrid 331.8Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 13 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
14 Internazionale 291.5Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 14 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
15 Zenit Saint Petersburg 236.5Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 28 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +13
16 Schalke 04 222.8Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 15 RedDownArrow.svg -1
17 Everton 212.0Flag of England.svg  England 19 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +2
18 Lyon 180.7Flag of France.svg  France 17 RedDownArrow.svg -1
19 Napoli 176.3Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 20 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +1
20 Eintracht Frankfurt 174.0Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 27 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +7
21 Valencia 172.1Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 26 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +5
22 Leicester City 171.0Flag of England.svg  England 22 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
23 Benfica 170.3Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 24 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +1
24 Borussia Mönchengladbach 167.9Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 31+ Green-Up-Arrow.svg
25 Crystal Palace 161.3Flag of England.svg  England 30 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +5
26 West Ham United 158.0Flag of England.svg  England 18 RedDownArrow.svg -8
27 Ajax 155.5Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 23 RedDownArrow.svg -4
28 Sheffield United 152.0Flag of England.svg  England 31+ Green-Up-Arrow.svg
29 Wolverhampton Wanderers 151.2Flag of England.svg  England 25 RedDownArrow.svg -4
30 Milan 148.5Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 21 RedDownArrow.svg -9

2018–19

[5]

Appearances by Country
RankingCountryNumber of TeamsTotal Revenue
(€ million)
1 Flag of England.svg 114403.1
2 Flag of Italy.svg 51469.0
3 Flag of Spain.svg 42150.4
Flag of Germany.svg 1540.4
5 Flag of France.svg 2856.8
Flag of Portugal.svg 373.8
7 Flag of the Netherlands.svg 1199.4
Flag of Russia.svg 180.4
2020 RankClubRevenue
( million)
Country2019 RankChange
1 Barcelona 840.8Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 2 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +1
2 Real Madrid 757.3Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 1 RedDownArrow.svg -1
3 Manchester United 711.5Flag of England.svg  England 3 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
4 Bayern Munich 660.1Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 4 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
5 Paris Saint-Germain 635.9Flag of France.svg  France 6 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +1
6 Manchester City 610.6Flag of England.svg  England 5 RedDownArrow.svg -1
7 Liverpool 604.7Flag of England.svg  England 7 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
8 Tottenham Hotspur 521.1Flag of England.svg  England 10 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +2
9 Chelsea 513.1Flag of England.svg  England 8 RedDownArrow.svg -1
10 Juventus 459.7Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 11 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +1
11 Arsenal 445.2 [6] Flag of England.svg  England 9 RedDownArrow.svg -2
12 Borussia Dortmund 371.7 [6] Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 12 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
13 Atlético Madrid 367.6Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 13 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
14 Internazionale 364.6Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 14 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
15 Schalke 04 324.8Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 16 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +1
16 Roma 231.0Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 15 RedDownArrow.svg -1
17 Lyon 220.9 [6] Flag of France.svg  France 28 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +11
18 West Ham United 216.4Flag of England.svg  England 20 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +2
19 Everton 210.5 [6] Flag of England.svg  England 17 RedDownArrow.svg -2
20 Napoli 207.4Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 21 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +1
21 Milan 206.3Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 18 RedDownArrow.svg -3
22 Leicester City 200.0Flag of England.svg  England 22 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
23 Ajax 199.4Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 31+ Green-Up-Arrow.svg
24 Benfica 197.6Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 30 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +6
25 Wolverhampton Wanderers 195.5Flag of England.svg  England 31+ Green-Up-Arrow.svg
26 Valencia 184.7Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 31+ Green-Up-Arrow.svg
27 Eintracht Frankfurt 183.8Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 31+ Green-Up-Arrow.svg
28 Zenit Saint Petersburg 180.4Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 25 RedDownArrow.svg -3
29 Porto 176.2Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 31+ Green-Up-Arrow.svg
30 Crystal Palace 174.5Flag of England.svg  England 24 RedDownArrow.svg -6

2017–18

[7]

Appearances by Country
RankingCountryNumber of TeamsTotal Revenue (€ million)
1 Flag of England.svg 134411.2
2 Flag of Italy.svg 51315.8
3 Flag of Spain.svg 41910.9
4 Flag of Germany.svg 31190.2
5 Flag of France.svg 2705.9
6 Flag of Russia.svg 1167.8
Flag of Turkey.svg 1165.7
Flag of Portugal.svg 1150.7
2019
Rank
ClubRevenue
( million)
Country2018
Rank
Change
1 Real Madrid 750.9Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 2 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +1
2 Barcelona 690.4Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 3 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +1
3 Manchester United 665.8 [8] Flag of England.svg  England 1 RedDownArrow.svg −2
4 Bayern Munich 629.2Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 4 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
5 Manchester City 568.4Flag of England.svg  England 5 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
6 Paris Saint-Germain 541.7Flag of France.svg  France 7 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +1
7 Liverpool 513.7Flag of England.svg  England 9 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +2
8 Chelsea 505.7Flag of England.svg  England 8 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
9 Arsenal 439.2Flag of England.svg  England 6 RedDownArrow.svg -3
10 Tottenham Hotspur 428.3Flag of England.svg  England 11 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +1
11 Juventus 394.5 [8] Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 10 RedDownArrow.svg -1
12 Borussia Dortmund 317.2Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 12 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
13 Atlético Madrid 304.4Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 13 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
14 Internazionale 280.8Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 15 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +1
15 Roma 250.0Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 24 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +9
16 Schalke 04 243.8Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 16 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
17 Everton 212.9Flag of England.svg  England 20 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +3
18 Milan 207.7Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 22 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +4
19 Newcastle United 201.5Flag of England.svg  England 31+ Green-Up-Arrow.svg
20 West Ham United 197.9Flag of England.svg  England 17 RedDownArrow.svg -3
21 Napoli 182.8Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 19 RedDownArrow.svg -2
22 Leicester City 179.4Flag of England.svg  England 14 RedDownArrow.svg -8
23 Southampton 172.0Flag of England.svg  England 18 RedDownArrow.svg -5
24 Crystal Palace 169.0Flag of England.svg  England 26 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +2
25 Zenit Saint Petersburg 167.8Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 23 RedDownArrow.svg -2
26 Beşiktaş 165.7Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 31+ Green-Up-Arrow.svg
27 Sevilla 165.2Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 31+ Green-Up-Arrow.svg
28 Lyon 164.2Flag of France.svg  France 21 RedDownArrow.svg -7
29 Brighton & Hove Albion 157.4Flag of England.svg  England 31+ Green-Up-Arrow.svg
30 Benfica 150.7Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 30 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg

2016–17

[9]

Appearances by Country
RankingCountryNumber of TeamsTotal Revenue (€ million)
1 Flag of England.svg 144441.0
2 Flag of Italy.svg 51232.0
3 Flag of Germany.svg 41319.9
4 Flag of Spain.svg 31595.4
5 Flag of France.svg 2684.5
6 Flag of Russia.svg 1180.4
Flag of Portugal.svg 1157.6
2018
Rank
ClubRevenue
( million)
Country2017
Rank
Change
1 Manchester United 676.3Flag of England.svg  England 1 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
2 Real Madrid 674.6Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 3 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +1
3 Barcelona 648.3Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 2 RedDownArrow.svg −1
4 Bayern Munich 587.8Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 4 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
5 Manchester City 527.7Flag of England.svg  England 5 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
6 Arsenal 487.6Flag of England.svg  England 7 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +1
7 Paris Saint-Germain 486.2Flag of France.svg  France 6 RedDownArrow.svg −1
8 Chelsea 428.0Flag of England.svg  England 8 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
9 Liverpool 424.2Flag of England.svg  England 9 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
10 Juventus 405.7Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 10 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
11 Tottenham Hotspur 359.5 [10] Flag of England.svg  England 12 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +1
12 Borussia Dortmund 332.6Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 11 RedDownArrow.svg −1
13 Atlético Madrid 272.5Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 13 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
14 Leicester City 271.1Flag of England.svg  England 20 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +6
15 Internazionale 262.1Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 19 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +4
16 Schalke 04 230.2Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 13 RedDownArrow.svg −2
17 West Ham United 213.3Flag of England.svg  England 18 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +1
18 Southampton 212.1Flag of England.svg  England 22 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +4
19 Napoli 200.7Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 30 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +11
20 Everton 199.2Flag of England.svg  England 23 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +3
21 Lyon 198.3Flag of France.svg  France 24 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +3
22 Milan 191.7Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 16 RedDownArrow.svg -6
23 Zenit Saint Petersburg 180.4Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 17 RedDownArrow.svg -6
24 Roma 171.8Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 15 RedDownArrow.svg -9
25 Borussia Mönchengladbach 169.3Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 28 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +3
26 Crystal Palace 164.0Flag of England.svg  England 31+ Green-Up-Arrow.svg
27 West Bromwich Albion 160.5Flag of England.svg  England 31+ Green-Up-Arrow.svg
28 AFC Bournemouth 159.2Flag of England.svg  England 31+ Green-Up-Arrow.svg
29 Stoke City 158.3Flag of England.svg  England 31+ Green-Up-Arrow.svg
30 Benfica 157.6Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 27 RedDownArrow.svg -3

2015–16

[11]

Appearances by Country
RankingCountryNumber of TeamsTotal Revenue (€ million)
1 Flag of England.svg 123821.1
2 Flag of Italy.svg 51093.6
3 Flag of Germany.svg 41249.7
4 Flag of Spain.svg 31468.9
5 Flag of France.svg 2680.9
Flag of Turkey.svg 2313.6
6 Flag of Russia.svg 1196.5
Flag of Portugal.svg 1152.1
Rank in
2017
ClubRevenue
( million)
CountryRank in
2016
Change
1 Manchester United 689.0Flag of England.svg  England 3 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +2
2 Barcelona 620.2Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 2 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
3 Real Madrid 620.1Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 1 RedDownArrow.svg −2
4 Bayern Munich 592.0Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 5 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +1
5 Manchester City 524.9Flag of England.svg  England 6 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +1
6 Paris Saint-Germain 520.9Flag of France.svg  France 4 RedDownArrow.svg −2
7 Arsenal 468.5Flag of England.svg  England 7 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
8 Chelsea 447.4Flag of England.svg  England 8 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
9 Liverpool 403.8Flag of England.svg  England 9 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
10 Juventus 338.9 [12] Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 10 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
11 Borussia Dortmund 283.9Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 11 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
12 Tottenham Hotspur 279.7Flag of England.svg  England 12 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
13 Atlético Madrid 228.6Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 15 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +2
14 Schalke 04 224.5Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 13 RedDownArrow.svg −1
15 Roma 218.2Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 16 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +1
16 Milan 214.6 [12] Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 14 RedDownArrow.svg −2
17 Zenit Saint Petersburg 196.5Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 18 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +1
18 West Ham United 192.3Flag of England.svg  England 21 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +3
19 Internazionale 179.2Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 20 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +1
20 Leicester City 172.1Flag of England.svg  England 25 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +5
21 Newcastle United 168.2Flag of England.svg  England 17 RedDownArrow.svg −4
22 Southampton 163.3Flag of England.svg  England 23 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +1
23 Everton 162.5Flag of England.svg  England 19 RedDownArrow.svg −4
24 Lyon 160.0Flag of France.svg  France 31+ Green-Up-Arrow.svg
25 Fenerbahçe 157.7Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 31+ Green-Up-Arrow.svg
26 Galatasaray 155.9Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 22 RedDownArrow.svg -4
27 Benfica 152.1Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 31+ Green-Up-Arrow.svg
28 Borussia Mönchengladbach 149.3Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 31+ Green-Up-Arrow.svg
29 Sunderland 144.4Flag of England.svg  England 26 RedDownArrow.svg -3
30 Napoli 142.7Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 31 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +1

2014–15

[13]

Appearances by Country
RankingCountryNumber of TeamsTotal Revenue (€ million)
1 Flag of England.svg 163939.8
2 Flag of Italy.svg 5992.4
3 Flag of Spain.svg 31314.4
Flag of Germany.svg 3974.3
5 Flag of France.svg 1480.8
Flag of Russia.svg 1167.8
Flag of Turkey.svg 1159.1
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg 1132.8
Rank in
2016
ClubRevenue
( million)
CountryRank in
2015
Change
1 Real Madrid 577.0Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 1 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
2 Barcelona 560.8Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 4 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +2
3 Manchester United 519.5Flag of England.svg  England 2 RedDownArrow.svg −1
4 Paris Saint-Germain 480.8Flag of France.svg  France 5 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +1
5 Bayern Munich 474.0Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 3 RedDownArrow.svg −2
6 Manchester City 463.5Flag of England.svg  England 6 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
7 Arsenal 435.5Flag of England.svg  England 8 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +1
8 Chelsea 420.0Flag of England.svg  England 7 RedDownArrow.svg −1
9 Liverpool 391.8Flag of England.svg  England 9 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
10 Juventus 323.9Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 10 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
11 Borussia Dortmund 280.6Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 11 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
12 Tottenham Hotspur 257.5Flag of England.svg  England 13 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +1
13 Schalke 04 219.7Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 14 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +1
14 Milan 199.1Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 12 RedDownArrow.svg −2
15 Atlético Madrid 176.6 [14] Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 15 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
16 Roma 179.1 [14] Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 24 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +8
17 Newcastle United 169.3Flag of England.svg  England 19 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +2
18 Zenit Saint Petersburg 167.8 [14] Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 31+ Green-Up-Arrow.svg
19 Everton 165.1Flag of England.svg  England 20 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +2
20 Internazionale 164.8Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 17 RedDownArrow.svg -2
21 West Ham United 160.9Flag of England.svg  England 21 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +1
22 Galatasaray 159.1Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 18 RedDownArrow.svg -3
23 Southampton 149.5Flag of England.svg  England 25 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +3
24 Aston Villa 148.8Flag of England.svg  England 22 RedDownArrow.svg -1
25 Leicester City 137.2Flag of England.svg  England 31+ Green-Up-Arrow.svg
26 Sunderland 132.9Flag of England.svg  England 27 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +2
27 Swansea City 132.8Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 29 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +3
28 Stoke City 130.9Flag of England.svg  England 30 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +3
29 Crystal Palace 130.8Flag of England.svg  England 31+ Green-Up-Arrow.svg
30 West Bromwich Albion 126.6Flag of England.svg  England 31+ Green-Up-Arrow.svg
31 Napoli 125.5Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 16 RedDownArrow.svg -14

2013–14

[15]

Appearances by Country
RankingCountryNumber of TeamsTotal Revenue (€ million)
1 Flag of England.svg 143142.0
2 Flag of Italy.svg 5983.7
3 Flag of Germany.svg 41083.3
4 Flag of Spain.svg 31204.2
5 Flag of France.svg 2601.8
6 Flag of Turkey.svg 1161.9
Flag of Portugal.svg 1126.0
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg 1118.0
Rank in
2015
ClubRevenue
( million)
CountryRank in
2014
Change
1 Real Madrid 549.5Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 1 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
2 Manchester United 518.0Flag of England.svg  England 4 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +2
3 Bayern Munich 487.5Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 3 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
4 Barcelona 484.8 [16] Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 2 RedDownArrow.svg −2
5 Paris Saint-Germain 471.3 [16] Flag of France.svg  France 5 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
6 Manchester City 416.5 [16] Flag of England.svg  England 6 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
7 Chelsea 387.9Flag of England.svg  England 7 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
8 Arsenal 359.3Flag of England.svg  England 8 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
9 Liverpool 305.9Flag of England.svg  England 12 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +3
10 Juventus 279.0 [16] Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 9 RedDownArrow.svg −1
11 Borussia Dortmund 261.5Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 11 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
12 Milan 249.7Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 10 RedDownArrow.svg −2
13 Tottenham Hotspur 215.5 [16] Flag of England.svg  England 14 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +1
14 Schalke 04 214.0 [16] Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 13 RedDownArrow.svg -1
15 Atlético Madrid 169.9Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 20 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +5
16 Napoli 164.8Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 22 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +6
17 Internazionale 162.8 [16] Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 15 RedDownArrow.svg -2
18 Galatasaray 161.9Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 16 RedDownArrow.svg -2
19 Newcastle United 155.1Flag of England.svg  England 25 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +6
20 Everton 144.1Flag of England.svg  England 31+ Green-Up-Arrow.svg
21 West Ham United 137.4Flag of England.svg  England 29 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +8
22 Aston Villa 133.0Flag of England.svg  England 31+ Green-Up-Arrow.svg
23 Marseille 130.5Flag of France.svg  France 30 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +7
24 Roma 127.4Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 19 RedDownArrow.svg -5
25 Southampton 126.9Flag of England.svg  England 31+ Green-Up-Arrow.svg
26 Benfica 126.0Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 26 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
27 Sunderland 124.8Flag of England.svg  England 31+ Green-Up-Arrow.svg
28 Hamburger SV 120.3Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 17 RedDownArrow.svg -11
29 Swansea City 118.0Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 31+ Green-Up-Arrow.svg
30 Stoke City 117.6Flag of England.svg  England 31+ Green-Up-Arrow.svg

2012–13

[17]

Appearances by Country
RankingCountryNumber of TeamsTotal Revenue (€ million)
1 Flag of England.svg 81957
2 Flag of Italy.svg 61047.4
3 Flag of Germany.svg 51137.5
4 Flag of Spain.svg 41237.5
5 Flag of France.svg 2503.1
Flag of Turkey.svg 2283.4
7 Flag of Brazil.svg 1113.3
Flag of Portugal.svg 1109.2
Flag of the Netherlands.svg 1107.6
Rank in
2014
ClubRevenue
( million)
CountryRank in
2013
Change
1 Real Madrid 518.9Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 1 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
2 Barcelona 482.6Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 2 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
3 Bayern Munich 431.2Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 4 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +1
4 Manchester United 423.8Flag of England.svg  England 3 RedDownArrow.svg −1
5 Paris Saint-Germain 398.8Flag of France.svg  France 10 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +5
6 Manchester City 316.2Flag of England.svg  England 7 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +1
7 Chelsea 303.4Flag of England.svg  England 5 RedDownArrow.svg −2
8 Arsenal 284.3Flag of England.svg  England 6 RedDownArrow.svg −2
9 Juventus 272.4Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 13 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +4
10 Milan 263.5Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 8 RedDownArrow.svg −2
11 Borussia Dortmund 256.2Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 12 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +1
12 Liverpool 240.6Flag of England.svg  England 9 RedDownArrow.svg −3
13 Schalke 04 198.2Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 15 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +2
14 Tottenham Hotspur 172Flag of England.svg  England 14 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
15 Internazionale 164.5 [15] Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 11 RedDownArrow.svg −4
16 Galatasaray 157Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 19 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +3
17 Hamburger SV 135.4Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 20 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +3
18 Fenerbahçe 126.4Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 31+ Green-Up-Arrow.svg
19 Roma 124.4Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 21 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +2
20 Atlético Madrid 120Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 25 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +5
21 VfB Stuttgart 116.5Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 27 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +6
22 Napoli 116.4Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 21 RedDownArrow.svg -1
23 Valencia 116Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 22 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
24 Corinthians 113.3Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 32 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +8
25 Newcastle United 111.9Flag of England.svg  England 22 RedDownArrow.svg -3
26 Benfica 109.2Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 24 RedDownArrow.svg -2
27 Ajax 107.6Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 26 RedDownArrow.svg -1
28 Lazio 106.2Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 31+ Green-Up-Arrow.svg
29 West Ham United 104.8Flag of England.svg  England 30 Green-Up-Arrow.svg
30 Marseille 104.3Flag of France.svg  France 17 RedDownArrow.svg -13

2011–12

[18]

Appearances by Country
RankingCountryNumber of TeamsTotal Revenue (€ million)
1 Flag of England.svg 112213.6
2 Flag of Germany.svg 5963.9
Flag of Italy.svg 5917.2
4 Flag of Spain.svg 41214.6
5 Flag of France.svg 3488.1
6 Flag of Turkey.svg 1129.7
Flag of Portugal.svg 1111.1
Flag of the Netherlands.svg 1104.1
Flag of Brazil.svg 194.1

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
ClubRevenue
( million)
CountryRank in
2012
Change
1 Real Madrid 512.6Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 1 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
2 Barcelona 483.0Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 2 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
3 Manchester United 395.9Flag of England.svg  England 3 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
4 Bayern Munich 368.4Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 4 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
5 Chelsea 322.6Flag of England.svg  England 5 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
6 Arsenal 290.3Flag of England.svg  England 6 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
7 Manchester City 285.6Flag of England.svg  England 12 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +5
8 Milan 256.9Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 7 RedDownArrow.svg −1
9 Liverpool 233.2Flag of England.svg  England 9 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
10 Paris Saint-Germain 220.5 [19] Flag of France.svg  France 31+ Green-Up-Arrow.svg
11 Internazionale 200.6 [19] Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 8 RedDownArrow.svg −3
12 Borussia Dortmund 196.7 [19] Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 16 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +4
13 Juventus 195.4Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 13 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
14 Tottenham Hotspur 178.2Flag of England.svg  England 11 RedDownArrow.svg −3
15 Schalke 04 174.5Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 10 RedDownArrow.svg −5
16 Napoli 148.4Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 20 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +4
17 Marseille 135.7Flag of France.svg  France 14 RedDownArrow.svg −3
18 Lyon 131.9Flag of France.svg  France 17 RedDownArrow.svg −1
19 Galatasaray 129.7 [19] Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 31+ Green-Up-Arrow.svg
20 Hamburger SV 121.1Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 18 RedDownArrow.svg −2
21 Roma 115.9Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 15 RedDownArrow.svg -6
22 Newcastle United 115.3Flag of England.svg  England 25 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +3
23 Valencia 111.1Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 19 RedDownArrow.svg -4
24 Benfica 111.1Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 21 RedDownArrow.svg -3
25 Atlético Madrid 107.9Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 22 RedDownArrow.svg -3
26 Ajax 104.1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 26 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
27 VfB Stuttgart 103.2Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 27 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
28 Everton 99.5Flag of England.svg  England 28 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
29 Aston Villa 98.6Flag of England.svg  England 24 RedDownArrow.svg -5
30 Fulham 98.0Flag of England.svg  England 31+ Green-Up-Arrow.svg
31 Sunderland 96.4Flag of England.svg  England 30 RedDownArrow.svg -1
32 Corinthians 94.1Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 31+ Green-Up-Arrow.svg

2010–11

[20]

Appearances by Country
RankingCountryNumber of TeamsTotal Revenue (€ million)
1 Flag of England.svg 111890.2
2 Flag of Germany.svg 6986.3
3 Flag of Italy.svg 5858.5
4 Flag of Spain.svg 41146.9
5 Flag of France.svg 2283.2
6 Flag of Portugal.svg 1102.5
Flag of the Netherlands.svg 197.1
Rank in
2012
ClubRevenue
( million)
CountryRank in
2011
Change
1 Real Madrid 479.5Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 1 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
2 Barcelona 450.7Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 2 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
3 Manchester United 367.0Flag of England.svg  England 3 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
4 Bayern Munich 321.4Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 4 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
5 Arsenal 251.1Flag of England.svg  England 5 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
6 Chelsea 253.1 [21] Flag of England.svg  England 6 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
7 Milan 234.8 [21] Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 7 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
8 Internazionale 211.4Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 9 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +1
9 Liverpool 203.3Flag of England.svg  England 8 RedDownArrow.svg −1
10 Schalke 04 202.4Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 16 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +6
11 Tottenham Hotspur 181.0Flag of England.svg  England 12 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +1
12 Manchester City 169.6Flag of England.svg  England 11 RedDownArrow.svg −1
13 Juventus 153.9Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 10 RedDownArrow.svg −3
14 Marseille 150.4Flag of France.svg  France 15 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +1
15 Roma 143.5Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 18 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +3
16 Borussia Dortmund 138.5Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 22 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +6
17 Lyon 132.8Flag of France.svg  France 14 RedDownArrow.svg −3
18 Hamburger SV 128.8Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 13 RedDownArrow.svg −5
19 Valencia 116.8Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 25 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +6
20 Napoli 114.9Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 29 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +9
21 Benfica 102.5Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 26 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +5
22 Atlético Madrid 99.9Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 17 RedDownArrow.svg −5
23 Werder Bremen 99.7Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 28 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +5
24 Aston Villa 99.3Flag of England.svg  England 20 RedDownArrow.svg −4
25 Newcastle United 98.0Flag of England.svg  England 31+ Green-Up-Arrow.svg
26 Ajax 97.1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 31+ Green-Up-Arrow.svg
27 VfB Stuttgart 95.5Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 19 RedDownArrow.svg −8
28 Everton 90.8Flag of England.svg  England 27 RedDownArrow.svg −1
29 West Ham United 89.1Flag of England.svg  England 31 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +3
30 Sunderland 87.9Flag of England.svg  England 31+ Green-Up-Arrow.svg

2009–10

[22]

Appearances by Country
RankingCountryNumber of TeamsTotal Revenue (€ million)
1 Flag of England.svg 101792
2 Flag of Italy.svg 6998
Flag of Germany.svg 6925.5
4 Flag of Spain.svg 51160.1
5 Flag of France.svg 3390
6 Flag of Portugal.svg 198.2
RankClubRevenue
( million)
CountryChange
1. Real Madrid 438.6Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Steady2.svg
2. Barcelona 398.1Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Steady2.svg
3. Manchester United 349.8Flag of England.svg  England Steady2.svg
4. Bayern Munich 323.0Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Steady2.svg
5. Arsenal 274.1Flag of England.svg  England Steady2.svg
6. Chelsea 255.9Flag of England.svg  England Steady2.svg
7. Milan 244 [23] Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Increase2.svg3
8. Liverpool 225.3Flag of England.svg  England Decrease2.svg1
9. Internazionale 224.8Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Steady2.svg
10. Juventus 205.0Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Decrease2.svg2
11. Manchester City 152.8Flag of England.svg  England Increase2.svg8
12. Tottenham Hotspur 146.3Flag of England.svg  England Increase2.svg3
13. Hamburger SV 146.2Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Decrease2.svg2
14. Lyon 146.1Flag of France.svg  France Decrease2.svg1
15. Marseille 141.1Flag of France.svg  France Decrease2.svg1
16. Schalke 04 139.8Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Steady2.svg
17. Atlético Madrid 124.5Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Increase2.svg5
18. Roma 122.7Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Decrease2.svg6
19. VfB Stuttgart 114.8Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Increase2.svg5
20. Aston Villa 109.4Flag of England.svg  England Increase2.svg5
21. Fiorentina 106.4Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Increase2.svg5
22. Borussia Dortmund 105.2Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
23. Bordeaux 102.8Flag of France.svg  France Steady2.svg
24. Sevilla 99.6Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
25. Valencia 99.3Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
26. Benfica 98.2Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
27. Everton 96.6Flag of England.svg  England Steady2.svg
28. Werder Bremen 96.5Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Decrease2.svg11
29. Napoli 95.1Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Decrease2.svg1
30. Fulham 94.2Flag of England.svg  England
31. West Ham United 87.6Flag of England.svg  England Decrease2.svg2

2008–09

[24]

RankClubRevenue
( million)
CountryChange
1. Real Madrid 401.4Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Steady2.svg
2. Barcelona 365.9Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Increase2.svg1
3. Manchester United 327.0Flag of England.svg  England Decrease2.svg1
4. Bayern Munich 289.5Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Steady2.svg
5. Arsenal 263.0Flag of England.svg  England Increase2.svg1
6. Chelsea 242.3Flag of England.svg  England Decrease2.svg1
7. Liverpool 217.0Flag of England.svg  England Steady2.svg
8. Juventus 203.2Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Increase2.svg3
9. Internazionale 196.5Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Increase2.svg1
10. Milan 196.5Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Decrease2.svg2
11. Hamburger SV 146.7Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Increase2.svg4
12. Roma 146.4Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Decrease2.svg3
13. Lyon 139.6Flag of France.svg  France Decrease2.svg1
14. Marseille 133.2Flag of France.svg  France Increase2.svg2
15. Tottenham Hotspur 132.7Flag of England.svg  England Decrease2.svg1
16. Schalke 04 124.5Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Decrease2.svg3
17. Werder Bremen 114.7Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Increase2.svg>3
18. Borussia Dortmund 103.5Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Increase2.svg2
19. Manchester City 102.2Flag of England.svg  England Increase2.svg2
20. Newcastle United 101.0Flag of England.svg  England Decrease2.svg3
21. Paris Saint-Germain 100.8Flag of France.svg  France
22. Atlético Madrid 100.3Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
23. Bordeaux 99.8Flag of France.svg  France
24. VfB Stuttgart 99.8Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Decrease2.svg6
25. Aston Villa 98.9Flag of England.svg  England
26. Fiorentina 94.1Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
27. Everton 93.5Flag of England.svg  England
28. Napoli 90.1Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
29. West Ham United 89.3Flag of England.svg  England
30. Fenerbahçe 87.0Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Decrease2.svg11

2007–08

[25]

RankClubRevenue
( million)
Country
1 Real Madrid 365.8 Flag of Spain.svg Spain
2. Manchester United 324.8 Flag of England.svg England
3. Barcelona 308.8 Flag of Spain.svg Spain
4. Bayern Munich 295.3 Flag of Germany.svg Germany
5. Chelsea 268.9 Flag of England.svg England
6. Arsenal 264.4 Flag of England.svg England
7. Milan 209.5 Flag of Italy.svg Italy
8. Liverpool 207.4 [26] Flag of England.svg England
9. Roma 175.4 Flag of Italy.svg Italy
10. Internazionale 172.9 Flag of Italy.svg Italy
11. Juventus 167.5 Flag of Italy.svg Italy
12. Lyon 155.7 Flag of France.svg France
13. Schalke 04 148.4 Flag of Germany.svg Germany
14. Tottenham Hotspur 145.0 Flag of England.svg England
15. Hamburger SV 127.9 Flag of Germany.svg Germany
16. Marseille 126.8 Flag of France.svg France
17. Newcastle United 125.6 Flag of England.svg England
18. VfB Stuttgart 111.5 Flag of Germany.svg Germany
19. Fenerbahçe 111.3 Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey
20. Borussia Dortmund 107.6 [26] Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
21. Manchester City 104.0 Flag of England.svg England

2006–07

[27]

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.

RankClubRevenue
( million)
Country
1. Real Madrid 351.0 Flag of Spain.svg Spain
2. Manchester United 315.2 Flag of England.svg England
3. Barcelona 290.1 Flag of Spain.svg Spain
4. Chelsea 283.0 Flag of England.svg England
5. Arsenal 263.9 Flag of England.svg England
6. Milan 228.7 [28] Flag of Italy.svg Italy
7. Bayern Munich 223.3 Flag of Germany.svg Germany
8. Liverpool 206.5 [28] Flag of England.svg England
9. Internazionale 176.7 [28] Flag of Italy.svg Italy
10. Tottenham Hotspur 153.1 Flag of England.svg England
11. Roma 145.2 [28] Flag of Italy.svg Italy
12. Juventus 141.2 [28] Flag of Italy.svg Italy
13. Lyon 140.6 Flag of France.svg France
14. Newcastle United 129.4 Flag of England.svg England
15. Hamburger SV 120.4 Flag of Germany.svg Germany
16. Schalke 04 114.3 Flag of Germany.svg Germany
17. Celtic 111.8 Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
18. Valencia 107.6 Flag of Spain.svg Spain
19. Marseille 99.0 Flag of France.svg France
20. Werder Bremen 97.3 Flag of Germany.svg Germany

2005–06

[29]

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.

RankClubRevenue
( million)
Country
1. Real Madrid 292.2 Flag of Spain.svg Spain
2. Barcelona 259.1 Flag of Spain.svg Spain
3. Juventus 251.2 Flag of Italy.svg Italy
4. Manchester United 242.6 Flag of England.svg England
5. Milan 238.7 Flag of Italy.svg Italy
6. Chelsea 221.0 Flag of England.svg England
7. Internazionale 206.6 Flag of Italy.svg Italy
8. Bayern Munich 204.7 Flag of Germany.svg Germany
9. Arsenal 192.4 Flag of England.svg England
10. Liverpool 176.0 Flag of England.svg England
11. Lyon 127.7 Flag of France.svg France
12. Roma 127.0 Flag of Italy.svg Italy
13. Newcastle United 124.3 Flag of England.svg England
14. Schalke 04 122.9 Flag of Germany.svg Germany
15. Tottenham Hotspur 107.2 Flag of England.svg England
16. Hamburger SV 101.8 Flag of Germany.svg Germany
17. Manchester City 89.4 Flag of England.svg England
18. Rangers 88.5 Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
19. West Ham United 86.9 Flag of England.svg England
20. Benfica 85.1 Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal

2004–05

[30]

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.

RankClubIncome
( million)
Country
1. Real Madrid 275.7 Flag of Spain.svg Spain
2. Manchester United 246.4 Flag of England.svg England
3. Milan 234.0 Flag of Italy.svg Italy
4. Juventus 229.4 Flag of Italy.svg Italy
5. Chelsea 220.8 Flag of England.svg England
6. Barcelona 207.9 Flag of Spain.svg Spain
7. Bayern Munich 189.5 Flag of Germany.svg Germany
8. Liverpool 181.2 Flag of England.svg England
9. Internazionale 177.2 Flag of Italy.svg Italy
10. Arsenal 171.3 Flag of England.svg England
11. Roma 131.8 Flag of Italy.svg Italy
12. Newcastle United 128.9 Flag of England.svg England
13. Tottenham Hotspur 104.5 Flag of England.svg England
14. Schalke 04 97.4 Flag of Germany.svg Germany
15. Lyon 92.9 Flag of France.svg France
16. Celtic 92.7 Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
17. Manchester City 90.1 Flag of England.svg England
18. Everton 88.8 Flag of England.svg England
19. Valencia 86.6 [31] Flag of Spain.svg Spain
20. Lazio 83.1 Flag of Italy.svg Italy
21. Rangers 81.6 Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
22. Borussia Dortmund 79.0Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
23. Bolton Wanderers 78.6 Flag of England.svg England
24. Bayer Leverkusen 78.2 Flag of Germany.svg Germany
25. Middlesbrough 77 Flag of England.svg England

2003–04

[32]

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.

RankClubIncome
( million)
Country
1. Manchester United 259.0 Flag of England.svg England
2. Real Madrid 236.0 Flag of Spain.svg Spain
3. Milan 222.3 Flag of Italy.svg Italy
4. Chelsea 217.0 Flag of England.svg England
5. Juventus 215.0 Flag of Italy.svg Italy
6. Arsenal 173.6 Flag of England.svg England
7. Barcelona 169.2 Flag of Spain.svg Spain
8. Internazionale 166.5 Flag of Italy.svg Italy
9. Bayern Munich 166.3 Flag of Germany.svg Germany
10. Liverpool 139.5 Flag of England.svg England
11. Newcastle United 136.6 Flag of England.svg England
12. Roma 108.8 Flag of Italy.svg Italy
13. Celtic 104.2 Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
14. Tottenham Hotspur 100.1 Flag of England.svg England
15. Lazio 99.4 Flag of Italy.svg Italy
16. Manchester City 93.5 Flag of England.svg England
17. Schalke 04 91.4 Flag of Germany.svg Germany
18. Marseille 88.0 Flag of France.svg France
19. Rangers 86.2 Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
20. Aston Villa 84.4 Flag of England.svg England

2002–03

[33]

English clubs dominated the money league for the 2002–03 season, with five Premier League clubs occupying spots in the top 10.

RankClubIncome
( million)
Country
1. Manchester United 251.4 Flag of England.svg England
2. Juventus 218.3 Flag of Italy.svg Italy
3. Milan 200.2 Flag of Italy.svg Italy
4. Real Madrid 192.6 Flag of Spain.svg Spain
5. Bayern Munich 162.7 Flag of Germany.svg Germany
6. Internazionale 162.4 Flag of Italy.svg Italy
7. Arsenal 149.6 Flag of England.svg England
8. Liverpool 149.4 Flag of England.svg England
9. Newcastle United 138.9 Flag of England.svg England
10. Chelsea 133.8 Flag of England.svg England
11. Roma 132.4 Flag of Italy.svg Italy
12. Borussia Dortmund 124.0 Flag of Germany.svg Germany
13. Barcelona 123.4 Flag of Spain.svg Spain
14. Schalke 04 118.6 Flag of Germany.svg Germany
15. Tottenham Hotspur 95.6 Flag of England.svg England
16 Leeds United 92.0Flag of England.svg  England England
17. Lazio 88.9 Flag of Italy.svg Italy
18. Celtic 87.0 Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
19. Lyon 84.3 Flag of France.svg France
20. Valencia 80.5 Flag of Spain.svg Spain

2001–02

[33]

RankClubIncome
( million)
Country
1. Manchester United 228.5 Flag of England.svg England
2. Juventus 177.1 Flag of Italy.svg Italy
3. Bayern Munich 176.0 Flag of Germany.svg Germany
4. Milan 158.9 Flag of Italy.svg Italy
5. Liverpool 153.5 Flag of England.svg England
6. Real Madrid 152.0 Flag of Spain.svg Spain
7. Chelsea 143.4 Flag of England.svg England
8. Arsenal 140.6 Flag of England.svg England
9. Barcelona 139.0 Flag of Spain.svg Spain
10. Roma 136.3 Flag of Italy.svg Italy
11 Leeds United 125.8Flag of England.svg  England England
12. Internazionale 124.0 Flag of Italy.svg Italy
13. Newcastle United 109.4 Flag of England.svg England
14. Lazio 109.1 Flag of Italy.svg Italy
15. Borussia Dortmund 101.1 Flag of Germany.svg Germany
16. Tottenham Hotspur 100.4 Flag of England.svg England
17. Celtic 87.8 Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
18. Parma Flag of Italy.svg Italy
19. West Ham United Flag of England.svg England
20. Lyon 71.9 Flag of France.svg France

2000–01

[34]

RankClubIncome
( million)
Country
1. Manchester United 217.2 Flag of England.svg England
2. Juventus 173.5 Flag of Italy.svg Italy
3. Bayern Munich 173.2 Flag of Germany.svg Germany
4. Milan 164.6 Flag of Italy.svg Italy
5. Leeds United Flag of England.svg  England England
6. Real Madrid 138.2 Flag of Spain.svg Spain
7. Liverpool 137.6 Flag of England.svg England
8. Lazio 125.4 Flag of Italy.svg Italy
9. Roma 123.8 Flag of Italy.svg Italy
10. Chelsea 118.4 Flag of England.svg England
11. Internazionale 112.8 Flag of Italy.svg Italy
12. Barcelona 110 Flag of Spain.svg Spain
13. Arsenal 107 Flag of England.svg England
14. Newcastle United 91 Flag of England.svg England
15. Hamburger SV Flag of Germany.svg Germany
16. Tottenham Hotspur 80 Flag of England.svg England
17. Rangers Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
18. Sunderland Flag of England.svg  England England
19. Parma Flag of Italy.svg Italy
20. Valencia 73 Flag of Spain.svg Spain

1999–2000

[35]

According to 30 June 2000 exchange rate (£1 = €1.581528) [36]

RankClubIncome
( million)
Country
1. Manchester United 185.2 Flag of England.svg England
2. Real Madrid 164.2 Flag of Spain.svg Spain
3. Bayern Munich 145.0 Flag of Germany.svg Germany
4. Milan 142.0 Flag of Italy.svg Italy
5. Juventus 140.0 Flag of Italy.svg Italy
6. Lazio 125.7 Flag of Italy.svg Italy
7. Chelsea 121.5 Flag of England.svg England
8. Barcelona 119.1 Flag of Spain.svg Spain
9. Internazionale 107.7 Flag of Italy.svg Italy
10. Roma 101.5 Flag of Italy.svg Italy
11. Arsenal 97.1 Flag of England.svg England
12. Borussia Dortmund 94.3 Flag of Germany.svg Germany
13 Leeds United 90.5Flag of England.svg  England England
14. Fiorentina 85.9 Flag of Italy.svg Italy
15. Rangers 81.9 Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
16. Marseille 77.7 Flag of France.svg France
17. Tottenham Hotspur 76.1 Flag of England.svg England
18. Parma 75.3 Flag of Italy.svg Italy
19. Liverpool 73.5 Flag of England.svg England
20. Newcastle United 71.5 Flag of England.svg England

1998–99

[37]


According to 30 June 1999 exchange rate (£1 = €1.523693) [38]

RankClubIncome
( million)
Country
1. Manchester United 169.0 Flag of England.svg England
2. Bayern Munich 127.2 Flag of Germany.svg Germany
3. Real Madrid 116.0 Flag of Spain.svg Spain
4. Chelsea 90.1 Flag of England.svg England
5. Juventus 89.1 Flag of Italy.svg Italy
6. Barcelona 84.9 Flag of Spain.svg Spain
7. Milan 82.4 Flag of Italy.svg Italy
8. Lazio 76.2 Flag of Italy.svg Italy
9. Internazionale 74.8 Flag of Italy.svg Italy
10. Arsenal 74.1 Flag of England.svg England
11. Liverpool 69.0 Flag of England.svg England
12. Newcastle United 68.1 Flag of England.svg England
13. Parma 67.7 Flag of Italy.svg Italy
14. Borussia Dortmund 66.9 Flag of Germany.svg Germany
15. Tottenham Hotspur 64.9 Flag of England.svg England
16. Roma 60.0 Flag of Italy.svg Italy
17 Leeds United 56.4Flag of England.svg  England England
18. Rangers 55.6 Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
19. Aston Villa 53.2 Flag of England.svg England
20. Celtic 51.5 Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland

1997–98

[39]


According to 30 June 1998 exchange rate (£1 = €1.535628) [40]

RankClubIncome
( million)
Country
1. Manchester United 135.0 Flag of England.svg England
2. Real Madrid 110.9 Flag of Spain.svg Spain
3. Bayern Munich 100.1 Flag of Germany.svg Germany
4. Juventus 84.9 Flag of Italy.svg Italy
5. Newcastle United 75.6 Flag of England.svg England
6. Barcelona 74.59 Flag of Spain.svg Spain
7. Milan 74.55 Flag of Italy.svg Italy
8. Internazionale 74.0 Flag of Italy.svg Italy
9. Chelsea 72.9 Flag of England.svg England
10. Liverpool 69.9 Flag of England.svg England
11. Borussia Dortmund 63.7 Flag of Germany.svg Germany
12. Lazio 63.1 Flag of Italy.svg Italy
13. Arsenal 62.0 Flag of England.svg England
14. Parma 51.3 Flag of Italy.svg Italy
15. Paris Saint-Germain 50.5Flag of France.svg  France France
16. Rangers 49.9 Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
17. Aston Villa 48.8 Flag of England.svg England
18. Tottenham Hotspur 47.9 Flag of England.svg England
19. Roma 47.1 Flag of Italy.svg Italy
20. Leeds United 43.5Flag of England.svg  England England

1996–97

[41]

According to 30 June 1997 exchange rate (£1 = €1.481353) [42]

RankClubIncome
( million)
Country
1. Manchester United 130.4 Flag of England.svg England
2. Barcelona Flag of Spain.svg Spain
3. Real Madrid Flag of Spain.svg Spain
4. Juventus 78.5 Flag of Italy.svg Italy
5. Bayern Munich Flag of Germany.svg Germany
6. Milan Flag of Italy.svg Italy
7. Borussia Dortmund Flag of Germany.svg Germany
8. Newcastle United Flag of England.svg England
9. Liverpool Flag of England.svg England
10. Internazionale Flag of Italy.svg Italy
11. Flamengo Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil
12. Atlético Madrid Flag of Spain.svg Spain
13. Paris Saint-Germain Flag of France.svg France
14. Rangers Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
15. Roma Flag of Italy.svg Italy
16. Tottenham Hotspur Flag of England.svg England
17. Ajax Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
18. Parma Flag of Italy.svg Italy
19. Lazio Flag of Italy.svg Italy
20. Arsenal Flag of England.svg England

Summary table: Number of times appearing in Top 10 and Top 20

Clubtimes
in

Top 10

times

in Top 20

Country
Real Madrid 2525Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Manchester United 2525Flag of England.svg  England
Bayern Munich 2525Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Chelsea 2424Flag of England.svg  England
Barcelona 2325Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Liverpool 2225Flag of England.svg  England
Juventus 2025Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Arsenal 1825Flag of England.svg  England
Milan 1722Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Internazionale 1325Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Manchester City 1016Flag of England.svg  England
Paris Saint-Germain 1012Flag of France.svg  France
Tottenham Hotspur 525Flag of England.svg  England
Roma 420Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Newcastle United 316Flag of England.svg  England
Lazio 39Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Borussia Dortmund 119Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Schalke 04 118Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Leeds United 16Flag of England.svg  England
Lyon 12Flag of France.svg  France
Atlético Madrid 11Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Hamburger SV 9Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Marseille 8Flag of France.svg  France
Everton 8Flag of England.svg  England
Rangers 7Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
West Ham United 7Flag of England.svg  England
Parma 6Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Celtic 6Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Napoli 6Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Valencia 5Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Zenit Saint Petersburg 4Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Aston Villa 4Flag of England.svg  England
Leicester City 3Flag of England.svg  England
Galatasaray 3Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Werder Bremen 2Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
VfB Stuttgart 2Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Fenerbahçe 2Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Fiorentina 1Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Southampton 1Flag of England.svg  England
Eintracht Frankfurt 1Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Wolverhampton Wanderers 1Flag of England.svg  England
Ajax 1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Benfica 1Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Sunderland 1Flag of England.svg  England
Flamengo 1 Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil


Summary table 2000 to 2012: Some teams appearing in Top 10

Club2011–12
( 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) Flag of Spain.svg 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+) Flag of Spain.svg 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) Flag of England.svg 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) Flag of Germany.svg 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) Flag of England.svg 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+) Flag of England.svg 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+) Flag of England.svg 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) Flag of Italy.svg 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) Flag of England.svg 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) Flag of Italy.svg 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) Flag of Italy.svg 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+) Flag of Germany.svg 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) Flag of Italy.svg 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. [43]

RankLeagueRevenue
( billion) [44]
Country
1. Premier League 2.479Flag of England.svg  England
2. Bundesliga 1.664 Flag of Germany.svg Germany
3. La Liga 1.622 Flag of Spain.svg Spain
4. Serie A 1.532 Flag of Italy.svg Italy
5. Ligue 1 1.072 Flag of France.svg 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. [45]

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