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Deloitte Football Money League 2016


Top of the Table
Welcome to the 19th edition of the Deloitte Football Money League in
which we profile the highest earning clubs in the world’s most popular
sport.


Published just eight months after the end of the 2014/15 season, the Money League is the
most contemporary and reliable analysis of the clubs’ relative financial performance.

Combined revenue for the top 20 Money League clubs rose 8% to €6.6 billion (£5 billion) in
2014/15, as the top three clubs passed the €500m revenue mark for the first time.

A Spanish one-two
Real Madrid topped the Money League for the eleventh consecutive year, having generated
€577m (£439m) in 2014/15, buoyed by growth in commercial revenue. Matchday income
also saw an increase, and the planned redevelopment of the Santiago Bernabéu should see
it continue to grow in the coming years.

FC Barcelona’s on-pitch achievements translated into financial success, with revenue growth
in all areas of the business helping them climb above Manchester United into second place,
with revenues of €560.8m.

Manchester United expected to top the Money League in 2015/16


Manchester United slipped one place to third, but remain the highest revenue-generating
club from the Premier League, earning €519.5m (£395.2m). The return to UEFA Champions
League football, as well as the commencement of a number of significant commercial
partnerships, will only strengthen the business in 2015/16. With this in mind, it would not be
surprising to see United top next year’s Money League, with the club forecasting revenues of
around £500m (around €650m).

A record nine Premier League clubs are ranked within this year’s top 20, one more than in
last year’s edition, helped by a 10% strengthening of sterling versus the euro. Premier
League clubs now dominate the top 30, with 17 of those clubs having played in the Premier
League during the 2014/15 season.

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