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The Deloitte Football Money League is a ranking of football clubs by revenue made from football operations. The accountancy firm Deloitte makes this list every year. It publishes it in early February of each year. It is about the season most recently finished.

Rankings by season

2020

Appearances by Country
Ranking Country Number of Teams Total Revenue
(€ million)
1 England 11 4383.0
2 Italy 5 1469.0
3 Spain 4 2150.4
Germany 1545.8
5 France 2 856.7
Portugal 373.8
7 Netherlands 1 199.4
Russia 180.4
2020 Rank Club Revenue
( million)
Country 2019 Rank Change
1 Barcelona 840.8  Spain 2 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +1
2 Real Madrid 757.3  Spain 1 RedDownArrow.svg -1
3 Manchester United 711.5  England 3 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
4 Bayern Munich 660.1  Germany 4 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
5 Paris Saint-Germain 635.9  France 6 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +1
6 Manchester City 610.6  England 5 RedDownArrow.svg -1
7 Liverpool 604.7  England 7 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
8 Tottenham Hotspur 521.1  England 10 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +2
9 Chelsea 513.1  England 8 RedDownArrow.svg -1
10 Juventus 459.7  Italy 11 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +1
11 Arsenal 445.6  England 9 RedDownArrow.svg -2
12 Borussia Dortmund 377.1  Germany 12 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
13 Atlético Madrid 367.6  Spain 13 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
14 Internazionale 364.6  Italy 14 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
15 Schalke 04 324.8  Germany 16 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +1
16 Roma 231.0  Italy 15 RedDownArrow.svg -1
17 Lyon 220.8  France 28 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +11
18 West Ham United 216.4  England 20 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +2
19 Everton 213.0  England 17 RedDownArrow.svg -2
20 Napoli 207.4  Italy 21 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +1
21 Milan 206.3  Italy 18 RedDownArrow.svg -3
22 Leicester City 200.0  England 22 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
23 Ajax 199.4  Netherlands 31+ Green-Up-Arrow.svg
24 Benfica 197.6  Portugal 30 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +6
25 Wolverhampton Wanderers 195.5  England 31+ Green-Up-Arrow.svg
26 Valencia 184.7  Spain 31+ Green-Up-Arrow.svg
27 Eintracht Frankfurt 183.8  Germany 31+ Green-Up-Arrow.svg
28 Zenit Saint Petersburg 180.4  Russia 25 RedDownArrow.svg -3
29 Porto 176.2  Portugal 31+ Green-Up-Arrow.svg
30 Crystal Palace 174.5  England 24 RedDownArrow.svg -6

2019

Appearances by Country
Ranking Country Number of Teams Total Revenue (€ million)
1 England 13 4411.4
2 Italy 5 1316.2
3 Spain 4 1910.9
4 Germany 3 1190.2
5 France 2 705.9
6 Russia 1 167.8
Turkey 1 165.7
Portugal 1 150.7
2019
Rank
Club Revenue
( million)
Country 2018
Rank
Change
1 Real Madrid 750.9  Spain 2 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +1
2 Barcelona 690.4  Spain 3 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +1
3 Manchester United 666.0  England 1 RedDownArrow.svg −2
4 Bayern Munich 629.2  Germany 4 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
5 Manchester City 568.4  England 5 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
6 Paris Saint-Germain 541.7  France 7 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +1
7 Liverpool 513.7  England 9 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +2
8 Chelsea 505.7  England 8 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
9 Arsenal 439.2  England 6 RedDownArrow.svg -3
10 Tottenham Hotspur 428.3  England 11 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +1
11 Juventus 394.9  Italy 10 RedDownArrow.svg -1
12 Borussia Dortmund 317.2  Germany 12 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
13 Atlético Madrid 304.4  Spain 13 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
14 Internazionale 280.8  Italy 15 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +1
15 Roma 250.0  Italy 24 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +9
16 Schalke 04 243.8  Germany 16 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
17 Everton 212.9  England 20 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +3
18 Milan 207.7  Italy 22 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +4
19 Newcastle United 201.5  England 31+ Green-Up-Arrow.svg
20 West Ham United 197.9  England 17 RedDownArrow.svg -3
21 Napoli 182.8  Italy 19 RedDownArrow.svg -2
22 Leicester City 179.4  England 14 RedDownArrow.svg -8
23 Southampton 172.0  England 18 RedDownArrow.svg -5
24 Crystal Palace 169.0  England 26 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +2
25 Zenit Saint Petersburg 167.8  Russia 23 RedDownArrow.svg -2
26 Beşiktaş 165.7  Turkey 31+ Green-Up-Arrow.svg
27 Sevilla 165.2  Spain 31+ Green-Up-Arrow.svg
28 Lyon 164.2  France 21 RedDownArrow.svg -7
29 Brighton & Hove Albion 157.4  England 31+ Green-Up-Arrow.svg
30 Benfica 150.7  Portugal 30 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg

2018

Appearances by Country
Ranking Country Number of Teams Total Revenue (€ million)
1 England 14 4437.1
2 Italy 5 1232.0
3 Germany 4 1319.9
4 Spain 3 1595.4
5 France 2 684.5
6 Russia 1 180.4
Portugal 1 157.6
2018
Rank
Club Revenue
( million)
Country 2017
Rank
Change
1 Manchester United 676.3  England 1 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
2 Real Madrid 674.6  Spain 3 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +1
3 Barcelona 648.3  Spain 2 RedDownArrow.svg −1
4 Bayern Munich 587.8  Germany 4 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
5 Manchester City 527.7  England 5 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
6 Arsenal 487.6  England 7 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +1
7 Paris Saint-Germain 486.2  France 6 RedDownArrow.svg −1
8 Chelsea 428.0  England 8 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
9 Liverpool 424.2  England 9 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
10 Juventus 405.7  Italy 10 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
11 Tottenham Hotspur 355.6  England 12 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +1
12 Borussia Dortmund 332.6  Germany 11 RedDownArrow.svg −1
13 Atlético Madrid 272.5  Spain 13 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
14 Leicester City 271.1  England 20 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +6
15 Internazionale 262.1  Italy 19 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +4
16 Schalke 04 230.2  Germany 13 RedDownArrow.svg −2
17 West Ham United 213.3  England 18 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +1
18 Southampton 212.1  England 22 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +4
19 Napoli 200.7  Italy 30 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +11
20 Everton 199.2  England 23 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +3
21 Lyon 198.3  France 24 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +3
22 Milan 191.7  Italy 16 RedDownArrow.svg -6
23 Zenit Saint Petersburg 180.4  Russia 17 RedDownArrow.svg -6
24 Roma 171.8  Italy 15 RedDownArrow.svg -9
25 Borussia Mönchengladbach 169.3  Germany 28 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +3
26 Crystal Palace 164.0  England 31+ Green-Up-Arrow.svg
27 West Bromwich Albion 160.5  England 31+ Green-Up-Arrow.svg
28 Bournemouth 159.2  England 31+ Green-Up-Arrow.svg
29 Stoke City 158.3  England 31+ Green-Up-Arrow.svg
30 Benfica 157.6  Portugal 27 RedDownArrow.svg -3
Rising Stars
Club Country
Atlanta United FC  United States
Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao  China

2017

Appearances by Country
Ranking Country Number of Teams Total Revenue (€ million)
1 England 12 3821.1
2 Italy 5 1095.9
3 Germany 4 1249.7
4 Spain 3 1468.9
5 France 2 680.9
Turkey 2 313.6
6 Russia 1 196.5
Portugal 1 152.1
Rank in
2017
Club Revenue
( million)
Country Rank in
2016
Change
1 Manchester United 689.0  England 3 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +2
2 Barcelona 620.2  Spain 2 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
3 Real Madrid 620.1  Spain 1 RedDownArrow.svg −2
4 Bayern Munich 592.0  Germany 5 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +1
5 Manchester City 524.9  England 6 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +1
6 Paris Saint-Germain 520.9  France 4 RedDownArrow.svg −2
7 Arsenal 468.5  England 7 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
8 Chelsea 447.4  England 8 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
9 Liverpool 403.8  England 9 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
10 Juventus 341.1  Italy 10 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
11 Borussia Dortmund 283.9  Germany 11 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
12 Tottenham Hotspur 279.7  England 12 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
13 Atlético Madrid 228.6  Spain 15 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +2
14 Schalke 04 224.5  Germany 13 RedDownArrow.svg −1
15 Roma 218.2  Italy 16 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +1
16 Milan 214.7  Italy 14 RedDownArrow.svg −2
17 Zenit Saint Petersburg 196.5  Russia 31+ Green-Up-Arrow.svg
18 West Ham United 192.3  England 20 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +2
19 Internazionale 179.2  Italy 19 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
20 Leicester City 172.1  England 24 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +4
21 Newcastle United 168.2  England 17 RedDownArrow.svg −4
22 Southampton 163.3  England 22 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
23 Everton 162.5  England 18 RedDownArrow.svg −5
24 Lyon 160.0  France 31+ Green-Up-Arrow.svg
25 Fenerbahçe 157.7  Turkey 31+ Green-Up-Arrow.svg
26 Galatasaray 155.9  Turkey 21 RedDownArrow.svg -5
27 Benfica 152.1  Portugal 31+ Green-Up-Arrow.svg
28 Borussia Mönchengladbach 149.3  Germany 31+ Green-Up-Arrow.svg
29 Sunderland 144.4  England 25 RedDownArrow.svg -4
30 Napoli 142.7  Italy 30 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg

2016

Appearances by Country
Ranking Country Number of Teams Total Revenue (€ million)
1 England 16 3939.8
2 Italy 5 993.7
3 Spain 3 1324.9
Germany 3 974.3
5 France 1 480.8
Turkey 1 159.1
Wales 1 132.8
Rank in
2016
Club Revenue
( million)
Country Rank in
2015
Change
1 Real Madrid 577.0  Spain 1 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
2 Barcelona 560.8  Spain 4 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +2
3 Manchester United 519.5  England 2 RedDownArrow.svg −1
4 Paris Saint-Germain 480.8  France 5 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +1
5 Bayern Munich 474.0  Germany 3 RedDownArrow.svg −2
6 Manchester City 463.5  England 6 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
7 Arsenal 435.5  England 8 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +1
8 Chelsea 420.0  England 7 RedDownArrow.svg −1
9 Liverpool 391.8  England 9 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
10 Juventus 323.9  Italy 10 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
11 Borussia Dortmund 280.6  Germany 11 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
12 Tottenham Hotspur 257.5  England 13 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +1
13 Schalke 04 219.7  Germany 14 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +1
14 Milan 199.1  Italy 12 RedDownArrow.svg −2
15 Atlético Madrid 187.1  Spain 15 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
16 Roma 180.4  Italy 24 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +8
17 Newcastle United 169.3  England 19 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +2
18 Everton 165.1  England 20 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +2
19 Internazionale 164.8  Italy 17 RedDownArrow.svg -2
20 West Ham United 160.9  England 21 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +1
21 Galatasaray 159.1  Turkey 18 RedDownArrow.svg -3
22 Southampton 149.5  England 25 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +3
23 Aston Villa 148.8  England 22 RedDownArrow.svg -1
24 Leicester City 137.2  England 31+ Green-Up-Arrow.svg
25 Sunderland 132.9  England 27 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +2
26 Swansea City 132.8  Wales 29 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +3
27 Stoke City 130.9  England 30 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +3
28 Crystal Palace 130.8  England 31+ Green-Up-Arrow.svg
29 West Bromwich Albion 126.6  England 31+ Green-Up-Arrow.svg
30 Napoli 125.5  Italy 16 RedDownArrow.svg -14

2015

Appearances by Country
Ranking Country Number of Teams Total Revenue (€ million)
1 England 14 3140.2
2 Italy 5 985.3
3 Germany 4 1083.2
4 Spain 3 1204
5 France 2 604.7
6 Turkey 1 161.9
Portugal 1 126.0
Wales 1 118.0
Rank in
2015
Club Revenue
( million)
Country Rank in
2014
Change
1 Real Madrid 549.5  Spain 1 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
2 Manchester United 518.0  England 4 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +2
3 Bayern Munich 487.5  Germany 3 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
4 Barcelona 484.6  Spain 2 RedDownArrow.svg −2
5 Paris Saint-Germain 474.2  France 5 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
6 Manchester City 414.4  England 6 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
7 Chelsea 387.9  England 7 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
8 Arsenal 359.3  England 8 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
9 Liverpool 305.9  England 12 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +3
10 Juventus 279.4  Italy 9 RedDownArrow.svg −1
11 Borussia Dortmund 261.5  Germany 11 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
12 Milan 249.7  Italy 10 RedDownArrow.svg −2
13 Tottenham Hotspur 215.8  England 14 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +1
14 Schalke 04 213.9  Germany 13 RedDownArrow.svg -1
15 Atlético Madrid 169.9  Spain 20 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +5
16 Napoli 164.8  Italy 22 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +6
17 Internazionale 164.0  Italy 15 RedDownArrow.svg -2
18 Galatasaray 161.9  Turkey 16 RedDownArrow.svg -2
19 Newcastle United 155.1  England 25 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +6
20 Everton 144.1  England 31+ Green-Up-Arrow.svg
21 West Ham United 137.4  England 29 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +8
22 Aston Villa 133.0  England 31+ Green-Up-Arrow.svg
23 Marseille 130.5  France 30 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +7
24 Roma 127.4  Italy 19 RedDownArrow.svg -5
25 Southampton 126.9  England 31+ Green-Up-Arrow.svg
26 Benfica 126.0  Portugal 26 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
27 Sunderland 124.8  England 31+ Green-Up-Arrow.svg
28 Hamburger SV 120.3  Germany 17 RedDownArrow.svg -11
29 Swansea City 118.0  Wales 31+ Green-Up-Arrow.svg
30 Stoke City 117.6  England 31+ Green-Up-Arrow.svg

2014

Appearances by Country
Ranking Country Number of Teams Total Revenue (€ million)
1 England 8 1957
2 Italy 6 1051.7
3 Germany 5 1137.5
4 Spain 4 1237.5
5 France 2 503.1
Turkey 2 283.4
7 Brazil 1 113.3
Portugal 1 109.2
Netherlands 1 107.6
Rank in
2014
Club Revenue
( million)
Country Rank in
2013
Change
1 Real Madrid 518.9  Spain 1 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
2 Barcelona 482.6  Spain 2 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
3 Bayern Munich 431.2  Germany 4 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +1
4 Manchester United 423.8  England 3 RedDownArrow.svg −1
5 Paris Saint-Germain 398.8  France 10 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +5
6 Manchester City 316.2  England 7 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +1
7 Chelsea 303.4  England 5 RedDownArrow.svg −2
8 Arsenal 284.3  England 6 RedDownArrow.svg −2
9 Juventus 272.4  Italy 13 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +4
10 Milan 263.5  Italy 8 RedDownArrow.svg −2
11 Borussia Dortmund 256.2  Germany 12 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +1
12 Liverpool 240.6  England 9 RedDownArrow.svg −3
13 Schalke 04 198.2  Germany 15 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +2
14 Tottenham Hotspur 172  England 14 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
15 Internazionale 168.8  Italy 11 RedDownArrow.svg −4
16 Galatasaray 157  Turkey 19 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +3
17 Hamburger SV 135.4  Germany 20 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +3
18 Fenerbahçe 126.4  Turkey 31+ Green-Up-Arrow.svg
19 Roma 124.4  Italy 21 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +2
20 Atlético Madrid 120  Spain 25 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +5
21 VfB Stuttgart 116.5  Germany 27 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +6
22 Napoli 116.4  Italy 21 RedDownArrow.svg -1
23 Valencia 116  Spain 22 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
24 Corinthians 113.3  Brazil 32 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +8
25 Newcastle United 111.9  England 22 RedDownArrow.svg -3
26 Benfica 109.2  Portugal 24 RedDownArrow.svg -2
27 Ajax 107.6  Netherlands 26 RedDownArrow.svg -1
28 Lazio 106.2  Italy 31+ Green-Up-Arrow.svg
29 West Ham United 104.8  England 30 Green-Up-Arrow.svg
30 Marseille 104.3  France 17 RedDownArrow.svg -13

2013

Appearances by Country
Ranking Country Number of Teams Total Revenue (€ million)
1 England 11 2213.6
2 Germany 5 963.9
Italy 5 917.2
4 Spain 4 1214.6
5 France 3 488.1
6 Turkey 1 129.7
Portugal 1 111.1
Netherlands 1 104.1
Brazil 1 94.1

For the fourth year in a row, the top 4 teams were Real Madrid, Barcelona, Manchester United and Bayern Munich. Real Madrid became the first team to have over €500 million in revenue. Manchester City, Borussia Dortmund and Napoli continued to go up the table quickly.

Rank in
2013
Club Revenue
( million)
Country Rank in
2012
Change
1 Real Madrid 512.6  Spain 1 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
2 Barcelona 483.0  Spain 2 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
3 Manchester United 395.9  England 3 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
4 Bayern Munich 368.4  Germany 4 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
5 Chelsea 322.6  England 5 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
6 Arsenal 290.3  England 6 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
7 Manchester City 285.6  England 12 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +5
8 Milan 256.9  Italy 7 RedDownArrow.svg −1
9 Liverpool 233.2  England 9 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
10 Paris Saint-Germain 220.5  France 31+ Green-Up-Arrow.svg
11 Internazionale 200.6  Italy 8 RedDownArrow.svg −3
12 Borussia Dortmund 196.7  Germany 16 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +4
13 Juventus 195.4  Italy 13 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
14 Tottenham Hotspur 178.2  England 11 RedDownArrow.svg −3
15 Schalke 04 174.5  Germany 10 RedDownArrow.svg −5
16 Napoli 148.4  Italy 20 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +4
17 Marseille 135.7  France 14 RedDownArrow.svg −3
18 Lyon 131.9  France 17 RedDownArrow.svg −1
19 Galatasaray 129.7  Turkey 31+ Green-Up-Arrow.svg
20 Hamburger SV 121.1  Germany 18 RedDownArrow.svg −2
21 Roma 115.9  Italy 15 RedDownArrow.svg -6
22 Newcastle United 115.3  England 25 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +3
23 Valencia 111.1  Spain 19 RedDownArrow.svg -4
24 Benfica 111.1  Portugal 21 RedDownArrow.svg -3
25 Atlético Madrid 107.9  Spain 22 RedDownArrow.svg -3
26 Ajax 104.1  Netherlands 26 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
27 VfB Stuttgart 103.2  Germany 27 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
28 Everton 99.5  England 28 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
29 Aston Villa 98.6  England 24 RedDownArrow.svg -5
30 Fulham 98.0  England 31+ Green-Up-Arrow.svg
31 Sunderland 96.4  England 30 RedDownArrow.svg -1
32 Corinthians 94.1  Brazil 31+ Green-Up-Arrow.svg

2012

Appearances by Country
Ranking Country Number of Teams Total Revenue (€ million)
1 England 11 1886.9
2 Germany 6 986.3
3 Italy 5 858.8
4 Spain 4 1146.9
5 France 2 283.2
6 Portugal 1 102.5
Netherlands 1 97.1
Rank in
2012
Club Revenue
( million)
Country Rank in
2011
Change
1 Real Madrid 479.5  Spain 1 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
2 Barcelona 450.7  Spain 2 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
3 Manchester United 367.0  England 3 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
4 Bayern Munich 321.4  Germany 4 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
5 Arsenal 251.1  England 5 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
6 Chelsea 249.8  England 6 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
7 Milan 235.1  Italy 7 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
8 Internazionale 211.4  Italy 9 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +1
9 Liverpool 203.3  England 8 RedDownArrow.svg −1
10 Schalke 04 202.4  Germany 16 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +6
11 Tottenham Hotspur 181.0  England 12 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +1
12 Manchester City 169.6  England 11 RedDownArrow.svg −1
13 Juventus 153.9  Italy 10 RedDownArrow.svg −3
14 Marseille 150.4  France 15 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +1
15 Roma 143.5  Italy 18 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +3
16 Borussia Dortmund 138.5  Germany 22 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +6
17 Lyon 132.8  France 14 RedDownArrow.svg −3
18 Hamburger SV 128.8  Germany 13 RedDownArrow.svg −5
19 Valencia 116.8  Spain 25 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +6
20 Napoli 114.9  Italy 29 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +9
21 Benfica 102.5  Portugal 26 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +5
22 Atlético Madrid 99.9  Spain 17 RedDownArrow.svg −5
23 Werder Bremen 99.7  Germany 28 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +5
24 Aston Villa 99.3  England 20 RedDownArrow.svg −4
25 Newcastle United 98.0  England 31+ Green-Up-Arrow.svg
26 Ajax 97.1  Netherlands 31+ Green-Up-Arrow.svg
27 VfB Stuttgart 95.5  Germany 19 RedDownArrow.svg −8
28 Everton 90.8  England 27 RedDownArrow.svg −1
29 West Ham United 89.1  England 31 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +3
30 Sunderland 87.9  England 31+ Green-Up-Arrow.svg

2011

Appearances by Country
Ranking Country Number of Teams Total Revenue (€ million)
1 England 10 1792
2 Italy 6 989.8
Germany 6 925.5
4 Spain 5 1160.1
5 France 3 390
6 Portugal 1 98.2
Rank Club Revenue
( million)
Country Change
1. Real Madrid 438.6 Spain Spain Steady
2. Barcelona 398.1 Spain Spain Steady
3. Manchester United 349.8 England England Steady
4. Bayern Munich 323.0 Germany Germany Steady
5. Arsenal 274.1 England England Steady
6. Chelsea 255.9 England England Steady
7. Milan 235.8 Italy Italy Increase3
8. Liverpool 225.3 England England Decrease1
9. Internazionale 224.8 Italy Italy Steady
10. Juventus 205.0 Italy Italy Decrease2
11. Manchester City 152.8 England England Increase8
12. Tottenham Hotspur 146.3 England England Increase3
13. Hamburger SV 146.2 Germany Germany Decrease2
14. Lyon 146.1 France France Decrease1
15. Marseille 141.1 France France Decrease1
16. Schalke 04 139.8 Germany Germany Steady
17. Atlético Madrid 124.5 Spain Spain Increase5
18. Roma 122.7 Italy Italy Decrease6
19. VfB Stuttgart 114.8 Germany Germany Increase5
20. Aston Villa 109.4 England England Increase5
21. Fiorentina 106.4 Italy Italy
22. Borussia Dortmund 105.2 Germany Germany
23. Bordeaux 102.8 France France
24. Sevilla 99.6 Spain Spain
25. Valencia 99.3 Spain Spain
26. Benfica 98.2 Portugal Portugal
27. Everton 96.6 England England
28. Werder Bremen 96.5 Germany Germany
29. Napoli 95.1 Italy Italy
30. Fulham 94.2 England England
31. West Ham United 87.6 England England

2010

Rank Club Revenue
( million)
Country Change
1. Real Madrid 401.4 Spain Spain Steady
2. Barcelona 365.9 Spain Spain Increase1
3. Manchester United 327.0 England England Decrease1
4. Bayern Munich 289.5 Germany Germany Steady
5. Arsenal 263.0 England England Increase1
6. Chelsea 242.3 England England Decrease1
7. Liverpool 237.0 England England Steady
8. Juventus 203.2 Italy Italy Increase3
9. Internazionale 196.5 Italy Italy Increase1
10. Milan 196.5 Italy Italy Decrease2
11. Hamburger SV 146.7 Germany Germany Increase4
12. Roma 146.4 Italy Italy Decrease3
13. Lyon 139.6 France France Decrease1
14. Marseille 133.2 France France Increase2
15. Tottenham Hotspur 132.7 England England Decrease1
16. Schalke 04 124.5 Germany Germany Decrease3
17. Werder Bremen 114.7 Germany Germany Increase>3
18. Borussia Dortmund 103.5 Germany Germany Increase>2
19. Manchester City 101.2 England England Increase1
20. Newcastle United 101.0 England England Decrease3

2009

Rank Club Revenue
( million)
Country
1 Real Madrid 365.8 Spain Spain
2. Manchester United 324.8 England England
3. Barcelona 308.8 Spain Spain
4. Bayern Munich 295.3 Germany Germany
5. Chelsea 268.9 England England
6. Arsenal 264.0 England England
7. Liverpool 210.9 England England
8. Milan 209.5 Italy Italy
9. Roma 175.4 Italy Italy
10. Internazionale 172.9 Italy Italy
11. Juventus 167.5 Italy Italy
12. Lyon 155.7 France France
13. Schalke 04 148.4 Germany Germany
14. Tottenham Hotspur 145.0 England England
15. Hamburger SV 127.9 Germany Germany
16. Marseille 126.8 France France
17. Newcastle United 125.6 England England
18. VfB Stuttgart 111.5 Germany Germany
19. Fenerbahçe 111.3 Turkey Turkey
20. Manchester City 104.0 England England

2008

The total revenue of the 20 richest clubs in the footballing world was over €3.73 billion. This was a record. Real Madrid stayed at the top of football's financial rankings for the third year in a row. Their revenue went up 20% to €351.8 million during the 2006–07 season.

Manchester United passed Barcelona into second place. The Spanish club moved down to third. Chelsea's revenue went up. They finished in the top five again, in fourth place. Arsenal's move to the Emirates Stadium changed their revenues. They moved up to fifth place. This was the first time any country (England) has had three clubs in the top five of the Money League.

European champions A.C. Milan moved up to sixth place. Runners-up Liverpool moved two places up to eighth. Italian champions Internazionale moved down two places to 9th. Bayern Munich moved up a place to seventh. Juventus' relegation into Serie B saw them move nine places down to 12th place.

Rank Club Revenue
( million)
Country
1. Real Madrid 351.0 Spain Spain
2. Manchester United 315.2 England England
3. Barcelona 290.1 Spain Spain
4. Chelsea 283.0 England England
5. Arsenal 263.9 England England
6. Milan 227.2 Italy Italy
7. Bayern Munich 223.3 Germany Germany
8. Liverpool 198.9 England England
9. Internazionale 195.0 Italy Italy
10. Roma 157.6 Italy Italy
11. Tottenham Hotspur 153.1 England England
12. Juventus 145.2 Italy Italy
13. Lyon 140.6 France France
14. Newcastle United 129.4 England England
15. Hamburger SV 120.4 Germany Germany
16. Schalke 04 114.3 Germany Germany
17. Celtic 111.8 Scotland Scotland
18. Valencia 107.6 Spain Spain
19. Marseille 99.0 France France
20. Werder Bremen 97.3 Germany Germany

2007

The total revenue of the top 20 richest clubs in the world was over €3.3 billion. Barcelona moved up four places in the ranking for this year. This meant the two richest clubs were both from Spain. England has the largest number of clubs in the list. A club from Portugal was in the list for the first time. Portugal's Benfica is the third club from the Iberian Peninsula among the top 20 in the world, after Spain's Real Madrid and Barcelona.

Rank Club Revenue
( million)
Country
1. Real Madrid 292.2  Spain
2. Barcelona 259.1 Spain Spain
3. Juventus 251.2 Italy Italy
4. Manchester United 242.6 England England
5. Milan 238.7 Italy Italy
6. Chelsea 221.0 England England
7. Internazionale 206.6 Italy Italy
8. Bayern Munich 204.7 Germany Germany
9. Arsenal 177.4 England England
10. Liverpool 176.0 England England
11. Lyon 127.7 France France
12. Roma 127.0 Italy Italy
13. Newcastle United 124.3 England England
14. Schalke 04 122.9 Germany Germany
15. Tottenham Hotspur 107.2 England England
16. Hamburger SV 101.8 Germany Germany
17. Manchester City 89.4 England England
18. Rangers 88.5 Scotland Scotland
19. West Ham United 86.9 England England
20. Benfica 85.1 Portugal Portugal

2006

In the rankings for the 2004–05 season, Real Madrid was at the top. Three clubs were not in the top twenty anymore (Marseille, Rangers, and Aston Villa). Lyon, Everton, and Valencia were on the list.

Rank Club Income
( million)
Country
1. Real Madrid 275.7 Spain Spain
2. Manchester United 246.4 England England
3. Milan 234.0 Italy Italy
4. Juventus 229.4 Italy Italy
5. Chelsea 220.8 England England
6. Barcelona 207.9 Spain Spain
7. Bayern Munich 189.5 Germany Germany
8. Liverpool 181.2 England England
9. Internazionale 177.2 Italy Italy
10. Arsenal 171.3 England England
11. Roma 131.8 Italy Italy
12. Newcastle United 128.9 England England
13. Tottenham Hotspur 104.5 England England
14. Schalke 04 97.4 Germany Germany
15. Lyon 92.9 France France
16. Celtic 92.7 Scotland Scotland
17. Manchester City 90.1 England England
18. Everton 88.8 England England
19. Valencia 84.6 Spain Spain
20. Lazio 83.1 Italy Italy

2005

In the 2003–04 season, five clubs had revenues of over €200m. Manchester United was again ranked as the richest club in Europe.

Rank Club Income
( million)
Country
1. Manchester United 259.4 England England
2. Real Madrid 236.2 Spain Spain
3. Milan 222.1 Italy Italy
4. Chelsea 217.5 England England
5. Juventus 215.3 Italy Italy
6. Arsenal 174.1 England England
7. Barcelona 169.9 Spain Spain
8. Internazionale 167.1 Italy Italy
9. Bayern Munich 166.4 Germany Germany
10. Liverpool 140.2 England England

2004

English clubs were the most present in the money league for the 2002–03 season. There were five Premier League clubs in the top 10.

Rank Club Income
( million)
Country
1. Manchester United 251.2 England England
2. Juventus 218.8 Italy Italy
3. Milan 200.4 Italy Italy
4. Real Madrid 193.7 Spain Spain
5. Bayern Munich 163.9 Germany Germany
6. Internazionale 162.5 Italy Italy
7. Arsenal 150.1 England England
8. Liverpool 149.3 England England
9. Newcastle United 139.3 England England
10. Chelsea 134.1 England England

2003

Rank Club Income
( million)
Country
1. Manchester United 229.5 England England
2. Juventus 177.9 Italy Italy
3. Bayern Munich 176.8 Germany Germany
4. Milan 159.1 Italy Italy
5. Liverpool 154.6 England England
6. Real Madrid 152.2 Spain Spain
7. Chelsea 143.4 England England
8. Arsenal 141.4 England England
9. Barcelona 139.8 Spain Spain
10. Roma 136.8 Italy Italy

2002

Rank Club Income
( million)
Country
1. Manchester United 217.2 England England
2. Juventus 173.5 Italy Italy
3. Bayern Munich 173.2 Germany Germany
4. Milan 164.6 Italy Italy
5. Real Madrid 138.2 Spain Spain
6. Liverpool 137.6 England England
7. Lazio 125.4 Italy Italy
8. Roma 123.8 Italy Italy
9. Chelsea 118.4 England England
10. Internazionale 112.8 Italy Italy

1997–98

Rank Club Income
(£ million)
Country
1. Manchester United 87.9 England England
2. Real Madrid 72.2 Spain Spain
3. Bayern Munich 66.2 Germany Germany
4. Juventus 55.3 Italy Italy
5. Newcastle United 49.2 England England
6. Barcelona 48.57 Spain Spain
7. Milan 48.55 Italy Italy
8. Internazionale 48.2 Italy Italy
9. Chelsea 47.5 England England
10. Liverpool 45.5 England England

Summary table: Number of times appearing in Top 10

Club times
in list
Country
Real Madrid 16 Spain Spain
Manchester United 16 England England
Bayern Munich 16 Germany Germany
Chelsea 16 England England
Liverpool 15 England England
Barcelona 14 Spain Spain
Milan 14 Italy Italy
Arsenal 14 England England
Juventus 12 Italy Italy
Internazionale 11 Italy Italy
Manchester City 8  England
Paris Saint‑Germain 4  France
Roma 4 Italy Italy
Newcastle United 2 England England
Schalke 04 1  Germany
Lazio 1 Italy Italy
Borussia Dortmund 1  Germany
Tottenham Hotspur 1  England

Summary table: Some teams appearing in Top 10

Club 2011–12
( million)
2010–11
( million)
2009–10
( million)
2008–09
( million)
2007–08
( million)
2006–07
( million)
2005–06
( million)
2004–05
( million)
2003–04
( million)
2002–03
( million)
2001–02
( million)
2000–01
( million)
Country
Real Madrid 512.6 (1) 479.5 (1) 438.6 (1) 401.4 (1) 365.8 (1) 351.8 (1) 292.2 (1) 275.7 (1) 236.2 (2) 193.7 (4) 152.2 (6) 138.2 (5) Spain Spain
Barcelona 483.0 (2) 450.7 (2) 398.1 (2) 365.9 (2) 308.8 (3) 291.1 (3) 259.1 (2) 207.9 (6) 169.9 (7) (11+) 139.8 (9) (11+) Spain Spain
Manchester United 395.9 (3) 367.0 (3) 349.8 (3) 327.0 (3) 324.8 (2) 315.4 (2) 242.6 (4) 246.4 (2) 259.4 (1) 251.2 (1) 229.5 (1) 217.2 (1) England England
FC Bayern Munich 368.4 (4) 321.4 (4) 323.0 (4) 289.5 (4) 295.3 (4) 223.7 (7) 204.7 (8) 189.5 (7) 166.4 (9) 163.9 (5) 176.8 (3) 173.2 (3) Germany Germany
Chelsea 322.6 (5) 249.8 (6) 255.9 (6) 242.3 (6) 268.9 (5) 284.4 (4) 221.0 (6) 220.8 (5) 217.5 (4) 134.1 (10) 143.4 (7) 118.4 (9) England England
Arsenal 290.3 (6) 251.5 (5) 274.1 (5) 263.0 (5) 264.4 (6) 264.2 (5) 177.4 (9) 171.3 (10) 174.1 (6) 150.1 (7) 141.4 (8) (11+) England England
Manchester City 285.6 (7) 169.6 (12) 152.8 (11) 101.2 (19) 104.0 (20) (21+) 89.4 (17) 90.1 (17) (11+) (11+) (11+) (11+) England England
Milan 256.9 (8) 235.1 (7) 235.8 (7) 196.5 (8) 209.5 (8) 227.7 (6) 238.7 (5) 234.0 (3) 222.1 (3) 200.4 (3) 159.1 (4) 164.6 (4) Italy Italy
Liverpool 233.2 (9) 203.3 (9) 225.3 (8) 217.0 (7) 210.9 (7) 202.1 (8) 176.0 (10) 181.2 (8) 140.2 (10) 149.3 (8) 154.6 (5) 137.6 (6) England England
Juventus 195.4 (10) 153.9 (13) 205.0 (10) 203.2 (8) 167.5 (11) 145.2 (12) 251.2 (3) 229.4 (4) 215.3 (5) 218.8 (2) 177.9 (2) 173.5 (2) Italy Italy
Internazionale 185.9 (12) 211.4 (8) 224.8 (9) 196.5 (9) 172.9 (10) 195.4 (9) 206.6 (7) 177.2 (9) 167.1 (8) 162.5 (6) (11+) 112.8 (10) Italy Italy
Schalke 04 174.5 (14) 202.4 (10) 139.8 (16) 124.5 (16) 148.4 (13) 114.3 (16) 122.9 (14) 97.4 (14) (11+) (11+) (11+) (11+)) Germany Germany
Roma 115.9 (19) 143.5 (15) 122.7 (18) 146.4 (10) 175.4 (9) 157.7 (10) 127.0 (12) 131.8 (11) (11+) (11+) 136.8 (10) 123.8 (8) Italy Italy

Annual Review of Football Finance 2011

Europe's top five leagues had record growth. This made revenue higher in the continent's football industry. It went up 4 percent. This was an all-time high of 16.3 billion euros (£13.7 billion/$23.8 billion) in 2009-10. The “Big Five” had a total revenue of 8.4 billion euros. This was a 5 percent increase over 2008-09, according to Deloitte.

Rank League Revenue
( billion)
Country
1. Premier League 2.479  England
2. Bundesliga 1.664 Germany Germany
3. La Liga 1.622 Spain Spain
4. Serie A 1.532 Italy Italy
5. Ligue 1 1.072 France France

As well as this, a total of €754.1m was given to clubs playing in the 2008–09 UEFA Champions League. The two finalists, Barcelona and Manchester United, got the most money. Barcelona's win at Wembley in May 2009 earned them a total of €51m. Despite the loss, Manchester United got even more, €53m.

Related pages

  • Forbes' list of the most valuable football clubs
  • List of professional sports leagues by revenue
  • Forbes' list of the most valuable sports teams

See also

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