The Premier League The English, with 6,967 million in revenue in the 2022-23 season, almost doubled the amount generated by LaLiga EA Sports (3,535), a gap that will increase according to the report ‘The Finances of the five major European football leagues in 2022-2023’.
The study, presented this Wednesday at the headquarters of College of Economists of Barcelona of economists Josep Santfeliu and Martí Garcia Pons, The English championship is expected to generate 7,477 million euros in the 2024-25 season, compared to 3,800 for the Spanish League. To put this evolution in perspective, in the 2017-18 academic year the difference was from 5,440 to 3,168 million in favor of the Premier.
According to data obtained from ‘Deloitte. Annual Review of Football Finance’, The forecast for the coming seasons is that Spain will remain the third championship in terms of revenue (3,600 million in 2023-24 and 3,800 in 2024-25), behind the Premier League (7,048 and 7,477) and the Bundesliga ), but ahead of Serie A (2,800 and 2,900) and Ligue 1 (2,400 and 2,600).
The ‘top-20’ collect 55% of the revenue
Of the 19,600 million euros generated in the five major European leagues in 2022-23, an increase of 2,400 million compared to the previous year, 55% of this income (10,799 million euros) was generated by the ‘top-20’ of clubs, which represents an increase of 16.7% compared to the previous season.
“It’s a great concentration, an inequality that worsens and has a classification effect,” he warned. Santfeliu. This list features real Madrid as the club with the most revenue in 2022-23 (831.2 billion euros and an increase of 15.5%), with Barcelona in third position (807.7; +26.1%) and Atlético in 13th (421.2; -1.7%).
The report also confirms that the commercial side is the best source of income at the top clubs (46%), ahead of what is generated on match days (16%) and television rights (38%) . “This is a trend that is growing because the commercial side is where there is more room for growth,” highlighted Garcia Pons.
The ‘top-20’ receives 59% of UEFA’s allocation
Of the 2,775.6 million euros distributed by UEFA In the 2022-23 season, 2,056.6 were allocated to the Champions League and 1,637.6 finished in the ‘top-20’, 59% of the total. Also, Spain received 13.7% of UEFA’s revenues, behind England (16.6%), Germany (14.6%) and Italy (14.2%).
Garcia Pons emphasized that ‘Champions’ provides 1,000.8 million as participation bonus and team coefficient, “a system that ensures the income of those at the top.”
Premier also excels in debt and spending
The premier In the 2022-23 campaign, it has total assets of 14,661 million euros, but only 19% net equity for 81% total debt. LaLiga has the second largest assets (8,876, 87% debt) and the Bundesliga (4,040, 60% debt) disputes Serie A (5,734, 91% debt) and League 1 (3,909, 73% debt) ). .
“There is a common pattern of excessive debt. We are holding on, but there are risks,” summarized Sanfeliu, pointing out that the Premier League is the only one of the five major European leagues that has not reduced its operating deficit recently. year.
The English League has an operating deficit of 1,534 million euros, compared to 857 in Ligue 1, 856 in Serie A, 676 in LaLiga and 493 in the Bundesliga.
This is due, to a large extent, to spending on transfers and the burden of the wage bill. The English championship spends 94% of the operating income on the amortization of players and chips, something that represents 97% in Ligue 1, 94% in Serie A, 83% in LaLiga and 75% in the Bundesliga.
On the other hand, the Premier has the biggest difference between total debt (11,916 million) and operating income (7,058) before LaLiga (7,668 and 3,664), Serie A (5,236 to 2,875), Ligue 1 (2,853 to 2,376) and the Bundesliga (2,432 to 3,798).
Women’s football is growing, but it is not yet sustainable
Likewise, the report also studies the economic situation of women’s football. According to data from the Higher Sports Council (CSD), the LigaF had a negative operating result (-10,826 euros), despite the fact that the income doubled compared to the previous year, from 18,108 euros to 39,606.
“Women’s football is growing and taking root, but at the moment it is not sustainable,” she sums up. Santfeliuwhich also highlighted the special case of Barcelona (14,133 income from a total of 39,606) and the “carry-over effect” of clubs that have a men’s team.
Source: La Verdad
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