Deloitte Football Money League

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The Deloitte Football Money League is a ranking of football clubs by revenue generated from football operations. It is produced annually by the accountancy firm Deloitte and released in early February of each year, describing the season most recently finished.

Summary performance timeline[edit]

The following table shows the clubs who have appeared in the rankings since the 1996–97 season, sorted by average annual rank, and drawn from the annual lists below.

Club # Years Most recent Ave­rage rank Best rank
1996–97
1997–98
1998–99
1999–2000
2000–01
2001–02
2002–03
2003–04
2004–05
2005–06
2006–07
2007–08
2008–09
2009–10
2010–11
2011–12
2012–13
2013–14
2014–15
2015–16
2016–17
2017–18
2018–19
2019–20
2020–21
2021–22
Spain Real Madrid 26 2021–22 2.04 1 3 2 3 2 6 6 4 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 2 1 2 2 2 2
England Manchester United 26 2021–22 2.31 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 4 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 2 3 1 1 3 3 4 5 4
Spain Barcelona 26 2021–22 4.35 1 2 6 6 8 12 9 13 7 6 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 4 2 2 3 2 1 1 4 7
Germany Bayern Munich 26 2021–22 4.38 2 5 3 2 3 3 3 5 9 7 8 7 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 5 4 4 4 4 3 3 6
England Chelsea 25 2021–22 6.92 4 9 4 7 10 7 10 4 5 6 4 5 6 6 6 5 7 7 8 8 8 8 9 8 8 8
Italy Juventus 26 2021–22 7.81 2 4 4 5 5 2 2 2 5 4 3 12 11 8 10 13 13 9 10 10 10 10 11 10 10 9 11
France Paris Saint-Germain 14 2021–22 8.21 4 13 15 21 10 5 5 4 6 7 6 5 7 6 5
England Arsenal 26 2021–22 8.73 5 20 13 10 11 13 8 7 6 10 9 5 6 5 5 5 6 8 8 7 7 6 9 11 11 11 10
England Manchester City 18 2021–22 9.28 1 16 17 17 21 19 11 12 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 6 6 1 1
England Liverpool 26 2021–22 9.73 3 9 10 11 19 7 5 8 10 8 10 8 8 7 8 9 9 12 9 9 9 9 7 7 5 7 3
Italy Milan 26 2021–22 10.35 3 6 7 7 4 4 4 3 3 3 5 6 7 10 7 7 8 10 12 14 16 22 18 21 30 19 16
Brazil Flamengo 1 1996–97 11 11 11
Italy Internazionale 26 2021–22 11.58 6 10 8 9 9 11 12 6 8 9 7 9 10 9 9 8 11 15 17 20 19 15 14 14 14 14 14
England Tottenham Hotspur 26 2021–22 13.04 8 16 18 15 17 16 16 15 14 13 15 10 14 15 12 11 14 14 13 12 12 11 10 8 9 10 9
Germany Borussia Dortmund 22 2021–22 13.55 7 7 11 14 12 15 12 22 20 18 22 16 12 11 11 11 11 12 12 12 12 12 13
Germany Schalke 04 18 2019–20 14.56 10 14 17 14 14 16 13 16 16 10 15 13 14 13 14 16 16 15 16
Italy Roma 24 2020–21 15.17 9 15 19 16 10 9 10 11 12 11 12 11 9 12 18 15 21 19 24 16 15 24 15 16 24
England Leeds United 8 2021–22 15.38 5 20 17 13 5 11 16 23 18
Spain Atlético Madrid 15 2021–22 15.87 12 12 22 17 22 25 20 15 15 13 13 13 13 13 13 12
Italy Lazio 11 2020–21 16.09 6 19 12 8 6 8 14 17 15 20 28 30
England Newcastle United 22 2021–22 16.59 5 8 5 12 20 14 13 9 11 12 13 14 17 20 25 22 25 19 17 21 19 29 20
Italy Parma 6 2001–02 16.67 13 18 14 13 18 19 18
Germany Hamburger SV 10 2013–14 16.8 11 15 16 15 15 11 13 18 20 17 28
Scotland Celtic 6 2006–07 16.83 13 20 17 18 13 16 17
Scotland Rangers 8 2005–06 17.25 14 14 16 18 15 17 19 21 18
France Lyon 15 2019–20 17.33 11 20 19 15 11 13 12 13 14 17 18 24 21 28 17 18
France Marseille 10 2013–14 18.2 14 16 18 19 16 14 15 14 17 30 23
England Leicester City 8 2021–22 19.63 14 25 20 14 22 22 22 15 17
England Everton 14 2021–22 20.14 17 18 27 27 28 28 20 19 23 20 17 19 17 18 19
Turkey Galatasaray 5 2015–16 20.2 16 19 16 18 22 26
Italy Fiorentina 3 2009–10 20.33 14 14 26 21
Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg 7 2020–21 20.86 15 18 17 23 25 28 15 20
Spain Valencia 10 2019–20 21.4 18 20 20 19 18 25 19 23 23 26 21
England West Ham United 15 2021–22 21.87 15 19 19 29 31 29 29 21 21 18 17 20 18 26 16 15
Germany Werder Bremen 4 2010–11 22 17 20 17 28 23
England Aston Villa 11 2021–22 22 17 17 19 20 25 20 24 29 22 24 21 21
Germany VfB Stuttgart 6 2012–13 22.67 18 18 24 19 27 27 21
Italy Napoli 13 2020–21 23 16 28 29 20 16 22 16 31 30 19 21 20 19 28
Turkey Fenerbahçe 4 2015–16 23 18 19 30 18 25
France Bordeaux 2 2009–10 23 23 23 23
England Bolton Wanderers 1 2004–05 23 23 23
Germany Eintracht Frankfurt 3 2021–22 23 20 27 20 22
England Southampton 7 2021–22 23.86 18 25 23 22 18 23 26 30
England Wolverhampton Wanderers 4 2021–22 24 17 25 29 17 25
Germany Bayer Leverkusen 1 2004–05 24 24 24
Netherlands Ajax 7 2021–22 24.71 17 17 26 26 27 23 27 27
England Middlesbrough 1 2004–05 25 25 25
Italy Atalanta 1 2020–21 25 25 25
Portugal Benfica 12 2021–22 25.08 20 20 26 21 24 26 26 27 30 30 24 23 24
Spain Sevilla 4 2021–22 25.25 22 24 27 22 28
Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach 4 2020–21 25.75 24 28 25 24 26
England Brighton & Hove Albion 2 2021–22 26 29 29 23
Turkey Beşiktaş 1 2017–18 26 26 26
England Crystal Palace 6 2021–22 26.67 24 29 26 24 30 25 26
England Sunderland 6 2015–16 26.83 18 18 30 31 27 26 29
Brazil Corinthians 2 2012–13 28 24 32 24
Wales Swansea City 2 2014–15 28 27 29 27
England AFC Bournemouth 1 2016–17 28 28 28
England Sheffield United 1 2019–20 28 28 28
England West Bromwich Albion 2 2016–17 28.5 27 30 27
England Stoke City 3 2016–17 29 28 30 28 29
Spain Villarreal 1 2021–22 29 29 29
Portugal Porto 1 2018–19 29 29 29
England Fulham 2 2011–12 30 30 30 30

Rankings by season[edit]

2021–22[edit]

[1]

Appearances by Country
Ranking Country Number of Teams Total Revenue
(€ million)
1 England 16 5823.8
2 Spain 5 2110.6
3 Germany 3 1218.8
Italy 973.9
5 France 1 654.2
Portugal 196.7
Netherlands 187.2
2023 Rank Club Revenue
( million)
Country 2022 Rank Change
1 Manchester City 731.0  England 1 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
2 Real Madrid 713.8  Spain 2 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
3 Liverpool 701.7  England 7 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +4
4 Manchester United 688.6  England 5 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +1
5 Paris Saint-Germain 654.2  France 6 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +1
6 Bayern Munich 653.6  Germany 3 RedDownArrow.svg -3
7 Barcelona 638.2  Spain 4 RedDownArrow.svg -3
8 Chelsea 568.3  England 8 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
9 Tottenham Hotspur 523.0  England 10 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +1
10 Arsenal 433.5  England 11 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +1
11 Juventus 400.6  Italy 9 RedDownArrow.svg -1
12 Atlético Madrid 393.8  Spain 13 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +1
13 Borussia Dortmund 356.9  Germany 12 RedDownArrow.svg -1
14 Internazionale 308.4  Italy 14 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
15 West Ham United 301.5  England 16 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +1
16 Milan 264.9  Italy 19 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +3
17 Leicester City 255.5  England 15 RedDownArrow.svg -2
18 Leeds United 223.4  England 23 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +5
19 Everton 213.7  England 18 RedDownArrow.svg -1
20 Newcastle United 212.3  England 29 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +9
21 Aston Villa 210.9  England 21 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
22 Eintracht Frankfurt 208.3  Germany 31+ Green-Up-Arrow.svg
23 Brighton & Hove Albion 198.4  England 31+ Green-Up-Arrow.svg
24 Benfica 196.7  Portugal 31+ Green-Up-Arrow.svg
25 Wolverhampton Wanderers 195.4  England 17 RedDownArrow.svg -8
26 Crystal Palace 188.9  England 31+ Green-Up-Arrow.svg
27 Ajax 187.2  Netherlands 31+ Green-Up-Arrow.svg
28 Sevilla 186.1  Spain 22 RedDownArrow.svg -6
29 Villarreal 178.7  Spain 31+ Green-Up-Arrow.svg
30 Southampton 177.7  England 26 RedDownArrow.svg -4

2020–21[edit]

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Appearances by Country
Ranking Country Number of Teams Total Revenue
(€ million)
1 England 14 4681.0
2 Italy 7 1696.7
3 Spain 4 1755.1
4 Germany 3 1126.5
5 France 1 556.2
Russia 212.0
2022 Rank Club Revenue
( million)
Country 2021 Rank Change
1 Manchester City 644.9  England 6 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +5
2 Real Madrid 640.7  Spain 2 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
3 Bayern Munich 611.4  Germany 3 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
4 Barcelona 582.1  Spain 1 RedDownArrow.svg -3
5 Manchester United 558.0  England 4 RedDownArrow.svg -1
6 Paris Saint-Germain 556.2  France 7 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +1
7 Liverpool 550.4  England 5 RedDownArrow.svg -2
8 Chelsea 493.1  England 8 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
9 Juventus 433.5  Italy 10 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +1
10 Tottenham Hotspur 406.2  England 9 RedDownArrow.svg -1
11 Arsenal 366.5  England 11 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
12 Borussia Dortmund 337.6  Germany 12 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
13 Atlético Madrid 332.8  Spain 13 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
14 Internazionale 330.9  Italy 14 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
15 Leicester City 255.5  England 22 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +7
16 West Ham United 221.5  England 26 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +10
17 Wolverhampton Wanderers 219.2  England 29 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +12
18 Everton 218.1  England 17 RedDownArrow.svg -1
19 Milan 216.3  Italy 30 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +11
20 Zenit Saint Petersburg 212.0  Russia 15 RedDownArrow.svg -5
21 Aston Villa 207.3  England 31+ Green-Up-Arrow.svg
22 Sevilla 199.5  Spain 31+ Green-Up-Arrow.svg
23 Leeds United 192.7  England 31+ Green-Up-Arrow.svg
24 Roma 190.4  Italy 31+ Green-Up-Arrow.svg
25 Atalanta 187.6  Italy 31+ Green-Up-Arrow.svg
26 Borussia Mönchengladbach 177.5  Germany 24 RedDownArrow.svg -2
Southampton 177.5  England 31+ Green-Up-Arrow.svg
28 Napoli 174.5  Italy 19 RedDownArrow.svg -9
29 Newcastle United 170.1  England 31+ Green-Up-Arrow.svg
30 Lazio 163.5  Italy 31+ Green-Up-Arrow.svg

2019–20[edit]

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Appearances by Country
Ranking Country Number of Teams Total Revenue
(€ million)
1 England 12 3997.1
2 Germany 5 1564.5
3 Spain 4 1909.1
Italy 1015.2
5 France 2 721.3
6 Russia 1 236.5
Portugal 170.3
Netherlands 155.5
2021 Rank Club Revenue
( million)
Country 2020 Rank Change
1 Barcelona 713.4  Spain 1 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
2 Real Madrid 691.8  Spain 2 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
3 Bayern Munich 634.1  Germany 4 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +1
4 Manchester United 580.4  England 3 RedDownArrow.svg -1
5 Liverpool 558.6  England 7 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +2
6 Manchester City 549.2  England 6 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
7 Paris Saint-Germain 540.6  France 5 RedDownArrow.svg -2
8 Chelsea 469.7  England 9 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +1
9 Tottenham Hotspur 445.7  England 8 RedDownArrow.svg -1
10 Juventus 398.9  Italy 10 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
11 Arsenal 388.0  England 11 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
12 Borussia Dortmund 365.7  Germany 12 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
13 Atlético Madrid 331.8  Spain 13 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
14 Internazionale 291.5  Italy 14 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
15 Zenit Saint Petersburg 236.5  Russia 28 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +13
16 Schalke 04 222.8  Germany 15 RedDownArrow.svg -1
17 Everton 212.0  England 19 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +2
18 Lyon 180.7  France 17 RedDownArrow.svg -1
19 Napoli 176.3  Italy 20 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +1
20 Eintracht Frankfurt 174.0  Germany 27 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +7
21 Valencia 172.1  Spain 26 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +5
22 Leicester City 171.0  England 22 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
23 Benfica 170.3  Portugal 24 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +1
24 Borussia Mönchengladbach 167.9  Germany 31+ Green-Up-Arrow.svg
25 Crystal Palace 161.3  England 30 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +5
26 West Ham United 158.0  England 18 RedDownArrow.svg -8
27 Ajax 155.5  Netherlands 23 RedDownArrow.svg -4
28 Sheffield United 152.0  England 31+ Green-Up-Arrow.svg
29 Wolverhampton Wanderers 151.2  England 25 RedDownArrow.svg -4
30 Milan 148.5  Italy 21 RedDownArrow.svg -9

2018–19[edit]

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Appearances by Country
Ranking Country Number of Teams Total Revenue
(€ million)
1 England 11 4403.1
2 Italy 5 1469.0
3 Spain 4 2150.4
Germany 1540.4
5 France 2 856.8
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 445.2[5]  England 9 RedDownArrow.svg -2
12 Borussia Dortmund 371.7[5]  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 220.9[5]  France 28 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +11
18 West Ham United 216.4  England 20 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +2
19 Everton 210.5[5]  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

2017–18[edit]

[6]

Appearances by Country
Ranking Country Number of Teams Total Revenue (€ million)
1 England 13 4411.2
2 Italy 5 1315.8
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 665.8[7]  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 394.5[7]  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

2016–17[edit]

[8]

Appearances by Country
Ranking Country Number of Teams Total Revenue (€ million)
1 England 14 4441.0
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 359.5[9]  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 AFC 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

2015–16[edit]

[10]

Appearances by Country
Ranking Country Number of Teams Total Revenue (€ million)
1 England 12 3821.1
2 Italy 5 1093.6
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 338.9[11]  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 214.6[11]  Italy 14 RedDownArrow.svg −2
17 Zenit Saint Petersburg 196.5  Russia 18 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +1
18 West Ham United 192.3  England 21 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +3
19 Internazionale 179.2  Italy 20 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +1
20 Leicester City 172.1  England 25 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +5
21 Newcastle United 168.2  England 17 RedDownArrow.svg −4
22 Southampton 163.3  England 23 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +1
23 Everton 162.5  England 19 RedDownArrow.svg −4
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 22 RedDownArrow.svg -4
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 26 RedDownArrow.svg -3
30 Napoli 142.7  Italy 31 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +1

2014–15[edit]

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Appearances by Country
Ranking Country Number of Teams Total Revenue (€ million)
1 England 16 3939.8
2 Italy 5 992.4
3 Spain 3 1314.4
Germany 3 974.3
5 France 1 480.8
Russia 1 167.8
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 176.6[13]  Spain 15 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
16 Roma 179.1[13]  Italy 24 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +8
17 Newcastle United 169.3  England 19 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +2
18 Zenit Saint Petersburg 167.8[13]  Russia 31+ Green-Up-Arrow.svg
19 Everton 165.1  England 20 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +2
20 Internazionale 164.8  Italy 17 RedDownArrow.svg -2
21 West Ham United 160.9  England 21 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +1
22 Galatasaray 159.1  Turkey 18 RedDownArrow.svg -3
23 Southampton 149.5  England 25 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +3
24 Aston Villa 148.8  England 22 RedDownArrow.svg -1
25 Leicester City 137.2  England 31+ Green-Up-Arrow.svg
26 Sunderland 132.9  England 27 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +2
27 Swansea City 132.8  Wales 29 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +3
28 Stoke City 130.9  England 30 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +3
29 Crystal Palace 130.8  England 31+ Green-Up-Arrow.svg
30 West Bromwich Albion 126.6  England 31+ Green-Up-Arrow.svg
31 Napoli 125.5  Italy 16 RedDownArrow.svg -14

2013–14[edit]

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Appearances by Country
Ranking Country Number of Teams Total Revenue (€ million)
1 England 14 3142.0
2 Italy 5 983.7
3 Germany 4 1083.3
4 Spain 3 1204.2
5 France 2 601.8
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 484.8[15]  Spain 2 RedDownArrow.svg −2
5 Paris Saint-Germain 471.3[15]  France 5 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
6 Manchester City 416.5[15]  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 279.0[15]  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 215.5[15]  England 14 Green-Up-Arrow.svg +1
14 Schalke 04 214.0[15]  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 162.8[15]  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

2012–13[edit]

[16]

Appearances by Country
Ranking Country Number of Teams Total Revenue (€ million)
1 England 8 1957
2 Italy 6 1047.4
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 164.5[17]  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

2011–12[edit]

[18]

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 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
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[19]  France 31+ Green-Up-Arrow.svg
11 Internazionale 200.6[19]  Italy 8 RedDownArrow.svg −3
12 Borussia Dortmund 196.7[19]  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[19]  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

2010–11[edit]

[20]

Appearances by Country
Ranking Country Number of Teams Total Revenue (€ million)
1 England 11 1890.2
2 Germany 6 986.3
3 Italy 5 858.5
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 253.1[21]  England 6 Disc Plain yellow dark.svg
7 Milan 234.8[21]  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

2009–10[edit]

[22]

Appearances by Country
Ranking Country Number of Teams Total Revenue (€ million)
1 England 10 1792
2 Italy 6 998
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 Steady
2. Barcelona 398.1  Spain Steady
3. Manchester United 349.8  England Steady
4. Bayern Munich 323.0  Germany Steady
5. Arsenal 274.1  England Steady
6. Chelsea 255.9  England Steady
7. Milan 244[23]  Italy Increase3
8. Liverpool 225.3  England Decrease1
9. Internazionale 224.8  Italy Steady
10. Juventus 205.0  Italy Decrease2
11. Manchester City 152.8  England Increase8
12. Tottenham Hotspur 146.3  England Increase3
13. Hamburger SV 146.2  Germany Decrease2
14. Lyon 146.1  France Decrease1
15. Marseille 141.1  France Decrease1
16. Schalke 04 139.8  Germany Steady
17. Atlético Madrid 124.5  Spain Increase5
18. Roma 122.7  Italy Decrease6
19. VfB Stuttgart 114.8  Germany Increase5
20. Aston Villa 109.4  England Increase5
21. Fiorentina 106.4  Italy Increase5
22. Borussia Dortmund 105.2  Germany
23. Bordeaux 102.8  France Steady
24. Sevilla 99.6  Spain
25. Valencia 99.3  Spain
26. Benfica 98.2  Portugal
27. Everton 96.6  England Steady
28. Werder Bremen 96.5  Germany Decrease11
29. Napoli 95.1  Italy Decrease1
30. Fulham 94.2  England
31. West Ham United 87.6  England Decrease2

2008–09[edit]

[24]

Rank Club Revenue
( million)
Country Change
1. Real Madrid 401.4  Spain Steady
2. Barcelona 365.9  Spain Increase1
3. Manchester United 327.0  England Decrease1
4. Bayern Munich 289.5  Germany Steady
5. Arsenal 263.0  England Increase1
6. Chelsea 242.3  England Decrease1
7. Liverpool 217.0  England Steady
8. Juventus 203.2  Italy Increase3
9. Internazionale 196.5  Italy Increase1
10. Milan 196.5  Italy Decrease2
11. Hamburger SV 146.7  Germany Increase4
12. Roma 146.4  Italy Decrease3
13. Lyon 139.6  France Decrease1
14. Marseille 133.2  France Increase2
15. Tottenham Hotspur 132.7  England Decrease1
16. Schalke 04 124.5  Germany Decrease3
17. Werder Bremen 114.7  Germany Increase>3
18. Borussia Dortmund 103.5  Germany Increase2
19. Manchester City 102.2  England Increase2
20. Newcastle United 101.0  England Decrease3
21. Paris Saint-Germain 100.8  France
22. Atlético Madrid 100.3  Spain
23. Bordeaux 99.8  France
24. VfB Stuttgart 99.8  Germany Decrease6
25. Aston Villa 98.9  England
26. Fiorentina 94.1  Italy
27. Everton 93.5  England
28. Napoli 90.1  Italy
29. West Ham United 89.3  England
30. Fenerbahçe 87.0  Turkey Decrease11

2007–08[edit]

[25]

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 264.4 England England
7. Milan 209.5 Italy Italy
8. Liverpool 207.4[26] England England
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. Borussia Dortmund 107.6[26]  Germany
21. Manchester City 104.0 England England

2006–07[edit]

[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.

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 228.7[28] Italy Italy
7. Bayern Munich 223.3 Germany Germany
8. Liverpool 206.5[28] England England
9. Internazionale 176.7[28] Italy Italy
10. Tottenham Hotspur 153.1 England England
11. Roma 145.2[28] Italy Italy
12. Juventus 141.2[28] 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

2005–06[edit]

[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.

Rank Club Revenue
( million)
Country
1. Real Madrid 292.2 Spain 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 192.4 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

2004–05[edit]

[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.

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 86.6[31] Spain Spain
20. Lazio 83.1 Italy Italy
21. Rangers 81.6 Scotland Scotland
22. Borussia Dortmund 79.0  Germany
23. Bolton Wanderers 78.6 England England
24. Bayer Leverkusen 78.2 Germany Germany
25. Middlesbrough 77 England England

2003–04[edit]

[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.

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

2002–03[edit]

[33]

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

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

2001–02[edit]

[33]

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

2000–01[edit]

[34]

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. Leeds United  England England
6. Real Madrid 138.2 Spain Spain
7. Liverpool 137.6 England England
8. Lazio 125.4 Italy Italy
9. Roma 123.8 Italy Italy
10. Chelsea 118.4 England England
11. Internazionale 112.8 Italy Italy
12. Barcelona 110 Spain Spain
13. Arsenal 107 England England
14. Newcastle United 91 England England
15. Hamburger SV Germany Germany
16. Tottenham Hotspur 80 England England
17. Rangers Scotland Scotland
18. Sunderland  England England
19. Parma Italy Italy
20. Valencia 73 Spain Spain

1999–2000[edit]

[35]

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

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

1998–99[edit]

[37]


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

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

1997–98[edit]

[39]


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

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

1996–97[edit]

[41]

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

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

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

Club times
in

Top 10

times

in Top 20

Country
Real Madrid 25 25  Spain
Manchester United 25 25  England
Bayern Munich 25 25  Germany
Chelsea 24 24  England
Barcelona 23 25  Spain
Liverpool 22 25  England
Juventus 20 25  Italy
Arsenal 18 25  England
Milan 17 22  Italy
Internazionale 13 25  Italy
Manchester City 10 16  England
Paris Saint-Germain 10 12  France
Tottenham Hotspur 5 25  England
Roma 4 20  Italy
Newcastle United 3 16  England
Lazio 3 9  Italy
Borussia Dortmund 1 19  Germany
Schalke 04 1 18  Germany
Leeds United 1 6  England
Lyon 12  France
Atlético Madrid 11  Spain
Hamburger SV 9  Germany
Marseille 8  France
Everton 8  England
Rangers 7  Scotland
West Ham United 7  England
Parma 6  Italy
Celtic 6  Scotland
Napoli 6  Italy
Valencia 5  Spain
Zenit Saint Petersburg 4  Russia
Aston Villa 4  England
Leicester City 3  England
Galatasaray 3  Turkey
Werder Bremen 2  Germany
VfB Stuttgart 2  Germany
Fenerbahçe 2  Turkey
Fiorentina 1  Italy
Southampton 1  England
Eintracht Frankfurt 1  Germany
Wolverhampton Wanderers 1  England
Ajax 1  Netherlands
Benfica 1  Portugal
Sunderland 1  England
Flamengo 1 Brazil Brazil


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

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
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[edit]

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]

Rank League Revenue
( billion)[44]
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

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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