Deloitte Football Money League

The Deloitte Football Money League is a ranking of the 20 top-grossing football clubs in the world. It has been published annually by the Deloitte auditing company since 1998 . The income is divided into income on the match days themselves (audience income, etc.), from broadcasting rights and advertising / license income. As a rule, revenue from player transfers is not included. All clubs ever listed here come from Europe (in terms of UEFA ). In addition, in a kind of “2. Liga ”published the places 21–30, which also includes non-European clubs.

Ranking list for the 2018/19 season

rank	society	Income (million € )	country	Change placement
01.	FC Barcelona	840.8	Spain	+1
02.	real Madrid	757.3	Spain	−1
03.	Manchester United	711.5	England	± 0
04th	FC Bayern Munich	660.1	Germany	± 0
05.	Paris Saint-Germain	635.9	France	+1
06th	Manchester City	610.6	England	−1
07th	Liverpool FC	604.7	England	+1
08th.	Tottenham Hotspur	521.1	England	+2
09.	Chelsea FC	513.1	England	−1
10.	Juventus Turin	459.7	Italy	+1
11.	Arsenal FC	445.6	England	−2
12.	Borussia Dortmund	377.1	Germany	± 0
13.	Atlético Madrid	367.6	Spain	± 0
14th	Inter Milan	364.6	Italy	± 0
15th	FC Schalke 04	324.8	Germany	+1
16.	AS Roma	231.0	Italy	−1
17th	Olympique Lyon	220.8	France	+11
18th	West Ham United	216.4	England	+2
19th	Everton FC	213.0	England	+2
20th	SSC Naples	207.4	Italy	+1

Ranking list for the 2017/18 season

rank	society	Income (million € )	country
1	real Madrid	750.9	Spain
2	FC Barcelona	690.4	Spain
3	Manchester United	666	England
4th	FC Bayern Munich	629.2	Germany
5	Manchester City	568.4	England
6th	Paris Saint-Germain	541.7	France
7th	Liverpool FC	513.7	England
8th	Chelsea FC	505.7	England
9	Arsenal FC	439.2	England
10	Tottenham Hotspur	428.3	England
11	Juventus Turin	394.9	Italy
12	Borussia Dortmund	317.2	Germany
13	Atlético Madrid	304.4	Spain
14th	Inter Milan	280.8	Italy
15th	AS Roma	250	Italy
16	FC Schalke 04	243.8	Germany
17th	Everton FC	212.9	England
18th	AC Milan	207.7	Italy
19th	Newcastle United	201.5	England
20th	West Ham United	197.9	England

Ranking list for the 2016/17 season

rank	society	Income (million € )	country	Change placement
01.	Manchester United	676.3	England	± 0
02.	real Madrid	674.6	Spain	+1
03.	FC Barcelona	648.3	Spain	−1
04th	FC Bayern Munich	587.6	Germany	± 0
05.	Manchester City	527.7	England	± 0
06th	Arsenal FC	487.6	England	+1
07th	Paris Saint-Germain	486.2	France	−1
08th.	Chelsea FC	428.0	England	± 0
09.	Liverpool FC	427.2	England	± 0
10.	Juventus Turin	405.7	Italy	± 0
11.	Tottenham Hotspur	355.6	England	+1
12.	Borussia Dortmund	322.6	Germany	−1
13.	Atlético Madrid	272.5	Spain	± 0
14th	Leicester City	271.1	England	+6
15th	Inter Milan	262.1	Italy	+4
16.	FC Schalke 04	230.2	Germany	−2
17th	West Ham United	213.3	England	+1
18th	Southampton FC	212.1	England	+4
19th	SSC Naples	200.7	Italy	+11
20th	Everton FC	199.2	England	+3

Ranking list for the 2015/16 season

The English record champions Manchester United posted a turnover growth of 25% in the 2015/16 season (highest value among the top 20) and took over the top of this year's Money League. The UEFA Champions League winner Real Madrid is relegated to third place despite 7% growth due to Champions League victory and preparatory tours. The rival from Barcelona moves up one place to two. Paris Saint-Germain drops to 6th place and is ousted by Manchester City and Bayern Munich . After stagnating in the previous edition, the German record champions achieved a whopping 25% growth in sales compared to the previous year and secured fourth place. While three clubs had sales of over half a billion euros after 2014/15, the number has doubled since then. In addition, the same three have already passed the 600 million mark. The rest of the top 10 remain unchanged despite growth.

The other German representatives among the top 20, Borussia Dortmund and Schalke 04 , were able to achieve minimal growth and thus remain in almost the same positions. Borussia Mönchengladbach , a fourth German club, is among the top 30 , mainly thanks to the income from the Champions League. The biggest leaps within the first twenty were made by Atlético Madrid and West Ham United . While Zenit St. Petersburg is the only team that does not come from the UEFA top 5 leagues, the two Italian heavyweights AC Milan and Inter Milan threaten to drop out of the top 20 within the next few editions. In addition, English teams in particular will achieve growth and climb ranks in the future thanks to a television contract that comes into force in 2016, so that a record number of English teams in the top 20 is expected for the next Money League.

With the exception of Everton and Newcastle United , all clubs from the previous edition can be found in the top twenty. A total of eight English Premier League clubs, four Italian, three German, three Spanish, one French and one Russian are among the top 20. In addition, there are four English, two Turkish and one German, Italian, Portuguese and French teams among places 20 to 30.

rank	society	Income (million € )	country	Change placement
01.	Manchester United	689	England	+2
02.	FC Barcelona	620.2	Spain	+1
03.	real Madrid	620.1	Spain	−2
04th	FC Bayern Munich	592	Germany	+1
05.	Manchester City	524.9	England	+1
06th	Paris Saint-Germain	520.9	France	−2
07th	Arsenal FC	468.5	England	± 0
08th.	Chelsea FC	447.4	England	± 0
09.	Liverpool FC	403.8	England	± 0
10.	Juventus Turin	341.1	Italy	± 0
11.	Borussia Dortmund	283.9	Germany	± 0
12.	Tottenham Hotspur	279.7	England	± 0
13.	Atlético Madrid	228.6	Spain	+3
14th	FC Schalke 04	224.5	Germany	−1
15th	AS Roma	218.2	Italy	± 0
16.	AC Milan	214.7	Italy	−2
17th	Zenit St. Petersburg	196.5	Russia	+1
18th	West Ham United	192.3	England	+3
19th	Inter Milan	179.2	Italy	± 0
20th	Leicester City	172.1	England	+4

1. ↑ without transfer proceeds
2. ↑ ^{a b} without transfer proceeds
3. ↑ without transfer proceeds

Ranking list for the 2014/15 season

Real Madrid also held first place after the 2014/15 season, but will have to assert themselves above all against Manchester United in the next few years . The FC Barcelona improved after the victory in the UEFA Champions League on rank 2. The fallen by one rank Manchester United was able League revenue Champions keep sales stable despite missing and is in the next year with Real, because of TV deals and new kit deal with Adidas to compete for the top. Paris Saint-Germain overtakes FC Bayern , which suffered a drop in sales due to the loss of income from the UEFA Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup and fell to fifth place. The following four English clubs achieved increases in sales.

The AC Milan continued its decline, falling back below the revenue mark of 200 million EUR. The AS Roma was able to increase its sales through participation in the Champions League and will be represented in the top 20, while the Napoli thanks to shrinking revenues adopted for precisely this. Also Galatasaray Istanbul is no longer represented in the top twenty. In addition, West Ham United is among the clubs with the highest turnover for the first time since the Money League was founded.

A total of nine clubs in the English Premier League , four Italian, three German, three Spanish and one French are among the top 20.

rank	society	Income (million € )	country	Change placement
01.	real Madrid	577	Spain	± 0
02.	FC Barcelona	560.8	Spain	+2
03.	Manchester United	519.5	England	−1
04th	Paris Saint-Germain	480.8	France	+1
05.	FC Bayern Munich	474	Germany	−2
06th	Manchester City	463.5	England	± 0
07th	Arsenal FC	435.5	England	+1
08th.	Chelsea FC	420	England	−1
09.	Liverpool FC	391.8	England	± 0
10.	Juventus Turin	323.9	Italy	± 0
11.	Borussia Dortmund	280.6	Germany	± 0
12.	Tottenham Hotspur	257.5	England	+1
13.	FC Schalke 04	219.7	Germany	+1
14th	AC Milan	199.1	Italy	−2
15th	Atlético Madrid	187.1	Spain	± 0
16.	AS Roma	180.4	Italy	+8
17th	Newcastle United	169.3	England	+2
18th	Everton FC	165.1	England	+2
19th	Inter Milan	164.8	Italy	−2
20th	West Ham United	160.9	England	+1

1. ↑ without transfer proceeds

Ranking list for the 2013/14 season

Real Madrid holds 1st place in 2015 for the tenth consecutive year. Overall, the situation at the top remained rather stable, while major changes were observed in places 10–30. Despite the lack of sporting success, Manchester United was able to increase sales by EUR 95 million and move up to second place. The Bayern Munich increased its sales and remained in third place, while FC Barcelona forfeited two places after a weaker year without significant sales growth.

Other winners were Atlético Madrid and SSC Napoli (back in the top 20), while AC Milan continued its downward trend amid shrinking sales. Also, the Hamburger SV could not say for a sporty low season its place among the best 20th Fenerbahçe Istanbul even lost more than twelve places and is no longer listed. Other newcomers were Newcastle United and Everton FC .

rank	society	Income (million € )	country	Change placement
01.	real Madrid	549.5	Spain	± 0
02.	Manchester United	518	England	+2
03.	FC Bayern Munich	487.5	Germany	± 0
04th	FC Barcelona	484.6	Spain	−2
05.	Paris Saint-Germain	474.2	France	± 0
06th	Manchester City	414.4	England	± 0
07th	Chelsea FC	387.9	England	± 0
08th.	Arsenal FC	359.3	England	± 0
09.	Liverpool FC	305.9	England	+3
10.	Juventus Turin	279.4	Italy	−1
11.	Borussia Dortmund	261.5	Germany	± 0
12.	AC Milan	249.7	Italy	−2
13.	Tottenham Hotspur	215.8	England	+1
14th	FC Schalke 04	213.9	Germany	−1
15th	Atlético Madrid	169.9	Spain	+5
16.	SSC Naples	164.8	Italy	+6
17th	Inter Milan	164	Italy	−2
18th	Galatasaray Istanbul	161.9	Turkey	−2
19th	Newcastle United	155.1	England	+6
20th	Everton FC	144.1	England	New

1. ↑ without transfer proceeds

Ranking list for the 2012/13 season

Real Madrid holds 1st place in 2014 for the ninth year in a row, making it the sole record holder for the longest time at the top. FC Barcelona was able to hold onto second place despite a slight drop in sales. The Bayern Munich could 2012/13 according to his sporting achievements of the season Manchester United overtake and push forward in third place. In addition, with Galatasaray and Fenerbahçe , two clubs from other leagues made it into the top 20 as the big five. In addition to the newcomers, Paris Saint-Germain has made the biggest leap forward, which is now even at the top in terms of advertising and license income. With fifth place, PSG are the best-placed French team of all time.

rank	society	Income [million €]	country
1	real Madrid	518.9	Spain
2	FC Barcelona	482.6	Spain
3	FC Bayern Munich	431.2	Germany
4th	Manchester United	423.8	England
5	Paris Saint-Germain	398.8	France
6th	Manchester City	316.2	England
7th	Chelsea FC	303.4	England
8th	Arsenal FC	284.3	England
9	Juventus Turin	272.4	Italy
10	AC Milan	263.5	Italy
11	Borussia Dortmund	256.2	Germany
12	Liverpool FC	240.6	England
13	FC Schalke 04	198.2	Germany
14th	Tottenham Hotspur	172.0	England
15th	Inter Milan	168.8	Italy
16	Galatasaray Istanbul	157.0	Turkey
17th	Hamburger SV	135.4	Germany
18th	Fenerbahçe Istanbul	121.1	Turkey
19th	AS Roma	124.4	Italy
20th	Atlético Madrid	120.0	Spain

1. ↑ without transfer proceeds

Ranking list for the 2011/12 season

The 2013 report was published in January 2013 and relates to the 2011/12 season. Real Madrid was the first club to generate sales of over € 500 million in one year. This is the eighth year in a row that the Madrilenians lead the ranking. Places 2 to 4 also remained the same. Manchester City made the biggest leap with their first participation in the Champions League . Inter Milan suffered a severe setback in the 2011/2012 season after their sporting and financial highs in 2011. Newcomer Newcastle United ousted Valencia CF from the Money League.

rank	society	Income (million € )	country	Change in sales	Change placement
01.	real Madrid	512.6	Spain	+ 6.8%	± 0
02.	FC Barcelona	483	Spain	+ 7.2%	± 0
03.	Manchester United	395.9	England	+ 7.9%	± 0
04th	FC Bayern Munich	368.4	Germany	+ 14.6%	± 0
05.	Chelsea FC	322.6	England	+ 29.1%	+1
06th	Arsenal FC	290.3	England	+ 15.6%	-1
07th	Manchester City	285.6	England	+ 68%	+5
08th.	AC Milan	256.9	Italy	+ 9.3%	-1
09.	Liverpool FC	233.2	England	+ 14.7%	+1
10.	Juventus Turin	195.4	Italy	+ 27%	+3
11.	Borussia Dortmund	189.1	Germany	+ 36.5%	+5
12.	Inter Milan	185.9	Italy	-12.1%	-3
13.	Tottenham Hotspur	178.2	England	-1.5%	-2
14th	FC Schalke 04	174.5	Germany	-13.8%	-4
15th	SSC Naples	148.4	Italy	+ 29.2%	+5
16.	Olympique Marseille	135.7	France	-9.8%	-2
17th	Olympique Lyon	131.9	France	-0.7%	± 0
18th	Hamburger SV	121.1	Germany	-6%	± 0
19th	AS Roma	115.9	Italy	-19.2%	-4
20th	Newcastle United	115.3	England	+ 18.3%	+5

Ranking list for the 2010/11 season

The total income of the 20 football clubs with the highest sales worldwide showed a record amount of over 4.4 billion euros in the period under review for the 2010/11 season. For the seventh time in a row, Real Madrid was able to secure the top position in this financial overview. The Spanish record champions recorded an increase of 9 percent compared to the previous season with 479.5 million euros. With second-placed FC Barcelona , Deloitte predicts a steady duel for the two top spots in the following years Real.

With six teams from the Premier League , England still has the most clubs in the rankings and the remaining clubs are entirely from the “big five” (in addition to England, these are Spain, Germany, Italy and France). VfB Stuttgart , Atlético Madrid and Aston Villa were no longer among the top 20 clubs in terms of income ; they were replaced by Borussia Dortmund , FC Valencia and SSC Napoli .

rank	society	Income (million € )	country
01.	real Madrid	479.5	Spain
02.	FC Barcelona	450.7	Spain
03.	Manchester United	367	England
04th	FC Bayern Munich	321.4	Germany
05.	Arsenal FC	251.1	England
06th	Chelsea FC	249.8	England
07th	AC Milan	235.1	Italy
08th.	Inter Milan	211.4	Italy
09.	Liverpool FC	203.3	England
10.	FC Schalke 04	202.4	Germany
11.	Tottenham Hotspur	181	England
12.	Manchester City	169.6	England
13.	Juventus Turin	153.9	Italy
14th	Olympique Marseille	150.4	France
15th	AS Roma	143.5	Italy
16.	Borussia Dortmund	138.5	Germany
17th	Olympique Lyon	132.8	France
18th	Hamburger SV	128.8	Germany
19th	Valencia CF	116.8	Spain
20th	SSC Naples	114.9	Italy

See also

• List of sports leagues by sales
• List of the most valuable football clubs

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Deloitte Football Money League | Deloitte UK. Retrieved January 14, 2020 . 
2. ^ Deloitte Football Money League. .deloitte.com, accessed January 25, 2018 . 
3. ↑ Football Money League 2017. (PDF; 9.7 MB) In: deloitte.com. January 2017, accessed January 19, 2017 . 
4. ↑ Football Money League 2016. (PDF; 9.7 MB) In: deloitte.com. January 2015, accessed February 20, 2016 . 
5. ↑ Football Money League 2015. (PDF; 9.7 MB) (No longer available online.) In: deloitte.com. January 21, 2015, archived from the original on January 22, 2015 ; accessed on January 22, 2015 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
6. ↑ press release. FC Bayern displaces ManU. In: deloitte.com. Deloitte GmbH, accessed on January 24, 2014 . 
7. ↑ Top 20 clubs - Deloitte Football Money League | Deloitte UK. In: deloitte.com. Retrieved March 19, 2013 . 

Web links

• Official website on deloitte.com (English)