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Deloitte Football Money League 2019

Bullseye

January 2019

Welcome to the 22nd edition of the Deloitte Football Money League (‘DFML’) in which we profile the highest revenue generating clubs in world football.

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Generating record revenue of €750.9m, Real Madrid return to first place in the Money League for the first time since 2014/15, posting the second-highest lead over second place (FC Barcelona) in Money League history (€60.5m). Overall, the 20 highest earning football clubs in the world generated a record €8.3bn (£7.4bn) of combined revenue in 2017/18, an increase of 6% on the previous year.

2019 Infographic

View and download some of the key findings in our 2019 Deloitte Football Money League infographic.

Published just eight months after the end of the 2017/18 season, the Money League is the most contemporary and reliable independent analysis of the clubs’ relative financial performance. The key findings of this edition are:

  • Real Madrid become the first club to generate more than €750m and regain their place as the highest revenue generating club in world football, making it a record twelfth time at the top;
  • The top 20 highest earning football clubs for the 2017/18 season, with combined revenues growing 6% to €8.3bn, a new record;
  • FC Barcelona climb one place to second, making it a Spanish one-two at the top of the Money League, whilst Manchester United slip to third;
  • Tottenham Hotspur make it into the top 10 for only the second time, having last appeared in 2006/07. A record six English clubs feature in the top 10.

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