Manchester City the biggest earner for a second straight year
English Premier League clubs make up 11 of the top 20 in the Deloitte Money League
19 January 2023 - 14:14
byManasi Pathak
Support our award-winning journalism. The Premium package (digital only) is R30 for the first month and thereafter you pay R129 p/m now ad-free for all subscribers.
Erling Haaland of Manchester City. Picture: MICHAEL REGAN/GETTY IMAGES
Manchester City topped the Deloitte Football Money League for the second year in a row as the world’s highest revenue-generating club in the 2021/2022 season in which fans returned to stadiums as Covid-19 restrictions were eased.
Abu Dhabi-owned City generated total revenue of €731m, followed by Real Madrid with €714m and Liverpool’s €702m.
City’s rivals Manchester United generated €689m and Paris St Germain made €654m. Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur, Arsenal, West Ham United, Leicester City, Leeds United, Everton and Newcastle United were all on the list as the Premier League clubs made up 11 of the top 20.
City posted a Premier League record commercial revenue of €373m in 2021/2022, a growth of €65m from the previous season.
“The Premier League reported a significant increase in its international media rights value during its most recent rights sale process,” said Tim Bridge, lead partner in Deloitte’s Sports Business Group.
Liverpool was the biggest mover in this year’s edition of the Money League, rising four places from seventh to third to achieve its highest-ever position. The Merseyside club overtook Manchester United in the rankings for the first time, after their run to the 2022 Champions League final generated additional broadcast revenue.
Liverpool was one of only five clubs to report more than €100m in match day revenue, the first time the club did so, as fans returned to stadiums.
Among the La Liga teams, Barcelona and Real Madrid have yet to recover revenue to their prepandemic levels, with the clubs’ revenues down €203m and €43m respectively from 2018/2019, the report said.
For the first time, Deloitte’s Football Money League reported on revenues generated from the women’s teams at Money League clubs, with sides reporting average revenues of €2.4m in the 2021/2022 season.
Barcelona generated the highest revenue, with €7.7m, having reached the Champions League final in 2022 and winning the competition in 2021.
Manchester United reported the second-highest revenue with €6m, followed by City (€5.1m), PSG (€3.6m), Arsenal (€2.2m) and Spurs (€2.1m).
Support our award-winning journalism. The Premium package (digital only) is R30 for the first month and thereafter you pay R129 p/m now ad-free for all subscribers.
Manchester City the biggest earner for a second straight year
English Premier League clubs make up 11 of the top 20 in the Deloitte Money League
Manchester City topped the Deloitte Football Money League for the second year in a row as the world’s highest revenue-generating club in the 2021/2022 season in which fans returned to stadiums as Covid-19 restrictions were eased.
Abu Dhabi-owned City generated total revenue of €731m, followed by Real Madrid with €714m and Liverpool’s €702m.
City’s rivals Manchester United generated €689m and Paris St Germain made €654m. Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur, Arsenal, West Ham United, Leicester City, Leeds United, Everton and Newcastle United were all on the list as the Premier League clubs made up 11 of the top 20.
City posted a Premier League record commercial revenue of €373m in 2021/2022, a growth of €65m from the previous season.
“The Premier League reported a significant increase in its international media rights value during its most recent rights sale process,” said Tim Bridge, lead partner in Deloitte’s Sports Business Group.
Liverpool was the biggest mover in this year’s edition of the Money League, rising four places from seventh to third to achieve its highest-ever position. The Merseyside club overtook Manchester United in the rankings for the first time, after their run to the 2022 Champions League final generated additional broadcast revenue.
Liverpool was one of only five clubs to report more than €100m in match day revenue, the first time the club did so, as fans returned to stadiums.
Among the La Liga teams, Barcelona and Real Madrid have yet to recover revenue to their prepandemic levels, with the clubs’ revenues down €203m and €43m respectively from 2018/2019, the report said.
For the first time, Deloitte’s Football Money League reported on revenues generated from the women’s teams at Money League clubs, with sides reporting average revenues of €2.4m in the 2021/2022 season.
Barcelona generated the highest revenue, with €7.7m, having reached the Champions League final in 2022 and winning the competition in 2021.
Manchester United reported the second-highest revenue with €6m, followed by City (€5.1m), PSG (€3.6m), Arsenal (€2.2m) and Spurs (€2.1m).
Reuters
Ronaldo and Messi to square off in Riyadh exhibition match
‘It’s complex’: Jose Riveiro on working with a big squad at Pirates
Premier League talking points
Chelsea earn scrappy 1-0 win over Palace
Rashford role in equaliser was interference, says City’s Akanji
Would you like to comment on this article?
Sign up (it's quick and free) or sign in now.
Please read our Comment Policy before commenting.
Most Read
Related Articles
Kaizer Chiefs may be in for drubbing against Sundowns — Shane McGregor
INEOS confirms entering bidding process to buy Manchester United
MOGAMAD ALLIE: Chan tournament a great opportunity for promising younger ...
Published by Arena Holdings and distributed with the Financial Mail on the last Thursday of every month except December and January.