Leicester City move into top 20 of world football’s richest
Leicester City have moved into the top 20 revenue generating clubs in the world on the back of their shock Premier League win in the 2015/16 according to the 2017 Deloitte Football Money League.
The Foxes are the only Midlands club to feature in the top 30 – and are now officially the 20th largest money-making club in the world.
A fantastic 2015/16 Premier League winning season for Leicester City saw them take a place amongst the top 20 revenue generating clubs globally after seeing 23% (£24.3m) growth in revenue, percentage growth rate only bettered by Manchester United, Bayern Munich and Atlético de Madrid.
Aston Villa have fallen out of the top 30 following their relegation season in the Premier League, with overall revenues falling 7% (£7.4m) to £105.8m.
Despite increasing their overall revenue by 5% (£4.6m) to £104.2m, Stoke City also dropped out of the Money League top 30. West Bromwich Albion managed to increase their revenue by 2% (£2m) to £98.3m, however, they too fell out of the top 30, with Midlands clubs being overtaken due to the revenue improvement of several other European clubs. We expect both clubs to challenge to return to the top 30 in our next edition as they benefit from increased Premier League broadcast rights payments.
Between them, the 20 highest earning football clubs in the world generated €7.4bn (£5.5bn) of revenue in 2015/16.
Manchester United, FC Barcelona and Real Madrid complete the top three of the Money League, as they were in the first Money League, produced for the 1996/97 season. All three clubs broke the €600m revenue barrier in 2015/16, the first clubs to do so. In the 20 editions of the Money League, there have been 42 different teams from across the world taking a place in the top 20, with only 10 ever-present clubs. Only Manchester United and Real Madrid have ever held the top position.
The English Premier League has eight teams in the top 20 this year, equalling its own record total. To cap a remarkable year, Leicester City take their place as the 20th highest revenue-generating club in football in the world. Boosted by their title-winning campaign, their 2015/16 revenue of £128.7m (€172.1m) represents almost five times the revenue generated just two seasons previously in 2013/14.
Elsewhere, Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool and Tottenham remain in seventh, eighth, ninth and 12th respectively. Significantly, Manchester City has climbed into the top five for the first time, in fifth place, following a successful run in the UEFA Champions League. This is the first time that England has had two clubs in the top five since 2011/12. West Ham United are the other English representative in 18th.
Tim Bridge, senior manager at Deloitte, comments: “The Money League continues to demonstrate the Premier League’s financial strength in depth. The appearance of Leicester City shows that on-pitch success gives any Premier League team a chance of a position in the top 20.
“With Leicester having already qualified for the Round of 16 in this year’s UEFA Champions League competition, we can expect to see them maintain their position in the top 20 and potentially climb a few places.”
The revenue figures are extracted from the annual financial statements of the company or group in respect of each club, or other direct sources, for the 2015/16 season.
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