Real Madrid has topped the table of the world's 20 richest football clubs, displacing Manchester United with record revenues of €750.9m.
Man Utd
slipped to third with Barcelona making it the first Spanish one-two since
2014-15, said Deloitte.
Its Football
Money League, based on season 2017-18, also shows the combined revenues of the
top 20 clubs has risen 6% to €8.3bn (£7.4bn), a new record.
There were a
record six English Premier League clubs in the top 10.
'Outstanding
performance'
The list, the
22nd of its kind, only looks at revenues and does not take into account club
debts.
This gap this
year between the top two places was the second widest yet, with €60.5m between
the leading pair.
Real Madrid
won their third successive Champions League, beating Liverpool 3-1 in Kiev last
May.
That helped
raise income for Los Blancos, who have now topped Deloitte's money league 12
times.
Real Madrid
revenues were boosted by a third consecutive Champions League win
The club
experienced commercial growth of €54.8m, including an increase in sponsorship
and merchandising revenues, as well as exploitation of increasingly lucrative
pre-season tour matches.
At €356.2m,
Real Madrid now have the highest commercial revenue of any football club
globally, contributing to those world-record revenues.
Dan Jones,
head of Deloitte's sports business group, said: "Real Madrid's outstanding
financial performance in 2017-18 is built on their long history of success on
the pitch, most recently three consecutive Champions League titles.
"This has
enabled the club to continue to drive commercial revenue as the appetite to
partner with Europe's most successful clubs remains stronger than ever."
He said most
of Deloitte's top 10 of our top 10 were through to the round of 16 in this
season's Champions League and forecasting further revenue growth.
'Big five'
Bayern Munich
and Manchester City completed the top five, retaining their positions from the
past two years.
Paris
St-Germain, Liverpool, Chelsea, Arsenal, and Tottenham Hotspur occupied places
six to 10, with Spurs making it into the top tier for only the second time,
having last appeared in 2006-07.
Everton were
in 17th spot, Newcastle United 19th, and West Ham United 20th.
All the 20
clubs represented are from the "big five" European leagues, with
Italy having four places, Germany and Spain contributing three clubs, and
France one.
Other facts include:
Spurs have
capitalised on playing a full season at Wembley Stadium which has seen
match-day revenue increase by 54%
Paris
Saint-Germain have reversed two consecutive years of decline
AS Roma and AC
Milan return to the top 20 thanks to performances in Uefa competition
Turkish giants
Besiktas have achieved their highest ever ranking, at 26th
"The
substantial presence of Premier League clubs continues to be felt in this
year's Deloitte Football Money League," said Deloitte's Sam Boor.
"However,
with the Premier League's tender for the next cycle of domestic rights from
2019-20 complete and sale of overseas rights nearing conclusion, it is clear
that Premier League clubs will be unable to rely on explosive growth in
broadcast distributions as a source of future growth, as has been the case in
recent years,
"As a
result, we expect an even greater emphasis among these clubs on generating
their own growth in the coming season, and in particular the optimisation of
commercial revenue, which has been a key area for differentiating growth across
most of Europe's leading clubs in recent years."
S/N
|
Clubs
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1
|
Real madrid
|
2
|
Barcelona
|
3
|
Manchester
United
|
4
|
Bayern
Munich
|
5
|
Manchester city
|
6
|
Paris
St-Germain
|
7
|
Liverpool
|
8
|
Chelsea
|
9
|
Arsenal
|
10
|
Tottenham
Hotspur
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