Deloitte Football Money League


The Deloitte Football Money League ranks football clubs by revenue generated from football operations. It is produced annually by the professional services firm Deloitte and released in early February of each year, describing the season most recently finished.

Summary performance timeline

The following table shows the clubs who have appeared in the rankings since the 1996–97 season, sorted by average annual rank, and drawn from the annual lists below.
ClubBest rank
# YearsMost recent
Real Madrid155329[2024–25 Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid CF season|2024–25]32326642111111111113212222111
Manchester United1532292024–2511111111242233334231133454548
Barcelona148429[2024–25 FC FC Barcelona|Barcelona season|2024–25]2668129137623322222422321147462
Manchester City1263212024–251617172820111276665556611226
Juventus2363292024–25445522254312118101313910101010111010911111616
Bayern Munich2481292024–2553233359787444443354444336653
Milan3309292024–256774443335671077810121416221821301916131315
Paris Saint-Germain3232172024–25131522105546765765334
Liverpool3366292024–2591011197581081088789912999977573785
Chelsea4387282024–2594710710456456655778888988891010
Arsenal5357292024–252013101113876109565566887769111111101077
Newcastle United5127252024–2585122014139111213141721252225191721192920171517
Leeds United54792022–2320171351116231827
Internazionale6269292024–2510899111268979109981115172019151414141414141411
Lazio670112020–211912868141715202830
Borussia Dortmund7193262024–25711141215122221201922161211111111121212121213121112
Tottenham Hotspur8244292024–251618151716161514131510141512111414131212111089109899
Roma9150272024–251519161091011121112119121815211924151524151624242327
Schalke 0410116182019–20141714141613161610151314131416161516
Lyon1166172023–242019151113121314171824212817182920
Hamburger SV1149102013–1415161515111318201728
Flamengo111022023–241130
Atlético Madrid12108182024–25121817222520151613131313131312151213
Parma132662001–02181413181918
Celtic132562006–07201718131617
Marseille1442122023–24161819161415141730232019
Rangers143082005–061416181517192118
Aston Villa1418152024–25171920292520242922242121211814
Leicester City141882021–222520142222221517
Fiorentina14732009–10142621
West Ham United1534182024–25191927292929212118172018261615181720
Zenit Saint Petersburg151472020–2118172325281520
Napoli1618142023–242829201622163019212019281922
Galatasaray161062024–25191618222621
Eintracht Frankfurt16662024–25272022162422
Everton1722182024–25183027272828201923201719171819302724
Werder Bremen17542010–1120172823
Ajax17472021–2217262627232727
Wolverhampton Wanderers17462024–25252917252929
Valencia189102019–2020201918251923232621
VfB Stuttgart18882024–25241823=1927272118
Fenerbahçe18562024–25251930182528
Southampton18372021–22252322182326=30
Sunderland18352015–161830272629
Benfica193162024–2520262621242626273030242324222519
Brighton & Hove Albion2152024–252923232123
Sevilla2252022–232427222825
Copenhagen2212006–0722
Bordeaux2322009–1023=23
Bolton Wanderers2312004–0523
PSV2312006–0723
Crystal Palace2492024–25292624302526282625
Borussia Mönchengladbach2442020–2128252426=
Corinthians2412012–1324
Bayer Leverkusen2412004–0524
Middlesbrough2512004–0525
Atalanta2512020–2125
Fulham2642023–2430302628
Bournemouth2622024–252826
Beşiktaş2612017–1826
Swansea City2722014–152927
West Bromwich Albion2722016–173027
Stoke City2832016–17302829
Sheffield United2812019–2028
Porto2912018–1929
Villarreal2912021–2229
Brentford3012024–2530

Rankings by season

2024–25

RankingCountryNumber of TeamsTotal Revenue
1

2023–24

RankingCountryNumber of TeamsTotal Revenue
1

2022–23

RankingCountryNumber of TeamsTotal Revenue
1

2021–22

RankingCountryNumber of TeamsTotal Revenue
1

2020–21

RankingCountryNumber of TeamsTotal Revenue
1

2019–20

RankingCountryNumber of TeamsTotal Revenue
1

2018–19

RankingCountryNumber of TeamsTotal Revenue
1

2017–18

RankingCountryNumber of TeamsTotal Revenue
1

2016–17

RankingCountryNumber of TeamsTotal Revenue
1

2015–16

RankingCountryNumber of TeamsTotal Revenue
1

2014–15

RankingCountryNumber of TeamsTotal Revenue
1

2013–14

RankingCountryNumber of TeamsTotal Revenue
1

2012–13

RankingCountryNumber of TeamsTotal Revenue
1

2011–12

RankingCountryNumber of TeamsTotal Revenue
1

2010–11

RankingCountryNumber of TeamsTotal Revenue
1

2009–10

RankingCountryNumber of TeamsTotal Revenue
1

2008–09

RankClubRevenue
CountryChange
1.Real Madrid401.4SpainSteady

2007–08

RankClubRevenue
Country
1Real Madrid365.8

2006–07

The total revenue of the 20 richest clubs in the footballing world was over a record €3.73 billion. No side could displace Real Madrid, who remain top of football's financial rankings for the third year running after seeing their revenues leap 20% to €351.8 million during the 2006–07 season.
Manchester United displaced Barcelona in second place, the Spanish club moving down to third. Chelsea's revenue increase sees them return to the top five, into fourth place whilst Arsenal's move to the Emirates Stadium transformed their revenues moving them up to fifth place. This marked the first time any country has had three clubs in the top five of the Money League.
European champions Milan moved up to sixth place while runners-up Liverpool moved two places up to eighth. Italian champions Internazionale moved down two places to 9th while Bayern Munich moved up a spot to seventh. Juventus' relegation into Serie B saw them move nine places down to 12th place.
RankClubRevenue
Country
1.Real Madrid351.0

2005–06

The total revenue of the top 20 richest clubs in the world is now over €3.3 billion. Barcelona gained four places in the ranking for this year, making the two richest clubs both from Spain. England has the largest number of clubs in the list. A club from Portugal was added to the list for the first time. Portugal's Benfica is the third club from the Iberian Peninsula among the top 20 in the world, after Spain's Real Madrid and Barcelona.
RankClubRevenue
Country
1.Real Madrid292.2

2004–05

In the rankings for the 2004–05 season, Real Madrid longs run at the top. Three clubs that had appeared in the previous season's top twenty were replaced by Lyon, Everton, and Valencia.
RankClubIncome
Country
1.Real Madrid275.7

2003–04

In the 2003–04 season, five clubs recorded revenues of over €200m with Manchester United once again being ranked as the club with the highest revenue in Europe.
RankClubIncome
Country
1.Manchester United259.0

2002–03

English clubs dominated the money league for the 2002–03 season, with five Premier League clubs occupying spots in the top 10.
RankClubIncome
Country
1.Manchester United251.4

2001–02

RankClubIncome
Country
1.Manchester United228.5

2000–01

RankClubIncome
Country
1.Manchester United217.2

1999–2000

According to 12-month average exchange rate
RankClubIncome
Country
1.Manchester United186.1

1998–99

According to 12-month average exchange rate
RankClubIncome
Country
1.Manchester United163.2

1997–98

According to 12-month average exchange rate
RankClubIncome
Country
1.Manchester United132.4

1996–97

According to 12-month average exchange rate
RankClubIncome
Country
1.Manchester United116.5

Annual Review of Football Finance 2011

Record growth in Europe's top five leagues boosted revenue in the continent's football industry by 4 percent to an all-time high of 16.3 billion euros in 2009-10. The "Big Five" had total revenue of 8.4 billion euros, a 5 percent increase over 2008–09, according to Deloitte.
RankLeagueRevenue
Country
1.Premier League2.479England