The Premier League’s financial success compared to other top European leagues has been confirmed
The Premier League has blown away the rest of the ‘big five’ leagues with the amount of revenue it generates. The English top flight’s revenue rose by 8% during 2024/25 to reach a total of £6.8billion, per the Deloitte Annual Review of Football Finance.
This substantial growth was driven partly by strong displays from English clubs in UEFA’s expanded and restructured competitions – the Champions League, Europa League and Conference League. And the figure is expected to have exceeded £7bn in 2025/26 with the start of an uplifted broadcast rights agreement and three English sides managing to reach European finals.
Commercial revenue remained a major revenue stream for clubs in England’s top-flight, growing by 13% to £2.4bn in the 2024/25 season. The league’s traditional ‘big six’ clubs remained key contributors to this total, accounting for almost three-quarters (73%) of clubs’ collective commercial revenue.
Combined matchday revenue for Premier League clubs increased by £133m (15%) in 2024/25, exceeding £1bn for the first time. Revenues were bolstered by a rise in the number of clubs reaching the final stages of European competitions, rising ticket prices and increased stadia capacity. Meanwhile, broadcast revenue had a marginal year-on-year increase of 2% to £3.4bn.
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However, Premier League clubs’ pre-tax losses rose noticeably from £135m in 2023/24 to £948m in 2024/25. This was attributable to transfer spending and the absence of significant profits from one-off sales, which contributed to a more positive 2023/24 result. At the end of the 2024/25 campaign, Premier League clubs’ net debt was £3.6bn, up from £3.5bn in 2023/24.
Meanwhile, La Liga clubs reported €4.1bn (£3.5bn) in revenue for 2024/25 – just over half of the Premier League’s total. It marked a 9% uplift on the previous season, as a result of increases in commercial and matchday revenue. Real Madrid (€1.2bn) and FC Barcelona (€975m) accounted for around 52% of clubs’ aggregate revenue.
Serie A clubs’ aggregate revenue rose by 4% to €3bn (£2.56bn) during the 2024/25 season, with Juventus, Inter Milan and AC Milan making up 45% of total revenue. Matchday revenue increased 3% to €0.5bn, with the largest uplifts concentrated among the clubs that participated in the UEFA Champions League.
Ligue 1 clubs’ aggregate revenue fell to €2.2bn (£1.88bn) in 2024/25, a 15% decrease on the previous season’s €2.6bn (£2.22bn) total. Marginal growth in matchday and broadcast revenue was not enough to offset a €0.4bn reduction in commercial revenue.
Europe’s ‘big five’ leagues faced aggregate pre-tax losses of €1.5bn (£1.28bn) combined in the 2024/25 season, up from €0.8bn (£0.68bn).
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