European club revenue
UEFA reported record European club revenue for the 2024 financial year, with 2025 projected to exceed €30 billion.
UEFA, 26 February 2026 ↗The numbers behind the opportunity.
Eight sourced figures on revenue, investment activity and player markets, last updated 19 October 2026.
Growth since 2015
European club football revenue has risen by more than €13 billion since 2015, driven by competition income, broadcast rights, commercial partnerships and gate receipts.
UEFA, 26 February 2026 ↗Investment transactions
UEFA recorded 123 investment transactions across men’s and women’s clubs in Europe during 2025, the highest annual total reported.
UEFA, 26 February 2026 ↗Top 20 club revenues
Deloitte’s 20 highest-revenue clubs generated a combined €12.4 billion in 2024/25, up 11% year on year.
Deloitte, January 2026 ↗Commercial revenue
Commercial income reached €5.3 billion across Deloitte’s Money League clubs in 2024/25, ahead of broadcast and matchday income.
Deloitte, January 2026 ↗Matches per club
Money League clubs played 57 competitive matches on average during 2024/25, compared with 51 in the previous season.
Deloitte, January 2026 ↗International transfers
A record 86,158 international player transfers were completed across men’s and women’s professional and amateur football in 2025.
FIFA, 28 January 2026 ↗International transfer fees
Clubs spent $13.08 billion on international transfer fees in men’s professional football in 2025, the highest annual total reported by FIFA.
FIFA, 28 January 2026 ↗How these figures are selected.
Each figure is reported by its original publisher and links directly to that source. The page covers European club economics, investment activity and international transfer markets, rather than using estimates across different reporting methods.
- UEFA, European Club Finance and Investment Landscape, 26 February 2026.View source ↗
- Deloitte, Football Money League 2026, covering the 2024/25 season.View source ↗
- FIFA, Global Transfer Report 2025, published 28 January 2026.View source ↗
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The Ninety Project, European Football Investment Statistics 2026, accessed 19 October 2026. Link directly to the figure you reference or to https://theninetyproject.com/facts.
Last updated 19 October 2026. Figures remain subject to the definitions and reporting dates used by their original publishers.