Top 20 clubsDeloitte Football Money League 2013 |
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Real Madrid€512.6m
Real Madrid maintain their position as the leading club in the Money League for an eighth consecutive season and are the first club to surpass the €500m revenue threshold. Revenue increased by €33.1m (7%) to €512.6m (£414.7m) in 2011/12.
FC Barcelona€483m
FC Barcelona retain second place in the Money League behind Real Madrid for the fourth successive year. The club enjoyed €32.3m (7%) revenue growth to €483m.
Manchester United€395.9m
Manchester United retain third place in the Money League despite revenues declining by £11.1m (3%) to £320.3m (€395.9m).
Bayern Munich€368.4m
Despite a second consecutive trophyless season, Bayern Munich reversed the previous year's decline in total revenue, which increased by €47m (15%) to €368.4m (£298.1m) in 2011/12.
Chelsea€322.6m
Chelsea secures a top five position in the Money League, with total revenue in 2011/12 increasing by £32.4m (14%) to £261m (€322.6m). This significant growth is largely down to the on-field successes of the season.
Arsenal€290.3m
Arsenal's revenue increased in to €290.3m (£234.9m) in 2011/12, securing sixth position in this year's Money League. In sterling terms, this represented an £8.1m (4%) rise on the previous year.
Manchester City€285.6m
As forecast in the 2010/11 edition, Manchester City enter the Money League top ten for the first time in their history jumping up five places to 7th. Revenue growth of £77.9m (51%) is the highest of all Money League clubs.
AC Milan€256.9m
AC Milan drop one place to eighth in this year's Money League, but remain the leading Italian club ahead of Juventus and city rivals Internazionale. Total revenues increased by €22.1m (9%) to €256.9m.
Liverpool€233.2m
Liverpool remain in ninth position in the Money League, and despite their absence from European competition, recorded a £5.1m (3%) increase in revenues to £188.7m (€233.2m).
Juventus€195.4m
A €41.5m (27%) increase in revenues to €195.4m has fired Juventus back into the Money League top ten after several difficult years.
Borussia Dortmund€189.1m
Borussia Dortmund climb five places to 11th in this year's Money League. This is the club's highest position in the Money League since 1997/98. Total revenues grew by €50.6m (37%) to €189.1m (£153m) in 2011/12.
Internazionale€185.9m
A difficult 2011/12 season both on and off the pitch, saw Internazionale slip out of the Money League top ten for the first time since 2001/02. Overall revenues declined by €25.5m (12%) to €185.9m (£150.4m).
Tottenham Hotspur€178.2m
Tottenham Hotspur drop two places to 13th position in the Money League, with total revenue decreasing by £19.3m (12%) to £144.2m (€178.2m) in 2011/12. This is primarily down to the failure to qualify for the UEFA Champions League.
Schalke 04€174.5m
The absence of UEFA Champions League football in 2011/12 was the main factor behind Schalke's €27.9m (14%) drop in total revenues to €174.5m (£141.2m), slipping four places to 14th in this year's Money League.
Napoli€148.4m
Success in the UEFA Champions League and winning the Coppa Italia saw Napoli move up five places in the Money League to 15th, with total revenues growing €33.5m (29%) to €148.4m (£120.1m).
Olympique de Marseille€135.7m
Olympique de Marseille fall two places to 16th position in the Money League due to a €14.7m (10%) decrease in revenues to €135.7m (£109.8m).
Olympique Lyonnais€131.9m
Olympique Lyonnais retain seventeenth position in the Money League. Their revenue fell by €0.9m (1%) to €131.9m (£106.7m).
Hamburger SV€121.1m
Hamburger SV remain in 18th position in this year's Money League, despite recording a €7.7m (6%) decrease in revenues to €121.1m (£98m).
AS Roma€115.9m
AS Roma drop four places to 19th position in the Money League, with total revenue decreasing to €115.9m (£93.8m) in 2011/12, a €27.6m (19%) decrease, largely due to the failure to qualify for the UEFA Champions League.
Newcastle United€115.3m
Newcastle United re-enter the Money League in 20th position after a three year absence. In 2011/12 revenue totalled £93.3m (€115.3m), an increase of £4.7m (5%) from the previous year.
