According to the European football body, clubs faced a deficit of 4 billion euros in 2019-2020 and 3 billion euros in the next financial year, after twenty years of uninterrupted growth.
In question, there was a sharp drop in ticket revenue (with a revenue reduction of 4.4 billion euros) due to empty stadiums, less commercial and sponsorship activities (estimated to decrease by 1.7 billion euros) and a slight impact on TV rights (0.9 billion). .
These results are in line with forecasts unveiled by the body in May 2021, which envisage a drop of 7.2 billion euros over two years for 711 First Division clubs in Europe.
This new study includes consolidated results for the same 700 clubs for the year 2020, as well as anticipated financial statements for the 95 major teams for the year 2021, marked exclusively behind closed doors.
These long months of empty stadiums have actually caused a huge reduction in ticket revenue, a drop of 88% in 2021 compared to 2019.
UEFA also analyzed the impact of COVID on the transfer market.
“Revenues due to transfers during the 2020, January 2021 and summer 2021 transfer windows decreased by 40% compared to their original level”, pointing to the European body, amounting to 3.8 billion euros, which will be set for the European Union in the summer of 2021. Clubs, compared to up to 6.5 billion in the 2019 summer transfer window.
The activity of Ligue 1 clubs on the market has halved between the summer of 2019 and the summer of 2021, with a negative balance: 400 million euros spent against 372 million received.
Victims of the withdrawal of their broadcaster Mediapro, the starting point for the decline in their television revenues, Ligue 1 clubs are among the hardest hit in Europe, with total revenue declining by 29% since March 2020, while England, Germany and for about 20%. Spain, and 26% for Italy.
Between 2019 and 2020, Paris SG saw its revenue drop by 15% to 560 million euros. However, he is in the top 5 highest earners in Europe after Barcelona, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and Manchester United.
But UEFA also stresses the recovery it has seen in recent months: “supporters are always more hungry than ever to return to the stadium”, she assures, while watching the transfer window rebound during the winter window. Happened. Just completed end of January.
Indeed, according to UEFA estimates, 950 million euros were spent in Europe last month. Overall that is only 10% lower than the average winter transfer window between 2017 and 2019.
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