La Liga will be the major soccer league that will have the biggest revenue growth next season | comp

The Spanish League will be the league that will increase its income the most next season out of the five main domestic competitions in European football. This is what Deloitte expected in its report Football Finance Annual Review, as it is estimated that the Spanish league championship will reach record revenues of 3,400 million euros at the conclusion of the 2023-2024 season, in addition to television rights, sponsorships or box office revenues. It will be 100 million, or 3% more, than it was in 2022-23 that just ended. The English Premier League, the undisputed leader in revenue generation in European football, will grow by just under 1%, reaching 6,662 million. A number, yes, almost equal to the sum of the Spanish and German championships combined.

The remaining leagues, including the German Championships, are facing a season of declines, Deloitte estimates. The Italian Series A will see its income drop by around 6%, to 2,450 million. Bundesliga, nearly 3% to 3450 million. Despite this, it will still be slightly higher than the Spanish. The French League shrinks by 2.4%, to 2050 million. The total billings for the five major leagues over the next season will be set at 18,012 million, 143 less than in 2022-23.

LaLiga will take a step forward this year on a commercial level, with the incorporation of EA Sports as a major sponsor, naming the competition for a contract of nearly 30 million over five seasons, a higher figure than Banco Santander paid up until this season. A renewal that leverages competition for profound change. Television rights will be the main one, with Telefónica and Dazn contributing 1,000 million to the domestic market, and nearly 800 million received from abroad through its partner Mediapro.

Of the five major leagues, La Liga is the most dependent on television revenue. In the 2021-2022 season, on which Deloitte focused its analysis, 59% of turnover came through this route, while in the Premier League it represents 54%, in Serie A 57%, and in the Bundesliga 44%. 1, 36%. On the other hand, that season Spanish teams allocated 73% of income to paying wages, lower than Italy’s 83% or France’s 87%, but higher than Premiers (67%) and Germany (59%).

Deloitte’s report also analyzes the operating profitability of these major leagues. The English Premier League leads the standings with 532 million euros in 2021-2022, compared to 277 in Germany. In Spain, an operating loss of 82 million was registered, rising in the Italian case to 412, and in the French case to 599. This variable does not include player transfers. If included, the English competition stands to record a net loss of more than €700m.

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