Nota de Prensa
FRI 15.04.2016
In compliance with the objective of guaranteeing transparency of the economic and financial state of play in Spanish football, LaLiga presented the 2015 Professional Football Financial Report. The report contains detailed information from last year regarding revenue, expenses, the evolution of debt among LaLiga clubs and public limited sports companies (SAD), as well as aspects of the institution’s social initiatives.
One of the most significant achievements picked out by the Professional Football Financial Report is the approval of Royal Decree 5/2015 on urgent measures regarding the marketing of broadcasting rights for professional football competitions. This measure has allowed clubs to optimise the revenues they receive from the audiovisual market and adapt to the new needs of television broadcasters.
Highlights of the economic and financial analysis from the 2014-2015 season include the consolidation of revenue growth in both divisions, in line with the trend seen over the last three seasons, with a total turnover of 2.6 billion euros representing an increase of 12.3% versus the previous year. Another report highlight refers to LaLiga Netted, which groups all the professional Spanish football clubs except the two that generate the most revenue and has gone from being a long-time loss-maker to reaching a record profit of 113.2 million euros.
In the 2014-2015 season the revenue growth came from marketing and operations resulting from transfers of federative rights of players, a result of the clubs’ financial recovery efforts. Regarding expenses, there are no significant differences versus previous years in the 2014-2015 season. Some 64% of the total expenses last season came from investment in the sports staff, wages and amortisation of transfers.
Another positive result seen in the Financial Report refers to the clubs' total level of debt, which has been reduced by 81.8 million euros. This reduction has moved the Net Debt to Income ratio from 1.42 to 1.29, a step closer to the target of 1.
Finally, the total debt owed to the Spanish Tax Agency (AEAT) and the Regional Treasuries continues to decline, going from 496 million euros after the 2013-2014 season to 327.9 million euros in September 2015.
For the first time the 2015 Professional Football Financial Report covers two important aspects of the institution’s social impact in the areas of grassroots football and direct job creation linked to professional football. Investment in youth football was 84.5 million euros and has enabled the maintenance of roughly 500 teams with more than 10,000 players across 16 different categories. This programme is not only aimed at technical training, but also at cultivating enduring values and attitudes. And lastly, employment, either at football clubs themselves or directly linked to suppliers of goods and services to the clubs, represents a total of more than 69,000 workers.
SEE THE 2015 PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL FINANCIAL REPORT HERE
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