Archive · 22 Jan 2026
Real Madrid Tops Football Rich List
Real Madrid is the richest football club in Europe, making almost 1.2 billion euros last season.
They didn't win any big trophies but their fancy stadium made lots of money.
Barcelona is second, and Bayern Munich is third.
Liverpool is the highest-earning English club.
Most of the top clubs are from England, Spain, Germany, and France.
Arsenal is the highest-earning women's team.
All the top clubs together made 12.4 billion euros, which is 11% more than before.
Some clubs are making money by adding breweries, hotels, and restaurants to their stadiums.
There's also a new big tournament that helped some clubs earn more.
Real Madrid topped the football rich list with 1.2 billion euros in revenue for the 2024/25 season.
Barcelona secured the second position with 975 million euros in revenue despite playing away from their home stadium.
Bayern Munich ranked third with 861 million euros, boosted by winning the Champions League.
Liverpool led the English clubs for the first time with 836 million euros in revenue.
Arsenal became the highest-earning women's team with 25.6 million euros in revenue.
- Who
- Real Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Liverpool, Arsenal
- What
- Football clubs' revenue rankings
- When
- 2024/25 season
- Where
- Europe
- Why
- Deloitte's Money League study
- Top Club
- Real Madrid
- Revenue
- 1.2 billion euros
- Second Place
- Barcelona
- Third Place
- Bayern Munich
- Liverpool's Revenue
- 836 million euros
- Total Revenue of Top 20 Clubs
- 12.4 billion euros
- Highest-Earning Women's Team
- Arsenal
- Arsenal's Revenue
- 25.6 million euros