Groups by payroll costs for match operations

The economic conditions of the 18 clubs in the Bundesliga differ greatly in some cases. In order to better compare their financial conditions, the clubs were divided into three clusters based on the expenditure for their respective professional teams. The corresponding revenue and expense items were then allocated to these clusters. The analysis shows that the clubs with the highest payroll costs have significantly higher revenue and expenses than the average Bundesliga club. With 92 per cent more revenue and 91 per cent more costs, these clubs are almost twice as high as the calculated average in both areas. While the Bundesliga averages were €266.8 million in revenue and €260.4 million in expenditure, the six strongest clubs in economic terms recorded revenue of €510.9 million and expenditure of €496.4 million. The clubs in the in group II, on the other hand, ranked at around 71 per cent in both areas, while those in group III recorded 38 per cent revenue and 39 per cent costs.

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The clubs are divided into three groups of six as follows, according to the level of their personnel expenses for match operations in the 2023-24 season:

Group I Clubs with payroll costs for match operations of more than €81 million

Group II Clubs with payroll costs for match operations of between €80 million and €51 million

Group III Clubs with payroll costs for match operations of less than €50 million