Never before have so many people been employed as a result of German professional football as in the 2023-24 season. A total of 61,727 people were employed directly or indirectly by the clubs and their subsidiaries. That is 5,646 more than in the previous record-breaking 2018-19 season. 19,835 people worked for the 36 clubs and limited companies, with a further 7,170 working for the clubs’ subsidiaries. This means that a total of 27,005 people were working directly for a Bundesliga or Bundesliga 2 club. Of these, 9,118 were full-time staff, while the remainder were trainees, part-time staff or contracted workers.
|
Bundesliga |
Bundesliga 2 |
Licensed football |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2022-23 |
2023-24 |
2022-23 |
2023-24 |
2022-23 |
2023-24 |
Licensees |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Full-time staff |
4.923 |
5,079 |
2.171 |
2,368 |
7.094 |
7,447 |
Trainees |
68 |
101 |
48 |
45 |
116 |
146 |
Part-time staff |
1.280 |
1,297 |
682 |
1,098 |
1.962 |
2,395 |
Temporary workers |
5.160 |
6,616 |
2.941 |
3,231 |
8.101 |
9,847 |
Total |
11.431 |
13,093 |
5.842 |
6,742 |
17.273 |
19,835 |
Subsidiaries |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Full-time staff |
1.248 |
1,302 |
386 |
369 |
1.634 |
1,671 |
Trainees |
26 |
42 |
8 |
13 |
34 |
55 |
Part-time staff |
766 |
521 |
112 |
307 |
878 |
828 |
Temporary workers |
2.864 |
2,281 |
1.253 |
2,335 |
4.117 |
4,616 |
Total |
4.904 |
4,146 |
1.759 |
3,024 |
6.663 |
7,170 |
Contractors |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Security companies |
8.343 |
8,186 |
4.209 |
5,737 |
12.552 |
13,923 |
Caterers |
8.757 |
8,879 |
4.333 |
5,440 |
13.090 |
14,319 |
Medical services |
925 |
947 |
542 |
662 |
1.467 |
1,609 |
Other |
3.176 |
2,383 |
780 |
2,488 |
3.956 |
4,871 |
Total |
21.201 |
20,395 |
9.864 |
14,327 |
31.065 |
34,722 |
Grand total |
37.536 |
37,634 |
17.465 |
24,093 |
55.001 |
61,727 |
