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 |
