DFL Economic Report 24-25

Game clip from the match between FC St. Pauli and VfL Bochum at Millerntor. (Photo)Game clip from the match between FC St. Pauli and VfL Bochum at Millerntor. (Photo)

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Economic figures

Ratio of payroll costs for match operations to total revenue

Salaries for professional players and coaching staff of the 18 Bundesliga clubs rose slightly, reaching a new record high of €1.72 billion. This was €47.1 million higher than the previous season, representing an increase of 2.8 per cent. Since the total revenue of Bundesliga clubs increased by €320.8 million, proportionally even more, the payroll cost ratio, which compares expenditure on players and coaches to revenues, decreased again by 1.3 percentage points to 33.6 per cent.

Bundesliga Total (€ 000s)

 

2022-2023

2023-2024

2024-2025

Payroll costs for match operations

1,617,107

1,674,885

1,721,994

Ratio

36.3%

34.9%

33.6%

Payroll costs for match operations and commercial/administrative staff

1,985,893

2,032,524

2,122,380

Ratio

44.6%

42.3%

41.4%

Total revenue

4,452,403

4,801,911

5,122,707