Season tickets are an important part of what is considered the core business of football clubs: matchday revenues. Although this flow has been losing weight compared to commercial revenues and television rights (in 2011/2012 only represented between 14% and 28% of Deloitte Football Money League’s clubs figures), especially in the case of most renowned clubs, the amounts received for season tickets are very important in an early stage of the season (in most cases are paid in cash) and provide a minimum guarantee of attendance throughout the year.
Thus, Football Industry gathered the minimum prices of season tickets for 2013/2014 of the clubs competing in the following leagues: Liga ZON Sagres (Portugal), Bundesliga (Germany), Serie A (Italy), Barclays Premier League (England) and Liga BBVA (Spain).
Portuguese top division clubs charge a minimum average price of 81 Euros for their season seats, a substantially lower amount compared to the ones charged in the other countries included in this analysis. While the Italian and Spanish clubs present minimum average prices and average occupation rates relatively similar (see table below), the English and German ones, despite having high and similar average occupation rates, practice different prices (see table below). This situation has to do with a different strategy and mindset as the clubs from Bundesliga seek to be fully oriented to their fans and, thus, do not follow policies of price increases. This mindset allows, for example, a club like Bayern Munchen to offer a season seat for only 120 Euros.
Regarding the financial impact of buying a season ticket based on the monthly GDP per capita (purchasing power parity), we can conclude that in the Portuguese case, the average minimum price represents 5% of this indicator while in England a fan would have to make an investment equivalent to 25% of the country’s monthly GDP per capita.
Simultaneously, the lower occupation rate presented by Portuguese clubs requires them to perform adjustments on prices. For example, Portugal has 62% of Germany’s GDP per capita while its season tickets minimum average price only corresponds to 37% of the average Bundesliga’s amount (average occupation rate: 40% vs. 92%).
The substantially higher prices charged in England, Italy, Spain and Germany are also related to the fact that the clubs from these countries tend to include other matches besides the national league in their season tickets offer (e.g. national cup matches).
Minimum Average Prices and their Financial Impact
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LIST OF CLUBS’ MINIMUM SEASON TICKETS PRICES
Notes: (1) Exchange Rates as at August 06, 2013: 1 USD = 0,751496 EUR; 1 GBP = 1,15813 EUR; (2) Were only considered minimum adult standard prices (without any discounts); (3) No prices were considered for season seats renewal.
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Last July, UEFA revealed the prizes awarded to clubs that competed in the 2012/2013 editions of the UEFA Champions League (CL) and UEFA Europa League (EL).
In this context, we present an overview of the performance of the clubs that took part in these competitions between 2009/2010 and 2012/2013 (period after the process of UEFA Cup‘s rebranding).
The prizes awarded by UEFA to clubs that reach the group stage of the competition are based on the following points (2012/2013 amounts):
1.Participation bonus: the same for all clubs (8.6 million Euros in CL 12/13 and 1.3 million Euros in EL 12/13);
2.Performance bonus in the Group Stage: 1 million Euros per win and 500,000 for each draw in CL 12/13 and 200,000 per win and 100,000 for each tie in EL 12/13;
3.Market Pool: amount of the TV rights distributed according to the value of the television market of the club’s country of origin;
4.Place achieved in the Group Stage (only for EL): prize awarded to the 1st and 2nd placed teams of each group (400,000 Euros for the 1st placed and 200,000 Euros for the 2nd one in EL 12/13);
5.Round of 32 (only for EL): bonus for qualifying to this stage of the competition (200,000 Euros in EL 12/13);
6.Round of 16: bonus for qualifying to this stage of the competition (3.5 million Euros in CL 12/13 and 350,000 Euros in EL 12/13);
7.Quarter-finals: bonus for qualifying to this stage of the competition (3.9 million Euros in CL 12/13 and 450,000 Euros in EL 12/13);
8.Semi-finals: bonus for qualifying to this stage of the competition (4.9 million Euros in CL 12/13 and 1 million Euros in EL 12/13);
9.Runners-up: 6.5 million Euros in CL 12/13 and 2.5 million Euros in EL 12/13;
10.Winner: 10.5 million Euros in CL 12/13 and 5 million in EL 12/13;
11.We must also consider the Market Pool distributed to the teams that participated in EL by having reached the 3rd place in the group stage of the CL.
Thus, between 2009/10 and 2012/13, Chelsea was the club earning the largest amount (178 million Euros). In the Top 10 we can find three clubs from England (Chelsea, Manchester United and Arsenal), three from Italy (AC Milan, Internazionale and Juventus), two from Spain (Barcelona and Real Madrid) and two from Germany (Bayern Munchen and Borussia Dortmund). Regarding the Portuguese teams, FC Porto comes in the 17th place, SL Benfica in the 18th, SC Braga in the 42nd and Sporting CP in the 77th one.
In this period, 146 clubs from 34 countries took part in these competitions. When analyzing the bonus distribution by country, it turns out that England was the country raising the highest amount (647 million Euros) being represented by 11 clubs, followed by Spain with 560 million Euros and 10 clubs. Portugal comes in the 6th place with 161 million Euros and 7 clubs.
During these 4 seasons, UEFA distributed about 3,804 million Euros to the clubs that took part in the group stages and onwards of these competitions.
TOP 50 – CLUBS THAT RECEIVED MORE REVENUES FROM UEFA (09/10 to 12/13)
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REVENUES BY COUNTRY – All the participating teams between 09/10 and 12/13 (146 Clubs)
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Bloomberg Sports published for the first time its Football Power Top 50 that ranks players from the 5 main European leagues (England, France, Germany, Italy and Spain) according to their performance in 2012/2013 in statistical terms.
According to this list, the 11 best players of each league were the following ones:
Liga BBVA (Spain)
Courtois (Atl. Madrid); Dani Alves (Barcelona), Diego Mainz (Granada), Diego Godín (Atl. Madrid) and Nacho (Betis); Xavi (Barcelona); Patrick Ebert (Valladolid), Lionel Messi (Barcelona) and Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid); Falcao (Atl. Madrid) and Alvaro Negredo (Sevilla).
Serie A (Italy)
Abbiati (AC Milan); Konko (Lazio), Chiellini (Juventus), Campagnaro (Napoli) and Asamoah (Juventus); Pirlo (Juventus); Cuadrado (Fiorentina), Hamsik (Napoli) and Bonaventura (Atalanta); Cavani (Napoli) and Lamela (AS Roma).
Barclays Premier League (England)
Mignolet (Sunderland); Rafael (Manchester United), Vertonghen (Tottenham), Chico (Swansea) and Baines (Everton); Arteta (Arsenal); Walcott (Arsenal), Cazorla (Arsenal) and Bale (Tottenham); Van Persie (Manchester United) and Luis Suarez (Liverpool).
Ligue 1 (France)
Kossi Agassa (Reims); Rudy Mater (Valenciennes), Sakho (Paris Saint-Germain), Carlos Henrique (Bordeaux) and Bernard Mendy (Brest); Gonalons (Lyon); Dossevi (Valenciennes), Valbuena (Marseille) and Yohan Mollo (St. Etienne); Ibrahimovic (Paris Saint-Germain) and Aubameyang (St. Etienne).
Bundesliga (Germany)
Ron-Robert Zieler (Hannover); Lahm (Bayern Munchen), Dante (Bayern Munchen), Hummels (Borussia Dortmund) and Oliver Sorg (Friburgo); Schweinsteiger (Bayern Munchen); Thomas Müller (Bayern Munchen), Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund) and Ribéry (Bayern Munchen); Lewandowski (Borussia Dormtund) and Stefan Kiessling (Leverkusen).
Throughout the 2012/2013 season, the clubs from the top 5 European leagues (Barclays Premier League, Serie A, Liga BBVA, Ligue 1 and Bundesliga) presented 14 different tactical formations. The highest diversity level was registered in the Italian League (11 different formations).
Currently, the most widely used option is “4-2-3-1” having been presented by more than half of the clubs, except in Italy. In the case of the Spanish League, it was adopted by 90% of the teams over the last season.
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Note: We only considered the tactical formations used by the clubs in more than 50% of their matches in the competitions mentioned above.
Clubs from the 2012/2013 edition of Serie A will receive 865 million Euros regarding the television (TV) rights of the competition.
The Italian league follows a centralized model of distribution of the TV revenues based on the following criteria: 40% of revenues are distributed equally among the clubs (17.3 million Euros per club), 25% are allocated according to the number of supporters of each club, 5% is shared according to the population of the clubs location, 5% as a result of the performance in last season, 15% according to the previous five seasons (07/08 to 11/12) and the remaining 10% are distributed according to the historical performance of the clubs between 1946/47 and 2006/07.
Juventus, 2012/2013 champions, will receive the highest amount among the 20 clubs who competed in Serie A (11% of the total amount). The ratio between the amount given to Juventus and the one belonging to Pescara (club with the lowest amount and last placed in 2012/2013 Serie A) is 4.45.
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After the huge on-pitch success of Bayern Munchen this season, the German club took the lead of the 2013 edition of the ranking compiled by Brand Finance which includes the 50 world’s most valuable football brands.
Inversely, Manchester United went on to take the second place in the ranking being, however, beyond Real Madrid, the only team with an AAA+ rating assigned by Brand Finance.
Spanish and Italian clubs have seen their growth be affected by adverse economic conditions. On the other hand, Brazilian and Turkish clubs registered significant growth rates associated with the emerging economies of their countries and the passion of their supporters.
The average growth of the 50 brands within the ranking was 7% adding together a total value of 6,647 million Euros. Currently, the 50 clubs represented are associated with 10 different suppliers of sports equipment (the lead belongs to Adidas with 18 clubs followed by Nike with 14).
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The ranking includes clubs from ten different countries being England and Germany the two ones most represented (14 and 8 clubs respectively) aggregating more than 50% of the total value of the 50 brands.
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Note: Exchange rate May 29, 2013: 1 USD = 0,772821 EUR.
At a time when most European leagues are about to end, we present five young players who stood out in those which are considered the five most competitive championships, namely, Barclays Premier League (England), Bundesliga (Germany), Liga BBVA (Spain), Ligue 1 (France) and Serie A (Italy).
MARIO GOTZE – Bundesliga
Mario Gotze made an impressive season and has already been “rewarded” with a transfer to Bayern Munchen for about 37 million Euros. The player stands out for its passing, crossing, dribbling and vision ability. Gotze also presented an interesting goalscoring sheet being responsible for 12.5% of Borussia Dortmund‘s goals in 12/13 Bundesliga being also important on defensive moments (2.8 interceptions and tackles per game).
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ERIK LAMELA – Serie A
Although AS Roma has made a modest championship, Erik Lamela has confirmed his potential. The youngster has shown a remarkable ability to dribble and shot scoring 21.7% of the goals of his team.
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SERGE AURIER – Ligue 1
The youngster from Ivory Coast, who plays for Toulouse, has proved to have great potential in tackles, interceptions and aerial duels but still needs to improve on the offensive moments.
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MATIJA NASTASIC – Barclays Premier League
The Serbian central defender who moved from Fiorentina to Manchester City has confirmed his potential and received several praises despite the less successful campaign of his team this year. Matija Nastasic has shown a great ability especially in aerial duels, although this was not confirmed offensively, good passing ability, strong in tackling and fewer fouls per game.
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KOKE – Liga BBVA
The midfielder from Atlético Madrid‘s “cantera” has been highlighted for his ability to pass and cross (has also played as a winger) and his defensive contribution. Moreover, he has been also responsible for a significant part of his team’s passing (9% of his team’s total passes).
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Notes: (1) Were only considered players with 21 or fewer years of age playing in the German, Spanish, French, English and Italian leagues; (2) The data presented in this article refers to the competitions mentioned above; (3) Data collected on May 18, 2013.
DATA PROVIDER: WhoScored.com
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After the end of the UEFA Europa League, we present some key figures of the 2012/2013 edition regarding the games, teams and players that took part in this competition.
– Games: 204
– Teams: 56
– Players: 1,238 (average of 22 per team)
– Goals: 521 (2.6 per game)
– Headed Goals: 115 (0.6 per game)
– 1-15 Minute Goals: 50 (9.6%)
– 16-30 Minute Goals: 87 (16.7%)
– 31-45 Minute Goals: 68 (13.1%)
– Additional Time (1st half) Goals: 11 (2.1%)
– 46-60 Minute Goals: 85 (16.3%)
– 61-75 Minute Goals: 86 (16.5%)
– 76-90 Minute Goals: 91 (17.5%)
– Additional Time (2nd half) Goals: 39 (7.5%)
– Extra Time (1st half) Goals: 2 (0.4%)
– Extra Time (2nd half) Goals: 2 (0.4%)
– Penalties Scored: 39
– Penalties Denied: 14
– Offsides: 1.008 (4.9 per game)
– Fouls: 5,227 (25.6 per game)
– Corner Kicks: 1,960 (9.6 per game)
– Yellow cards: 834 (4.1 per game)
– Red Cards: 45 (0.2 per game)
– Top 3 Best Scorers: 1st – Libor Kozák, Lazio (8 Goals, Accuracy 47%, scored every 77 minutes), 2nd – Edinson Cavani, Napoli (7 goals; Accuracy 26%, scored every 66 minutes); 3rd – Óscar Cardozo, Benfica (7 goals, 32% Accuracy, scored every 84 minutes)
– Top 3 Players with More Assists: 1st – Jose Barkero, Levante (6), 2nd – Juan Mata, Chelsea (6), 3rd – Fredy Guarin, Internazionale (4)
– Top 3 Players with More Shots on Target: 1st – Óscar Cardozo, Benfica (17 shots, 1.89 per game), 2nd – Samuel Eto’o, Anzhi (17 shots, 1.7 per game), 3rd – Fernando Torres, Chelsea (15 shots, 1.7 per game)
– Teams with More Goals per game: 1st – Young Boys, Switzerland (2.33), 2nd – Dnipro, Ukraine (2.13), 3rd – Internazionale, Italy (2)
– Goals per Match Finalists: Chelsea, England (1.89); Benfica, Portugal (1.67)
– Top 3 Teams with More Shots on Target: 1st – Basel, Switzerland (73), 2nd – Stuttgart, Germany (71), 3rd – Lazio, Italy (65)
– Commercial Gross Revenues (Euros): 225 million
– Revenues Distributed to Clubs (Euros): 168,75 million
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Last week, FIFA Transfer Matching System GmbH published the “Global Transfer Market 2012” report which presents data about international transfers of professional football players aged over 18 years old. The report covers 200 countries and more than 5,600 professional clubs. The vision of FIFA TMS, who controls the process of players transfers is to foster and sustain a transparent global transfer market, based on integrity, responsibility and innovation.
Key figures of the market in 2012:
- 11,552 international transfers performed successfully (increase of 1% compared to 2011);
- Overall, European countries were the most active;
- 64% of transfers occurred in January, July and August 2012;
- On 31 January and 31 August 2012, there was a transfer every 5 minutes;
- The most represented nationality in the transfer market was the Brazilian one, followed by Argentine and the ones belonging to the United Kingdom;
- Average age of players transferred internationally: 24 years and 10 months (equal to 2011);
- 39% of international transfers involved players aged between 20 and 24 years old;
- 70% of international transfers involved out of contract athletes (equal to 2011), 12% involved loans between clubs (36% with monetary compensation), 10% direct transfers between clubs (85% with monetary compensation) and 8% returns on loans;
- 14% of international transfers were performed involving monetary compensation between clubs;
- 67% of clubs belonging to associations overseen by FIFA acquired at least one athlete and 79% sold at least one player;
- Total compensation between clubs: 2.000 million Euros (drop of 10% compared to 2011);
- Average compensation between clubs: 1.2 million Euros (break 11% compared to 2011);
- Average length of contract of players acquired at no cost: 1 year and 4 months;
- Average length of contract of players acquired through monetary compensation: 3 years;
- Average length of loan agreements: 10 months;
- Average annual fixed salary of the players transferred to Italy (the country with the highest average salary among the six most active countries in the market): 550 000 Euros;
- Average annual fixed salary of the players transferred to Brazil (most active country in 2012 recording 11% of the total transfers): 61 000 Euros.
- Change in the involvement of intermediaries in international transfers compared to 2011: + 19%;
- Compensation paid by English clubs to intermediaries in international transfers (the highest in the world): 45 million Euros.
Incoming and Outgoing Transfers by Region
The European market registered the majority of the incoming and outgoing transfers in 2012. The African and North American markets were the ones with the highest growth while the South American and Asian regions registered a decline.
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Most Active Countries in the Transfer Market in 2012
Regarding the most active countries in the market in 2012, there is mainly a trend for the entry of a greater number of foreign players in the English market and the larger internationalization of the Spanish player, certainly encouraged by the achievements of the Spanish national team. In percentage terms, the countries with the largest growth in the number of entries were Iraq (342%), Ivory Coast (322%) and Liberia (300%). Regarding the outgoing transfers, the top 3 in percentage terms, is composed by Gabon (75%), Hong Kong (72%) and Malaysia (69%).
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Balance of Incoming and Outgoing Transfers (€)
With regard to the balance of each country between revenues and expenses with players transfers, Brazil and Portugal lead the top 10 countries whose benefits were higher than expenditures while England and Russia lead, prominently, spenders top 10.
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Average annual salary paid to players transferred into the 6 most active countries in the Market in 2012 (fixed compensation)
Regarding this aspect, there is still a large gap between the European and South American markets.
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Commissions paid to intermediaries in International Transfers
England, Italy and Russia lead the top 10 countries that paid the highest values to intermediaries in 2012.
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