ian1964 10,409 Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 A new study has placed Celtic in the top 40 earners in world football - but concluded that the club’s meagre broadcast revenue will ‘restrict’ their potential to ever compete for a top 20 spot. The club’s inability to challenge the game’s biggest earners comes despite the Hoops’ “strong supporter base” which ensures their match-day income allows them to make up for a lack of TV money. The conclusions were made by financial firm Deloitte, who have published their 17th edition of their Football Money League, which they claim is “the most contemporary and reliable analysis of the clubs’ relative financial performance” for the season 2012-13. Spanish superpowers Real Madrid have taken the number one spot for the ninth consecutive year, thanks to a revenue of €518.9 million - around £444.7 million. Despite having six clubs in the top 20 - both Manchester clubs, Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool and Spurs - English football saw Manchester United drop out of the top three, with Bayern Munich leapfrogging them with a revenue of £369.6 million. This year’s findings, which exclude player transfer fees, show a total combined revenue for the top 20 of a massive €5.4 billion (up eight per cent) and includes two new entries - Turkish pair Galatasaray (16th) and Fenerbahce (18th) - from clubs outside Europe’s big five of England, France, Germany, Italy and Spain for the first time. The chances of Celtic ever making it in amongst the game’s big guns are slim, however, with the top 30 all generating revenue in excess of €100 million. The Parkhead outfit enjoyed a massive 48 per cent uplift in revenues for the period in question, with Deloitte attributing much of their £75.8 million (€88.5 million) to the successful qualification of Neil Lennon’s side for the last 16 of the Champions League last term. But, despite the continued backing of fans, Deloitte have identified domestic broadcast income as the main issue hampering Celtic’s ability to keep pace with the world’s highest earners. By contrast, Real Madrid earned £161.4 million from broadcast rights alone. A spokesman said: “Celtic are amongst the 40 highest revenue generating football clubs in the world, having achieved revenues of £75.8m in 2012-13, an uplift of £24.5m (48 per cent) on the previous year. “This revenue uplift was driven by the club’s progress to the knock-out stages of the Champions League, which delivered substantial UEFA central distributions and contributed to an increase in match-day revenues due to a higher number of home games at Celtic Park, with a total of 30 in 2012-13 compared to 24 in the previous season. “Whilst domestic league broadcast contract values are a fraction of those for leagues in larger European markets, restricting Celtic’s ability to compete for a top 20 position in the Money League, the club continues to benefit from a strong supporter base, with an average home league match attendance of 46,754.” Top 20: 1 Real Madrid - £444.7 million. 2 Barcelona - £413.6 million. 3 Bayern Munich - £369.6 million. 4 Manchester United - £363.2. 5 PSG - £341.8 million. 6 Manchester City - £271 million. 7 Chelsea - £260 million. 8 Arsenal - £243.6 million. 9 Juventus - 233.5 million. 10 AC Milan - £225.8 million. 11 Borussia Dortmund - £219.6 million. 12 Liverpool - 206.2 Million. 13 Schalke 04 - £169.9 Million. 14 Spurs - £147.4 Million. 15 Inter - £144.6 Million. 16 Galatasaray - £134.6 Million. 17 Hamburg - £116 Million. 18 Fenerbahce - £108.3 million. 19 Roma - £106.6 million. 20 Atletico Madrid - £102.8. http://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/spfl/celtic-in-top-40-of-world-football-earners-list-1-3280419 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrahimHemdani 1 Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Time was both Rangers and Celtic were in the top 20. The rise of the Turkish clubs (and the fall of Man Utd) is probably the biggest current phenomen. Overall the rich are getting richer and the rest........... 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Cooper 0 Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 We can only dream of a £75m turnover. Our highest ever was £65m and i don't see us topping that ever again. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super_Ally 0 Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 with an average home league match attendance of 46,754.” Really? Not convinced. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrahimHemdani 1 Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 Really? Not convinced. Stated to be 45662 here http://www.football-lineups.com/tourn/SPL_2012-2013/Stats/Home_Avg_Atte/ might be a little higher if you include European games. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig 5,195 Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 Stated to be 45662 here http://www.football-lineups.com/tourn/SPL_2012-2013/Stats/Home_Avg_Atte/ might be a little higher if you include European games. Assuming they havent been using the Seville calculator. I pay no heed to their "official" numbers because they have been proven to be bullshit. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zappa 0 Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 I'm sure Ian or someone else posted an image last weekend that was a photo of a newspaper claiming their attendance at the last match at Parkhead was actually less than 10,000 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Barristan Selmy 222 Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 I'm pretty sure both us and them count season tickets as part of the attendance whether they turn up or not. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc 280 Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 It's just that our ST holders turn up. Their's can't be arsed. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
der Berliner 3,234 Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 A spokesman said: “Celtic are amongst the 40 highest revenue generating football clubs in the world, having achieved revenues of £75.8m in 2012-13, an uplift of £24.5m (48 per cent) on the previous year. That's what happens when you sneak past the group stages of the CL (with a poor Barca side and a dodgy Samaras goal included in here) these days. Deduct that and they'd drop to what, 167th? Anyway, I'd assume that were they 46th, the paper would whip up an article saying that they are in the top 50. Anyway, ... which equals such oh-so-positive mantra. (Watching this might disturb the faint of heart!) 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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