In 2021/22, professional soccer provided employment for nearly 50,000 people in Germany, representing an increase of over 84 percent on the previous season. Bundesliga clubs generated a total of 3.6 billion euros in revenue in the same season.
Total number of people employed in the professional soccer industry in Germany from 2019/20 to 2021/22
Figures represent the total number of people directly or indirectly employed in the professional soccer industry in Germany, including playing staff, security, and caterers.
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DFL. (March 31, 2023). Total number of people employed in the professional soccer industry in Germany from 2019/20 to 2021/22 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/282839/employees-of-german-bundesliga-clubs/
DFL. "Total number of people employed in the professional soccer industry in Germany from 2019/20 to 2021/22." Chart. March 31, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/282839/employees-of-german-bundesliga-clubs/
DFL. (2023). Total number of people employed in the professional soccer industry in Germany from 2019/20 to 2021/22. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/282839/employees-of-german-bundesliga-clubs/
DFL. "Total Number of People Employed in The Professional Soccer Industry in Germany from 2019/20 to 2021/22." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/282839/employees-of-german-bundesliga-clubs/
DFL, Total number of people employed in the professional soccer industry in Germany from 2019/20 to 2021/22 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/282839/employees-of-german-bundesliga-clubs/ (last visited June 18, 2024)
Total number of people employed in the professional soccer industry in Germany from 2019/20 to 2021/22 [Graph], DFL, March 31, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/282839/employees-of-german-bundesliga-clubs/