Revenue of the Premier League by stream 2014-2021

The Premier League is not only the most successful football league but also the most successful sports league worldwide. The total revenue for the 2019/20 season came to over 5.1 billion euros. That season was also the first in Premier League history for the revenue to decrease compared to the prior one as direct result of the COVID-19 pandemic . The same trend can be seen among all the other top tier football leagues in Europe.

Revenue Breakdown

As with all professional top tier football leagues, the revenue can be broken down into three basic categories: Broadcastingbroadcasting, Commercial commercial and Matchmatch-day revenue. The Premier League generates most if its revenue from broadcasting licences, followed by commercial, and then match-day revenue. Due to the pause of the prior season out of health concerns, not all matches were played and broadcasted as scheduled, resulting in a penalty fee for already paid broadcasting rights. Since attendance also lackedwas also lacking, match-day revenue suffered as well.

Popular Teams

In a 2021 survey among UK football fans on their favourite Premier League club, 16 percent of respondents gave Manchester United as an answer, followed by 13 perventpercent who liked said Liverpool and ten percent saying Arsenal. These numbers go hand in hand with financial success since these clubs also show had the highest team brand values throughout the past decade.