Revenue of the Chilean soccer market
Out of the 126.2 billion Chilean pesos in revenue generated by professional soccer in 2021, nearly 99.5 billion were made by the Primera División, the country’s first division of professional soccer – also known as Campeonato Betsson for sponsorship reasons. Delving deeper into the most profitable clubs within Chile’s first division, that year’s title holder made roughly 14.8 billion pesos in 2021, putting it above Universidad Católica and Universidad de Chile in terms of lucrative squads. Overall, television rights are the largest source of revenue for professional teams in Chile in 2021, with half being attributable to this source.Who are Chile’s most renown players?
The current record holder of most goals with the Chilean national soccer team is Alexis Sánchez. The 34-year-old footballer started his professional career with the Club de Deportes Cobreloa, though he was soon signed by an international club: the Italian Udinese Calcio. After also having played in Argentina, Spain, and England, he has been part of the Olympique Marseille in France since 2022. Meanwhile in the Chilean first division, Fernando Zampedri, playing for Universidad Católica, became the top male goal scorer of 2022, while Sonya Keefe from Universidad de Chile won the same position in the top women’s league.
