hero-image

TV distribution rights show EPL ahead of other leagues, Real Madrid and Barcelona hold duopoly

A recent study of figures released show that in the 2013/14 season, the equal distribution of TV rights money in the Premier League means that teams get more or less the same amount, depending on the number of games showed live.

But in comparison to the Spanish La Liga, the big two of Real Madrid and Barcelona get more than double the TV money compared to their nearest competitor.

Both Spanish giants raked in €140m per season while the next best in third place was Valencia who got only €48m – that is almost €30m less than what the 20th placed team in the Premier League got (Cardiff got €74.5m)! 

The German Bundesliga is also not far behind the Premier League with respect to equal distribution for live matches, but they too earn far less than the Premier League, which is marketed a lot more around the world.

The Premier League itself gets €1.12 billion more than La Liga in TV money every season. 

TV DISTRIBUTION FOR 2013/14
  PREMIER LEAGUE LA LIGA BUNDESLIGA
# TEAM MONEY TEAM MONEY TEAM MONEY
1 Liverpool €117m Real Madrid €140m Bayern Munich €37m
2 Manchester City €115.9m Barcelona €140m Borussia Dortmund €35.6m
3 Chelsea €112.9m Valencia €48m Bayer Leverkusen €33.7m
4 Arsenal €111.4m Atletico Madrid €42m Schalke 04 €33.3m
5 Tottenham €107.6m Sevilla €32m Borussia M'Gladbach €32m
6 Manchester United €107m Atheltic Bilbao €32m Hannover 96 €30.8m
7 Everton €102m Villarreal €32m VfL Wolfsburg €30.2m
8 Newcastle €92.9m Real Betis €30m Mainz 05 €29m
9 Southampton €92.3m Espanyol €28m SC Freiburg €28.2m
10 Stoke City €90.8m Real Sociedad €25m VFB Stuttgart €27.2m
11 Swansea €89m Malaga €25m Werder Bremen €26.2m
12 West Ham €88.4m Getafe €25m 1899 Hoffenheim €25.2m
13 Crystal Palace €87.9m Osasuna €22m Hamburger SV €24m
14 Aston Villa €86.7m Celta Vigo €22m 1.FC Nurnberg €22.9m
15 Sunderland €86m Levante €22m Eintracht Frankfurt €21.7m
16 Hull City €80.4m Granada €18m FC Augsburg €20.6m
17 West Brom €79m Elche €18m Hertha BSC €19.4m
18 Norwich City €77.5m Real Valladolid €18m Eintracht Braunschweig €19.2m
19 Fulham €76m Rayo Vallecano €18m    
20 Cardiff City €74.5m Almeria €18m    
  TOTAL €1,875.2m TOTAL €755m

TOTAL

€496.2m

You may also like