Top Football Clubs by Gate Earnings in 2014/15

The UEFA has released a report on the finances of European football leagues in the 2014/15 season. One of the more interesting sections of the report ranks clubs by gate receipt revenue.

Here are the top 20 Euro football clubs, ranked by gate revenues in 2014/15:

1. Real Madrid - €121m
2. Arsenal - €120m
3. Manchester United - €119m
4. Barcelona - €117m
5. Bayern Munich - €109m
6. Chelsea - €79m
7. Liverpool - €60m
8. Man City - €57m
9. Paris Saint-Germain - €47m
10. Hamburger SV - €45m
11. Borussia Dortmund - €41m
12. Juventus - €37m
13. Eintracht Frankfurt - €36m
14. Tottenham - €35m
15. 04 Schalke - €35m
16. Atletico Madrid - €34m
17. VfB Stuttgart - €32m
18. Newcastle - €31m
19. Fenerbahce - €27m
20. Celtic - €27m

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It sure seems as there are the top 5 clubs, and then there is everyone else. Real Madrid, Arsenal, Man Utd, Barcelona and Bayern earn between €4m - €4.2m per match from ticket sales.

Interesting to see Hamburger SV in 10th position, ahead of clubs such as Borussia Dortmund, Juventus and Atletico Madrid.

There are 7 clubs from the English Premier League among the top twenty, 6 clubs from the German Bundesliga and 3 clubs from the Spanish La Liga. The remaining four teams are from France, Italy, Turkey and Scotland.