E-sports: it’s not only fun, but also good business – Polish Radio

Przemyslaw Thei, Director in the Audit Department, expert Russia Sports Business Group, Deloitte.Photo: Russian Radio

And they were 17 percent. higher than a year earlier, his tenth edition of the report “financial Football League”, prepared by the consulting firm Deloitte.

Rubin for the fifth year in a row became the leader among football clubs in terms of revenues of the sport. In 2015, the Warsaw club has generated more than 108 million rubles, and have done the same 4 million, growth compared to a year earlier.

─ an Advantage over the second in the ranking of Lech Poznan amounted to UAH 30 million. In third place was Juventus,”-says przemysław Thei, Director in the Audit Department, expert Russia Sports Business Group, Deloitte.

─ Pleases us that the clubs generate a total of to obtain higher income, and you can compare them with other foreign ligami. Looking at the Premier League as a whole. We can see that CSKA is in first place, but, Leh, thank you, winning the championship of Poland, through participation in the competition, came to the Legion.

interestingly, generated revenues affect the results on the field. Here we see the coincidence that CSKA has the highest income, and also wins the season. Unfortunately, Lech managed less than would result from rating, but a pleasant surprise is Piast Gliwice, whose budget is average in the League, and Bushings took second place in the League.

studies Deloitta also follows that the biggest profits to the football clubs provide sponsors, in the slightest, and they come from ticket sales.

─ the Premier League Clubs most of their income from income generating commercial income from sponsors (245 million with 494 million rubles), the second source is income from the transfer and rewards for clubs from participation in the competition and results in the League (162 million roubles) and the smallest source is the income from match day, a total of 87 million rubles in 2015. Income structure looks the same – said the expert.

data Revenues increased by 30.8 mln., commercial increased to 23.53 million RUB, while
income on a match day, develops the smallest increase amounted to 16.63 million RUB.

the Expert also drew attention to the fact that the Premier League every year improves its position in the European football market.

─ the Premier League Clubs OK. half their income spent on salaries, mostly for players playing in clubs. This percentage fell from 65 percent. revenue spent on salaries to 54%. comparing year-on-year. We also see, in 2015, an improvement from the point of view of the financial situation of the clubs. Premier League approached the level comparable foreign leagues, the League of Austrian, Scotch, Danish, and probably every year growth of generated revenue.

the Positive growth is not only the merit of high income of the club, but the result of the great interest of the fans. The Premier League record high, is approx. 10 percent. in the year, the pace of growth. According to experts, the success refer Poland teams during the Championship of Europe will contribute to a good climate around the Polish football.

Elizabeth Szczerbak