DNCG: PSG and OM put Ligue 1 in the red!

It is always a balance sheet expected by French football observers. The DNCG has rendered its annual report on the economic situation of our professional clubs in recent hours. This is the synthesis of last season (2023/2024), which makes it possible to make a point to better realize the state of finances. First observation made, the cumulative losses for Ligue 1 amount to € 164 million. It is a lot on all 18 clubs, but it is much better than the year that ended on € 273 million in global deficit. The variation is still around 40 %.

In the previous report, PSG and OL concentrated 77 % of these losses (€ 209 million by them). This time, the capital's club (€ 60.3 million) is accompanied by OM (€ 39 million) in major values. The two teams, which make the front page of the news at the moment after the banner affair against Adrien Rabiot, alone represent 60 % of the overall deficit of Ligue 1. We can add the OGC Nice and OL, not far behind with € 26.7 million and € 25.7 million respectively. These 4 clubs bring together € 151 million in € 164 million in cumulative losses from our championship on the championship last year, or 92.5 %.

Large clubs dig the deficit

As you can see, the flagship clubs of our Ligue 1, whose shareholders are strong and can fill the deficits, dig these losses. The smallest arrangement teams forced to balance their accounts are more looking at the end of the season. Moreover, 8 (LOSC, Angers, Lens, Toulouse, Brest, Reims Nantes and Montpellier) of them finish with accounts in green, when 10 (Rennes, Saint-Etienne, Le Havre, Auxerre, Strasbourg, Monaco, Ol, Nice, OM and PSG) finish in the red. Best student a year ago with € 30 million in profits, Lille confirms its place in 2023/2024 (+ € 16.8 million).

The reduction in the overall deficit of our championship is explained by various factors. Audiovisual duties have increased slightly (€ 723 million against 706 in 2022/2023), as are revenues linked to sponsors (€ 718 million against € 678 million), merchandising (€ 836 million against € 737 million) and transfers (500 M against € 474 million), contributing to the rise in wages and social charges (5% (+ 7 %). As such, PSG with € 658 million alone occupies more than a third (35%) of the overall Ligue 1 staff (€ 658 million out of a total of € 1.84 billion).

The Fort Essay of TV rights

In this ranking, OL follows walking with € 161.9 million in remuneration for its staff, then OM (€ 148.2 million) before finding Rennes (€ 111.6 million) and Monaco (€ 104.8 million). Finally, the latest important figures, income related to TV rights and the imbalance between clubs. In 2023/2024, 4 teams shared 50 %of the cake (PSG 24.6 %, Lens 9.7 %, OM 9.3 %and LOSC 6.6 %). In addition to this strong disparity, audiovisual rights incomes constitute an average of 28 % of income in Ligue 1 with very diverse balances depending on the team. This is the problem in the near future since the diffusion rights have dropped with the arrival of Dazn. And we are probably not at the end of our surprises.