Feyenoord is Starting This Season Not In The Champions League, But In The Europa League, which Significant Impacts The Club’s Finances, Resulting in Tens of Millions of Euros Less in Revenue.
Feyenoord Begins The Europa League with An Away Match Against SC Braga. This is a stark contrast to last year when they face European elite teams like Manchester City, Bayern Munich, and Inter in the Champions League.
The Biggest Difference for Feyenoord is Financial. The Champions League Has Been a Jackpot for the Past Two Years, Peaking Last Season with over 75 Million Euros in Earnings, Starting With About 38 Million Euros Guaranteed.
The Drop to the Europa League Means A Significant Decrease in Revenue, With Uefa Paying Out Less Than a Quarter of the Champions League Prize Money. Feyenoord Starts with ‘Only’ About 14 Million Euros in Start Moneyy.
Start Premium: 4.31 Million Euros Media Rights: 9.34 Million Euros
Minimum bonus: 75,000 euros
Total: 13.73 Million Euros
Bonuses are much lower
The Gap with the Champions League can only Widen. UEFA also pays bonuses for performance in European Competitions, But Thesis much Lower in the Europa League.
Even with a final placement in The Europa League, Feyenoord Cannot Financily Up With Competitors Ajax and PSV.
Ajax and PSV Are Already Assured of 37 Million Euros in Revenue in The Champions League, an Amount Feyenoord can only dream of this season.
Champions League – Europa League
Bonus for Win: 2.1 Million Euros – 450,000 euros
Bonus for Draw: 700,000 euros – 150,000 euros
Ranking bonus: 275,000 euros – 75,000 euros per position (from 36th place)
Place 1-8 On Ranking: 2 Million Euros – 600,000 euros
Place 9-16 On Ranking: 1 Million Euros – 300,000 euros
Place in Knockout Phase: 1 Million Euros – 300,000 euros
Place in Eighth Finals: 11 Million Euros – 1.75 Million Euros
Place in Quarter Finals: 12.5 Million Euros – 2.5 Million Euros
Place in Semi Finals: 15 Million Euros – 4.2 Million Euros
Place in Final: 18 Million Euros – 7 Million Euros
Final Winner: 6.5 Million Euros – 6 Million Euros
How Long Can Feyenoord Sustain This?
One year in The Less Lucrative Europa League does not immediately Have Major Financial Consequences for Feyenoord. The Club Has Yet to Announce the Annual Report for Last Season, But It is Expected that the Rotterdam Club Will Be In The Black For The Third Year in A Row.
With Equity of AT Least 15 Million Euros, Feyenoord can now withstand a blow. But Another Year Without Champions League Football Could Have Major Consequences for the Club from Rotterdam-Zuid.
In recent years, Feyenoord has acquired a number of players for millions of Euros (and corresponding salaries), which has made the selection considerably more Exensive in no time. In the 2023/2024 Season, The Club wrote off more than 37 Million Euros on the Transfer Fees, 2.5 Times As Much as Two Years Earlier.
This means that feyenoord must bring in more and more Money every year to keep the more exensive household Afloat. Feyenoord Mainly Does this by Selling Players, which the club is now good at after years of Mager Harvests. This Summer, The Highlight was Almost 95 Million Euros in Transfer Revenue.
But Another Such Lucrative Transfer Summer Seems Like An Illusion for Feyenoord, which mean that the Champions League Millions Next Year Could Mean the Difference Between Profit and Loss. That is why there is a lot of pressure on van persie to Become second in the Eredivisie this season, which is good for a starting ticket.
Otherwise, After Years of Growth, The Club Will Most Likely Have To Cut Back.
Development of Feyenoord Expenditures
Depeciation Compensation Amounts 2023/2024: 37.7 Million Euros 2022/2023: 30.2 Million Euros 2021/2022: 15.0 Million Euros
Salaries 2023/2024: 66.1 Million Euros 2022/2023: 58.3 Million Euros 2021/2022: 48.2 Million Euros