Total revenue at European soccer's governing body UEFA during the 2024-25 financial year came to over €5 billion ($5.9 billion).
The complete sum of €5.014 billion represents a record total for a financial year without an edition of the lucrative European Championships national teams tournament.
UEFA's 2024-25 financial report was released yesterday (having been audited by Deloitte), with the income generated marking an increase of €737 million year-on-year - when excluding revenues from the 2024 men's Euros in Germany (which come under 2023-24 instead of 2024-25).
Without that exclusion, the 2023-24 income figure stood at €6.17 billion.
However, overall, the Switzerland-based body made a loss for the year of €46.2 million.
The vast majority of last year's revenues - €4.4 billion - were secured from the trio of main UEFA men's club competitions - the top-tier Champions League, second-tier Europa League, and third-tier Conference League.
This figure represents a €690 million increase from 2023-24, with that year being the last season of the old club competition format - the new system, introduced in 2024-25, entails more teams and games in all three competitions.
Due to the increase in revenue, UEFA could distribute €3.4 billion to clubs, with that figure up around €400 million year-on-year.
In terms of the different revenue sectors, UEFA brought in €4.06 billion from media rights sales, €787 million from commercial rights exploitation, and €100 million from ticketing and hospitality revenue. These figures were all down year-on-year, when taking into account the 2024 Euros.
Media rights revenue specifically from the aforementioned men's club competitions, meanwhile, came to €3.6 billion, with that figure up year-on-year from €3.1 billion.
UEFA is currently selling its men's club competition media rights for the next cycle - 2027-31 - and has already unveiled deals in each of the 'big five' European markets - the UK, Spain, Germany, Italy, and France.
Income from last season's UEFA Women's Champions League came to €19.3 million last season, up year-on-year from €18.9 million.
Put together, UEFA's club competitions generated all but €600 million of the total income figure. The income from the 2025 Women's Euros in Switzerland last July will be included in the 2025-26 financial results.
UEFA has also presented a budget for the 2026-27 financial year - the final year of the current men's club competition broadcast cycle - and expects to generate €5.1 billion in revenues across that period.
Of the governing body's income, it will then distribute 78% to teams competing in its pan-continental competitions.
Another €455 million, meanwhile, is earmarked to be awarded through solidarity payments.
Overall, the governing body has budgeted to lose €62 million next season.
