The Bundesliga broke through the €2bn barrier in terms of revenues in the 2011-12 season, a 7.2 per cent rise on the prevous season. Clubs recorded an aggregate of €55m in post-tax profits with 14 out of 18 clubs showing a profit.
What is particularly significant is that the ratio of expenditure on playing staff and coaches to revenue was 37.8. Most clubs in England do not achieve the 50 per cent level recommended by Deloitte with many recording figures in the seventies or eighties.
The Bundesliga broke through the €2bn barrier in terms of revenues in the 2011-12 season, a 7.2 per cent rise on the prevous season. Clubs recorded an aggregate of €55m in post-tax profits with 14 out of 18 clubs showing a profit.
What is particularly significant is that the ratio of expenditure on playing staff and coaches to revenue was 37.8. Most clubs in England do not achieve the 50 per cent level recommended by Deloitte with many recording figures in the seventies or eighties.