FC Bayern Record Revenue More Than Half a Billion Euros

Another record for the record champions: Bayern Munich has made more than 500 million euros in sales in the last season. Based on higher revenue from sponsorship and merchandising.

The Bayern Munich has concluded last season with business record numbers. The German champion increased net sales by 22 percent to 528 million euros. A report of the magazine "Focus" confirmed the Bavarians.

Reason for the record sales were significantly higher revenue from sponsorship and merchandising revenue. The profit after tax amounts to 16.5 million euros, two and a half million euros more than in the 2012-13 season.

Cracked limit of half a billion euros

The Bayern Munich has so successfully as never finished last season from a financial perspective. The German football Primus boosted consolidated sales by 22 percent to 528 million euros and for the first time broke through so that the limit of half a billion euros. A report of the magazine Focus, the club confirmed on Sunday.

Reason is mainly due to higher revenue sponsors

Reasons for the record were significantly increased sponsorship revenue and merchandising revenues. The profit after tax amounts to 16.5 million euros, two and a half million euros more than in the 2012-13 season. The CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge had early May announced record numbers already at the Extraordinary General Meeting - and now fall significantly.

The German record champions sat 95.2 million euros to more than in the same period in 2012/13. Even the 432.8 million euros in sales, which had announced in November 2013, Bavaria, were record. Chief Financial Officer Jan-Christian Dreesen had already underlined that time, the Munich belonged "to the greats of world football". Especially by the investors deal with the insurance company Allianz in the amount of 110 million euro sank the liabilities of Munich.

The Arena will be paid off

The money had Bayern primarily intended for paying off the Allianz Arena final. Significantly increased the Bavaria sales of fan merchandise with which they took more than 105 million euros - that's 22.2 million euros more than in the previous season. Overall, the Munich sold together 1.2 million jerseys, more than all other 17 Bundesliga clubs, such as the Focus vorrechnete.