Ekstraklasa football clubs' revenues at PLN 375 mln

For the fourth consecutive year, Legia Warsaw has been the leading Ekstraklasa football club (Poland's premier football league) in terms of revenue. In total, Polish football clubs playing in the top league recorded revenues of PLN 375 million in 2014, a drop by 1 percent y/y, according to a Deloitte report. With more than PLN 100 million earned last year, Legia Warsaw outclassed its main rivals. Lech Poznań came in second, Wisła Kraków ranked third, followed by Lechia Gdańsk and Pogoń Szczecin. The report highlighted that 13 out of 16 clubs increased their revenues in 2014. The biggest hikes were recorded by Legia Warsaw (PLN 6.6 million), Cracovia Kraków (PLN 4.77 million) and GKS Bełchatów (PLN 4.39 million).  On the other hand, Śląsk Wrocław and Górnik Zabrze saw their revenues fall by PLN 9.3 million and PLN 2.6 million, respectively. The report takes into account revenues from three sources: the match day (the sale of tickets and catering),  broadcasting contracts and commercial activity (advertising revenues, sponsorship, sales of gadget)