By Mark Baber
April 16- The fourth edition of the “ReportCalcio” has been unveiled by the FIGC in Rome revealing a continuing downward trend in stadium income whilst television revenues increase.
The 204 page ‘ReportCalcio’ published by the Centre for Studies, Development and Special Initiatives of the Football Federation in collaboration with the Agency for Research and Legislation (AREL) and PricewaterhouseCoopers was presented in Rome by CONI president Giovanni Malagò, FIGC president Giancarlo Abete and managing director Antonello Valentini.
The figures in the report highlight a downward trend in revenues from stadiums for professional football as a whole (-4.1%), due to a reduction in the total number of spectators (-6.4%). The decline is linked both to the age of Italian stadiums and the economic crisis.
In his presentation Abete highlighted that Italian football’s tax contribution to the state is second only to English football and Italy remains the fifth country in the world regarding the average number of spectators.
Highlights of the report include:
1.098,450 million players registered with the FIGC for the 2012-2013 season
+23% Increase in number of official matches played between 2010-2011 and 2012-2013 by the Italian National Team
7.6 million Average audience of the matches on TV for the National A Team in 2013
13,797 Number of teams involved in amateur and youth activities in 2012-2013
1.7% Increase the number of players on to the Youth and Scholastic levels from 2011-2012 to 2012-2013
€2,308 million Production value of the Serie A (+7.5% Compared to 2011-2012)
43% Percentage of revenues from television rights & radio for Serie A
-0.9% The percentage change in revenues from sponsors and commercial activities of Serie A compared to the 2011-2012 season
€ 2,473 million Cost of production of Serie A (+4.1% Compared to 2011-2012)
605 323 Official games played in Italy (+5.9% Compared to 2011-2012)
€1,194 million Labour costs in Serie A (+1.0% Compared to 2011-2012)
€ 202 million Net losses of Serie A (-28% Compared to 2011-2012)
€1,034 million Aggregate Tax and social security contribution of professional Italian football in 2011
12,328,100 Total attendances for Italian professional football 2012-2013 (-6.4% compared to 2011-2012)
+2,7 Increase in average attendance Serie A in 2012-2013 compared to 2011-2012
83% Percentage of professional clubs 2012-2013 in which only one partner owns more than 50% of the capital
Full report: (http://www.figc.it/other/ReportCalcio_2014_Low_Res.pdf)