Even within the same championship, the budgets posted by the clubs can be radically opposed. Some leave with greater financial means than others…
20 clubs are competing for this Ligue 2 BKT season. This is the last edition in this format, because from the next one, the number of teams will increase to 18. Consequently, 4 clubs will descend again at the end of the 38th day. The media Sports, it is interested in the budgets of each club. Not everyone struggles with the same financial means. This can go from simple… to sevenfold!
Significant differences!
According to the media, by combining each budget, we obtain the sum of 300 million euros. For comparison, that of PSG last season was 700 million euros. The second Ligue 1 clubs were OM and OL with 250 million euros.
In 2023-2024, the average for Ligue 2 clubs is 15 million euros. The deviations go from one extreme to the other! This is already explained by the contribution of CVC affected more significantly by the four relegated clubs (Auxerre, Troyes, Ajaccio and Angers). 36 million euros separate the smallest from the largest budget.
Vue General , teams during the Ligue 2 BKT match between Auxerre and Amiens at Abbe-Deschamp Stadium on August 12, 2023 in Auxerre, France. (Photo by Loic Baratoux/Icon Sport)
The Greens lose a place!
Last season, ASSE had the second budget of the championship with 30 M€. Behind, we found the Girondins de Bordeaux (40 M€). The data is different this year, since Bordeaux remains in the lead with €42m, but Angers takes second place with €33m. Finally, the Greens come third with €27 million.
The smallest budget in Brittany
With 6.5 million euros, Pau FC had the last budget of the previous year. This time, the Palois are 19th with 8 million euros ahead of Concarneau and its 6 million euros. Rodez, Annecy and Quevilly Rouen Métropole have the same budget as Pau
Don’t just rely on numbers!
Although budgets are a means of constituting potential favorites for accession to Ligue 1, it would be a mistake to look only at this. 6th budget in Ligue 2 last season (€16 million), Le Havre nevertheless won the championship. The 15th Bastia budget (9 M€) ranked at the foot of the podium. On the other hand, the DFCO is the team that has ranked the farthest in relation to its financial means. Despite the 5th budget (19 M€), it was with a descent into National that the season ended for them.
Equipe de football du Havre HAC during the Ligue 2 BKT match between Le Havre AC v Dijon FCO at Stade Oceane on June 2, 2023 Le Havre , France. (Photo by Christophe Saidi/FEP/Icon Sport)
Complete budgets according to Sports !
Club Budget 2023-2024 Girondins de Bordeaux €42m Angers SCO €33m Saint-Etienne €27m Paris FC €24m AJ Auxerre €22m ESTAC Troyes €22m EA Guingamp €18m Valenciennes €15m Amiens SC 14m € SM Caen €12m AC Ajaccio €12m SC Bastia €11m Stade Lavallois €10m USL Dunkerque €9m Grenoble Foot €9m Rodez AF €8m FC Annecy €8m Quevilly-Rouen €8m Pau FC 8 M€ US Concarneau 6 M€
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