SPORT LISBOA E BENFICA · FINANCES
Sport Lisboa e Benfica finances and accounts
Sport Lisboa e Benfica turned over €214m in 2025/26 and paid €126m in staff costs, which is 58.9% of everything the club earned.
REVENUE €214m
PAYROLL €126m
SALARIES TO REVENUE58.9%
PRE-TAX RESULT €22m
Revenue by season
What Sport Lisboa e Benfica turned over in each year we hold accounts for.
€40m 08
€53m 09
€60m 10
€70m 11
€66m 12
€83m 13
€80m 14
€104m 15
€128m 16
€103m 17
€145m 18
€140m 19
€94m 20
€169m 21
€196m 22
€179m 23
€231m 24
€214m 25
Every measure, season by season
Costs are shown as the amount paid. A dash is a measure Sport Lisboa e Benfica does not report on its own.
| MEASURE | 2025/26 | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2019/20 | 2018/19 | 2017/18 | 2016/17 | 2015/16 | 2014/15 | 2013/14 | 2012/13 | 2011/12 | 2010/11 | 2009/10 | 2008/09 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | €214,412,000€214.4m | €230,618,000€230.6m | €179,044,000€179.0m | €195,797,000€195.8m | €169,337,000€169.3m | €94,031,000€94.0m | €139,954,000€140.0m | €145,470,000€145.5m | €102,557,000€102.6m | €128,235,000€128.2m | €104,363,000€104.4m | €79,921,000€79.9m | €82,610,000€82.6m | €65,625,118€65.6m | €69,832,801€69.8m | €60,147,538€60.1m | €53,266,119€53.3m | €40,036,182€40.0m |
| Matchday | €45,250,000€45.3m | €41,703,000€41.7m | €35,462,000€35.5m | €33,918,000€33.9m | €25,263,000€25.3m | €459,000€459k | €22,155,000€22.2m | €13,530,000€13.5m | €10,533,000€10.5m | €24,405,000€24.4m | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Broadcasting | €112,601,000€112.6m | €148,007,000€148.0m | €101,170,000€101.2m | €125,197,000€125.2m | €113,520,000€113.5m | €65,686,000€65.7m | €87,281,000€87.3m | €101,054,000€101.1m | €62,347,000€62.3m | €70,721,000€70.7m | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Commercial | €56,561,000€56.6m | €40,908,000€40.9m | €42,412,000€42.4m | €36,682,000€36.7m | €30,554,000€30.6m | €27,886,000€27.9m | €30,518,000€30.5m | €30,886,000€30.9m | €29,677,000€29.7m | €33,109,000€33.1m | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | €35,026,000€35.0m | €14,522,000€14.5m | €22,407,000€22.4m | €21,708,273€21.7m | €22,378,863€22.4m | €13,966,056€14.0m | €3,446,037€3.4m | €305,000€305k |
| Staff costs | €126,353,000€126.4m | €127,713,000€127.7m | €110,518,000€110.5m | €114,698,000€114.7m | €112,576,000€112.6m | €97,061,000€97.1m | €85,660,000€85.7m | €88,253,000€88.3m | €60,336,000€60.3m | €74,697,000€74.7m | €56,178,000€56.2m | €54,552,000€54.6m | €58,556,000€58.6m | €48,140,153€48.1m | €46,301,539€46.3m | €40,484,388€40.5m | €37,455,916€37.5m | €37,129,032€37.1m |
| Player amortisation | €51,934,000€51.9m | €42,171,000€42.2m | €44,945,000€44.9m | €39,413,000€39.4m | €50,128,000€50.1m | €52,239,000€52.2m | €39,787,000€39.8m | €36,167,000€36.2m | €36,473,000€36.5m | €43,728,000€43.7m | €36,769,000€36.8m | €30,408,000€30.4m | €28,902,000€28.9m | €29,995,373€30.0m | - | - | - | - |
| Other operating income | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | €5,947,000€5.9m | €4,509,000€4.5m | €5,229,000€5.2m | €7,273,077€7.3m | €6,191,183€6.2m | €5,416,380€5.4m | €5,002,326€5.0m | €6,843,859€6.8m |
| Other operating costs | €103,048,000€103.0m | €99,034,000€99.0m | €96,777,000€96.8m | €91,663,000€91.7m | €79,816,000€79.8m | €57,406,000€57.4m | €86,255,000€86.3m | €58,477,000€58.5m | €37,878,000€37.9m | €49,567,000€49.6m | €49,795,000€49.8m | €29,504,000€29.5m | €34,874,000€34.9m | €30,144,668€30.1m | €26,736,511€26.7m | €27,371,556€27.4m | €27,918,393€27.9m | €22,788,470€22.8m |
| Profit on player sales | €99,348,000€99.3m | €88,910,000€88.9m | €58,402,000€58.4m | €63,717,000€63.7m | €41,601,000€41.6m | €87,558,000€87.6m | €125,715,000€125.7m | €70,045,000€70.0m | €63,779,000€63.8m | €102,662,000€102.7m | €66,882,000€66.9m | €65,324,000€65.3m | €66,545,000€66.5m | €41,387,739€41.4m | -€2,430,587€2.4m | €7,946,224€7.9m | -€5,172,284€5.2m | -€16,873,377€16.9m |
| Operating result | €32,425,000€32.4m | €50,610,000€50.6m | -€14,794,000€14.8m | €13,740,000€13.7m | -€31,582,000€31.6m | -€25,117,000€25.1m | €53,967,000€54.0m | €32,618,000€32.6m | €31,649,000€31.6m | €62,905,000€62.9m | €34,450,000€34.4m | €35,290,000€35.3m | €32,052,000€32.1m | €6,005,740€6.0m | €2,985,934€3.0m | -€2,292,026€2.3m | -€7,105,864€7.1m | -€13,037,461€13.0m |
| Pre-tax result | €21,864,000€21.9m | €37,177,000€37.2m | -€30,790,000€30.8m | €1,803,000€1.8m | -€41,533,000€41.5m | -€34,021,000€34.0m | €46,493,000€46.5m | €24,648,000€24.6m | €20,604,000€20.6m | €45,384,000€45.4m | €20,212,000€20.2m | €14,481,000€14.5m | €15,359,000€15.4m | -€9,441,151€9.4m | -€14,074,327€14.1m | -€7,681,330€7.7m | -€20,223,302€20.2m | -€34,763,214€34.8m |
| Salaries to revenue | 58.9% | 55.4% | 61.7% | 58.6% | 66.5% | 103.2% | 61.2% | 60.7% | 58.8% | 58.3% | 53.8% | 68.3% | 70.9% | 73.4% | 66.3% | 67.3% | 70.3% | 92.7% |
Where the money comes from
The three ways Sport Lisboa e Benfica earned €214,412,000 in 2025/26.
What the payroll covers
Staff costs are the whole payroll and not just the first team: players, coaching staff, the academy and everyone working at the ground. Sport Lisboa e Benfica paid €126m against €214m of revenue, so 59p of every pound went back out as pay.
Primeira Liga revenue
The 2 clubs in the division whose accounts cover the same twelve months. Follow a club for its own finances.
Frequently asked questions
How much revenue do Sport Lisboa e Benfica make?
Sport Lisboa e Benfica turned over €214m in 2025/26.
What is the Sport Lisboa e Benfica payroll?
Sport Lisboa e Benfica paid €126m in staff costs in 2025/26, which is 58.9% of revenue.
Do Sport Lisboa e Benfica make a profit?
Sport Lisboa e Benfica made a pre-tax profit of €22m in 2025/26.