VISSEL KOBE · FINANCES
Vissel Kobe finances and accounts
Vissel Kobe turned over £44m in 2025 and paid £16m in staff costs, which is 36.6% of everything the club earned.
REVENUE £44m
WAGE BILL £16m
WAGES TO REVENUE36.6%
PRE-TAX RESULT -£3.7m
Revenue by season
What Vissel Kobe turned over in each year we hold accounts for.
£9.5m 05
£6.9m 06
£9.4m 07
£10m 08
£12m 09
£10m 10
£10m 11
£11m 12
£9.9m 13
£12m 14
£18m 15
£19m 16
£26m 17
£49m 18
£58m 19
£24m 20
£32m 21
£32m 22
£35m 23
£41m 24
£44m 25
Every measure, season by season
Costs are shown as the amount paid. A dash is a measure Vissel Kobe does not report on its own.
| MEASURE | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | £43,903,440£43.9m | £40,657,680£40.7m | £35,466,480£35.5m | £32,079,600£32.1m | £32,200,560£32.2m | £23,758,560£23.8m | £57,657,600£57.7m | £48,716,640£48.7m | £26,394,480£26.4m | £19,479,600£19.5m | £18,461,520£18.5m | £12,453,840£12.5m | £9,878,400£9.9m | £11,340,000£11.3m | £10,377,360£10.4m | £10,256,400£10.3m | £12,327,840£12.3m | £10,211,040£10.2m | £9,399,600£9.4m | £6,864,480£6.9m | £9,455,040£9.5m |
| Matchday | £7,262,640£7.3m | £6,597,360£6.6m | £6,652,800£6.7m | £4,168,080£4.2m | £2,449,440£2.4m | £2,126,880£2.1m | £6,350,400£6.4m | £4,233,600£4.2m | £2,590,560£2.6m | £2,152,080£2.2m | £2,142,000£2.1m | £2,449,440£2.4m | £1,708,560£1.7m | £2,288,160£2.3m | £1,975,680£2.0m | £2,021,040£2.0m | £2,121,840£2.1m | £1,975,680£2.0m | £1,658,160£1.7m | £1,083,600£1.1m | £2,212,560£2.2m |
| Sponsorship | £15,246,000£15.2m | £12,292,560£12.3m | £12,141,360£12.1m | £10,815,840£10.8m | £8,472,240£8.5m | £8,411,760£8.4m | £37,321,200£37.3m | £31,288,320£31.3m | £16,894,080£16.9m | £11,193,840£11.2m | £11,077,920£11.1m | £4,762,800£4.8m | £3,437,280£3.4m | £3,739,680£3.7m | £3,568,320£3.6m | £3,578,400£3.6m | £3,603,600£3.6m | £3,654,000£3.7m | £3,326,400£3.3m | £2,661,120£2.7m | £3,487,680£3.5m |
| League distributions | £4,445,280£4.4m | £3,417,120£3.4m | £2,701,440£2.7m | £2,761,920£2.8m | £2,207,520£2.2m | £2,373,840£2.4m | £1,895,040£1.9m | £1,849,680£1.8m | £2,283,120£2.3m | £957,600£958k | £947,520£948k | £1,063,440£1.1m | £524,160£524k | £1,018,080£1.0m | £1,038,240£1.0m | £1,058,400£1.1m | £1,149,120£1.1m | £1,144,080£1.1m | £1,224,720£1.2m | £675,360£675k | £1,260,000£1.3m |
| Other revenue | £16,949,520£16.9m | £18,350,640£18.4m | £13,970,880£14.0m | £14,333,760£14.3m | £19,071,360£19.1m | £10,846,080£10.8m | £12,090,960£12.1m | £11,345,040£11.3m | £4,626,720£4.6m | £5,176,080£5.2m | £4,294,080£4.3m | £4,178,160£4.2m | £4,208,400£4.2m | £4,294,080£4.3m | £3,795,120£3.8m | £3,598,560£3.6m | £5,453,280£5.5m | £3,437,280£3.4m | £3,190,320£3.2m | £2,429,280£2.4m | £2,494,800£2.5m |
| First-team staff costs | £16,057,440£16.1m | £14,162,400£14.2m | £19,152,000£19.2m | £24,388,560£24.4m | £25,462,080£25.5m | £32,235,840£32.2m | £34,891,920£34.9m | £22,564,080£22.6m | £15,644,160£15.6m | £10,422,720£10.4m | £8,905,680£8.9m | £6,793,920£6.8m | £5,846,400£5.8m | £5,831,280£5.8m | £5,090,400£5.1m | £5,881,680£5.9m | £7,786,800£7.8m | £6,899,760£6.9m | £6,637,680£6.6m | £5,160,960£5.2m | £7,560,000£7.6m |
| Other operating costs | £27,926,640£27.9m | £27,236,160£27.2m | £22,493,520£22.5m | £23,430,960£23.4m | £22,554,000£22.6m | £17,382,960£17.4m | £20,573,280£20.6m | £15,946,560£15.9m | £11,254,320£11.3m | £8,845,200£8.8m | £9,041,760£9.0m | £8,094,240£8.1m | £6,254,640£6.3m | £6,083,280£6.1m | £5,740,560£5.7m | £5,584,320£5.6m | £5,932,080£5.9m | £5,725,440£5.7m | £5,569,200£5.6m | £5,070,240£5.1m | £8,089,200£8.1m |
| Operating result | -£80,640£81k | -£745,920£746k | -£6,179,040£6.2m | -£15,739,920£15.7m | -£15,815,520£15.8m | -£25,860,240£25.9m | £2,192,400£2.2m | £10,206,000£10.2m | -£504,000£504k | £211,680£212k | £514,080£514k | -£2,434,320£2.4m | -£2,222,640£2.2m | -£574,560£575k | -£453,600£454k | -£1,209,600£1.2m | -£1,391,040£1.4m | -£2,414,160£2.4m | -£2,807,280£2.8m | -£3,371,760£3.4m | -£6,189,120£6.2m |
| Pre-tax result | -£3,719,520£3.7m | £176,400£176k | £246,960£247k | £0£0 | £327,600£328k | £433,440£433k | £1,224,720£1.2m | £8,477,280£8.5m | -£771,120£771k | £206,640£207k | £80,640£81k | £8,804,880£8.8m | -£1,859,760£1.9m | -£1,486,800£1.5m | -£665,280£665k | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wages to revenue | 36.6% | 34.8% | 54% | 76% | 79.1% | 135.7% | 60.5% | 46.3% | 59.3% | 53.5% | 48.2% | 54.6% | 59.2% | 51.4% | 49.1% | 57.3% | 63.2% | 67.6% | 70.6% | 75.2% | 80% |
Where the money comes from
How Vissel Kobe earned £43,903,440 in 2025.
What the wage bill covers
This wage bill is the first team only: the players and the coaching staff around them, without the academy or anyone else the club employs. Vissel Kobe paid £16m against £44m of revenue, so 37p of every pound went on first-team pay.
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Frequently asked questions
How much revenue do Vissel Kobe make?
Vissel Kobe turned over £44m in 2025.
What is the Vissel Kobe wage bill?
Vissel Kobe paid £16m in staff costs in 2025, which is 36.6% of revenue.
Do Vissel Kobe make a profit?
Vissel Kobe made a pre-tax loss of £3.7m in 2025.