This statistic displays the distribution of the origin of foreign owners of football clubs in Europe in 2016. In 2016, approximately 39 percent of the foreign investments into the European league clubs came from Asia. UEFA is the administrative body for the union of the national football associations in Europe. In 2015/2016, UEFA registered a total revenue of 4.6 billion euro. Further information about football in Europe can be found in the Dossier: UEFA.
Distribution of the origin of foreign owners of top division football clubs in Europe in 2016
The source adds the following information:
"Information sourced from a combination of club representations submitted as part of the club licensing process (March-July 2016) and UEFA desktop research (up to November 2016)."
* ‘Other’ includes club ownership from Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Egypt, Iran, Kuwait, Poland, Singapore, Switzerland and the United Arab Emirates. The five other major non-controlling investments are from investors in Bahrain, Iceland, Indonesia, Latvia and Uzbekistan.
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UEFA. (July 3, 2017). Distribution of the origin of foreign owners of top division football clubs in Europe in 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/722690/foreign-ownership-of-football-clubs-distribution-europe/
UEFA. "Distribution of the origin of foreign owners of top division football clubs in Europe in 2016." Chart. July 3, 2017. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/722690/foreign-ownership-of-football-clubs-distribution-europe/
UEFA. (2017). Distribution of the origin of foreign owners of top division football clubs in Europe in 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/722690/foreign-ownership-of-football-clubs-distribution-europe/
UEFA. "Distribution of The Origin of Foreign Owners of Top Division Football Clubs in Europe in 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Jul 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/722690/foreign-ownership-of-football-clubs-distribution-europe/
UEFA, Distribution of the origin of foreign owners of top division football clubs in Europe in 2016 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/722690/foreign-ownership-of-football-clubs-distribution-europe/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Distribution of the origin of foreign owners of top division football clubs in Europe in 2016 [Graph], UEFA, July 3, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/722690/foreign-ownership-of-football-clubs-distribution-europe/
