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Top 5 stadium attendance: the Bundesliga again leads the way in 2013-14

The Bundesliga is the European Top 5 league (Barclays Premier League, Bundesliga, Liga BBVA, Serie A TIM and Ligue 1) that achieved the best average attendance during the 2013-14 season, with 42,861 spectators on average per rmatch, compared to 36,657 spectators in the Premier League, 26,776 in…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Stadiums
• Article # 23548
• Published on 12/08/14 at 15:56
©  Amiens SC
RC Lens: Agreement made with Amiens for club's home games at Stade de la Licorne in 2014-15

The agreement, which authorises RC Lens to play 16 of its 19 Ligue 1 home games at the Stade de la Licorne (Amiens, capacity 12,000), was signed on 08/08/2014. It was ratified by Alain Gest, the president of Amiens Métropole; Bernard Joannin, the president of Amiens SC (National, French third…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Stadiums, Authorities, …
• Article # 23549
• Published on 11/08/14 at 16:40
©  Real Madrid
Liga BBVA: Madrid High Court of Justice blocks start of Bernabeu renovations

The TSJM (Tribunal Superior de Justicia de Madrid, Madrid High Court of Justice) suspended the land use plan that is necessary for the start of renovations to Santiago Bernabeu stadium (capacity 85,000), belonging to Real Madrid (Liga BBVA), on 01/08/2014. The decision sides with Ecologistas en…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Stadiums, Authorities
• Article # 23482
• Published on 08/08/14 at 19:10
©  RC Lens
Ligue 1: DNCG bans RC Lens from recruiting pending €4m payment promised by Hafiz Mammadov

"The DNCG (the French National Directorate of Management Control) has temporarily banned RC Lens (Ligue 1) from recruiting pending payment of the sum that our shareholder agreed to deposit in October 2014," said RC Lens on 05/08/2014.Hafiz Mammadov, the club's majority shareholder, promised to…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Authorities
• Article # 23485
• Published on 08/08/14 at 19:02
©  D.R.
Ligue 1: Paris SG's budget at €490m, larger than Monaco, OL, OM, Lille and Bordeaux combined

Paris Saint-Germain's provisional budget for 2014-15 is at €490m, making it larger than those of AS Monaco (€130m), Olympique Lyonnais (€115m), Olympique de Marseille (105 M €), LOSC Lille (€65m) and Bordeaux (€55m) combined.The 2014-15 Ligue 1 season starts with Stade de Reims - Paris…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Essentials Clubs
• Article # 23522
• Published on 08/08/14 at 18:56
©  AS Nancy-Lorraine
AS Monaco: Nicolas Holveck appointed deputy general manager, leaves AS Nancy-Lorraine

Nicolas Holveck was named deputy general manager of AS Monaco (Ligue 1), the club announced on 07/08/2014. He will assume his new role starting 02/09/2014.Holveck, 43, had served as vice-president of AS Nancy-Lorraine (Ligue 2) since 2011 and had joined the club in 1997. "He will take over the…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication
• Article # 23529
• Published on 08/08/14 at 18:24
©  CC
Arsenal: High Court of Justice rejects three additional concerts each year at Emirates Stadium

The High Court of Justice of England and Wales on 30/07/2014 rejected the appeal from Arsenal FC (Premier League, ENG) to hold three additional concerts each year in the Emirates Stadium (capacity 60,000).Currently, Arsenal have the right to host three concerts each year in their stadium. The…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Finance, Stadiums, …
• Article # 23451
• Published on 08/08/14 at 13:13
Supporters Direct: 38% of fans want a formal role in the ownership of their club

38% of English fans support changing football rules so that fans have a direct role in the ownership of their clubs, according to a survey released on 05/08/2014 by Supporters Direct Europe, a pan-European network that helps fans to set up supporters’ trusts, to gain influence in the running and…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Authorities, Legal, …
• Article # 23483
• Published on 08/08/14 at 12:49
©  WNBA
NBA: Becky Hammon becomes first paid female assistant coach of a North American men's team

Becky Hammon was named an assistant manager of the San Antonio Spurs (NBA, National Basketball Association), the team announced on 05/08/2014. She is the first full-time, paid female assistant on an NBA coaching staff, the North American professional basketball league said. During the 2001-02…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Authorities, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 23481
• Published on 08/08/14 at 12:09
Stuttgart: Revenues up for 2013-14; automaker Daimler to acquire stake in club in 2015

VfB Stuttgart (Bundesliga) had a turnover of €114.8m in 2013-14, a €5.6m increase (up 5.1%) compared to 2012-13 (€109.2m), the club said during their general assembly on 28/07/2014.The VfB finished 2013-14 with a net loss of €3.1m, two times less than what the president Bernd Wahler had predicted…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Finance, Stadiums, …
• Article # 23411
• Published on 07/08/14 at 19:44