UEFA: € 1.7b revenue in 2012-13 (+ 21% compared to 2011-12, excluding Euro)

"UEFA (Union of European Football Associations) total revenue for 2012/13 reached the € 1.7b mark, which is obviously much lower than the € 2.8 billion grand total of the previous financial year but an impressive 21% higher than the € 1.4 billion total achieved in 2011/12 if Euro 2012 is excluded," said UEFA in its financial report presented at the Congress of the European body, on 27/03/2014 in Astana (Kazakhstan).

"The 2012/13 financial year was the first of the 2012-15 three-year club competition contractual cycle. Rights revenue (...) show an increase of almost € 260 million, despite challenging market situations. This confirms the steadily growing worldwide success of UEFA’s club competitions," added the European body.

"I would also ask readers of this report to discover not only the impressive results of the 2012/13 financial year but also to see how funds are being distributed on the basis of solidarity and a firm commitment to reinvesting in the future of the game and society as a whole, with an enormous variety of projects receiving support via our Respect campaigns" said…