Borussia Dortmund: a turnover of €177.4m and net loss of €26.2m for the first half of 2020-21

Borussia Dortmund (Bundesliga) has posted a turnover of €177.4m for the first half of the 2020-21 financial year (from 01/07/2020 to 31/12/2020), down 25% compared with the first six months of the 2019-20 financial year (€236.6m), according to the club, which published its "Half-Yearly Financial Report" on 26/02/2021 (document available to download).

Consolidated operating revenue for the first half of 2020-21 amounted to €190.2m (including transfers) versus €297.4m in 2019-20 (down 36%). Borussia Dortmund posted a net loss of €26.2m for the period, compared with a net profit of €2.9m for the same period in 2019-20.

"The decline is attributable primarily to the ongoing restrictions due to the Covid-19 pandemic as well as scheduling delays resulting from the later start to the domestic and international club competitions. Of the six Bundesliga home matches that Borussia Dortmund hosted until the end of December 2020, only the three home matches against Borussia Mönchengladbach, SC Freiburg and FC Schalke 04 were open to a limited number of spectators. All other Bundesliga matches as…