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Barcelona’s total sponsorship revenue for the 2023/24 season is over $369.9m, with the biggest single investment coming from NIKE, which is an agreement valued at $169.32m per year. However, sponsorship values vary greatly across the different levels of partnership opportunities offered by a rights-holder, all of which are detailed in the report, in addition to the revenues of the participating teams.
In total, Barcelona have sponsorship agreements with 33 brands in the 2023/24 season, with their top five partners accounting for 76% of the club’s total income from sponsorship.
According to GlobalData’s report, the highest-spending sponsor brands include NIKE, Spotify , Estrella Damm, CaixaBank and Ambilight TV, among others. The table below shows the top ten sponsors of Barcelona in the 2023/24 season.
Financial services & beverages industries have struck the most deals
The financial services industry is the most heavily represented, totaling ten agreements with Barcelona in 2023/24. This is followed by beverages, consumer goods, clothing & accessories and food.
For a brand, understanding which competitors and other sectors are partnering with which sports teams, and identifying future opportunities, and crucially, at what cost, is key information for commercial strategy planning. Meanwhile, for a rights-holding team, knowing what sponsorship revenues competitor teams and competitor sports are generating from each brand / sector is critical for increasing and maximizing commercial revenues, including identifying portfolio gaps and opportunities.
For more detailed analysis of all sponsor partners of Barcelona, as well as those of all other La Liga clubs, buy the report here.
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GlobalData, the leading provider of industry intelligence, provided the underlying data, research, and analysis used to produce this article. For more information about GlobalData’s Sport Intelligence Center please click here.
‘The ‘Business of…’ series of reports from GlobalData’s Sport Intelligence Center provide an in-depth view on the commercial strategy of a particular sporting league or event. By providing a detailed evaluation of all aspects of the property’s commercial strategy, we can guide investor decisions and sponsorship/media strategies for any organization looking to understand, imitate or partner with sporting properties.
