LaLiga EA Sports recently published the distribution of television rights for the 2024/25 season, where FC Barcelona was crowned champion on matchday 36 and finished with a 4-point lead over Real Madrid. Despite taking home the trophy, the Catalan team came in second in the earnings distribution.
In total, **Barça earned €156.45 million** for television rights, €1.47 million less than Real Madrid (€157.92 million). Compared to the 2023/24 season, the Catalan club also saw its income decrease by €6.04 million.In the last season with Xavi Hernández at the helm of the first team, the Catalans grossed €162.49 million net, while Madrid took home €159.55 million in a campaign where the Whites won the trophy
Barça and Madrid take 24.33% of LaLiga's television rights
In total, the competition chaired by Javier Tebas distributed 1.292 billion euros among the 20 teams in the First Division in 24/25. In total, **Barça and Madrid took 314.37 'kilos', that is, 24.33% of the total**. Much further behind, completing the podium, appears **Atlético de Madrid**, which closed the previous season with €108.17 million in its coffersIn that regard, around 35% of the television rights went to the top three classified teams in LaLiga. Athletic Club appears fourth on the list published by the employers' association, with 72.26 million. After them come Real Sociedad (€67.80 million), Real Betis (€64.67 million), and Sevilla (€63.95 million).
Three other teams surpassed the 50 million mark for audiovisual rights: Villarreal (57.81 M€), Girona (55.64 M€), and Valencia (52.53 M€), while another nine clubs were in the 40 million range. Leganés, with 39.93 million, was the club with the lowest income in 24/25 for this concept
How LaLiga Television Rights Are Distributed
In accordance with the current agreement and the adjustments of the CVC Impulso Plan, LaLiga distributes audiovisual rights revenue by **50% equally** among the 20 clubs participating in the Spanish First Division.
Another 25% is determined according to the sporting results of each club in the last five seasons, while the remaining 25% corresponds to the social implementation of each club, which is calculated based on ticket and season ticket sales, audience figures for each matchday, and audiovisual collaboration with the league.
For this reason, Barça, Real Madrid, and Atlético always have an advantage over the rest, being the clubs with the best results and the most media attention around them. In 24/25, FC Barcelona allocated 2.5% of its income (13.30 million) to the Compensation Fund granted to the three clubs that were relegated to the Second Division (Leganés, Las Palmas, and Valladolid).
Real Madrid, for its part, allocated 13.42 million euros to this fund. In La Liga Hypermotion (Second Division), Cádiz (22.62 million euros), Almería (18.80 million euros), and Granada (17.16 million euros) were the teams with the highest income from television rights last season. Curiously, none of the three managed to get promoted.