FC Barcelona and its success in Montjuïc: discover its ticket sales figures!

The FC Barcelona, without a doubt, can boast of being one of the teams with the greatest ability to attract large numbers of fans, especially in high-stakes matches against top-tier clubs, where the stadium in which the culé team usually plays is always filled with loyal supporters. However, recently, the blue and burgundy team has stopped receiving a significant amount of revenue due to ticket sales.

This is not because the fans do not attend the stadium to witness a day of good football courtesy of the FC Barcelona, but rather it responds to a specific issue: the change of home. Since last season (2023-24), the Barcelona squad has been playing at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys. This venue has a considerably smaller capacity than the Spotify Camp Nou, which is currently under renovation.

Barcelona has lost some strength in the 'ticketing' area

Therefore, it is not surprising that the FC Barcelona wishes to return to its usual stadium, the Spotify Camp Nou, as soon as possible. At this point, it has been mentioned that this return could happen in May of this year with a reduced capacity, expecting to accommodate around 60,000 spectators, a figure higher than the occupancy offered by the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, with just over 50,000 attendees.

This is not just speculation, as it is backed by statistics. For example, the best attendances at Montjuïc during this season and a half that has taken place in this stadium have been against Bayern Munich this season (50,312) and against Paris Saint-Germain (50,311), Napoli (50,301), and Real Madrid (50,112) last season.

These numbers are far from the attendance records of the 2022-23 season, the last at the Spotify Camp Nou, which included matches such as the clash against Inter Milan in the group stage of the Champions League (92,302) or against Real Madrid in LaLiga of the same season (95,745).

This situation will improve with the return to Spotify Camp Nou

Eduard Romeu, former economic vice president of the FC Barcelona, explained in October 2023 that the losses generated by the move were around €78 million in ticket sales. However, it is worth noting that the forecasts fell short, as the imbalance generated by the inevitable move to Montjuïc was not taken into account, including the decrease in revenue at the Barça Store at the Camp Nou and the Barça Museum.

This amount exceeds €100 million. However, the FC Barcelona has projected revenues of over €340 million for the 2025-26 season. This is expected to happen once the first team returns to the renovated Spotify Camp Nou, while continuing to minimize the economic damage caused by the extensive renovation.

🏟️ Barça is still one of the teams that sells the most tickets

Despite the fact that the FC Barcelona has seen its revenue from ticket sales significantly reduced, according to a recent study by UEFA (Report on the Financial Landscape and Investments of European Clubs) based on records from the 2023-24 season, the culé team is the seventh club that generates the most revenue from ticket sales in Europe. Even ahead of other teams such as Liverpool, Manchester City, Chelsea, Inter Milan, Borussia Dortmund, among others.

1. ⚪⚪ Real Madrid: €185 million
2. 🔴🔵 Paris Saint-Germain: €168 million
3. 🔴⚪ Arsenal: €153 million
4. 🔴⚪ Bayern Munich: €131 million
5. 🔴🟡 Manchester United: €129 million
6. ⚪🔵 Tottenham Hotspur: €123 million
7. 🔵🔴 FC Barcelona: €116 million
8. 🔴🔴 Liverpool: €108 million
9. 🔵⚪ Manchester City: €89 million
10. 🔵⚪ Chelsea: €85 million
11. 🔴⚫ AC Milan: €85 million
12. 🔴⚪ Atlético de Madrid: €73 million
13. 🔵⚪ Olympique de Marseille: €68 million
14. 🔵⚫ Inter Milan: €66 million
15. 🟡🔴 AS Roma: €65 million
16. 🔴🟠 Galatasaray: €59 million
17. ⚪⚫ Juventus: €59 million
18. ⚪🔴 Stuttgart: €55 million
19. 🔵🔴 Rangers: €53 million
20. 🟡⚫ Borussia Dortmund: €53 million

It is surprising that other big and attractive teams like FC Barcelona, have not been able to reach the records of the Catalan team with a more modest stadium. And indeed, the Barça has shown that it still has enough power to attract crowds, regardless of the losses and how complicated it sometimes is to access the home ground of the team from the City of Barcelona.

Despite all this, the fans of the FC Barcelona continue to attend in large numbers at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, especially in important European matches. This record will surely be surpassed by the Barça in the future, once the Spotify Camp Nou is fully remodeled and can accommodate its 105,000 spectators.