The deficit added to three of the four largest clubs in the state of São Paulo accumulated R $ 575 million in 2024, according to the Sports Marketing company Sports Value. Corinthians, São Paulo and Santos recorded negative results in the last year, despite the increase in revenues in all cases.
Sao Paulo was the one who wrote the largest deficit of the period: R $ 288 million in 2024 and an accumulated of R $ 704.6 million in the last three years. With a indebtedness of R $ 1.9 billion, the negative result of Corinthians was R $ 182 million and R $ 503 million in three years.
After competing in Serie B of the Brazilian Championship, Santos had a deficit of R $ 105.2 million in the last year. From 2022 to 2024, the fish accumulates negative result of R $ 146.1 million.
Among the most traditional in the state of São Paulo, only during the year 2024, with a profit of R $ 198.2 million, and accumulating R $ 208.7 million in three years.
Much of this increase in the final line of the alviverde balance is due to the sale of athletes. When considering all entries, Palmeiras revenues jumped from R $ 908.9 million by 2023 to R $ 1.274 billion by 2024, an increase of 40%. Disregarded athletes’ transfers, growth is 15%.
The growth of revenues was the rule for all rivals of São Paulo: Corinthians raised R $ 1.115 billion, with growth of 19%; São Paulo, R $ 732, an increase of 8%. Santos revenues rose the same 8%to R $ 459 million.
