List of domestic football league broadcast deals by country
This is a list of television broadcast deals for association football leagues per country. The largest domestic TV deal is the Premier League, which has agreed a deal from 2022-2025 of £4.896bn for the three years.[1] It is also the highest value deal per game, as leagues in Scotland and England do not show every match live and have a Saturday 3pm blackout, banning all football matches to be shown live (both domestic and abroad) between 2:45pm and 5:15pm. This is unusual as most other leagues broadcast every match live.
Note that the European first tier competition values (for the eligible deals) are reported from the 2020/21 season and might have been exceptional due to the Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on association football.
List of domestic broadcast deals in order of value[edit]
The following list is of Europe's top Leagues, and a few other large leagues around the world.
- updated as of December 28, 2023 (last update = currency exchange rates)
| League | Country | Level on Pyramid |
Value per season [a] |
Number of Teams |
Value per Team | Broadcaster(s) + number of live games | Length + notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premier League | England | 1 | £1,632,000,000 | 20 | £81,600,000 | Sky Sports - 128 Live Matches
BT Sport - 52 Live Matches Amazon Prime - 20 Live Matches |
2022-2025
(latest) |
[2][1] |
| Bundesliga |
Germany | 1-2 | €1,079,000,000
(£938,500,000) |
36 | €29,972,222
(£26,069,444) |
Sky Deutschland - 200 Live Matches
DAZN - 106 Live Matches ProSieben- 3 Live Matches (MD1 (first match), 17 and 18), plus Supercup |
2021-2025 | [3][1] |
| La Liga | Spain | 1 | €990,000,000
(£861,000,000) |
20 | €49,500,000
(£43,050,000) |
Telefonica (Movistar LaLiga) - 5 Live Matches per matchday plus 3 full Matchdays per season
DAZN - 5 Live Matches per matchday |
2022-2027 | [4] |
| Serie A | Italy | 1 | €927,500,000
(£806,750,000) |
20 | €46,375,000
(£40,337,500) |
DAZN - All Matches
Sky Sport - 114 Live Matches |
2021-2024
(latest) |
[5][1] |
| Ligue 1 |
France | 1-2 | €582,000,000
(£506,250,000) |
38 | €15,315,789
(£13,322,368) |
Amazon Prime Video - 304 Live Matches, plus Supercup
Canal+ Sport - 76 Live Matches |
2021-2024 |
[6][1] |
| Major League Soccer | United States | 1 | $259,000,000[b]
(£202,750,000) |
29[c] | $8,931,034
(£6,991,379) |
Apple TV - All live matches, global rights included
Fox Sports (Fox, FS1, Fox Deportes) - 42 live matches in the United States Bell Media (TSN, RDS) - Live matches in Canada |
2023-2032 (Apple)
2023-2026 (Fox Sports, Bell Media) |
[7][8][9][10] |
| Brasileirao | Brazil | 1 | R$1,039,000,000
(£168,000,000) |
20 | R$51,950,000
(£8,400,000) |
Grupo Globo | 2019-2024 | [11] |
| Primeira Liga | Portugal | 1 | €192,250,000
(£167,250,000) |
18 | €10,680,555
(£9,291,667) |
Sport TV - 289 Live Matches
Benfica TV - 17 Benfica Home Matches |
thru 2028
(note) |
[12][13] |
| EFL Championship EFL League One |
England | 2-4 | £119,000,000 | 72 | £1,652,777 | Sky Sports:
- Up to 118 Championship Matches - At least 20 League 1 and League 2 Matches - All 15 Playoffs - 12 League Cup + 3 EFL Trophy Matches |
2019-2024
(latest) |
[14] |
| J.League J2 League |
Japan | 1-3 | ¥18,700,000,000
(£104,000,000) |
60 | ¥311,666,666
(£1,733,333) |
DAZN - All 306 Matches | 2017-2028 | [15] |
| Liga MX | Mexico | 1 | $120,000,000
(£94,000,000) |
18 | $6,670,000
(£5,222,000) |
Rights are decentralized. | [22] | |
| Jupiler Pro League 1B Pro League |
Belgium | 1-2 | €103,000,000
(£89,500,000)[d] |
42 | Eleven Sports - all matches live | 2020-2025 | [23][1][12] | |
| Chilean Primera División Primera B |
Chile | 1-2 | $92,000,000[b]
(£72,000,000) |
32 | TNT Sports
Canal 13 - One game per Matchday (simulcast with TNT Sports) |
2018-2033 (TNT Sports)
2023 (Canal 13) |
[24][25][26] | |
| Eredivisie | Netherlands | 1 | €76,500,000
(£66,500,000) |
18 | €4,250,000
(£3,694,444) |
ESPN - 306 Live Matches + Playoffs | 2013-2025 | [12][1] |
| Ekstraklasa | Poland | 1 | PLN 325,000,000
(£65,250,000) |
18 | Canal+ - All Matches Live
TVP Sport - One game per Matchday (simulcast with Canal+) |
2023-2027 | [27] | |
| Saudi Professional League | Saudi Arabia | 1 | SAR 300,000,000
(£62,750,000) |
18 | Saudi Sports Company | 2022-2025 | [28] | |
| Super League Greece | Greece | 1 | €68,000,000
(£59,250,000) |
14 | Nova Sports | Rights are decentralized. | [29][30] | |
| Süper Lig |
Turkey | 1-2 | ₺2,200,000,000
(£58,500,000) |
38 | Bein Sports | 2022-2024 | [31] | |
| Russian Premier League | Russia | 1 | ₽6,600,000,000
(£58,000,000) |
16 | ₽412,500,000
(£3,625,000) |
Match TV - 240 Live Matches | 2022-2026
(note) |
[32] |
| Eliteserien First Division 2. divisjon |
Norway | 1-4 | NKr 750,000,000
(£58,000,000) |
144 | TV2 (Norway): All matches live from Eliteserien | 2023-2028 | [33][34] | |
| National Women's Soccer League | United States | 1 | $60,000,000
(£47,000,000) |
14[e] | $4,285,714
(£3,357,143) |
CBS - 21 Live Matches, including 2 Playoffs Matches and the Championship game
ESPN - 20 Live Matches, including 3 Playoffs Matches Amazon Prime Video - 27 Live Matches, including 1 Playoffs Match Ion Television - 50 Live Matches |
2024-2027 | [35] |
| Allsvenskan |
Sweden | 1-2 | SKr 540,000,000
(£42,500,000)[f] |
32 | Eurosport - 240 Live Top Flight Matches | 2020-2025 | [36][12] | |
| Campeonato Brasileiro Série B | Brazil | 2 | R$231,000,000
(£37,250,000) |
20 | BRAX Sports Assets via Dale App | 2023–2026
(note) |
[37][38] | |
| Danish Superliga | Denmark | 1 | DKK 317,000,000
(£37,000,000) |
12 | TV3 | 2021-2024
(latest) |
[39][40] | |
| Argentine Primera División | Argentina | 1 | $45,000,000
(£35,250,000) |
28 | $1,607,143
(£1,258,929) |
Fox Sports | 2021-2030 | [41] |
| Serie B | Italy | 2 | €40,000,000
(£34,750,000) |
20 | Sky Sport - All Live Matches
DAZN - All Live Matches |
2023-2024 | [42][43] | |
| Austrian Bundesliga | Austria | 1 | €40,000,000
(£34,750,000) |
12 | Sky Osterreich - All Live Matches | 2022-2026 | [44] | |
| South African Premier Division | South Africa | 1 | R 630,000,000
(£26,750,000) |
16 | SuperSport (South African broadcaster) | 2019-2024 | [45] | |
| Indian Super League | India | 1 | ₹2,750,000,000
(£26,000,000) |
12 | Viacom 18 | 2023-2025 | [46] | |
| Premiership Championship |
Scotland | 1-2 | £25,000,000[g] | 34 | Sky Sports - 60 Live Prem Matches | 2020–2029
(note) |
[47][12] | |
| A-League | Australia | 1 | AUD 40,000,000
(£21,500,000) |
12[h] | ViacomCBS | 2021-2026 | [48] | |
| Liga I | Romania | 1 | RON 115,000,000
(£20,500,000) |
16 | Prima Sport | 2019-2024 | [12][49] | |
| Swiss Super League | Switzerland | 1 | CHF 21,300,000
(£20,000,000) |
12 | Teleclub - All 180 Live Matches | 2021-2025 | [50][12] | |
| Israeli Premier League | Israel | 1 | €18,500,000
(£16,000,000) |
14 | [12] | |||
| Canadian Premier League | Canada | 1 | CA$20,000,000
(£12,000,000) |
8 | Mediapro | 2019-2028 | [51] | |
| Cypriot First Division | Cyprus | 1 | €13,500,000
(£11,750,000) |
14 | [12] | |||
| Chinese Super League [needs update] |
China | 1 | CH¥ 80,000,000
(£8,750,000) |
16 | Tencent | 2021-2023 [needs update] |
[52] | |
| Women's Super League | England | 1 | £8,000,000 | 12 | Sky Sports - 44 Matches
BBC - 22 Matches |
2021-2024 | [53] | |
| Croatian First Football League | Croatia | 1 | €9,000,000
(£7,750,000) |
10 | Hrvatski Telekom | 2022-2026 | [54] | |
| Tanzanian Premier League | Tanzania | 1 | TSh 22,560,000,000
(£7,000,000) |
16 | Azam TV | 2021-2031 | [55] | |
| Czech First League | Czech Republic | 1 | Kč 174,000,000
(£6,000,000) |
16 | O2 Czech Republic | 2018-2024
(latest) |
[12][56] | |
| Primera Federación | Spain | 3 | €5,000,000
(£4,250,000) |
40 | ATM Broadcast | 2023–2026 | [57] |
- Notes
- ^ Please note, that the conversion was done in £250 thousand incraments and thus can be slightly misaligned from the actual rate.
- ^ a b The cited amount also includes international rights, which are bundled together.
- ^ 30 teams from 2025
- ^ Of which aroud £77.0 million for the Jupiler Pro League rights[12]
- ^ 15 teams from 2026
- ^ Of which around £29.25 million for the Superettan rights.[12]
- ^ Of which around £22.75 million for the Premiership rights.[12]
- ^ 14 teams from 2024/25
List in order of value per game, per league - Top 10[edit]
- updated as of December 31, 2023
| Rank | League | Country | UEFA Rank | Number of Live Games | Value Per Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Premier League | England | 1st | 200 | £8.16m |
| 2. | Bundesliga | Germany | 4th | 306 | £3.61m (€4.15m) |
| 3. | Serie A | Italy | 3rd | 380 | £3.17m (€3.65m) |
| 4. | La Liga | Spain | 2nd | 380 | £2.27m (€2.61m) |
| 5. | Ligue 1 | France | 5th | 380 | £1.25m (€1.44m) |
| 6. | EFL Championship | England | N/A | 118 | £753,000 (nominally) |
| 7. | Primeira Liga | Portugal | 6th | 306 | £547,000 (€628,000) |
| 8. | Brasileirao | Brazil | N/A | 380 | £442,000 |
| 9. | Major League Soccer | United States | N/A | 521 | £389,000 ($497,000) |
| 10. | Scottish Premiership | Scotland | 9th | 60 | £379,000 |
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