Bayern Munich has submitted a protest to UEFA before their Champions League clash with PSG, arguing that financial sustainability and member interests are being undermined.
Bundesliga champions, FC Bayern Munich, have posted record revenues for the second year in a row, reporting $1.12bn (€978.3m) for the 2024/25 financial year.
In the year to 30 June 2025, Bayern lifted revenue by 2.8% year-on-year and delivered a net profit of €27.1m after tax, or €42.5m before tax. Adjusted EBITDA rose 11.3% to €187.8m, underscoring continued operational strength.
Revenue primarily came from match operation income as Bayern’s participation and prize money from winning its 34th Bundesliga title and competing in the UEFA Champions League, DFB-Pokal and FIFA Club World Cup generated €260.7m.
Bayern’s sponsorship and marketing revenue drew in $276m (€240.4m) as long-standing partnerships with the likes of Allianz, Adidas and Deutsche Telekom continued. The club also brought in new sponsors, includingBetano and Emirates, to help raise additional revenue.
The club also raised €105.3m from media marketing, as well as €150.5m from club merchandise.
In the transfer window, Bayern were able to generate €117.7m through the sale of players such as Mathys Tel to Tottenham Hotspur for €34m and Mattijs de Ligt to Manchester United for €45m.
Despite making a net profit loss of -€64.65m during the 2024 summer transfer window on player buys and sales, Bayern made a +€10.15m profit during the 2025 window.
Jan-Christian Dreesen, CEO of FC Bayern München, stressed the importance of being a sustainable football club and one that doesn’t “spend more than we earn”.
“FC Bayern remains financially strong, on track in sporting terms and united in its team spirit,” said Dreesen.
“Despite turbulent times and a transfer market that has reached new heights, we have once again achieved record revenues and posted solid profits. This demonstrates the extraordinary strength and substance of our club. We are not volatile. FC Bayern is stable.”
“We don’t spend more than we earn. This attitude is part of our philosophy and will continue to guide us in the years to come. FC Bayern’s success is the result of a strong community: dedicated employees, reliable partners and sponsors, and constructive cooperation within the executive and supervisory boards – for which I would like to express my sincere thanks.”
Growing membership
The six-time Champions League winners also announced a club record membership total of 432,500 members.
Club President Herbert Hainer stated this is “more than any other club in the world” after adding 50,000 new members over the past year.
Bayern announced its membership surpassed 400,000 members last February achieving a goal Hainer laid out in December 2024 to help celebrate the club’s 125th anniversary.
Bayern members also re-elected Hainer for another term as Club President in September. He will be serving his third term after being first elected as President in 2019 following the retirement of his predecessor Uli Hoeneß.
Protest ahead of PSG fixture
Ahead of Bayern’s Champions League away fixture against Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) tonight (November 4), the German club has lodged a protest against UEFA over Paris Police’s short notice general order to regulate the arrival of its fans to the Parc des Princes stadium.
Bayern stated the notice, which it received yesterday (November 3), “affects all fan coaches” as it stipulates all fans must travel to the stadium exclusively by public transport and then return to their mode of public transport after the game.
“For FC Bayern, the short notice of the decree is unacceptable, as all the relevant information has been available for weeks, as is the case with all matches involving the German record champions,” said a club statement.
“Due to the official regulations it is expected that the fan coaches will only be able to leave Paris in the early hours of the morning (from around 05:00 CET) to make their way home.”
Bayern revealed PSG supports the club and its fans with its protest to UEFA with Bayern also committing to “further legal action”.
