Salzburg in another universe, Austria deep red
“We have an extraordinary 2020/21 season behind us, which was characterized by top sporting performances and challenges,” said Bundesliga chairman Christian Ebenbauer in a broadcast on club financials. The 2020/21 season, for example, brought for Red Bull Salzburg not only the eighth title in a row, but the Champions Leeague also a turnover of 112 million euros – more than Fast, Austria, LASK and WAC, the four next best-selling, together.
Despite the third highest turnover, the violets report the highest loss: 4.69 million euros. But Austria’s struggles for survival are not the only ones who report a negative result. Even storm Graz (-0.5 million euros) and die Admira (-0.47) Report a loss, all other clubs have a positive annual result. Speaking of lower sales: Salzburg recently recorded sales of 188 million euros, which is actually a sharp decline to “only” 112 million euros. Ebenbauer happily sums up positively: “Because of the special situation, it makes us proud that, regardless of the work that the corona pandemic brings with it, we are bringing many organizational areas on track and developing them further.”