LALIGA Budget Approved with 85% Club Support

LALIGA has reinforced its financial governance following the formal approval of its consolidated 2024/25 annual accounts and the proposed 2025/26 budget by the Ordinary and Extraordinary General Assembly.

The outcome, determined by a weighted secret ballot, confirms strong consensus among the 42 professional clubs, with the income budget receiving 85.7% approval and the expenditure budget passing with an even higher 88% majority.

The decisive voting margins provide significant validation for the organisation’s strategic direction, particularly its collective commercialisation framework and stringent cost-control mechanisms.

The approval comes shortly after LALIGA successfully secured EURO6.135 billion (10.8 billion) domestic broadcasting deal for the 2027/28–2031/32 cycle, which achieved a nine per cent uplift despite contraction in other European media rights markets.

The clubs’ overwhelming support suggests they view this recent financial success as direct validation of the league’s central management strategy.

In addition, at a time when many rival European competitions face revenue pressure and internal political disputes over financial fairness, LALIGA can confidently execute its long-term financial program knowing it has broad support across the first and second divisions. 

LALIGA president, Javier Tebas, emphasised the importance of the high approval rates. Tebas stated that the wide support demonstrates “confidence in LALIGA’s financial management” and reiterated the league’s ongoing commitment to a sustainable, long-term approach.

By using a secure, weighted electronic voting system designed to maintain the autonomy and privacy of each club’s decision, the organisation ensures the legitimacy of the results.

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