Cash Bonanza: Relegated trio pocket one-third of Segunda TV money
Cádiz, Granada and Almería dominate LaLiga Hypermotion's TV revenue distribution, with parachute payments helping them secure the lion's share of the €173.3m pot.
Cash Bonanza: Relegated trio pocket one-third of Segunda TV money
The three clubs relegated from LaLiga last season are laughing all the way to the bank, with Cádiz, Granada and Almería collectively bagging nearly €60m of Segunda División’s television rights money.
The numbers game
LaLiga published its audiovisual rights distribution for the 2024-25 season on Monday, revealing how the €173.3 million allocated to Segunda División (LaLiga Hypermotion) is being carved up among the 22 clubs.
As expected, the relegated trio top the earnings chart thanks to hefty parachute payments designed to cushion the financial blow of dropping down a division:
- Cádiz: €22.62 million (top earner)
- Almería: €18.80 million
- Granada: €17.16 million
These three clubs alone account for approximately 34% of the entire Segunda División television pot – a significant advantage as they battle for immediate promotion back to the top flight.
The rest of the pack
The financial gap between the relegated sides and the established Segunda clubs is stark. The remaining 19 teams all fall within a much tighter range of €5-8 million each:
- Upper tier (€6.5m-€7.7m): Sporting Gijón (€7.66m), Real Oviedo (€7.18m), Eibar (€7.12m), Racing Santander (€6.56m), Real Zaragoza (€6.48m)
- Middle tier (€5.9m-€6.5m): Levante (€6.23m), Elche (€6.05m), Tenerife (€5.97m), Burgos (€5.95m), Córdoba (€5.94m), Deportivo (€5.91m)
- Lower tier (€5.2m-€5.9m): Albacete (€5.64m), Málaga (€5.54m), Racing Ferrol (€5.54m), Huesca (€5.50m), Cartagena (€5.48m), Mirandés (€5.38m), Castellón (€5.31m), Eldense (€5.28m)
How the bread’s sliced
LaLiga’s distribution formula is straightforward but favors the bigger clubs:
- 70% of the money is shared equally among all 22 teams
- The remaining 30% is allocated based on two factors:
- Final league position from the previous season
- Each club’s social impact and fanbase size
This system, while providing some balance, clearly gives the relegated sides a massive financial advantage in their promotion push. For clubs like Deportivo and Málaga – former top-flight regulars now operating on much tighter budgets – the disparity represents another hurdle in their quest to return to LaLiga’s promised land.
Whether this dosh disparity will translate directly to the league table remains to be seen, but the relegated trio certainly have the readies to build squads capable of bouncing straight back up.