Málaga CF
Tier 1LaLigaMálaga, Andalucía, SpainOn the globe
- Founded
- 3 April 1904
- Ground
- Estadio La Rosaleda30,778 seats · opened 1941
- Full name
- Málaga Club de Fútbol
- Website
- malagacf.com
- Reserve side
- Atlético Malagueño
Who owns Málaga CF
About 99% is held through an investment vehicle of Sheikh Abdullah Al Thani, 49% of which the Supreme Court recognised as BlueBay Hotels' in January 2024; a court-appointed administrator runs the club.
No single controlling owner
As of January 2024Medium confidenceSource: 2Playbook
From the pitch to the top
The company that fields the team, then each holder above it.
Fields the first teamMálaga Club de Fútbol, S.A.D.
- Stake not knownsignificantAbdullah ben Nasser Al ThaniFigure as of January 2024Through through the investment vehicle that holds about 99% of the club, 51% of it after the Supreme Court rulingMedium confidenceSource: 2Playbook
- Stake not knownsignificantBlueBay HotelsFigure as of January 2024Through 49% of the investment vehicle that holds about 99% of the club, recognised by the Supreme Court in January 2024Medium confidenceSource: 2Playbook
Málaga’s finances
From its published accounts and league records. Figures compare only with clubs at the tier it played that season.
Against its tier
Málaga's revenue of €20.4m is the 2nd highest of the 16 Segunda División clubs with published accounts
In 2024-25 it spent €0.64 on staff for every €1 of revenue; the typical Segunda División club spent €0.79.
- Málaga
- Other Segunda División clubs
Revenue16 clubs
Staff per €1 of revenue16 clubs
- Equity
- €10.2m
- accounts, 2024-25
- Squad cost limit
- €11.7m
- maximum, 2025-26
- Public money
- €18k
- awarded, 2025, 1 records
The accounts
Málaga Club de Fútbol, S.A.D., the entity that fields the team · 2010-11 to 2024-25
| Line | 2024-25Tier 2 · audited | 2023-24Tier 3 · audited | 2022-23Tier 2 · audited | 2010-11from filed accounts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profit and loss | ||||
| Revenue | €20.4m | €10.8m | €17.9m | — |
| TV money | €5.59m | €158k | €6.65m | — |
| League and federation distributions | €163k1 | €1.40m2 | €283k1 | — |
| Matchday | €5.85m3 | €5.03m4 | €3.98m5 | — |
| Sponsorship | €5.03m6 | €3.17m6 | €5.39m6 | — |
| Commercial | €3.92m7 | €2.40m7 | €1.83m7 | — |
| Subsidies | €444k8 | €330k8 | €114k8 | — |
| Other revenue | €1.84m9 | €530k9 | €528k9 | — |
| Player sales | €4.96m10 | €2.78m11 | −€86k12 | — |
| Staff costs | €13.0m13 | €8.75m14 | €14.1m15 | — |
| Wage bill | €11.2m16 | €7.30m17 | €11.5m18 | — |
| Players' wages | €7.79m19 | €4.82m20 | €8.11m20 | — |
| Other operating costs | €6.98m | €4.28m | €6.41m | — |
| Travel | €861k | €478k | €850k | — |
| Player amortisation | €690k21 | €234k22 | €536k23 | — |
| Other depreciation | €2.84m24 | €2.86m25 | €2.95m26 | — |
| Operating result | €2.64m | €471k | −€3.21m | — |
| Financial result | €1.43m | €3.46m | €219k | — |
| Result before tax | €4.07m | €3.93m | −€3.00m | — |
| Income tax | €835k | −€275k | €40k | — |
| Net result | €3.23m | €4.21m | −€3.04m | — |
| Balance sheet | ||||
| Total assets | €64.6m | €49.7m | €43.9m | — |
| Non-current assets | €49.2m | €38.6m | €33.7m | — |
| Player registrations (book value) | €50k27 | — | €16.7k | — |
| Property and equipment | €1.87m | €2.27m | €2.72m | — |
| Current assets | €15.4m | €11.1m | €10.2m | — |
| Transfer fees receivable | €7.32m28 | €1.76m29 | €4.31m30 | — |
| Cash | €5.05m | €2.72m | €1.96m | — |
| Equity | €10.2m31 | €8.55m32 | €6.12m33 | — |
| Share capital | €17.5m | €17.5m | €17.5m | €17.5m34 |
| Liabilities | €54.4m | €41.1m | €37.8m | — |
| Non-current liabilities | €43.2m | €34.5m | €30.0m | — |
| Current liabilities | €11.1m | €6.64m | €7.85m | — |
| Provisions | €1.98m35 | €1.96m36 | €2.22m37 | — |
| Financial debt | €37.2m38 | €28.8m39 | €21.8m39 | — |
| Tax and social security debt | €517k40 | €257k40 | €643k40 | — |
| Transfer fees payable | — | €34.2k41 | €10k41 | — |
| Cash flow | ||||
| Cash from operations | −€5.74m | €1.22m | −€5.19m | — |
| Cash from investing | −€4.00m | −€5.42m | −€8.17m | — |
| Cash from financing | €12.1m | €4.95m | €7.50m | — |
| Net change in cash | €2.33m | €753k | −€5.85m | — |
| Money from owners | ||||
| Capital increase | — | — | — | €3.04m42 |
| Transfers and people | ||||
| Employees | 22743 | 18744 | 22044 | — |
Notes on 44 figures, in the accounts’ own words
- League and federation distributions: Ingresos LFP.
- League and federation distributions: Ayuda al descenso €1,250,000 and Ingresos LFP €145,714.29.
- Matchday: Competitions €2,079,160.47, members and season tickets €3,768,989.65.
- Matchday: Competitions €2,741,015.47, members and season tickets €2,290,070.63.
- Matchday: Competitions €1,417,942.43, members and season tickets €2,565,948.62.
- Sponsorship: Patrocinios (inside comercialización).
- Commercial: Shop sales.
- Subsidies: Subvenciones a la explotación y otros.
- Other revenue: Other operating income (otros).
- Player sales: Deterioro y resultado por enajenaciones: gains on player transfers €8,202,410.15 less losses of €3,246,271.64.
- Player sales: Gains on player transfers (beneficios procedentes del traspaso de jugadores).
- Player sales: Deterioro y resultado por enajenaciones: gains on player transfers €50,000 less losses on fixed assets and exceptional costs of €135,951.39.
- Staff costs: Non-sporting staff €3,257,947.80 and sporting squad €9,720,455.60.
- Staff costs: Non-sporting staff €2,591,598.38 and sporting squad €6,157,436.50.
- Staff costs: Non-sporting staff €4,273,738.72 and sporting squad €9,823,446.84.
- Wage bill: Wages of non-sporting staff €2,486,318.60, registrable squad €7,227,568.01 and non-registrable squad €1,501,224.92.
- Wage bill: Wages of non-sporting staff €2,002,242.24, registrable squad €4,251,190.25 and non-registrable squad €1,045,940.74.
- Wage bill: Wages of non-sporting staff €2,631,221.36, registrable squad €7,483,203.05 and non-registrable squad €1,369,158.79.
- Players' wages: Registrable squad cost (plantilla deportiva inscribible en la LFP: wages and Social Security).
- Players' wages: Registrable squad cost (plantilla deportiva inscribible en la LFP: wages, severance, Social Security).
- Player amortisation: Registrable €647,308.68 and non-registrable €42,890.91.
- Player amortisation: Registrable €222,807.80 and non-registrable €11,150.00.
- Player amortisation: Registrable €507,872.87 and non-registrable €27,707.35.
- Other depreciation: Tangible €479,211.09 and intangible other than players €2,364,513.56.
- Other depreciation: Tangible €495,340.42 and intangible other than players €2,364,513.54.
- Other depreciation: Tangible €587,950.19 and intangible other than players €2,364,939.90.
- Player registrations (book value): Derechos de adquisición de jugadores; other sports intangibles (€8,717,152.12) excluded.
- Transfer fees receivable: Entidades deportivas deudoras por traspasos/cesiones, long €3,048,499.33 and short €4,270,461.57.
- Transfer fees receivable: Entidades deportivas deudoras por traspasos/cesiones, long €650,474.41 and short €1,109,604.69.
- Transfer fees receivable: Entidades deportivas deudoras por traspasos/cesiones (short term).
- Equity: Includes €6,680,041.96 of capital grants; fondos propios €3,546,773.87.
- Equity: Includes €8,453,748.96 of capital grants; fondos propios €100,073.18.
- Equity: Includes €10,227,455.96 of capital grants; fondos propios −€4,104,994.91.
- Share capital: Subscribed capital after the act published on 2010-07-08, not at the financial year end.
- Provisions: Long €1,393,502.42 and short €583,384.88.
- Provisions: Long €1,005,205.97 and short €954,361.87.
- Provisions: Long €2,032,177.91 and short €186,175.57.
- Financial debt: LaLiga-CVC participating loan (deudas con entidades deportivas, pasivos financieros) €36,905,955.18 (long €35,795,187.40, short €1,110,767.78) and other financing received €280,000.
- Financial debt: LaLiga-CVC participating loan (deudas con entidades deportivas, pasivos financieros), long term.
- Tax and social security debt: Deudas con las Administraciones Públicas.
- Transfer fees payable: Deudas con clubes por traspasos/cesiones (short term).
- Capital increase: Sum of the season's registered nominal increases (acts in the record note); share premium not included.
- Employees: Average headcount, including 29 registrable and 97 non-registrable sporting staff.
- Employees: Average headcount, including 26 registrable and 85 non-registrable sporting staff.
2024-25: Source: Málaga CF2023-24: Source: Málaga CF2022-23: Source: Málaga CF2010-11: Source: Boletín Oficial del Registro Mercantil (BOE)
League figures, wage bills, budgets and public money 11 records
| Season | TV money | Squad cost limit | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | €11.7mmaximum | Source: LaLiga (Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional) | |
| 2024-25 | €5.54mpaid | €9.82mmaximum | Sources: LaLiga (Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional), LaLiga |
| 2023-24 | Source: LaLiga | ||
| 2022-23 | €6.57mpaid | €11.5mmaximum | Sources: LaLiga (Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional), LaLiga (Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional) |
| 2021-22 | €7.44mpaid | €12.8mmaximum | Sources: LaLiga (Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional), LaLiga (Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional) |
| Public money, season or year | Total | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | €18kawarded | 1 |
| 2023-24 | €115kawarded | 2 |
- 10 September 2025€18kawarded from ENTIDAD PÚBLICA EMPRESARIAL RED.ES: Resolución de E.P.E Red.es por la que se convocan ayudas destinadas a digitalizar empresas del segmento IV(entre 50 y menos de 100 empleados) y el segmento V (entre 100 y menos de 250 empleados). Programa Kit Digital.. Source: Base de Datos Nacional de Subvenciones (IGAE)
- 2023-24€75kawarded from Real Federación Española de Fútbol: Ayudas a clubes de Primera Federación, T. 2023/2024 (Primera Federación section): laboralidad €75,000; payment withheld until the club files the documents the resolution asks for.. Source: Real Federación Española de Fútbol
- 2023-24€40kawarded from Real Federación Española de Fútbol: Programa Impulso 27, Segunda y Tercera Federación, T. 2023/2024 (Tercera Federación section): profesionalización €37,000 + desplazamientos €3,000.. Source: Real Federación Española de Fútbol
Where Málaga has played
Season by season
- 2026-271LaLiga
- 2025-262Segunda División, promoted
- 2024-252Segunda División
- 2023-243Primera Federación, Grupo 2, promoted
- 2022-232Segunda División, relegated
- 2021-222Segunda División
- 2020-212Segunda División
- 2019-202Segunda División
- 2018-192Segunda División
- 2017-181LaLiga, relegated
- 2016-171LaLiga
Not yet established
What we looked for and could not find in public sources. If you know, send a correction with a source.
- The club's accountsNo free accounts found for 2016-17 to 2021-22 (seasons played in tiers 1–3).
- Who the shareholders areThe name of the vehicle that holds about 99% of Málaga CF and whether the judicial administration ended before 2026-27 were not established.
Sources7
- Aviso legal Málaga CF, Club. Checked 3 October 2026.
- LaLiga EA Sports: clubes LaLiga, League. Checked 3 October 2026.
- Málaga CF: el Supremo da la razón a BlueBay frente a Al Thani en su disputa por el control del club 2Playbook, News, 16 January 2024. Checked 3 October 2026.
- Relación de S.A.D. de fútbol Consejo Superior de Deportes, Regulator. Checked 3 October 2026.
- Wikidata Wikidata, Wikipedia / Wikidata. Checked 3 October 2026.
- Estadio La Rosaleda Wikidata, Wikipedia / Wikidata. Checked 3 October 2026.
- Primera División de España 2026-27 Wikipedia (es), Wikipedia / Wikidata. Checked 3 October 2026.
Also on Wikidata (Q8857).