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Bologna

Tier 1Serie ABologna, Emilia-Romagna, ItalyOn the globe

Founded
3 October 1909
Ground
Stadio Renato Dall'Ara36,462 seats · opened 1927
Full name
Bologna Football Club 1909
Website
bolognafc.it

Who owns Bologna

Bologna is controlled by Joey Saputo, through BFC 1909 Lux SPV S.A.

Owned by a multi-club groupOwner based abroad: Canada

From the pitch to the top

The company that fields the team, then each holder above it.

Fields the first teamBologna Football Club 1909 S.p.A.S.p.A. (joint-stock company), Italy, Codice fiscale 02260700378
  • Stake not knowncontrols
    BFC 1909 Lux SPV S.A.Sociedad anónima, CanadaSince October 2014, figure as of October 2026Wikipedia gives 99.93% for BFC 1909 Lux SPV S.A. (not verified, so no stake is recorded). The club's 2026 corporate page lists Joey Saputo as chairman.Medium confidenceSources: Bologna FC 1909, Calcio e Finanza
    • Stake not knowncontrols
      Joey SaputoPerson, CanadaFigure as of November 2017Saputo is the majority investor in the consortium that bought Bologna in October 2014. The vehicle and its shareholding come from Wikipedia and were not verified.Low confidenceSource: Calcio e Finanza
Part of a multi-club groupJoey Saputo1 clubs

Changes of control

  1. October 2014

    BFC 1909 Lux SPV S.A. took control.

    Joey Saputo's consortium took the majority in autumn 2014.

    • Capital put in€11.8mreported

    Low confidenceSources: Wikipedia (it), Calcio e Finanza

    What the source says
    assunta con acquisto della maggioranza del club

Bologna’s finances

From its published accounts and league records. Figures compare only with clubs at the tier it played that season.

Against its tier

Bologna's revenue of €146.7m is the 6th highest of the 19 Serie A clubs with published accounts

In 2024-25 it spent €0.57 on staff for every €1 of revenue; the typical Serie A club spent €0.69.

  • Bologna
  • Other Serie A clubs
Revenue19 clubs
Staff per €1 of revenue19 clubs

Each club's newest recorded accounts since 2021–22, at the tier it played that season. If that year's revenue cannot be separated from player trading, the club is omitted rather than using an older year. Coverage counts comparable accounts, not every club with financial data. Revenue excludes player-sale income. Where that income is included in the published total, we subtract the statement's separately reported player-trading figure. Some statements group loan fees and other player income with sale gains; those are removed together. Otherwise loan fees remain included. These are comparisons across accounting formats, not identical revenue definitions. Bologna: Value of production €224.2m − reported player trading €77.4m = €146.7m (calculated). Deduction: plusvalenze (gains on disposal); loan fees (€1,635,500) and other transfer income (€6,884,461) are separate. The scales are logarithmic.

Revenue€224.2m2024-25
Staff costs€84.1m2024-25
Net result€14.0m2024-25
Equity
€34.4m
accounts, 2024-25
Public money
€589k
awarded, 2023, 1 records

The accounts

Bologna Football Club 1909 S.p.A., the entity that fields the team · 2020-21 to 2024-25

2024-25Tier 12023-24Tier 1 · audited2022-23Tier 1 · audited2021-22Tier 1 · audited2020-21Tier 1 · audited
Profit and loss
Value of production€224.2m€127.8m€117.3m€80.4m€81.7m
TV money€90.6m€62.6m€47.1m€41.8m1€62.7m
League and federation distributions€1.06m2€3.32m2€2.54m2€1.96m2€1.72m2
Matchday€16.8m3€8.60m4€6.40m5€4.50m6€8,7507
Sponsorship€6.38m€5.25m€6.04m€4.05m€4.43m
Commercial€21.6m8€15.4m9€11.9m10€8.86m11€4.84m12
Other revenue€1.75m13€1.46m13€1.65m13€831k13€2.28m14
Player sales€77.4m15€24.0m16€34.5m17€15.2m18€3.24m19
Staff costs€84.1m€71.1m€69.1m€67.6m€57.8m
Wage bill€77.9m20€64.4m20€64.3m20€63.5m20€54.0m20
Players' wages€46.0m21€36.7m21€43.0m21€42.9m21€36.5m21
Player amortisation€35.7m€29.7m€30.1m€34.4m€29.5m
Other depreciation€503k22€249k22€537k22€528k22€515k22
Total spending€201.6m€134.8m€130.6m€125.1m€110.6m
Operating result€22.6m−€6.96m−€13.3m−€44.7m−€29.0m
Financial result−€2.96m−€858k−€705k−€1.22m−€1.08m
Result before tax€19.6m−€8.07m−€14.0m−€46.0m−€30.0m
Income tax€5.61m€2.34m€2.29m€730k€813k
Net result€14.0m−€10.4m−€16.3m−€46.7m−€30.8m
Balance sheet
Total assets€203.2m€177.5m€126.4m€110.4m€121.5m
Non-current assets€107.7m€100.7m€78.4m€82.1m€97.2m
Player registrations (book value)€98.6m€91.8m€54.7m€60.0m€74.0m
Property and equipment€2.65m€1.79m€16.0m€14.6m€14.8m
Current assets€94.1m€75.2m€47.2m€27.3m€23.0m
Transfer fees receivable€67.1m23——€4.24m23€4.69m24
Cash€8.52m€18.1m€14.5m€14.3m€12.1m
Equity€34.4m€19.9m€11.7m€9.35m€16.1m
Share capital€5.98m€5.98m€5.98m€5.98m€5.98m
Liabilities€168.7m25€157.6m26€114.7m27€101.0m28€105.3m29
Provisions€2.21m30€2.28m30€2.05m30€544k30€1.01m30
Financial debt€19.4m31€28.8m31€31.6m31€26.6m31€20.7m31
Tax and social security debt€21.6m32€19.5m33€19.0m34€21.0m35€19.2m36
Transfer fees payable€59.5m37€25.4m37€31.3m37€18.5m37€5.54m38
Shareholder loans€9.23m39€9.23m39€8.23m39€7.13m39€7.13m39
Cash flow
Cash from operations−€24.2m€19.0m−€27.2m−€36.4m€4.88m
Cash from investing€23.5m−€36.7m€2.61m−€7.19m−€22.8m
Cash from financing−€8.88m€22.0m€24.7m€45.8m€27.1m
Net change in cash−€9.58m€4.22m€135k€2.27m€9.27m
Money from owners
Owner contributions€600k40€18.5m40€18.7m40€39.9m40€17.0m40
Notes on 40 figures, in the accounts’ own words
  1. TV money: proventi vari (€45,000) are separate; the 2023 accounts merge them into TV
  2. League and federation distributions: contributi in conto esercizio
  3. Matchday: ricavi delle vendite e delle prestazioni: ricavi da gare and abbonamenti
  4. Matchday: ricavi da gare €5,605,794 + abbonamenti €2,989,694 (total as printed)
  5. Matchday: ricavi da gare €4,026,784 and abbonamenti €2,377,419; total as printed in the directors' report
  6. Matchday: ricavi delle vendite e delle prestazioni
  7. Matchday: ricavi delle vendite e delle prestazioni: matches behind closed doors
  8. Commercial: summed: proventi pubblicitari €18,748,548 + commerciali e royalties €2,877,283
  9. Commercial: summed: proventi pubblicitari €11,884,990 + commerciali e royalties €3,469,603
  10. Commercial: summed: proventi pubblicitari €9,597,107 + commerciali e royalties €2,268,162
  11. Commercial: summed: proventi pubblicitari €6,936,721 + commerciali e royalties €1,921,631
  12. Commercial: summed: proventi pubblicitari €4,110,633 + commerciali e royalties €729,673
  13. Other revenue: ricavi e proventi diversi
  14. Other revenue: altri ricavi e proventi
  15. Player sales: plusvalenze (gains on disposal); loan fees (€1,635,500) and other transfer income (€6,884,461) are separate
  16. Player sales: plusvalenze (gains on disposal); loan fees (€453) and other transfer income (€7,172,215) are separate
  17. Player sales: plusvalenze (gains on disposal); loan fees (€307,730) and other transfer income (€6,914,074) are separate
  18. Player sales: plusvalenze (gains on disposal); loan fees (€469,115) and other player income (€2,568,116) are separate
  19. Player sales: plusvalenze (gains on disposal); loan fees (€551,940) and other player income (€1,806,671) are separate
  20. Wage bill: salari e stipendi
  21. Players' wages: compensi contrattuali calciatori
  22. Other depreciation: tangible fixed assets
  23. Transfer fees receivable: crediti verso enti-settore specifico
  24. Transfer fees receivable: crediti verso enti settore specifico (notes)
  25. Liabilities: summed: fondi €2,213,526 + TFR €95,089 + debiti €156,125,922 + ratei e risconti €10,283,141
  26. Liabilities: summed: fondi €2,275,171 + TFR €94,023 + debiti €140,136,684 + ratei e risconti €15,122,417
  27. Liabilities: summed: fondi €2,047,114 + TFR €91,167 + debiti €108,878,738 + ratei e risconti €3,645,329
  28. Liabilities: summed: fondi €544,200 + TFR €94,926 + debiti €96,465,087 + ratei e risconti €3,906,457
  29. Liabilities: summed: fondi €1,007,298 + TFR €97,795 + debiti €92,960,400 + ratei e risconti €11,273,985
  30. Provisions: excluding TFR
  31. Financial debt: debiti verso banche
  32. Tax and social security debt: summed: debiti tributari €20,067,793 + previdenza €1,580,120
  33. Tax and social security debt: summed: debiti tributari €17,738,464 + previdenza €1,803,039
  34. Tax and social security debt: summed: debiti tributari €17,891,939 + previdenza €1,111,956
  35. Tax and social security debt: summed: debiti tributari €19,519,629 + previdenza €1,507,064
  36. Tax and social security debt: summed: debiti tributari €16,876,170 + previdenza €2,373,252
  37. Transfer fees payable: debiti verso enti-settore specifico
  38. Transfer fees payable: debiti verso settore specifico, within altri debiti (notes)
  39. Shareholder loans: debiti verso soci per finanziamenti
  40. Owner contributions: 'aumento di capitale a pagamento' in the cash-flow statement

2024-25: Source: Bologna F.C. 1909 S.p.A.2023-24: Source: Bologna F.C. 1909 S.p.A.2022-23: Source: Bologna F.C. 1909 S.p.A.2021-22: Source: Bologna F.C. 1909 S.p.A.2020-21: Source: Bologna F.C. 1909 S.p.A.

League figures, wage bills, budgets and public money 2 records
Public money, season or yearTotalRecords
2023€589kawarded1
2022€774kpaid1
  • 2 April 2023€589kawarded from Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri – Dipartimento per lo Sport: Refund of COVID-19 health and sanitising costs to sports clubs ('contributo a rimborso delle spese sanitarie e di sanificazione', DPCM 3 ottobre 2022), list of clubs affiliated to FIGC; matched to the club's operator by tax code.. Source: Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri – Dipartimento per lo Sport
  • 28 October 2022€774kpaid from Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri – Dipartimento per lo Sport: Refund of COVID-19 health, sanitising and testing costs to sports clubs ('contributo per le spese di sanificazione', DPCM 16 settembre 2021), list of clubs affiliated to FIGC Professionisti; matched to the club's operator by tax code.. Source: Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri – Dipartimento per lo Sport

Where Bologna has played

116-1718-1920-2122-2324-2526-27
Season by season
  1. 2026-271Serie A
  2. 2025-261Serie A
  3. 2024-251Serie A
  4. 2023-241Serie A
  5. 2022-231Serie A
  6. 2021-221Serie A
  7. 2020-211Serie A
  8. 2019-201Serie A
  9. 2018-191Serie A
  10. 2017-181Serie A
  11. 2016-171Serie A
Sources10

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