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Sampdoria

Tier 2Serie BGenova, Liguria, ItalyOn the globe

Founded
1946
Ground
Stadio Luigi Ferraris33,205 seats · opened 1911
Full name
Unione Calcio Sampdoria

Who owns Sampdoria

Sampdoria is controlled by Joseph Tey, through Blucerchiati S.p.A (100%).

Owned by investorsOwner based abroad: Singapore

From the pitch to the top

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

Fields the first teamU.C. Sampdoria S.p.A.S.p.A. (joint-stock company), Italy, Codice fiscale 80036450106
  • 100%controls
    Blucerchiati S.p.A.S.p.A. (joint-stock company), ItalySince 2023, figure as of October 2026Named as owner ('Proprietario') by the it.wikipedia infobox; no primary or press source read for the stake.Low confidenceSource: Wikipedia (it)
    What the source says
    Blucerchiati SpA detiene il 99,96% delle azioni del club
    • Stake not knowncontrols
      Joseph TeyPerson, SingaporeFigure as of April 2026In February 2026 Calcio e Finanza reported Tey with 58% (52% in another passage) and Matteo Manfredi with 42% through Gestio, holding the voting A shares.Low confidenceSources: Wikipedia (it), Calcio e Finanza
      What the source says
      Nell'aprile 2026 il presidente Manfredi ha ceduto le sue quote a Joseph Tey, divenuto unico investitore di Blucerchiati SpA

Sampdoria’s finances

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

Revenue€44.0m2024-25
Staff costs€48.7m2023-24
Net result−€45.4m2025-26
Contracted pay€25.5m2025-26, contracted
Equity
−€33.5m
accounts, 2025-26
Public money
€752k
awarded, 2023, 1 records

The accounts

U.C. Sampdoria S.p.A., the entity that fields the team · 2020-21 to 2025-26

Line2025-26Tier 2 · from filed accounts2024-25Tier 2 · from filed accounts2023-24Tier 2 · from filed accounts2021-22Tier 1 · audited2020-21Tier 1 · audited
Profit and loss
Value of production—€44.0m1€55.3m2€76.3m€75.7m
TV money——€18.9m€52.2m3€36.9m4
League and federation distributions——€12.5m5€578k6€1.56m7
Matchday——€4.90m€1.02m8€1.65m9
Sponsorship———€3.26m10€2.15m11
Commercial——€6.20m12€983k13—
Other revenue——€5.90m€5.79m14—
Player sales——€6.80m15€3.39m16€14.7m16
Staff costs——€48.7m€59.5m€53.6m17
Wage bill———€56.1m18€50.1m18
Players' wages——€44.0m19——
Player amortisation———€6.75m20€1.25m20
Total spending——€135.7m21€100.4m22€90.0m22
Operating result———−€24.1m−€14.3m
Financial result———−€4.14m−€2.91m
Result before tax———−€28.2m−€17.2m
Income tax———−€3.82m23−€2.52m24
Net result−€45.4m25−€40.6m−€29.8m−€24.4m−€14.7m
Balance sheet
Total assets———€298.9m€305.2m
Non-current assets———€220.5m€219.4m
Player registrations (book value)———€119.0m€120.6m
Property and equipment———€16.8m€16.7m
Current assets———€76.6m€80.0m
Transfer fees receivable———€31.6m26€39.5m27
Cash———€5.17m€8.01m
Equity−€33.5m28——€49.5m€73.9m29
Share capital———€14.0m€14.0m
Liabilities€169.9m30—€136.7m31€249.4m32€231.3m33
Provisions———€27.6m34€27.2m35
Financial debt———€95.5m36€66.9m37
Tax and social security debt———€25.3m38€17.3m39
Transfer fees payable———€47.7m40€53.5m41
Shareholder loans€46.5m42————
Cash flow
Cash from operations———−€22.7m43−€9.41m44
Cash from investing———−€8.80m−€2.24m
Cash from financing———€28.6m€14.7m
Net change in cash———−€2.84m€3.01m
Transfers and people
Employees17345——1604616947
Notes on 47 figures, in the accounts’ own words
  1. Value of production: printed as 'circa 44 milioni'; Calcio e Finanza's headline figure, which includes player-sale gains (it equals the value of production wherever the club's filed accounts allow the check)
  2. Value of production: Calcio e Finanza's headline figure, which includes player-sale gains (it equals the value of production wherever the club's filed accounts allow the check)
  3. TV money: proventi da cessione diritti audiovisivi
  4. TV money: diritti radiotelevisivi e proventi media (notes)
  5. League and federation distributions: Serie A relegation parachute
  6. League and federation distributions: contributi in conto esercizio
  7. League and federation distributions: contributi federali (notes)
  8. Matchday: ricavi da gare (no season tickets)
  9. Matchday: ricavi delle vendite e delle prestazioni: gate receipts and season tickets (notes)
  10. Sponsorship: proventi da sponsorizzazioni
  11. Sponsorship: proventi da sponsorizzazioni (notes)
  12. Commercial: sponsorship, advertising and commercial
  13. Commercial: proventi commerciali e royalties
  14. Other revenue: ricavi e proventi diversi
  15. Player sales: of which €4.4m gains on disposals
  16. Player sales: plusvalenze: gains on disposal of players' registrations
  17. Staff costs: read from the page image
  18. Wage bill: salari e stipendi
  19. Players' wages: pay of registered personnel ('retribuzioni del personale tesserato', printed as 44 milioni, 'quasi 44' in the text)
  20. Player amortisation: from the cash-flow statement; most of the year's amortisation was suspended
  21. Total spending: total costs including amortisation and write-downs (€31.3m)
  22. Total spending: totale costi della produzione, including amortisation
  23. Income tax: summed: current taxes (392,825), prior years (104,879), deferred taxes (1,993,230), prepaid taxes (118,679), tax-consolidation income 6,427,568; a net tax income
  24. Income tax: summed: current taxes (132,504), prior years 182,062, deferred and prepaid taxes (2,723,487), tax-consolidation income 5,192,584; a net tax income
  25. Net result: ReportAziende
  26. Transfer fees receivable: summed: crediti verso enti-settore specifico within one year €23,171,990 + beyond €8,426,936
  27. Transfer fees receivable: crediti verso società calcistiche, within receivables from others (notes)
  28. Equity: Calcio e Finanza
  29. Equity: read from the page image
  30. Liabilities: Calcio e Finanza: total indebtedness, of which about €63m to banks and €46.5m shareholder loans
  31. Liabilities: debiti
  32. Liabilities: summed: fondi €27,575,781 + TFR €191,675 + debiti €205,989,174 + ratei e risconti €15,607,393
  33. Liabilities: summed: fondi €27,203,205 + TFR €232,702 + debiti €176,399,011 + ratei e risconti €27,453,185
  34. Provisions: of which €25,420,630 for deferred taxes
  35. Provisions: of which €23,427,400 for deferred taxes
  36. Financial debt: summed: debiti verso banche €71,573,862 + debiti verso altri finanziatori €23,965,742
  37. Financial debt: summed: debiti verso banche €44,235,580 + debiti verso altri finanziatori €22,691,560
  38. Tax and social security debt: summed: debiti tributari €23,806,622 + social security €1,512,207
  39. Tax and social security debt: summed: debiti tributari €16,128,074 + social security €1,138,687
  40. Transfer fees payable: summed: debiti verso enti-settore specifico within one year €34,142,188 + beyond €13,596,610
  41. Transfer fees payable: summed: debiti verso enti-settore specifico within one year €30,595,098 + beyond €22,891,657
  42. Shareholder loans: Calcio e Finanza: after €37.6m of loans were waived into equity; €16.8m lent during the year
  43. Cash from operations: flusso di cassa dalla gestione corrente (A+D)
  44. Cash from operations: flusso di cassa dalla gestione corrente (E)
  45. Employees: ReportAziende: 'Dipendenti' as shown by ReportAziende
  46. Employees: average: 39 players, 59 coaches, 11 other technical staff, 32 clerks, 19 workers
  47. Employees: average headcount: players, coaches, technical staff, clerks and workers

2025-26: Sources: Calcio e Finanza, ReportAziende (Media Asset S.p.A.)2024-25: Source: Calcio e Finanza2023-24: Source: Calcio e Finanza2021-22: Source: U.C. Sampdoria S.p.A.2020-21: Source: U.C. Sampdoria S.p.A.

League figures, wage bills, budgets and public money 6 records
SeasonTierContracted paySource
2025-262€25.5mcontractedSource: Calcio e Finanza
2024-252€24.7mcontractedSource: Calcio e Finanza
2023-242€27.4mcontractedSource: Calcio e Finanza
Public money, season or yearTotalRecords
2023€752kawarded1
2022€401kpaid2
  • 2 April 2023€752kawarded 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€396kpaid 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
  • 28 October 2022€5,413paid 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 Dilettanti; matched to the club's operator by tax code.. Source: Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri – Dipartimento per lo Sport

Where Sampdoria has played

1216-1718-1920-2122-2324-2526-27
Season by season
  1. 2026-272Serie B
  2. 2025-262Serie B
  3. 2024-252Serie B
  4. 2023-242Serie B
  5. 2022-231Serie A, relegated
  6. 2021-221Serie A
  7. 2020-211Serie A
  8. 2019-201Serie A
  9. 2018-191Serie A
  10. 2017-181Serie A
  11. 2016-171Serie A

Not yet established

What we looked for and could not find in public sources. If you know, send a correction with a source.

  • Who the shareholders areJoseph Tey's April 2026 purchase of Matteo Manfredi's stake is known only from it.wikipedia; Calcio e Finanza (July 2026) still describes a dispute between them over the sale of the club.
Sources9

Also on Wikidata (Q1457).

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