Findings · 10 of 14
Takeovers
18 of 46 clubs in the takeover sample now play higher
Taken over in 2017–2024: 18 now play higher, 4 lower, and 24 at the same tier. This describes outcomes; it does not show that the takeover caused them.
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- Deportivo de A Coruña+2 since 2020
- Real Jaén+2 since 2021
- Como+2 since 2019
- Castellón+1 since 2022
- Racing de Santander+1 since 2023
- Sant Andreu+1 since 2024
- Catanzaro+1 since 2017
- Cavese+1 since 2022
- Cesena+1 since 2021
- Lecce+1 since 2022
- Livorno+1 since 2023
- Modena+1 since 2021
- Venezia+1 since 2020
- Académico de Viseu+1 since 2021
- Estoril Praia+1 since 2019
- Famalicão+1 since 2018
- Lusitano de Évora+1 since 2020
- Vianense+1 since 2022
Read as a table
| Club | Taken over | Buyer | Tier then | Tier now |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Como | 2019 | SENT Entertainment Ltd | 3 | 1 |
| Deportivo de A Coruña | 2020 | Abanca Corporación Bancaria, S.A. | 3 | 1 |
| Real Jaén | 2021 | Fomento y Promoción del Real Jaén, S.L. | 5 | 3 |
| Académico de Viseu | 2021 | HOBRA GmbH & Co. KG | 2 | 1 |
| Castellón | 2022 | Haralabos Voulgaris | 3 | 2 |
| Catanzaro | 2017 | AZ S.p.A. | 3 | 2 |
| Cavese | 2022 | FAM.ILY S.r.l. | 4 | 3 |
| Cesena | 2021 | JRL Investment Partners LLC | 3 | 2 |
| Estoril Praia | 2019 | Global Football Holdings (formerly Bolt Football Holdings) | 2 | 1 |
| Famalicão | 2018 | Quantum Pacific Management Limited | 2 | 1 |
| Lecce | 2022 | Saverio Sticchi Damiani | 2 | 1 |
| Livorno | 2023 | Joel Esciua | 4 | 3 |
| Lusitano de Évora | 2020 | Nneka Ede | 4 | 3 |
| Modena | 2021 | Rivetex S.r.l. | 3 | 2 |
| Racing de Santander | 2023 | Sebman Sports International | 2 | 1 |
| Sant Andreu | 2024 | Taica Corporation | 4 | 3 |
| Venezia | 2020 | VFC Newco 2020 LLC | 2 | 1 |
| Vianense | 2022 | Raulino Holdings Inc | 4 | 3 |
| Algeciras | 2023 | Mac Lackey | 3 | 3 |
| Antequera | 2024 | Mike Garlick | 3 | 3 |
| Atalanta | 2022 | Investor group led by Stephen Pagliuca | 1 | 1 |
| AZ Picerno | 2019 | Donato Curcio | 3 | 3 |
| Burgos | 2024 | Fénix Entertainment | 2 | 2 |
| Fafe | 2024 | 3 | 3 | |
| Fiorentina | 2019 | Commisso family | 1 | 1 |
| Guidonia Montecelio | 2022 | Mauro Fusano | 3 | 3 |
| Inter | 2024 | Oaktree Capital Management | 1 | 1 |
| Milan | 2022 | ACM Bidco B.V. | 1 | 1 |
| Novara | 2023 | 3 | 3 | |
| Palermo | 2022 | City Football Group Limited | 2 | 2 |
| Parma | 2020 | Krause Group | 1 | 1 |
| Perugia | 2024 | Javier Faroni | 3 | 3 |
| Pro Sesto | 2024 | Professional Football Investments ltd | 4 | 4 |
| Real Murcia | 2023 | Felipe Moreno | 3 | 3 |
| Real Oviedo | 2022 | Grupo Pachuca | 2 | 2 |
| Rio Ave | 2024 | RAH Sports Investments, Limited | 1 | 1 |
| Roma | 2020 | Romulus and Remus Investments LLC | 1 | 1 |
| Siena | 2024 | Bodin–Englund–Dahlin group | 4 | 4 |
| Sintrense | 2024 | Nobias European Studios | 4 | 4 |
| Sporting de Gijón | 2022 | Orlegi Sports (Grupo Orlegi) | 2 | 2 |
| Trapani | 2023 | Valerio Antonini | 4 | 4 |
| Vis Pesaro | 2019 | Mauro Bosco | 3 | 3 |
| Lecco | 2024 | Alefra S.r.l. | 2 | 3 |
| Mafra | 2023 | The Football Collective A/S | 2 | 3 |
| Mallorca | 2023 | Andy Kohlberg's investor group | 1 | 2 |
| Oliveirense | 2022 | Onodera Holdings Co., Ltd. | 2 | 3 |