Flamengo vs Vasco da Gama finances: revenue, debt, wages, grade

Flamengo vs Vasco da Gama: the money gapClássico dos Gigantes. Next meeting: Thursday 29 October 2026 in the Brasileirão. This page is about the money gap, not the result. Cited figures from each club's grade card. No predictions.Flamengo: grade A (93.7/100)

Revenue: Earned BRL 2.09bn in figures dated Aug 2026: one of the biggest earners in Brasileirão (ahead of 100% of the league's other clubs we track). Score 98/100. Source: ge — Flamengo balanço 2025 (Redação do ge, 1 Apr 2026); restated Lance! — Flamengo balanço 2025 (Lucas Bayer, 1 Apr 2026) / O Globo — Flamengo balanço 2025 (Lucas Guimarães, 1 Apr 2026), 2026-08, reported

Net debt: Net debt of BRL 174.0m equals about 8% of a year's revenue: light. Score 92/100. Source: ge — Flamengo balanço 2025 (Redação do ge, 1 Apr 2026); restated Lance! — Flamengo balanço 2025 (Lucas Bayer, 1 Apr 2026) / O Globo — Flamengo balanço 2025 (Lucas Guimarães, 1 Apr 2026), 2025-12-31, reported

Wages: First-team pay of about $61.0m takes roughly 16% of revenue: lean (player pay only, not all staff). Score 97/100. Source: Capology club page (2026), as of 2026-09-13, estimated

3-season net transfer spend: Net transfer spend averaged about 4% of revenue a season over 1 season: modest. Score 87/100. Source: Transfermarkt net spend 2025-26 €13.9m, reported

Vasco da Gama: grade C (61.8/100)

Revenue: Earned BRL 570.2m in figures dated Aug 2026: on the smaller side in Brasileirão (ahead of 37% of the league's other clubs we track). Score 50/100. Source: Sports Value — "Finanças TOP 20 clubes brasileiros em 2025" (May 2026), compiled from each club's audited 2025 demonstrações financeiras, 2026-08, reported

Net debt: Net debt of BRL 665.0m equals about 117% of a year's revenue: heavy. Score 20/100. Source: EY Brasil — Levantamento Financeiro Clubes Brasileiros 2025 (exercício 2025), 2025-12-31, reported

Wages: First-team pay of about $20.5m takes roughly 20% of revenue: lean (player pay only, not all staff). Score 86/100. Source: Capology club page (2026), as of 2026-09-14, estimated

3-season net transfer spend: Sold more than it bought over the last season: transfers aren't adding pressure. Score 100/100. Source: Transfermarkt net spend 2025-26 -€23.9m, reported

In the newsFlamengo project nearly R$300m in lost revenue (matchday, tickets and prize money) after their Libertadores semi-final exit, so the club's R$1.8bn 2026 revenue forecast is now out of reach. The board meets on 28 Oct to revise the budget. Source: Coluna do Fla via OneFootball, 25 Oct 2026.In the newsVasco members approved the sale of 90% of the club's SAF (its football company) to Almirante Participações, Marcos Lamacchia's company, on 23 Oct, with 90.6% in favour. The sale has not completed. Source: CNN Brasil, 23 Oct 2026.More rivalries: El Clásico · Derby della Madonnina · Intercontinental Derby · El Tráfico · Manchester derby · Merseyside derby · Old Firm · Derby Paulista. Methods