Galatasaray vs Fenerbahçe finances: revenue, debt, wages, grade

Galatasaray vs Fenerbahçe: the money gapIntercontinental Derby. Meet on Monday 26 October 2026 in the Süper Lig. This page is about the money gap, not the result. Cited figures from each club's grade card. No predictions.Galatasaray: grade C (59.4/100)

Revenue: Earned €273.6m in 2024-25: one of the biggest earners in the Süper Lig (ahead of 100% of the league's other clubs we track). Score 97/100. Source: Deloitte Football Money League 2026 (2024/25 football operations), 2024-25, reported

Net debt: Net debt of TRY 4.95bn equals about 39% of a year's revenue: light. Score 61/100. Source: Galatasaray Sportif A.Ş. interim consolidated financial statements, 31 Aug 2026 (KAP disclosure 1679865, unaudited), 2026-08-31, reported

Wages: First-team pay of about €99.1m takes roughly 36% of revenue: heavy (player pay only, not all staff). Score 37/100. Source: Capology club page, as of 2026-08-30, estimated

3-season net transfer spend: Net transfer spend averaged about 17% of revenue a season over 3 seasons: busy. Score 53/100. Source: Transfermarkt net spend 2023-24 -€18.9m, 2024-25 €20.1m, 2025-26 €136.8m, reported

Fenerbahçe: grade C (61.4/100)

Revenue: Earned €216.0m in 2024-25: above the middle in the Süper Lig (ahead of 83% of the league's other clubs we track). Score 86/100. Source: Deloitte Football Money League 2026 (2024/25 football operations), 2024-25, reported

Net debt: Net cash of TRY 3.00bn: more cash than borrowings (financial debt only; transfer fees owed are not counted). Score 100/100. Source: Fenerbahçe Futbol A.Ş. interim consolidated financial statements, 31 Aug 2026 (KAP, unaudited; balance sheet and note 5), 2026-08-31, reported

Wages: First-team pay of about €104.0m takes roughly 48% of revenue: very heavy (player pay only, not all staff). Score 10/100. Source: Capology club page, as of 2026-08-30, estimated

3-season net transfer spend: Net transfer spend averaged about 16% of revenue a season over 3 seasons: busy. Score 56/100. Source: Transfermarkt net spend 2023-24 -€5.8m, 2024-25 €36.2m, 2025-26 €71.8m, reported

In the newsFenerbahçe's audit board told the club's High Advisory Board on 24 Oct that the club's total liabilities were TRY 36.384bn at 31 Aug 2026 (short-term TRY 22.727bn, long-term TRY 13.935bn). That is the whole club's liabilities, not net debt, and not the football company (Fenerbahçe Futbol A.Ş.) whose filings this page uses. Source: DHA, 24 Oct 2026.More rivalries: El Clásico · Derby della Madonnina · Clássico dos Gigantes · El Tráfico · Manchester derby · Merseyside derby · Old Firm · Derby Paulista. Methods