La Liga has officially published the latest sports squad cost limits for clubs across Spain, revealing significant financial adjustments and stark divisions across the divisions. According to official league data, Girona holds the highest squad spending limit in Segunda División for the evaluated set, sitting at 35,088,000 euros, just ahead of Mallorca at 34,697,000. The figures underscore the complex economic landscape governing Spanish football as clubs navigate strict financial controls.
Girona and Mallorca Lead Segunda Cost Caps
Sabadell Outpaces Almería at the Lower End
Behind the early pace-setters in the division, Leganés and Oviedo trail further back with limits set at 20,770,000 euros and 20,767,000 euros respectively. Meanwhile, fellow Catalan side Sabadell registers a limit of 6,118,000 euros. Notably, league data highlights that Sabadell’s limit exceeds that of Almería, which sits at the bottom of the table with a 3,975,000 euro cap.
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Surging Budgets Fuel Girona’s Rise
These figures represent only a snapshot of a much broader financial reset across Spanish professional football. In the top flight, La Liga data shows that Girona’s first-team squad limit for the 2024/25 campaign surged to 94.46 million euros, nearly doubling the 51.98 million euros recorded the previous September. That exponential growth reflects a meteoric rise from the club’s 2.5 million euro limit during the 2013/14 season in Segunda División.
Player Sales and Champions League Ambitions
Club executives attribute this long-term progression to steady sporting success, disciplined economic management, and lucrative player sales. High-profile departures—including Aleix Garcia, Artem Dovbyk, and Pau Víctor—generated substantial revenue, allowing Girona to revalue assets and fund a qualification for the UEFA Champions League. That trajectory places Girona eighth overall in La Liga’s top-tier budget rankings, ahead of historical stalwarts like Valencia and Celta Vigo.
Real Madrid and Barcelona Dominate the Summit
At the very summit of Spanish football economics, the financial gap remains vast. Real Madrid leads the division with a squad cost limit of 754.8 million euros, followed closely by FC Barcelona at 426.4 million euros. Atlético Madrid occupies third place at 310.7 million euros, according to league records.
Barcelona’s figures mark a notable recovery, rising by 222 million euros compared to September 2023 following a prolonged period of strict financial restrictions. Even with the injection, club officials note that Barcelona has not yet fully returned to the league’s coveted 1:1 spending rule for new player registrations.
Tight Margins for Espanyol and Sevilla
At the opposite end of the top flight, Espanyol faces a difficult financial reality with a squad limit pegged at 8,800,000 euros—the second-lowest in La Liga, sitting just above Sevilla at 2.5 million euros.
